Famous People Born in 1961 (Part 2)

Birthdays 201 - 400 of 847

Eddie Murphy (61 years old)

Apr 3 American comedian and actor (SNL, 1980-84; 48 Hours; Beverly Hills Cop; Raw; Pluto Nash), born in Brooklyn, New York

Apr 5 Jim LeRoy, Airshow Pilot
Apr 5 Lisa Zane, American actress, born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 6 Gene Eugene [Andrusco], Canadian-American actor, singer-songwriter (Adam Again; Lost Dogs), and record producer, born in Fort Frances, Ontario (d. 2000)
Apr 6 Rory Bremner, impressionist
Apr 7 Karen Tanaka, Japanese classical composer (Frozen Horizon), born in Tokyo, Japan
Apr 7 Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
Apr 8 Richard Hatch, American reality television personality (Survivor), born in Newport, Rhode Island
Apr 9 Kirk McCaskill, Canadian MLB pitcher (Chicago White Sox), born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada
Apr 9 Mark Kelly, Irish keyboardist (Marillion - "Real to Reel"), born in Dublin, Ireland
Apr 10 Jeb Stuart Adams, American actor (Flowers in the Attic), born in Hollywood, California
Apr 10 Joe Cole, American roadie (Black Flag, Rollins Band), born in California (d. 1991)
Apr 10 Olivia Brown, American actress (Det Trudy Joplin-Miami Vice), born in Frankfurt, Germany
Apr 11 Doug Hopkins, American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms - "Til I Hear It From You"), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 1993)
Apr 11 Lucky Vanous, American model (GQ, Diet Coke), born in Lincoln, Nebraska
Apr 11 Nigel Pulsford, British rock guitarist (Bush - Sixteen Stone), born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Apr 11 Vincent Gallo, American actor, director, writer (Buffalo '66, The Brown Bunny), born in Buffalo, New York
Apr 12 D. D. Verni, American heavy metal bassist, and songwriter (Overkill - "Hello From the Gutter"), born in New Providence, New Jersey
Apr 12 Julius Kariuki, Kenyan 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1988), born in Nyahururu, Kenya
Apr 12 Magda Szubanski, Australian actress (Kath & Kim), born in Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Apr 13 (Clarence) "Butch" Taylor, American rock and jazz keyboardist and composer (Dave Matthews Band, 1998-2008), born in Shawsville, Virginia
Apr 13 Tammy Stephens, American singer (Girls Next Door - "Don't Be Cruel"), born in Arlington, Texas

Robert Carlyle (61 years old)

Apr 14 British actor (Trainspotting, The Full Monty), born in Glasgow, Scotland

Apr 15 Lynne Austin, American model (First Hooters girl), Playboy playmate (Jul, 1986), born in Plant City, Florida
Apr 15 Tiina Lillak, Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1984), born in Helsinki, Finland
Apr 16 Doris Dragović, Croatian singer, born in Split, Croatia
Apr 17 Boomer Esiason, American NFL quarterback (NY Jets, Cincinnati Bengals), born in East Islip, New York
Apr 17 Frank J. Christensen, American labor leader, born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 17 Norman Cowans, Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85), born in St. Mary, Jamaica
Apr 18 Jane Leeves, English actress (Murphy Brown, Daphne Moon-Fraiser), born in London, England
Apr 18 Kelly Hansen, American heavy metal rocker (Hurricane - I'm oOn To You), born in Hawthorne, California
Apr 18 Pamella Bordes, British parliament escort, former Miss India and photographer, born in New Delhi, India
Apr 18 Steve Lombardi, American professional wrestler (The Brooklyn Brawler), born in Brooklyn, New York
Apr 19 Richard Phelps, British pentathlete (Olympic bronze 1988), born in Gloucester, England

Apr 20 American baseball 1st baseman (6 x MLB All-Star; AL MVP 1985; 9 x Gold Glove; 3 x Silver Slugger; AL batting champion 1984; NY Yankees) and manager (LA Dodgers, Miami Marlins), born in Evansville, Indiana

