This is a list of various things that took place in 1961.
Significant events
Births
March
- March 9 - Rick Steiner (Bay City, Michigan)
April
- April 23 - Terry Gordy (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
July
- July 20 - Cheryl Rusa (Los Angeles, California)
August
- August 25 - Nick Kiniski (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
September
- September 1 - Bam Bam Bigelow (Asbury Park, New Jersey)
- September 6 - Wendi Richter (Dallas, Texas)
- September 17 - Jim Cornette (Louisville, Kentucky)
October
- October 1 - Rico Constantino (Las Vegas, Nevada)