Famous People Born In 1961
Discover the most famous people born in 1961. The list includes people like Barack Obama, Michael J. Fox, Laurence Fishburne, Forest Whitaker, George Clooney and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, football players, journalists and directors born in 1961. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Barack Obama4th August, American
44th U.S. President
George Clooney6th May, American
Actor
Billy Ray Cyrus25th August, American
American singer-songwriter
Eddie Murphy3rd April, American
Actor
Woody Harrelson23rd July, American
Actor, Activist
Michael J. Fox9th June, Canadian
Actor
Vince Neil8th February, American
Musician
Heather Locklear25th September, American
Actress
Iain Glen24th June, British
Actor
Julia Louis-Dreyfus13th January, American
Actress
Dennis Rodman13th May, American
Basketball Player
Ghislaine Maxwell25th December, French, British, American
Socialite
Meg Ryan19th November, American
Actress
Boy George14th June, British
Wayne Gretzky26th January, Canadian
Ice Hockey Player
Laurence Fishburne30th July, American
Actor
James Gandolfini18th September, Italian, American
Actor
Ralph Macchio4th November, American
Actor
Ricky Gervais25th June, British
Actor, Comedian
Susan Boyle1st April, British, Scottish
Singer
Christopher Meloni2nd April, American
Actor
Tim Roth14th May, British
Doc Rivers13th October, American
Basketball Coach
Henry Rollins13th February, American
Musician, Actor, Writer, Radio Host
Forest Whitaker15th July, American
Actor
Virginia Madsen11th September, American
Actress
John Corbett9th May, American
Actor
Peter Jackson31st October, New Zealander
Film Director, Producer & Screenwriter
Tom Ford27th August, American
American fashion designer
Jennifer Coolidge28th August, American
Actress
Stephen Hillenburg21st August, American
Animator
Joko Widodo21st June, Indonesian
President of Indonesia
Sean Hannity30th December, American
Talk Show Host
Nastassja Kinski24th January, German
Actress
George Stephanopoulos10th February, American
Journalist
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Jane Leeves18th April, British
Actress
Amy Sedaris29th March, American
Ann Coulter8th December, American
Aaron Sorkin9th June, American
Playwright
Nancy Travis21st September, American
Actress
Marco Pierre White11th December, British
Chef
Peri Gilpin27th May, American
Actress
Joanne Whalley25th August, British
Actress
Armin Meiwes1st December, German
Murderer
Bill Hicks16th December, American
Comedian
Carey Lowell11th February, American
Actress
George Lopez23rd April, American
Actor, Voice Actor
Rob Hall14th January, New Zealander
Mountaineer
Maria Victoria Henao30th November, Colombian
Pablo Escobar's Wife
Peter Michael Escovedo7th July, American
Percussionist
Jackie Earle Haley14th July, American
Actor
Cary Stayner13th August, American
Serial Killer
Melissa Etheridge29th May, American
Singer-songwriter
Keren Woodward2nd April, British
Singer
Ann Cusack22nd May, American
Actress
Dan Marino15th September, American
American football player
Nia Peeples10th December, American
Actress, Singer
Julia Gillard29th September, Australian
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Mariel Hemingway22nd November, Filipino, American
Actress
Andy Lau27th September, Hong Konger
Actor, Film Producer, Singer
Carl Lewis1st July, American
The Edge8th August, Irish, British
Musician
Robie Uniacke30th November, British
Businessman, Partner of Rosamund Pike
Lothar Matthäus21st March, German
Former German Footballer
Maggie Wheeler7th August, American
Actress
Uhuru Kenyatta26th October, Kenyan
President of Kenya
Tahnee Welch26th December, American
Model & Actress
Jeff Richmond7th January, American
Composer, Director
Vincent Gallo11th April, American
Actor
Janet McTeer5th August, British
Actress
Kim Delaney29th November, American
Actress
Amelia Warren Tyagi30th November, American
Elizabeth Warren's Daughter
Campbell Scott19th July, American
Actor
Sam Robards16th December, American
Actor
Chanda Kochhar17th November, Indian
CEO of ICICI Bank
Crystal Bernard30th September, American
Singer-songwriter
Melissa Newman27th September, American
Daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Ally Walker25th August, American
Actress
Christopher Atkins21st February, American
Actor
Keith Sweat22nd July, American
John Schnatter23rd November, American
Founder of Papa John's Pizza
Gary Cherone26th July, American
Singer
Kim Wayans16th October, American
Actress
Jeremy Northam1st December, British
Actor
Ilham Aliyev24th December, Azerbaijani
Fourth President of Azerbaijan
Joe Lando9th December, American
Actor
Samantha Bond27th November, British
Actress
Marilyn Milian1st May, American
Judge
Sharon Lawrence29th June, American
Actress
Joan Chen26th April, Chinese
Actress
Kai-Fu Lee3rd December, Taiwanese
Computer Scientist
Ralph Carter30th May, American
Actor
Michele Miscavige18th January, American
Wife of Scientology leader David Miscavige
Larry Mullen Jr.31st October, Irish
Musician
Andrew Fastow22nd December, American
Former CFO of Enron
Saskia Reeves16th August, British
Actress