Deaths in July 2021

The following is a list of **deaths that should be noted in July 2021**. For deaths that should be noted before the month that the world is in, please see "Months". Names under each date are noted in the order of the alphabet by last name or pseudonym. Deaths of non-humans are noted here also if it is worth noting.

Each listing of a death must have a source. If no reference is included, the death notice will be removed. The following are the requirements of adding a name to the list in its order: name, age, where they came from, what the person is known for, cause of death (if known) and a source.

## July
### 1
*Louis Andriessen, 82, Dutch composer (*La Commedia*, *Writing to Vermeer*, *Rosa – A Horse Drama*) and teacher, problems caused by dementia.
*Antonio Cantisani, 94, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop and Archbishop of Rossano-Cariati (1971–1980) and Catanzaro-Squillace (1980–2003).
*Josh Culbreath, 88, American hurdler, Olympic bronze medalist (1956).
*Yury Dokhoian, 56, Russian chess grandmaster, COVID-19.
*Evgenia Kirichenko, 90, Russian historian.
*Boudewijn Paans, 77, Dutch writer and journalist.
*Philece Sampler, 67, American voice actress (*Digimon Adventure*, *Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir*, *The Legend of Korra*), heart attack.
*Kartal Tibet, 83, Turkish actor (*Tarkan Versus the Vikings*) and movie director (*Tosun Paşa*, *Şalvar Davası*), kidney failure caused by COPD.

### 2
*Eric Balemans, 59, Dutch politician, member of the House of Representatives (1998–2006).
*Juozas Baranauskas, 86, Lithuanian television broadcaster (LRT televizija) and politician, MP (1992–1996).
*Fereimi Cama, 66, Fijian Anglican prelate, Bishop of Polynesia (since 2019).
*Ion Ciocanu, 81, Moldovan literary critic.
*Naïm Kattan, 92, Iraqi-born Canadian novelist, essayist and critic.
*Elliot Lawrence, 96, American jazz pianist, multi-Emmy winner.
*Bill Ramsey, 90, German-American jazz singer and actor (*Music in the Blood*, *The Adventures of Count Bobby*, *Old Shatterhand*).
*Nikolai Slichenko, 86, Russian singer and actor (*Hard Happiness*, *Wedding in Malinovka*), problems caused by respiratory failure.
*Jolien Verschueren, 31, Belgian cyclo-cross racer (Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal), brain cancer.

### 3
*Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara, 87, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of Mexico (1985–2008).
*Robert Correia, 82, American politician, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives (1977–2008) and Mayor of Fall River (2008–2010).
*Richard Domba Mady, 68, Congolose Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Doruma-Dungu (since 1994).
*Nino Escalera, 91, Puerto Rican baseball player (Cincinnati Reds).
*He Kang, 98, Chinese politician, member of the CCP Central Committee (1982–1992) and Minister of Agriculture (1988–1990).
*Nikolay Konstantinov, 89, Russian mathematician.
*John Siffy Mirin, 53, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2018), COVID-19.
*Ted Nash, 88, American rower, Olympic champion (1960).
*Enzo Polidori, 84, Italian politician, Mayor of Piombino (1976–1983) and Deputy (1983–1992).
*Roberto Rodríguez, 85, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Pertusa (1992–1998), Villa María (1998–2006) and La Rioja (2006–2013), COVID-19. 
*Joris Schouten, 94, Dutch politician, Senator (1980–1981; 1983–1991)
*Anne Stallybrass, 82, English actress (*The Six Wives of Henry VIII*, *Heartbeat*, *Diana: Her True Story*).
*Rachmawati Sukarnoputri, 70, Indonesian politician, member of the Presidential Advisory Council (2007–2009), COVID-19.

