List of Famous people who died at 71

John Adrian Tremayne Rodd, 3rd Baron Rennell was a British naval officer, Scottish rugby union player and businessman. He succeeded his uncle as 3rd Baron Rennell in 1978, and sat on the Conservative Party benches in the House of Lords.

Charles Spaak was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri Spaak, and the father of the actresses Catherine Spaak and Agnès Spaak.

Lyudmila Keldysh (1904-1976) was a Russian mathematician known for set theory and geometric topology.

Edward Winslow Bryant Jr. was an American science fiction and horror writer sometimes associated with the Dangerous Visions series of anthologies that bolstered The New Wave. At the time of his death, he resided in North Denver.

Mieko Takamine was a Japanese singer and actress. In 1976, she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 19th Blue Ribbon Awards for her role in The Inugamis (1976).

Admiral Sir Richard George Onslow, was a Royal Navy officer who went on to be Commander-in-Chief, Plymouth.