January
- 19 January
- Paul McCrane is born.
- 27 January
- Matt LoGuercio is born.
February
- 3 February
- Geoffrey Nauffts is born.
- 11 February
- Carey Lowell is born.
- 25 February
- David Lansbury is born.
March
- 4 March
- Steven Weber is born.
- 7 March
- Mary Beth Evans is born.
- 29 March
- Amy Sedaris is born.
April
- 2 April
- Christopher Meloni is born.
- 19 April
- Catherine Lloyd Burns is born.
May
- 16 May
- John Scherer is born.
June
- 1 June
- David Andrew MacDonald is born.
- 4 June
- Julie White is born.
- 29 June
- Sharon Lawrence is born.
August
- 25 August
- Ally Walker is born.
September
- 30 September
- Eric Stoltz is born.
November
- 18 November
- Nick Chinlund is born.
December
- 16 December
- Sam Robards is born.
- 19 December
- Scott Cohen is born.
1961 in the Law & Order universe
Detective Robert Goren is born