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
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
6
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
7
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
8
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
9
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
10
William Holden (1918-1981)
11
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
12
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
13
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
14
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
15
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
16
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
17
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
18
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
19
James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
Poet
20
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
21
Mary Chase (1906-1981)
Playwright
22
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
23
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
25
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
26
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
27
Joey Deacon (1920-1981)
Autobiographer
28
Ethel Allen (1929-1981)
Politician
29
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
Composer
30
Bob Ufer (1920-1981)
Sportscaster
31
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
32
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
33
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
34
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
35
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
36
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
37
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
38
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
39
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
40
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
41
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
42
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
43
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
44
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
45
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
46
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
47
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
48
