Events from the year 1961 in Scotland.
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- 4 January – Graham McTavish, actor
- 20 January – Janey Godley, comedian and writer
- 14 February – Alison Saunders, Director of Public Prosecutions (England and Wales)
- 1 April – Susan Boyle, singer
- 6 April – Rory Bremner, impressionist, playwright and comedian
- 10 April – Nicky Campbell, broadcast presenter[3]
- 14 April – Robert Carlyle, actor
- 22 April – Ann McKechin, Labour MP from 2001
- 6 May – Tom Hunter, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- 7 May – Sue Black, forensic anthropologist
- 13 May – Ralph Milne, footballer (died 2015)
- 16 May – Sarah Boyack, Labour MSP from 1999
- 5 June – Rosie Kane, born Rosemary McGarvey, Socialist MSP from 2003 to 2007
- 22 June – Jimmy Somerville, pop singer
- 24 June – Iain Glen, actor
- 10 July – Carol Anne Davis, crime writer
- 18 September – Michael McMahon, Labour MSP from 2011
- 22 September – Liam Fox, Conservative MP from 1992
- 9 November – Jackie Kay, poet and novelist
- 18 November – Steven Moffat, television writer
- 23 December – Carol Smillie, television presenter
- 29 December – Jim Reid, alternative rock singer-songwriter
- 2 December – Richard Quinn, jockey
- 30 December – Charlie Nicholas, international footballer
- W. N. Herbert, poet
- Kevin Williamson, political activist