List of Famous people who are 61

Hiroko Yamasaki is a retired Japanese rhythmic gymnast.

David James Elliott is a Canadian actor who was the star of the series JAG, playing lead character Harmon Rabb Jr. from 1995 to 2005.

Kay Burley is an English broadcaster and writer. She is currently a presenter on Sky News and hosts Kay Burley @Breakfast on the channel. Burley has also worked for BBC Local Radio, Tyne Tees Television and TV-am.

Frédéric Bouraly is a French actor.

Naoki Urasawa is a Japanese manga artist and musician. He has been drawing manga since he was four years old, and for most of his career has created two series simultaneously. Urasawa has been called one of the artists that changed the history of manga and has won numerous awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award three times, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize twice, and the Kodansha Manga Award once. By 2016, his various works had over 126 million copies in circulation.

Rabeh Saqer, also spelled Rabeh Sager, is an Arabic singer from Saudi Arabia. He is also called "Abu Saqer". In 2007, he celebrated his 25th year as a singer. One of his all-time hits is "Sahratna Al Laila".

Ilana Casoy is a Brazilian writer.

Dayo Wong Tze-wah is a Hong Kong stand-up comedian, actor and singer.

"Jenny" Lang Ping is a former Chinese volleyball player and the current head coach of China women's national volleyball team. She was the former head coach of the United States women's national volleyball team, herself being the MVP of women volleyball in 1984 Olympics.

Francesco Schettino is an Italian former sea captain who commanded the cruise ship Costa Concordia when it struck an underwater rock and capsized with the deaths of 32 passengers and crew off the Italian island of Giglio on 13 January 2012. In 2015, he was sentenced to sixteen years in prison for his role in the incident.