List of Famous people who are 81

Danilo Desideri is an Italian cinematographer.

Ulf Pilgaard is a Danish actor. The son of a priest, he studied theology but shifted to become an actor. He is married. He has been an important part of Cirkusrevyen for 28 years. He has appeared on several films e.g. Nightwatch and Farligt venskab.

Kent Broadhurst is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter.

John Thomas Grinder Jr. is an American linguist, author, management consultant, trainer and speaker. Grinder is credited with co-creating neuro-linguistic programming, with Richard Bandler. He is co-director of Quantum Leap Inc., a management consulting firm founded by his partner Carmen Bostic St. Clair in 1987. Grinder and Bostic St. Clair also run workshops and seminars on NLP internationally.

Mary Beth Peil is an American actress and singer. She is the recipient of an Obie Award and has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award, a Drama Desk Award, a Helen Hayes Award, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and two Tony Awards.

Jimmie Durham is an American sculptor, essayist and poet, living and working in Europe since 1994. He was active in the United States in the civil rights movements of African Americans and Native Americans in the 1960s and 1970s, serving on the central council of the American Indian Movement (AIM). He returned to working at art while living in New York City. His work has been extensively exhibited. Durham also received the Günther-Peill-Preis (2003), the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Robert Rauschenberg Award (2017), and the 58th Venice Biennale's Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2019).

Luciano Armani is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer.