List of Famous people who born in 1951

John Campbell McTiernan Jr. is an American filmmaker. He is best known for his action films, especially Predator (1987), Die Hard (1988), and The Hunt for Red October (1990). His later well-known films include the action-comedy-fantasy film Last Action Hero (1993), the action film sequel Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), the heist-film remake The Thomas Crown Affair (1999), and The 13th Warrior (1999). His last completed feature film was the mystery-thriller Basic, released in 2003.

Rick Tsai is currently co-CEO of Mediatek following his stint as Chairman of Chunghwa Telecom. From 1989 to 2014, Tsai worked at TSMC, where he was president and Chief Executive Officer from 2005 to 2009. Prior to being appointed CEO, Tsai served various roles, including chief operations officer, vice president of worldwide marketing and sales, and before that, two terms as executive vice president of operations. Between these two terms Dr. Tsai spent a short time away from TSMC, working as president of Vanguard International Semiconductor. From 1997 to 1999, Dr. Tsai served as executive vice president of operations, where he was responsible for six TSMC fabrication plants, as well as associated testing service and product assurance.

Jean-Noël Guérini is a member of the Senate of France, representing the Bouches-du-Rhône department since 1998. He was the president of the General council of Bouches-du-Rhône from 1998 to 2015 and member of the municipal council of Marseille since 1977. He was a member of the Socialist Party.

Lyudmila Ivanovna Gavrilova is a Soviet and Russian film and stage actress, lecturer of acting Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute, a leading informational and educational channel Nastroyeniye on TV Tsentr channel. Honored Artist of Russia (2007).

Gustav Thöni is a retired alpine ski racer from Italy.

Laimdota Straujuma is a Latvian economist who was the Prime Minister of Latvia from January 2014 to February 2016. Before her tenure as Prime Minister, she served as Minister of Agriculture from 2011 to 2014. She was the first woman to serve as the head of government of the country. After her resignation on 7 December 2015 she announced her intention to resume a seat in the Saeima.

Imelda Wiguna is a former badminton player from Indonesia who played at the world class level from the mid-1970s through the mid-1980s.

Norbert Scheuer is a German author.

Kalle Pohl is a German comedian and actor.

Alan John Bangs is a British music journalist, disc jockey and presenter on radio and television. He has lived and worked in Germany since the 1970s.