List of Famous people who died at 81

Haydn Morgan was a Welsh international flanker who played club rugby for Abertillery and Bicester Rugby Union Football Club. He was awarded twenty-seven caps for Wales and toured with Ronnie Dawson's 1959 and Arthur Smith's 1962 British Lions squads. Although a reliable and dynamic player with a heavy, but clean tackle, Morgan suffered at the hands of the selectors often dropped for players who never showed any international longevity.

Quentin George Keynes was an explorer, writer, filmmaker, and bibliophile.

Arsène Heitz was a German-French draughtsman, born in Strasbourg, who worked at the Council of Europe. He is the co-author of the Flag of Europe.

Harold Robbins was an American author of popular novels. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages.

Edith Madeleine Carroll was an English actress, popular both in Britain and America in the 1930s and 1940s. At the peak of her success in 1938, she was the world's highest-paid actress.

Åke Leonard Lindman was a Finnish director and actor.

Abdul Karim Ali Al-Iryani or Al-Eryani was the Prime Minister of Yemen from 29 April 1998 to 31 March 2001. Al-Eryani, along with President Ali Abdullah Saleh, was the Secretary General of the General People's Congress (GPC).

Brij Bhushan Kabra was an Indian musician who popularized the guitar as an instrument in Indian classical music.

Anna Margherita Cataldi was an Italian humanitarian, journalist, film producer, and author of several books.

Jane Marken was a French actress. She was the first wife of the actor Jules Berry.