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
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
6
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
7
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
9
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
12
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
13
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
14
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
15
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
16
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
17
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
Trumpet Player
18
William Holden (1918-1981)
19
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
20
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
23
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
24
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
25
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
26
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
27
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
28
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
29
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
30
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
31
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
32
Rasul Rza (1919-1981)
Poet
33
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
34
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
35
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
36
Vaino Auer (1895-1981)
Geologist
37
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
38
George Walsh (1889-1981)
39
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
40
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
41
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
42
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
43
Jorge Ferreira Chaves (1920-1981)
Architect
44
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
45
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
46
Wanda Hendrix (1928-1981)
47
Harold Urey (1893-1981)
Chemist
48
