List of Famous people who died in 1961

Alice Howell was a silent film comedy actress from New York City. She was the mother of actress Yvonne Howell.

Aloyse Klensch was a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1937 Tour de France.

Anna Gould was an American socialite and heiress as a daughter of financier Jay Gould.

Émile Henriot was a French poet, novelist, essayist and literary critic.

Monrad Charles Wallgren was an American politician who served as the 13th Governor of Washington from 1945 to 1949, as well as representing that state in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Arthur Devère was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956.

Auguste Armand Ghislain Marie Joseph Nompar de Caumont de La Force, 12th Duke of La Force, was a French duke and historian. Specialising in the 17th century, his work allowed him to reconstruct events in which his ancestors had taken part. He was elected a member of the Académie française on 19 November 1925.

Sir Herbert Henniker Heaton, was a British colonial administrator. He was Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1935 to 1941.

Camille Van De Casteele was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.