### 4
*Burhan Abdurahman, 64, Indonesian politician, Mayor of Ternate (2010–2015, 2016–2021), COVID-19.
*Francesco Bosi, 76, Italian politician, Senator (1996–2006) and Mayor of Rio Marina (2001–2011).
*Sanford Clark, 85, American rockabilly singer ("The Fool", "Houston"), COVID-19.
*Terry Donahue, 77, American Hall of Fame college football coach (UCLA Bruins) and executive (San Francisco 49ers), cancer.
*Maidarjavyn Ganzorig, 72, Mongolian cosmonaut, Soyuz 39 reserve pilot.
*Luminița Gheorghiu, 71, Romanian actress (*The Death of Mr. Lazarescu*, ''Child's Pose*, *Code Unknown'').
*Dennis Gorski, 76, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1975–1987) and Erie County executive (1988–1999), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*Harmoko, 82, Indonesian politician, Speaker of the People's Representative Council (1997–1999), progressive supranuclear palsy and COVID-19.
*Matīss Kivlenieks, 24, Latvian ice hockey goaltender (Columbus Blue Jackets, national team), injuries sustained from firework blast.
*Rick Laird, 80, Irish jazz fusion bassist (Mahavishnu Orchestra, Brian Auger and the Trinity), lung cancer.
*Richard Lewontin, 92, American evolutionary biologist.
*Dicky Moegle, 86, American football player (San Francisco 49ers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys).
*Richard Rainey, 82, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1992–1996) and State Senate (1996–2000), melanoma.
*Hans-Jürgen Ripp, 75, German footballer (Hamburger SV, Lüneburger SK).
*Wolfgang Roth, 80, German politician and banker, member of the Bundestag (1976–1994).
*Jane Shalimar, 41, Indonesian actress and politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
*Adang Sudrajat, 58, Indonesian politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
*Dale Whiteside, 90, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (1987–1997).

### 5
*Aggrey Awori, 82, Ugandan economist, politician and Olympic hurdler (1960, 1964), MP (2001–2006).
*Patrick Boré, 64, French politician, Mayor of La Ciotat (2001–2020) and Senator (since 2020), cancer.
*Raffaella Carrà, 78, Italian singer ("A far l'amore comincia tu"), actress (*Caesar the Conqueror*, ''Von Ryan's Express*) and television presenter, lung cancer.
*Didi Contractor, 91, German-American architect.
*Richard Donner, 91, American movie director (*Superman*, *Lethal Weapon*, *The Goonies*) and producer, cardiopulmonary failure caused by atherosclerosis.
*Roberto Hernández, 54, Cuban sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1992), problems caused by heart disease.
*Rubén Israel, 65, Uruguayan football manager (Rentistas, Club Libertad, Barcelona de Ecuador).
*Leo van de Ketterij, 70, Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue).
*Władysław Lisewski, 73, Polish politician and engineer, Mayor of Szczecin (1991–1994) and Voivode of Szczecin (1997–1998) and West Pomeranian Voivodship (1999–2001).
*Vladimir Menshov, 81, Russian movie director (*Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears*, *Love and Pigeons*) and actor (*The General''), COVID-19.
*Alfredo Obberti, 75, Argentine footballer (Newell's Old Boys, Grêmio, national team).
*Gillian Sheen, 92, British fencer, Olympic champion (1956).
*William Smith, 88, American actor (*Rich Man, Poor Man*, *Any Which Way You Can*, *Conan the Barbarian*).
*Stan Swamy, 84, Indian Roman Catholic Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist, problems caused by COVID-19 and Parkinson's disease.
*Sergey Timofeyev, 71, Russian Olympic wrestler (1976).

### 6
*Arthur Brooks, 85, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1975–1978).
*Tom Buford, 72, American politician, member of the Kentucky Senate (since 1991).
*Suzzanne Douglas, 64, American actress (''The Parent 'Hood*, *How Stella Got Her Groove Back*, *Jason's Lyric*), pancreatic cancer.
*Djivan Gasparyan, 92, Armenian musician and composer.
*Miguel González Pérez, 94, Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid, Real Zaragoza, national team) and coach.
*Sir Nicholas Goodison, 87, British businessman, Chairman of the London Stock Exchange (1976–1986).
*Patrick John, 83, Dominican politician, Premier (1974–1978) and Prime Minister (1978–1979).
*Axel Kahn, 76, French geneticist, President of Paris Descartes University (2007–2011), cancer.
*Montgomery Meigs, 76, American general, problems caused by Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia.
*Leandro de Oliveira, 39, Brazilian track and field athlete.
*William H. Pauley III, 68, American politician and lawyer, Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York (since 1998).
*Jasti Eswara Prasad, 86, Indian politician and lawyer, Judge of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh (1990–1994) and the High Court of Karnataka (1994–1996), heart attack.

