Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
4
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
Movie Actor
5
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
9
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
10
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
11
William Holden (1918-1981)
12
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
13
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
14
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
15
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
16
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
17
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
18
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
19
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
20
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
Biologist
21
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
22
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
23
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
25
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
26
George Walsh (1889-1981)
27
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
28
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
29
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
30
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
31
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
32
Henry Eyring (1901-1981)
Chemist
33
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
34
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
35
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
36
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
37
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
38
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
39
Jorge Ferreira Chaves (1920-1981)
40
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Pianist
41
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
42
Robert C. Henry (1921-1981)
Politician
43
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
44
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
45
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
46
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
47
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
48
