Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
2
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
3
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
4
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
Movie Actor
5
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
6
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
9
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
12
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
13
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
14
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
15
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
16
William Holden (1918-1981)
17
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
18
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
19
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
20
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
21
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
22
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
23
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
25
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
26
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
27
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
28
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
29
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
30
James L. White (1936-1981)
Poet
31
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
32
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
33
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
34
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
35
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
36
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
37
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
38
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
39
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
40
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
41
Rino Gaetano (1950-1981)
42
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
43
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
44
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
45
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
46
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
47
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
48
