List of Famous people who born in 1981

Kaori Kobayashi , is a Japanese jazz saxophonist and flautist. She grew up in Tokyo.

Gary Paffett is a British racing driver. Having become a household name in the DTM, following fifteen years in the series and two championship wins, Paffett moved onto Formula E for the 2018/19 championship, after it was announced in 2017 that Mercedes would no longer be taking part in DTM. Paffett was also a test driver for the Williams Formula One team, having previously worked in a similar role at McLaren for a number of years, during the team's successful title winning years. Paffett progressed through the ranks of karting and junior formulae in the United Kingdom, winning the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in 1999. He now lives in Ousden, Suffolk, England.

Gabriela Scherer is a Swiss mezzo-soprano.

Rubén Gracia Calmache, known as Cani, is a Spanish retired footballer. Usually a right midfielder, he also played on the left.

Daiki Takamatsu is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team.

Anna Safroncik is a Ukrainian-born Italian actress and model.

Laura Michelle Kelly is an English actress and singer who is best known for originating the roles of Mary Poppins in Mary Poppins on West End and Sylvia Llewelyn Davies in Finding Neverland on Broadway.

Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He previously played club football in France, England, Qatar, Denmark, Israel, Serbia, Scotland, India and Indonesia. In international competition, he represented Cameroon, having appeared for his country 34 times, including at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Ruslan Valeryevich Pimenov is a former Russian football player.

Benjamin Auer is a German former professional footballer who is a centre-forward.