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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Rick Aguilera
Baseball
31-Dec-1961   Former MLB Pitcher, Minnesota Twins
Andrew Airlie
Actor
18-Sep-1961   Capt. Ballard on Breaker High
Ilham Aliyev
Head of State
24-Dec-1961   President of Azerbaijan
Byron Allen
TV Personality
22-Apr-1961   Real People, The Byron Allen Show
Bradley S. Anderson
Business
c. 1961   Senior VP at CB Richard Ellis
Scott Angelle
Politician
20-Nov-1961   Lt. Governor of Louisiana
Anthony
Radio Personality
26-Apr-1961   The Opie & Anthony Show
Robin Antin
Dancer
6-Jul-1961   Founder, The Pussycat Dolls
Tom Araya
Singer
6-Jun-1961   Slayer lead singer, bassist
Neal Asher
Novelist
1961   Gridlinked
Ian G. H. Ashken
Business
c. 1961   Vice Chairman of Jarden
Christopher Atkins
Actor
21-Feb-1961   The Blue Lagoon
Scott Baio
Actor
22-Sep-1961   Chachi on Happy Days
Jim Balsillie
Business
3-Feb-1961   Co-CEO, Research In Motion, 2010-12
Gresham Barrett
Politician
14-Feb-1961   Congressman, South Carolina 3rd
Paul Begala
Government
12-May-1961   Helped get Clinton elected
Lucas Belvaux
Actor
14-Nov-1961   Cavale
Jeffrey D. Benjamin
Business
c. 1961   Apollo Management
Jodi Benson
Actor
10-Oct-1961   The Little Mermaid
Mary Kay Bergman
Actor
5-Jun-1961 11-Nov-1999 South Park
Crystal Bernard
Actor
30-Sep-1961   Helen Hackett on Wings
Richard Biggs
Actor
18-Mar-1961 22-May-2004 Dr. Stephen Franklin on Babylon 5
Caroline Bliss
Actor
1961   Twice played Miss Moneypenny
Sally Blount
Educator
c. 1961   Dean, Kellogg School of Management
Samantha Bond
Actor
27-Nov-1961   Miss Moneypenny
Susan Boyle
Singer
1-Apr-1961   Britain's Got Talent
Brent Briscoe
Actor
21-May-1961   A Simple Plan
David Brooks
Columnist
11-Aug-1961   Shields and Brooks
Mark Brooks
Golf
25-Mar-1961   Winner, 1996 PGA Championship
Anthony G. Brown
Politician
21-Nov-1961   Lt. Governor of Maryland
Floyd G. Brown
Activist
10-Mar-1961   Ultraconservative smear merchant
Gary D. Burnison
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Korn/Ferry International
Tom Byron
Pornstar
4-Apr-1961   Kinky Business, Cumback Pussy
Susan Bysiewicz
Politician
1961   Connecticut Secretary of State
Cam Cameron
Football
6-Feb-1961   Miami Dolphins Head Coach, 2007
Carl Cameron
Journalist
c. 1961   Fox News chief political correspondent
Danny Carey
Drummer
10-May-1961   Drummer for Tool
Robert Carlyle
Actor
14-Apr-1961   The Full Monty
Robin Carnahan
Politician
4-Aug-1961   Missouri Secretary of State
Ralph Carter
Actor
30-May-1961   Michael Evans on Good Times
Gabrielle Carteris
Actor
2-Jan-1961   Beverly Hills 90210
Katrin Cartlidge
Actor
15-May-1961 7-Sep-2002 Claire Dolan
Safra A. Catz
Business
Dec-1961   President & CFO of Oracle
Sam Champion
TV Personality
13-Aug-1961   WABC-TV Weatherman
Manu Chao
Musician
21-Jun-1961   Clandestino
Anthony Wong Chau-Sang
Actor
2-Sep-1961   Infernal Affairs
Joan Chen
Actor
26-Apr-1961   The Last Emperor
Gary Cherone
Singer
26-Jul-1961   Former Extreme, Van Halen vocalist
Jacky Cheung
Singer
10-Jul-1961   Cantopop God of Songs
Nick Chinlund
Actor
18-Nov-1961   A Brother's Kiss
Rae Dawn Chong
Actor
28-Feb-1961   Quest for Fire
Peter Cianchette
Business
c. 1961   US Ambassador to Costa Rica
David N. Cicilline
Politician
15-Jul-1961   Congressman, Rhode Island 1st
Tony Clement
Politician
27-Jan-1961   Canadian Minister of Health
George Clooney
Actor
6-May-1961   E.R.
