Deaths in 2021

The following notable deaths occurred in 2021. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order as set out in WP:NAMESORT. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence:

• Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and reference.

August

31

• Geronimo, 8, New Zealand-born alpaca, euthanised.
• Bashir Al Helal, 85, Bangladeshi novelist.
• Přemysl Krbec, 81, Czech Olympic gymnast (1964). (death announced on this date)
• Francesco Morini, 77, Italian footballer (Sampdoria, Juventus, national team).
• Kazimieras Motieka, 92, Lithuanian politician and lawyer.
• Ferhan Şensoy, 70, Turkish actor (When Luck Breaks the Door, Pardon, Son Ders) and playwright, internal hemorrhage.
• Noemi Tesorero, 46, Filipino actress and comedian, COVID-19.
• Xu Houze, 87, Chinese geodesist and geophysicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

30

• Anand Dev Bhatt, 84, Nepalese writer and politician, president of the Progressive Writers' Movement, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• José María Libório Camino Saracho, 89, Spanish-Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Presidente Prudente (2002–2008) and Urusi (1999–2002) and auxiliary bishop of São Miguel Paulista (1999–2001).
• Claude Guichard, 92, French politician, deputy (1967–1968, 1968–1972).
• Marcel Henry, 94, French politician, senator (1977–2004).
• Giuseppe Marchetti, 86, Italian literary critic and journalist.
• Latif Nassif Jassim, 80, Iraqi politician and convicted murderer, minister of agriculture (1977–1979).
• Saleem Kidwai, 70, Indian historian and LGBT rights activist.
• Vsevolod Ovchinnikov, 94, Russian journalist and writer-publicist.
• Vasoo Paranjape, 82, Indian cricketer (Mumbai, Baroda) and coach.
• Sakaran Dandai, 91, Malaysian politician, MP (1986–1995), chief minister (1994) and governor of Sabah (1995–2002), COVID-19.
• Sadashiv Sathe, 95, Indian sculptor.
• Summerly, 18–19, American racehorse, colic. (death announced on this date)
• Tomiii 11, 12, Chilean YouTuber, brain cancer.
• Wang Kuang-hui, 56, Taiwanese baseball player (Brother Elephants) and coach, liver cancer.
• Lee Williams, 75, American gospel singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.

29

• Ed Asner, 91, American actor (The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Lou Grant, Up), president of the Screen Actors Guild (1981–1985), seven-time Emmy winner.
• Kolë Berisha, 73, Kosovar politician, chairman of the Assembly (2006–2007).
• Ron Bushy, 79, American drummer (Iron Butterfly), esophageal cancer.
• Peggy Farrell, 89, American costume designer (Dog Day Afternoon, Holocaust, The Stepford Wives).
• Alex Gallacher, 67, Scottish-born Australian politician, senator (since 2011), lung cancer.
• Buddhadeb Guha, 85, Indian writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Tudor Gunasekara, 86, Sri Lankan politician and diplomat, MP (1977–1983), COVID-19.
• Muhammad Hamza, 92, Pakistani politician, deputy (1985–1988, 1990–1999) and senator (2012–2018).
• Manuel Monerris, 75, Spanish politician, mayor of Ferreries (2011–2015) and member of the Balearic Islands parliament (2011–2015).
• Mikhail Nenashev, 61, Russian politician, member of the State Duma (2007–2011), cardiac arrest.
• Pat Nolan, 84, Irish hurler (Wexford).
• Lee "Scratch" Perry, 85, Jamaican reggae musician (The Upsetters), songwriter ("Run for Cover", "Police and Thieves") and record producer.
• Yuri Pudyshev, 67, Belarusian football player (Dinamo Minsk, Dynamo Yakutsk, Soviet Union national team) and manager.
• Rodney Rice, 76, Irish journalist and broadcaster.
• Jacques Rogge, 79, Belgian Olympic sailor (1968, 1972, 1976) and sports administrator, president of the IOC (2001–2013).
• Valer Săsărman, 52, Romanian football player (Gloria Bistrița) and manager (FC Bistrița), stroke.
• Amadeu Campos Silva, 22, Brazilian professional bull rider, competition accident.
• Lajim Ukin, 66, Malaysian politician, MP (2008–2013) and Sabah MLA (2013–2018), COVID-19.

28

• Nasrul Abit, 66, Indonesian politician, vice governor of West Sumatra (2016–2021), COVID-19.
• Marc Bernier, 65, American radio host, COVID-19.
• Francesc Burrull, 86, Spanish jazz musician and composer.
• Alioune Badara Cissé, 63, Senegalese lawyer and politician, foreign minister (2012).
• Bulbul Chowdhury, 74, Bangladeshi writer, cancer.
• Javier Cobián Salgado, 77, Spanish politician, mayor of Pontevedra (1991–1995).
• Joye Evans, 92, New Zealand Girl Guides leader.
• Giraldo González, 63, Cuban baseball player, COVID-19.
• Roman Gromadskiy, 80, Russian actor (King Lear, A Lover's Romance, The Circus Burned Down, and the Clowns Have Gone).
• Ahmad Sarji Abdul Hamid, 82, Malaysian civil servant, chief secretary to the government (1990–1996), COVID-19.
• Jiang Chunyun, 91, Chinese politician, vice premier (1995–1998) and governor of Shandong (1987–1988).
• Jin Renqing, 77, Chinese politician, minister of finance (2003–2007) and director of the State Taxation Administration (1998–2003), house fire.
• Ida Keeling, 106, American centenarian track and field athlete.
• [[Dimitri Kitsikis], 86, Greek academic.
• Matthew Mindler, 19, American actor (Our Idiot Brother). (body discovered on this date)
• Sam Oji, 35, English footballer (Tamworth, Limerick, Hednesford Town).
• Victor Uwaifo, 80, Nigerian musician.
• Teresa Żylis-Gara, 91, Polish operatic soprano (Metropolitan Opera).

27

• Stjepan Babić, 95, Croatian linguist, MP (1993–1997).
• Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla, 63, Filipino jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (2020).
• Jean-Pierre Bastiani, 71, French politician, deputy (1993–1997), mayor of Auterive (1989–2008, 2014–2018).
• Marcus Birks, 40, English Eurodance musician (Cappella), COVID-19.
• Noel Cringle, 83, Manx politician, president of Tynwald (2000–2011).
• Edmond H. Fischer, 101, American biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (1992).
• Beniamino Giribaldi, 79, Italian organ builder.
• Mizanul Haque, 76, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1991–2001).
• Hae Un Lee, 79, South Korean-born American businessman, founder of Lee's Discount Liquor.
• Siegfried Matthus, 87, German composer (Judith) and opera festival director (Kammeroper Schloss Rheinsberg).
• Peter McNamee, 86, Scottish footballer (Peterborough United, Notts County).
• Andy Michael, 61, British reality television personality (Gogglebox). (death announced on this date)
• Maria Oliva, 112, Italian supercentenarian, oldest person in Italy (since 2020).
• Daasebre Oti Boateng, 83, Ghanaian academic and traditional ruler, omanhene of New Juaben (since 1992). (death announced on this date)
• Rubina Saigol, Pakistani feminist scholar and women's rights activist.
• Fanas Salimow, 57, Kazakhstani football player (FC Kairat, MFC Mykolaiv) and referee.
• Sam Salter, 46, American R&B singer.
• Nenad Trinajstić, 84, Croatian chemist.
• Akis Tsochatzopoulos, 82, Greek politician and convicted criminal, MP (1981–2007), minister of the interior (1987–1989, 1993–1995) and national defence (1996–2001).
• Lucille Whipper, 93, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1985–1995).
• Johnny Williamson, 92, English footballer (Manchester City, Blackburn Rovers).

26

• Rodolfo Aínsa, 76, Spanish politician and businessman, senator (2004–2008) and president of Huesca province (1995–1999).
• Valentyn Blinder, 83, Ukrainian football player and coach (SKA Odesa). (death announced on this date)
• Neal Brendel, 66, American rugby union player (national team) and executive, chairman of USA Rugby (2002–2005), mesothelioma.
• Charles Chuka, 68, Malawian economist, governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (2012–2017).
• Juana Ginzo, 99, Spanish actress and radio broadcaster.
• Marco Hausiku, 67, Namibian politician, minister of foreign affairs (2004–2010).
• Rafael Hechanova, 93, Filipino Olympic basketball player (1952).
• JB Tuhure, 78, Nepali singer and politician, MP (2014–2017).
• Kenny Malone, 83, American drummer, COVID-19.
• Pablo Moya Delá, 65, Cuban dissident (Patriotic Union of Cuba) and political prisoner, infection.
• Victor Olaotan, 69, Nigerian actor (Tinsel, Three Wise Men), complications from a traffic collision.
• Taffy Owen, 85, Welsh speedway rider.
• Jérôme Proulx, 91, Canadian politician, Quebec MNA (1966–1970, 1976–1985).
• Ales Razanau, 73, Belarusian poet and translator.
• Sompote Sands, 80, Thai film director (Jumborg Ace & Giant, Hanuman and the Five Riders, Crocodile), cancer.
• Vladimir Shadrin, 73, Russian ice hockey player (HC Spartak Moscow, Oji Eagles) and coach, Olympic champion (1972, 1976).
• Stanley A. Weiss, 94, American mining executive and writer, founder of Business Executives for National Security.

