List of Famous people who born in 1981

József "Joci" Pápai is a Hungarian singer, voice actor, rapper and guitarist of Romani descent. He represented Hungary at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song "Origo" finishing in 8th place. He represented Hungary again at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Az én apám". However he failed to qualify for the grand final being the first Hungarian entry not to since returning in 2011.

Christian Mikolajczak is a German retired footballer who played as a midfielder.

Tracy Ip Chui Chui was Miss Hong Kong 2005.

David Anders Holt, known professionally as David Anders, is an American television and stage actor. He is best known for his roles as Julian Sark on Alias, as Adam Monroe on Heroes, as John Gilbert in the TV series The Vampire Diaries, as Victor Frankenstein / Dr. Whale on ABC's Once Upon a Time, and as Blaine "DeBeers" McDonough on iZombie. Although Anders is American, a few of his roles have required him to use a British Home counties accent.

Leonardo José Talamonti is an Argentine football former defender who last played for Platense.

Nicolas Puydebois is a former French goalkeeper.

Davide Martello, also known as Klavierkunst, is a German pianist of Italian descent. He was raised in Tuningen, between the Black Forest and the Swabian Jura.

Jocko Sims is an American actor, best known for playing Anthony Adams in Crash and later playing Carlton Burk in the series The Last Ship.

Esther Mary Vergeer is a retired Dutch wheelchair tennis player. Combining singles and doubles, she has won 48 Grand Slam tournaments, 23 year-end championships and 7 Paralympics titles. Vergeer was the world number one wheelchair tennis player from 1999 until her retirement in February 2013. In singles matches, she was undefeated since January 2003 and ended her career on a winning streak of 470 matches. She has often been mentioned as the most dominant player in professional sports.

Sang Lan is a former Chinese gymnast and television personality. She is currently a student and advocates for improved conditions for the disabled within China.