List of Famous people who died at 61

Michael Arthur Worden "Mike" Evans was an American newspaper, magazine, and presidential photographer. He was Ronald Reagan's personal photographer during his first term as president from 1981 through 1985. Evans is best remembered for his 1976 iconic photo of Ronald Reagan wearing a cowboy hat taken while Evans was working for Equus Magazine, that made the covers of many magazines in the week after Reagan's death in 2004. He was nominated for Pulitzer Prize while shooting for The New York Times.

Jole Fierro was an Italian actress.

Liliana Betti was an Italian screenwriter and director. She was sometimes credited as Liliane Betti.

Milagrosa Tan was a Filipina politician from the 2nd district province of Samar in the Philippines. She served as governor of Samar twice. She was the first female governor of the province who served from 2001 to 2010 and was re-elected in 2019 following the resignation of her younger sister, Sharee Ann Tan. She also served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines.

Sergio Montanari was an Italian film editor who was born in Rome and died ibidem. He began his career as assistant editor in the late 1950s in films such as Song of Naples and The Sword and the Cross and In more than thirty years of his career he has worked on the participated in over 150 productions.