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Celebrities born in 1961

103 famous people born in 1961. Those still living turn 65 this year.

EnyaSinger · May 17Eddie MurphyActor · April 3George ClooneyActor · May 6Peter JacksonFilm director · October 31Ricky GervaisComedian · June 25James GandolfiniActor · September 18Susan BoyleSinger · April 1Forest WhitakerActor · July 15Lisa GerrardMusician · April 12Pumpuang DuangjanSinger · August 4Amr DiabSinger · October 11Dave MustaineMusician · September 13Woody HarrelsonActor · July 23Meg RyanActor · November 19Laurence FishburneActor · July 30Dennis RodmanBasketball player · May 13Billy Ray CyrusSinger · August 25Julia Louis-DreyfusActor · January 13Carlos ValderramaSoccer player · September 2Jennifer CoolidgeActor · August 28Nastassja KinskiActor · January 24Tim RothActor · May 14Manu ChaoMusician · June 21Boy GeorgeMusician · June 14Robert CarlyleActor · April 14Daniele MassaroSoccer player · May 23Aaron SorkinFilm director · June 9Heather LocklearActor · September 25Guido BuchwaldSoccer player · January 24Ian RushSoccer player · October 20Sergei AleinikovSoccer player · November 7Sunil ShettyActor · August 11George LopezComedian · April 23Alexandre DesplatMusician · August 23Virginia MadsenActor · September 11Henry RollinsMusician · February 13Wynton MarsalisMusician · October 18Lea ThompsonActor · May 31Christopher MeloniActor · April 2Ralph MacchioActor · November 4Jim HanksActor · June 15The EdgeMusician · August 8Andy LauActor · September 27Joan ChenActor · April 26Bonnie HuntActor · September 22Alexander PayneFilm director · February 10Janet McTeerActor · August 5Tom SizemoreActor · November 29Jared HarrisActor · August 24Iain GlenActor · June 24David KaufmanActor · July 23Tom FordFilm director · August 27Chad SmithMusician · October 25Isiah ThomasBasketball player · April 30Samy NaceriActor · July 2Tom ArayaMusician · June 6Liam CunninghamActor · June 2Toby KeithSinger · July 8John CorbettActor · May 9Eric StoltzActor · September 30Jodi BensonActor · October 10k.d. langSinger · November 2Amy SedarisComedian · March 29Dylan McDermottActor · October 26Timur BekmambetovFilm director · June 25Elizabeth McGovernActor · July 18Todd HaynesFilm director · January 2Martin GoreSinger · July 23Jacky CheungSinger · July 10Wade WilliamsActor · December 24Shane BlackActor · December 16Larry Mullen Jr.Musician · October 31Melissa EtheridgeSinger · May 29Stephen DaldryFilm director · May 2James WorthyBasketball player · February 27Mariel HemingwayActor · November 22Kim DelaneyActor · November 29Campbell ScottActor · July 19Doc RiversBasketball player · October 13Camryn ManheimActor · March 8Angie StoneSinger · December 18Andrea ArnoldFilm director · April 5Abderrahmane SissakoFilm director · October 13Jackie Earle HaleyActor · July 14Laurent CantetFilm director · April 11Randy JacksonSinger · October 29Jeremy NorthamActor · December 1Elizabeth DailyActor · September 11Dan MarinoAmerican football player · September 15Michael WinterbottomFilm director · March 29Wally PfisterFilm director · July 8Elias KoteasActor · March 11Martina GedeckActor · September 14Candi MiloActor · January 9Phil CampbellMusician · May 7Nancy TravisActor · September 21Kath SoucieActor · February 20Carey LowellActor · February 11Corinne HermèsSinger · November 16Anna OxaSinger · April 28Doris DragovićSinger · April 16Penny Johnson JeraldActor · March 14Chi McBrideActor · September 23

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Born in 1961, by the numbers

Celebrities10396 still living, 7 no longer with us
Oldest livingTodd Haynesborn January 2, 1961
YoungestWade Williamsborn December 24, 1961
Most common roleActor50% of stars born in 1961, then singers
Top countryUnited States57 people, then United Kingdom and Ireland
Top birthplaceChicago6 celebrities born there
GenerationBaby Boomers
Living stars turn65 this year
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