List of Famous people who born in 1961

Joan Chen is a Chinese-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and film producer. In China she performed in the 1979 film Little Flower ("小花") and came to the attention of western audiences for her performance in the 1987 film The Last Emperor. She is also known for her roles in Twin Peaks, Red Rose, White Rose, Saving Face, and The Home Song Stories, and for directing the feature film Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl.

Aleksei Mikhailovich Chaly is a businessman and formerly de facto mayor of Sevastopol. He declared himself mayor in February 2014, amidst the Crimean crisis, after the resignation of Volodymyr Yatsuba, the Viktor Yanukovych-appointed mayor. With Chaly as mayor, Sevastopol participated in the March 2014 referendum in which Crimea voted to separate itself politically from Ukraine and accede to Russia. On 1 April 2014 he was appointed as Governor of Sevastopol City by Russia. On 14 April, he was replaced by Sergey Menyaylo.

Tin Kai-Man, also spelled Tin Kai-mun, is a Hong Kong actor and production manager, most notable for his role in Shaolin Soccer. A well-known friend of Stephen Chow, he began acting in his films with the 1994 Hail the Judge. Tin also worked with Chow on the actor and director's highly successful Kung Fu Hustle.

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the current manager of Ukrainian club FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

Abdulla Nigmatovich Aripov is the Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, in office since 14 December 2016. Aripov is a member of the Uzbekistan Liberal Democratic Party. He was Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2012 and again in 2016.

Guido Girardi Lavín is a Chilean doctor and politician. He is serving the period between 2006 and 2014 as senator for the district No. 7 for Santiago Poniente. He is also serving as the current president of that chamber.

Ayhan Çarkın was a policeman. The leader of the Special Operations Department, İbrahim Şahin, said Çarkın was the most fearless policeman he had ever met.

Tata Amaral is a Brazilian director, writer, producer and actress. She has won various awards across South America, including 'Best director' and 'Best film'.

Ali Erdal Keser is currently the director of sport of Galatasaray S.K. A former Turkish international, he also served as player for Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Sarıyer and the Turkish national team.

Daniele Gatti is an Italian conductor. He is currently artistic advisor of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and music director of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma.