List of people in Playboy 1980–1989

This list of people in Playboy 1980–89 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy magazine in the years 1980 through 1989. Note that not all of the people featured in the magazine are pictured in the nude.

Entries in blue indicate that the issue marks the original appearance of that year's Playmate of the Year (PMOY).

1980[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-80	Steve Martin, Amy Miller, Michele Drake	Gig Gangel	Steve Martin		NFL Cheerleaders
2-80	Candace Collins	Sandy Cagle	Pat Caddell		Suzanne Somers (test nudes; Somers never actually became a centerfold model)
3-80	Bo Derek	Henriette Allais	Terry Bradshaw	Shelley Hack	Bo Derek, Melonie Haller
4-80	Shari Shattuck	Liz Glazowski	Linda Ronstadt		Women of the Armed Forces
5-80	Terri Welles	Martha Thomsen	Gay Talese		Miss World 1978 Silvana Suárez, Perfect Attendants (flight attendants)
6-80	Dorothy Stratten	Ola Ray	John Anderson		Dorothy Stratten - Playmate of the Year (PMOY), Fellini's Feminist Fantasy (the women of City of Women)
7-80	Sandra Dumas	Teri Peterson	Bruce Jenner	George Hamilton
8-80	Bo Derek	Victoria Cooke	William Shockley		Bo Derek, Girls of Hawaii
9-80	Rita Lee	Lisa Welch	Roy Scheider		Evelyn Guerrero, Girls of the Southwest Conference
10-80	S.J. Fellowes	Mardi Jacquet	G. Gordon Liddy		Lisa Lyon, Girls of Canada
11-80	Mardi Jacquet	Jeana Tomasino	Larry Hagman	Michael Douglas	Beauty & Bureaucracy (women of the U.S. Government)
12-80	none	Terri Welles	George C. Scott	Truman Capote	Linda Kerridge

1981[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-81	Barbara Bach	Karen Price	John Lennon & Yoko Ono		Barbara Bach, Honky-Tonk Angels (urban cowgirls)
2-81	Terri Welles, Candy Loving, Sondra Theodore	Vicki Lynn Lasseter	Tom Snyder		Marie Helvin, Playmate Roommates: Terri Welles, Candy Loving & Sondra Theodore
3-81	Tricia Barnstable, Cybil Barnstable	Kymberly Herrin	James Garner	Lauren Hutton	Twins: Cybil & Tricia Barnstable, Sheila & Moira Stone, Piper & Tara Perry, Lynette & Leigh Harris (aka Lyn & Leigh Holiday), Jo Penney
4-81	Liz Wickersham	Lorraine Michaels	Ed Asner		Rita Jenrette, The Girls of Kokomo, Indiana
5-81	Miss World Gabriella Brum	Gina Goldberg	Elisabeth Kübler-Ross	John DeLorean	Dorothy Stratten, Miss World Gabriella Brum, Girls of the Adriatic Coast
6-81	Terri Welles	Cathy Larmouth	Steve Garvey	Jack Lemmon	Terri Welles - PMOY, the women of "For Your Eyes Only (film)"
7-81	Jayne Kennedy	Heidi Sorenson	Robert Garwood	Jayne Kennedy
8-81	Valerie Perrine	Debbie Boostrom	George Gilder	Joan Rivers	Valerie Perrine
9-81	Bo Derek	Susan Smith	James Michener		Bo Derek
10-81	Cathy St. George	Kelly Tough	Donald Sutherland		Maud Adams
11-81	Teri Peterson	Shannon Tweed	Oriana Fallaci		Vikki LaMotta
12-81	Bernadette Peters	Patricia Farinelli	Henry Fonda	John Kenneth Galbraith	Bernadette Peters

