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
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
6
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
7
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
8
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
9
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
11
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
12
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
13
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
16
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
17
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
18
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
19
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
20
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
21
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
22
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
23
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
24
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
25
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
26
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
27
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
28
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
29
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
30
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
31
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
32
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
33
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
34
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
35
Joey Deacon (1920-1981)
Autobiographer
36
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
37
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
38
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
39
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
40
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
41
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
42
Corrado Parducci (1900-1981)
Sculptor
43
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
44
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
45
Helen Humes (1913-1981)
Jazz Singer
46
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
47
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
