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
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
7
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
8
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
9
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
10
William Holden (1918-1981)
11
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
12
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
13
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
14
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
15
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
16
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
17
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
18
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
19
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
20
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
21
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
22
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
23
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
25
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
26
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
27
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
28
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
Composer
29
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
30
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
31
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
32
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
33
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
34
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
35
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
36
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
37
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
38
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
39
Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981)
Chess Player
40
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
41
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
42
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
43
Torin Thatcher (1905-1981)
44
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
45
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
46
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
47
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
48