25

• Mohsin Ahmad al-Aini, 88, Yemeni politician, prime minister (1967, 1969, 1970–1971, 1971–1972, 1974–1975).
• Gerry Ashmore, 85, English motor racing driver, cancer.
• Subhankar Banerjee, 55, Indian tabla player, complications from COVID-19.
• Gunilla Bergström, 79, Swedish children's book writer and illustrator (Alfie Atkins).
• Eduardo Brizuela del Moral, 77, Argentine politician, deputy (since 2013), governor of Catamarca Province (2003–2011) and senator (2001–2003), pneumonia.
• Antônio Câmara, 83, Brazilian politician, Rio Grande do Norte MLA (1966–1982), secretary-general of the Brazilian Democratic Movement (1982) and constituent deputy (1988–1991).
• Metin Çekmez, 76, Turkish actor (Tatlı Dillim, The Shadow Play, Adını Feriha Koydum), cancer.
• Max Cryer, 86, New Zealand television host and author.
• Ted Dexter, 86, English cricketer (Sussex, national team).
• Aldo Eminente, 90, French swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist (1952).
• Manuel Guerra Gómez, 90, Spanish priest and sectologist.
• Mario Guilloti, 75, Argentine boxer, Olympic bronze medalist (1968).
• Milan Gutović, 75, Serbian actor (A Tight Spot, Bela lađa) and comedian, COVID-19.
• Ileana Gyulai-Drîmbă-Jenei, 75, Romanian fencer, Olympic bronze medallist (1968, 1972).
• Dave Harper, English drummer (Frankie & The Heartstrings).
• Said al-Harumi, 49, Israeli politician, member of the Knesset (since 2017), heart attack.
• Elly Kasim, 76, Indonesian singer.
• Robin Miller, 71, American motorsports journalist (Indianapolis Star, Speed Channel, NBCSN), multiple myeloma and leukemia.
• B. V. Nimbkar, 90, Indian agricultural scientist.
• Gail Omvedt, 80, American-born Indian sociologist and human rights activist.
• Zdenka Procházková, 95, Czech actress (A Dead Man Among the Living, Steam Above a Pot, May Events).
• Zheng Zhemin, 96, Chinese explosives engineer and physicist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Engineering.

24

• Ignacio Aguirre de Cárcer y González-Quevedo, Spanish diplomat, COVID-19.
• Kyle Anderson, 33, Australian darts player.
• Volodymyr Bondarenko, 68, Ukrainian politician, MP (1996–2014) and head of the Kyiv City State Administration (2014).
• Claude Bourrigault, 89, French footballer (Angers SCO, Stade Rennais F.C.).
• O. Chandrashekar, 85, Indian Olympic footballer (1960).
• Anatoliy Chizhov, 87, Russian engineer and politician, deputy (1989–1991).
• Bruce Culpan, 91, New Zealand rower.
• Ivan Dorovský, 86, Czech Slavist and Balkanologist.
• Olabiyi Durojaiye, 88, Nigerian politician, senator (1999–2003), COVID-19.
• Pierre Dutot, 75, French trumpeter and professor.
• Dale Derby, 72, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (2016–2018), drowned.
• Nicholas Felice, 94, American politician, member of the New Jersey General Assembly (1982–2002), mayor of Fair Lawn, New Jersey (1972–1974).
• P. J. Garvey, 50, Irish hurler (Hospital-Herbertstown) and Gaelic footballer (Limerick).
• Hissène Habré, 79, Chadian politician and convicted war criminal, prime minister (1978–1979) and president (1982–1990), COVID-19.
• Jerry Harkness, 81, American basketball player (Indiana Pacers, New York Knicks), NCAA champion (1963).
• Elia Hernández Núñez, 59, Mexican politician, deputy (2006–2009).
• Harry Kent, 74, New Zealand Olympic cyclist (1972).
• Olga Lipovskaya, 67, Russian journalist and feminist. (death announced on this date)
• Calogero Lo Giudice, 83, Italian politician, president of Sicily (1982–1983).
• Fritz McIntyre, 62, English keyboardist (Simply Red).
• Nadir Nadirov, 89, Kazakh engineer.
• Mario Pennacchia, 93, Italian journalist and writer.
• Radek Pobořil, 75, Czech musician (Čechomor).
• Mangala Samaraweera, 65, Sri Lankan politician, MP (1989–2020) and minister of foreign affairs (2005–2007, 2015–2017), COVID-19.
• Ghazali Mohd Seth, 92, Malaysian military officer, chief of army (1977–1982) and defence forces (1982–1985).
• Nina Spiglazova, 80, Russian documentary film director and actress (The Polynin Case).
• Jan Suchý, 76, Czech ice hockey player (HC Dukla Jihlava), Olympic silver medalist (1968).
• Wilfried Van Moer, 76, Belgian footballer (Standard Liège, national team), stroke.
• Anestis Vlahos, 87, Greek actor (A Girl in Black, Young Aphrodites, The Man with the Carnation).
• Charlie Watts, 80, English Hall of Fame drummer (The Rolling Stones, Blues Incorporated).

23

• Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, 97, Nigerian socialite, first lady (1966), stroke.
• Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, 89, Scottish painter.
• Brick Bronsky, 57, American professional wrestler (Stampede) and actor (Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., The Quest), COVID-19.
• Mamadouba Toto Camara, Guinean politician.
• Mary Cook, 92, British reality television personality (Gogglebox). (death announced on this date)
• Terry Driver, 56, Canadian convicted murderer.
• Daniel Farhi, 79, French rabbi.
• Tom Flynn, 66, American author, novelist, and editor (Free Inquiry), executive director of the Council for Secular Humanism.
• Yusuf Grillo, 86, Nigerian artist, complications from COVID-19.
• Alberto Gualde, 65, Panamanian writer and journalist.
• Jimmy Hayes, 31, American ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Florida Panthers, Chicago Blackhawks).
• Xavier Mercadé, 54, Spanish photojournalist, cancer.
• Michael Nader, 76, American actor (Dynasty, All My Children, Lucky Chances), cancer.
• Jean-Luc Nancy, 81, French philosopher.
• Giovanni Pretorius, 49, South African Olympic boxer (1992), COVID-19.
• Rosita Quintana, 96, Argentine-Mexican actress (Susana, The Price of Living, To the Four Winds) and singer, complications from thyroid surgery.
• Miguel Ángel Vicco, 76, Argentine politician and presidential private secretary, complications from intestinal surgery.
• Olli Wisdom, 63, English musician (Specimen). (death announced on this date)
• José Yudica, 85, Argentine football player (Boca Juniors, national team) and manager (Newell's Old Boys).

22

• Sir Eric Ash, 93, British electrical engineer.
• Clifford Barry, 75, Canadian Olympic water polo player (1972, 1976). (death announced on this date)
• Alberto Bica, 63, Uruguayan footballer (Club Atlético Unión, Racing Club de Montevideo, national team), leukemia.
• Álvaro Blancarte, 84, Mexican painter, sculptor and muralist.
• Juan Carlos Blanco Estradé, 87, Uruguayan lawyer, politician and convicted criminal, minister of foreign relations (1972–1976).
• William J. Boarman, 75, American printer, public printer of the U.S. (2010–2012).
• Charles Burles, 85, French tenor.
• Kay Bullitt, 96, American civil rights activist and philanthropist.
• Grange Calveley, 78, British writer (Roobarb, Noah and Nelly in... SkylArk) and artist, stroke complications.
• Vivian Caver, 93, American politician, member of the Washington House of Representatives (1994–1995).
• Lloyd Dobyns, 85, American news reporter (NBC News).
• Marilyn Eastman, 87, American actress (Night of the Living Dead).
• Bob Fish, 72, English singer (Darts).
• Jean-Pierre Fragnière, 76, Swiss academic and political scientist.
• Micki Grant, 92, American playwright (Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Working) and actress (Another World).
• Syed Shahid Hakim, 82, Indian Olympic football player (1960), manager (Bengal Mumbai) and referee, cardiac arrest.
• Raymond Hamers, 88, Belgian immunologist.
• Jack Hirschman, 87, American poet and social activist.
• Marcos Libedinsky, 88, Chilean judge, member (1993–2008) and president of the Supreme Court (2004–2006).
• Máximo López Molina, 95, Dominican politician, founder of Dominican Popular Movement.
• Sheikh Shahidur Rahman, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (1986–1988), heart attack.
• Nelly Restar, 81, Filipino Olympic sprinter (1964).
• Edin Šaranović, 45, Bosnian football player (Sarajevo, Kamen Ingrad, national team) and manager, heart attack.
• Andrzej Schinzel, 84, Polish mathematician (Davenport–Schinzel sequence, Schinzel's hypothesis H).
• Brian Travers, 62, English saxophonist and songwriter (UB40), brain cancer.
• Eric Wagner, 62, American heavy metal singer (Trouble), COVID-19.
• Jane Wenham-Jones, 59, British writer and journalist (Woman's Weekly).

