Deaths in 2021

The following notable deaths occurred in 2021. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order by surname or pseudonym. 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.

May

22

• Francesc Arnau, 46, Spanish football player (Barcelona, Málaga) and executive (Real Oviedo).
• Edminas Bagdonas, 57, Lithuanian politician.
• Anna Maria Cecchi, 78, Italian Olympic swimmer (1960, 1964).
• Jorge García Carneiro, 69, Venezuelan politician, governor of Vargas (since 2008) and minister of Defense (2004–2006).
• Mels Kenetaev, 75, Kazakh footballer (Dinamo Tselinograd).
• Robert Marchand, 109, French racing cyclist.
• Raamlaxman, 78, Indian composer (Maine Pyar Kiya, Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Hum Saath-Saath Hain), heart attack.
• Moti Rosenblum, 75, Israeli journalist (Maariv, IDF Radio).
• Wu Mengchao, 98, Chinese hepatobiliary surgeon, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
• Yuan Longping, 90, Chinese agronomist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, organ failure.

21

• Farhat Abdraimov, 55, Kazakh actor (Whoever Softer, Fara, Tale of Pink Hare), heart attack.
• Vitold Ashurak, 50, Belarusian activist and political prisoner, cardiac arrest.
• Ibrahim Attahiru, 54, Nigerian military officer, chief of Army staff (since 2021), plane crash.
• Sunderlal Bahuguna, 94, Indian environmentalist (Chipko movement), COVID-19.
• Om Prakash Bhardwaj, 82, Indian boxing coach.
• Ajoy Dey, 69, Indian politician, West Bengal MLA (1991–2016), COVID-19.
• Ahmed Bahjat Fattouh, Egyptian-American businessman.
• Andrew Gotianun Jr., 69, Filipino businessman (Filinvest).
• Roman Kent, 92, Polish-born American Holocaust survivor, president of the International Auschwitz Committee.
• Rajkumar Keswani, 70, Indian journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Rana Kharkongor, 69, Indian singer and video director, COVID-19.
• Krishna, 79, Indian politician, MP (1996–1998), member (1985–1989, 1994–1996, 2006–2008) and speaker (2004–2008) of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
• Cveta Mirnik, 69, Slovenian costume designer. (death announced on this date)
• Usman Mansoorpuri, 76, Indian Islamic scholar, COVID-19.
• Margherita Marchione, 99, American Roman Catholic nun and writer.
• Sakti Mazumdar, 89, Indian Olympic boxer (1952), heart attack.
• Babagouda Patil, 76, Indian politician, minister of rural development (1998–1999).
• B. A. Raju, Indian film journalist and producer (Lovely).
• Tahir Salahov, 92, Azerbaijani painter and draughtsman, first secretary of the Artists' Union of the USSR (1973–1992), vice president of the Russian Academy of Arts.
• Giuliano Scabia, 85, Italian playwright and writer.
• Klemen Tinal, 50, Indonesian politician, vice governor of Papua (since 2013).
• René Volle, French Catholic priest.

