Famous Birthdays for January 1961

Months in 1961: February March April May June July August September October November December

Birthdays 1 - 66 of 66

1st - Irv Eatman, NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
1st - Marcia Cross, actress (Melrose Place)
1st - Fiona Phillips, British television presenter
1st - Mark Wingett, British actor
2nd - Gabrielle Carteris, Phoenix Az, actress (Andrea-Beverly Hills 90210)
2nd - Todd Haynes, American film director
3rd - Erwin Blom, Dutch singer/guitarist (Eton Crop)
4th - Lee Curreri, NYC, actor (Bruno Martelli-Fame)
5th - Curt Bader, Bloomfield Iowa, sprint kayak (Olympics-96)
6th - Dirk de Vries, Dutch pop bassist (Kong-Slauerhoff)
6th - Howie Long, former NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow)
6th - Paul Azinger, golfer
7th - Andrew Thomson, Australian politician
7th - Supriya Pathak, Indian actress
7th - John Thune, American politician
8th - Shoaib Mohammad, cricketer (son of Hanif Patient & prolific batsman)
8th - Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese creator of Yu-Gi-Oh
8th - Calvin Smith, American athlete
9th - Oliver Goldstick, American screenwriter
Actress Gabrielle Carteris (2nd) 10th - Evan Handler, NYC, actor (Dear Mr Wonderful)
10th - Janet Jones, Bridgeton MO, actress (American Anthem, Flamingo Kid)
10th - Nadja Salerni-Sonnenberg, Rome Italy, concert violinist
11th - Paul Skansi, NFL wide receiver (Seattle Seahawk)
11th - Jasper Fforde, British author
12th - Andrea Carnevale, soccer player (Napoli)
13th - Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Sussex, rock vocalist (Madness-Our House)
13th - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, NYC, comedienne (SNL, Seinfeld, Soul Man, Troll)
13th - Kelly Hrudey, Edmonton, NHL goalie (LA Kings)
13th - Kent Hull, NFL center (Buffalo Bills)
13th - Suggs, English singer
14th - Robert Edwin Hall, mountaineer/businessman
15th - Iris DeMent, Paragould Ar, country singer (Our Town)
15th - Yves P. Pelletier, Canadian comedian and film director
16th - Paul Raven, English musician (Killing Joke) (d. 2007)
Seinfeld Comedienne Julia Louis-Dreyfus (13th) 16th - Jill Sobule, American singer-songwriter
17th - Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi USSR, women's world chess champ
17th - Brian Helgeland, American writer and film director
18th - Mark D Messier, Edmonton Alberta, NHL Center (Edmonton, NY Rangers)
18th - Peter Beardsley, English footballer
18th - Jeff Yagher, American actor
19th - Paul McCrane, actor (Hotel New Hampshire, We're Fighting Back)
19th - William Ragsdale, AK, actor (Fright Night, Mannequin 2, Smooth Talk)
21st - Sherry Ramsay, Stauton Va, actress (Trish Mason-As the World Turns)
22nd - Barb Thomas Whitehead, Sibley IA, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian Open)
23rd - Trey Junkin, tight end (Arizona Cardinals)
23rd - Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's most-wanted terror fugitive
24th - Nastassja Kinski, Berlin Germany, actress (Tess, Cat People)
24th - Krasimir Mikhailov Stoyanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut
24th - Vince Russo, American writer
24th - William Van Dijck, Belgian athlete
25th - Michele Tobin, Chicago Ill, actress (Fitzpatricks)
25th - Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician
NHL all-time top scorer Wayne Gretzky (26th) 26th - Wayne Gretzky, Brantford Ont, NHL great scorer (Oiler, King, Rangers)
27th - Charlotte Kemp, Omaha Ne, playmate (Dec, 1982)
27th - Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker (New Order-Round & Round)
27th - Jean-Paul Banos, Lavelanet France, Canada sabre (Oly-9/10-88, 92, 96)
27th - Karen Velez, Rockville Ctr NY, playmate (December, 1984)
27th - Margo Timmins, singer (Cowboy Junkies)
27th - Martin Degville, rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik-Love Missile F-111)
27th - Rudi Mauger, rocker (Crew Cuts)
27th - Dina Bonnevie, Filipino actress
27th - Narciso Rodriguez, American fashion designer
28th - Luann L Lee, Santa Monica Ca, playmate (Jan, 1987)
29th - Mike Aldrete, US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, NY Yankees)
30th - Ranjit Madurasinghe, cricketer (3 Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92)
31st - Lloyd Cole, guitar/vocals (& the Commotions-Rattlesnakes)