Daniel Clowes
Cartoonist
14-Apr-1961   Eightball, Ghost World, David Boring
Martin Clunes
Actor
28-Nov-1961   Dr. Martin Ellingham on Doc Martin
Jonathan Coe
Novelist
19-Aug-1961   What a Carve Up!
Paul Coffey
Hockey
1-Jun-1961   NHL Hall of Famer
Scott Cohen
Actor
19-Dec-1961   The 10th Kingdom
Nadia Comaneci
Gymnastics
12-Nov-1961   Olympic gymnast
John C. Compton
Business
c. 1961   CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods
Deirdre P. Connelly
Business
c. 1961   President of US Operations, Eli Lilly
Jennifer Coolidge
Actor
28-Aug-1961   Legally Blonde
Teri Copley
Actor
10-May-1961   We Got It Made
John Corbett
Actor
9-May-1961   Chris the DJ on Northern Exposure
Eric A. Cornell
Physicist
19-Dec-1961   Atomic physicist, Nobel laureate
Ann Coulter
Pundit
8-Dec-1961   Rightwing bombthrower
Douglas Coupland
Novelist
30-Dec-1961   Generation X
Wayne Coyne
Musician
13-Jan-1961   Frontman for The Flaming Lips
Raymond Cruz
Actor
9-Jul-1961   Det. Julio Sanchez on The Closer
Alfonso Cuarón
Film Director
28-Nov-1961   Children of Men
Liam Cunningham
Actor
2-Jun-1961   Stranded
Lee Curreri
Actor
4-Jan-1961   Bruno Martelli on Fame
Ann Cusack
Actor
22-May-1961   The Jeff Foxworthy Show
Billy Ray Cyrus
Country Musician
25-Aug-1961   Achy Breaky Heart
Dinesh D'Souza
Author
25-Apr-1961   Conservative author
Elizabeth Daily
Actor
11-Sep-1961   Voice of Tommy Pickles on Rugrats
Stephen Daldry
Film Director
2-May-1961   The Hours
Jim Daly
Activist
Jul-1961   President and CEO, Focus on the Family
Lloyd Dangle
Cartoonist
13-May-1961   Troubletown
Patrice M. Daniels
Business
c. 1961   Blue Sky Advisors
Lolita Davidovich
Actor
15-Jul-1961   The Agency
Kelley Deal
Guitarist
10-Jun-1961   Sometime guitarist for The Breeders
Kim Deal
Bassist
10-Jun-1961   Pixies, Breeders bassist
El DeBarge
Singer
4-Jun-1961   Lead singer of DeBarge
Kim Delaney
Actor
29-Nov-1961   Det. Diane Russell on NYPD Blue
Gary Dell'Abate
Radio Personality
14-Mar-1961   Howard Stern Show producer
Martine Dennis
Journalist
29-Jan-1961   BBC World presenter
Peter Diamandis
Activist
20-May-1961   Chairman of the X-Prize Foundation
Lady Diana
Royalty
1-Jul-1961 31-Aug-1997 Princess of Wales
Paul J. Diaz
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Kindred Healthcare
Mario Diaz-Balart
Politician
25-Sep-1961   Congressman, Florida 21st
Dale Dickey
Actor
29-Sep-1961   Patty on My Name Is Earl
Eric Jerome Dickey
Novelist
7-Jul-1961   Waking With Enemies
Daniel A. Dickinson
Business
c. 1961   Thayer Capital Partners
Craig S. Donohue
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Billy Duffy
Guitarist
12-May-1961   The Cult
W. Roy Dunbar
Business
1961   CEO of Network Solutions
The Edge
Guitarist
8-Aug-1961   Guitarist for U2
Brendan Eich
Computer Programmer
1961   Invented JavaScript for Netscape
Kurt Eichenwald
Journalist
28-Jun-1961   Conspiracy of Fools
Artur Ekert
Physicist
19-Sep-1961   Quantum cryptography
Douglas W. Elmendorf
Government
c. 1961   Director, Congressional Budget Office
Enya
Musician
17-May-1961   Orinoco Flow
Stefan Eriksson
Business
14-Dec-1961   Gizmondo exec, crashed Ferrari
Boomer Esiason
Football
17-Apr-1961   Cincinnati Bengals
Melissa Etheridge
Musician
29-May-1961   Come To My Window
David Faber
Politician
7-Jul-1961   British MP for Westbury, 1992-2001
Blake Farenthold
Politician
12-Dec-1961   Congressman, Texas 27th
Andrew Fastow
Business
22-Dec-1961   Disgraced CFO of Enron
Laurence Fishburne
Actor
30-Jul-1961   The Matrix
Andrew Fletcher
Musician
8-Jul-1961   Keyboardist, Depeche Mode
Tom Ford
Fashion Designer
27-Aug-1961   Influential Gucci designer
Liam Fox
