Famous People Born in 1961 (Part 3)

Birthdays 401 - 600 of 843

• Jun 28 Jay Schroeder, NFL quarterback (Wash Redskins, LA Raiders), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• Jun 28 Jeff Malone, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1986, 87; Utah Jazz, Washington Bullets), born in Mobile, Alabama
• Jun 29 Greg Hetson, American punk-rock guitarist (Circle Jerks), born in Brooklyn, New York

• Jun 29 Kimberlin Brown, American actress (Sheila Carter-The Young and The Restless), born in Hayward, California
• Jun 29 Sharon Lawrence [Sharon Elizabeth], American actress (NYPD Blue, Fired Up), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
• Jun 30 Karolyn Kirby, American beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94), born in Brookline, Massachusetts

• Jul 1 Kalpana Chawla, American astronaut (STS 87) and the first woman of Indian descent to go to space, born in Karnal, East Punjab, India (d. 2003)
• Jul 1 Malcolm Elliott, British road cyclist (Tour of Britain 1988), born in Sheffield, England
• Jul 2 Alba Parietti, Italian TV presenter and actress (Galagoal, Abbronzatissima), born in Torino Italy
• Jul 2 James McNichol, American actor (Fitzpatricks, California Fever), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 3 Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer, born in Lisbon, Portugal
• Jul 3 Tim Smith, English musician (Cardiacs), born in Carshalton, Surrey, England
• Jul 3 Vince Clarke [Martin], British rock keyboardist, and songwriter (Depeche Mode; Erasure), born in South Woodford, Essex, England
• Jul 4 Connie Paraskevin-Young, American sprint cyclist (Olymp-br-88, 92, 96), born in Detroit, Michigan
• Jul 4 M. M. Keeravani, Indian composer, producer, and singer (Naatu Naatu), born in Kovvur, Andhra Pradesh, India
• Jul 4 Richard Allen Garriott, English-American computer game designer (Origin), born in Austin, Texas
• Jul 5 Isabelle Poulenard, French contemporary soprano, born in Paris, France
• Jul 5 Zlatko Saračević, Croatian handball player (145 caps Yugoslavia, 75 Croatia; Olympic gold 1996 Croatia), born in Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2021)
• Jul 6 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, American 100m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984), born in Warrenton, Virginia
• Jul 6 Kimberly Foster, American actress (It Takes Two), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas
• Jul 6 Richard Mofe-Damijo, Nigerian actor (The Black Book), born in Aladja, Nigeria
• Jul 7 Michael Kieran Harvey, Australian classical and contemporary music pianist and composer (GRETA - Concerto in No Need of an Orchestra), born in Sydney, Australia
• Jul 8 Andy Fletcher, Britich synthesizer and bass player (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), born in Nottingham, England (d. 2022)
• Jul 8 Graham Jones, British rock guitarist (Haircut 100 - "Love Plus One"), born in Bridlington, England

• Jul 9 Ronnie Bowman, American bluegrass singer-songwriter, guitarist, and bassist (Lonesome River Band, 1990-2001; Band of Ruhks), born in Mount Airy, North Carolina
• Jul 10 Jacky Cheung, Hong Kong singer and actor (Bullet in the Head), born in Hong Kong
• Jul 13 Anders Jarryd, Lidkoping Sweden, tennis star
• Jul 13 Lawrence Donegan, Scottish rock bassist (Lloyd Cole and the Commotions) and author, born in Stirling, Scotland
• Jul 13 Stelios Manolas, Greek soccer defender (71 caps; AEK Athens 447 games) and manager (Niki Volos, AEK Athens), born in Naxos, Greece
• Jul 13 Tim Watson, Australian rules footballer and Tv commentator, born in Dimboola, Australia
• Jul 14 Jackie Earle Haley, American actor (Breaking Away), born in Northridge, California