### 7
*Robert Downey Sr., 85, American actor (*To Live and Die in L.A.*), movie director (*Up the Academy*, *Putney Swope''), and producer, problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*Keshav Dutt, 95, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1948, 1952).
*Anatoliy Franchuk, 85, Ukrainian politician, Prime Minister of Crimea (1994–1996, 1997–1998).
*Bob F. Griffin, 85, American politician, member (1971–1996) and Speaker (1981–1996) of the Missouri House of Representatives.
*Smaïn Ibrir, 89, Algerian footballer (Le Havre AC, national team).
*Ahmed Jibril, 82–83, Palestinian militant, founder and leader of the PFLP-GC.
*Dilip Kumar, 98, Indian actor (*Andaz*, *Daag*, *Qila*), MP (2000–2006), prostate cancer.
*Pierre Laffitte, 96, French politician and scientist, founder of Sophia Antipolis, Senator (1985–2008).
*Cameron Mackenzie, 60, South African politician, MP (since 2014), COVID-19.
*Jovenel Moïse, 53, Haitian politician and businessman, President (since 2017), shot.
*Elystan Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan, 88, Welsh politician, MP (1966–1974) and member of the House of Lords (1981–2020).
*Carlos Reutemann, 79, Argentine Formula One racing driver and politician, Governor of Santa Fe Province (1999–2003) and Senator (since 2003), One Grand Prix winner, problems caused by a cerebral hemorrhage.
*Michael Soles, 54, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, Montreal Alouettes), problems caused by ALS.
*William Stevenson, 87, Canadian politician and lawyer, Judge of the Supreme Court of Canada (1990–1992).
*Giovanni Tegano, 81, Italian mobster, Head of De Stefano 'ndrina.
*Giuseppe Tesauro, 78, Italian politician and lawyer, Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (1988–1998) and President of the Constitutional Court (2014).
*Chick Vennera, 74, American actor (''Thank God It's Friday*, *High Risk*, *Time Under Fire*), cancer.
*Herman Willemse, 87, Dutch long-distance swimmer.
*Chris Youngblood, 55, American professional wrestler (WWC, FMW).

### 8
*Ricardo Costa, 81, Portuguese filmmaker and producer. (death announced on this date)
*Walter Thomas McGovern, 99, American politician and lawyer, Judge (since 1971) and Chief Judge (1975–1987) of the U.S. District Court for Western Washington.
*Adrian Metcalfe, 79, British athlete, Olympic silver medalist (1964).
*Brian Osborne, 81, English actor (*Upstairs, Downstairs*, *The Sandbaggers*).
*Virbhadra Singh, 87, Indian politician, MP (1962–1977, 1980–1984, 2009–2014), Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh (1983–1990, 1993–1998, 2003–2007, 2012–2017) and Minister of Steel (2009–2011), problems caused by COVID-19.
*Bryan Watson, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals).

### 9
*Matthew Cao Xiangde, 93, Chinese Roman Catholic prelate, Unmandated Archbishop of Hangzhou (since 2000).
*Jonathan Coleman, 65, Australian radio and television presenter (*Studio 10''), prostate cancer.
*Þórunn Egilsdóttir, 56, Icelandic politician, MP (since 2013), breast cancer.
*Betty Gilderdale, 97, British-born New Zealand children's writer.
*Pentti Isotalo, 94, Finnish Olympic ice hockey player (1952) and referee (1964). (death announced on this date) 
*Vladimir Karasev, 83, Russian chess player.
*Gian Franco Kasper, 77, Swiss sports executive, President of the International Ski Federation (1998–2021).
*Ngaire Lane, 95, New Zealand Olympic swimmer (1948).
*Frank Lui, 85, Niuean politician, Premier (1993–1999).
*Geoff Makhubo, 53, South African politician, Mayor of Johannesburg (since 2019), problems caused by COVID-19.
*Paul Mariner, 68, English footballer (Plymouth Argyle, Ipswich Town, national team) and manager, brain cancer.
*George Rhoads, 95, American sculptor and painter (*Archimedean Excogitation*).
*Jehan Sadat, 87, Egyptian human rights activist and socialite, First Lady (1970–1981), cancer.
*Andy Williams, 49, American drummer (Casting Crowns), motorcycle crash.

### 10
*Esther Béjarano, 96, German singer and Holocaust survivor (Women's Orchestra of Auschwitz).
*Byron Berline, 77, American fiddler.
*Carmel Budiardjo, 96, British-Indonesian human rights activist, founder of Tapol, Right Livelihood Award winner (1995).
*Jean-Michel Dubernard, 80, French surgeon and politician, Deputy (1986–2007), heart attack.
*Gwendolyn Faison, 96, American politician, Mayor of Camden (2000–2010).
*Travis Fulton, 44, American mixed martial artist and heavyweight boxer, suicide by hanging.
*Jimmy Gabriel, 80, Scottish football player (Dundee, Everton, Southampton) and manager.
*Tadeusz Lewandowski, 77, Polish politician and trade unionist, Deputy (1991–1993) and Senator (1997–2001, 2005–2007).
*Kathi Mahesh, 43–44, Indian movie critic and actor (*Hrudaya Kaleyam*, *Nene Raju Nene Mantri*, *Kobbari Matta*), injuries from a car crash.
*Dave O'Neal, 84, American politician and businessman, Sheriff of St. Clair County (1971–1977) and Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1977–1981).
*Joachim Sauter, 61–62, German media artist and designer.
*Dick Tidrow, 74, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs), World Series champion (1977, 1978).

