Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
4
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
5
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
6
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
9
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
10
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
11
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
12
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
13
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
14
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
15
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
16
Ann Lowe (1898-1981)
Fashion Designer
17
Edith Head (1899-1981)
18
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
19
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
20
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
21
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
22
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
23
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
25
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
26
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
27
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
28
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
29
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
30
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
31
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
32
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
33
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
34
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
35
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
36
James L. White (1936-1981)
Poet
37
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
38
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
39
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
40
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
41
Henry Eyring (1901-1981)
Chemist
42
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
43
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
44
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
45
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
46
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
47
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
48
