Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
4
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
5
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
6
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
7
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
9
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
10
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
11
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
12
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
13
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
16
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
17
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
18
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
19
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
Biologist
20
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
23
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
24
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
25
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
26
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
27
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
28
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
29
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
30
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
31
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
32
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
33
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
34
Ken Barrington (1930-1981)
Cricketer
35
Wally Wood (1927-1981)
Cartoonist
36
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
37
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
38
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
39
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
40
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
41
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
42
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
43
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
44
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
45
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
46
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
47
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year