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
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
9
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
10
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
11
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
12
Ann Lowe (1898-1981)
Fashion Designer
13
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
16
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
17
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
18
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
19
William Holden (1918-1981)
20
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
21
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
22
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Pianist
23
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
24
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
25
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
26
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
27
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
28
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
29
Andrija Maurovic (1901-1981)
Cartoonist
30
Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
Composer
31
Red Pollard (1909-1981)
Horse Jockey
32
Mike Hailwood (1940-1981)
Race Car Driver
33
Jorge Ferreira Chaves (1920-1981)
34
Corrado Parducci (1900-1981)
Sculptor
35
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
36
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
37
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
38
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
39
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
40
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
41
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
42
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
43
Mary Chase (1906-1981)
Playwright
44
James L. White (1936-1981)
45
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
46
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
47
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
48
