List of Famous people who are 61

Zoltán Rockenbauer is a Hungarian ethnologist, art historian and politician, who served as Minister of Culture between 2000 and 2002. His father was the well-known hiker, film editor Pál Rockenbauer, the creator of the Hungarian television nature films.

Joseph Badalucco Jr. is an American actor, brother of Emmy award-winner Michael Badalucco. His most notable performances include the characters Jimmy Altieri on The Sopranos, and Detective "Jelly" Grimaldi on Third Watch. He also had a short role in the film Godzilla, and was in the crew of The Godfather Part III as property master of the film's New York locations.

Anna R. Karlin is an American computer scientist, the Microsoft Professor of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington.

Peter-André Alt is a German literary scholar who has been president of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK) since 2018. He previously served as president of the Free University of Berlin.

Connie Hedegaard Koksbang is a Danish politician and public intellectual. She was European Commissioner for Climate Action in the European Commission from 10 February 2010 through 31 October 2014.

Yasunori Matsumoto is a Japanese actor and voice actor affiliated with Sigma Seven. Some of Matsumoto's most notable roles are Wataru Akiyama in Initial D, Jean Havoc in Fullmetal Alchemist, Magnum Ace in Shippū! Iron Leaguer, Gourry Gabriev in Slayers and Ryo Hibiki in Sonic Soldier Borgman. His wife was voice actress Junko Sakuma, who died in March 2011.

Olga Petrovna Bondarenko is a retired Russian female track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 10,000 metres. She trained at the Armed Forces sports society in Volgograd and represented the Soviet Union internationally.

Kristin Halvorsen is a Norwegian politician of the Socialist Left Party. She served as Minister of Finance from 2005 to 2009 and as Minister of Education from 2009 to 2013.