1961 (people)

Sometime this year, reference book writer David J. Howe was born. People with known birthdays included:
 * 12 January - Actor Sean Blowers was born.
 * 12 January - Actor Simon Russell Beale was born.
 * 28 January - Actor Mike Holoway was born.
 * 19 February - Actor Susan Baker was born.
 * 20 February - Actor Imogen Stubbs was born.
 * 11 March - Writer Jake Arnott was born.
 * 16 March - Actor Elizabeth McKechnie was born.
 * 22 March - Writer Simon Furman was born.
 * 28 March - Actor Orla Brady was born.
 * 3 April - Actor Edward Highmore was born.
 * 9 April - Actor Perry Benson was born.
 * 23 April - Comic penciller Art Wetherell was born.
 * 25 April - Actor Cyril Nri was born.
 * 2 May - Writer Tom Arden was born.
 * 3 May - Actor Michael Gould was born.
 * 6 May - Actor Pippa Haywood was born.
 * 9 May - Actor Tracy Brabin was born.
 * 14 May - Writer David Quantick was born.
 * 17 May - Actor Corey Johnson was born.
 * 20 May - Actor Owen Teale was born.
 * 26 May - Actor Dean Hollingsworth was born.
 * 28 May - Actor Shobu Kapoor was born.
 * 2 June - Actor Liam Cunningham was born.
 * 2 June - Actor Sean Chapman was born.
 * 24 June - Actor Iain Glen was born.
 * 27 June - Actor Meera Syal was born.
 * 9 July - Actor Richard Pearce was born.
 * 16 August - Actor Saskia Reeves was born.
 * 24 August - Writer David J. Howe was born.
 * 25 August - Artist Kev Hopgood was born.
 * 9 September - Actor Jamie Bradley was born.
 * 14 September - Writer Justin Richards was born.
 * 15 September - Actor Colin McFarlane was born.
 * 23 September - Actor Jay Villiers was born.
 * 29 September - Actor, Writer, Director and Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs was born.
 * 18 October - Costume Designer Ray Holman was born.
 * 26 October - Actor Sakuntala Ramanee was born.
 * 31 October - Actor Peter Jackson was born.
 * 18 November - Writer Steven Moffat was born.
 * 25 November - Actor Simon Fisher-Becker was born.
 * 27 November - Actor Samantha Bond was born.
 * 28 November - Actor Martin Clunes was born.
 * 6 December - Actor Robin Aspland was born.
 * 12 December - Actor Sarah Sutton was born.
 * 15 December - Director Paul Wilmshurst was born.
 * 19 December - Actor Matthew Waterhouse was born.