1981 (people)

Timeline for 1981

20th century | 1980s

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In 1981, a number of people important to the production of Doctor Who and its spin-offs either died or were born.

• January - Actor Esmond Webb died.^[1]
• 1 January - Actor Alex Wyndham was born.^[2]
• 2 January - Actor Victor Carin died.^[3]
• 22 January - Actor O-T Fagbenle was born.^[4]
• 30 January - Actor Oliver Mellor was born.^[5]
• 21 February - Doctor Who theme composer Ron Grainer died.^[6]
• 26 February - Actor Gerald Cross died.^[7]
• 5 March - Actor Miranda Borman was born.^[8]
• 13 March - Actor Kiruna Stamell was born.^[9]
• 16 March - Actor Louis Tamone was born.^[10]
• 28 March - Actor Gareth David-Lloyd was born.^[11]
• 5 April - Actor Tom Riley was born.^[12]
• 7 April - Actor Alex Lanipekun was born.^[13]
• 18 April - Actor Jamie Davis was born.^[14]
• 23 April - Actor Gemma Whelan was born.^[15]
• 26 April - Actor Amit Shah was born.^[16]
• 28 April - Actor Ben Loyd-Holmes was born.^[17]
• 8 May - Actor Ayesha Antoine was born.^[18]
• 26 May - Actor Richard Price was born.^[19]
• 27 May - Writer Kit Pedler died.^[20]
• 28 May - Actor Jessica Brooks was born.^[21]
• 29 May - Actor Ramsay Williams died.^[22]
• 30 May - Composer Jamie Robertson was born.^[23]
• 12 June - Actor Caroline Keiff was born.^[24]
• 15 June - Documentary Producer, Director and Writer Chris Chapman was born.^[25]
• 17 June - Actor Rebekah Staton was born.^[26]
• 23 June - Actor Antony Costa was born.^[27]
• 25 June - Actor Sheridan Smith was born.^[28]
• 27 June - Actor Sam Hoare was born.^[29]
• 30 June - Actor John Heffernan was born.^[30]
• 10 July - Writer Juno Dawson was born.^[31]
• 17 July - Actor Gunnar Cauthery was born.^[32]
• 22 July - Actor Clive Standen was born.^[33]
• 5 August - Actor James Murray died.^[34]
• 20 August - Singer Jim Moray was born.^[35]
• 1 September
  • Actor Will Stampe died.^[36]
  • Actor Morven Christie was born.^[37]
• 9 September - Actor Connie Georges died.^[38]
• 11 September - Actor Lachlan Nieboer was born.^[39]
• 18 September - Artist Mitch Gerads was born.^[40]
• 25 September - Actor Eric Elliot died.^[41]
• 30 September - Writer Cecelia Ahern was born.^[42]
• 15 October - Actor Akin Gazi was born.
• 16 October - Actor Camilla Arfwedson was born.^[43]
• 24 October - Actor Jemima Rooper was born.^[44]
• 25 October - Actor Francesco Martino was born.^[45]
• 26 October - Actor Zoë Tapper was born.^[46]
• 1 November - Actor Joseph Kennedy was born.^[47]
• 14 November - Actor Russell Tovey was born.^[48]
• 1 December - Actor Kathryn Drysdale was born.^[49]
• 10 December - Actor Steven Scott died.^[50]
• 11 December - Actor Victoria Ekanoye was born.^[51]
• 18 December - Actor Joshua Dallas was born.^[52]