List of Famous people who are 61

Jorge Fernando Quiroga Ramírez, nicknamed Tuto Quiroga is a Bolivian politician who served as the 36th Vice President of Bolivia from 1997 to 2001 under President Hugo Banzer. Following Banzer's resignation due to terminal illness, Quiroga assumed the presidency and served as the 62nd President of Bolivia from 2001 to 2002.

Oliver James Platt is a Canadian-born American film, television, and stage actor. He has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a Tony Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.

Mio Takaki is a Japanese actress and singer.

María Mercedes Aizpurua Arzallus is a Spanish journalist and politician from the Basque Country who currently serves as Member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.

Charles de Souza Gavin is a Brazilian drummer and music producer, perhaps best known for his 25-year tenure with rock band Titãs. Before Titãs, he had brief stints at Ira! and RPM.

Michel Venne is a Canadian journalist, author and intellectual. He is a columnist for the Montreal newspaper Le Devoir. He is founder and director of the Institut du Nouveau Monde. Venne is a vocal advocate of Quebec independence and of progressive, social democratic politics.

Valery Aleksandrovich Fadeyev is Russian journalist and public figure. Editor in Chief Expert Magazine (1998), director of the Institute of Public Planning. Member of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation. Member of the Supreme Council of the party United Russia.

Gaby Papenburg is a German sport television reporter and television presenter.

Fuyumi Ono is a Japanese novelist best known for writing The Twelve Kingdoms , which was adapted into a popular anime series. She is married to Yukito Ayatsuji, the author of the horror novel Another.

Leland Jones Orser is an American actor. Orser has appeared in various roles in a wide variety of films and television series, including Chief of Surgery Dr. Lucien Dubenko on the television series ER.