Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1961

John D. Eldredge was an American actor from San Francisco. He was the younger brother of character actor George Eldredge (1898–1977).

Maurice Tourneur fue un director, guionista y productor cinematográfico francés.

Howard Percy "Bob" Robertson fue un matemático y físico estadounidense, conocido por sus contribuciones relacionadas con la cosmología y con el principio de incertidumbre de Heisenberg. Fue profesor de Física Matemática en el Instituto de Tecnología de California y en la Universidad de Princeton.

Harry O. Hoyt was an American screenwriter and film director whose film career began in 1912, during the silent era. He graduated with a degree in literature from Yale University in 1910. His 1925 film The Lost World, based on the book by Arthur Conan Doyle, is notable as a pioneering effort in the use of stop-motion animation. His brother, actor Arthur Hoyt, also appeared in The Lost World.

York Bowen, nacido Edwin Yorke Bowen, fue un compositor de música clásica y pianista inglés.

Ioannis Theotokis fue un político griego. Nació en 1880, Theotokis era el hijo de Georgios Theotokis. Fue diputado siete veces y Ministro de Agricultura tres veces. Fue brevemente Primer Ministro en 1950. Murió en 1961.

Leo (F.) Reisman was an American violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Born and reared in Boston, he was of Jewish ancestry; from German immigrants who immigrated to the United States in the 19th century. Inspired by the Russian-American violinist Jascha Heifetz, Reisman studied violin as a young man. After being rejected by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, he formed his own band in 1919. He became famous for having over 80 hits on the popular charts during his career. Jerome Kern called Reisman's orchestra "The String Quartet of Dance Bands".

Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn was an American politician who served as the 43rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was a three-time House Speaker, former House Majority Leader, two-time House Minority Leader, and a 24-term congressman, representing Texas's 4th congressional district as a Democrat from 1913 to 1961. He holds the record for the longest tenure as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, serving for over 17 years.