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
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
6
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
7
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
8
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
World Leader
9
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
10
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
11
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
12
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
13
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
14
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
15
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
16
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
17
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
18
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
19
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
20
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
Pianist
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
23
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
25
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
26
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
27
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
28
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
29
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
30
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
31
Cozy Cole (1909-1981)
Drummer
32
Kannadasan (1927-1981)
33
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
34
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
35
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
36
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
37
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
38
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
39
Jessie Matthews (1907-1981)
Stage Actress
40
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
41
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
42
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
43
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
44
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
45
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
46
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
47
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
48
