List of Famous people who died at 81

Countess Viktoria-Luise of Solms-Baruth was a German noblewoman.

Emmanuel Rakotovahiny was a Malagasy politician who was Prime Minister of Madagascar from 1995 to 1996. A close ally of Albert Zafy, he was the President of the National Union for Democracy and Development (UNDD), a political party, as well as the Vice-President of the National Reconciliation Committee (CRN), a group headed by Zafy. On 6 October 2009, he was designated to become Vice-President of Madagascar as part of an agreement intended to resolve the 2009 political crisis.

Robert Assaraf was a Moroccan Jewish historian and writer. He resided between Paris, France and Marrakesh, Morocco.

Manfred Schneckenburger was a German art historian and curator of modern and contemporary art. He was the curator of the documenta art exhibition twice, documenta 6 in 1977 and documenta 8 in 1987. He was the only person outside of the exhibition’s founder, Arnold Bode to have led documenta twice.

General Sir Robert George Victor FitzGeorge-Balfour was a General officer in the British Army.

Luther Adler was an American actor best known for his work in theatre, but who also worked in film and television. He also directed plays on Broadway.

Maïmouna Kane was a Senegalese jurist and politician.