List of Famous people who died at 41

Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro was a Venezuelan competition swimmer, Olympic medalist and sports commentator.

Adam Svoboda was a Czech ice hockey goaltender and coach.

Paul Klebnikov was an American journalist and historian of Russia. He worked for Forbes magazine for more than 10 years and at the time of his death was chief editor of the Russian edition of Forbes. His murder in Moscow in 2004 was seen as a blow against investigative journalism in Russia. Three Chechens accused of taking part in the murder were acquitted. Though the murder appeared to be the work of assassins for hire, as of 2018, the organizers of the murder had yet to be identified.

Herbert Müller Rebmann was a racing driver from Switzerland. He was born in Reinach and was nicknamed Stumpen-Herbie. Among other successes, he won the Targa Florio twice, in 1966 and 1973, both with Porsche.

Larisa Efimovna Shepitko was a Soviet film director, screenwriter and actress. Larisa Shepitko is considered one of the best female directors of all times, and her film The Ascent was the second film directed by a woman to win Golden Bear, and the second film directed by a woman to win a top award at a major European film festival.

Glenn John McQueen was a Canadian supervisor of digital animation and supervising character animator at Pixar and PDI.

Ushiomaru Motoyasu was a sumo wrestler from Shizuoka, Japan. He began his professional career in 1994 and first reached the top division in 2002. His highest rank was maegashira 10. He retired in May 2009 to take over the Azumazeki stable.

Bernardo da Costa Sassetti Pais was a Portuguese jazz pianist and film composer.

Kenji Imaizumi is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 5-dan.

Rafik Mohamad Yousef, also known as Rafik Youssef, was an Islamist terrorist who was tried and convicted for plotting to assassinate the Prime Minister of Iraq during his visit to Germany in 2004, served time, and, after being released from prison, was shot and killed when he attacked a German police officer with a knife in Berlin on 17 September 2015.