1961 (people)

Timeline for 1961

20th century | 1960s

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In 1961, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. People with known 1961 birthdays included:

• 12 January - Actor Sean Blowers was born.^[1]
• 12 January - Actor Simon Russell Beale was born.^[2]
• 28 January - Actor Mike Holoway was born.^[3]
• 19 February - Actor Susan Baker was born.^[4]
• 20 February - Actor Imogen Stubbs was born.^[5]
• 11 March - Writer Jake Arnott was born.^[6]
• 16 March - Actor Elizabeth McKechnie was born.^[7]
• 22 March - Writer Simon Furman was born.^[8]
• 23 March - Actor Kim Ismay was born.^[9]
• 28 March - Actor Orla Brady was born.^[10]
• 3 April - Actor Edward Highmore was born.^[11]
• 9 April - Actor Perry Benson was born.^[12]
• 23 April - Comic penciller Art Wetherell was born.^[13]
• 25 April - Actor Cyril Nri was born.^[14]
• 2 May - Writer Tom Arden was born.^[15]
• 3 May - Actor Michael Gould was born.^[16]
• 6 May - Actor Pippa Haywood was born.^[17]
• 9 May - Actor Tracy Brabin was born.^[18]
• 14 May - Writer David Quantick was born.^[19]
• 17 May - Actor Corey Johnson was born.^[20]
• 20 May - Actor Owen Teale was born.^[21]
• 26 May - Actor Dean Hollingsworth was born.^[22]
• 28 May - Actor Shobu Kapoor was born.^[23]
• 2 June - Actor Liam Cunningham was born.^[24]
• 2 June - Actor Sean Chapman was born.^[25]
• 24 June - Actor Iain Glen was born.^[26]
• 27 June - Actor Meera Syal was born.^[27]
• 9 July - Actor Richard Pearce was born.^[28]
• 16 August - Actor Saskia Reeves was born.^[29]
• 23 August - Actor Jay Villiers was born.^[30]
• 24 August - Writer David J. Howe was born.^[31]
• 25 August - Artist Kev Hopgood was born.^[32]
• 9 September - Actor Jamie Bradley was born.
• 14 September - Writer Justin Richards was born.^[33]
• 15 September - Actor Colin McFarlane was born.^[34]
• 21 September - Actor David Charles was born.^[35]
• 29 September - Actor, Writer, Director and Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs was born.^[36]
• 18 October - Costume Designer Ray Holman was born.^[37]
• 26 October - Actor Sakuntala Ramanee was born.^[38]
• 31 October - Actor Peter Jackson was born.^[39]
• 18 November - Writer Steven Moffat was born.^[40]
• 25 November - Actor Simon Fisher-Becker was born.^[41]
• 27 November - Actor Samantha Bond was born.^[42]
• 28 November - Actor Martin Clunes was born.^[43]
• 6 December - Actor Robin Aspland was born.^[44]
• 12 December - Actor Sarah Sutton was born.^[45]
• 15 December - Director Paul Wilmshurst was born.^[46]
• 19 December - Actor Matthew Waterhouse was born..^[47]
• 24 December - Actor Ieuan Rhys was born.^[48]