• Jul 15 Jean-Christophe Grangé, French mystery writer and screenwriter known for "The Crimson Rivers", born in Paris, France
• Jul 15 Lolita Davidovich, Canadian actress (Blaze, Jungle2Jungle), born in London, Ontario
• Jul 15 Scott Ritter, American UN weapons inspector in Iraq and convicted sex offender, born in Gainesville, Florida
• Jul 17 Jonathan Potts, Canadian actor, born in Toronto, Ontario
• Jul 18 Elizabeth McGovern, American actress (Once Upon a Time in Amer), born in Evanston, Illinois
• Jul 19 Benoît Mariage, Belgian film director, born in Virton, Belgium
• Jul 19 Campbell Scott, American actor, director and producer (Saint Ralph, Big Night), born in New York City
• Jul 19 Hideo Nakata, Japanese film director, born in Okayama, Japan
• Jul 19 Maria Filatova, Soviet gymnast (Olympic 1976, 80 Gold), born in Leninsk-Kuznetsky, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia
• Jul 21 Amar Singh Chamkila [Dhanni Ram], Punjabi folk singer "The Elvis of Punjab", born in Dugri, Punjab, India (d. 1988)
• Jul 21 Henry Ellard, American NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins), born in Fresno, California
• Jul 21 Jim Martin, American rock guitarist (Faith No More - "Real Thing"), born in Oakland, California
• Jul 21 Mokgweetsi Masisi, Botswana politician (President of Botswana 2018-), born in Moshupa, Bechuanaland
• Jul 22 Calvin Fish, English racing driver
• Jul 22 Keith Sweat, American new jack swing singer, born in Harlem, New York
• Jul 23 André Ducharme, Canadian (Québécois) humorist (Rock et Belles Oreilles) and author, born in Montreal, Quebec
• Jul 23 Martin Gore, English rocker (Depeche Mode - "Just Can't Get Enough"), born in Dagenham, Essex, England

• Jul 24 Kerry Dixon, English footballer, 1979-97, and manager, born in Luton, England
• Jul 24 Paul Geary, American heavy metal drummer (Extreme), born in Medford, Massachusetts
• Jul 25 Bobbie Eakes, American actress (The Bold and the Beautiful), born in Warner Robins, Georgia
• Jul 25 Illeana Douglas [Hessellberg], American actress (Picture Perfect; To Die For; Six Feet Under), born in Quincy, Massachusetts [some sources give birth year as 1965, some New Haven as birthplace]
• Jul 25 Katherine Kelly Lang, American actress (Bold & Beautiful - "Brooke"), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 26 Andy Connell, British musician and composer (Swing Out Sister), born in Manchester, England
• Jul 26 Dimitris Saravakos, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos F.C), born in Athens, Greece
• Jul 26 Gary Cherone, American rock vocalist (Extreme - "More Than Words"; Van Halen), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Jul 26 Keiko Matsui (née Doi), Japanese jazz pianist and composer, born in Tokyo, Japan
• Jul 26 Yolanda Chen, Russian triple jumper (indoor record), born in Moscow, Russia
• Jul 27 Daniel C. Burbank, American astronaut, born in Manchester, Connecticut
• Jul 27 Ed Orgeron, American College football coach (NCAA National C'ship 2019, Louisiana State University), born in Larose, Louisiana
• Jul 28 Alexander Kurlovitch, Soviet weightlifter, born in Grodno, Soviet Union
• Jul 28 David Huff, American drummer (Giants - "I'll See You in My Dreams"; White Heart), born in Nashville, Tennessee
• Jul 28 Scott E Parazynski, American astronaut (STS 66, 86, sk:95), born in Little Rock, Arkansas

