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
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
6
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
7
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
8
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
9
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
10
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
11
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
12
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
13
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
14
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
15
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
16
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
17
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
18
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
19
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
20
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
21
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
22
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
23
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
24
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
25
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
26
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
27
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
28
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
29
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
30
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
31
Qazi Motahar Hossain (1897-1981)
Chess Player
32
Ella Grasso (1919-1981)
33
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
34
Jacob H Gilbert (1920-1981)
35
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
36
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
37
Will Durant (1885-1981)
38
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
39
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
40
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
41
Max Euwe (1901-1981)
42
James A. Haley (1899-1981)
43
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
44
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
45
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
46
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
47
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