20

• Nizamuddin Asir Adrawi, 95, Indian historian.
• Len Badger, 75, English footballer (Sheffield United).
• Georges Barriol, 81, French politician, mayor of Sainte-Consorce (1971–2001), plane crash.
• Jean Bayle-Lespitau, 92, French basketball executive, president of the Ligue nationale de basket (1987–1999).
• Francisco Brines, 89, Spanish poet and academic, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner.
• Chris Chilton, 77, English footballer (Hull City, Coventry City), complications from dementia.
• Ingvar Cronhammar, 73, Swedish-Danish sculptor (Elia).
• Ion Dichiseanu, 87, Romanian actor (Kampf um Rom, Titanic Waltz, Mofturi 1900).
• Samir Ghanem, 84, Egyptian comedian, singer and entertainer, complications from COVID-19.
• Roberto González, 68, Mexican musician and composer, cancer.
• Gregorio Gordo, 62, Spanish politician and trade unionist, member of the Madrilenian Assembly (2007-2015), cancer.
• Roger Hawkins, 75, American drummer (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and recording studio owner (Muscle Shoals Sound Studio).
• Gonzalo Herranz Rodríguez, 90, Spanish doctor.
• Bertrand Herz, 91, French engineer, Holocaust survivor.
• David Holman, 79, British playwright (No Worries) and actor.
• Gennadiy Igumnov, 84, Russian politician, governor of Perm Oblast (1996–2000).
• Lubomír Ledl, 68, Czech politician, member of the Federal Assembly.
• Irom Maipak, 53, Indian cinematographer (Ashangba Nongjabi, Leipaklei, Nongphadok Lakpa Atithi), COVID-19.
• Giancarlo Majorino, 93, Italian poet and playwright.
• Plinio Mesciulam, 94, Italian painter, complications from COVID-19.
• Emilia Monjowa Lifaka, 62, Cameroonian politician, heart attack.
• Sándor Puhl, 65, Hungarian football referee.
• U. Visweswar Rao, Indian film director (Nagna Sathyam, Harischandrudu) and screenwriter, COVID-19.
• Tarannum Riyaz, Indian writer, COVID-19.
• Rizuan Abdul Hamid, Malaysian businessman and politician, senator (since 2005) and chairman of Halal Development Corporation (since 2019), COVID-19.
• Abubakar Shekau, 46–56, Nigerian Islamic militant, leader of Boko Haram (since 2009), suicide by explosive vest.
• Faisal Al-Shuhail, Saudi businessman, president of the Saudi Railways Organization and Al-Nahda Club, vice-president of the Saudi Arabian Football Federation.
• Csaba Szabó, 56, Romanian-Hungarian journalist.
• Taygib Tolboyev, 65, Russian test pilot.
• Alfinoer Vakhitova, 89, Russian poet and writer.
• Mike Weatherley, 63, British politician, MP (2010–2015), lung cancer.
• Johan Weyts, 81, Belgian politician, member of the Flemish Parliament, senator.
• Eric Winstanley, 76, English footballer (Barnsley, Chesterfield).

19

• Guillermo Aguirre, 40, Argentine disc jockey, suicide.
• Darío Alessandro, 69, Argentine sociologist, politician and diplomat, pancreatic cancer.
• Wiranto Arismunandar, 87, Indonesian academic.
• Johnny Ashcroft, 94, Australian country singer.
• Khadgajeet Baral, 93, Nepalese diplomat and police officer, inspector general (1972–1978).
• Gary Blodgett, 83, American politician, member of the Iowa House of Representatives (1993–2001).
• Pablo Calucho, 41, Bolivian journalist, COVID-19.
• Oscar Cavagnis, 47, Italian road racing cyclist, avalanche.
• Alix Dobkin, 80, American folk singer-songwriter, lesbian feminist activist and memoirist, brain aneurysm.
• Mykhailo Dutchak, 67, Ukrainian conductor.
• Piet van Eijsden, 85, Dutch tennis player.
• Lee Evans, 74, American sprinter, double Olympic champion (1968), complications from a stroke.
• Serhiy Ferenchak, 37, Ukrainian footballer (Khimik Krasnoperekopsk, Sevastopol, SKChF Sevastopol).
• Josep Franch, 77, Spanish footballer (FC Barcelona, CE Sabadell FC).
• Vladimir Gerasimov, 89, Russian general.
• Charles C. Hagemeister, 74, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (1968).
• Esther A. Hopkins, 94, American chemist, environmental lawyer and civil servant.
• Quintin Jones, 41, American convicted murderer, execution by lethal injection.
• Werner Kieser, 80, Swiss entrepreneur and author.
• Zakpa Komenan, 76, Ivorian politician, minister of education and professional formation (1993–1999).
• David Anthony Kraft, 68–69, American comic book writer (The Defenders, Captain America), complications from COVID-19.
• Prasanta Mohapatra, 47, Indian cricketer (Odisha), COVID-19.
• Paul Mooney, 79, American actor (The Buddy Holly Story, Bamboozled), comedian (Chappelle's Show) and writer, heart attack.
• Neville Myton, 74, Jamaican Olympic middle-distance runner (1964, 1968), cancer.
• Galina Novozhilova, 98, Russian voice actress (The Humpbacked Horse, The Twelve Months, It Was I Who Drew the Little Man) and radio presenter.
• Jagannath Pahadia, 89, Indian politician, chief minister of Rajasthan (1980–1981), governor of Bihar (1989–1990) and Haryana (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Aleksandr Privalov, 87, Russian biathlete, Olympic silver medallist (1964), heart attack.
• Tatyana Protsenko, 53, Russian actress (The Adventures of Buratino), cancer.
• Adrian Rădulescu, 66, Romanian politician and agriculturist, multiple organ failure.
• Guillermo Sepúlveda, 86, Mexican footballer (Guadalajara, Oro, national team).
• Miguel Soler, 99, Spanish-Uruguayan educational theorist.
• Martin Turnovský, 92, Czech conductor.
• Tibor Vámos, 94, Hungarian electrical engineer.
• Lyudmyla Vershynina, 93, Ukrainian stage actress.
• Wimar Witoelar, 75, Indonesian journalist and talk show host, presidential press secretary (1999–2001), complications from sepsis.
• Oğuz Yılmaz, 52, Turkish folk musician, heart attack.