21

• Ernest Aljančič, Jr., 76, Slovenian ice hockey player (Yugoslavia national team).
• Jarvis Astaire, 97, British boxing promoter and film producer (Agatha).
• Annegret Bollée, 84, German linguist.
• Chithra, 56, Indian actress (Manya Mahajanangale, Katha Ithuvare, Panchagni), cardiac arrest.
• Budi Darma, 84, Indonesian writer and academic.
• Nickolas Davatzes, 79, American television executive, founder of A&E Networks.
• Rudolf Edlinger, 81, Austrian politician and football executive, minister of finance (1997–2000) and president of SK Rapid Wien (2001–2013).
• Bill Emerson, 83, American five-string banjo player.
• Don Everly, 84, American Hall of Fame singer (The Everly Brothers) and songwriter ("Cathy's Clown", "So Sad (to Watch Good Love Go Bad)").
• Boutros Gemayel, 89, Lebanese Maronite Catholic prelate, archeparch of Cyprus (1988–2008).
• Joe Grech, 66, Maltese snooker player.
• Pradeep Guha, Indian film producer (Fiza, Phir Kabhi), liver cancer.
• Connie Hamzy, 66, American groupie.
• Eddie Healey, 83, British businessman.
• Karolina Kaczorowska, 90, Polish academic, first lady in exile (1989–1990).
• Paul Lokech, Ugandan military officer, deputy inspector general of the National Police (since 2020), blood clot.
• Mimi Loma, 75, Malaysian actress (Ahmad Albab).
• Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein, 81, Liechtensteiner royal, princess consort (since 1989), stroke.
• Thad McClammy, 78, American politician, member of the Alabama House of Representatives (since 1994).
• Masanari Nihei, 80, Japanese actor (Revive! Ultraman), aspiration pneumonia.
• Andreas Norland, 86, Norwegian newspaper editor (Aftenposten, Verdens Gang, Adresseavisen).
• Tunji Olurin, 76, Nigerian general, military governor of Oyo State (1985–1988).
• Jean Orchampt, 97, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Angers (1974–2000).
• Nicoletta Orsomando, 92, Italian continuity announcer (Rai 1).
• Floyd Reese, 73, American football player (Montreal Alouettes), coach (Minnesota Vikings) and executive (Tennessee Titans), cancer.
• Jeanne Robertson, 77, American humorist, motivational speaker and pageant winner, Miss North Carolina (1963).
• Guy Sansaricq, 86, Haitian-born American Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn (2006–2010).
• Frank L. Schmidt, 77, American psychology professor (University of Iowa).
• Anthony Scotto, 87, American mobster (Gambino crime family).
• Kalyan Singh, 89, Indian politician, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh (1991–1992, 1997–1999) and governor of Rajasthan (2014–2019), multiple organ failure.
• Luca Silvestrin, 60, Italian basketballer (Olimpia Pistoia, Auxilium Torino), pancreatic cancer.
• Arthur Smith, 106, English footballer (Bury, Leicester City).
• Kostas Triantafyllopoulos, 65, Greek actor (Symmathites, Peninta Peninta, Kaneis de leei s' agapo) and voice actor.
• Phil Valentine, 61, American talk radio show host (WWTN), COVID-19.
• Nick Volpe, 95, Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts).
• Gabriel Kyungu wa Kumwanza, 82, Congolese politician, governor of Katanga (1991–1995, 1997), COVID-19.
• Ken Wales, 83, American producer (Revenge of the Pink Panther, Amazing Grace).

20

• Emilio Carrara, 75, Argentine politician, vice governor of Chaco Province (1987–1991).
• Ian Carey, 45, American DJ and record producer.
• Nino D'Agata, 65, Italian actor (The Consequences of Love, Giovanni Falcone, RIS Delitti Imperfetti) and voice actor.
• Tom T. Hall, 85, American Hall of Fame singer-songwriter ("Harper Valley PTA", "I Love", "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died").
• Mark Hamister, 69, American arena football executive, owner of the Buffalo Destroyers (1999–2003) and Rochester Brigade (2001–2003).
• Larry Harlow, 82, American salsa musician and composer, kidney disease.
• Peter Ind, 93, British jazz double bassist and record producer.
• Eduardo Mojica, 82, Nicaraguan boxer, heart attack.
• Michael Morgan, 63, American conductor.
• Stephen B. Oates, 85, American professor and historian, cancer.
• David Roberts, 78, American rock climber and author, complications from throat cancer.
• Lester Salamon, 78, American political scientist.
• Paolo Saviane, 59, Italian politician, senator (since 2018), complications from heart surgery.
• Gaia Servadio, 82, Italian writer.
• Sally Tanner, 94, American politician, member of the California State Assembly (1978–1992).
• Matilde Vilariño, 100, Spanish voice actress.
• Igor Vovkovinskiy, 38, Ukrainian-born American law student and actor.
• Brent Yonts, 72, American politician, member of the Kentucky House of Representatives (1997–2016), COVID-19.

19

• Junaid Babunagari, 67, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar and writer, amir of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh (since 2020), stroke.
• Gary Bouma, 79, American-born Australian sociologist and Anglican priest.
• Trygve Brudevold, 100, Norwegian Olympic bobsledder (1952, 1956).
• Carlo Cataldo, 88, Italian historian, poet, and teacher.
• Raoul Cauvin, 82, Belgian comics writer (Les Tuniques Bleues, Agent 212, Les Femmes en Blanc).
• Sonny Chiba, 82, Japanese actor (The Street Fighter, The Storm Riders, Kill Bill: Volume 1) and martial artist, complications from COVID-19.
• Chuck Close, 81, American photorealist painter, heart failure.
• Robert Cogan, 91, American music theorist and composer.
• Arturo Cucciolla, 73, Italian architect.
• Sir Michael Cullen, 76, New Zealand politician, deputy prime minister (2002–2008), minister of finance (1999–2008), and MP (1981–2009), lung cancer.
• Bill Freehan, 79, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) and coach (Michigan Wolverines), World Series champion (1968), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Rod Gilbert, 80, Canadian Hall of Fame ice hockey player (New York Rangers).
• Sir Peter Harding, 87, British air force officer, chief of the Air Staff (1988–1992) and Defence Staff (1992–1994).
• Percha Leanpuri, 35, Indonesian politician, member of the People's Representative Council (since 2019), complications from childbirth.
• Li Hsing, 91, Taiwanese film director (Beautiful Duckling, Execution in Autumn, The Heroic Pioneers), heart failure.
• James W. Loewen, 79, American sociologist, historian, and author.
• O. M. Nambiar, 89, Indian athletics coach (P. T. Usha).
• Enrique Sánchez Carrasco, 93, Spanish politician, mayor of Huesca (1987–1995).
• Sandro Hit, 28, German dressage horse and sire, infection.
• Robert D. Springer, 88, American lieutenant general.
• Ramo Stott, 87, American racing driver, cancer.
• Sergio Vuskovic, 90, Chilean politician, mayor of Valparaíso (1970–1973).
• Keith Webb, 88, Australian footballer (Fitzroy).
• Martin Wiggemansen, 64, Dutch footballer (Ajax, Lugano, PEC Zwolle).
• Jean Yokum, 90, American financial executive.

