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
Mariama Ba (1929-1981)
Novelist
5
Joe Louis (1914-1981)
Boxer
6
Vera Ellen (1921-1981)
7
Eric Williams (1911-1981)
World Leader
8
Bill Haley (1925-1981)
Rock Singer
9
Jack Albertson (1907-1981)
Stage Actor
10
Gerry Bertier (1953-1981)
Football Player
11
Harry Chapin (1942-1981)
Folk Singer
12
Gloria Grahame (1923-1981)
13
Anwar Sadat (1918-1981)
14
Bill Shankly (1913-1981)
Soccer Coach
15
Beulah Bondi (1889-1981)
16
William Holden (1918-1981)
Movie Actor
17
Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Composer
18
Keefe Brasselle (1923-1981)
19
Ziaur Rahman (1936-1981)
20
Allen Ludden (1917-1981)
Game Show Host
21
Mike Bloomfield (1943-1981)
Guitarist
22
Sara Haden (1898-1981)
23
Fred Crist Trump Jr. (1938-1981)
24
Celebrities Born in 1981
Deaths by Year
Mary Lou Williams (1910-1981)
Pianist
25
Hazel Scott (1920-1981)
26
Chief Dan George (1899-1981)
27
Nargis Dutt (1929-1981)
28
Ann Harding (1902-1981)
29
Lotte Lenya (1898-1981)
30
Harry Warren (1893-1981)
31
Hephzibah Menuhin (1920-1981)
32
Adele Astaire (1896-1981)
Dancer
33
Edith Head (1899-1981)
Fashion Designer
34
Nigar Rafibeyli (1913-1981)
Poet
35
Cat Anderson (1916-1981)
Trumpet Player
36
Soong Ching-ling (1893-1981)
Politician
37
Ann Lowe (1898-1981)
38
Albert Speer (1905-1981)
Architect
39
Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
40
Dean Andrews Jr. (1922-1981)
Lawyer
41
Robert Montgomery (1904-1981)
Director
42
James L. White (1936-1981)
43
Dorothy Jo Gideon (1924-1981)
44
Zarah Leander (1907-1981)
World Music Singer
45
Ariel Durant (1898-1981)
46
Jorge Ferreira Chaves (1920-1981)
47
Margaret Lindsay (1910-1981)
48