### 11
*Philippe Aigrain, 71, French computer scientist.
*Filippo Cavazzuti, 79, Italian economist and politician, Senator (1983–1996).
*George Ciamba, 55, Romanian politician, Ambassador to Greece (2005–2012).
*Jordi Cussà, 60, Spanish writer.
*Charlie Gallagher, 80, Scottish-Irish footballer (Celtic, Dumbarton, Ireland national team).
*Jerzy Janeczek, 77, Polish actor (*Sami swoi*, *The Hourglass Sanatorium*, *Nie ma mocnych*).
*Anastasios Nerantzis, 76, Greek lawyer and politician, member (1974–2014) and Speaker (2007–2009) of the Hellenic Parliament.
*Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, 81, Congolese Roman Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Kisangani  (1988–2007) and Kinshasa (2007–2018).
*Renée Simonot, 109, French stage actress (*Les Misérables*).
*Sound Sultan, 44, Nigerian rapper, lymphoma.
*John T. Traynor, 94, American politician, member of the North Dakota Senate (1991–2006).

### 12
*Edwin Edwards, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 7th congressional district (1965–1972) and Governor (1972–1980, 1984–1988, 1992–1996), respiratory failure caused by pneumonia.
*Ernie Moss, 71, English footballer (Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Lincoln City).
*Seán McCarthy, 84, Irish politician, TD (1981–1989) and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (1987–1989).
*Ben Ngubane, 79, South African politician, Minister of Arts and Culture (1994–1996, 1999–2004) and Premier of KwaZulu-Natal (1997–1999), COVID-19.
*Bob Nakata, 80, American politician, member of the Hawaii House of Representatives (1983–1987) and State Senate (1999–2003).
*Paul Orndorff, 71, American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (WWF, WCW, GCW), dementia caused by CTE.
*Paulose II, 74, Indian Malankara Orthodox Syrian prelate, Catholicos of the East (since 2010), problems caused by COVID-19.
*Jean Pradel, 87, French lawyer and academic.
*Charlie Robinson, 75, American actor (*Night Court*, *Sugar Hill*, *The Black Gestapo*), problems caused by salivary gland cancer.
*Matti Saarinen, 74, Finnish politician, MP (1987–1991, 1995–2015), pancreatic cancer.
*Mahmoud Shakibi, 94, Iranian footballer (Shahin, national team), heart attack.
*Wolfgang Weingart, 80, German graphic designer and typographer.

### 13
*Alberto Dualib, 101, Brazilian football executive, Chairman of Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (1993–2007).
*Shirley Fry Irvin, 94, American Hall of Fame tennis player, Grand Slam champion.
*Margaret Richardson, 78, American lawyer and politician, Commissioner of Internal Revenue (1993–1997), problems caused by lung cancer.
*Yashpal Sharma, 66, Indian cricketer (Punjab, Haryana, national team), World Cup champion (1983), cardiac arrest.
*Pedro Wosgrau Filho, 73, Brazilian politician, Mayor of Ponta Grossa (1989–1993, 2005–2013), COVID-19.

### 14
*Christian Boltanski, 76, French sculptor, photographer and painter (*Monument to the Lycée Chases*), cancer.
*Yekutiel Gershoni, 78, Israeli historian and runner, Paralympic silver medalist (1980).
*Dan Forestal, 38, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (2012–2020).
*Mamnoon Hussain, 80, Pakistani politician and businessman, Governor of Sindh (1999) and President (2013–2018), cancer.
*Jeff LaBar, 58, American rock guitarist (Cinderella).
*Julian L. Lapides, 89, American politician, member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1963–1967) and State Senate (1967–1994), cancer.
*Kurt Westergaard, 86, Danish cartoonist (Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy) and teacher.

