Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1981

Donald William Sinclair was the co–proprietor of the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, England. He helped manage the hotel after an extensive career as an officer in the Merchant Navy and the Royal Navy. During World War II, he twice survived the sinking of the ship he was serving on.

Alan Frederick Lascelles, GCB, GCVO, CMG, MC fue un cortesano y funcionario público británico que ocupó varios cargos en la primera mitad del siglo XX, que culminaron en su posición como secretario privado de los reyes Jorge VI e Isabel II del Reino Unido. Escribió los Principios de Lascelles en una carta al jefe de redacción de The Times en 1950, utilizando el seudónimo de «Senex».

Carl Vinson was an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 50 years and was influential in the 20th century expansion of the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Democratic Party and represented Georgia in the House from 1914 to 1965. He was known as "The Father of the Two-Ocean Navy". He is the longest-serving member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Georgia.

Rolf Herricht fue un actor teatral, cinematográfico y televisivo, humorista y cantante de nacionalidad alemana.

Kazuo Taoka was one of the most prominent yakuza godfathers.

Robert Montgomery fue un actor y director estadounidense.

Zarah Leander fue una actriz y cantante sueca, especialmente reconocida en los países germanoparlantes y escandinavos. Fue la máxima estrella femenina de la Alemania Nazi, de manos de la UFA (1937-1943); pero tras la II Guerra Mundial trabajó en Francia, Italia y Alemania.

Philip Charles Testa, also known as "The Chicken Man", was an American mobster known for his brief leadership of the Philadelphia crime family. He became boss after Angelo Bruno was murdered by his own consigliere, Antonio Caponigro, who, in turn, was ordered killed by The Commission for acting without permission. Testa's nickname came from his involvement in a poultry business. About a year after Bruno's death, Testa was killed by the blast of a nail bomb allegedly ordered by his underboss, Peter Casella.

Sazō Idemitsu was a Japanese businessman and founder of the petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan. He was also an art collector, especially fond of Sengai Gibon. He is the father of the Japanese experimental video artist, Mako Idemitsu.

Frederick Benjamin "Ben" Carlin was an Australian adventurer who was the first person to circumnavigate the world in an amphibious vehicle. Born in Northam, Western Australia, Carlin attended Guildford Grammar School in Perth, and later studied mining engineering at the Kalgoorlie School of Mines. After qualifying as an engineer, he worked on the Goldfields before in 1939 emigrating to China to work in a British coal mine. In the Second World War, Carlin was posted to the Indian Army Corps of Engineers, serving in India, Italy, and throughout the Middle East. After his discharge from service in 1946, he emigrated to the United States with his American wife, Elinore.