• Jul 30 Reggie Roby, American football punter (3 × Pro Bowl; All-Pro 1984, 94; NFL 1980s All-Decade Team; Miami Dolphins), born in Waterloo, Iowa (d. 2005)
• Jul 31 Chris Hinton, American NFL guard (Indianapolis Colts), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 1 Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian (World C'ship gold team eventing 1990; Olympics silver 1992, bronze 1996, 2012), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
• Aug 1 Brad Faxon Jr, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles), born in Oceanport, New Jersey
• Aug 1 Danny Blind, Dutch soccer star (Sparta/Ajax), born in Vlissingen, Netherlands
• Aug 1 Ed Gillespie, American White House counsel to George W. Bush, born in Mount Holly, New Jersey
• Aug 1 Imad Khamis, Syrian politician and 67th Prime Minister of Syria (2016-present), born in Saqba, Syria
• Aug 1 Mark "Red" Mitchell, American actor (JFK; 8 Seconds; I Want to Live), born in Houston, Texas (d. 1994)
• Aug 1 Mike Watkinson, English cricketer (England off-spinner all-rounder v WI 1995), born in Westhoughton, Lancashire
• Aug 2 Cold 187um [Gregory Fernan Hutchison], American rapper (Above the Law), born in Pomona, California
• Aug 2 Ed West, American NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons), born in Colbert County, Alabama
• Aug 2 Pete de Freitas, English rock drummer (Echo & the Bunnyman), born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 1989)
• Aug 3 Ken Wark, Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic 4th/silver-88, 92, 96), born in Sydney, Australia
• Aug 3 Lee Rocker [Leon Drucker], American rock bassist (Stray Cats - "Rock This Town"), born in Massapequa, Long Island, New York
• Aug 3 Molly Hagan, American actress (Code of Silence), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Aug 4 Lauren Tom, American actress
• Aug 5 Athula Samarasekera, Sri Lankan cricketer and coach (Sri Lankan batsman), born in Galle, Sri Lanka
• Aug 5 Mark O'Connor, American violinist and composer of classical, jazz and bluegrass music (Appalachian Journey), born in Seattle, Washington
• Aug 5 Pat Smear [Georg Ruthenberg], American rock guitarist (Foo Fighters - "Everlong"; "My Hero"), born in West Los Angeles, California
• Aug 5 Tommy Møller Nielsen, Danish soccer manager (B1909, Viborg FF, HB Køge) and scout (Manchester United 2016-23), born in Odense, Denmark (d. 2023)
• Aug 5 [Julie] Tawny Kitaen, American actress (Bachelor Party; Whitesnake videos; Witchboard), born in San Diego, California (d. 2021)
• Aug 6 Carol Norman, Ardmore Oklahoma, bowler (LPBT Rookie of Year 1982)
• Aug 6 Mary Lou, Daniels Chicago lL, tennis star
• Aug 7 Walter Swinburn, English jockey (Epsom Derby 1981, 86, 95; Irish Derby 1983, 86; Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1983), born in Oxford, England (d. 2016)
• Aug 7 Yelena Davydova, Russian gymnast (Olympic gold USSR All-round, Team 1980), coach (Canadian Women's Artistic Team 2012) and international judge (Rio Olympics 2016), born in Voronezh, Russia
• Aug 8 Bruce Matthews, American NFL guard/center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers/Titans), born in Raleigh, North Carolina
• Aug 8 Daniel House, American bassist and music label owner, born in Berkeley, California
• Aug 8 Rikki Rockett [Richard Ream], American drummer (Poison - "Every Rose Has A Thorn"), born in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
• Aug 8 Ron Klain, American attorney, White House Chief of Staff to Joe Biden (2021-), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Aug 8 The Edge [David Evans], British rock guitarist (U2 - "I Will Follow"; "Desire"; "Where The Streets Have No Name"), born in London, England
• Aug 9 Amy Stiller, American actress (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in New York City
• Aug 9 Brad Gilbert, American tennis player and coach, born in Oakland, California

• Aug 10 Beatrice Alda, American actress (Lisa-Four Seasons), daughter of Alan Alda
• Aug 10 Jon Farriss, Australian rock drummer (INXS - "The Devil Inside"; "New Sensation"), born in Perth, Australia
• Aug 11 Craig Ehlo, American NBA basketball guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and 2 other teams), born in Lubbock, Texas
• Aug 11 Frederick W Sturckow, USMC capt/astronaut (sk: STS 88), born in La Mesa, California
• Aug 12 Lawrence [Hayward], English indie-rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Felt; Denim; Go Kart Mozart), born in Birmingham, England
• Aug 12 Mark Priest, New Zealand cricketer
• Aug 12 Roy Hay, British guitarist, songwriter (Culture Club - "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me"), and film score composer, born in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England
• Aug 13 (Hubertina) "Bettine" Vriesekoop, Dutch table tennis star (European Championships gold 1982, 92), journalist, and author, born in Hazerswoude, Netherlands
• Aug 13 Dawnn Lewis, American actress (Jaleesa-Different World), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Aug 13 Neil Mallender, English cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992), born in Kirk Sandall, Yorkshire
• Aug 13 Stuart Maconie, English music writer and broadcaster, born in Whiston, Lancashire, England
• Aug 13 Sunil Shetty, Indian actor and producer (Khel – No Ordinary Game), born in Mulki, Mysore State, India
• Aug 13 Tom Perrotta, American novelist (Little Children), born in Newark, New Jersey
• Aug 14 Eddie Gilbert, American wrestler, born in Lexington, Tennessee (d. 1995)
• Aug 14 Susan Olson, American actress (The Brady Bunch -"Cindy"), born in Santa Monica, California
• Aug 15 Gary Kubiak, American football coach
• Aug 15 Matt Johnson, English singer-songwriter (The The), born in London, England
• Aug 16 Christian Okoye, Nigerian-American football player known as the "Nigerian Nightmare" (Kansas City Chiefs), born in Enugu, Nigeria
• Aug 17 Jamie Macoun, Canadian NHL defenceman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Newmarket, Ontario
• Aug 18 Bob Woodruff, American television journalist, born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• Aug 18 John Viscardi, American actor (Father Tony-One Life to Live), born in New York City
• Aug 20 Greg Egan, Australian science fiction and hard science author, born in Perth, Australia
• Aug 20 Joe Pasquale, English comedian and TV personality (King of the Jungle - I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!), born in Grays, Essex, England
• Aug 20 Linda Mantz, American actress (Frankie-Dorothy), born in New York City
• Aug 21 Danny Sheaffer, American MLB catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Aug 21 Lance Earl Deal, American hammer thrower (Olympic silver 1996), born in Riverton, Wyoming

