List of Famous people who born in 1981

Shinjirō Koizumi is a Japanese poet, politician who has been Minister of the Environment since 2019 and a Member of the House of Representatives for the Liberal Democratic Party. He is the second son of former Prime Minister Junichirō Koizumi and the younger brother of actor Kotaro Koizumi.

Djibril Cissé is a French former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Michael Sorrentino, also known as The Situation, is an American television personality. He appeared on all six seasons of the MTV reality show Jersey Shore, from 2009 through 2012. He returned to the franchise with Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.

Dia Mirza is an Indian model, actress, producer, and social worker who predominantly works in Hindi films. Mirza won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000. She made her acting debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein (2001).

Michelle Suzanne Dockery is an English actress. She is best known for her leading performance as Lady Mary Crawley in the ITV television period drama series Downton Abbey (2010–2015), for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and three consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.

Brad James is an American actor. James is best known for his role as Todd in the sitcom Tyler Perry's For Better or Worse.

Sharon Hsu is a Taiwanese actress and singer of Dutch descent. She has had roles in a number of films and television series. On 22 June 2012, her first EP album Wien's Secret Garden was released.

Jon Watts is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero films Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home and is set to direct the third Spider-Man film and a Fantastic Four film to be set in the MCU. He also directed and co-wrote films Clown, Cop Car, and directed numerous episodes of the parody television news series Onion News Network.

Nana Katase is a Japanese actress, singer, and fashion model.She is known for acting for Death Note: The Last Name (2006), Arakawa Under the Bridge (2010) and 20th Century Boys 1: Beginning of the End (2008).

Ai Carina Uemura , known mononymously as Ai, is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, spokeswoman, and actress.