Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1981

Ronald Erle “Ron” Grainer fue un compositor australiano que desarrolló la mayor parte de su carrera en el Reino Unido. Es principalmente recordado por su música para cine y televisión.

Lee Hays was an American folk-singer and songwriter, best known for singing bass with The Weavers. Throughout his life, he was concerned with overcoming racism, inequality, and violence in society. He wrote or co-wrote "Wasn't That a Time?", "If I Had a Hammer", and "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", which became Weavers' staples. He also familiarized audiences with songs of the 1930s labor movement, such as "We Shall Not Be Moved".

Armand Marquiset, French philanthropist, humanitarian and nobleman, was born on September 29, 1900, in the château of Montguichet near Paris and died on July 14, 1981, in Burtonport, Ireland.

Miroslav Krleža fue un destacado escritor y poeta croata con notable influencia en la literatura de entre las dos guerras mundiales.

Giulio Onesti fue un funcionario italiano del deporte.

Roger Nash Baldwin fue un líder de los derechos civiles de su país natal, Estados Unidos.

Rosine Luguet (1921–1981) was a French stage and film actress. She was the daughter of the actor André Luguet.

Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III was an American science fiction editor and writer. His short story "Farewell to the Master" (1940) was the basis of the well-known science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).