1982[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-82	Natalie Levy Bencheton	Kimberly McArthur	George Carlin	John Matuszak	Ursula Andress, Linda Evans, Bo Derek
2-82	Kimberly McArthur	Anne-Marie Fox	Lech Wałęsa	Karen Allen	Sylvia Kristel
3-82	Barbara Carrera	Karen Witter	Patricia Hearst	Louis Rukeyser	Barbara Carrera, Melanie Martin
4-82	Mariel Hemingway	Linda Rhys Vaughn	Ed Koch	James Woods	Mariel Hemingway, Henriette Allais
5-82	Vickie Reigle	Kym Malin	Billy Joel	SCTV: John Candy, Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Joe Flaherty and Catherine O'Hara	Rae Dawn Chong, Barbara Schantz (Springfield, Ohio police officer)
6-82	Shannon Tweed	Lourdes Estores	Sugar Ray Leonard	Brandon Tartikoff	Shannon Tweed - PMOY
7-82	Lynda Wiesmeier	Lynda Wiesmeier	Bette Davis	Stevie Nicks
8-82	Vicki McCarty	Cathy St. George	Akio Morita	Mariette Hartley	Marilyn Michaels, Summer Sex '82
9-82	Kymberly Herrin	Connie Brighton	Cheech and Chong	Tom Petty
10-82	Tanya Roberts	Marianne Gravatte	Robin Williams	John LeBoutillier	Tanya Roberts
11-82	Lorraine Michaels	Marlene Janssen	Luciano Pavarotti	Frank and Moon Unit Zappa
12-82	Marcy Hanson	Charlotte Kemp	Julie Andrews & Blake Edwards

1983[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-83	Audrey Landers, Judy Landers	Lonny Chin	Dudley Moore	Herschel Walker	Audrey Landers, Judy Landers, Shannon Tweed
2-83	Kim Basinger	Melinda Mays	Gabriel García Márquez	Yakov Smirnoff	Kim Basinger
3-83	Kimberly McArthur, Kelly Tough, Karen Witter	Alana Soares	Sam Donaldson	Arthur Jones
4-83	Carrie Leigh	Christina Ferguson	Paul Newman	Al McGuire	Pamela Bellwood
5-83	Nastassja Kinski	Susie Scott Krabacher	Ansel Adams	Charlton Heston	Nastassja Kinski
6-83	Marianne Gravatte	Jolanda Egger	Stephen King	Debra Winger	Marianne Gravatte - PMOY, Morganna
7-83	Ruth Guerri	Ruth Guerri	Earl Weaver	Carrie Fisher	Bond Girls, Erogenous Parts (photography of Francis Giacobetti)
8-83	Sybil Danning	Carina Persson	Ted Turner	Jan Stephenson	Sybil Danning
9-83	Kymberly Herrin	Barbara Edwards	Sandinistas: Sergio Ramírez, Ernesto Cardenal, Tomas Borge Martinez	Randy Newman
10-83	Charlotte Kemp	Tracy Vaccaro	Cast/crew of Hill Street Blues: Bruce Weitz, Veronica Hamel, Daniel J. Travanti, Charles Haid, Michael Warren, James B. Sikking, Betty Thomas, Ed Marinaro, Taurean Blacque, Kiel Martin, Steven Bochco, René Enríquez, Joe Spano, Barbara Bosson and Michael Conrad	Joe Piscopo	Loretta Martin
11-83	Donna Ann	Veronica Gamba	Kenny Rogers	Bubba Smith
12-83	Joan Collins	Terry Nihen	Tom Selleck		Joan Collins

1984[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-84	no model pictured	Penny Baker	Dan Rather		Mariel Hemingway in Star 80
2-84	Kimberly McArthur	Justine Greiner	Paul Simon	Shelley Long	Carol Wayne
3-84	Susie Scott Krabacher	Dona Speir	Moses Malone	Bridgette Monet	Bridgette Monet
4-84	Kathy Shower	Lesa Ann Pedriana	Joan Collins	Martin Mull	Sydney Krueger
5-84	Rita Jenrette, Phillip Anderson	Patty Duffek	Calvin Klein		Rita Jenrette, Vicki LaMotta, Ola Ray
6-84	Barbara Edwards	Tricia Lange	Jesse Jackson	Siskel and Ebert	Barbara Edwards - PMOY
7-84	Bo Derek	Liz Stewart	Walid Jumblat	Fran Lebowitz	Bo Derek
8-84	Terry Moore	Suzi Schott	Bobby Knight	Kurt Russell	Terry Moore
9-84	Kimberly Evenson	Kimberly Evenson	Shirley MacLaine		Anne Carlisle
10-84	Lesa Pedriana	Debi Johnson	David Letterman	Jack La Lanne	Sonia Braga
11-84	Christie Brinkley	Roberta Vasquez	José Napoleón Duarte	Leigh Steinberg	Christie Brinkley
12-84	Suzanne Somers	Karen Velez	Paul and Linda McCartney		Suzanne Somers