Apr 20 Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor (Vozvrashcheniye), born in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Apr 20 Nicholas Lyndhurst, English actor (Only Fools and Horses, Goodnight Sweetheart), born in Emsworth, England
Apr 22 Byron Allen, comedian (Real People, Byron Allen Show), born in Los Angeles, California
Apr 22 Jeff Hostetler, NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Raiders, Redskins/1990 Super Bowl)
Apr 22 Jimmy Key, Huntsville Alabama, pitcher (Blue Jays, NY Yanks, Orioles)
Apr 23 George Lopez, Mexican-American actor and comedian, born in Mission Hills, Los Angeles
Apr 23 Terry Gordy, American professional wrestler, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2001)
Apr 24 Igor Raykhelson, Russian-American composer, and classical and jazz pianist, born in Leningrad, USSR
Apr 24 Roger Mayweather, American boxer, (WBA & lineal super featherweight titles 1983-84, WBC light welterweight 1987-89; IBO light welterweight; IBO welterweight 1994-95), born in Grand Rapids, Michigan (d. 2020)
Apr 25 Dinesh D'Souza, Indian-American author (2016: Obama's America), born in Mumbai, India
Apr 25 Truls Mørk, Norwegian concert cellist, born in Bergen, Norway
Apr 26 Al Lawrence, Jamaican 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984), born in Jamaica
Apr 26 Chris Mars, American drummer (The Replacements, 1979-90), and painter, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 26 Joan Chen [Chen Chong], Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth, The Last Emperor), born in Shanghai, China
Apr 26 Nancy Scranton, American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1991), born in Centralia, Illinois
Apr 28 Cathy Gerring, American golfer (Solheim Cup 1990), born in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Apr 28 Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer, born in Kitakyūshū, Japan
Apr 29 Fumihiko Tachiki, Japanese seiyū (voice actor), born in Nagasaki, Japan

Isiah Thomas (61 years old)

Apr 30 American NBA point guard (Detroit Pistons; 1990 NBA playoff MVP), born in Chicago, Illinois

May 1 Charlie O'Brien, American MLB catcher (pioneered hockey style catcher's mask; World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
May 1 Marilyn Milian, current judge on The People's Court
May 1 Steven Cauthen, American Hall of Fame jockey (Triple Crown 1978-Affirmed, Epsom Derby 1985, 87; Ascot Gold Cup 1984, 87), born in Covington, Kentucky
May 2 Doctor Robert [Bruce Robert Howard], Scottish singer-songwriter (The Blow Monkeys - "It Doesn't Have To Be This Way"), born in Haddington, Scotland
May 2 Peter Doohan, Australian professional tennis player, born in Newcastle, NSW (d. 2017)
May 2 Phil Vickery, English celebrity chef (This Morning), born in Folkestone, Kent, England
May 3 David Vitter, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana (1999-2005), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
May 3 Joe Murray, American cartoonist (Rocko's Modern Life), born in San Jose, California
May 3 Steve McClaren, English football manager, born in Fulford, York, England
May 4 Eugene Daniel, American football NFL center (Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens), born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 4 Ishita Bhaduri, Indian (Bengali) poet, born in Kolkata, India
May 4 Jay Aston, English singer (Bucks Fizz), born in Purley, Surrey
May 4 Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist, born in Fusagasugá, Colombia
May 4 Mary Elizabeth McDonough, American actress (Erin in The Waltons), born in Van Nuys, California
May 5 Hiroshi Hase, Japanese wrestler (NJPW) and politician (Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology), born in Oyabe, Toyama, Japan
May 5 Mike Dunleavy, American politician, Governor of Alaska (2018-), born in Scranton, Pennsylvania
May 6 Clay O'Brien, American actor (Weedy-Cowboys), born in Ray, Arizona
May 6 Frans Timmermans, Dutch politician (First Vice President of the European Commission 2014-), born in Maastricht, Netherlands

George Clooney (61 years old)

