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In 1951, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born. Sometime this year, actors Angela Bruce and Nigel Humphreys were born. People with known 1951 birthdays included:
- 7 January - Actor Helen Worth was born.
- 5 February - Actor Robin Sachs was born.
- 9 March - Director Chris Clough was born.
- 13 April - Actor Peter Davison was born.
- 20 April - Actor Louise Jameson was born.
- 23 May - Actor Don Warrington was born.
- 4 June - Actor David Yip was born.
- 24 June - Actors David Rodigan and Simon Rouse were born.
- 28 June - Actor Lalla Ward was born.
- 13 July - Photographer Joseph Lederer was born.
- 17 July - Visual effects designer Dave Chapman was born.
- 20 July - Actor Jeff Rawle was born.
- 6 September - Actor Judith Byfield was born.
- 24 September - Actor David Banks was born.
- 21 December - Actor Jane How was born.