List of Famous people who died in 1961

Arthur Stuart, 7th Earl Castle Stewart, MC, styled Viscount Stuart from 1915 to 1921, was an Anglo-Irish peer and Unionist politician.

Vivian Bartley Green-Armytage FRCP, FRCS, FRCOG, was a British gynaecologist. He was noted for his progressive views, his service to Indian gynaecology and obstetrics, and his distinguished service in the Royal Army Medical Corps during the First World War.

Abraham Plessner was a Russian mathematician. He was born on February 13, 1900, to a Jewish family in Łódź, which is now in Poland. He studied at secondary school where he was taught in Russian, German, and Polish. He studied at the University of Giessen where he studied under Ludwig Schlesinger and Friedrich Engel. He also studied at the University of Göttingen and Berlin. He completed his doctorate from the University of Giessen in 1922. Jointly with Kurt Hensel he edited Kronecker's collected works.

Werner Gilles was a German artist.

Albert Bloch was an American Modernist artist and the only American artist associated with Der Blaue Reiter, a group of early 20th-century European modernists.

Léon François Larive was a French film actor. He appeared in 95 films between 1923 and 1961.

Paul Ramadier was a politician and a French statesman.

Marcel Antoine Gimond (1894–1961) was a French sculptor known for his busts, statues, and portraits in bronze.

Marcel Ilpide was a French racing cyclist. He finished in last place in the 1930 Tour de France.