Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
4
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
5
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
6
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
8
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
9
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
10
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
11
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
12
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
13
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
14
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
15
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
16
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
17
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
18
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
Movie Actor
19
William Holden (1918-1981)
20
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
21
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
22
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
23
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
24
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
25
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
26
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
27
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
28
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
29
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
30
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
31
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
32
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
33
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
34
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
35
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
36
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
37
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
38
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
39
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
40
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
41
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
42
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
43
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
44
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
45
Joey Deacon (1920-1981)
Autobiographer
46
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
47
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
