List of Famous people who died at 61

Georgy Stepanovich Shonin was a Soviet cosmonaut, who flew on the Soyuz 6 space mission.

Carlos Ramos Núñez was a Peruvian jurist and academic. He was a justice of the Constitutional Court from 2014 until his death.

Ota Hofman, alias Ota Dvorský was Czechoslovak writer of children's literature and young adult literature and a screenwriter.

Alexey Andreevich Lyapunov was a Soviet mathematician and an early pioneer of computer science. One of the founders of Soviet cybernetics, Lyapunov was member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences and a specialist in the fields of real function theory, mathematical problems of cybernetics, set theory, programming theory, mathematical linguistics, and mathematical biology.

Bernard Dewulf was a Belgian poet and journalist. He died in Antwerp on 23 December 2021, at the age of 61.

Ștefan Constantin Bănică was a Romanian actor and singer, of Romani ethnicity, from Călărași. Aside from starring in multiple films, he was also known for his interpretation of songs such as "Îmi acordați un dans", "Cum am ajuns să te iubesc", "Gioconda se mărită", "Hei, coșar, coșar", and "Astă seară mă fac praf". His son, Ștefan Bănică Jr., is also well known in the entertainment industry.