Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
4
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
5
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
8
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
9
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
12
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
13
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
14
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
15
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
Movie Actor
16
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
17
William Holden (1918-1981)
18
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
Pianist
19
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
20
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
21
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
22
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
23
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
24
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
25
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
26
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
27
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
28
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
29
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
30
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
31
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
32
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
33
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
34
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
35
Bill Coleman (1904-1981)
36
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
37
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
38
Mike Hailwood (1940-1981)
Race Car Driver
39
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
40
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
41
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
42
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
43
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
44
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
45
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
46
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
47
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