18

• José Abueva, 93, Filipino political scientist, president of the University of the Philippines (1987–1993) and chancellor of UP Diliman (1990–1991).
• Abdul Hamid AbuSulayman, 84–85, Saudi Islamic scholar and educationist, rector of the IIUM (1989–1999).
• Muhammad Alim, 76, Indonesian jurist, judge of the Constitutional Court (2008–2015).
• Franz Josef Altenburg, 80, Austrian ceramicist and sculptor.
• José María Cámara, 73, Spanish music and theater producer, cancer.
• Guy de Rougemont, 86, French painter and sculptor.
• Solly Drake, 90, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies).
• Joseph L. Galloway, 79, American newspaper correspondent and columnist.
• Pablo P. Garcia, 95, Filipino politician, congressman (1987–1995, 2007–2013) and governor of Cebu (1995–2004).
• B. Wayne Hughes, 87, American businessman, founder of Public Storage.
• Gerry Jones, 75, English footballer (Stoke City, Macclesfield Town, Stafford Rangers).
• Alejandro Lamalfa, 74, Spanish politician, senator (1996–2000) and mayor of Barruelo de Santullán (1990–2007, 2011–2016).
• Austin Mitchell, 86, British politician, MP (1977–2015).
• Jill Murphy, 72, British author (The Worst Witch), cancer.
• Andrés Navarro, 83, Spanish Olympic boxer (1960).
• Didier Notheaux, 73, French football player (Rouen, Lens) and manager (Burkina Faso national team).
• Eric Poole, 79, Australian politician, Northern Territory MLA (1986–2001).
• Robert Smith, 85, American sport executive and administrator, president of the International Baseball Federation (1981–1993).
• Frank Soos, 70, American writer.
• Evgeny Sveshnikov, 71, Russian chess player and writer.
• Tomiyama Taeko, 99, Japanese visual artist.
• Kaari Upson, 51, American artist, breast cancer.
• Stephen Vizinczey, 88, Hungarian-Canadian author and writer.
• Max Willis, 85, Australian politician, president (1991–1998) and member of the New South Wales Legislative Council (1970–1999).

17

• Olav Akselsen, 55, Norwegian politician, minister of petroleum and energy (2000–2001) and MP (1989–2009).
• Juan Bravo, 56, Panamanian comedian and actor, cardiorespiratory arrest.
• Joe Chasteen, 96, American politician, member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1973–1977).
• Rock Demers, 87, Canadian film producer (The Dog Who Stopped the War, The Peanut Butter Solution, Vincent and Me), heart failure.
• Yvon Duhamel, 81, Canadian motorcycle racer.
• Orlando Gallucci, Italian bodybuilder, heart attack.
• Guo Jingkun, 87, Chinese scientist, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Ágnes Hankiss, 71, Hungarian politician, MEP (2009–2014).
• Gary "Chicken" Hirsh, 81, American drummer (Country Joe and the Fish).
• Anwar Hossain, 83, Bangladeshi entrepreneur, industrialist and politician, MP (1988–1990).
• Kazenambo Kazenambo, 58, Namibian politician, MP (2004–2014), complications from COVID-19.
• Nikolai Kuimov, 63, Russian test pilot, Hero of the Russian Federation (2006), air crash.
• Jack Lamb, 85, Canadian football player (Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders).
• Tom Larkin, 103, New Zealand public servant and diplomat, ambassador to Japan (1972–1976).
• Chong-Sik Lee, 90, North Korean-born American political scientist.
• Thierry Liagre, 68, French actor (The Cabbage Soup, Les Visiteurs, Crimson Rivers II: Angels of the Apocalypse).
• Ibrahim Mantu, 74, Nigerian politician, deputy president of the senate (2003–2007), complications from COVID-19.
• Basil Mramba, 81, Tanzanian politician, minister of finance (2001–2005), complications from COVID-19.
• Faisal Nada, 81, Egyptian screenwriter and playwright.
• Robert Orr, 68, American business executive, ambassador to the Asian Development Bank (2010–2016).
• Eddie Paskey, 81, American actor (Star Trek).
• Paulão, 51, Angolan footballer (Benfica, Espinho, national team).
• Rodrigo Paz, 87, Ecuadorian politician, mayor of Quito (1988–1992).
• René Quéré, 89, French painter and ceramist.
• Fereshteh Taerpour, 68, Iranian film producer (Once Upon a Time), COVID-19.
• Leonard Thompson, 69, American football player (Detroit Lions).
• Maurice Vandeweyer, 76, Belgian writer and mathematician.

16

• Douglas Ankrah, Ghanaian-born British mixologist, inventor of the porn star martini.
• Zaki Anwari, 19, Afghan footballer, fall from aircraft.
• Stanley Aronowitz, 88, American sociologist, author, and political activist.
• David Blaustein, 68, Argentinian documentary film director and producer (Spoils of War, Porotos de soja).
• Andi Darussalam Tabusalla, 70, Indonesian football administrator.
• Donald G. Dunn, 98, American World War II veteran, Silver Star recipient.
• Hormoz Farhat, 93, Iranian-American composer and ethnomusicologist.
• William R. Haine, 77, American politician, member of the Illinois Senate (2002–2019).
• Volodymyr Holubnychy, 85, Ukrainian race walker, Olympic champion (1960, 1968).
• Oswaldo Johnston, 91, Guatemalan Olympic wrestler (1952).
• Anandha Kannan, 48, Singaporean actor (Adhisaya Ulagam) and television host, cancer.
• Sean Lock, 58, English comedian (15 Storeys High, 8 Out of 10 Cats, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown), lung cancer.
• Duda Mendonça, 77, Brazilian propagandist and political strategist.
• Abdullah Mokoginta, 86, Indonesian politician. member of the People's Representative Council (1992–1999).
• Paul Muegge, 84, American politician, member of the Oklahoma Senate (1990–2002).
• John Pease, 77, American football player and coach (Utah Utes, New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars).
• Yvonne Pope Sintes, 90, South African-born British aviator, pneumonia.
• Omrane Sadok, 83, Tunisian Olympic boxer (1960).
• Hiroshi Sakagami, 85, Japanese author, cancer.
• Simão Sessim, 85, Brazilian lawyer and politician, deputy (1979–2019), COVID-19.
• Lucille Times, 100, American civil rights activist, COVID-19.
• Maurice Watkins, 79, British sports administrator and solicitor (Manchester United), prostate cancer.
• Marilynn Webb, 83, New Zealand artist.

15

• Usmankhan Alimov, 71, Uzbek Islamic cleric, chief mufti (since 2006).
• Arthur J. Ammann, 85, American immunologist.
• Ruth Apilado, 113, American newspaper editor and civil rights activist, founder of America's Intercultural Magazine.
• Abdelhamid Brahimi, 85, Algerian politician, prime minister (1984–1988).
• Ernesto Casemayor, 86, Argentine basketball player (Olavarría).
• Lester Coleman, 77, American author (Trail of the Octopus).
• Gianfranco D'Angelo, 84, Italian actor (La liceale, La compagna di banco) and comedian (Drive In).
• Roque Ferriols, 96, Filipino Jesuit priest and philosopher.
• Paulette Goodman, 88, French-born American LGBT activist, president of PFLAG (1988–1992).
• Alena Hatvani, 46, Czech bodybuilder. (death announced on this date)
• Hiro, 90, Japanese-born American commercial photographer.
• Karen Fort Hood, 68, American judge, member of the Michigan Court of Appeals (since 2003).
• Claude Hudelot, 79, French sinologist and radio producer.
• Jagjit Kaur, 91, Indian playback singer (Shagoon).
• Nathalie Maillet, 51, French architect and racecar driver, shot.
• Paul Mitchell, 64, American businessman and politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (2017–2021), kidney cancer.
• Giuseppe Montalbano, 96, Italian politician, senator (1979–1987), mayor of Sambuca di Sicilia (1964–1980).
• Gerd Müller, 75, German footballer (1861 Nördlingen, Bayern Munich, West Germany national team), world champion (1974), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Abdur Rahim, 68, Bangladeshi military officer, director general of National Security Intelligence (2001–2005), COVID-19.
• Rafael Romero, 83, Venezuelan Olympic track and field athlete (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Aldo Rostagno, 84, Italian theater director and writer.
• Greg Rowlands, 73, New Zealand rugby union player (Bay of Plenty, national team).
• Dick Schafrath, 84, American football player (Cleveland Browns) and politician, member of the Ohio Senate (1987–2000).
• Ernie Sigley, 82, Australian radio and television presenter (Sunnyside Up, Adelaide Tonight, Wheel of Fortune) and singer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Jan David Simon, 3rd Viscount Simon, 81, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1994).
• Joe Walton, 85, American football player (Washington Redskins, New York Giants) and coach (New York Jets).
• Gary Woollard, 79, New Zealand rugby league player (Wellington, Auckland, national team).

