List of Famous people who born in 1961

Ingeborg Helen Gräßle is a German politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2004 until 2019. She is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, part of the European People's Party. Among other roles, she served as chair of the Budgetary Control Committee.

Christopher J. "Fergy" Ferguson is a Boeing commercial astronaut and a retired United States Navy Captain and NASA astronaut. He was the pilot of Space Shuttle Atlantis on his first mission to space, STS-115, which launched on September 9, 2006 and returned to Earth on September 21, 2006. He then commanded STS-126 aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour. In 2011, he was assigned as commander of STS-135, which was the final mission of the space shuttle program.

Wolfgang Voigt is an electronic music DJ and producer from Cologne, Germany, known for his output under various aliases, such as Gas. He signed on numerous record labels, including Warp, Harvest, Raster-Noton, Force Inc, Astral Industries and Kompakt. The latter was co-founded by Voigt alongside Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. He is considered one of the most influential minimal techno artists.

Manuel Octavio Bermúdez Estrada is a Colombian rapist and serial killer who confessed to killing 21 children in remote areas of Colombia. He has been given the nickname "El Monstruo de los Cañaduzales". He was sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Thomas Victor Carroll is an Australian former professional surfer from Sydney. He won the Australian Junior Title in 1978, the Pro Juniors in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 and 1984 ASP World Tour, and the 1987 Pipe Masters. He became the first surfing millionaire after signing a contract with Quiksilver in 1989.

Allen Christopher Bertram Bathurst, 9th Earl Bathurst, known as Lord Apsley till 2011, is a British peer and conservationist.