• Aug 21 V. B. Chandrasekhar, Indian cricketer, born in Chennai, India
• Aug 22 Debbi Peterson, American rock drummer (Bangles - "Manic Monday"; "Walk Like An Egyptian"), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 22 Roland Orzabal, English musician and rock vocalist (Tears for Fears - "Shout", "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"), born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
• Aug 23 Alexandre Desplat, French film composer (The Grand Budapest Hotel), born in Paris, France
• Aug 23 Dean DeLeo, American guitarist (Stone Temple Pilots), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• Aug 24 Colin Angus, Scottish pop musician (The Shamen - "Ebeneezer Goode"), born in Aberdeen, Scotland
• Aug 24 Ingrid Berghmans, Belgian judoka (8 times Belgian Sportswoman of the Year), born in Beringen, Belgium
• Aug 24 Jared Harris, Irish-British actor (Valery Legasov-Chernobyl), born in Hammersmith, London
• Aug 24 Mark "Bedders" Bedford, English rock-ska bassist (Madness - "House Of Fun"), born in Islington, London

• Aug 25 Joanne Whalley, actress (Scandal), born in Manchester, England
• Aug 26 Jeff Parrett, American pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
• Aug 26 Jimmy Olander, American country guitarist and banjo player (Diamond Rio - "Meet in Middle"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Aug 27 Mark Curry, British stage and screen actor, and television and radio presenter, born in Stafford, England
• Aug 27 Tom Ford, American fashion designer, born in Austin, Texas
• Aug 28 Jennifer Coolidge, American actress and comedian (Legally Blonde film series; Christopher Guest films), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Aug 28 Kim Appleby, British pop singer (Mel & Kim - "Coming to America"), born in Stoke Newington, London, England
• Aug 29 Tony MacAlpine, American heavy metal rocker ("Edge of Insanity"), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
• Aug 31 David Chastain, American heavy metal guitarist (Chastain - Rule of Wasteland), born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Sep 1 Scott "Bam Bam" Bigelow, American WWF wrestler (Wrestlemania XI), born in Secaucus, New Jersey (d. 2007)
• Sep 2 Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
• Sep 2 Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer, born in Santa Marta, Colombia
• Sep 2 Jeff Russell, American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Sep 4 Kevin Kennedy, English actor, born in Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
• Sep 4 Rizwan-uz-Zaman, Pakistani cricket all-rounder (11 Tests, 3 x 50, 4 wickets; Pakistan International Airlines, Karachi Whites, Karachi Blues), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• Sep 5 Marc-André Hamelin, Canadian concert pianist, born in Montreal, Quebec
• Sep 6 Pal Waaktaar, Norwegian rock guitarist and vocalist (A-ha), born in Oslo, Norway
• Sep 6 Scott Travis, American drummer (Judas Priest), born in Norfolk, Virginia
• Sep 6 Simon Reeve, Australian TV presenter and host (Million Dollar Minute), born in Perth, Australia
• Sep 7 Jean-Yves Thibaudet, French concert pianist, born in Lyon, France
• Sep 7 LeRoi Moore, American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band - "Stay (Wasting Time)"), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2008)
• Sep 8 Franny Michel, American actress (Patricia-Apple's Way), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Sep 8 Paul Zanetti, Australian political cartoonist, born in Wollongong, Australia
• Sep 9 Jim Corsi, American baseball pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Newtonville, Massachusetts
• Sep 11 Elizabeth Daily, American actress (Pee-Wee's Big Adventure; The Powerpuff Girls - "Buttercup"), and pop singer ("Say It, Say It"), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 11 Philip Ardagh, English children's books author (Eddie Dickens series), born in Kent, England
• Sep 11 Virginia Madsen, American actress (Dune; Hot Spot; Class), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 12 Christiane Jolissaint, Swiss tennis star, born in Vevey, Switzerland
• Sep 12 Kadim Al Sahir, Iraqi singer-songwriter (Ana Wa Laila - Me and Laila), born in Mosul, Iraq
• Sep 12 Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer (Cendres de Lune) and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
• Sep 13 Dave Mustaine, American heavy metal guitarist and singer (Metallica, 1981-83; Megadeth), born in La Mesa, California
• Sep 13 KK Null [Kazuyuki Kishino], Japanese musician, born in Tokyo, Japan
• Sep 13 Peter Roskam, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois), born in Hinsdale, Illinois
• Sep 14 Antonia De Sancha, English actress and lover of British MP David Mellor, born in London, England

