# List of people in Playboy 1980–1989

This list of people in Playboy 1980–1989 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy magazine in the years 1980 through 1989. Not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude.
Entries in blue indicate that the issue marks the original appearance of that year's Playmate of the Year (PMOY).

## 1980

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Steve Martin, Amy Miller, Michele Drake | Gig Gangel | Steve Martin | | NFL Cheerleaders |
| February | Candace Collins | Sandy Cagle | Pat Caddell | | Suzanne Somers (test nudes; Somers never actually became a centerfold model) |
| March | Bo Derek | Henriette Allais | Terry Bradshaw | Shelley Hack | Bo Derek, Melonie Haller |
| April | Shari Shattuck | Liz Glazowski | Linda Ronstadt | | Women of the Armed Forces |
| May | Terri Welles | Martha Thomsen | Gay Talese | | Miss World 1978 Silvana Suárez, Perfect Attendants (flight attendants) |
| June | Dorothy Stratten | Ola Ray | John Anderson | | Dorothy Stratten – Playmate of the Year (PMOY), Fellini's Feminist Fantasy (the women of City of Women) |
| July | Sandra Dumas | Teri Peterson | Bruce Jenner | George Hamilton | |
| August | Bo Derek | Victoria Cooke | William Shockley | | Bo Derek, Girls of Hawaii |
| September | Rita Lee | Lisa Welch | Roy Scheider | | Evelyn Guerrero, Girls of the Southwest Conference |
| October | S.J. Fellowes | Mardi Jacquet | G. Gordon Liddy | | Lisa Lyon, Girls of Canada |
| November | Mardi Jacquet | Jeana Tomasino | Larry Hagman | Michael Douglas | Beauty and Bureaucracy (women of the U.S. government) |
| December | none | Terri Welles | George C. Scott | Truman Capote | Linda Kerridge |

## 1981

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Barbara Bach | Karen Price | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | | Barbara Bach, Honky-Tonk Angels (urban cowgirls) |
| February | Terri Welles, Candy Loving, Sondra Theodore | Vicki Lynn Lasseter | Tom Snyder | | Marie Helvin, Playmate Roommates: Terri Welles, Candy Loving, and Sondra Theodore |
| March | Tricia Barnstable, Cybil Barnstable | Kymberly Herrin | James Garner | Lauren Hutton | Twins: Cybil and Tricia Barnstable, Sheila and Moira Stone, Piper and Tara Perry, Lynette and Leigh Harris (or Lyn and Leigh Holiday), Jo Penney |
| April | Liz Wickersham | Lorraine Michaels | Ed Asner | | Rita Jenrette, The Girls of Kokomo, Indiana |
| May | Miss World winner Gabriella Brum | Gina Goldberg | Elisabeth Kübler-Ross | John DeLorean | Dorothy Stratten, Miss World Gabriella Brum, Girls of the Adriatic Coast |
| June | Terri Welles | Cathy Larmouth | Steve Garvey | Jack Lemmon | Terri Welles – PMOY, the women of For Your Eyes Only |
| July | Jayne Kennedy | Heidi Sorenson | Robert Garwood | Jayne Kennedy | |
| August | Valerie Perrine | Debbie Boostrom | George Gilder | Joan Rivers | Valerie Perrine |
| September | Bo Derek | Susan Smith | James Michener | | Bo Derek |
| October | Cathy St. George | Kelly Tough | Donald Sutherland | | Maud Adams |
| November | Teri Peterson | Shannon Tweed | Oriana Fallaci | | Vikki LaMotta |
| December | Bernadette Peters | Patricia Farinelli | Henry Fonda | John Kenneth Galbraith | Bernadette Peters |

