List of Famous people who died at 81

William Philip Sidney, 1st Viscount De L'Isle,, known as The Lord De L'Isle and Dudley between 1945 and 1956, was a British Army officer, politician and Victoria Cross recipient who served as the 15th Governor-General of Australia, in office from 1961 to 1965. He was the last non-Australian to hold the position.

Prince William Victor Charles Augustus Henry Sigismund of Prussia, was the second son of Prince Henry of Prussia and his wife, Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine. He was a nephew of Kaiser Wilhelm II and Tsarina Alexandra of Russia. A great-grandson of Queen Victoria through both his parents, he was the only one of three brothers who did not have the hemophilia common among her descendants.

Thomas Godfrey Polson Corbett, 2nd Baron Rowallan, had a distinguished military career, and was Chief Scout of the British Commonwealth and Empire and Governor of Tasmania.

Abdul Malik Fadjar was an Indonesian politician who served as Minister of Religious Affairs.

Major (Francis) Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 5th Baron Ettrick was a Scottish soldier and courtier. He was the son of Lt.-Colonel William Francis Cyril James Hamilton Napier, 13th Lord Napier, 4th Baron Ettrick and Violet Muir Newson, daughter of Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Bt.

Otto Basil (24 December 1901 Vienna – 19 February 1983 was an Austrian writer, publisher and journalist.

Michel Jacques Boisrond was a French film director and screenwriter. His work spanned five decades, from the 1950s to the 1990s.

Duke Friedrich August of Oldenburg was a member of the House of Holstein-Gottorp. He is a son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont.

Neil Murdo Cameron was a Canadian politician in the province of Quebec.