List of Famous people who died at 81

Simeon Datumanong was a Filipino Muslim politician who held different government positions including being a representative of the lone district of Maguindanao in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. He was married to Hadja Sittie Mariam Sigrid de Guzman Datumanong and had four children.

Minoru Miki was a Japanese composer and artistic director, particularly known for his promotional activities in favor of Japanese traditional instruments and some of their performers.

Sir Norman Thomas Gilroy was an Australian bishop. He was the first Australian-born cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Josef Dahmen was a German stage, film and television actor.

Ernst-Georg Schwill was a German actor, best known for his performance as Kohle in the 1957 film Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner and as Lutz Weber in Tatort. For several years Schwill was an informant for the Stasi.

Stanley Hiller Jr., was a pioneering developer of the helicopter.

Ercílio Turco was a Brazilian Roman Catholic bishop.