List of Famous people who born in 1961

Jon Van Caneghem is an American video game director, designer and producer. He is best known for launching development studio New World Computing in 1983, making his design debut in 1986 with Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum. During the company's 20-year lifespan, Van Caneghem was involved in the creation and direction of several franchises, including the Might and Magic role-playing series and the spin-off Heroes of Might and Magic and King's Bounty strategy series.

Paul Alfred Davis, is a Canadian politician who was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador and Leader of the Opposition in the province. Davis served as the 12th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from September 26, 2014 to December 14, 2015. He was the member of the House of Assembly for Topsail-Paradise from 2015 to 2018, previously representing Topsail from 2010 to 2015.

Anna Behlmer is an American re-recording mixer for film and television. She has been nominated for ten Academy Awards in the category Best Sound Mixing and is the first woman to be nominated in this category. She has worked on more than 120 films since 1987. Behlmer attended California State University, Northridge and was the recipient of the CAS Career Achievement Award in 2018.

Elizabeth Whitcraft is an American actress who played small parts in some notable American films in the 1980s and 1990s. She was often credited as Liza Whitcraft or Liz Whitcraft.