Allan Dwan ( April 3, 1885 – December 28, 1981 ) was a pioneering Canadian-born American motion picture director, producer and screenwriter.

* 1892 – Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American aviation industrialist ( d. 1981 )

* 1892 – Lowell Thomas, American writer ( d. 1981 )

* 1981 – Robert Earnshaw, Zambian-Welsh footballer

* 1981 – Jeff Faine, American football player and agent

* 1981 – Kari Jobe, American singer and songwriter ( Gateway Worship )

* 1981 – Alex Suarez, American bassist ( Cobra Starship and This Is Ivy League )

* 1981 – The first launch of a Space Shuttle ( Columbia ) takes place-the STS-1 mission.

* 1981 – Nicolás Burdisso, Argentine footballer

* 1981 – Grant Holt, English footballer

* 1981 – Brian Vandborg, Danish cyclist

* 1981 – John O ' Shea, Irish footballer

* 1981 – Emma Pierson, English actress

* 1981 – Kunal Nayyar, Indian-English actor

* 1895 – Andreas Alföldi, Hungarian historian and archaeologist ( d. 1981 )

* 1933 – Joke Smit, Dutch activist and politician ( d. 1981 )

* 1981 – Maxwell Cabelino Andrade, Spanish footballer

* 1981 – Alessandro Gamberini, Italian footballer

* 1981 – Demetria McKinney, American actress

* 1981 – Vitantonio Liuzzi, Italian race car driver

* 1981 – Travie McCoy, American rapper and songwriter ( Gym Class Heroes )

* 1981 – Diána Póth, Hungarian figure skater

* 1981 – Jarvis Hayes, American basketball player

* 1981 – Li Jiawei, Singaporean table tennis player

* 1981 – Claire Dames, American porn actress

* 1981 – Jason Manford, English comedian and actor

These included It Came From Beneath The Sea ( 1955 ), Jason and the Argonauts ( 1963 ), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad ( 1974 ) and Clash Of The Titans ( 1981 ).

* Jason Rosenfeld – lead vocals ( 1981 – 1982 )

While his best-known roles have spanned three decades from 1981, he started his television career in 1964 as Bert Bradshaw in the soap-opera Crossroads, and after several appearances as Captain Fantastic on the children's television show Do Not Adjust Your Set, by the 1970s Jason was already an established screen comedy actor with recurring appearances in television series.

* Jason Campbell ( born 1981 ), Chicago Bears quarterback

* Jason Bergmann ( born 1981 ), pitcher for the Washington Nationals.

Friday the 13th Part 2 ( 1981 ) introduced Jason Voorhees, the son of Mrs. Voorhees, as the primary antagonist, which would continue for the remaining sequels ( with exception of the fifth movie ) and related works.

* Jason Blake ( footballer ) ( born 1981 ), Australian football player

The original Only Fools and Horses line-up of ( l-r ) Grandad ( Lennard Pearce ), Del Boy ( David Jason ) and Rodney ( Nicholas Lyndhurst ) lasted from 1981 – 1984.

* Jason Dundas ( b. 1981 ) Television Presenter

Katherine Isobel Murray ( born November 2, 1981 ), better known by her screen name Katharine Isabelle, is a Canadian actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger in the Ginger Snaps trilogy and as Gibb in Freddy vs. Jason.

* Jason Conley ( b. 1981 ), an American basketball player

* Jason Fife ( born 1981 )

* Jason Bateman as James ( Cooper ) Ingalls ( 1981 – 1982 )

Ray Harryhausen, pioneering designer, stop-motion animator and developer of the process Dynamation ( see Jason and the Argonauts 1963 and the first Clash of the Titans 1981 ) acknowledges the influence of John Martin on his work.

* Only Fools and Horses comedy TV series ( 1981 – 2003 ) starring David Jason as Del Trotter

The show's producer, Frank Mancuso, Jr., was producer of the movie series from Friday the 13th Part 2 ( 1981 ) until the final installment distributed by Paramount ( Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan in 1989, a year before the TV series ended ).

* Jason Williams ( rugby league born 1981 ), New Zealand-born rugby league footballer of the 2000s

Jason Thompson ( born November 22, 1981 in Garland, Texas ) is an American soccer player who last played striker for D. C. United of Major League Soccer.

* Jason Thompson ( soccer ) ( born 1981 ), American soccer player

* Jason King ( ice hockey ) ( born 1981 ), ice hockey player

* Jason King ( rugby league ) ( born 1981 ), Manly Sea Eagles rugby league player

Jason Anthoney " J-Rich " Richardson ( born January 20, 1981 ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association.

* Jason Jaspers ( born 1981 ), a professional ice hockey centre from Canada