18

• Abdul Khaleq Alghanem, 63, Saudi Arabian film and TV director (Tash ma Tash), prostate cancer.
• Franco Battiato, 76, Italian singer-songwriter (La voce del Padrone, Orizzonti perduti, Mondi lontanissimi) and filmmaker, neurodegenerative disease.
• Viktor Belskiy, 66, Belarusian Olympic long jumper (1980).
• Oscar Cáceres, 93, Uruguayan classical guitarist and music pedagogue.
• Joe J. Christensen, 91, American Mormon leader, president of Ricks College (1985–1989), general authority (since 1989).
• Robert V. Cullison, 84, American politician, member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives (1973–1979) and Senate (1979–1995).
• Esegé, 63, Spanish comic artist (Mortadelo, Mister K).
• Zeyneb Farhat, Tunisian theatre director and activist.
• Bernhard Friedmann, 89, German economist and politician, member of the Bundestag (1976–1990) and European Court of Auditors (1990–2001).
• Vladimir Fyodorov, 82, Russian actor (Ruslan and Ludmila, Kin-dza-dza!, Heart of a Dog) and physicist.
• John Gomery, 88, Canadian jurist.
• Charles Grodin, 86, American actor (The Heartbreak Kid, Midnight Run, Beethoven) and comedian, Emmy winner (1978), bone marrow cancer.
• Ad de Jager, 82, Dutch politician, senator (1995–1999, 2000–2003).
• Chaman Lal Gupta, 86, Indian politician, Jammu and Kashmir MLA (1972–1977) and MP (1996–2004), complications from COVID-19.
• Arthur Hills, 91, American golf course designer.
• Kamalakanta Nayak, 67, Indian politician, Odisha MLA (2009–2014).
• Ricardo Letts Colmenares, 83, Peruvian politician and journalist, founder of the Revolutionary Vanguard and congressman (1990–1992).
• Gilles Lupien, 67, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Pittsburgh Penguins, Hartford Whalers), Stanley Cup champion (1978, 1979), intestinal cancer.
• Hiroshi Maeda, 82, Japanese chemist, discoverer of EPR effect, liver failure.
• Malibu Moon, 24, American racehorse and sire, heart attack.
• Terry O'Dea, 76, Australian darts player.
• László Patócs, 35, Serbian journalist and critic.
• Albert Planasdemunt i Gubert, 91, Spanish politician, member of the Catalan parliament (1980–1984).
• Terence Riley, 66, American architect and museum curator, chief curator of architecture and design at the Museum of Modern Art (1992–2006).
• Rennie Stennett, 72, Panamanian baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants), World Series champion (1979), cancer.
• Gábor Tőrös, 86, Hungarian sculptor.
• Corinne Wood, 66, American politician, lieutenant governor of Illinois (1999–2003), complications from breast cancer.

