- 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 4 Kevin Kennedy, English actor, born in Wythenshawe, United Kingdom
- Sep 6 Simon Reeve, Australian TV presenter and host (Million Dollar Minute), born in Perth, Australia
- Sep 8 Franny Michel, American actress (Patricia-Apple's Way), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 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 Virginia Madsen, American actress (Dune; Hot Spot; Class), born in Chicago, Illinois
- Sep 12 Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer (Cendres de Lune) and actress, born in Montreal, Quebec
- Sep 14 Antonia De Sancha, English actress and lover of British MP David Mellor, born in London, England
James Gandolfini (1961-2013)
Sep 18 American actor (The Sopranos), born in Westwood, New Jersey
- Sep 20 Lisa Bloom, American lawyer and television personality, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 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 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 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 27 Andy Lau, Hong Kong actor and singer (Internal Affairs), born in Hong Kong
- Sep 28 Michael-James Wixted, American actor (Smith Family), born in Santa Monica, California
- Sep 30 Crystal Bernard, American actress (Amy-It's a Living, Helen-Wings), born in Garland, Texas
- Sep 30 Eric Stoltz, American actor (Anaconda, Pulp Fiction, Mask), born in Whittier, California
- Sep 30 Sally Yeh, Hong Kong Canto-pop singer and actress, born in Taipei, Taiwan,
About September 1961
How Old? 62 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer
Leap Year: No
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