14

• Mian Bashir Ahmed, 97, Indian Islamic scholar and religious leader, four-time Jammu and Kashmir MLA.
• Jaxon Brigman, 50, American golfer (Korn Ferry Tour).
• Charli Britton, 68, Welsh drummer (John ac Alun).
• Boonruen Choonhavan, 101, Thai socialite, spouse of the prime minister (1988–1991), COVID-19.
• Carlos Correia, 87, Bissau-Guinean politician, prime minister (1991–1994, 1997–1998, 2008–2009, 2015–2016).
• Piera Degli Esposti, 83, Italian actress (A Joke of Destiny, Sweet Dreams, Il divo), heart failure.
• Gabriel Fortuné, Haitian politician, mayor of Les Cayes (since 2016), earthquake.
• Jacques Fournier, 92, French government official, president of SNCF (1988–1993).
• Jerry Fujio, 81, Japanese singer and actor (Yojimbo, Ereki no Wakadaishō, The Stingiest Man in Town), COPD.
• Robin Hahn, 88, Canadian Olympic equestrian (1968, 1972, 1976).
• Sol Kimel, 92, Israeli chemical physicist.
• Ibrahim Kalil Konaté, 44, Guinean politician, COVID-19.
• Brigitte Maillard, 66–67, French writer and singer.
• Virginia R. Moreno, 96, Filipino writer.
• Francis Mossman, 33, New Zealand actor (Ruben Guthrie).
• Enrique Pérez Parrilla, 73, Spanish politician, president of the Insular Cabildo of Lanzarote (1983–1987, 1994–1995, 1996–2003) and mayor of Arrecife (2007–2009), heart attack.
• Keith Patchel, 65, American musician and composer. (death announced on this date)
• Algirdas Pocius, 90, Lithuanian politician, member of the Seimas (1992–1996).
• Dako Radošević, 86, Bosnian Olympic discus thrower (1956, 1964).
• R. Murray Schafer, 88, Canadian composer and writer, complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Mickey Stephens, 77, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (since 2009).
• Hugh Wood, 89, British composer.

13

• Carlos Ardila Lülle, 91, Colombian entrepreneur, founder of Organización Ardila Lülle.
• Baba Zumbi, 49, American rapper (Zion I), COVID-19.
• Alia Muhammad Baker, 69, Iraqi librarian, COVID-19.
• Osório Bebber, 92, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Joaçaba (1999–2003).
• Kelsey Begaye, 70, American politician, president of the Navajo Nation (1999–2003).
• Franck Berrier, 37, French football player (Cannes, Zulte Waregem, Oostende) and manager, heart attack.
• Andrzej Borodzik, 91, Polish politician, chemist and scout leader, deputy (1965–1972), president of ZHP (2005–2007).
• Grigore Botezatu, 92, Moldovan folklorist and ethnologist.
• Enzo Facciolo, 89, Italian comic book artist (Diabolik).
• Georg Gallus, 94, German politician, member of the Bundestag (1970–1994).
• Nanci Griffith, 68, American singer-songwriter ("Love at the Five and Dime", "Outbound Plane"), Grammy winner (1994).
• Alejandro Guzmán Brito, 76, Chilean lawyer and historian.
• James Hormel, 88, American philanthropist, LGBT activist and diplomat, ambassador to Luxembourg (1999–2001).
• Henryk Hoser, 78, Polish Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Warszawa-Praga (2008–2017), COVID-19.
• Ahmed Joda, 91, Nigerian government administrator.
• Charlie Johnson, 69, American football player (Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings).
• Leon Kopelman, 97, Polish-Israeli, last known surviving fighter of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
• Louie Knuxx, 42, New Zealand hip hop musician.
• Mangkunegara IX, 69, Indonesian royal, Duke of Mangkunegaran (since 1987).
• Vladimir Mendelssohn, 71, Romanian composer and violist.
• Angela Milner, 73, British paleontologist.
• Rich Milot, 64, American football player (Washington Redskins), Super Bowl champion (1982, 1987).
• Marek Minda, 71, Polish doctor and politician, senator (1993–1997).
• Carmen Morales, 81, Argentine actress (Los caballeros de la cama redonda).
• Sir Michael Peckham, 86, British oncologist and artist.
• Steve Perrin, 75, American game designer (RuneQuest), technical writer and editor.
• Jean-Pierre Pichard, 75, French musician and academic.
• Pil Trafa, 62, Argentine singer and composer (Los Violadores).
• Carolyn S. Shoemaker, 92, American astronomer, co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9.
• Sheham Siddik, 57, Sri Lankan rugby union player (Ceylonese Rugby & Football Club), COVID-19.
• Gino Strada, 73, Italian human rights activist and war surgeon, founder of Emergency, heart attack.
• Bobby Stein, 82, Scottish footballer (Raith Rovers, Montrose).
• Matthias U Shwe, 77, Burmese Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop (1979–1989) and bishop of Taunggyi (1989–2015).
• Fez Whatley, 57, American comedian and radio host (The Ron and Fez Show), heart failure.

12

• Kurt Biedenkopf, 91, German politician, minister-president of Saxony (1990–2002) and MP (1976–1980, 1987–1990).
• Ronnell Bright, 91, American jazz pianist.
• Brian P. Burns, 85, American entrepreneur, attorney and philanthropist.
• Durdana Butt, 83, Pakistani actress (Ruswai, Tanhaiyaan, Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay), COVID-19.
• Haydée Coloso-Espino, 83, Filipino Olympic swimmer (1960).
• Dominic DeNucci, 89, Italian-American Hall of Fame professional wrestler (Stampede Wrestling, WCW, WWWF) and trainer, heart failure.
• Emilio Flores Márquez, 113, Puerto Rican supercentenarian, world's oldest man (since 2020).
• Jay Greenberg, 71, American sports journalist (The Kansas City Star, Philadelphia Daily News, New York Post).
• Karl-Friedrich Haas, 90, German sprinter, Olympic silver medalist (1956).
• Stanislav Hanzík, 90, Czech sculptor.
• Roger Harring, 88, American Hall of Fame college football coach (Wisconsin-La Crosse).
• Claude Javeau, 80, Belgian sociologist and professor.
• João Lyra, 90, Brazilian politician, deputy (2003–2007, 2011–2015) and senator (1989–1991), complications from COVID-19.
• Tarcísio Meira, 85, Brazilian actor (Irmãos Coragem, Sangue e Areia, Espelho Mágico), COVID-19.
• Nino Milazzo, 91, Italian journalist.
• Dan Montsitsi, 67, South African politician, MP, complications of COVID-19.
• Naushad, 54, Indian celebrity chef, television presenter and film producer (Lion, Chattambinadu, Spanish Masala).
• Jose Perez, 74, Filipino jurist, associate justice of the Supreme Court (2009–2016).
• Francisco Pillado Mayor, 80, Spanish theatre director, publisher, and playwright.
• Pyotr Pimashkov, 73, Russian politician, mayor of Krasnoyarsk (1996–2011) and deputy (since 2011).
• K. Schippers, 84, Dutch poet.
• Alfonso Sepúlveda, 82, Chilean footballer (Club Universidad de Chile).
• Hadiza Shagari, 80, Nigerian socialite, first lady (1979–1983), COVID-19.
• Una Stubbs, 84, English actress (Till Death Us Do Part, Worzel Gummidge, Sherlock).
• Igael Tumarkin, 87, Israeli painter and sculptor.

11

• Geneviève Asse, 98, French painter.
• Marco Borradori, 62, Swiss politician, mayor of Lugano (since 2013) and national councillor (1991–1995), heart attack.
• Clyde Evans, 83, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (2003–2010).
• Mike Finnigan, 76, American keyboardist and vocalist, kidney cancer.
• Peter Fleischmann, 84, German film director (Hunting Scenes from Bavaria, Weak Spot, Hard to Be a God) and screenwriter.
• Adela Forestello, 98, Argentine human rights activist (Mothers of the Plaza 25 de Mayo).
• Roy Gaines, 83, American blues guitarist.
• Gianluigi Gelmetti, 75, Italian-Monégasque conductor and composer, director of the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma (2000–2009).
• Benoît Genecand, 57, Swiss politician, national councilor (2015–2019), cancer.
• Dick Huddart, 85, English rugby league player (St. Helens, St. George, national team).
• Paulo José, 84, Brazilian actor (O Padre e a Moça, Macunaíma, The Clown), pneumonia.
• Barbara Kannapell, 83, American activist and sociolinguist, complications from hip surgery.
• Michel Laclotte, 91, French art historian, director of the Louvre (1987–1995).
• Abdelhamid Laghouati, 77, Algerian poet.
• Sir David Levene, 91, New Zealand businessman and philanthropist.
• Caroline Peyton, 69, American singer-songwriter.
• Hugo Salas Wenzel, 85, Chilean military officer and convicted murderer.
• Miroslav Tetter, 83, Czech academic and politician, mayor of České Budějovice (1998–2006, 2010).
• Claudio Ventura, 67, Italian film director and editor.
• Ernst van de Wetering, 83, Dutch art historian.
• Göran Zachrisson, 83, Swedish sports journalist, cancer.
• Yehoshua Zuckerman, 83, Belgian-born Israeli rabbi.