Politician
22-Sep-1961   UK Conservative Party Co-Chair
Michael J. Fox
Actor
9-Jun-1961   Back to the Future
Dan Gainor
Activist
Apr-1961   VP, Media Research Center
Vincent Gallo
Actor
11-Apr-1961   Buffalo '66
Erich Gamma
Computer Programmer
1961   Design Patterns
James Gandolfini
Actor
18-Sep-1961   Tony Soprano wants his money
Charles P. Garcia
Business
c. 1961   Sterling Financial Investment Group
Leif Garrett
Musician
8-Nov-1961   1970s teen idol
Thomas S. Gayner
Business
c. 1961   Chief investment officer at Markel
Timothy F. Geithner
Government
18-Aug-1961   US Secretary of the Treasury
Boy George
Singer/Songwriter
14-Jun-1961   Karma Chameleon
Bob Geren
Baseball
22-Sep-1961   Former Manager, Oakland A's
Ricky Gervais
Actor
25-Jun-1961   The Office
Lorie Skjerven Gildea
Judge
c. 1961   Justice, Minnesota Supreme Court
Julia Gillard
Head of State
29-Sep-1961   Prime Minister of Australia
Peri Gilpin
Actor
27-May-1961   Rosalinda on Frasier
Iain Glen
Actor
24-Jun-1961   Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Jim Goad
Author
12-Jun-1961   ANSWER Me!
Shira D. Goodman
Business
c. 1961   EVP at Staples
S. Bernard Goodwyn
Judge
c. 1961   Justice, Virginia Supreme Court
Keith Gordon
Actor
3-Feb-1961   Christine
Martin Gore
Musician
23-Jul-1961   Depeche Mode
David Graeber
Anthropologist
12-Feb-1961   Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology
Kenneth P. Green
Government
c. 1961   Environmental analyst, AEI
Carol W. Greider
Scientist
15-Apr-1961   Co-Discoverer of telomerase
Wayne Gretzky
Hockey
26-Jan-1961   The Great One
Andy Griffiths
Author
3-Sep-1961   The Day My Bum Went Psycho
John Grogan
Politician
24-Feb-1961   British MP, Selby
Michael S. Gross
Business
c. 1961   Partner, Apollo Management, 1990-2006
Janet Gunn
Actor
2-Nov-1961   Lost Voyage
Ferenc Gyurcsány
Head of State
4-Jun-1961   Prime Minister of Hungary, 2004-09
Molly Hagan
Actor
3-Aug-1961   Angel on Herman's Head
Rebecca Hagelin
Columnist
c. 1961   Heritage Foundation spokesperson
D. Maybank Hagood
Business
4-Aug-1961   William M. Bird & Co.
William Hague
Politician
26-Mar-1961   UK Foreign Secretary
Jackie Earle Haley
Actor
14-Jul-1961   Breaking Away
Rob Hall
Business
14-Jan-1961 11-May-1996 Adventure Consultants
Evan Handler
Actor
10-Jan-1961   Taps, Ransom
Sean Hannity
TV Personality
30-Dec-1961   Hannity & Colmes
David W. Harper
Actor
4-Oct-1961   Jim-Bob Walton on The Waltons
Woody Harrelson
Actor
23-Jul-1961   Woody from Cheers
Jared Harris
Actor
24-Aug-1961   I Shot Andy Warhol
Richard Hatch
TV Personality
8-Apr-1961   Survivor
Michael Hawley
Photographer
18-Nov-1961   Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey
Todd Haynes
Film Director
2-Jan-1961   Far From Heaven
Joe Heck
Politician
30-Oct-1961   Congressman, Nevada 3rd
Brian Helgeland
Screenwriter
17-Jan-1961   A Knight's Tale
Jordan Heller
Business
c. 1961   Schonbraun McCann Group
Mariel Hemingway
Actor
22-Nov-1961   Woody Allen's Manhattan
Bill Hicks
Comic
16-Dec-1961 26-Feb-1994 Visionary comedian, met untimely death
Stephen Hillenburg
Cartoonist
21-Aug-1961   Creator of SpongeBob SquarePants
Kurt J. Hilzinger
Business
c. 1961   President of Amerisource Bergen, 2002-07
Maria Hinojosa
Journalist
1961   CNN, NPR journalist
Brian J. Hogan
Business
c. 1961   Hogan Motor Leasing
Jerome A. Holmes
Judge
18-Nov-1961   10th Circuit Court of Appeals
John Hostettler
Politician
19-Jul-1961   Congressman from Indiana, 1995-2007
Ronald W. Hovsepian
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Novell
Stan E. Hubbard
Business
c. 1961   Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.
