List of Famous people who are 81

Kaspar Rostrup is a Danish film director. Two of his films won the Best Film prize at the Bodil Awards : Jeppe på bjerget (1981) and Waltzing Regitze (1989). The latter was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. Jeppe på bjerget was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.

John Charles Hora was an American cinematographer and actor active from the 1970s to the 2000s. He also worked as an actor in the 1980s and 1990s.

General Sir Hugh Michael Rose,, often known as Mike Rose, is a retired British Army general. As well as Special Air Service Regiment commanding officer, he was Commander UNPROFOR Bosnia in 1994 during the Yugoslav Wars.

Kinuko Yamabe Craft is a Japanese-born American painter, illustrator and fantasy artist.

Peppino Gagliardi is an Italian singer.