10

• Gun Ädel, 82, Swedish Olympic cross-country skier (1964).
• Sabina Ajrula, 75, Macedonian-Turkish actress (Muhteşem Yüzyıl, My Mother's Wound, Shadows), brain cancer.
• Júlio Chaves, 76, Brazilian voice actor, COVID-19.
• Neal Conan, 71, American radio journalist (Talk of the Nation), glioblastoma.
• Tony Esposito, 78, Canadian-American Hall of Fame ice hockey player (Chicago Black Hawks, Montreal Canadiens), Stanley Cup champion (1969), pancreatic cancer.
• Petr Esterka, 85, Czech Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Brno (1999–2013) and titular bishop of Cefala (since 1999).
• Don Jones, 83, American sound engineer (One Potato, Two Potato), screenwriter (The Forest) and cinematographer (The House of Seven Corpses).
• Tamara Jozi, 64, South African actress (The Long Run).
• Maki Kaji, 69, Japanese businessman, president of Nikoli and creator of Sudoku, bile duct cancer.
• Michel Le Flochmoan, 69, French football player and manager (Sedan, R.E. Virton, F91 Dudelange).
• Giorgio Lopez, 74, Italian voice actor, dubbing director and theatre director.
• Cary M. Maguire, 93, American businessman and philanthropist.
• Samuel Marful-Sau, 64, Ghanaian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (since 2018).
• Eduardo Martínez Somalo, 94, Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church (1993–2007), prefect of the CICLSAL (1992–2004) and apostolic nuncio to Colombia (1975–1979).
• Victoria Paris, 60, American pornographic actress, cancer.
• Lev Pidlisetskyi, 44, Ukrainian politician and entrepreneur, MP (2014–2019).
• John Riordan, 85, New Zealand jockey.
• Mirjana Stefanović, 81, Serbian writer.
• Pio Teek, 74, Namibian judge.
• Naga Thein Hlaing, 87, Burmese surgeon.
• Dilys Watling, 78, English actress (Calculated Risk, Two Left Feet, Theatre of Death).
• Peter Whittle, 94, New Zealand mathematician and statistician.
• Stephen Wilkinson, 102, English choral conductor and composer.

9

• Joey Ambrose, 87, American Hall of Fame saxophonist (Bill Haley & His Comets).
• Rand Araskog, 89, American businessman, CEO of ITT Corporation (1979–1998).
• Aung Cheint, 72–73, Burmese poet.
• Sir Lester Bird, 83, Antiguan politician, prime minister (1994–2004).
• Cameron Burrell, 26, American sprinter, suicide by gunshot.
• María Elena Chapa, 77, Mexican politician and women's rights activist, deputy (1988–1991, 2000–2003) and senator (1991–1997), cancer.
• Carlton H. Colwell, 95, American politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1964–1995).
• Alex Cord, 88, American actor (Airwolf, Stagecoach, The Brotherhood).
• Neal Craig, 73, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns).
• Gord Cruickshank, 56, Canadian ice hockey player (Maine Mariners).
• Kasargod Patnashetti Gopal Rao, 94, Indian naval officer (Operation Trident).
• Roy F. Guste, 69, American author, photographer and culinary historian.
• Pat Hitchcock, 93, English-born American actress (Stage Fright, Strangers on a Train, Psycho).
• František Hrúzik, 94, Slovak Olympic equestrian (1960).
• Ken Hutchison, 72, Scottish actor (Straw Dogs, All Quiet on the Western Front, Ladyhawke).
• Ryszard Jarzembowski, 75, Polish politician and journalist, senator (1991–2005).
• Bob Jenkins, 73, American motorsports announcer (ESPN, ABC, NBC Sports), brain cancer.
• Killer Kau, 23, South African rapper, dancer, and record producer, traffic collision.
• Joseph Koterski, 67, American Jesuit priest, philosopher and author.
• Sergei Kovalev, 91, Russian human rights activist and politician, MP (1993–2003).
• Jean-Marie Léonard, 78, Belgian politician, deputy (1990–1995), Walloon deputy (1990–2004).
• Viktor Likhonosov, 85, Russian writer, COVID-19.
• Annette Muller, 88, French writer and Holocaust survivor.
• Craig Ogletree, 53, American football player (Cincinnati Bengals), complications from COVID-19.
• Olivia Podmore, 24, New Zealand Olympic cyclist (2016).
• Ingrid Remmers, 56, German politician, member of the Bundestag (since 2017).
• Saranya Sasi, 35, Indian actress (Maanikyan, Chotta Mumbai, Annmariya Kalippilaanu), cancer.
• Siti Sarah, 36, Malaysian singer and actress, COVID-19.
• Nadir Tedeschi, 90, Italian politician, deputy (1976–1987).
• Chucky Thompson, 53, American record producer (Bad Boy Records), complications from COVID-19.
• Naftali Tishby, 68, Israeli computer scientist.
• Ary Ribeiro Valadão, 102, Brazilian lawyer and politician, governor of Goiás (1979–1983), deputy (1967–1979, 1989–1991) and Goiás MLA (1959–1967).
• Yu Yuexian, 50, Chinese actress (The Book and the Sword, The Water Margin, Drunken Hero), traffic collision.
• Zairaini Sarbini, 48, Malaysian voice actress, cervical cancer.
• Tatyana Zhukova-Kirtbaya, 81, Russian actress (Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears, Crush, Metro).
• Ken Zuraida, 67, Indonesian actress, film director, and theatre producer.

8

• Bobby Bowden, 91, American Hall of Fame college football coach (Florida State, West Virginia), pancreatic cancer.
• Paul Brewster, 85, American college football coach (Austin Peay).
• Sarah Broadie, 79, British philosopher.
• Najma Chowdhury, 79, Bangladeshi academic, COVID-19.
• Ken Clark, 73, English-born Canadian football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Los Angeles Rams).
• Bill Davis, 92, Canadian politician, premier of Ontario (1971–1985) and MPP (1959–1985).
• Aleksej Demjanov, 47, Croatian-Russian Olympic gymnast (1996).
• Christian Penda Ekoka, 69, Cameroonian government official.
• Eva Fastag, 104, Polish-born Belgian Holocaust survivor.
• Lila R. Gleitman, 91, American academic (University of Pennsylvania).
• Maria José Gonzaga, 75, Brazilian businesswoman, philanthropist and politician, mayor of Tatuí (since 2017), abdominal cancer.
• Perry Harris, 75, New Zealand rugby union player (Manawatu, national team).
• Paul Hellyer, 98, Canadian politician, MP (1949–1974), minister of national defence (1963–1967) and transport (1967–1969), complications from a fall.
• Ben Kamin, 68, American rabbi, heart failure.
• Stefan Kapłaniak, 88, Polish Olympic sprint canoer, bronze medalist (1960).
• Jaan Kaplinski, 80, Estonian poet, translator, and philosopher, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Garry Kennedy, 85, Canadian artist and educator.
• Mohammad Reza Madhi, Iranian alleged intelligence agent.
• Colum McKinstry, 71, Irish Gaelic football player (Clan na Gael, Armagh).
• Hosa Wells Okunbo, 63, Nigerian oil executive and philanthropist, cancer.
• Fernando López de Olmedo, Spanish general commander of Ceuta (Perejil Island crisis), COVID-19.
• Luciano Pérez de Acevedo, 78, Spanish politician and lawyer, president of the province of Badajoz (1979–1983) and member of the Extremaduran assembly (1983–1987).
• Tindivanam K. Ramamurthy, 86, Indian politician, MP (1984–1990) and Tamil Nadu MLA (1967–1971).
• Hipólito Reyes Larios, 74, Mexican Roman Catholic prelate, archbishop of Xalapa (since 2007) and bishop of Orizaba (2000–2007), internal hemorrhage.
• Oleksandr Rojtburd, 59, Ukrainian painter and installation artist, director of the Odessa Art Museum (2018–2019), cancer.
• Cesare Salvadori, 79, Italian fencer, Olympic champion (1972).
• Anupam Shyam, 63, Indian actor (Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Slumdog Millionaire, The Curse of King Tut's Tomb), multiple organ failure.
• Pierre Sprey, 84, French-born American defence analyst (Fighter Mafia) and record producer, founder of Mapleshade Records.
• Walter Yetnikoff, 87, American music industry executive (CBS Records International), cancer.

