1951 births

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010

President of Egypt from 2012 to 2013

al-Qaeda terrorist leader (1951–2022), Muslim jurist and theologian (Sunni), surgeon

British musician (born 1951)

Philip David Charles Collins is an English singer, drummer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He was the drummer and later became the lead singer of the rock band Genesis and had a successful solo career, achieving three UK number-one singles and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist. In total, his work with Genesis, other artists and solo resulted in more US top-40 singles than any other artist throughout the 1980s. His most successful singles from the period include "In the Air Tonight", "You Can't Hurry Love", "Against All Odds ", "One More Night", "Sussudio", "Another Day in Paradise", "Two Hearts" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down".

Russian chess player

American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)

American screenwriter, film producer and director (born 1952)

American actor

Australian actor (born 1951)

Kurt Vogel Russell is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor before transitioning to leading roles as an adult in various genres such as action adventures, science-fiction, westerns, romance films, comedic films, and family dramas. He is known for collaborating with filmmakers such as John Carpenter and Quentin Tarantino, and has received a Critics' Choice Super Award as well as various award nominations, including for a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.

American theoretical physicist

Dutch association football manager (born 1951)

Kathryn Ann Bigelow is an American filmmaker. Her accolades include two Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and a Primetime Emmy Award.

Spanish-Swiss engineer, architect, and artist (born 1951)

Prime Minister of Pakistan (2022–2023; 2024–present)

8th President of Ireland

Chechen warlord and politician

American actress (born 1951)

President of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014

Nobel Prize winner, and Professor of Clinical Microbiology

Stellan John Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier, appearing in Breaking the Waves (1996), Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Melancholia (2011), and Nymphomaniac (2013). Skarsgård's early English-speaking film roles include The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), Good Will Hunting (1997), Ronin (1998), and King Arthur (2004). His accolades include two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominations for an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Critics’ Choice Award.

Nobel prize winning US physicist

English association football player and manager

American actress (1951–2022)

Belgian politician (born 1951)

Italian footballer and manager

Welsh singer (born 1951)

47.° President of Paraguay

German association football player (born 1951)

former Prime Minister of France (2024)

Scottish association football player and manager

Irish poliitician (* 1951)

British actress

Chechen politician and Islamic religious leader (1951–2004)

Prime Minister of Greece (2012–2015)

former Prime Minister of France (2024–2025)

American science fiction novelist (born 1951)

American theoretical physicist

English rock singer

Irish singer-songwriter and political activist (born 1951)

British actress (1951–2024)

11th Taoiseach of Ireland from 1997 to 2008

President of the Republic of Haiti (1951-2014)

Hungarian-born Italian pornographic actress, singer and politician

American actor

Dutch football manager and player (1951–2024)

61st President of Mexico

American actor (1951-)

Aide to the President of the Russian Federation since 2024 and former secretary of the Security Council of Russia (2008–2024)

Japanese association football player (1951–2009)

Evonne Fay Goolagong Cawley is an Australian former professional tennis player. She was ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), and was one of the world's leading players in the 1970s and early 1980s. Goolagong won 86 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven singles majors, and 46 doubles titles, including seven doubles majors.

Queen and Queen Dowager of Jordan; philanthropist and activist

Japanese association football player

American composer and music producer (born 1951)

Neurosurgeon and former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development

British heavy metal singer

21st President of Liberia

former president of the Dominican Republic