List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1961
List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1961.
- Robert Brustein, Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater
- Halim El-Dabh, Egyptian-born composer (also awarded a Fellowship in 1959)
- Harry Oster, American folklorist and musicologist who recorded traditional music from Louisiana.
- Michael Riffaterre, Franco-American literary scholar (also awarded a Fellowship in 1977)