17

• K. K. Aggarwal, 62, Indian cardiologist, COVID-19.
• Ilse Bechthold, 93, German athlete, recipient of the Olympic Order.
• Joaquín Benito de Lucas, 87, Spanish writer, Adonais Prize for Poetry winner (1967).
• Ian Brusasco, 92, Australian businessman and philanthropist.
• Michael Bruun, 70, Danish musician, composer and educator.
• Yegor Drozdetsky, 90, Russian miner.
• Neal Ford, 78, American rock singer (Neal Ford and the Fanatics).
• Məcnun Göyçəli, 71, Azerbaijani poet.
• Gwen Inglis, 46, American racing cyclist, traffic collision.
• Kabang, 13, Filipino dog.
• Nicolas Ker, 50, French singer (Poni Hoax).
• Don Kernodle, 71, American professional wrestler (Jim Crockett Promotions), suicide.
• Nan Kinross, 94, New Zealand nurse and nursing academic.
• Bruno Kouamé, 93, Ivorian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Abengourou (1981–2003).
• Pranit Kulkarni, 50, Indian film director, screenwriter (Deool Band) and actor (Wedding Cha Shinema).
• Casildo Maldaner, 79, Brazilian politician, senator (since 2011) and governor of Santa Catarina (1990–1991), cancer.
• Mykola Maletskyi, 75, Ukrainian film director and screenwriter (Breakfast with a View to the Elbrus Mountains).
• Andrea Mari, 43, Italian jockey, traffic collision.
• Joe Mercer, 86, English jockey.
• Amarendra Mohanty, 63, Indian music composer and singer, COVID-19.
• Ki. Rajanarayanan, 97, Indian folklorist and writer.
• Salim Raz, 82, Pakistani poet and activist, COVID-19.
• Buddy Roemer, 77, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1981–1988), governor of Louisiana (1988–1992).
• Jesús Santrich, 53, Colombian guerrilla leader (FARC) and politician, deputy (2006–2009), shot.
• Hans Peter Schütz, 81, German political journalist and writer.
• Héctor Silva, 76, Argentine rugby union player (South American Jaguars) and coach (national team), COVID-19.
• Lembit Teesalu, 75, Estonian auto racer and motorcyclist.
• K. Thurairetnasingam, 80, Sri Lankan politician, MP (2002–2010, 2015–2020), COVID-19.
• K. Thulasiah Vandayar, 92, Indian politician, MP (1991–1996).
• Nitish Veera, 45, Indian actor (Pudhupettai, Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Kaala), COVID-19.
• Mario Vellani, 99, Italian jurist.
• Sabino Vengco, 79, Filipino Roman Catholic priest, theologian, and author.
• Tomasz Wiater, Polish cartoonist (Nie).
• Magdeleine Willame-Boonen, 80, Belgian politician, senator (1999–2003).
• Olavo Yépez, 83, Ecuadorian chess master, cancer.

16

• Nadia Al-Iraqia, 57, Iraqi actress (Africano), COVID-19.
• Yauhien Anischanka, 65, Belarusian writer, historian, and scientist.
• Anjan Bandyopadhyay, 55, Indian television journalist, COVID-19.
• Patsy Bruce, 81, American country songwriter ("Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys").
• Marianne Burgman, 68, Dutch politician, mayor of Maarn (1995–2002) and De Ronde Venen (2002–2011).
• Gladys Cáceres, 97, Venezuelan actress (El Amor no Tiene Precio, Leonela, Bienvenida Esperanza).
• René Cardona III, 58–59, Mexican actor, film director and screenwriter.
• Mike Carter, 67, American politician, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives (since 2013), pancreatic cancer.
• K. D. Chandran, 84, Indian actor (Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke, Teesra Kaun, Tere Mere Sapne).
• Bruno Covas, 41, Brazilian politician, mayor of São Paulo (since 2018), deputy (2015–2017) and São Paulo MLA (2007–2011), gastric cancer.
• Ghanashyam Dhal, 88, Indian writer.
• Vera Deacon, 94, Australian historian.
• Adrushta Deepak, 71, Indian lyricist and poet, COVID-19.
• Sándor Gál, 88, Hungarian chemist.
• Samir Hadjaoui, 42, Algerian footballer (ASO Chlef, ES Sétif, national team).
• Alfred Haverkamp, 84, German historian, academic and medievalist (University of Trier).
• Anatoliy Havrylov, 88, Ukrainian cinematographer, Shevchenko National Prize winner (1988).
• Rajendrasinh Jadeja, 66, Indian cricket player (Saurashtra) and umpire (BCCI), COVID-19.
• Nasim Wali Khan, 88, Pakistani politician, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPA (1977), complications from diabetes.
• Jakov Lazaroski, 84, Macedonian political commissar, president of the League of Communists of Macedonia (1986–1989).
• MC Kevin, 23, Brazilian singer-songwriter, fall.
• Rildo da Costa Menezes, 79, Brazilian football player (Botafogo, national team) and manager (California Kickers).
• Boris Miranda, 37, Bolivian journalist and correspondent (BBC Mundo).
• José Manuel Mouzo, 54, Spanish politician, mayor of Laxe (2015–2019).
• M. S. Narasimhan, 88, Indian mathematician (Narasimhan–Seshadri theorem).
• Svetlana Necefova, 82, Azerbaijani publicist and prose writer.
• Charalampos Pittas, Cypriot politician, mayor of Morfou (2002–2016).
• Sa'duddin, 59, Indonesian politician, regent of Bekasi (2007–2012), member of the People's Representative Council (2014–2016).
• Sangtiennoi Sor.Rungroj, 54, Thai Muay Thai fighter, suicide by gunshot.
• Rajeev Satav, 46, Indian politician, MP (2014–2019, since 2020), complications from COVID-19.
• Raphaël Sorin, 78, French publisher.
• Alessandro Talotti, 40, Italian Olympic high jumper (2004, 2008), stomach cancer.
• Jerzy Wilk, 66, Polish politician, mayor of Elbląg (2013–2014), deputy (since 2015).
• Rudolf Yanson, 82, Russian philologist.

