Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
4
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
Movie Actor
5
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
9
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
10
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
11
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
12
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
13
William Holden (1918-1981)
14
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
15
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
16
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
17
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
18
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
19
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
20
Jorge Ferreira Chaves (1920-1981)
Architect
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Pianist
23
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
25
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
26
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
27
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
28
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
29
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
30
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
31
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
32
Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981)
Chess Player
33
James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
34
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
35
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
36
Robert C. Henry (1921-1981)
37
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
38
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
39
Meyer Levin (1905-1981)
40
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
41
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
Composer
42
Edward Heyman (1907-1981)
43
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
44
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
45
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
46
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
47
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
48