Reginald Hudlin
Film Director
15-Dec-1961   Boomerang
Bonnie Hunt
Actor
22-Sep-1961   Life with Bonnie
Karl Hyde
Electronic Musician
1961   Underworld vocalist
Peter Jackson
Film Director
31-Oct-1961   The Lord of the Rings trilogy
Penny Johnson Jerald
Actor
14-Mar-1961   Beverly on The Larry Sanders Show
Phil Joanou
Film Director
20-Nov-1961   Gridiron Gang
Johnny B.
Comic
8-Aug-1961   Half of The Jerky Boys
Dawn E. Johnsen
Attorney
14-Aug-1961   Indiana University law professor
Abigail Johnson
Business
19-Dec-1961   Fidelity Investments scion, billionaire
Ben Johnson
Track and Field
30-Dec-1961   Won 100m dash in 1988 using steroids
Joanna Johnson
Film/TV Producer
31-Dec-1961   Creator of Hope & Faith
Daniel Johnston
Singer/Songwriter
22-Jan-1961   Hi How Are You?
Bryn Jones
Musician
17-Jun-1961 14-Jan-1999 Muslimgauze
Dean Jones
Cricket
24-Mar-1961   Australian cricketer
Janet Jones
Actor
10-Jan-1961   Wife of Wayne Gretzky
Toby Keith
Country Musician
8-Jul-1961   Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
Mary Page Keller
Actor
3-Mar-1961   Laura Kelly on Duet
Brian Kelly
Football
25-Oct-1961   Head Coach, University of Cincinnati
Martin Kemp
Musician
10-Oct-1961   Spandau Ballet
cEvin Key
Musician
13-Feb-1961   Skinny Puppy
John Key
Government
9-Aug-1961   Prime Minister of New Zealand
Jeong H. Kim
Business
c. 1961   President of Bell Laboratories
Justin M. King
Business
c. 1961   CEO of J. Sainsbury
Tawny Kitaen
Model
5-Aug-1961   Bachelor Party
Ron Klain
Attorney
8-Aug-1961   Vice President Biden's Chief of Staff, 2009-11
Cédric Klapisch
Film Director
4-Sep-1961   L'auberge Espagnole
Sascha Konietzko
Electronic Musician
21-Jun-1961   KMFDM
Elias Koteas
Actor
11-Mar-1961   Crash
Brian Krolicki
Politician
c. 1961   Lt. Governor of Nevada
Gary Kubiak
Football
15-Aug-1961   Head Coach, Houston Texans
Andrea Lafferty
Activist
c. 1961   Traditional Values Coalition
Lisa Lampanelli
Comic
19-Jul-1961   Insult Comic
Joe Lando
Actor
9-Dec-1961   Byron Sully on Dr. Quinn
Joseph P. Landy
Business
c. 1961   Co-President, Warburg Pincus
Lauren Lane
Actor
2-Feb-1961   C.C. Babcock on The Nanny
Katherine Kelly Lang
Actor
25-Jul-1961   The Bold and the Beautiful
kd lang
Singer
2-Nov-1961   Majuscule-deficient lesbian singer
Andy Lau
Actor
27-Sep-1961   House of Flying Daggers
William Lauder
Business
c. 1961   CEO, Estée Lauder
Steven J. Law
Government
c. 1961   American Crossroads
Sharon Lawrence
Actor
29-Jun-1961   NYPD Blue
Mike Lazaridis
Business
14-Mar-1961   Founder of Research in Motion
Mike Leach
Football
9-Mar-1961   Football Coach, Washington State University
David Leavitt
Novelist
23-Jun-1961   The Lost Language of Cranes
Jane Leeves
Actor
18-Apr-1961   Daphne Crane on Frasier
Kasi Lemmons
Actor
24-Feb-1961   Eve's Bayou
Greg LeMond
Cyclist
26-Jun-1961   Three-time Tour de France winner
Lawrence Lessig
Attorney
3-Jun-1961   Constitutional and internet law
Shawn Levy
Author
c. 1961   Rat Pack Confidential
Carl Lewis
Track and Field
1-Jul-1961   Olympian
Dawnn Lewis
Actor
