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
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
6
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
7
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
8
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
9
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
11
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
12
William Holden (1918-1981)
13
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
14
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
15
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
16
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
17
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
18
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
19
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
20
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
21
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
22
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
23
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
25
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
26
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
27
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
28
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
29
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
30
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
31
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
32
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
33
Ross Martin (1920-1981)
TV Actor
34
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
35
James L. White (1936-1981)
Poet
36
Henry Eyring (1901-1981)
Chemist
37
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
38
Bernard B. Brown (1898-1981)
Composer
39
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
40
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
41
Paddy Chayefsky (1923-1981)
Screenwriter
42
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
43
Yuki Shimoda (1921-1981)
44
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
45
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
46
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
47
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
48