15

• Hammadi Ammor, 90, Moroccan actor.
• Alexey Batashev, 86, Russian jazz critic, historian and writer.
• R. L. Bhatia, 99, Indian politician, MP (1971–1977, 1980–1989, 1991–2004), governor of Kerala (2004–2008) and Bihar (2008–2009), COVID-19.
• Alexander Bisenz, 59, Austrian comedian and painter.
• Edward Cust, 7th Baron Brownlow, 85, British peer, member of the House of Lords (1978–1999).
• Jim Clendenen, 68, American vintner (Au Bon Climat).
• Jacky van Dam, 83, Dutch musician and singer, lung cancer.
• Felicia Elizondo, 74, American transgender activist.
• Ricardo Estarriol, 84, Spanish journalist.
• Tim Falvey, 87, Irish politician, lord mayor of Cork (1994–1995).
• Deanna Milvia Frosini, 81, Italian painter and actress (Under the Sign of Scorpio, Wind from the East, Lettera aperta a un giornale della sera).
• Oliver Gillie, 83, British medical journalist and scientist, lymphocytic leukemia.
• Yuriy Yakovlevich Ishchenko, 83, Ukrainian composer and professor at Kyiv Conservatory.
• Sunil Jain, 58, Indian journalist, complications from COVID-19.
• Nooresh Juglall, 29, Mauritian jockey, race fall.
• Ivo Luís Knoll, 91, Brazilian politician, Santa Catarina MLA (1967–1971).
• Lim Heng Chek, 85, Malaysian Olympic swimmer (1956).
• George Little, 83, Scottish-born Canadian politician.
• Đorđe Marjanović, 89, Serbian singer, COVID-19.
• Fred Martinelli, 92, American Hall of Fame college football coach (Ashland University).
• Nazirmad Musayev, 68, Tajikistani actor.
• Mario Pavone, 80, American jazz bassist.
• Aleksandr Potapov, Russian physician and academic.
• Roy Scammell, 88, British stuntman and actor (Alien, Willow, Flash Gordon).
• Karl Schleunes, 84, American Holocaust historian.
• Wilfred van Soldt, 73, Dutch Assyriologist.
• Eva Wilma, 87, Brazilian actress (Alô, Doçura!, A Flea on the Scales, A Indomada), ovarian cancer.