13-Aug-1961   A Different World
Joanne Lipman
Editor
18-Jun-1961   Editor of Condé Nast Portfolio, 2007-09
Heather Locklear
Actor
25-Sep-1961   Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place
George Lopez
Comic
23-Apr-1961   Stand-up comic, George Lopez Show
Lord British
Computer Programmer
4-Jul-1961   Ultima series creator
Jim Louderback
Columnist
c. 1961   Former PC Magazine editor-in-chief
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Comic
13-Jan-1961   Elaine on Seinfeld
David Lovering
Drummer
6-Dec-1961   Pixies drummer
Carey Lowell
Actor
11-Feb-1961   ADA Jamie Ross on Law & Order
Howard W. Lutnick
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald
John Lynch
Actor
26-Dec-1961   Cal
Barry C. Lynn
Journalist
20-Aug-1961   Cornered: The New Monopoly Capitalism
Ralph Macchio
Actor
4-Nov-1961   Karate Kid
Mary Bono Mack
Politician
24-Oct-1961   Congresswoman, California 45th
Peter Mackenzie
Actor
19-Jan-1961   Genius on Herman's Head
Virginia Madsen
Actor
11-Sep-1961   Dune to Sideways
Camryn Manheim
Actor
8-Mar-1961   Ellenor Frutt on The Practice
Dan Marino
Football
15-Sep-1961   Miami Dolphins QB
John W. Marriott III
Business
c. 1961   Vice Chairman of Marriott
Wynton Marsalis
Jazz Musician
18-Oct-1961   Trumpeter
Matthew E. Massengill
Business
12-Apr-1961   CEO of Western Digital, 2000-05
Lothar Matthäus
Soccer
21-Mar-1961   Led Germany to 1990 World Cup
Don Mattingly
Baseball
20-Apr-1961   Manager, Los Angeles Dodgers
Chi McBride
Actor
23-Sep-1961   Steven Harper on Boston Public
Paul McCrane
Actor
19-Jan-1961   Dr. Robert Romano on ER
Bruce McCulloch
Actor
12-May-1961   The Kids in the Hall
Dylan McDermott
Actor
26-Oct-1961   Bobby Donnell on The Practice
Kevin McDonald
Actor
16-May-1961   The Kids in the Hall
Mary Beth McDonough
Actor
4-May-1961   Erin Walton on The Waltons
Todd McFarlane
Cartoonist
16-Mar-1961   Spawn
Elizabeth McGovern
Actor
18-Jul-1961   Cora on Downton Abbey
W. Rodney McMullen
Business
c. 1961   Vice Chairman of Kroger
Glenda G. McNeal
Business
c. 1961   Senior VP at American Express
Jimmy McNichol
Actor
2-Jul-1961   Actor, brother of Kristy McNichol
Janet McTeer
Actor
8-May-1961   Tumbleweeds
Tim Meadows
Comic
5-Feb-1961   Saturday Night Live
Armin Meiwes
Criminal
1-Dec-1961   German cannibal
Christopher Meloni
Actor
2-Apr-1961   Law & Order: SVU, Oz
Bob Melvin
Baseball
28-Oct-1961   Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Teresa H. Meng
Business
c. 1961   Co-Founder, Atheros Communications
Mark Messier
Hockey
19-Jan-1961   Hall of Famer, 25 years in NHL
Kari Michaelsen
Actor
3-Nov-1961   Katie Kanisky on Gimme a Break!
Michael A. Miles, Jr.
Business
c. 1961   President of Staples
Marilyn Milian
TV Personality
1-May-1961   The People's Court
David Mills
Screenwriter
20-Nov-1961 30-Mar-2010 Writer for The Wire
Isaac Mizrahi
Fashion Designer
14-Oct-1961   Unzipped
Dan Monson
Basketball
6-Oct-1961   Head Coach, Long Beach State
Lee Montgomery
Actor
3-Nov-1961   Ben
Rick Moody
Author
18-Oct-1961   Purple America
Jim Mora, Jr.
