Famous People Born in 1961
14 celebrities, athletes, musicians and public figures born in 1961, sorted by global popularity.
Barack Obama
president of the United States from 2009 to 2017 (born 1961)
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 4 August 1961
Ilham Aliyev
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 24 December 1961
George Clooney
American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 6 May 1961
Joko Widodo
7th President of the Republic of Indonesia
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 21 June 1961
Enya
Irish singer (born 1961)
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 17 May 1961
Eddie Murphy
American actor and comedian
- Current age:
- 65 years
- Birthday:
- 3 April 1961
Peter Jackson
New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961)
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 31 October 1961
Carl Lewis
US track & field athlete
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 1 July 1961
Dennis Rodman
American basketball player
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 13 May 1961
Ann Coulter
American author, political commentator
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 8 December 1961
Maia Chiburdanidze
Georgian chess grandmaster
- Current age:
- 65 years
- Birthday:
- 17 January 1961
Laurel Clark
NASA astronaut, medical doctor, United States Navy Captain, and Space Shuttle mission specialist (1961-2003)
- Lived to:
- 41 yrs
- Birthday:
- 10 March 1961
Greg LeMond
American racing cyclist
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 26 June 1961
Dan Marino
American football player, quarterback, Pro Football Hall of Fame member
- Current age:
- 64 years
- Birthday:
- 15 September 1961