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
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
6
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
7
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
8
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
9
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
12
William Holden (1918-1981)
13
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
16
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
17
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
18
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
19
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
20
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
23
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
25
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
26
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
27
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
28
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
29
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
30
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
31
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
Composer
32
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
33
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
34
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
35
James L. White (1936-1981)
Poet
36
Kuda Bux (1905-1981)
Magician
37
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
38
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
39
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
40
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
41
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
42
Will Durant (1885-1981)
43
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
44
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
45
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
46
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
47
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
48