7

• Dalal Abdel Aziz, 61, Egyptian actress (A Girl's Secret, Sorry for the Disturbance, El Ashash), complications from COVID-19.
• Akhudiat, 75, Indonesian poet.
• Brad Allan, 48, Australian martial artist, action choreographer, and stunt performer (Rush Hour 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Solo: A Star Wars Story).
• Rolf Erling Andersen, 74, Norwegian politician, deputy MP (1997–2005).
• Julio César Anderson, 73, Guatemalan footballer (C.S.D. Municipal, national team).
• Douglas Applegate, 93, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1977–1995).
• Alireza Azizi, 72, Iranian footballer (Homa, Persepolis, national team), cancer.
• Ches Baragwanath, 86, Australian public servant, auditor-general of Victoria.
• Paul Bragdon, 94, American academic.
• Robbie Cooke, 64, English footballer (Peterborough United, Cambridge United, Brentford), cancer.
• Mike De Palmer, 59, American tennis player and coach (Boris Becker), pancreatic cancer.
• John Dickinson, 87, English rugby league player (St Helens).
• Sir Patrick Forrest, 98, Scottish surgeon.
• Magda Godia, 68, Spanish politician, mayor of Mequinenza (since 2003) and member of the Aragonese Courts (2013–2015), cancer.
• José Gómez del Moral, 89, Spanish road racing cyclist.
• Johnny Groth, 95, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics).
• Robert Martin Gumbura, 65, Zimbabwean preacher and convicted rapist, COVID-19.
• Hung Liu, 73, Chinese-born American artist, pancreatic cancer.
• Isabel Martínez, 75, Mexican actress and comedian, heart attack.
• Purnendu Sekhar Mukherjee, Indian politician, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Alfredo Petit-Vergel, 85, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana (1991–2016).
• Markie Post, 70, American actress (Night Court, The Fall Guy, Hearts Afire), cancer.
• Amando Samo, 72, Micronesian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Caroline Islands (1995–2020).
• Dennis Thomas, 70, American saxophonist (Kool & the Gang).
• Larry Swider, 66, American football player (Detroit Lions, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
• Michael M. Thomas, 85, American writer.
• Mohammad Hadis Uddin, 72, Bangladeshi police officer, IGP (2005), COVID-19.
• Melinda Vigh, 39, Hungarian sport climber, fall.
• Mark Weedon, 53, New Zealand rugby union player (Bay of Plenty, North Harbour, Wasps).
• Jane Withers, 95, American actress (Giant, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Paddy O'Day).
• Gary Lee Yoder, 75, American musician (The Oxford Circle, Blue Cheer).
• Wasi Zafar, 72, Pakistani lawyer and politician, MP (2002–2008) and minister of law.

6

• Mikel Azurmendi, 78, Spanish anthropologist, ETA dissident and writer, co-founder of Foro Ermua and ¡Basta Ya!.
• Noureddine Bahbouh, 72, Algerian politician, minister of agriculture (1994–1995).
• Margaret Bourke, 75–76, Australian bridge player, melanoma.
• José Carreira Marques, 77, Portuguese politician, constituent deputy (1975–1976), deputy (1976–1982) and mayor of Beja (1983–2005), cardiac arrest.
• Francesco Dibenedetto, 80, Italian football manager (Matera Calcio, Bisceglie, U.S.D. Città di Fasano).
• Rita Pitka Blumenstein, 84–85, American Yup'ik traditional healer.
• Stefano Di Marino, 60, Italian novelist and translator, suicide by jumping.
• Christian Dumont, 58, French Olympic biathlete (1988, 1992), heart attack.
• Ed Emery, 71, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2003–2011) and Senate (2013–2021).
• Salvador Escrihuela, 70, Spanish footballer (Sabadell, Granada, Alavés).
• Aryeh Gamliel, 70, Israeli rabbi and politician, member of the Knesset (1988–2003).
• Babulal Jain, 86, Indian politician.
• Donald Kagan, 89, Lithuanian-born American historian.
• Richard Konvička, 64, Czech painter.
• Mamma Ebe, 88, Italian mystic and convicted fraudster, neoplasia.
• Teresa Miller, 59, American author, legal scholar, and educator.
• Trevor Moore, 41, American comedian (The Whitest Kids U' Know) and actor (Miss March).
• John A. Rizzo, 73, American attorney.
• Herbert Schlosser, 95, American television executive, president and CEO of NBC (1974–1978).
• Oleg Shapovalov, 58, Ukrainian politician, president of the Kharkiv Oblast Council (2005–2006).
• Jakob Skarstein, 100, Norwegian journalist.
• Yevgen Sotnikov, 40, Ukrainian judoka and convicted murderer, shot.
• Yuri Trutnev, 93, Russian theoretical physicist and nuclear engineer.
• Les Vandyke, 90, English singer and songwriter ("What Do You Want?", "Poor Me", "Well I Ask You").
• Wang Wenjuan, 94, Chinese Yue opera performer.

5

• Maurice Brun, 96, French politician, mayor of Montluçon (1972–1977) and deputy (1973–1978).
• Terry Davies, 87, Welsh rugby union player (Swansea, British and Irish Lions, national team).
• Hanns Eckelkamp, 94, German film producer (The Marriage of Maria Braun).
• Guillermo González, 80, Colombian engineer and politician, governor of Cauca (2008–2011), minister of national defense (1997) and mayor of Popayán (1977–1978).
• Reg Gorman, 89, Australian actor (The Sullivans, Fergus McPhail, Neighbours), cancer.
• Eloise Greenfield, 91, American author (Childtimes: A Three-Generation Memoir, The Great Migration: Journey to the North).
• Gabriel Gutiérrez Mojica, 83, Mexican stage actor, playwright and director.
• Brian Henderson, 89, New Zealand-born Australian radio and television presenter (Nine News Sydney, Bandstand), kidney cancer.
• Hassaballah El Kafrawy, 90, Egyptian politician, minister of housing (1977–1993) and governor of Damietta (1976–1977).
• Galina Korotkevich, 99, Russian actress (Spring in Moscow, Shadows, Did We Meet Somewhere Before).
• Leon Litwack, 91, American historian (Been in the Storm So Long), Pulitzer Prize winner (1980), bladder cancer.
• E. Madhusudhanan, 80, Indian politician, Tamil Nadu MLA (1991–1996).
• Yevhen Marchuk, 80, Ukrainian politician, prime minister (1995–1996), minister of defence (2003–2004) and deputy (1995–2000), COVID-19.
• Jan Mayman, 80, Australian journalist (The Sunday Times, The Age, The Canberra Times).
• S. S. Narayan, 86, Indian Olympic footballer (1956, 1960), cardiac arrest.
• Jane Ngwenya, 86, Zimbabwean politician.
• Gábor Novák, 87, Hungarian sprint canoer, Olympic silver medalist (1952).
• Alejandro Oviedo, 33, Costa Rican sports journalist, COVID-19.
• Andrei Strâmbeanu, 86, Moldovan writer and politician, deputy (1998–2001).
• Klim Sulimov, 90, Russian biologist, breeder of the hybrid Sulimov dog.
• Richard Trumka, 72, American labor leader, president of the AFL–CIO (since 2009) and the United Mine Workers (1982–1995), heart attack.
• Vito Valentinetti, 92, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs, Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians).
• Walter Wangerin Jr., 77, American author (The Book of the Dun Cow).
• Russ Washington, 74, American football player (San Diego Chargers).
• Graeme Whitnall, 69, Australian footballer (Carlton).

4

• R. Aravamudan, 84, Indian aerospace engineer.
• Aleksandr Aravin, 63, Russian film director.
• Razzy Bailey, 82, American country musician ("Midnight Hauler", "She Left Love All Over Me", "I Keep Coming Back").
• Santiago Bernal Gutiérrez, 94, Spanish photographer.
• Toupta Boguena, Chadian agronomist, minister of health (2010–2011), secretary of the Niger Basin Authority (since 2016).
• Karl Heinz Bohrer, 88, German literary scholar and essayist.
• Zelá Brambillé, 27, Mexican writer and novelist, COVID-19.
• Jean "Binta" Breeze, 65, Jamaican dub poet, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
• Bobby Eaton, 62, American professional wrestler (JCP, WCW, SMW).
• Richard T. Farmer, 86, American businessman and philanthropist, founder and CEO of Cintas (1968–2003).
• Dick Farrel, 65, American radio host, complications from COVID-19.
• María Ester Feres, 78, Chilean politician and academic.
• Martin Graff, 77, French writer and cabaretist.
• Roberto Gutiérrez Morales, 83, Mexican politician, mayor of Ramos Arizpe (2000–2002), COVID-19.
• Aimé Halbeher, 85, French political activist and syndicalist.
• Paul Johnson, 50, American DJ ("Get Get Down") and record producer, COVID-19.
• John H. Logie, 81, American politician, mayor of Grand Rapids, Michigan (1991–2003), complications from Alzheimer's disease.
• Åke Lundqvist, 85, Swedish actor (Beck – Mannen med ikonerna).
• Graham McRae, 81, New Zealand racing driver.
• Dominic Oneya, 73, Nigerian civil servant, administrator of Kano State (1996–1998) and Benue State (1998–1999).
• Anders Pettersson, 69, Swedish musician (Lasse Stefanz).
• Bert Prentice, 62, American wrestler and wrestling promoter, cancer.
• J. R. Richard, 71, American baseball player (Houston Astros), complications from COVID-19.
• Padma Sachdev, 81, Indian poet and novelist.
• Ana Sánchez Urrutia, 58, Panamanian scientist, teacher and writer.
• Bo Scott, 78, American football player (Cleveland Browns, Ottawa Rough Riders).
• Dario Sorrentino, 64, Italian medical researcher, traffic collision.
• Moisés Torres, 72, Bolivian journalist, professor and politician, deputy (1997–2002), COVID-19.
• Betty Lou Varnum, 90, American television presenter (The Magic Window).
• Tachi Yamada, 76, Japanese-born American physician and gastroenterologist.
• Laurence R. Young, 85, American physicist.