### 15
*Robert Abirached, 90, Lebanese-born French writer and theatrologist.
*Rosario Casado, 60, Spanish pharmacist and politician, Senator (2004–2008).
*Andy Fordham, 59, English darts player, world champion (2004).
*Dawn Foster, 33, British journalist (*The Independent*, *Tribune*, *The Guardian*) and broadcaster. (death announced on this date)
*Yves Goussebaire-Dupin, 90, French politician, Mayor of Dax (1977–1995) and Senator (1983–1992).
*Judith Keating, 64, Canadian politician, Senator (since 2020).
*Yoel Kahn, 91, Russian-born American Chabad rabbi.
*Jerry Lewis, 86, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1969–1978) and United States House of Representatives (1979–2013).
*Pyotr Mamonov, 70, Russian rock guitarist (Zvuki Mu), COVID-19.
*Mohamed Nafa, 82, Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1990–1992).
*William F. Nolan, 93, American author (''Logan's Run*) and screenwriter (*Trilogy of Terror*, *Burnt Offerings*), problems caused by sepsis.
*Jaroslav Paška, 67, Slovak politician, member of the National Council (1994–2002, 2006–2009, 2016–2020) and MEP (2009–2014).
*Gira Sarabhai, 98, Indian architect, co-founder of NID.
*Danish Siddiqui, 38, Indian photojournalist (Reuters), Pulitzer Prize winner (2018), shot.
*Sergio Silvagni, 83, Australian footballer (Carlton).
*Soegiharto, 66, Indonesian politician, Minister of State Owned Enterprises (2004–2007).
*Hugo F. Sonnenschein, 80, American economist (Sonnenschein–Mantel–Debreu theorem), President of the University of Chicago (1993–2000).
*Peter R. de Vries, 64, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (*Peter R. de Vries: Crime Reporter*), problems caused by gunshot wounds.

### 16
*Biz Markie, 57, American rapper ("Just a Friend") and actor (*Men in Black II*, *Yo Gabba Gabba!*), problems caused by diabetes.
*Doug Bennett, 75, American politician, member of the Michigan House of Representatives (2005–2010), motorcycle crash.
*Desmond Fennell, 92, Irish writer, philosopher, and linguist.
*José María Gay de Liébana, 68, Spanish economist, lawyer and academic, cancer.
*Libero De Rienzo, 44, Italian actor (*Miele*, *La macchinazione*, *I Can Quit Whenever I Want*), heart attack.
*Jean-Marie Lang, 78, French academic and physician.
*Pablo Pérez Tremps, 64, Spanish politician, lawyer and academic, member of the Constitutional Court (2004–2013).
*Hamid Reza Sadr, 65, Iranian football and movie critic, cancer.
*Harry M. Rosenfeld, 91, German-born American newspaper editor (*The Washington Post*), problems caused by COVID-19.
*Surekha Sikri, 76, Indian actress (*Kissa Kursi Ka*, *Tamas*, *Mammo*), cardiac arrest caused by multiple strokes.

### 17
*Pilar Bardem, 82, Spanish actress (*Good Morning, Little Countess*, *Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead*, *The Doubt'') and activist, Goya Award winner (1996), lung disease.
*John "Bam" Carney, 51, American politician, member (since 2009) and Majority Leader of the Kentucky House of Representatives (since 2019).
*Dolores Claman, 94, Canadian composer (The Hockey Theme), problems caused by dementia. (death announced on this date)
*George Curtis, 82, English footballer (Coventry City, Aston Villa) and manager.
*Williams Martínez, 38, Uruguayan footballer (Defensor Sporting, Cerro, national team), suicide.
*Robby Steinhardt, 71, American singer and violinist (Kansas).
*Sir Graham Vick, 67, English opera director, COVID-19.

### 18
*Mumtaz Bhutto, 87, Pakistani politician, Governor (1971–1972) and Chief Minister of Sindh (1972–1973).
*Tommy Engstrand, 81, Swedish sports journalist and television host, COPD.
*Toby Goodman, 72, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1991–2007), heart attack.
*Bernie Hansen, 76, American politician, member of the Chicago City Council (1983–2002).
*Michel Husson, 72, French statistician and economist.
*Bruce Kirby, 92, Canadian Olympic sailor (1956, 1964, 1968) and yacht designer.
*Tom O'Connor, 81, British comedian and game show host (*Crosswits*, *The Zodiac Game*, *Name That Tune*), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*Philip Sherry, 87, New Zealand newsreader and politician.
*Nenad Stekić, 70, Serbian Olympic long jumper (1976, 1980, 1984), European Athletics silver medalist (1974, 1978).
*Enn Tarto, 82, Estonian dissident and politician.

### 19
*Kurt Clemens, 95, German footballer (1. FC Saarbrücken, FC Nancy, Saarland national team).
*Layne Flack, 52, American poker player.
*Arturo Armando Molina, 93, Salvadoran politician and military officer, President (1972–1977).
*Emilio Mario Osmeña, 82, Filipino politician, Governor of Cebu (1988–1992), COVID-19.
*Abel Ramírez Águilar, 78, Mexican sculptor.
*Raymond Savard, 94, Canadian politician, MP (1977–1984) and Mayor of Verdun, Quebec (1985–1993).
*Mary Ward, 106, Australian actress (*Prisoner*).
*Chuck E. Weiss, 76, American singer-songwriter, inspiration for "Chuck E.'s in Love", cancer.

