List of Famous people who born in 1981

Nabil Baha is a retired Moroccan footballer who played as a striker.

Tomáš Hübschman is a Czech professional footballer who plays for FK Jablonec. He can play as a centre-back or defensive midfielder and is known for his strength, speed and tight marking.

Julián Cerdá Vicente, known as Juli, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for CD Alcoyano.

Conrad Gerard Smith is a New Zealand rugby union coach and former player, who played predominantly at centre. He captained the Hurricanes in Super Rugby, and played for New Zealand from 2004 until 2015. He was a key member of New Zealand's 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cup winning teams. Following the 2015 World Cup he retired from international rugby and took up a contract with Pau in France, before retiring in 2018.

Björn Schlicke is a German retired footballer who played as a defender.

Diego Alejandro Rivero is an Argentine football midfielder who plays for Chacarita Juniors.

Marcel Augusto Ortolan, commonly known as Marcel, is a Brazilian footballer.

Juan Martínez de Irujo is a professional Basque pelota player for the Aspe team.

Sun Tiantian is a Chinese former professional tennis player. She won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles along with her partner Li Ting.

Ariza Makukula is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre forward.