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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. Sometime this year, reference book writer David J. Howe was born. People with known 1961 birthdays included:
- 12 January - Actor Sean Blowers was born.
- 19 February - Actor Susan Baker was born.
- 3 April - Actor Edward Highmore was born.
- 23 April - Comic penciller Art Wetherell was born.
- 25 April - Actor Cyril Nri was born.
- 2 May - Writer Tom Arden 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 Michelle Collins was born.
- 2 June - Actor Liam Cunningham was born.
- 2 June - Actor Sean Chapman was born.
- 27 June - Actor Meera Syal was born.
- 9 September - Actor Jamie Bradley was born.
- 26 October - Actor Sakuntala Ramanee was born.
- 31 October - Actor Moya Brady was born.
- 18 November - Head writer Steven Moffat was born.
- 28 November - Actor Martin Clunes was born.
- 6 December - Actor Robin Aspland was born.
- 12 December - Actor Sarah Sutton was born.
- 19 December - Actor Matthew Waterhouse was born.