List of Famous people who born in 1981

Mirel Matei Rădoi is a Romanian former footballer and the current head coach of the Romania national team. He played as a defensive midfielder or a central defender. Capped 67 times by the national team, he represented Romania at the UEFA Euro 2008.

Masayuki Deai is a Japanese actor from Osaka Prefecture. He is most famous for his portrayal of Eiji Takaoka in the tokusatsu series GoGo Sentai Boukenger.

Nizami Pashayev is a retired Azerbaijani athlete in weightlifting.

Natasha Shanta Reid, better known by her Korean name Yoon Mi-rae (Korean: 윤미래), is an American-born South Korean rapper and singer who is currently a member of Korean hip hop trio MFBTY.

Tunahan Kuzu is a Turkish-born Dutch politician. He is a former member of the Labour Party (PvdA). He has been an MP since 20 September 2012. On 13 November 2014 Kuzu and Selçuk Öztürk left the Labour Party and formed the Group Kuzu/Öztürk, later renamed Denk ("Think"). On 18 November 2014, he became Parliamentary group leader. In the 2017 Dutch general election, the party secured three seats in the House of Representatives.

Khaled Aziz Al-Thaker is a Saudi Arabian football (soccer) player who has played as a midfielder for Al-Nassr FC, Al-Hilal FC, and Al-Shabab FC for over one decade.

João Derly de Oliveira Nunes Jr. is a former male judo player from Brazil, the only Brazilian to ever become a two-time world champion, winning consecutively the 2005 World Judo Championships and 2007 World Judo Championships. He also won the junior world championship in 2000, the 2007 Pan American Games, and has 5 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals in Judo World Cups.

Boncuk Makbule Yılmaz is a Turkish actress.

Benjamin Becker is a German retired professional tennis player.

Park Hyo-shin is a South Korean ballad singer and musical theatre actor known for his emotional vocals. He debuted in 1999 and has since released many hit songs including, "Snow Flower," "Wild Flower," and "Good Person."