Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
2
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
3
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
4
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
5
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
8
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
9
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
11
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
12
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
13
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
14
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
15
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
16
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
17
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
18
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
19
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
20
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
21
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
22
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
23
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
25
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
26
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
27
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
28
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
29
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
30
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
31
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
32
Corrado Parducci (1900-1981)
Sculptor
33
Ann Lowe (1898-1981)
34
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
35
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
36
Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981)
Chess Player
37
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
Director
38
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
39
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
40
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
41
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
42
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
43
Ethel Allen (1929-1981)
44
Yip Harburg (1896-1981)
Songwriter
45
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
46
Bernard B. Brown (1898-1981)
47
Omar Khorshid (1945-1981)
48
