Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
2
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
3
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
4
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
5
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
6
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
7
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
8
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
9
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
10
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
11
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
12
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
13
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
Movie Actor
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
16
William Holden (1918-1981)
17
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
18
Ava Helen Pauling (1903-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
19
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
20
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
21
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
22
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
23
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
24
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
25
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
26
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
27
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
28
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
29
Patsy Kelly (1910-1981)
30
Lotte Reiniger (1899-1981)
31
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
32
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
33
Red Pollard (1909-1981)
Horse Jockey
34
Howard Hanson (1896-1981)
35
Robert Moses (1888-1981)
Engineer
36
Ariel Durant (1898-1981)
37
Robert C. Henry (1921-1981)
38
Anita Loos (1889-1981)
Screenwriter
39
Bill Coleman (1904-1981)
Trumpet Player
40
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
41
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
42
Rino Gaetano (1950-1981)
43
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
44
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
45
Gopal Chandra Bhattacharya (1895-1981)
Biologist
46
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
47
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
48
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