May 6 American actor (ER, Batman, The Descendants), born in Lexington, Kentucky

May 6 Roma Downey, Irish actress (1 Life to Live, Touched by an Angel), born in Derry, Northern Ireland
May 7 Phil "Wizzö" Campbell, Welsh rock musician (Motörhead), born in Pontypridd, Wales
May 8 Akira Taue, Japanese professional wrestler
May 8 Bill de Blasio, American politician and NYC Mayor (2014-21), born in Manhattan, New York
May 8 David Winning, Canadian film director
May 9 Rene Capo, Cuban half-heavyweight judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Pinal del Rio Cuba
May 10 Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian (Olympic gold Individual eventing 1996, bronze 1992), born in Whangārei, New Zealand
May 10 Danny Carey, American drummer (Tool), born in Lawrence, Kansas
May 10 Johanna ter Steege, Dutch actress
May 10 Randy Cunneyworth, Canadian ice hockey left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers) and coach (Atlanta Thrashers, Montreal Canadiens), born in Etobicoke, Ontario
May 10 Teri Copley, Arcadia California, actress (Mickey-We've Got it Made)
May 11 Cecile Licad, Filipina concert pianist (Leventritt Award, 1981), born in Manila, Philippines
May 11 David Ake, American jazz pianist (Humanities) and educator, born in New Haven, Connecticut
May 11 Diana Lee[-Hsu], American actress (Licence to Kill), and model (Playboy playmate May, 1988), born in Seattle, Washington
May 12 Billy Duffy, British rock musician (The Cult), born in Manchester, England
May 12 Bruce McCulloch, Canadian actor (The Kids in the Hall), born in Edmonton, Alberta
May 12 Lar Park Lincoln, American actress, born in Dallas, Texas
May 12 Thomas Dooley, American soccer midfielder (81 caps; FC Homburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern), born in Bechhofen, Germany

Dennis Rodman (61 years old)

May 13 American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls), born in Trenton, New Jersey

May 14 Alain Vigneault, Canadian NHL ice hockey coach, since 1997 (New York Rangers, 2013-18; Philadelphia Flyers, 2019-present; and two other teams), born in Quebec City, Quebec
May 14 Tim Roth, British actor (Reservoir Dogs; Vincent & Theo; The Hateful Eight), born in Dulwich, London, England
May 14 Ulrike Folkerts, German actress
May 15 Katrin Cartlidge, British actress (d. 2002)
May 15 Melle Mel [Melvin Glover], American rapper (Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five), born in The Bronx, New York
May 15 Nichaud Fitzgibbon, Australian jazz singer, born in Wycheproof, Australia
May 16 Charles Wright, American professional wrestler known as "The Godfather"
May 16 Kevin McDonald, Canadian comedian and actor
May 16 Nina Arvesen, actress (Cassandra-Young & Restless), born in White Plains, New York

Enya (61 years old)

May 17 Irish singer and songwriter ("Orinoco Flow"; "Carribbean Blue"; "Only Time"), born in Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

May 18 Hugh Whitaker, British rock drummer (The Housemartins), born in England
May 19 Gregory Poirier, American screenwriter and director
May 19 Lisa Rathgber Wagner, bowler (3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade), born in Hillsboro Illinois
May 19 Ronan Hardiman, Irish composer (Michael Flatley soundtracks), born in Dublin, Ireland
May 20 Kit Clarke, Scottish rocker (Danny Wilson - "Mary's Prayer"), born in Dundee, Scotland
May 20 Nick Heyward, British rock guitarist and vocalist (Haircut 100 - "Favourite Shirts (Boy Meets Girl)"), born in Becjenham, Kent, England
May 20 Vaughn Jefferis, New Zealand equestrian rider (World C'ship gold 1994, 98; Olympic bronze 1996), born in Huntly, New Zealand
May 21 Tim Lever, British musician (Dead or Alive-You Spin Me Round)
May 22 Dana Williams, American singer (Diamond Rio - Meet in the Middle), born in Dayton, Ohio
May 23 Dave Babych, Edmonton, NHL defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
May 23 Kevin Romine, baseball player
May 25 Hiro Saito, Japanese professional wrestler (All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary), born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
May 26 Stephen Pate, American golfer (6 PGA Tour titles, US Open 1988, US Masters 1990 3rd), born in Ventura, California
May 26 Tarsem Singh, Indian film director, born in Jalandhar, India
May 27 Cathy Silvers, actress (Happy Days, Foley Square), born in NYC, New York
May 27 Jill Sterkel, American swimmer (Olympic gold, 1976 & 1984; bronze, 1988), born in Hacienda Heights, California
May 27 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
May 27 Peri Gilpin, actor (Roz Doyle-Frasier), born in Waco, Texas
May 28 Roland Gift, British pop-rock singer (Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"), and actor, born in Sparkhill, Birmingham, England
May 29 David Palmer, British drummer (ABC - The Lexicon Of Love), born in Chesterfield, England
May 29 John Miceli, American rock drummer (Meat Loaf), born in Long Island, New York