14

• Sándor Balassa, 86, Hungarian composer.
• Jay Barbree, 87, American space travel news correspondent (NBC News).
• Otto Beatty Jr., 81, American politician, member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1980–1999).
• Torkild Brakstad, 75, Norwegian football player (Molde, national team) and manager (Tromsø).
• Subodh Chopra, Indian film director and writer (Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story), COVID-19.
• Glenn R. Croshaw, 70, American judge and politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1987–2000).
• Olga Domouladzhanova, 53, Russian boxer, world (2001) and European champion (2001), COVID-19.
• Barry Fry, 81, Canadian curler.
• Milan Ftáčnik, 64, Slovak politician, mayor of Bratislava (2010–2014).
• Jaime Garza, 67, Mexican actor (Navajeros, Missing, The Falcon and the Snowman), complications from diabetes.
• P. C. George, 74, Indian actor (Sreemurukan, Thanthram, Chanakyan).
• Jan van 't Hek, 76, Dutch footballer (VVV-Venlo, Fortuna Sittard).
• Raph Huet, 79, Belgian artist.
• Raimund Hoghe, 72, German dancer, choreographer and author.
• Bob Jones, 81, American college basketball coach (Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers).
• Hartley Joynt, 82, Australian cricketer (Western Australia).
• Haziq Kamaruddin, 27, Malaysian Olympic archer (2012).
• Masao Kawai, 97, Japanese primatologist.
• Igor Lavrinenko, 60, Belarusian politician, member of the House of Representatives (since 2019).
• Ester Mägi, 99, Estonian composer.
• Kenneth Mayhew, 104, British army officer, Military William Order recipient (1946).
• David McPhail, 76, New Zealand comedian and actor (A Week of It, Letter to Blanchy, Seven Periods with Mr Gormsby).
• New Jack, 58, American professional wrestler (SMW, ECW, XPW), heart attack.
• Dmitry Kuzmich Novikov, 82, Belarusian scientist.
• Jorge Picciani, 66, Brazilian politician, Rio de Janeiro MLA (2003–2010), prostate cancer.
• Farooq Qaiser, 75, Pakistani puppeteer (Uncle Sargam), cardiac arrest.
• Nandyala Ravi, Indian film director and writer (Siva Manasulo Sruthi, Lakshmi Raave Maa Intiki), COVID-19.
• Muhammad Rehan, Egyptian actor (The Yacoubian Building, The Days of Sadat).
• María Amalia Revelo, 65, Costa Rican businesswoman, minister of tourism (2018–2020).
• Volodymyr Schukin, 66, Ukrainian historian.
• Jarnail Singh, 48, Indian journalist and politician, Delhi MLA (2015–2017), COVID-19.
• Carmelo Urdangarin, 88–89, Spanish economist and ethnologist, member of the Basque Studies Society.
• Margrit Wetzel, 71, German politician, German Bundestag member.
• Wang Yuan, 91, Chinese mathematician, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

13

• Maria João Abreu, 57, Portuguese actress (Mar Salgado, Amor Maior), ruptured brain aneurysm.
• Muhammed Ahmed Mansour, 91, Yemeni writer, poet and songwriter.
• Carlos Benjumea, 80, Colombian actor (The Latin Immigrant, Allá te espero, The Little World of Don Camillo).
• Raymond Biaussat, 89, French painter.
• Carlito Carvalhosa, 59, Brazilian artist, intestinal cancer.
• Ruben Ecleo Jr., Filipino cult leader (Philippine Benevolent Missionaries Association) and convicted murderer, cardiopulmonary arrest.
• Lisandro Estopiñán, 91, Venezuelan politician, governor of Carabobo (1971–1974).
• K. M. Hamsa Kunju, 79, Indian politician, Kerala MLA (1982–1986), cardiac arrest.
• Indu Jain, 84, Indian publishing executive, chairperson of The Times Group, COVID-19.
• Olivier Jean-Marie, 61, French animator (Go West! A Lucky Luke Adventure, Zig & Sharko, Oggy and the Cockroaches), cancer.
• Bella Kaufman, Israeli oncologist.
• Bernhard Kletter, 64, Austrian television and news presenter (Zeit im Bild, TW1).
• Nelson Marcenaro, 68, Uruguayan footballer (national team), 1980 Mundialito winner, heart attack.
• Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez, 58, Mexican politician and lawyer (LeBarón and Langford families massacre), deputy (2015–2018), shot.
• Alberto Piccinini, 79, Argentine politician and trade unionist, member of the Constitutional Assembly (1994) and deputy (2001–2005), cardiorespiratory arrest.
• Francisco Rego Almuíña, 66, Spanish journalist (El Mundo).
• Norman Simmons, 91, American pianist, arranger ("Wade in the Water"), and composer.
• Jack Terricloth, 50, American musician (The World/Inferno Friendship Society).

