List of Famous people who died at 61

İhsan Yüce was a Turkish actor and occasionally, scenarist and director.

Kazuyoshi Miura was a Japanese businessman, who was accused of being involved in the killing of his wife, Kazumi Miura. The prolonged legal battle, lasting decades, ended when he presumably committed suicide in October 2008.

María Trinidad Pérez de Miravete-Mille y Pascual del Riquelme, better known as Mari Trini, was a Spanish pop singer and actress from Caravaca de la Cruz.

Maury Alan Chaykin was an American-Canadian actor, best known for his portrayal of detective Nero Wolfe, as well as for his work as a character actor in many films and television programs.

Arthur Taylor Lee was an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame as the leader of the Los Angeles rock band Love. Love's 1967 album Forever Changes was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and it is part of the National Recording Registry.

Roh Hoe-chan was a South Korean politician. He was a member of the 17th, 19th, and 20th National Assemblies. A progressive, and a prominent socialist politician, Roh was involved with multiple progressive-leaning parties, lately with the Justice Party from 2012 until his death in 2018.

Kutlu Adalı, was a Turkish Cypriot journalist, poet and socio-political researcher, and peace advocate.

Kazuya Terashima , known by his pen name Izumi Matsumoto , was a Japanese manga artist best known for Kimagure Orange Road. His career started in 1982, publishing his comic Milk Report in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. But real success came in 1984, publishing Kimagure Orange Road in the same magazine.

Bomo Edith Edna Molewa was a South African politician and member of the African National Congress. Molewa became the Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa on 31 October 2010, as part of a cabinet reshuffle by President Jacob Zuma. On 25 May 2014 her Ministry has been divided and she was appointed Minister of Environmental Affairs. She succeeded Buyelwa Sonjica. Prior to her death, Molewa was studying towards a Bachelor's of Arts Honours in Developmental Studies through the University of South Africa.

Geraldine Whittington was the personal executive secretary to President Lyndon B. Johnson, and was the first African-American secretary in the White House.