## 1982

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Natalie Levy Bencheton | Kimberly McArthur | George Carlin | John Matuszak | Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, Bo Derek |
| February | Kimberly McArthur | Anne-Marie Fox | Lech Wałęsa | Karen Allen | Sylvia Kristel |
| March | Barbara Carrera | Karen Witter | Patricia Hearst | Louis Rukeyser | Barbara Carrera, Melanie Martin |
| April | Mariel Hemingway | Linda Rhys Vaughn | Ed Koch | James Woods | Mariel Hemingway, Henriette Allais |
| May | Vickie Reigle | Kym Malin | Billy Joel | SCTV: John Candy, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty and Catherine O'Hara | Rae Dawn Chong, Barbara Schantz (Springfield, Ohio police officer) |
| June | Shannon Tweed | Lourdes Estores | Sugar Ray Leonard | Brandon Tartikoff | Shannon Tweed – PMOY |
| July | Lynda Wiesmeier | Lynda Wiesmeier | Bette Davis | Stevie Nicks | |
| August | Vicki McCarty | Cathy St. George | Akio Morita | Mariette Hartley | Marilyn Michaels, Summer Sex '82 |
| September | Kymberly Herrin | Connie Brighton | Cheech and Chong | Tom Petty | |
| October | Tanya Roberts | Marianne Gravatte | Robin Williams | John LeBoutillier | Tanya Roberts |
| November | Lorraine Michaels | Marlene Janssen | Luciano Pavarotti | Frank and Moon Unit Zappa | Women of Braniff |
| December | Marcy Hanson | Charlotte Kemp | Julie Andrews & Blake Edwards | | Sydne Rome |

## 1983

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Audrey Landers, Judy Landers | Lonny Chin | Dudley Moore | Herschel Walker | Audrey Landers, Judy Landers, Shannon Tweed |
| February | Kim Basinger | Melinda Mays | Gabriel García Márquez | Yakov Smirnoff | Kim Basinger |
| March | Kimberly McArthur, Kelly Tough, Karen Witter | Alana Soares | Sam Donaldson | Arthur Jones | |
| April | Carrie Leigh | Christina Ferguson | Paul Newman | Al McGuire | Pamela Bellwood, Ladies of Spain, Donna King |
| May | Nastassja Kinski | Susie Scott Krabacher | Ansel Adams | Charlton Heston | Nastassja Kinski |
| June | Marianne Gravatte | Jolanda Egger [de] | Stephen King | Debra Winger | Marianne Gravatte – PMOY, Morganna |
| July | Ruth Guerri | Ruth Guerri | Earl Weaver | Carrie Fisher | Bond Girls, Erogenous Parts (photography of Francis Giacobetti) |
| August | Sybil Danning | Carina Persson | Ted Turner | Jan Stephenson | Sybil Danning |
| September | Kymberly Herrin | Barbara Edwards | Sandinistas: Sergio Ramírez, Ernesto Cardenal, Tomas Borge Martinez | Randy Newman | Girls of the Atlantic Coast Conference |
| October | Charlotte Kemp | Tracy Vaccaro | Cast/crew of Hill Street Blues: Bruce Weitz, Veronica Hamel, Daniel J. Travanti, Charles Haid, Michael Warren, James B. Sikking, Betty Thomas, Ed Marinaro, Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Steven Bochco, René Enríquez, Joe Spano, Barbara Bosson and Michael Conrad | Joe Piscopo | Loretta Martin |
| November | Donna Ann | Veronica Gamba | Kenny Rogers | Bubba Smith | |
| December | Joan Collins | Terry Nihen | Tom Selleck | | Joan Collins |

## 1984

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | no model pictured | Penny Baker | Dan Rather | | Mariel Hemingway in Star 80 |
| February | Kimberly McArthur | Justine Greiner | Paul Simon | Shelley Long | Carol Wayne |
| March | Susie Scott Krabacher | Dona Speir | Moses Malone | Bridgette Monet | Bridgette Monet |
| April | Kathy Shower | Lesa Ann Pedriana | Joan Collins | Martin Mull | Sydney Krueger |
| May | Rita Jenrette, Phillip Anderson | Patty Duffek | Calvin Klein | | Rita Jenrette, Vicki LaMotta, Ola Ray |
| June | Barbara Edwards | Tricia Lange | Jesse Jackson | Siskel and Ebert | Barbara Edwards – PMOY |
| July | Bo Derek | Liz Stewart | Walid Jumblat | Fran Lebowitz | Bo Derek, Robin Avener |
| August | Terry Moore | Suzi Schott | Bobby Knight | Kurt Russell | Terry Moore |
| September | Kimberly Evenson | Kimberly Evenson | Shirley MacLaine | | Anne Carlisle |
| October | Lesa Pedriana | Debi Johnson | David Letterman | Jack La Lanne | Sônia Braga |
| November | Christie Brinkley | Roberta Vasquez | José Napoleón Duarte | Leigh Steinberg | Christie Brinkley |
| December | Suzanne Somers | Karen Velez | Paul and Linda McCartney | | Suzanne Somers |