Football
19-Nov-1961   Head Coach, Seattle Seahawks
Jonathan Mostow
Film Director
28-Nov-1961   Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Alison Moyet
Musician
18-Jun-1961   Songwriter and vocalist for Yazoo
Larry Mullen
Drummer
31-Oct-1961   Drummer for U2
Eddie Murphy
Comic
3-Apr-1961   Beverly Hills Cop
James J. Murren
Business
c. 1961   President and COO, MGM Mirage
Dave Mustaine
Guitarist
13-Sep-1961   Megadeth
Dee Dee Myers
Government
1-Sep-1961   Bill Clinton's press secretary
Vince Neil
Singer
8-Feb-1961   Mötley Crüe vocalist
David W. Nelms
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Discover Financial Services
Bernie Nicholls
Hockey
24-Jun-1961   NHL Center
Blake W. Nordstrom
Business
1961   President of Nordstrom
Michele Norris
Radio Personality
7-Sep-1961   NPR host, All Things Considered
Jeremy Northam
Actor
1-Dec-1961   Enigma
Victoria Nuland
Diplomat
1961   State Department Spokesman
Barack Obama
Head of State
4-Aug-1961   44th President of the United States
Steve Oedekerk
Film/TV Producer
27-Nov-1961   Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Susan Olsen
Actor
14-Aug-1961   Cindy on The Brady Bunch
Roland Orzabal
Musician
22-Aug-1961   Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Catherine Oxenberg
Actor
22-Sep-1961   Amanda Carrington on Dynasty
Frits van Paasschen
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Starwood Hotels
Scott E. Parazynski
Astronaut
28-Jul-1961   Shuttle astronaut, summited Everest
Gregory J. Parseghian
Business
c. 1961   Briefly CEO of Freddie Mac, 2003
Tonye Patano
Actor
1961   Heylia James on Weeds
Alexander Payne
Film Director
10-Feb-1961   About Schmidt
Nia Peeples
Actor
10-Dec-1961   Walker, Texas Ranger
Elizabeth Peña
Actor
23-Sep-1961   Tortilla Soup
Alex Penelas
Politician
18-Dec-1961   Mayor of Miami-Dade County, 1996-2004
Debbi Peterson
Drummer
22-Aug-1961   Drummer for The Bangles
Marissa T. Peterson
Business
c. 1961   Former EVP, Sun Microsystems
Bobby Petrino
Football
10-Mar-1961   Former Coach, Arkansas Razorbacks
Slim Jim Phantom
Drummer
20-Mar-1961   Drummer for The Stray Cats
Luc Picard
Actor
24-Sep-1961   L'Audition
Seth P. Plattus
Attorney
c. 1961   CAO of Cerberus Capital Management
Glenn Plummer
Actor
18-Aug-1961   South Central
John Podhoretz
Columnist
18-Apr-1961   Conservative columnist
Richard Pombo
Politician
8-Jan-1961   Congressman from California, 1993-2007
Moana Pozzi
Pornstar
27-Apr-1961 15-Sep-1994 Backdoor Summer 2
Jeff Probst
Game Show Host
4-Nov-1961   Survivor
John Putch
Film Director
27-Jul-1961   American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
Lois E. Quam
Business
c. 1961   Managing Director, Piper Jaffray
William Ragsdale
Actor
19-Jan-1961   Herman's Head
Paul Raven
Bassist
16-Jan-1961 20-Oct-2007 Bassist for Killing Joke, Ministry
Ralph Reed
Activist
24-Jun-1961   Former head of the Christian Coalition
Dana Reeve
Activist
17-Mar-1961 6-Mar-2006 Christopher Reeve Foundation
Reverend Al Ridenour
Artist
6-Mar-1961   L.A. Cacophony Society
Scott Ritter
Government
15-Jul-1961   UNSCOM weapons inspector 1991-98
Panna Rittikrai
Film Director
17-Feb-1961   Ong Bak 2
Doc Rivers
Basketball
13-Oct-1961   Head Coach, Boston Celtics
Sam Robards
Actor
16-Dec-1961   Get a Life
Dennis Rodman
Basketball
