List of Famous people who born in 1961

Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam is the 19th and current Grand Mufti of Egypt through Dar al-Ifta al-Misriyyah, succeeding Ali Gomaa.

Tarsem Singh Dhandwar, known professionally as Tarsem, is an Indian director who has worked on films, music videos, and commercials. He directed The Cell (2000), The Fall, Immortals (2011), Mirror Mirror (2012), and Self/less (2015).

Katayoun Riahi is an Iranian actress. She is also the founder and CEO of the Komak Charity Foundation. She left the film industry in 2009. She is also an ambassador of the Mehrafarin Foundation in Iran.

Baekuni, also known as Babe, is an Indonesian serial killer who mutilated and sexually abused several boys.

Bambang Dwi Hartono is an Indonesian politician who is a member of East Java's Regional People's Representative Council. A member of PDI-P, Bambang was the Mayor of Surabaya between 2002 and 2010, sandwiched by his two terms as Vice Mayor.

Oh Se-hoon is a South Korean politician who served as the mayor of Seoul between 2006 and August 26, 2011. On June 3, 2010, Oh was reelected as the Mayor of Seoul but resigned after losing a referendum on the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum. Oh was a member of the Bareun Party until its dissolution in 2018.

Masayoshi Yamashita is the original and current bass guitarist of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.