## 1985

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Goldie Hawn | Joan Bennett | Diane Lane | |
| February | Julie McCullough | Cherie Witter | Steve Jobs | Brian De Palma | Janice Dickinson |
| March | Shannon Tweed | Donna Smith | Cast of 60 Minutes: Harry Reasoner, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Dan Rather and Diane Sawyer | Bob Giraldi | |
| April | Natalie Smith, Donna Smith | Cindy Brooks | Wayne Gretzky | Joel Hyatt | |
| May | Karen Velez | Kathy Shower | Boy George | Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns | Vanity, Karen Velez – PMOY |
| June | Roxanne Pulitzer | Devin DeVasquez | Sparky Anderson | Tom Watson | Roxanne Pulitzer |
| July | Tracy Vaccaro | Hope Marie Carlton | Rob Reiner | Jamie Lee Curtis | Grace Jones |
| August | Kathy Shower | Cher Butler | Fidel Castro | Ron Howard | Judy Norton-Taylor |
| September | Madonna | Venice Kong | John Huston | Billy Crystal | Madonna, Brigitte Nielsen |
| October | Sherry Arnett | Cynthia Brimhall | John DeLorean | Rosanna Arquette | Jerry Hall |
| November | Teri Weigel | Pamela Saunders | Sting | Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas | |
| December | Barbi Benton | Carol Ficatier | Bill Cosby | Huey Lewis | Barbi Benton |

## 1986

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | no model pictured | Sherry Arnett | Ruth Westheimer (Dr. Ruth) | Jay Leno | Iman, Melanie Griffith |
| February | Cherie Witter | Julie McCullough | Michael Douglas | Anthony Pellicano | |
| March | Sally Field | Kim Morris | Sally Field | David Byrne | |
| April | Shannon Tweed | Teri Weigel | Jeffrey MacDonald | | Victoria Sellers (daughter of Peter Sellers), Alexandrea Mosca |
| May | Kathleen Turner | Christine Richters | Kathleen Turner | Kim Basinger | |
| June | Kathy Shower | Rebecca Ferratti | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Al Unser and Al Unser Jr. | Kathy Shower – PMOY, Linda Evans |
| July | Carrie Leigh | Lynne Austin | Arthur C. Clarke | Tom Cruise | Carrie Leigh, Brenda Venus |
| August | Lillian Müller | Ava Fabian | Jackie Gleason | Sigourney Weaver | Brigitte Nielsen |
| September | Julie McCullough | Rebekka Armstrong | Carl Bernstein | Gregory Hines | Marla Collins, Farmers' Daughters |
| October | Sharon Kaye | Katherine Hushaw | Phil Collins | Jim McMahon | Wendy O. Williams |
| November | Devin DeVasquez | Donna Edmondson | Joan Rivers | David Horowitz | Devin DeVasquez |
| December | Brooke Shields | Laurie Carr | Bryant Gumbel | Koko | Barbara Crampton |

