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
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
8
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
9
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
10
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
11
William Holden (1918-1981)
12
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
13
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
14
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
15
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
16
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
17
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
18
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
19
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
20
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
21
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
22
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
23
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
25
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
26
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
27
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
28
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
29
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
30
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
31
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
32
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
33
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
34
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
35
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
36
Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981)
Chess Player
37
Mike Hailwood (1940-1981)
Race Car Driver
38
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
Trumpet Player
39
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
40
Aubrey Devine (1897-1981)
41
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
42
James L. White (1936-1981)
43
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
44
Lucas Caballero Calderón (1913-1981)
Journalist
45
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
46
Wally Wood (1927-1981)
Cartoonist
47
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
48
