List of Famous people who died at 61

Rose Marie Compaoré was a Burkinabé politician and member of the Union for Progress and Reform (UPC) political party.

Wilfred Williams was an American singer. He had a successful cover recording of Fats Waller's "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" in 1957. The record sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. His trademark hook for his songs was to shout "Oh, Yeah" at the end of lyrics.

Lord Michael John Henry Pratt was a scion of the British aristocracy. An eccentric, he is best known as the author of several historical books.

Vincenzo Crocitti was an Italian cinema and television actor. Crocitti was born in Rome. He won a David di Donatello and a Nastro d'Argento for the role of Mario Vivaldi in An Average Little Man.

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo was a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as President of the National People's Assembly of Guinea-Bissau. He was a candidate in the abortive 2012 presidential election, placing third in the first round. Following an April 2012 military coup, he was designated as Acting President as part of a transitional arrangement.