Famous People Born In 1960 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Michael Stipe

John Michael Stipe was born on 4th January 1960 in Decatur, Georgia, and was a co-founder of the alternative rock band R.E.M. "If you believe they put a man in the moon" was a line from a R.E.M. song that focussed in the story of the tragic comic Andy Kaufman. "Monster" and "Out Of Time" were US Number 1 albums for the band in 1994 and 1991 respectively.

Answer: James Spader

James Todd Spader was born on 7th February 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts. Among his film roles were "Sex, Lies and Video Tape" (1989) and "Pretty In Pink" (1986). He played an attorney in "The Practise" (2003 and 2004 Season) and its spin-off "Boston Legal" (2004 to 2008).

Answer: Prince Andrew

Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, was born on 19th February 1960 at Buckingham Palace, London. He served in the Royal Navy, flying helicopters in the Falklands War of 1982. He married Sarah Ferguson in 1986, but they divorced in 1996. They had two daughters.

A keen golfer, he was captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club at St. Andrews in the 2003-04 golfing year. He became a 'Special Representative for International Trade and Investment' to the Department of Trade and Industry.

Answer: Jeremy Clarkson

Jeremy Clarkson became the face (and tone) of the BBC TV programme "Top Gear". In 2009, a poll of viewers voted "Top Gear" the best show to have appeared on British TV since the turn of the 21st Century. The 'gangrenous wound' quote was said of the Porsche Cayenne.

He also rubbished an entire model run of the Vauxhall Vectra and company workers blamed him for its financial failure (To be fair, others also said the Vectra was a dog of a car). Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson was born on 11th April 1960 in Yorkshire, England.

A journalist by trade, Clarkson went on to work on "Top Gear" in 2002, and also wrote columns for national newspapers. He was noted for his forthright, tongue-in-cheek and often controversial views.

Answer: Bono

Bono was born Paul David Hewson on 10th May 1960 at Glasnevin, Co. Dublin. He was co-founder of U2 in 1976, while the band members were still at school. Their albums included "Achtung Baby" (1990) "Rattle and Hum" (1988) and "War" (1983). They also embarked on the worldwide 'War Tour'.

His political campaigning was as well known as his songwriting and he was awarded an honorary knighthood. In 2005 "Time" magazine selected him (along with Bill and Melinda Gates) to represent the 'Good Samaritans' as their "Person of the Year".

Answer: John Elway

John Albert Elway, Jr. was born on 28th June 1960 in Port Angeles, Washington. He played his entire NFL career for just one team, the Denver Broncos. He set many NFL records, including passing attempts and completion and yardage gained. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2004.

Answer: Ian Hislop

Ian David Hislop was born on 13th July1960 in Swansea, Wales. He became editor of "Private Eye" magazine in 1986. The magazine's crusading and fearless reportage earned him the reputation of being Britain's most-sued journalist. After losing one high court libel action to the wife of a serial killer he told journalists "If that was justice then I'm a banana".

In 1990, he became one of the two team captains in the satirical TV show "Have I Got News For You".

Answer: David Duchovny

David William Duchovny was born on 7th August 1960 in New York City. After early appearances in "Twin Peaks" (1990 and 1991), he was the narrator of the Playboy TV soft core series "Red Shoe Diaries" (1992 to 1997). In 1993 he starred as FBI Agent Fox Mulder in the sci-fi show "The X-Files" (which was to run for nine seasons). Mulder was the one who believed there could be more than just rational or worldly explanations for what was going on. "The truth is out there" was a tag line from the series.

Answer: Hugh Grant

Hugh Grant was born on 9th September 1960 in Hammersmith, London. He shot to movie stardom in "Four Weddings And A Funeral" (1994) but two years later an arrest for associating with a prostitute almost brought his career to an end. He overcame that to go on to a string of other top movies including "Notting Hill" (1999), "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001), "About A Boy" (2002) and "Love Actually" (2003).

He also starred in "The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain" (1995).

Answer: Diego Maradona

Diego Armando Maradona was born on 30th October 1960 in Lanús, Argentina. He was one of the most exciting attacking players of his time and his brilliance could turn games to his team's advantage. In 1986 he captained Argentina to win the World Cup - despite the fact that he punched the ball into the net in his side's 2-1 win over England. Maradona claimed that it was "the hand of God" that scored that 'goal'. That campaign was to be the pinnacle of his career.

Answer: Rich Fields

Richard Wayne Fields was born on 30th November 1960 in Bay Village, Ohio. He graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in broadcasting and in 1995 became an announcer on the "Flamingo Fortune" lottery show. He followed that with a spell as a weatherman at CBS2 in California. In 2004 he succeeded Rod Roddy as presenter of "The Price Is Right".

Answer: Daryl Hannah

Daryl Christine Hannah was born on 3rd December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois. Her first major role was in "Blade Runner" (1982), in which she played a half-human, half-machine 'replicast', while she was a big hit as a mermaid in "Splash" (1984). Her environmental activism at times got her in trouble with the law.

In 1995, "Empire" magazine named her Number 96 of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History."

Answer: Roma Downey

Roma Downey was born on 6th May 1960 in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland. She attended drama school in England and then joined the renowned Irish drama group The Abbey Players to perform "The Playboy Of The Western World" on Broadway. In 1991 she played Jacqueline Kennedy in the TV mini-series "A Woman Named Jackie".

More TV success followed in the drama "Touched By An Angel" (1994 to 2003).

Answer: Jean-Claude Van Damme

Jean-Claude Van Damme was born on 18th October 1960 in Brussels, Belgium. In karate he was a multi-title winner, and won 18 of his 19 major fights. In 1982, he moved to America to pick up an acting career and after several notable bit-parts, he came to prominence in "Bloodsport" (1988).

Other movie appearances included "Death Warrant" (1990), "Double Impact" (1991) and "Universal Soldier" (1992).

Answer: Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Charles Branagh was born on 10th December 1960 in Belfast. He first came to attention in the 'Billy' trilogy of plays in the BBC 'Play For Today' series in the early 1980s and was to go on to meaty stage roles. His Shakespeare roles included "Henry V" (1989); "Much Ado About Nothing" (1993); "Othello" (1995) and "Hamlet" (1996).

He also starred in "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein" (1994) and "Valkyrie" (2008). Made-for-TV movie roles included playing Franklin D. Roosevelt in "Warm Springs" (2005).

He returned to British TV screens in 2009 as the Swedish policeman "Wallander". In 1994 he refused a CBE (Commander of the British Empire) honour. Branagh also won acclaim as a director of many movies, Shakespearean and otherwise.