13-May-1961   Eccentric ex-pro basketball player
Valente Rodriguez
Actor
14-Feb-1961   Ernie on George Lopez
Rankin' Roger
Singer
21-Feb-1961   General Public
Henry Rollins
Musician
13-Feb-1961   Black Flag
Dan Rosensweig
Business
c. 1961   COO of Yahoo, 2002-07
Peter Roskam
Politician
13-Sep-1961   Congressman, Illinois 6th
Mike Ross
Politician
1-Sep-1961   Congressman, Arkansas 4th
Carlo Rota
Actor
17-Apr-1961   Little Mosque on the Prairie
Marc Rotenberg
Activist
c. 1961   Electronic Privacy Information Center
Tim Roth
Actor
14-May-1961   Pulp Fiction
Marc J. Rowan
Business
c. 1961   Billionaire, Apollo Management
Arundhati Roy
Author
24-Nov-1961   The God of Small Things
Mike Rozier
Football
1-Mar-1961   Houston Oilers running back
Douglas Rushkoff
Author
18-Feb-1961   Cyberculture analyst
John Russell
Baseball
5-Jan-1961   Manager, Pittsburgh Pirates
Meg Ryan
Actor
19-Nov-1961   Sleepless In Seattle
Hilda Santo-Tomas
TV Personality
4-Apr-1961   Interior decorator on Trading Spaces
Mark Schauer
Politician
2-Oct-1961   Congressman from Michigan, 2009-11
Stacy Schiff
Journalist
26-Oct-1961   Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov)
Vivian Schiller
Business
13-Sep-1961   CEO of NPR, 2009-11
Andrew Schlafly
Activist
27-Apr-1961   Conservapedia founder
Zander Schloss
Bassist
7-Aug-1961   Circle Jerks bassist, Kevin in Repo Man
Byron Scott
Basketball
28-Mar-1961   Head Coach, New Orleans Hornets
Campbell Scott
Actor
19-Jul-1961   The Spanish Prisoner
Jon Secada
Singer/Songwriter
4-Oct-1961   Latin heartthrob
Amy Sedaris
Actor
29-Mar-1961   Strangers With Candy
Will Self
Novelist
26-Sep-1961   The Book of Dave
Ajay B. Shah
Business
c. 1961   Co-Founder, Smart Modular Technologies
Grant Shaud
Actor
27-Feb-1961   Miles Silverberg on Murphy Brown
Michael J. Sheehan
Business
c. 1961   Hill Holliday Connors Cosmopulos
Sunil Shetty
Actor
11-Aug-1961   Deewane Huye Paagal
Dunia A. Shive
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Belo
Bill Shuster
Politician
10-Jan-1961   Congressman, Pennsylvania 9th
Casey Siemaszko
Actor
17-Mar-1961   Three O'Clock High
Chris Simcox
Activist
1961   Founder, Minuteman Civil Defense Corps
Tom Sizemore
Actor
29-Nov-1961   Heat, Robbery Homicide Division
Chad Smith
Drummer
25-Oct-1961   Drummer for the Red Hot Chili Peppers
Curt Smith
Musician
24-Jun-1961   Co-Founder, Tears for Fears
Jay Snyder
Business
c. 1961   HBJ Investments
Aaron Sorkin
Author
9-Jun-1961   The West Wing, Sports Night
Zack Space
Politician
27-Jan-1961   Congressman from Ohio, 2007-11
Tony Sparano
Football
7-Oct-1961   Head Coach, Miami Dolphins, 2008-11
Randy Spears
Pornstar
18-Jun-1961   The Masseuse, Haunted Nights
Darren Star
Film/TV Producer
c. 1961   Creator of Beverly Hills 90210 franchise
Cary Stayner
Criminal
12-Aug-1961   Yosemite killer
George Stephanopoulos
TV Personality
10-Feb-1961   Bill Clinton's communications director
Daniel H. Stern
Business
c. 1961   Reservoir Capital Group
Amy Stiller
Actor
9-Aug-1961   Yet Another Stiller
John Stockwell
Actor
25-Mar-1961   Cougar in Top Gun
Eric Stoltz
Actor
30-Sep-1961   Chicago Hope
Angie Stone
Musician
1961   Mahogany Soul
Les Stroud
TV Personality
20-Oct-1961   Survivorman survival expert
Imogen Stubbs
Actor
20-Feb-1961   Twelfth Night
Lee J. Styslinger III
Business
c. 1961   CEO of Altec, Inc.
