Famous Names aged 81 Page 8

TV Actress

Age :81

Shelley Fabares is an American actress and singer known for her role as Mary Stone in The Donna Reed Show.

Soccer Coach

Age :81 (deceased)

Les Shannon was a soccer manager who led eight clubs from 1966 to 1984 and played center forward during his playing career.

Soap Opera Actress

Age :81

Sue Nicholls is an English actress renowned for her iconic role as Audrey Roberts in "Coronation Street", a British soap opera.

Saxophonist

Age :81 (deceased)

Illinois Jacquet is considered one of the most influential tenor saxophonists in the history of jazz music.

Wrestler

Age :81

Jimmy Hart is a legendary professional wrestling manager, executive, composer, and musician.

Comedian

Age :81 (deceased)

Rudy Ray Moore was an American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer known for creating the character Dolemite.

Comedian

Age :81

Michael Palin is an English comedian, actor, writer, and television presenter. He was a member of the comedy group Monty Python and is known for his travel documentaries.

Political Figure

Age :81

Nana Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian lawyer, diplomat, and politician who was named the 2016 Most Influential Public Figure on Social Media in Ghana.

Photographer

Age :81 (deceased)

Chuck Close is globally renowned for reinvigorating the art of portrait painting from the late 1960s to the present day, gaining critical appreciation as an artistic medium in its own right.

Wrestler

Age :81 (deceased)

Mr. Fuji, also known as Harry Fujiwara, was a legendary professional wrestler and manager in the WWE. He was known for his infamous salt-throwing tactic and was a five-time WWF World Tag Team champion.

Saxophonist

Age :81 (deceased)

Nathan Davis was an American jazz multi-instrumentalist known for his work with various jazz legends.

Movie Actor

Age :81 (deceased)

Harvey Korman was a lanky, popular TV comedy veteran known for his broad comic characterizations and his role on The Carol Burnett Show.

Novelist

Age :81

Mildred D Taylor is a Newbery Award-winning American young adult novelist known for her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, part of her Logan family series.

Journalist

Age :81 (deceased)

Rose Wilder Lane was an American writer and influential advocate of the American libertarian movement.

Celebrity Family Member

Age :81 (deceased)

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith was the last undisputed direct descendant of Abraham Lincoln.

World Music Singer

Age :81

Fefita La Grande is a Dominican accordionist and the most recognized female performer of typical merengue in the Dominican Republic.

Rock Singer

Age :81

Christine McVie was the serene eye of the storm in Fleetwood Mac, one of rock history's most tumultuous and beloved bands.

World Leader

Age :81

Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is an Indian communist politician and former Chief Minister of West Bengal known for leading the Left Front to victory in the 2001 and 2006 Assembly elections.

Stage Actor

Age :81 (deceased)

Jack Gilford was a Tony-nominated actor known for his activism and involvement in left-wing causes.

Director

Age :81 (deceased)

George Roy Hill was an American film director known for directing Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), both of which were top box office hits.

Cartoonist

Age :81

Jared Lee is an artist and humorous illustrator known for illustrating over 80 books for young readers, including the best-selling Black Lagoon series.

Architect

Age :81 (deceased)

Henry Irwin was a renowned architect known for his works in the Indo-Saracenic style of architecture in India during the late nineteenth century.

Guitarist

Age :81 (deceased)

Dick Dale was an American rock guitarist and pioneer of surf music, known as 'The King of the Surf Guitar'. He drew on Middle Eastern music scales and experimented with reverb.

TV Actor

Age :81

Martin Mull is an offbeat funnyman known for his roles in Mary Hartman, Roseanne, and Sabrina the Teenage Witch.

Soccer Player

Age :81

Sepp Maier was a legendary goalkeeper for Bayern Munich and the German National Team, winning numerous titles.