Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
4
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
5
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
Movie Actor
6
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
9
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
10
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
11
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
12
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
13
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
14
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
15
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
16
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
17
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
18
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
19
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
20
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
21
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
22
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
Novelist
23
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
25
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
26
Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
Composer
27
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
28
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
29
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
30
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
31
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
32
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
33
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
34
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
35
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
36
Juan Trippe (1899-1981)
37
Jacob H Gilbert (1920-1981)
38
Lowell Thomas (1892-1981)
Radio Host
39
Frank McHugh (1898-1981)
40
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
41
Eddie Jayamanne (1915-1981)
42
Abraham Regelson (1896-1981)
43
William Holden (1918-1981)
44
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
45
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
46
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
47
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
48
