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
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
9
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
10
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
11
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
12
William Holden (1918-1981)
13
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
14
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
15
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
16
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
Biologist
17
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
18
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
19
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
20
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
21
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
22
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
23
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
Trumpet Player
25
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
26
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
27
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
28
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
29
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
30
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
31
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
32
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
33
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
34
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Pianist
35
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
36
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
37
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
38
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
39
Torin Thatcher (1905-1981)
40
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
41
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
42
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
43
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
44
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
45
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
46
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
47
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
48