### 20
*Françoise Arnoul, 90, Algerian-born French actress (*Forbidden Fruit*, *French Cancan*, *The Devil and the Ten Commandments*), problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Jerry Granelli, 80, American-born Canadian jazz drummer (*A Charlie Brown Christmas*).
*Curt-Eric Holmquist, 73, Swedish Eurovision conductor.
*Ron Howard, 67, American politician, member of the Kansas House of Representatives (since 2019).
*André Petit, 99, French politician, Mayor of Eaubonne (1965–2001) and Deputy (1978–1981).

### 21
*Lieb Bester, 72, South African musician and actor (*The Making of the Mahatma*, *Stander*, *Winnie Mandela*), COVID-19.
*Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, 84, French racing driver (Formula Three), 24 Hours of Le Mans champion (1978, 1980), heart attack.
*Tommy Leishman, 83, Scottish footballer (Liverpool, Stranraer, St Mirren).
*Stan McKenzie, 77, American basketball player (Baltimore Bullets, Portland Trail Blazers).
*Uttam Nepali, 84, Nepali visual artist and writer, heart failure.
*Desmond O'Malley, 82, Irish politician, TD (1968–2002), Minister for Industry and Commerce (1977–1981, 1989–1992) and Leader of the Progressive Democrats (1985–1993).
*Juan Vital Sourrouille, 80, Argentine politician and economist, Minister of the Economy (1985–1989), colorectal cancer.

### 22
*Boris Chochiev, 63, South Ossetian politician, Prime Minister (2008), COVID-19.
*Jean-Yves Lafesse, 64, French actor (*Baby Blood*, *La Classe américaine*, *Heartbreaker* and comedian, problems caused by ALS.
*Greg Knapp, 58, American football coach (New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons), injuries from a bike accident.
*Gary Leif, 64, American politician, member of the Oregon House of Representatives (since 2018), cancer.
*Dan Logue, 70, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (2008–2014).
*Palo Pandolfo, 56, Argentine singer-songwriter and musician (Don Cornelio y la Zona).
*Danny Riesterer, 82, Belgian actor (*Recht op Recht*, *Familie*, *Zone Stad*).
*Mike Smith, 83, English footballer (Corinthian Casuals) and manager (Wales national team, Egypt national team). (death announced on this date)
*Ana María Ventura, 98, Spanish actress (*La colmena*, *The House of Bernarda Alba*, *Dear Nanny*).

### 23
*Fakir Alamgir, 71, Bangladeshi folk singer, COVID-19.
*Alfred Biolek, 87, German entertainer and television producer (''Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus*).
*Dieter Brummer, 45, Australian actor (*Home and Away*, *Neighbours*, *Underbelly: The Golden Mile*).
*John Cornell, 80, Australian movie producer, writer (*Crocodile Dundee*, *Crocodile Dundee II*) and actor (*The Paul Hogan Show''), problems caused by Parkinson's disease.
*F. C. Gundlach, 95, German photographer.
*Michel Guyard, 85, French Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Le Havre (2003–2011).
*David Lust, 53, American politician, member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2007-2015, 2016-2019), heart attack.
*Toshihide Maskawa, 81, Japanese physicist (Cabibbo–Kobayashi–Maskawa matrix), Nobel Prize winner (2008), jaw cancer.
*Nicola Tranfaglia, 82, Italian historian and politician, Deputy (2006–2008).
*Steven Weinberg, 88, American theoretical physicist (Electroweak interaction), Nobel Prize winner (1979).
*Tuomo Ylipulli, 56, Finnish ski jumper, Olympic champion (1988).

### 24
*Rodney Alcala, 77, American serial killer and rapist.
*Alain Barrau, 74, French politician, Deputy (1986–1993, 1997–2002) and Mayor of Béziers (1989–1995), cerebrovascular disease.
*Jahanara Begum, 79, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–1996) and Minister of Cultural Affairs (1991–1995), cardiac arrest.
*Herbert Köfer, 100, German actor (*Reserved for the Death*, *Naked Among Wolves*, ''Hands Up or I'll Shoot*).
*Jackie Mason, 93, American comedian and actor (*The Simpsons*, *The Jerk*, *Caddyshack II*), Tony (1987) and Emmy winner (1988, 1992).
*Virgílio Pereira, 80, Portuguese academic and politician, Mayor of Funchal (1974–1983, 1994), Deputy (1983–1986) and MEP (1986–1994).
*Marco Antonio Raupp, 83, Brazilian mathematician and politician, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation (2012–2014), respiratory failure caused by brain cancer.
*Alfie Scopp, 101, English-born Canadian actor (*Tales of the Wizard of Oz*, *Fiddler on the Roof*, *Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer*).
*Johnny Young, 80–81, American politician, Ambassador to Sierra Leone (1989–1992), Togo (1994–1997), Bahrain (1997–2001) and Slovenia (2001–2004), pancreatic cancer.

