List of Famous people who born in 1981

Joe Marcus Johnson is an American professional basketball player who has played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball for Little Rock Central High School and college basketball for the Arkansas Razorbacks. After two years with Arkansas, he declared for the 2001 NBA draft where he was drafted 10th overall by the Boston Celtics. He is a seven-time NBA All-Star and has also played for the Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat and Utah Jazz, while having also represented the United States national team. While playing for the Atlanta Hawks, he earned the nickname "Iso Joe" for his skills on isolation plays. He is also one of 46 NBA players to score 20,000 career points.

Nnamdi Asomugha is an American actor, producer and former American football cornerback. He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was drafted in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. For many years he was considered one of the best shutdown corners in the NFL. In his 11-year career, he was voted All-Pro four times, including two times to the first team. Asomugha was selected as a member of Fox Sports's NFL All-Decade Team 2000-2009 and USA Today's NFL All-Decade Team 2000s, and is considered one of the greatest Oakland Raiders of all time.

Audrey Lamy is a French actress. She is the sister of the actress Alexandra Lamy.

Axel Phillip Kaiser Barents-Von Hohenhagen is a Chilean writer, lawyer and political scientist.

Diego López Rodríguez is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano as a goalkeeper.

Clare Crawley is an American television personality, best known for her role as the runner-up on the 18th season of ABC's The Bachelor and as the lead of the 16th season of The Bachelorette. She also appeared on seasons 1 and 2 of Bachelor in Paradise, and on Bachelor Winter Games.

Rupert William Anthony Friend is a British actor, director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his role as CIA operative Peter Quinn in the Showtime political thriller series Homeland, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He went on to collaborate with Armando Iannucci in the film The Death of Stalin, portraying Vasily Stalin, son of Joseph Stalin. In Julian Schnabel's film, At Eternity's Gate, Friend played Theo Van Gogh, Vincent Van Gogh's brother. His previous roles include Lieutenant Kurt Kotler in the 2008 film The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Prince Albert in The Young Victoria, Oliver in the film Starred Up, and Agent 47 in the film Hitman: Agent 47. He will appear in the Wes Anderson film, The French Dispatch, as well as Last Looks in 2020.

Elvira Lind is a Danish screenwriter and film director based in New York City.

Maurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He is currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.

Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Nacional.