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• Saggaf bin Muhammad Aljufri, 83, Indonesian Islamic scholar.
• Julian Beale, 86, Australian businessman and politician, MP (1984–1996).
• Jo Jo Bennett, 81, Canadian reggae musician (Sattalites).
• Allan Blazek, 71, American record producer, mixer and audio engineer.
• Jocelyne Bourassa, 74, Canadian golfer (LPGA).
• Jerry Carter, 66, American politician and pastor, member of the North Carolina House of Representatives (since 2019), complications from surgery.
• Tommy Curtis, 69, American college basketball player (UCLA Bruins), NCAA champion (1972, 1973).
• Đỗ Quang Em, 79, Vietnamese painter.
• Sir John Enderby, 90, British physicist.
• Noel Guzmán Boffil Rojas, 66, Cuban painter and poet, COVID-19.
• Jody Hamilton, 82, American professional wrestler (GCW), promoter (DSW) and trainer (WCW Power Plant).
• Kelli Hand, 56, American musician and DJ.
• Arthur Dion Hanna, 93, Bahamian politician, governor-general (2006–2010).
• Ene Hion, 90, Estonian journalist.
• Jergé Hoefdraad, 35, Dutch footballer (RKC Waalwijk, Almere City, Telstar), complications from gunshot wounds.
• Khin Maung Win, 80, Burmese mathematician, COVID-19.
• Yūsuke Kinoshita, 27, Japanese baseball player (Chunichi Dragons).
• Fred Ladd, 94, American television producer.
• Jørgen Langhelle, 55, Norwegian actor (Elling, I Am Dina, The Thing), cardiac arrest.
• Miroslav Lazanski, 70, Serbian diplomat and politician, deputy (2016–2019) and ambassador to Russia (since 2019).
• Achille Lollo, 70, Italian left-wing militant (Potere Operaio) and convicted arsonist and murderer.
• Noel Lynch, 74, Irish politician, member of the London Assembly (2003–2004).
• María Teresa Marú Mejía, 62, Mexican politician, deputy (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Kazem Mohammadi, 47, Iranian futsal player (Tam Iran Khodro, national team), COVID-19.
• Pierre Montaz, 97, French cable transport engineer.
• Lorris Murail, 70, French author.
• Antonio Pennacchi, 71, Italian writer, Strega Prize winner (2010), heart attack.
• Nader Shariatmadari, 60, Iranian politician and geotechnical engineer, member of the Islamic City Council of Tehran (2003–2007), COVID-19.
• Gholam Hosein Shiri Aliabad, 60, Iranian politician, MP (2012–2016), complications from COVID-19.
• Vitaly Shishov, 26, Belarusian human rights activist.
• Soerjadi Soedirdja, 81, Indonesian politician, governor of Jakarta (1992–1997).
• Allan Stephenson, 71, British-born South African composer, cellist, and conductor.
• José Ramos Tinhorão, 93, Brazilian music critic and journalist, pneumonia.
• Lyutsiya Tulesheva, 80, Kazakhstani singer and pianist.
• Aloys Wobben, 69, German wind turbine manufacturer, founder of Enercon. (death announced on this date)
• Godfred Yeboah, 41, Ghanaian footballer (Asante Kotoko, All Stars, national team).

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• Alfonso Álvarez Gándara, 82, Spanish politician and lawyer, secretary-general of the Partido Galeguista (1981–1982).
• Lilia Aragón, 82, Mexican actress (De frente al sol, Más allá del puente, Velo de novia) and politician, deputy (2004–2006).
• Hendrik Born, 77, German naval officer, chief of the Volksmarine (1989–1990).
• Robert H. Burnside, 88, American politician, member of the South Carolina House of Representatives (1971–1978).
• Emilio Bianchi Di Cárcano, 91, Argentine Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Azul (1982–2006).
• Alicinha Cavalcanti, 59, Brazilian events promoter, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• June Daugherty, 64, American college basketball coach (Boise State Broncos, Washington Huskies, Washington State Cougars).
• Ged Dunn, 74, English rugby league footballer (Hull Kingston Rovers, national team).
• Allen Glick, 79, American casino operator, cancer.
• Thor Helland, 84, Norwegian Olympic long-distance runner (1964).
• Ruth Horam, 90, Israeli painter and sculptor.
• Hideki Hosaka, 49, Japanese professional wrestler (FMW, AJPW, Zero-One), colon and liver cancer.
• Rashid Irani, 74, Indian film critic.
• Ursula Kraus, 91, German politician, member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia (1984–1990) and mayor of Wuppertal (1984–1996).
• Elias John Kwandikwa, 55, Tanzanian politician, MP (since 2015) and minister of defence (since 2020).
• Marc Lieberman, 72, American humanitarian, prostate cancer.
• Kalyani Menon, 80, Indian playback singer (Nallathoru Kudumbam, Pudhiya Mannargal, Paarthale Paravasam).
• Nelliyode Vasudevan Namboodiri, 81, Indian Kathakali artist, pancreatic cancer.
• Luigi Paleari, 79, Italian footballer (Como 1907, A.S.D. Fanfulla).
• Runoko Rashidi, 67, American historian, author and scholar.
• Diego Rosas Anaya, 31, Mexican politician, member-elect of the Congress of the State of Mexico, heart attack.
• Dave Severance, 102, American Marine Corps colonel (Battle of Iwo Jima).
• Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh, 76, British politician and life peer, member of the House of Lords (since 1999).
• Antonio de la Torre Villalpando, 69, Mexican footballer (América, Puebla, national team).
• Yves de Wasseige, 95, Belgian politician and economist, senator (1979–1991).
• John Zulberti, 54, American college lacrosse player (Syracuse Orange), drowned.

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• Abdalqadir as-Sufi, 90–91, Scottish Islamic scholar, founder of the Murabitun World Movement.
• David A. Gall, 79, Canadian Hall of Fame jockey.
• Guy Herbulot, 96, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Évry-Corbeil-Essonnes (1978–2000).
• Omar Jazouli, 75, Moroccan politician, MP (since 1977) and mayor of Marrakesh (2003–2009), COVID-19.
• Kazimierz Kowalski, 70, Polish opera singer, opera manager and television presenter.
• Kyaw Hla Aung, 80, Burmese lawyer and civil rights activist.
• Aliaksei Mzhachyk, 25, Belarusian Olympic weightlifter (2016), traffic collision.
• Kihi Ngatai, 91, New Zealand Māori leader, member of the Waitangi Tribunal.
• Mthokozisi Nxumalo, 32, South African politician, member of the National Assembly (since 2019), traffic collision.
• Fiorentino Palmiotto, 92, Italian chess player, International Arbiter (1991).
• Abe E. Pierce III, 86, American politician, mayor of Monroe, Louisiana (1996–2000).
• Eddie Presland, 78, English footballer (West Ham United, Crystal Palace), cancer.
• Gino Renni, 78, Italian-Argentine actor and singer, complications from COVID-19.
• Vicente Rodríguez, 62, Paraguayan politician, deputy (since 2018) and governor of San Pedro (2013–2018), heart attack.
• Peter F. Schabarum, 92, American politician and football player (San Francisco 49ers), member of the California State Assembly (1967–1972) and LACBOS (1972–1991).
• Ilona Royce Smithkin, 101, Polish-born American artist, author and model.
• Stephen Szára, 98, Hungarian-American chemist.
• Ian Thomson, 92, English cricketer (national team).
• Francisco Weffort, 84, Brazilian political scientist, minister of culture (1995–2002), heart attack.
• Tom York, 96, American television personality (WBRC).
• Yu Ying-shih, 91, Chinese-born American sinologist and historian.

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2021
• Deaths in February 2021
• Deaths in March 2021
• Deaths in April 2021
• Deaths in May 2021
• Deaths in June 2021
• Deaths in July 2021

See also

• List of deaths due to COVID-19

External links

• The Guardian (UK) obituaries
• The Telegraph (UK) obituaries
• Obituaries, Chicago Tribune
• Obituaries, Los Angeles Times
• The New York Times, obituaries
• The Washington Post obituaries
• The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) obituaries