List of Famous people who died at 81

Kenneth Donovan Clark was an American B movie actor. He appeared in movies in the United States and Europe, including the Secret Agent 077 trilogy, South Pacific, and a number of Spaghetti Westerns.

Luis María Pérez de Onraita Aguirre was a Spanish Roman Catholic bishop who served in Angola.

George William Miller was an American economist and central banker. Miller served as the 65th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Carter from August 6, 1979 to January 20, 1981. He previously served as the 11th Chairman of the Federal Reserve, where he began service on March 8, 1978.

Horace Leonard "H. L." Gold was an American science fiction writer and editor. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He was most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh approach to science fiction while he was the editor of Galaxy Science Fiction, and also wrote briefly for DC Comics.

Kōji Yada was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was represented by Aoni Production. Kōji Yada was also his birth name, but was written with different kanji Yada Kōji . He died in Tokyo due to chronic kidney disease on May 1, 2014.

Mario Migliardi was an Italian composer of music for movies and TV. He was born in Alessandria, Italy.

Elijah Haatuakali Kaiba Mudenda was a Zambian politician. He served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Zambia from 27 May 1975 to 20 July 1977.