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
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
6
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
7
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
8
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
9
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
12
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
13
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
14
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
15
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
16
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
17
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
18
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
Trumpet Player
19
William Holden (1918-1981)
20
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
21
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
22
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
23
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
24
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
25
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
26
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
27
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
28
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
29
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
30
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
31
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
32
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
33
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
34
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
35
Rasul Rza (1919-1981)
Poet
36
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
37
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
38
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
39
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
40
Vaino Auer (1895-1981)
Geologist
41
George Walsh (1889-1981)
42
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
43
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
44
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
45
Wanda Hendrix (1928-1981)
46
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
47
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
48
