An overview of all Disney-related events that occurred in the year 1951.
Theatrical releases
Feature films
Shorts
- January 5 - Lion Down
- January 19 - Chicken in the Rough
- January 25 - The Practical Pig (re-issue)
- February 9 - Cold Storage
- March 2 - Dude Duck
- March 23
- April 27 - Cold War
- May 18 - Plutopia
- June 7 - Polar Trappers (re-issue)
- June 8 - Test Pilot Donald
- June 14 - Operation Wonderland
- June 29 - Tomorrow We Diet!
- July 20 - Lucky Number
- July 26 - The Old Mill (re-issue)
- July 28 - Nature's Half Acre
- August 1 - How to Catch a Cold
- August 10 - R'Coon Dawg
- August 31 - Get Rich Quick
- September 21 - Cold Turkey
- October 21 - Fathers Are People
- November 2 - Out of Scale
- November 23 - No Smoking
- December 14 - Bee on Guard
Television
Books
- Alice in Wonderland (Little Golden Book)
- Donald and Mickey, Cub Scouts
- Donald Duck's Lucky Day
- Mad Hatter's Tea Party
- Walt Disney's Bunny Book
- Walt Disney's Wonder Book
Character debuts
- February 9 - Fred Stork
- April 27 - Mrs. Goof
- July - Humperdink Duck
- July 28 - Alice, Alice's Sister, Dinah, White Rabbit, The Doorknob, Dodo, Bill the Lizard, Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum, The Walrus and The Carpenter, Bread-and-Butterflies, Flowers of Wonderland, Caterpillar, Mother bird, Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter, March Hare, Dormouse, Queen of Hearts, King of Hearts, Card Soldiers, Curious Oysters, Hammer and Pencil Birds, Mome Raths, Flamingos, Hedgehogs, Broomdog, Glasses Bird, Horn Ducks, Toucan, Cage Bird, Accordion Owl, Umbrella Vultures, Mirror Bird, Shovel Bird, Caucus Race Animals, Rocking Horsefly
- October 21 - Goofy Jr.
- November - The Beagle Boys
People
Births
- January 12 - Kirstie Alley (actress and spokesmodel)
- January 30 - Phil Collins (actor, singer-songwriter, and musician)
- February 10 - Bob Iger (current chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company)
- February 15 - Melissa Manchester (singer-songwriter, musician, and actress)
- February 24 - Debra Jo Rupp (actress and comedian)
- March 17 - Kurt Russell (actor)
- March 26 - John Pomeroy (animator)
- April 13 - Peabo Bryson (singer-songwriter)
- April 21 - Tony Danza (actor, television personality, tap dancer, boxer, and teacher)
- May 30 - Stephen Tobolowsky (actor, voice actor, comedian, and playright)
- June 9 - James Newton Howard (composer)
- June 13 - Stellan Skarsgård (actor)
- June 15 - Richard Rich (director, producer, and animator)
- June 18 - Miriam Flynn (actress and voice actress)
- June 20 - Tress MacNeille (voice actress and singer)
- June 29 - Don Rosa (comic writer and artist)
- July 1 - Terrence Mann (actor, voice actor, and singer)
- July 6 - Geoffrey Rush (actor, voice actor, and film producer)
- July 7 - Roz Ryan (actress, voice actress, singer, and comedian)
- July 8 - Anjelica Huston (actress, director, producer, and author)
- July 9 - Chris Cooper (actor and voice actor)
- July 18 - Margo Martindale (actress and voice actress)
- July 20 - Fritz Sperberg (actor and voice actor)
- July 21 - Robin Williams (comedian, actor, and voice actor)
- July 24 - Lynda Carter (actress, singer, songwriter, and beauty pageant titleholder)
- July 28 - Danny Mann (voice actor, comedian, writer, singer, musician, and production manager)
- August 4 - Pons Maar (actor, voice actor, puppeteer, artist, and filmmaker)
- August 12 - Barbara Dirickson (actress and voice actress)
- August 19 - John Deacon (musician)
- August 28 - Wayne Osmond (announcer, producer, singer-songwriter, musician)
- September 2 - Mark Harmon (actor)
- September 5 - Michael Keaton (actor, voice actor, producer, director, and comedian)
- September 7 - Mark Isham (composer, songwriter, and musician)
- September 12 - Joe Pantoliano (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- September 13 - Jean Smart (actress and voice actress)
- September 25 - Mark Hamill (actor, voice actor, writer, director, and producer)
- October 2 - Sting (musician, singer, songwriter, and actor)
- October 31 - Randy Cartwright (animator, storyboard artist, and character designer)
- November 9 - Lou Ferrigno (bodybuilder and actor)
- November 17 - Stephen Root (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- November 20 - Rodger Bumpass (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
- December 29 - Andy Gaskill (animator, art director, and storyboard artist)
Deaths
- March 16 - Webb Smith (animator and writer)
1951