Bob Marley (1945-1981)
Reggae Singer
1
Natalie Wood (1938-1981)
Movie Actress
2
Terry Fox (1958-1981)
Runner
3
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
4
Bernard Lee (1908-1981)
Movie Actor
5
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
6
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
7
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
8
Adam Walsh (1974-1981)
Family Member
9
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
10
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
11
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
12
William Holden (1918-1981)
13
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
14
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
15
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
16
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
17
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
18
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
19
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
20
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
21
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
22
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
23
Moshe Dayan (1915-1981)
Politician
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
25
Richard Boone (1917-1981)
26
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
27
Omar Torrijos (1929-1981)
28
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
29
William Wyler (1902-1981)
Director
30
Henry Eyring (1901-1981)
Chemist
31
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
32
William Saroyan (1908-1981)
33
Walter Knott (1889-1981)
Entrepreneur
34
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
35
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
36
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
37
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
38
James L. White (1936-1981)
39
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
40
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
41
Roy Wilkins (1901-1981)
Civil Rights Leader
42
Omar Bradley (1893-1981)
War Hero
43
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
44
Rino Gaetano (1950-1981)
45
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
46
Mary Chase (1906-1981)
Playwright
47
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
48
