1951 births

Dr. Gary Wayne Hall Sr. (born August 7, 1951) is an American former competitive swimmer, three-time Olympic medalist, and former world record-holder in five events. He is also a former ophthalmologist.

Harry Robinson Hamlin (born October 30, 1951) is an American actor, author, and entrepreneur. He is best known for his roles as Perseus in the 1981 fantasy film Clash of the Titans, a role he reprised in 2007's Santa Monica Studio video game God of War II, and as Michael Kuzak in the legal drama series L.A. Law, for which he received three Golden Globe nominations. For his recurring role as Jim Cutler on the AMC drama series Mad Men, Hamlin received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.

Arnulf Sunde (born 12 October 1951) is a former speed skater from Norway, who represented his native country at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. There he finished in sixth place in the men's 500 metres, together with the Netherlands' Jan Bazen.
Sunde competed for Gjøvik SK. His best performance at the World Sprint Championship was 21st place in 1972.

Luiza Helena Trajano Inácio Rodrigues (born 9 October 1948) is a Brazilian billionaire businessperson. She is chair of the retailer Magazine Luiza and associated companies. In July 2020, Forbes noted that she was Brazil's wealthiest woman. Trajano is an advisory board member to both UNICEF Brazil and UNFPA Brazil, among other entities. In 2021 Luiza was listed by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. She is a feminist. As of April 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$1.4 billion.

Adilson de Freitas Nascimento, also commonly known as Adilson Nascimento, or simply Adilson (3 December 1951 – 3 February 2009), was a Brazilian professional basketball player. He died in 2009 due to cancer.

Klaus Petersen (born 18 February 1951) is a Danish modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.

Flemming Meyer (born 13 December 1951) is a German-Danish politician from the South Schleswig Voters' Association (SSW) and was a member of the Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein from 2009 to 2020.

Maria Lúcia Ribeiro Alckmin (born 28 December 1951), commonly known as Lu Alckmin, is former first lady of the state of São Paulo, occupying the position of president of the São Paulo Social Fund between 2001 and 2006 and 2011 and 2018. In the 2022 elections, her husband was elected the 26th Vice President of Brazil, making her the second lady of the country effective 1 January 2023.Lu Alckmin has been married to Geraldo Alckmin since 16 March 1979, when he was still in office as mayor of Pindamonhangaba. They have three children. She became First Lady of São Paulo in 2001 after her husband took over the state government following the death of then-Governor Mário Covas. Withith the re-election of Geraldo Alckmin in 2002, Lu continued as first lady of the state until 31 March 2006, when Alckmin resigned to run for president.
In 2010, she returned to being first lady of the state due to her husband's election as governor. Geraldo was re-elected in 2014 for the same post. Lu remained the lady of the house at Palácio dos Bandeirantes until 2018, when her husband resigned again to run for president.

Nina Malterud (born 1951) is a Norwegian ceramist. A graduate of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry, since 1975 she has created a variety of practical and artistic artefacts, both large and small, working mainly with blue clay. Applying her art to tiles, she has decorated public buildings including the University of Tromsø and the Courthouse in Sandvika. Malterud was head of ceramics at the Bergen Academy of Art and Design from 1994, serving as rector from 2002 to 2010. In 2022, she not only received the Ulrik Hendriksen Honorary Award but was honoured with the St. Olav's Medal.

Sérgio Dias Baptista (born December 1, 1950) is a Brazilian rock musician, composer and guitar player. Twice a Latin Grammy nominee, he is best known for his work with the band Os Mutantes and has been the only consistent member of the band, appearing on every album since its formation. In 2010 Sergio Dias collaborated with the band Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family in a project called "We are the Lilies", which also featured contributions from Iggy Pop and Jane Birkin.