List of Famous people who born in 1981

Shakti Soundar Rajan is an Indian film director who predominantly works in Tamil cinema. After making his debut as a director with the heist thriller Naanayam (2010), he achieved a breakthrough with the action thriller Naaigal Jaakirathai (2014). His zombie film Miruthan (2016) and the space action film Tik Tik Tik (2018) starred Jayam Ravi in the lead roles. Tik Tik Tik was the first Indian space film. His upcoming film is Teddy. His films have a reputation for introducing new concepts to Tamil Cinema.

Laëtitia Rachèle Saint-Paul is a French politician of La République En Marche! (LREM) who was elected to the French National Assembly on 18 June 2017, representing the department of Maine-et-Loire.

Sarah Coral Hanson-Young is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since July 2008, representing the Australian Greens. She is the youngest woman to be elected to federal parliament, winning election at the age of 25 and taking office at the age of 26. She was the youngest person ever elected to the Senate, until Jordon Steele-John was elected on a recount in 2017.

Sharod Lamor "Roddy" White is a former American football wide receiver who played his entire professional career with the Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at UAB, and was drafted by the Falcons in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Petr Rykov is a Russian actor, television host, musical performer and model.

William Tanuwijaya is an Indonesian entrepreneur. He is the co-founder of Tokopedia, an Indonesian technology company with a leading e-Commerce business. Tanuwijaya represents Indonesia as Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum. In 2019, he received Satyalancana Wira Karya or Medal of Honor from the President of Republic of Indonesia for his contribution to Indonesia's technology and economic growth.

Caroline de Oliveira Saad Gattaz, better known as Carol Gattaz, is a volleyball player from Brazil. She was born in São José do Rio Preto. Gattaz won the World Grand Prix three times in a row.

Jared Andrew Cohen is an American businessman currently serving as the CEO of Jigsaw and an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, he served as a member of the Secretary of State's Policy Planning Staff and as an advisor to Condoleezza Rice and later Hillary Clinton. Initially brought in by Condoleezza Rice as a member of the Policy Planning Staff, he was one of a few staffers that stayed under Hillary Clinton. In this capacity, he focused on counter-terrorism, counter-radicalization, Middle East/South Asia, Internet freedom, and fostering opposition in repressive countries.

Adan Canto is a Mexican-American actor and director. He is known for his role as Sunspot in the 2014 superhero film X-Men: Days of Future Past. On television, Canto played Paul Torres on the Fox drama series The Following, and in 2015 starred as AJ Menendez in the ABC prime time series Blood & Oil. Canto played real life politician Rodrigo Lara Bonilla in acclaimed Netflix drama series Narcos. He is also well known for his role as Aaron Shore in the Netflix political drama Designated Survivor starring alongside Kiefer Sutherland. Canto wrote and directed his first short film Before Tomorrow in 2014. He is also one of the starring characters on a romance film 2 hearts. His short film The Shot earned several festival awards for Best Narrative Short Film in 2020.

Xinghan Chen, known professionally as Jenova Chen, is a Chinese video game designer. He is the designer of the award-winning games Cloud, Flow, Flower, and Journey, and is co-founder of Thatgamecompany.