### 25
*Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, 84, Portuguese Army colonel and politician, Chief Strategist of the Carnation Revolution and Leader of the FP 25 de Abril, 1976 and 1980 presidential candidate, heart failure.
*Jean-François Istasse, 70, Belgian politician, Deputy (1995–2014, 2018–2019).
*Jing Wang, 71, Taiwanese media scientist, founder of NGO2.0, heart attack.
*Bob Moses, 86, American civil rights activist (SNCC), co-founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
*Eddy Posthuma de Boer, 90, Dutch photographer.
*Rosine Vieyra Soglo, 87, Beninese politician, First Lady (1991–1996), member of the Pan-African Parliament (2004–2009) and MNA (since 2015).
*Henri Vernes, 102, Belgian author (*Bob Morane*).

### 26
*Rick Aiello, 65, American actor (*Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me*, *Do the Right Thing*, *The Sopranos''), pancreatic cancer.
*Albert Bandura, 95, Canadian-American psychologist, congestive heart failure.
*Július Binder, 89, Slovak engineer and politician, Deputy (1998–2002).
*Aaron L. Brody, 90, American food scientist, problems caused by Alzheimer's disease.
*Alfred Chupin, 104, French politician, Mayor of Brest (1947–1953) and Deputy (1951–1955).
*Brazo de Plata, 58, Mexican professional wrestler (WWE, Alvarado wrestling family).
*Ally Dawson, 63, Scottish footballer (Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Airdrieonians) and manager.
*Mike Enzi, 77, American politician, Mayor of Gillette (1975–1983) and U.S. Senator from Wyoming (1997–2021), injuries caused by a bike accident.
*Kåre Gjønnes, 79, Norwegian politician, Minister of Agriculture (1997–2000) and Nordic Cooperation (2000).
*Bernardo Guerra Serna, 90, Colombian politician, member (1982–1986) and President (1982–1983) of the Senate.
*Mike Howe, 55, American heavy metal singer (Metal Church, Heretic).
*Jayanthi, 76, Indian actress (*Jenu Goodu*, *Miss Leelavathi*, *Edhir Neechal*).
*Joey Jordison, 46, American heavy metal punk musician (Slipknot, Murderdolls, Sinsaenum), problems caused by transverse myelitis.
*René Juárez Cisneros, 65, Mexican economist and politician, Governor of Guerrero (1999–2005), Deputy (since 2018) and President of PRI (2018), COVID-19.
*Elad Peled, 93, Israeli Defense Forces general.
*Dídac Pestaña, 63, Spanish politician, Mayor of Gavà (1985–2005).
*Gogó Rojo, 78, Argentine vedette and actress (*Cry Chicago*, *Hay que romper la rutina*), cardiorespiratory arrest.
*Grethe Rostbøll, 80, Danish politician, Minister for Culture (1990–1993) and member of the Folketing (1995, 1996–1998).
*Ivan Toplak, 89, Serbian footballer (Red Star Belgrade) and manager (Oakland Clippers, Yugoslavia national football team).

### 27
*Sergio Asti, 95, Italian designer and architect.
*Meriem Belmihoub, 86, Algerian independence fighter and lawyer.
*Orlando Drummond, 101, Brazilian actor (*Escolinha do Professor Raimundo*) and comedian.
*Saginaw Grant, 85, American Sac and Fox actor (*The Lone Ranger*, *Community*, *Breaking Bad*).
*Mo Hayder, 59, British writer (*Birdman*, *The Treatment*, *Pig Island*), problems caused by motor neurone disease.
*Mike Hendrick, 72, English cricketer (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, national team).
*Stefan Michnik, 91, Polish military judge and Communist security agent.
*Gianni Nazzaro, 72, Italian singer and actor (*Ma che musica maestro*, *Scandalo in famiglia*, *Impotenti esistenziali*), lung cancer.
*Orestes Ojeda, 65, Filipino actor (*Zoom, Zoom, Superman!*, *Manila by Night*, *Rosa Mistica*), pancreatic cancer. (death announced on this date)
*Jean-François Stévenin, 77, French actor (*The Dogs of War*, *Cold Moon*, *Sushi Sushi*) and filmmaker.
*Wen Shizhen, 81, Chinese politician, Governor of Liaoning (1994–1998) and member of the CPC Central Committee (1997–2007).