1985[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-85	Goldie Hawn	Joan Bennett	Goldie Hawn	Diane Lane
2-85	Julie McCullough	Cherie Witter	Steve Jobs	Brian De Palma	Janice Dickinson
3-85	Shannon Tweed	Donna Smith	Cast of 60 Minutes: Harry Reasoner, Mike Wallace, Morley Safer, Dan Rather and Diane Sawyer	Bob Giraldi
4-85	Natalie Smith, Donna Smith	Cindy Brooks	Wayne Gretzky	Joel Hyatt
5-85	Karen Velez	Kathy Shower	Boy George	Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns	Vanity, Karen Velez - PMOY
6-85	Roxanne Pulitzer	Devin DeVasquez	Sparky Anderson	Tom Watson	Roxanne Pulitzer
7-85	Tracy Vaccaro	Hope Marie Carlton	Rob Reiner	Jamie Lee Curtis	Grace Jones
8-85	Kathy Shower	Cher Butler	Fidel Castro	Ron Howard	Judy Norton Taylor
9-85	Madonna	Venice Kong	John Huston	Billy Crystal	Madonna, Brigitte Nielsen
10-85	Sherry Arnett	Cynthia Brimhall	John DeLorean	Rosanna Arquette	Jerry Hall
11-85	Teri Weigel	Pamela Saunders	Sting	Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas
12-85	Barbi Benton	Carol Ficatier	Bill Cosby	Huey Lewis	Barbi Benton

1986[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-86	no model pictured	Sherry Arnett	Ruth Westheimer	Jay Leno	Iman, Melanie Griffith
2-86	Cherie Witter	Julie McCullough	Michael Douglas	Anthony Pellicano
3-86	Sally Field	Kim Morris	Sally Field	David Byrne
4-86	Shannon Tweed	Teri Weigel	Jeffrey MacDonald		Victoria Sellers (daughter of Peter Sellers), Alexandrea Mosca
5-86	Kathleen Turner	Christine Richters	Kathleen Turner	Kim Basinger
6-86	Kathy Shower	Rebecca Ferratti	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Al Unser and Al Unser, Jr.	Kathy Shower - PMOY, Linda Evans
7-86	Carrie Leigh	Lynne Austin	Arthur C. Clarke	Tom Cruise	Carrie Leigh, Brenda Venus
8-86	Lillian Müller	Ava Fabian	Jackie Gleason	Sigourney Weaver	Brigitte Nielsen
9-86	Julie McCullough	Rebekka Armstrong	Carl Bernstein	Gregory Hines
10-86	Sharon Kaye	Katherine Hushaw	Phil Collins	Jim McMahon	Wendy O. Williams
11-86	Devin DeVasquez	Donna Edmondson	Joan Rivers	David Horowitz	Devin DeVasquez
12-86	Brooke Shields	Laurie Carr	Bryant Gumbel	Koko	Barbara Crampton