• Sep 16 Alessandro Cecchi Paone, Italian entertainer (Lo psicologo di famiglia), born in Rome, Lazio, Italy
• Sep 16 Bilinda Butcher, British singer (My Bloody Valentine), born in London
• Sep 16 Mark Parent, American baseball catcher (Detroit Tigers), born in Ashland, Oregon
• Sep 17 Pamela Ann Melroy, American Major USAF and astronaut (STS 92), born in Palo Alto, California
• Sep 17 Steve Clifford, American basketball head coach (Orlando Magic 2018-19; Charlotte Hornets 2013-18), born in Island Falls, Maine
• Sep 17 Ty Tabor, American progressive metal guitarist and singer (King's X), born in Pearl, Mississippi

• Sep 18 Martin "Frosty" Beedle, British session and touring drummer (Cutting Crew - "(I Just) Died In Your Arms Tonight"), born in North Ferriby, East Yorkshire, England
• Sep 20 Erwin Koeman, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen), born in Zaandam, Netherlands
• Sep 20 Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Sep 21 Michel R Vassallucci, French-Netherlander publisher (Arena)
• Sep 21 Nancy Travis, American actress (Almost Perfect - "Kim"; Last Man Standing; Chaplin; 8 Men Out), born in New York City
• Sep 22 Bonnie Hunt, American comedian, actress (Cheaper By The Dozen), director, SCreenwriter, and television host, born in Chicago, Illinois
• Sep 22 Catherine Oxenberg, American actress (Dynasty; Overexposed), born in New York City
• Sep 22 Dot Richardson, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orlando, Florida
• Sep 22 Kofi Burbridge, American blues-rock keyboardist and flute player (Derek Trucks Band, 1999-2019; Tedeschi Trucks Band, 2010-2019), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2019)
• Sep 22 Vince Coleman, American MLB outfielder, 1985-97, NL Rookie of the Year, 6X NL stolen base leader, 2X All-Star (St. Louis Cardinals; New York Mets, and 4 other teams), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• Sep 23 Elizabeth Peña, American actress (La Bamb; Jacob's Ladder), born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, (d. 2014)
• Sep 23 Kenneth "Chi" McBride, American actor, born in Chicago Illinois
• Sep 23 William C. McCool, American US Navy Lt Cmdr, and astronaut (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster), born in San Diego, California (d. 2003)
• Sep 24 Allen Bestwick, American Nascar broadcaster, born in Newport, Rhode Island
• Sep 24 John Logan, American screenwriter and playwright (Gladiator), born in San Diego, California
• Sep 25 Heather Locklear, American actress (T J Hooker, Dynasty), born in Los Angeles, California
• Sep 25 Tim Zoehrer, Australian cricketer (Aussie keeper, & occasional WA leggie), born in Armadale, Australia
• Sep 26 Will Self, English author, born in Westminster, London

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