Melissa Etheridge (61 years old)

May 29 American Grammy and Academy Award-winning rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Never Enough; Come To My Window), born in Leavenworth, Kansas

May 30 Ella Arolovich, Leningrad USSR, model
May 30 Harry Enfield, English comedian and actor (Dermot-Men Behaving Badly, Saturday Live), born in Horsham, England
May 30 Ralph Carter, American actor (Michael Evans-Good Times), born in NYC, New York
May 31 Lea Thompson, American actress (Back to the Future, Caroline In The City), born in Rochester, Minnesota
Jun 1 (Marcus) "Mark" Curry, American comedian and actor (Hangin' With Mr. Cooper), born in Oakland, California
Jun 1 John Huston, American golfer (US Masters 1990 3rd, 7 PGA Tour titles), born in Mt. Vernon, Illinois

Paul Coffey (61 years old)

Jun 1 Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame defenceman (Norris Trophy 1984–85, 1985–86, 1994–95; 14 x NHL All Star; Stanley Cup 1984, 85, 87-Edmonton, 1991-Pittsburgh), born in Weston, Ontario

Jun 1 Peter Machajdík, Slovak contemporary classical composer (To the Rainbow So Close Again; Effugium), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Jun 1 Werner Günthör, Swiss athlete (World C'ship gold, shot put 1987, 91, 93; Olympic bronze 1988), born in Uttwil, Switzerland
Jun 2 Dez Cadena, American punk musician (Black Flag), born in Newark, New Jersey
Jun 2 John Cameroon, guitarist (Claw Boys Claw)
Jun 2 Kerry Junna-Saxby, Australian 10k walker (Olympics-15th-1992, 96)
Jun 2 Liam Cunningham, Irish actor (Game of Thrones), born in Dublin, Ireland
Jun 3 César Zabala, Paraguayan soccer defender (49 caps; Cerro Porteño), born in Luque, Paraguay (d. 2020)
Jun 3 Kevin Arnott, Zimbabwean cricketer (batsman, 101* v NZ 1992)
Jun 3 Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer and author
Jun 3 Peter Glen Vidmar, American gymnast (Olympic-2 gold/silver-1984), born in Los Angeles, California
Jun 4 (Eldra) "El" Debarge, American pop-rock keyboardist, and singer-songwriter (Debarge - "Rhythm of the Night"), born in Grand Rapids Michigan
Jun 4 Ferenc Gyurcsány, Prime Minister of Hungary (2004-09), born in Pápa, Hungary
Jun 4 Kym Ambrose, Australian jazz vibraphonist (The Brazilian Ensemble), born
Jun 5 Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
Jun 5 Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star (Davis Cup 1987), born in Chennai, India
Jun 6 Aldo Costa, Italian engineer and the Engineering Director of the Mercedes Formula One team, born in Parma, Italy
Jun 6 Bill Bates, American football safety (Dallas Cowboys), born in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 6 Bob Gilmore, Irish keyboard player (Trio Scordatura), educator, and musicologist (Harry Partch: A Biography), born in Larne, Northern Ireland (d. 2015)
Jun 6 Dee C. Lee [Diane Catherine Sealy], British rock musician (Wham!, Style Council), born in London, England
Jun 6 Nir Brand, Israeli conductor and musician, born in Beersheba, Israel
Jun 6 Sydney Walsh, American actress (Maureen "Mo" DeMott in Hooperman), born in Manhattan, NYC, New York, United States
Jun 6 Tom Araya, Chilean-American heavy metal bass guitarist and lead singer (Slayer), born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Jun 7 Dave Catching, American session and touring musician (Eagles of Death Metal; earthlings?), born in Memphis, Tennesee
Jun 8 Keti Garbi, Greek pop singer (To Kati), born in Athens, Greece
Jun 8 Kevin Gross, American baseball pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Downey, California
Jun 9 Aaron Sorkin, American screenwriter and playwright (A Few Good Men; The West Wing), born in New York City

