List of Famous people who died at 81

Kōzaburō Tachibana was a Japanese political activist and ultra-nationalist.

Seyyed Hadi Khosroshahi was an Iranian cleric and diplomat who served as the first Iranian Ambassador to the Vatican.

Charlie Louis Russell, Jr. was an American writer, best known for his play, Five on the Black Hand Side, which was later made into an acclaimed motion picture.

Marcel Gobillot was a French cyclist who competed in the road race at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He finished 14th individually and won a gold medal with the French time trial team. He placed ninth at the 1921 UCI Road World Championships.

Stanley Raymond "Bucky" Harris was an American professional baseball second baseman, manager and executive. While Harris played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Senators and Detroit Tigers, it was his long managerial career that led to his enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected as a manager by the Veterans Committee, in 1975. In 28 years as an MLB pilot, Harris won over 2,150 games, three league pennants and two World Series championships.

Hans Orlando Prade was a Surinamese diplomat and politician.

Thelma Catherine "Pat" Nixon, also commonly known as Patricia Nixon, was an American educator and the wife of Richard Nixon, the 37th President of the United States. During her more than 30 years in public life, she served as both the Second (1953–1961) and First Lady of the United States (1969–1974).

Louie Ramsay was a British actress perhaps best known to television audiences for her portrayal of the wife of Chief Inspector Reg Wexford on the ITV television series Ruth Rendell Mysteries. In real life, Ramsay married the man who played Reg Wexford in the series, actor George Baker.