1961 in Wales - Births

Births

  • 24 January - Tarki Micallef, former professional footballer
  • 26 March - William Hague, Secretary of State for Wales 1995-97
  • 7 May - Phil Campbell, rock guitarist
  • 1 July - Diana, Princess of Wales (d. 1997)
  • 5 July - Gareth Jones ("Gaz Top"), TV presenter
  • 7 July - Steve Brace, long-distance runner
  • 8 August
    • The Edge (David Howell Evans), rock guitarist (in Barking, London, to Welsh parents)
    • Simon Weston, war hero
  • 18 August - Huw Edwards, newsreader
  • 30 August - Delyth Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Drefelin, charity worker and Labour peer
  • 29 September (in Barry) - Julia Gillard, Prime Minister of Australia
  • 20 October - Ian Rush, footballer
  • 25 November - Nuccia Focile, star of Welsh National Opera
  • date unknown - Twm Morys, poet

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