Frank C. Sullivan
Business
c. 1961   CEO of RPM International
Sarah Sutton
Actor
12-Dec-1961   Nyssa from Doctor Who
Timothy Swager
Chemist
1-Jul-1961   Chemist at MIT
Keith Sweat
Musician
22-Jul-1961   Make It Last Forever
D. B. Sweeney
Actor
14-Nov-1961   Shoeless Joe in Eight Men Out
John Sylvester
Radio Personality
1961   Shock jock
Thomas J. Szkutak
Business
c. 1961   CFO of Amazon
Magda Szubanski
Actor
12-Apr-1961   Babe
Andy Taylor
Guitarist
16-Feb-1961   Guitarist for Duran Duran
Mary Taylor
Politician
22-Apr-1961   Lt. Governor of Ohio
Jeff Tedford
Football
2-Nov-1961   Head Coach, California Golden Bears
Jon Tenney
Actor
16-Dec-1961   Brooklyn South
Hugo Teufel III
Government
1961   DHS Chief Privacy Officer
Isiah Thomas
Basketball
30-Apr-1961   Former Detroit Piston
Lea Thompson
Actor
31-May-1961   Caroline in the City
John Thune
Politician
7-Jan-1961   US Senator from South Dakota
Lauren Tom
Actor
4-Aug-1961   Amy Wong on Futurama
Pat Toomey
Politician
17-Nov-1961   US Senator from Pennsylvania
Tortelvis
Musician
1961   Lead singer of Dread Zeppelin
Frances Fragos Townsend
Government
28-Dec-1961   White House Homeland Security Advisor 2004-08
Nancy Travis
Actor
21-Sep-1961   Three Men and a Baby
Victor Trujillo
TV Personality
19-Jun-1961   Brozo the Clown of Darkness
Jonathan Turley
Scholar
c. 1961   GWU law professor
Paul Twomey
Business
18-Jul-1961   CEO of ICANN
Richard Tyson
Actor
13-Feb-1961   Kindergarten Cop
Jeffrey W. Ubben
Business
c. 1961   ValueAct Capital
Laura S. Unger
Government
c. 1961   SEC Commissioner, 1997-2001
Gary Valentine
Actor
22-Nov-1961   The King of Queens
Kate Vernon
Actor
1961   Lorraine Prescott on Falcon Crest
John K. Veroneau
Government
c. 1961   Deputy US Trade Representative
David Vitter
Politician
3-May-1961   US Senator from Louisiana
John Vlissides
Computer Programmer
2-Aug-1961 24-Nov-2005 Author number 4 of the Gang of Four
Dale Wainwright
Judge
19-Jun-1961   Justice, Texas Supreme Court
Rupert Wainwright
Film Director
30-Nov-1961   Stigmata
Ally Walker
Actor
25-Aug-1961   Dr. Sam Waters on Profiler
Joe Walsh
Politician
27-Dec-1961   Congressman, Illinois 8th
Billy Warlock
Actor
26-Mar-1961   General Hospital
Padmasree Warrior
Business
c. 1961   CTO of Motorola
Matthew Waterhouse
Actor
19-Dec-1961   Adric from Doctor Who
Kim Wayans
Actor
16-Oct-1961   A Wayans sister
Steven Weber
Actor
4-Mar-1961   Brian Hackett on Wings
Peter H. Wehner
Government
c. 1961   Director, Office of Strategic Initiatives
Tahnee Welch
Actor
26-Dec-1961   Raquel's daughter
Titus Welliver
Actor
12-Mar-1961   Silas Adams on Deadwood
Simon Wells
Film Director
1961   The Time Machine
Irvine Welsh
Novelist
27-Sep-1961   Trainspotting
Allen West
Politician
7-Feb-1961   Congressman, Florida 22nd
Simon West
Film Director
1961   Con Air
Rob Wexler
Politician
2-Jan-1961   Former Congressman from Florida
Maggie Wheeler
Actor
7-Aug-1961   Janice Litman on Friends
Forest Whitaker
Actor
15-Jul-1961   Ghost Dog
Reggie White
Football
19-Dec-1961 26-Dec-2004 NFL's Minister of Defense
Kym Whitley
Actor
7-Jun-1961   Deliver Us from Eva
Casey Wian
Journalist
c. 1961   CNN correspondent
Kip Winger
Musician
21-Jun-1961   Winger
Gary Winick
Film Director
31-Mar-1961 27-Feb-2011 13 Going on 30
Lizz Winstead
Comic
5-Aug-1961   Daily Show co-creator
Mary A. Winston
Business
c. 1961   CFO of Scholastic, 2004-07
Michael Winterbottom
Film Director
29-Mar-1961   24 Hour Party People
Bob Woodruff
Journalist
18-Aug-1961   Co-Anchor, World News Tonight
James Worthy
Basketball
27-Feb-1961   Forward, LA Lakers
Jay Wright
Basketball
24-Dec-1961   Villanova Head Coach
Will Wynn
Politician
10-Sep-1961   Mayor of Austin
Jeff Yagher
Actor
18-Jan-1961   Kyle Bates on V
Steve Young
Football
11-Oct-1961   49ers Quarterback
Leyla Zana
Politician
3-May-1961   Imprisoned for speaking Kurdish
Lisa Zane
Actor
5-Apr-1961   Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Gary Zimmerman
Football
13-Dec-1961   NFL Hall of Famer




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