## 1987

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | no model pictured | Luann Lee | Don Johnson | John Fogerty | Jane Seymour, Elisa Florez |
| February | JoAnne Russell | Julie Peterson | Mickey Rourke | Ed Begley Jr. | Stephanie Beacham |
| March | Janet Jones | Marina Baker | Lionel Richie | Bob Vila | Janet Jones, MiSchelle Mcmindes |
| April | Ava Fabian | Anna Clark | Louis Rukeyser | Rae Dawn Chong | |
| May | Vanna White | Kymberly Paige | Norodom Sihanouk | Barbara Hershey | Vanna White, Melissa Prophet |
| June | Donna Edmondson | Sandy Greenberg | Whoopi Goldberg | Michael J. Fox | Donna Edmondson – PMOY, Jenilee Harrison |
| July | Sandy Greenberg | Carmen Berg | Wade Boggs | Garry Shandling | Ellen Stohl |
| August | Paulina Porizkova | Sharry Konopski | Imelda Marcos & Ferdinand Marcos | David Lee Roth | Paulina Porizkova Calendar Preview (not nude) |
| September | Maryam d'Abo, Kim Basinger, Beth Hyatt, Timothy Dalton | Gwen Hajek | John Sculley | Penn and Teller | Maryam d'Abo |
| October | Brandi Brandt | Brandi Brandt | Richard Secord | Bob Uecker | Donna Mills |
| November | Jessica Hahn | Pam Stein | Daniel Ortega | Kelly McGillis | Jessica Hahn |
| December | Brigitte Nielsen | India Allen | Gore Vidal | Justine Bateman | Brigitte Nielsen |

## 1988

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | no model pictured | Kimberley Conrad | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Susan Dey | Kim Basinger |
| February | Sandy Greenberg | Kari Kennell | Oliver Stone | Harold Washington | |
| March | Terri Lynn Doss | Susie Owens | Billy Crystal | Tom Waits | Janice Dickinson |
| April | Vanity | Eloise Broady | Tom Clancy | Harrison Ford | Vanity |
| May | Laurie Carr | Diana Lee | Don King | Teri Garr | Denise Crosby |
| June | India Allen | Emily Arth | Chevy Chase | Theresa Russell | India Allen – PMOY, Phoebe Legere |
| July | Cindy Crawford | Terri Lynn Doss | Paul Hogan | Judge Reinhold | Cindy Crawford |
| August | Kimberley Conrad | Helle Michaelsen | Harry Edwards | Harvey Fierstein | |
| September | Jessica Hahn | Laura Richmond | Yasser Arafat | Tracey Ullman | Jessica Hahn |
| October | Terri Lynn Doss | Shannon Long | Roger Craig | Morton Downey Jr. | Playgirl editor-in-chief Nancie S. Martin |
| November | Laura Richmond | Pia Reyes | Bruce Willis | John Cleese | |
| December | Kata Kärkkäinen | Kata Kärkkäinen | Cher | Gene Simmons | Lysette Anthony |

## 1989

| Month | Cover model | Centerfold model | Interview subject | 20 Questions | Pictorials |
| January | Marilyn Monroe | Fawna MacLaren | Robert De Niro | | |
| February | Michele Smith | Simone Eden | Bob Woodward | Andrea Marcovicci | Samantha Fox |
| March | La Toya Jackson | Laurie Wood | Tom Hanks | Fred Dryer | La Toya Jackson, Pamela Des Barres |
| April | Erika Eleniak | Jennifer Lyn Jackson | The IRA: Danny Morrison and Gerry Adams | Mario Lemieux | |
| May | Natalya Negoda | Monique Noel | Susan Sarandon | Richard Lewis | Natalya Negoda |
| June | Kimberley Conrad | Tawnni Cable | Edward James Olmos | Nicolas Cage | Dana Plato, Kimberley Conrad – PMOY |
| July | Shelly Jamison | Erika Eleniak | Barry Diller | William Shatner | Shelly Jamison |
| August | Brandi Brandt | Gianna Amore | John Cougar Mellencamp | John Candy | Stephen Wayda's wife Diana Lee |
| September | Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten | Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten | Keith Hernandez | Jeff Daniels | Morganna, KC Winkler |
| October | Pamela Anderson | Karen Foster | Keith Richards | Geena Davis | Julie McCullough, |
| November | Donna Mills | Renee Tenison | Garry Kasparov | Bonnie Raitt | Donna Mills |
| December | Candice Bergen | Petra Verkaik | Candice Bergen | Patti D'Arbanville | Karen Mayo-Chandler |