List of Famous people who died at 71

Michael Chevalier was a German voice actor born in Berlin. He provided the German dub voices for Charles Bronson, Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Oliver Reed (Gladiator), Steve McQueen, Dan Blocker (Bonanza) and William Conrad. He also provided dubs for Marlon Brando, Paul Newman and Sean Connery.

Joseph-Albert Malula was a Congolese Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Kinshasa from 1964 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.

Jan Langedijk was a Dutch speed skater who competed at the 1936 and 1948 Winter Olympics. In 1936 he finished 24th in the 500 m, 14th in the 1500 m, fourth in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m event. Twelve years later he placed 29th in the 500 m, 13th in the 1500 m, fifth in the 5000 m and sixth in the 10,000 m events. Domestically he won the Dutch allround titles in 1940 and 1947.

Michael Vincenzo Gazzo was an American playwright who later in life became a film and television actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in The Godfather: Part II (1974).