1987[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-87	no model pictured	Luann Lee	Don Johnson	John Fogerty	Jane Seymour, Elisa Florez
2-87	Joanne Russell	Julie Peterson	Mickey Rourke	Ed Begley, Jr.	Stephanie Beacham
3-87	Janet Jones	Marina Baker	Lionel Richie	Bob Vila	Janet Jones, MiSchelle Mcmindes
4-87	Ava Fabian	Anna Clark	Louis Rukeyser	Rae Dawn Chong
5-87	Vanna White	Kymberly Paige	Norodom Sihanouk	Barbara Hershey	Vanna White, Melissa Prophet
6-87	Donna Edmondson	Sandy Greenberg	Whoopi Goldberg	Michael J. Fox	Donna Edmondson - PMOY, Jenilee Harrison
7-87	Sandy Greenberg	Carmen Berg	Wade Boggs	Garry Shandling	Ellen Stohl
8-87	Paulina Porizkova	Sharry Konopski	Imelda Marcos & Ferdinand Marcos	David Lee Roth	Paulina Porizkova Calendar Preview (not nude)
9-87	Maryam d'Abo, Kim Basinger, Beth Hyatt, Timothy Dalton	Gwen Hajek	John Sculley	Penn and Teller	Maryam d'Abo
10-87	Brandi Brandt	Brandi Brandt	Richard Secord	Bob Uecker	Donna Mills
11-87	Jessica Hahn	Pam Stein	Daniel Ortega	Kelly McGillis	Jessica Hahn
12-87	Brigitte Nielsen	India Allen	Gore Vidal	Justine Bateman	Brigitte Nielsen

1988[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-88	no model pictured	Kimberley Conrad	Arnold Schwarzenegger	Susan Dey	Kim Basinger
2-88	Sandy Greenberg	Kari Kennell	Oliver Stone	Harold Washington
3-88	Terri Lynn Doss	Susie Owens	Billy Crystal	Tom Waits	Janice Dickinson
4-88	Vanity	Eloise Broady	Tom Clancy	Harrison Ford	Vanity
5-88	Laurie Carr	Diana Lee	Don King	Teri Garr	Denise Crosby
6-88	India Allen	Emily Arth	Chevy Chase	Theresa Russell	India Allen - PMOY, Phoebe Legere
7-88	Cindy Crawford	Terri Lynn Doss	Paul Hogan	Judge Reinhold	Cindy Crawford
8-88	Kimberley Conrad	Helle Michaelsen	Harry Edwards	Harvey Fierstein
9-88	Jessica Hahn	Laura Richmond	Yasser Arafat	Tracey Ullman	Jessica Hahn
10-88	Terri Lynn Doss	Shannon Long	Roger Craig	Morton Downey Jr.	Playgirl editor-in-chief Nancie S. Martin
11-88	Laura Richmond	Pia Reyes	Bruce Willis	John Cleese
12-88	Kata Kärkkäinen	Kata Kärkkäinen	Cher	Gene Simmons	Lysette Anthony

1989[edit]

Date	Cover model	Centerfold model	Interview subject	20 Questions	Pictorials
1-89	Marilyn Monroe	Fawna MacLaren	Robert De Niro
2-89	Michele Smith	Simone Eden	Bob Woodward	Andrea Marcovicci	Samantha Fox
3-89	La Toya Jackson	Laurie Wood	Tom Hanks	Fred Dryer	La Toya Jackson, Pamela Des Barres
4-89	Erika Eleniak	Jennifer Lyn Jackson	The IRA: Danny Morrison and Gerry Adams	Mario Lemieux
5-89	Natalya Negoda	Monique Noel	Susan Sarandon	Richard Lewis	Natalya Negoda
6-89	Kimberley Conrad	Tawnni Cable	Edward James Olmos	Nicolas Cage	Dana Plato, Kimberley Conrad - PMOY
7-89	Shelly Jamison	Erika Eleniak	Barry Diller	William Shatner	Shelly Jamison
8-89	Brandi Brandt	Gianna Amore	John Cougar Mellencamp	John Candy	Stephen Wayda's wife Diana Lee
9-89	Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten	Karin and Mirjam van Breeschooten	Keith Hernandez	Jeff Daniels	Morganna, KC Winkler
10-89	Pamela Anderson	Karen Foster	Keith Richards	Geena Davis	Julie McCullough,
11-89	Donna Mills	Renee Tenison	Garry Kasparov	Bonnie Raitt	Donna Mills
12-89	Candice Bergen	Petra Verkaik	Candice Bergen	Patti D'Arbanville	Karen Mayo-Chandler