List of Famous people who died at 61

Auberon Alexander Waugh was an English journalist and novelist, and eldest son of the novelist Evelyn Waugh. He was widely known by his nickname "Bron".

Johannes "Hannes" Bauer was a German trombonist of improvised music and free jazz. He was the brother of the trombonist Conny Bauer.

Francis Alexander Shields Jr. was an American businessman and an executive at Revlon in New York City, and he is the father of actress Brooke Shields.

General Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa was an Italian general, notable for campaigning against terrorism during the 1970s in Italy. He was assassinated by the Sicilian Mafia in Palermo.

Kentarō Ogawa was a Japanese professional baseball player. A right-handed submarine-style pitcher, he played in Japan for the Chunichi Dragons. Ogawa was one of the top pitchers in Nippon Professional Baseball before a scandal derailed his career. During his prime years from 1965–1969, Ogawa won 93 games, including winning 20 games or more twice.

Martin James Norman Riley, better known as Jimmy Riley, was a Jamaican singer who in addition to recording solo was also a member of the Sensations and The Uniques and was the father of Tarrus Riley.

Khalid Abdel Nasser was the eldest son of Egypt's second President Gamal Abdel Nasser.

Jef Raskin was an American human–computer interface expert best known for conceiving and starting the Macintosh project at Apple in the late 1970s.

Éric Babin was a New Caledonian politician.