List of Famous people who born in 1961

John Hillcoat is an Australian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, and music video director.

Keith James Brown is a Scottish politician who is currently Depute Leader of the Scottish National Party. He is a former Royal Marines commando and served as Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work from May 2016 to June 2018. Brown has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) since 2007, first representing the Ochil constituency 2007–2011, then the Clackmannanshire and Dunblane constituency since 2011.

Jean Rabasse is a French cinema set decorator and scenographer.

Kazuhiko Aoki is a Japanese politician. After an earlier career working for a television broadcasting company, he entered the field of politics, serving as secretary to his politician father Mikio Aoki since 1999. In 2010 he succeeded his father as a member in the House of Councillors for the Shimane at-large district. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, Aoki was re-elected to the House in July 2016 as the member for the merged Tottori-Shimane at-large district. He is affiliated to the revisionist lobby Nippon Kaigi.

Paolo Fresu is an Italian jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player, as well as a composer and arranger of music.

Gillian Margaret Clark, is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and is currently a badminton television commentator.