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
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
5
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
6
Michelle Knight (1981-1981)
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
9
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
10
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
11
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
12
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
13
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
14
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
15
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
16
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
17
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
18
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
19
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
20
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
21
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
22
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
23
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
24
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
25
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
26
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
27
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
28
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
29
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
30
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
31
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
32
James Larkin Pearson (1879-1981)
33
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
34
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
35
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
36
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
37
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
Biologist
38
Caroline Gordon (1895-1981)
39
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
40
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
41
Wally Wood (1927-1981)
Cartoonist
42
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
43
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
44
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
45
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
46
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
47
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
