1961 births

Arve Lønnum (born 21 October 1961) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Progress Party.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Arve Lønnum Sr. and editor Mimi Rustad Wold. His father was a politician and professor in neurology at the University of Oslo.He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1995, and thereafter spent his career in the lawyer's firm Ræder, Wisløff, Aasland & Co. He was a junior solicitor from 1995, then lawyer from 1997, then partner from 2001.In politics, he was a member of Oslo city council from 1987 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007. He was leader of his party group from 1990 to 1991, and leader of the city chapter of his party from 2001 to 2002. From 1987 both he and his father were members of the city council, but his father died in 1988. Arve Lønnum Jr. was also a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the term 1993–1997, and met during 110 days of parliamentary session. He was a board member of the Oslo Port Authority from 1996 to 1999.

Ann-Magrit Austenå (born 28 June 1961) is a Norwegian journalist and organizational leader. As of 2018 she is secretary-general of NOAS, the Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers.She was born in Oslo. She graduated as cand.mag. in sociology, social science and mass communication from the University of Oslo in 1985, and has been journalist for the newspapers Vårt Land and Dagbladet. She chaired the Norwegian Union of Journalists from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009 she was assistant secretary-general of the Norwegian Red Cross, and since 2010 she has been secretary-general of the Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers.

André Krogsæter (born 12 May 1961), nicknamed "Kråka", is a Norwegian football player. He was born in Oslo. He played for the club Lillestrøm, and also for the Norwegian national team. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.He became Norwegian champion with the club Lillestrøm in 1981 and 1985. In 1985, he scored all four goals for Lillestrøm in the final against Vålerengen.

Kristin Kloster Aasen (born 4 January 1961) is the former first vice president of Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports from 2015 to 2019. She was the president of the Norwegian Equestrian Federation from 2003 to 2012, and elected onto the International Olympic Committee in 2017. While with the IOC, Assen was part of commissions for the 2026 Winter Olympics, 2026 Winter Paralympics and 2032 Summer Olympics.

Beatriz Bracher (born August 7, 1961) is a Brazilian writer.
Bracher was born in São Paulo, and studied Brazilian and Portuguese Literature at the Pontifical Catholic Universities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. She was the founder and editor of the literary magazine 34 Letras from 1988 to 1991 and of Editora 34 publishing house, from 1992 to 2000. Bracher's first novel, Azul e Dura, was published in 2002. Her novel Anatomia do Paraíso (2015) won the São Paulo Prize for Literature and Rio Prize for Literature.Bracher wrote the screenplay for the films Cronicamente Inviável (2000), Os Inquilinos (2009, Best Screenplay award at Festival do Rio) and O Abismo Prateado (2011).

Miguel Martins Abrahão is a prolific Brazilian writer and dramatist, author of numerous plays and books.

Ivar Tollefsen (born 23 June 1961) is a Norwegian businessman, the founder of Tollefsen Enterprises and Fredensborg AS.

Maria Aparecida Pereira Anastasio (born 29 January 1961) is a Brazilian actress and TV host.

Marcelo Fromer (December 3, 1961 – June 13, 2001) was the guitarist of Brazilian rock band Titãs. One of the founding members and also the band's manager, he died in 2001, after being hit by a motorcycle while jogging.

Linn Sem Stokke (born 18 September 1961) is a Norwegian actress, author, singer and composer.
She is the daughter of Ingebjørg Sem and Tor Stokke, both actors. She had her début at the National Theatre as a child, in 1975, and has since acted in over 25 productions there. Stokke became known to a national audience at a young age, in the role of the daughter in the sitcom Hjemme hos oss in 1980. She has also worked in international productions, such as Mio min Mio (1987) and the Swedish Om kärlek (1987) See UTUBE In 2006 Stokke released her first album, Unfolding, described as "jazz-inspired singer/songwriter-pop with more than a little hint of new age." In 2007 she was asked to compose and perform the signature melody for "Symposia 07 and the silent prayer for the earth"
These two songs, "Breathing Love" and "The New Day", are only available on iTunes and www.linnstokke.com
She has also written two books: Tanker fra en sorg (Thoughts from a grief) – a collection of poems – and the children's book Trollet Trym og den hemmelige farven, which has also been translated to Japanese. In 2006 the book was reprinted by GyldendalGood books. The book has also been filmed for television. Linn lived for seven years with the actor Hans Ola Sørlie, who died in a car accident in 1988. She is currently married to the entrepreneur Atle Brynestad, and in 1997 quit her job at the National Theatre to "set her self free", as she said. Stokke has two children with her first husband, and two with her second.