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1981: The Year in People

Millennials · Year of the Rooster 🐓 · Born in 1981 turn 45 in 2026

The year in numbers

Gas, per gallon

$1.31

Median home

$52,300

Minimum wage

$3.35/hr

Movie ticket

$2.78

US population

4.53B

US president

Ronald Reagan

Top song

"Bette Davis Eyes" — Kim Carnes

Top film

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Top TV show

Dallas

Best Picture

Chariots of Fire

In the news: MTV launches; first Space Shuttle flight; AIDS identified

What happened in 1981

1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1981st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 981st year of the 2nd millennium, the 81st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1980s decade.

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Born in 1981

768 people in our data · most viewed first

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

b. 1981 · January 28

American actor

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake

b. 1981 · January 31

American singer, songwriter, and actor

Fiona Dourif

Fiona Dourif

b. 1981 · October 30

American actress and producer

Britney Spears

Britney Spears

b. 1981 · December 2

American singer

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

b. 1981 · September 4

American singer

Chad Michael Murray

Chad Michael Murray

b. 1981 · August 24

American actor

Bryce Dallas Howard

Bryce Dallas Howard

b. 1981 · March 2

American actress and director

Adan Canto

Adan Canto

1981–2024 · December 5

Mexican actor

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel

b. 1981 · September 16

American actress and model

Brandi Carlile

Brandi Carlile

b. 1981 · June 1

American singer-songwriter

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Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold

1981–1999 · September 11

American mass murderers

Danielle Fishel

Danielle Fishel

b. 1981 · May 5

American actress

Gemma Collins

Gemma Collins

b. 1981 · January 31

English media personality and businesswoman

Carrie Coon

Carrie Coon

b. 1981 · January 24

American actress

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

b. 1981 · January 25

American singer and songwriter

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

b. 1981 · November 20

British actress

Amy Lee

Amy Lee

b. 1981 · December 13

American musician

Ben Schwartz

Ben Schwartz

b. 1981 · September 15

American actor

Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer

b. 1981 · June 1

American comedian and actress

Carl Crawford

Carl Crawford

b. 1981 · August 5

American baseball player

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

b. 1981 · May 4

Irish actress

Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland

b. 1981 · February 11

American singer, songwriter and actress

Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

b. 1981 · September 1

American actor

Brandon Flowers

Brandon Flowers

b. 1981 · June 21

American musician

Died in 1981

  • Albert Speer1905–1981 · German architect
  • Bobby Sands1954–1981 · Irish Provisional IRA member
  • David Lewis (Canadian politician)1909–1981 · Canadian lawyer and politician
  • Allen Ludden1917–1981 · American radio and television personality
  • Bernard Lee1908–1981 · English actor
  • Edith Head1897–1981 · American costume designer
  • Jacques Lacan1901–1981 · French psychoanalyst and writer
  • Bill Shankly1913–1981 · Scottish footballer and manager
  • Chief Dan George1899–1981 · Chief of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, actor
  • Adele Astaire1896–1981 · American dancer and entertainer
  • Bill Haley1925–1981 · American rock and roll music pioneer
  • Claude Auchinleck1884–1981 · British field marshal
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