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
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
9
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
10
William Holden (1918-1981)
11
Audrey Smith (1915-1981)
Biologist
12
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
13
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
14
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
15
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
16
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
17
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
18
Melvyn Douglas (1901-1981)
19
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
20
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
21
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
22
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
23
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
25
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
26
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
27
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
28
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
29
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
30
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
31
Wally Wood (1927-1981)
Cartoonist
32
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
33
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
34
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
Pianist
35
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
36
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
37
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
38
Robert C. Henry (1921-1981)
Politician
39
Rafael Méndez (1906-1981)
40
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
41
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
42
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
43
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
44
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
45
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
46
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
47
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
48
