Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1961

Samuel Dashiell Hammett fue un escritor estadounidense de novela negra, cuentos cortos y guiones cinematográficos, además de activista político. Entre los personajes más recordados que creó se encuentran Sam Spade, la pareja de detectives Nick y Nora Charles y el agente de la Continental. También escribió bajo los seudónimos de Peter Collinson, Daghull Hammett, Samuel Dashiell y Mary Jane Hammett.

Captain Ronald Olaf Hambro was a British merchant banker. He was chairman of Hambros Bank from 1932 to 1961.

Luis Abraham Delgadillo Rivas fue un músico, compositor y director de orquesta nicaragüense.

Michael William Bray was an American lawyer and politician. He was Lieutenant Governor of New York from 1933 to 1938.

Ma-Xu Weibang was a Chinese film director active in mainland China from the 1920s to 1940s, and later in Hong Kong, perhaps best known for his work in the horror genre, the most important unarguably being The Phantom of the Opera-inspired, Song at Midnight. Ma-Xu was also known for a few acting roles early in his career, as well as for being a screenwriter. The director of 33 known films, much of Ma-Xu's early work has been lost.

Emily Greene Balch fue una académica estadounidense, escritora, sindicalista y pacifista, que recibió el Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1946 compartido con John Raleigh Mott.

John Stone was an American film producer and screenwriter. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. He produced 77 films between 1930 and 1946. He also wrote for 65 films between 1921 and 1948. He was the father of the screenwriter Peter Stone.

Alan Marshal fue un actor teatral y cinematográfico de nacionalidad australiana.