1981

## Video games

* January 25 - Alicia Keys (philanthropist, pianist, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress)
* January 28 - Elijah Wood (actor, voice actor, producer, and DJ)
* January 31 - Justin Timberlake (singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer)
* February 1 - John Gemberling (actor and comedian)
* February 3 - Alisa Reyes (actress and voice actress)
* February 8 - Dawn Olivieri (actress)
* February 9 - Tom Hiddleston (actor)
* February 14 - Erin Torpey (actress and singer)
* February 17 - Joseph Gordon-Levitt (actor, filmmaker, singer, and entrepreneur)
* February 23 - Josh Gad (actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer)
* February 27 - Josh Groban (actor, singer, songwriter, recording artist, and record producer)
* March 2 - Bryce Dallas Howard (actress, writer, and director)
* March 29 - Megan Hilty (actress)
* March 30 - Katy Mixon (actress)
* April 2 - Bethany Joy Lenz (actress, singer-songwriter, and filmmaker)
* April 8 - Taylor Kitsch (actor and model)
* April 10 - Laura Bell Bundy (actress and singer)
* April 19 - Hayden Christensen (actor and producer)
* April 28 - Jessica Alba (actress, model, and businesswoman)
* May 5 - Danielle Fishel (actress, voice actress, screenwriter, director, and television personality)
* May 11 - J.P. Karliak (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
* May 15 - Jamie-Lynn Sigler (actress and singer)
* May 28 - Laura Bailey (actress, voice actress, and voice director)
* June 1
	+ Johnny Pemberton (actor, voice actor, and comedian)
	+ Brandi Carlile (musician, songwriter, and producer)
* June 4 - T.J. Miller (actor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, producer, and writer)
* June 9 - Natalie Portman (actress)
* June 13 - Chris Evans (actor, voice actor, director, and producer)
* July 14 - Teri Reeves (actress)
* July 26 - Sarah Burns (actress and comedian)
* August 3 - Travis Willingham (actor and voice actor)
* August 4
	+ Meghan Markle (actress and model)
	+ Abigail Spencer (actress)
* August 8 - Roger Federer (professional tennis player)
* August 20 - Ben Barnes (actor)
* August 24 - Chad Michael Murray (actor, spokesperson, and former fashion model)
* September 4 - Beyoncé (singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress)
* September 8 - Jonathan Taylor Thomas (actor and voice actor)
* September 9 - Julie Gonzalo (actress and producer)
* September 12 - Jennifer Hudson (actress and singer)
* September 15 - Ben Schwartz (actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer)
* September 16 - Alexis Bledel (actress, model, and producer)
* September 22
	+ Ashley Eckstein (actress and voice actress)
	+ Katie Lowes (actress, voice actress, and theater director)
* September 25 - Stuart Minkus (actor)
* September 26 - Christina Milian (singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model)
* October 16 - Caterina Scorsone (actress)
* November 18
	+ Nasim Pedrad (actress and comedian)
	+ Christina Vidal (actress and singer)
* November 23 - John Lavelle (actor and voice actor)
* December 2 - Britney Spears (singer)
* December 11 - Hamish Blake (actor, comedian, and writer)
* December 10 - Nicole Perlman (screenwriter)
* December 16 - Krysten Ritter (actress, musician, writer, and model)
* December 18 - Josh Dallas (actor)

### Deaths

* November 25 - Jack Albertson (actor, voice actor, comedian, dancer, and singer)