Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1981

Rasul Rza, was an Azerbaijani writer, Hero of Socialist Labour (1980), People's Poet of Azerbaijan, Laureate of Soviet State Award and the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Azerbaijan. He was the husband of Azerbaijani writer Nigar Rafibeyli and the father of writer Anar Rzayev.

Mostafá Chamrán Saveí conocido como Doctor Chamrán y Shahid Chamrán, fue un físico, político, ministro de Defensa en el gobierno de Mehdi Bazargan y el gobierno interino del Consejo de la Revolución, y uno de los compañeros de Musa Sadr en el establecimiento del Movimiento Amal (Líbano). Fue también miembro del primer periodo de la Asamblea Consultiva Islámica, comandante en la guerra entre Irán e Irak, y el fundador de la Sede de la Guerra Irregular. Otro de los cargos importantes fue el de coordinador entre las fuerzas del Ejército de Irán, los Cuerpos de los Guardias de la Revolución Islámica, y los cuerpos voluntarios populares que estaban activos en la región. Mostafá Chamrán fue asesinado el 21 de junio de 1981 en la ruta entre Dehlavieh y Susangerd por metralla de un mortero.

Harold Clayton Urey fue un químico y profesor universitario estadounidense. Pionero en el trabajo con isótopos, recibió el Premio Nobel de Química en 1934, y posteriormente elaboró la Teoría de la Evolución Paleontológica basándose en sus descubrimientos en el campo de la física atómica.

Amar Ouzegane was an Algerian politician. Ouzegane became a leader of the Algerian Communist Party, but later broke with the party and became a nationalist. After independence, he served as a Minister.

Leung Sing Poh MBE was an actor, host and former Cantonese opera performer from Hong Kong. Leung is a pioneer actor of TVB. Leung is a former chairman of Chinese Artist Association of Hong Kong from 1965 to 1970. Leung was nicknamed "Por Suk" or "Uncle Por". Leung is credited with over 440 films. Leung has a star at Avenue of Stars in Hong Kong.

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, was the 9th Ruler of Ajman and ruled the emirate from 1928 until 1981. Throughout his 53 years as Ruler, he worked to build Ajman. He was one of the founding fathers of the United Arab Emirates.

Chen Da (also Chen Ta; Chinese: 陳達; pinyin: Chén Dá; Wade–Giles: Ch'en² Ta²; b. 1905 (1906?) – d. April 11, 1981) was a Taiwanese folk singer. He was part of Taiwan's folk music scene and worked as an analphabetic creator of lyrics. His spontaneous performances of traditional tunes became an object of study for many scholars focused on the music of Taiwan and brought him to the attention of writers engaged in music criticism including the novelist Wang Tuoh. According to the Journal of Music in China, Chen Da was "the only noted singer of Taiwanese folk singing." Chen Da is also referred to as a singer of "Hoklo folk songs," a synonym of "Taiwanese folk songs."