1981 (people)

* January - Actor Esmond Webb died.Aveleyman
* 1 January - Actor Alex Wyndham was born.People Pill
* 2 January - Actor Victor Carin died.Doctor Who Guide
* 22 January - Actor O-T Fagbenle was born.People Pill
* 30 January - Actor Oliver Mellor was born.People Pill
* 21 February - Doctor Who theme composer Ron Grainer died.Find a Grave
* 26 February - Actor Gerald Cross died.Doctor Who Guide
* 5 March - Actor Miranda Borman was born.Aveleyman
* 13 March - Actor Kiruna Stamell was born.People Pill
* 16 March - Actor Louis Tamone was born.People Pill
* 28 March - Actor Gareth David-Lloyd was born.Famous Birthdays
* 5 April - Actor Tom Riley was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 7 April - Actor Alex Lanipekun was born.People Pill
* 18 April - Actor Jamie Davis was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 23 April - Actor Gemma Whelan was born.Famous Birthdays
* 26 April - Actor Amit Shah was born.My Heritage
* 28 April - Actor Ben Loyd-Holmes was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 8 May - Actor Ayesha Antoine was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 26 May - Actor Richard Price was born.IMDb
* 27 May - Writer Kit Pedler died.Doctor Who Guide
* 28 May - Actor Jessica Brooks was born.People Pill
* 29 May - Actor Ramsay Williams died.Aveleyman
* 30 May - Composer Jamie Robertson was born.All Famous Birthdays
* 12 June - Actor Caroline Keiff was born.People Pill
* 15 June - Documentary Producer, Director and Writer Chris Chapman was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 17 June - Actor Rebekah Staton was born.People Pill
* 23 June - Actor Antony Costa was born.People Pill
* 25 June - Actor Sheridan Smith was born.Famous Birthdays
* 27 June - Actor Sam Hoare was born.People Pill
* 30 June - Actor John Heffernan was born.IMDb
* 10 July - Writer Juno Dawson was born.Happy Happy Birthday
* 17 July - Actor Gunnar Cauthery was born.Celebrities Galore
* 22 July - Actor Clive Standen was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 5 August - Actor James Murray died.HighBeam Research
* 20 August - Singer Jim Moray was born.All Famous Birthdays
* 1 September
** Actor Will Stampe died.Aveleyman
** Actor Morven Christie was born.Famous Birthdays
* 9 September - Actor Connie Georges died.Aveleyman
* 11 September - Actor Lachlan Nieboer was born.IMDb
* 18 September - Artist Mitch Gerads was born.People Pill
* 25 September - Actor Eric Elliot died.The Gazette
* 30 September - Writer Cecelia Ahern was born.People Pill
* 15 October - Actor Akin Gazi was born.
* 16 October - Actor Camilla Arfwedson was born.People Pill
* 24 October - Actor Jemima Rooper was born.Famous Birthdays
* 25 October - Actor Francesco Martino was born.People Pill
* 26 October - Actor Zoë Tapper was born.Famous Birthdays
* 1 November - Actor Joseph Kennedy was born.People Pill
* 14 November - Actor Russell Tovey was born.
* 1 December - Actor Kathryn Drysdale was born.Doctor Who Guide
* 10 December - Actor Steven Scott died.PERSONAL COLUMNS: Deaths, The Times: 16 December 1981 (pg.24)
* 11 December - Actor Victoria Ekanoye was born.www.50mins.com
* 18 December - Actor Joshua Dallas was born.Doctor Who Guide