List of Famous people who died at 71

Edmond Adolphe Maurice Jules Jacques de Rothschild or Baron Edmond de Rothschild was a French-Swiss banker, the founder of the Edmond de Rothschild Group in 1953. His investments extended to vineyards, yacht racing, farming and hospitality.

Arthur W. Ferguson, known professionally as Charlie Tuna, was a radio personality and television host based in Los Angeles, California.

Fabrizia Ramondino (1936–2008) was an Italian author who has many works "which includes and crosses the boundaries between poetry, novels, plays, travelogues, memoirs, confession, self-reflection, anthropological, cultural and linguistic comment" according to Adalgisa Giorgio, who has conducted research of Ramondino's life and works.

Nuh Ali Salman al-Qudah was a Jordanian Muslim scholar and the Grand Mufti of Jordan from 2007 to 2010.

Jeevan, born Omkar Nath Dhar, was an Indian actor who played Narad Muni in mythological films of the 1950s a total of 49 times. Later, he played the villain in popular Bollywood films of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. His son Kiran Kumar is also a film and television actor.

Hedley Colwill "Peter" Hooper was a New Zealand teacher, writer, bookseller and conservationist. He was born in London, England and emigrated to New Zealand at the age of four, growing up in the Nelson and West Coast districts. Hooper is a first cousin to Elric Hooper, a former director of Christchurch's Court Theatre.

Heinrich Max Pommerenke was a German serial killer. Detained since 1959, he was the longest-serving prisoner in Germany at the time of his death.

Wolfgang Schnur was an East German civil rights lawyer. He was closely involved with the Association of Evangelical Churches and worked on many of the cases in which the BEK's leading figures were involved. He also became well networked, on more than one level, with the country's political establishment.

Gordon David Phillips was an English professional football goalkeeper and coach who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Brentford.

María del Rosario Valdez Campos, known professionally as Chayito Valdez, was a Mexican singer and actress who was born in Guasave, Sinaloa, Mexico. She was associated with and contributed to the folk music of Mexico.