Born in 1961
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1961 had 365 days and began on a Sunday. People born in 1961 belong to the Baby Boomers.
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Famous people born in 1961
Barack Obama
August 4, 1961 · 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
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Diana, Princess of Wales
July 1, 1961 · member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
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Ilham Aliyev
December 24, 1961 · President of Azerbaijan since 2003
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George Clooney
May 6, 1961 · American-French actor and filmmaker (born 1961)
Joko Widodo
June 21, 1961 · 7th President of the Republic of Indonesia
Eddie Murphy
April 3, 1961 · American actor and comedian (born 1961)
Nadia Comăneci
November 12, 1961 · Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist (born 1961)
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James Gandolfini
September 18, 1961 · American actor (1961–2013)
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Yevgeny Prigozhin
June 1, 1961 · Russian mercenary leader, oligarch, restaurateur, former owner of Wagner PVC (1961–2023)
Michael J. Fox
June 9, 1961 · Canadian-American actor, comedian, author, film producer, and activist
Stephen Hillenburg
August 21, 1961 · American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)
Lothar Matthäus
March 21, 1961 · German association football player, manager, and pundit (born 1961)