Michael J. Fox (61 years old)

Jun 9 Canadian actor, author, comedian and activist (Family Ties; Back To The Future; Teen Wolf), born in Edmonton, Alberta

Jun 10 Kelley Deal, American rock guitarist, and singer (The Breeders - "Cannonball"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jun 10 Kim Deal, American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bass player (Pixies; The Breeders - "Cannonball"), born in Dayton, Ohio
Jun 10 Maxi Priest [Max Elliott], Jamaican-English singer (Wild World), born in London, England
Jun 11 María Barranco, Spanish actress (Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown), born in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
Jun 12 Jim Goad, American author and publisher (ANSWER Me!), born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania
Jun 12 Rod Latham, New Zealand cricketer (NZ opening batsman), born in Christchurch, New Zealand
Jun 12 Yuri Rozanov, Russian sports broadcaster (NTV Plus, Match TV; TEFI Award 2012), born in Zagorsk, Russia (d. 2021)
Jun 13 Bob Crow, English trade union leader (National Union RMT), born in Epping, Essex, England (d. 2014)

Boy George (61 years old)

Jun 14 British singer-songwriter (Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"), born in Bexley, Kent, England

Jun 14 Grace Jackson, Jamaican 200m runner (Olympic silver 1988), born in St. Ann, Jamaica
Jun 14 Sam Perkins, American NBA forward and center (Seattle Supersonics), born in Brooklyn, New York
Jun 15 Dave McAuley, Northern Irish boxer
Jun 15 Kai Eckhardt, Liberian-German jazz-fusion bassist (Garaj Mahal), born in Mainz, Germany
Jun 15 Yoshimi Iwasaki, Japanese j-pop singer ("Touch"), born in Kōtō, Tokyo, Japan
Jun 16 Robbie Kerr, Australian cricketer (Queensland opener 2 Tests for Australia 1985)
Jun 18 Andres Galarraga, Venezuelan infielder (Colorado Rockies), born in Caracas
Jun 18 [Genevieve] Alison Moyet, English rock vocalist (Yaz, Alf), born in Essex, England
Jun 20 Gary Varsho, baseball player
Jun 20 Karin Enke, German speed skater (3 Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in Dresden, Germany

Joko Widodo (61 years old)

Jun 21 Indonesian politician (President of Indonesia 2014-), born in Surakarta, Indonesia

Jun 21 Kip Winger, American rocker (Winger), born in Denver, Colorado
Jun 21 Manu Chao, Spanish musician, born in Paris, France
Jun 21 Sascha Konietzko, German musician (KMFDM), born in Hamburg, Germany
Jun 22 Bobby Gillespie, rocker (Primal Scream)
Jun 22 Jimmy Somerville, Scottish rock guitarist, and singer-songwriter (Bronski Beat; Communards), born in Glasgow, Soctland
Jun 22 Stephen Batchelor, British Olympic hockey player, born in Beare Green, Surrey
Jun 23 LaSalle Thompson, NBA forward/center (Philadelphia 76ers)
Jun 23 Mark Drillich, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff)
Jun 23 Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist
Jun 24 Bernie Nicholls, Canadian NHL center, 1981-99 (Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and 4 other teams), born in Haliburton, Ontario
Jun 24 Curt Smith, British-American rock bassist/vocalist (Tears For Fears - "Everybody Wants To Rule The World"; "Shout"), born in Bath, Somerset, England
Jun 24 Iain Glen, Scottish actor (Game of Thrones, Resident Evil), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
Jun 24 Natalya Shaposhnikova, Soviet artistic gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rostov-on-Don, USSR

Ricky Gervais (61 years old)

Jun 25 English actor and comedian (The Office), born in Reading, England

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