List of Famous people who are 81

Most Reverend Dr. Heinrich Mussinghoff was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Aachen, Germany, from 11 February 1995 until the acceptance of his resignation on 8 December 2015.

Bernd Barleben (1 January 1940) is a former German cyclist. He won the silver medal in team pursuit at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Dato' Tan Yee Khan is a former Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in badminton events around the world during the 1960s.

Ruth Myers is a British costume designer. She has received two Academy Award nominations as well as two BAFTA nominations and has won an Emmy Award for costumes. In 2008, she received the Career Achievement Award at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.

Steve Swallow is a jazz fusion bassist and composer noted for his collaborations with Jimmy Giuffre, Gary Burton, and Carla Bley. He was one of the first jazz double bassists to switch entirely to electric bass guitar.