1961 (people)

1961 in

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the DWU • production history • vital statistics

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.
• 12 January - Actor Simon Russell Beale was born.
• 19 February - Actor Susan Baker was born.
• 11 March - Writer Jake Arnott was born.
• 16 March - Actor Elizabeth McKechnie 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.
• 3 May - Actor Michael Gould was born.
• 6 May - Actor Pippa Haywood 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 July - Actor Richard Pearce was born.
• 9 September - Actor Jamie Bradley was born.
• 14 September - Writer Justin Richards was born.
• 15 September - Actor Colin McFarlane was born.
• 23 September - Actor Jay Villiers was born.
• 29 September - Actor, Writer, Director and Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs was born.
• 26 October - Actor Sakuntala Ramanee was born.
• 31 October - Actor Moya Brady was born.
• 18 November - Writer Steven Moffat was born.
• 27 November - Actor Samantha Bond was born.
• 28 November - Actor Martin Clunes was born.
• 6 December - Actor Robin Aspland was born.
• 12 December - Actor Sarah Sutton was born.
• 15 December - Director Paul Wilmshurst was born.
• 19 December - Actor Matthew Waterhouse was born.

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