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THE COLLECTION / BY AGEAGE 61

AT 61.At 61, these people

Turning 61 this year: born in ….
Ages are by calendar year (the year minus the birth year).

Became known at this age3

  1. 61this year Jensen Huang2024 Elected to the National Academy of Engineering + 5 more
  2. 61this year Jeong Kwan2017 Appears in Netflix’s Chef’s Table season 3 + 1 more
  3. 61this year Kang Ae-shim2024 JTBC’s Frankly Speaking ends + 2 more

Not yet known2

  1. 8 yrs laterknown at 69 Sunjae2017 Honorary doctorate from Joong-ang Sangha University + 1 more
  2. 3 yrs laterknown at 64 Kim Hyesoon2016 Autobiography of Death published

Already known40

  1. 1 yr beforeknown at 60 Cho Hee-sook2019 Takes over Hansikgonggan and becomes owner-chef
  2. 2 yrs beforeknown at 59 Park Hang-seo2020 Out in the AFC U-23 Championship group stage
  3. 3 yrs beforeknown at 58 Yeo Kyung-lae2021 Appointed endowed professor in the Food Service Culinary Management major at Seoul Digital University + 1 more
  4. 7 yrs beforeknown at 54 Ina Garten2009 First Emmy
  5. 7 yrs beforeknown at 54 Judy Sheindlin2003 CBS News revisits her a decade after the first 60 Minutes interview
  6. 7 yrs beforeknown at 54 Na Moon-hee2002 Acting Award at the SBS Drama Awards
  7. 8 yrs beforeknown at 53 Christoph Waltz2017 Directed Falstaff at Opera Vlaanderen
  8. 8 yrs beforeknown at 53 Im Kwon-taek1995 Im Kwon-taek Film Festival opens in Seoul
  9. 10 yrs beforeknown at 51 Tim Cook2021 Ten years as CEO + 1 more
  10. 10 yrs beforeknown at 51 Kim Hae-sook2016 Top Excellence Award for Actress at the SBS Drama Awards
  11. 17 yrs beforeknown at 44 Bryan Cranston2017 Presents Sneaky Pete at the TCA press tour + 1 more
  12. 18 yrs beforeknown at 43 Kim Tschang-yeul1990 Homecoming show Return at Hyundai Hwarang
  13. 20 yrs beforeknown at 41 José Mourinho2024 Sacked by Roma + 1 more
  14. 21 yrs beforeknown at 40 Son Hyun-joo2026 Netflix series The Wonderfools released + 1 more
  15. 21 yrs beforeknown at 40 Ha-Joon Chang2024 SOAS Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation opens + 1 more
  16. 22 yrs beforeknown at 39 Do Ho Suh2023 Work offered at K Auction
  17. 23 yrs beforeknown at 38 Jennifer Coolidge2022 First Emmy nomination + 2 more
  18. 24 yrs beforeknown at 37 Park Chan-wook2024 HBO’s The Sympathizer released + 1 more
  19. 25 yrs beforeknown at 36 Viola Davis2026 JuVee signs a first-look deal with Universal + 1 more
  20. 26 yrs beforeknown at 35 Jeff Bezos2025 Marries Lauren Sánchez in Venice + 1 more
  21. 28 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Ufan1997 Solo show at the Jeu de Paume in Paris + 1 more
  22. 28 yrs beforeknown at 33 Lee Bul2025 Signs with Hauser & Wirth + 1 more
  23. 30 yrs beforeknown at 31 Hwang Sok-yong2004 Elected head of the National Artists Federation + 1 more
  24. 31 yrs beforeknown at 30 Michelle Yeoh2023 Golden Globe for best actress + 5 more
  25. 32 yrs beforeknown at 29 Go Doo-shim2012 The play Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
  26. 32 yrs beforeknown at 29 Woo Young-mi2020 No. 1 in sales at Le Bon Marché’s men’s store
  27. 33 yrs beforeknown at 28 Shah Rukh Khan2026 Confirms the release date of King
  28. 33 yrs beforeknown at 28 Choi Min-sik2023 Individual Golden Bird Prize at the Seoul International Drama Awards
  29. 35 yrs beforeknown at 26 Sumi Jo2023 Announces the launch of the Sumi Jo International Voice Competition + 1 more
  30. 36 yrs beforeknown at 25 Keanu Reeves2025 Waiting for Godot opens on Broadway + 1 more
  31. 37 yrs beforeknown at 24 Cho Chikun2017 1,500 career wins, the first in Japanese Go
  32. 39 yrs beforeknown at 22 Kim Yon-ja2020 Appeared on SBS My Little Old Boy
  33. 39 yrs beforeknown at 22 Ha Hyung-joo2023 Takes office as standing auditor of the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation
  34. 40 yrs beforeknown at 21 Myung-whun Chung2014 BBC Proms with the Seoul Philharmonic
  35. 40 yrs beforeknown at 21 Park Joo-bong2025 Named head coach of the Korean badminton national team
  36. 40 yrs beforeknown at 21 Kim Mi-sook2020 KBS2’s Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life ends
  37. 40 yrs beforeknown at 21 Yuh Myung-woo2025 Visits the 1st Sejong Sports Council Chairman’s Cup national recreational boxing tournament
  38. 41 yrs beforeknown at 20 Chang Jung-koo2024 Asia Today interview
  39. 42 yrs beforeknown at 19 Cha Bum-kun2014 SBS commentator contract expires
  40. 42 yrs beforeknown at 19 Sun Dong-yol2024 15th Sun Dong-yol Cup OK National Deaf Baseball Tournament
20 more with nothing recorded that year＋

Ricky Gervais · Martha Stewart · Andrea Bocelli · Harrison Ford · Bernard Arnault · Mark Cuban · Kyung Wha Chung · Youn Yuh-jung · Lee Chang-dong · Kim Young-ok · Hu Duk-juk · Hong Soo-hwan · Huh Jung-moo · Shin Kyung-sook · Park Seo-bo · Park Hyo-nam · Cho Hun-hyun · Pomnyun · Kang Seok-woo · Im Ha-ryong

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