List of Famous people who died at 81

Seeta bint Abdulaziz Al Saud was a daughter of King Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and the younger full-sister of King Abdullah.

Ernesto "Ernie" Madarang Maceda was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and columnist who served as a Senator of the Philippines from 1971 to 1972 and again from 1987 to 1998. He served as Senate President from 1996 to 1998.

Norma Deloris Egstrom, known professionally as Peggy Lee, was an American jazz and popular music singer, songwriter, composer, and actress, over a career spanning seven decades. From her beginning as a vocalist on local radio to singing with Benny Goodman's big band, Lee created a sophisticated persona, writing music for films, acting, and recording conceptual record albums combining poetry and music.

Jean-Claude Chamboredon was a French sociologist.

John Emerich Henry Lyon-Dalberg-Acton, 3rd Baron Acton, was a British peer and soldier.

Vatanyar Saidovich Yagyua was a Russian politician. He was born in Leningrad. He was a member of United Russia. Yagyua was a member of the Leningrad city council from 1990 to 1993. He later became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saint Petersburg from 1994 until his retirement in 2011.

Paulo Porto was a Brazilian actor, film producer, director and screenwriter. He appeared in 32 films and television shows between 1947 and 1988. He starred in the 1973 film All Nudity Shall Be Punished, which won the Silver Bear at the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival. His 1971 film In the Family was entered into the 7th Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize.

Herbert Marcuse was a German-American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist, associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory. Born in Berlin, Marcuse studied at the Humboldt University of Berlin and then at Freiburg, where he received his PhD. He was a prominent figure in the Frankfurt-based Institute for Social Research – what later became known as the Frankfurt School. He was married to Sophie Wertheim (1924–1951), Inge Neumann (1955–1973), and Erica Sherover (1976–1979). In his written works, he criticized capitalism, modern technology, Soviet Communism and entertainment culture, arguing that they represent new forms of social control.

Monika Mann was a German author and feature writer. She was born in Munich, Germany, the fourth of six children of the Nobel Prize–winning author Thomas Mann and Katia, née Katharina Pringsheim.

Hiromasa Yonekura was a Japanese businessman. He was chairman of Sumitomo Chemical and was also the chairman of the Japan Business Federation.