Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1981

Alexander Raban Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs, his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal–winning Miracles on Maple Hill.

Tatjana Sais was a German film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1937 and 1967 and was a member of the jury at the 1st Berlin International Film Festival. She was married to Günter Neumann and later to Hugh Greene.

Marcel Bezençon fue un periodista y empresario suizo, que se desempeñó como presidente de la Unión Europea de Radiodifusión (UER). Es considerado el padre del Festival de Eurovisión.

John Aspinwall Roosevelt was an American businessman and the sixth and last child of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and his wife, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the only Roosevelt son who never sought political office.

Salvatore Antonio Gaetano, más conocido como Rino Gaetano, fue un cantautor italiano muy popular durante los años 1970.

Tampa Red, cuyo verdadero nombre era Hudson Woodbridge, era un guitarrista, pianista, intérprete de kazoo y cantante de blues, nacido en Smithville, Georgia, el 8 de enero de 1900, y fallecido en Chicago, Illinois, el 19 de marzo de 1981.

Matthias Domaschk was a member of the civil rights movement within the German Democratic Republic and a victim of the Stasi.

Martha Betz Shapley fue una astrónoma estadounidense conocida por su investigación sobre las estrellas binarias eclipsantes.

Jim Davis, fue un actor estadounidense.