List of Famous people who born in 1961

Vladimir Ivanovich Ilyukhin, is a Russian statesman who was the Governor of Kamchatka Krai from 3 March 2011 to 3 April 2020.

Laurent Roussey is a French football manager and former player, who played as a striker. He was most recently manager of Lyon-Duchère.

Elke Schmitter is a German journalist, novelist, and poet.

Daniel Bernard Sweeney is an American actor.

Mary Page Keller is an American actress known for roles on television. Keller began her career on the daytime soap operas Ryan's Hope (1982–1983) and Another World (1983–1985) and later starred in a number of television sitcoms. She starred as Laura Kelly in the Fox comedy series Duet (1987-1989) and in the show's spin-off, Open House (1989–1990). Keller later had lead roles in the short-lived sitcoms Baby Talk (1991–1992), Camp Wilder (1992–1993), and Joe's Life (1993).

Magomedkhan Amanulayevich Gamzatkhanov , is a Russian professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and former military officer of Avar descent. Gamzatkhanov is better known by his ringname Volk Han (Волк-хан) and is renowned for his technical mastery of sambo.

Jaroslav Šilhavý is a Czech football manager and former player. He was born in Plzeň.

Paul David McCrane is an American film, television and theatre actor, as well as a television director and singer. He is known for his portrayal of Montgomery MacNeil in the 1980 film Fame, Frank Berry in the 1984 film The Hotel New Hampshire, Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop and RoboCop 3, and Robert Romano on the NBC medical drama television series ER.

Māris Kučinskis is a Latvian politician and former Prime Minister of Latvia.

Kazuki Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist and game creator, best known for creating Yu-Gi-Oh!.