### 28
*Oleg Baklanov, 89, Russian politician, Minister of General Machine Building (1983–1988).
*Porfirio Armando Betancourt, 63, Honduran footballer (Strasbourg, Marathón, national team), COVID-19.
*Roberto Calasso, 80, Italian writer and publisher (Adelphi Edizioni).
*István Csom, 81, Hungarian chess grandmaster.
*Satsuki Eda, 80, Japanese politician, member (1977–2019) and President of the House of Councillors (2007–2010) and Minister of Justice (2011), pneumonia.
*Nancy Frankel, 92, American sculptor, murdered by suffocation.
*Pete George, 92, American weightlifter and academic, Olympic champion (1952) and silver medalist (1948, 1956).
*Dusty Hill, 72, American Hall of Fame musician (ZZ Top) and singer-songwriter ("Tush").
*Dick Long, 97, Australian politician, Victorian MLC (1973–1992).
*Bent Melchior, 92, Danish religious leader, Chief Rabbi of Denmark (1969–1996), heart attack.
*Barbara Połomska, 87, Polish actress (*Shadow*, *Eroica*, *The Eighth Day of the Week*).
*Ron Popeil, 86, American businessman (Ronco).
*Clive Scott, 84, South African actor (*My Way*, *Beat the Drum*, *Winnie Mandela*).
*Ben Wagin, 91, German artist.
*Johnny Ventura, 81, Dominican musician and politician, Mayor of Santo Domingo (1998–2002), heart attack.

### 29
*Janet Banana, 83, Zimbabwean socialite, First Lady (1980–1987), kidney failure.
*Jaime Chamorro Cardenal, 86, Nicaraguan journalist (*La Prensa*) and guerrilla.
*Robert Dove, 82, American political scientist and academic, Parliamentarian of the U.S. Senate (1981–1987, 1995–2001).
*Phillip King, 87, British sculptor.
*Richard Lamm, 85, American politician, Governor of Colorado (1975–1987), 1996 presidential candidate,  problems caused by a pulmonary embolism.
*John Landon, 71, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (since 2013).
*Carl Levin, 87, American politician, U.S. Senator from Michigan (1979–2015), lung cancer.
*Janice Mirikitani, 80, American poet and political activist.
*Geraldo Francisco dos Santos, 59, Brazilian footballer (Club América, Club Necaxa, Monterrey).
*Armen Shekoyan, 68, Armenian novelist and poet.
*Albert Vanhoye, 98, French Roman Catholic cardinal, Deacon of Santa Maria della Mercede e Sant'Adriano a Villa Albani (since 2006).

### 30
*Daniel Delgado, 73, Panamanian lawyer, military officer and politician, Minister of Government and Justice (2007–2008).
*Hüseyin Avni Coş, 61–62, Turkish politician, Governor of Sakarya (2014–2017).
*Shona Ferguson, 47, South African actor (*Generations*, *Isidingo*, *Muvhango*) and producer, COVID-19.
*Italo Vassallo, 80, Ethiopian footballer (Cotton Factory Club, national team).
*Thea White, 81, American actress (*Courage the Cowardly Dog*), infection caused by liver surgery.

### 31
*Herminio Aquino, 72, Filipino businessman and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1987–1998).
*Paco Cabanes Pastor, 67, Spanish Valencian pilota player, cancer.
*Chin Sian Thang, 83, Burmese politician, MP (1990–2010), COVID-19.
*Terry Cooper, 77, English footballer (Leeds United, national team) and manager (Bristol City). (death announced on this date)
*Man Kaur, 105, Indian masters track and field athlete, heart attack caused by gallbladder cancer.
*Jerzy Matuszkiewicz, 93, Polish jazz musician and composer.

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## Related pages
* List of deaths due to COVID-19
* 2021 in association football deaths
* Deaths in 2014
* Deaths in 2015
* Deaths in 2016
* Deaths in 2017
* Deaths in 2018
* Deaths in 2019
* Deaths in 2020

## References
## Other websites
**The Guardian*, UK obituaries
**The Telegraph* obituaries
*Obituaries, *Chicago Tribune*
*Obituaries, *Los Angeles Times*
**The New York Times*, US obituaries
**The Washington Post* obituaries
**The Sydney Morning Herald*, Australian obituaries