List of Famous people who died at 71

Roger Ernest Hoy was an English professional footballer. Playing primarily as a defender, he made a total of 112 appearances in the Football League for Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, Luton Town and Cardiff City before moving into non-league football with Dagenham.

Sumita Sanyal was an actress in the Bengali language film industry in India, also known as Tollywood.

Jean-Pierre Darras (1927–1999) was a French actor.

Thomas Klestil was an Austrian diplomat and politician. He served as President of Austria from 1992 to his death in 2004. He was elected in 1992 and re-elected into office in 1998.

Axel Buchardt Jensen was a Norwegian author. From 1957 until 2002, he published both fiction and non-fiction texts which include novels, poems, essays, a biography, and manuscripts for cartoons and animated films.

Sture Henrik Stork was a Swedish sailor who competed in the 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics.

Bruce Mansfield was an Australian television/radio personality and narrator.

Jose Clemente de Andres, popularly known by his stage name Bangkay, was a Filipino actor.

Gavin Joseph Watson was a South African businessman who served as Chief Executive Officer of African Global Operations, previously known as Bosasa, from 2000 until his death in 2019. His company was implicated in state capture during judicial hearings in January 2019.

Donald S. Joyce was an American musician who was a member of the experimental music group Negativland. He also hosted a weekly radio program called Over the Edge on the Berkeley, California, radio station KPFA, for more than 30 years.