List of Famous people who born in 1981

Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-time leading goalscorer. He is regarded as one of the greatest Bulgarian players of all time.

Brendon Barrie McCullum is a New Zealand cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer, who played all formats, and also a former captain in all forms. McCullum took quick scoring to Test matches as well, notably recording the fastest test century of all time. He is considered as one of the most successful batsmen and captains of New Zealand cricket. He retired from all forms of cricket in August 2019.

Michael Kelly Norvell is an American college football coach who is currently head coach at Florida State. Norvell was previously the head coach at Memphis. He has coached at Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Tulsa, and Central Arkansas. He played wide receiver at the University of Central Arkansas from 2001 to 2005 and is the school's all-time receptions leader.

Paul W. Downs is an American actor, writer, and director best known for his portrayal of Trey Pucker on the Comedy Central series Broad City and as a co-creator, showrunner, and actor on the HBO Max series Hacks.

Dominique Helena Moceanu is a retired American gymnast. She was a member of the gold-medal-winning United States women's gymnastics team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Cho Yeo-jeong is a South Korean actress. She is best known internationally for her role as Mrs. Park in the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite. She is also known for her leading roles in the films The Servant (2010) and The Concubine (2012), as well as for starring in the television series I Need Romance (2011).

Kofi Nahaje Sarkodie-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Kofi Kingston. He is currently out with a ‘broken jaw’ injury, according to WrestleTalk.

Darius LaVar Miles is an American former professional basketball player.

Gökçe Bahadır is a Turkish film and television actress. She is best known for her performances as Leyla Tekin in the series Yaprak Dökümü, and as Yeliz in Hayat Bilgisi. She has starred in numerous other series including Kayıp Şehir, Ufak Tefek Cinayetler, Aramızda Kalsın, Adı Efsane, Dedemin İnsanları.

Lee Dong-wook is a South Korean actor, host, model and entertainer. He is best known for his leading roles in the television dramas My Girl (2005), Scent of a Woman (2011), The Fugitive of Joseon , Hotel King (2014), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Life (2018), Touch Your Heart (2019), Hell Is Other People (2019) and Tale of the Nine Tailed (2020) in the titular role. Furthermore, he’s also known as the host of the talk show Strong Heart (2012-2013), boy group survival reality show Produce X 101 (2019), and his own American-style talk show Wook Talk (2019).