12

• Homen Borgohain, 88, Indian journalist (Niyomiya Barta) and novelist, complications from COVID-19.
• Jerry Burns, 94, American football coach (Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Vikings).
• Fred Buttsworth, 93, Australian footballer (West Perth, Essendon).
• Herman Celis, 67, Belgian drummer.
• Venugopal Chandrasekhar, 63, Indian table tennis player.
• Ubiratàn D'Ambrosio, 88, Brazilian mathematician.
• Blackie Dammett, 81, American actor (National Lampoon's Class Reunion, The Boys Next Door, L.A. Bounty), dementia.
• Patrick Dean, 45, American cartoonist, complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
• Seamus Deane, 81, Northern Irish poet and writer (Reading in the Dark).
• Nick Downie, 74, British journalist and soldier, COVID-19.
• Don Dyer, 87, American college basketball coach (Henderson State Reddies, Central Arkansas Bears).
• Jiří Feureisl, 89, Czech footballer (FC Karlovy Vary) and ice hockey player.
• Hurley Goodall, 93, American politician, member of the Indiana House of Representatives (1978–1992).
• Louis De Grève, 91, Belgian judge (Court of Arbitration, 1984–1999) and politician, senator (1974–1977) and member of the Chamber of Representatives (1977–1984).
• Rajeev Karwal, 58, Indian businessman, founder of Milagrow, COVID-19.
• Jim Klobuchar, 93, American journalist and author (Star Tribune).
• Bob Koester, 88, American music executive, founder of Delmark Records.
• Kira Kreylis-Petrova, 89, Russian actress (Drumroll, Window to Paris, Russian Symphony).
• Vadim Logunov, 53, Russian footballer (Metallurg Lipetsk, APK Azov, Krystal Kherson).
• César do Canto Machado, 70, Brazilian writer, stroke.
• Lyudmyla Mamakina, 74, Ukrainian stage actress.
• Maran, 48, Indian actor and singer (Ghilli), COVID-19.
• Tatiana Nikonova, 43, Russian feminist, journalist, and sex educator.
• Luigi Panigazzi, 96, Italian partisan and politician, senator (1983–1987).
• Ton Pansier, 74, Dutch footballer (XerxesDZB, SV SVV).
• Francisco Pelló Hernandis, 85, Spanish-born Argentine painter, sculptor and poet, heart failure.
• Vadim Petrenchuk, 82, Russian rugby union player and coach.
• Frigyes Palóczy, 89, Romanian-Hungarian actor (A Monkey's Tale, Szomszédok).
• Vladimír Príkazský, 85, Czech journalist and politician, minister without portfolio (1990).
• Vladimir Redkin, 65, Russian opera singer and music teacher.
• Ivanildo Rozenblad, 24, Surinamese footballer (S.V. Robinhood).
• Joaquín Emilio Sánchez García, 78, Colombian Roman Catholic priest, rector of Pontifical Xavierian University (2007–2014), COVID-19.
• Neus Segrià i Fortuny, 90, Spanish ceramicist.
• Arturo Testa, 89, Italian baritone.
• Marianne Tidick, 78, German politician, Schleswig-Holstein minister for federal affairs (1988–1990), education (1990–1993) and science (1993–1996).
• Fernando Torres Silva, 81, Chilean attorney, military officer and convicted criminal, cancer.
• Ralph Turlington, 100, American politician, member (1950–1974) and speaker (1967–1969) of the Florida House of Representatives, Florida education commissioner (1974–1986).
• Higinio Vélez, 73, Cuban baseball coach (Santiago de Cuba, national team), COVID-19.
• Ileana Vulpescu, 88, Romanian philologist, lexicographer, and writer.
• Tyrone Williams, 54, British jockey.

11

• Vahur Afanasjev, 41, Estonian writer.
• Victor Asirvatham, 80, Malaysian Olympic runner (1968).
• Serge Bouchard, 73, Canadian anthropologist and writer.
• Colt Brennan, 37, American football player (Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, Washington Redskins).
• Dan W. Brown, 70, American politician, member of the Missouri House of Representatives (2008–2010) and Senate (2011–2019).
• Jan Byrski, 79, Polish Catholic priest.
• Haralambie Corbu, 91, Moldovan philologist, member of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova.
• Attila Demény, 66, Hungarian composer and theatre director.
• Kenji Egami, 54, Japanese actor.
• Orieta Escámez, 83, Chilean actress (La maleta).
• K. R. Gouri Amma, 101, Indian politician, Travancore–Cochin (1951–1957) and Kerala MLA (1960–1965, 1970–1977, 1982–1996, 2001–2006).
• Jan Heijer, 71, Dutch artist.
• Elvira Nikolaevna Ignatieva, 26, Russian teacher, shot.
• Svatopluk Kasalý, 76, Czech jewelry designer and glass artist.
• Vladimír Kořístek, 93, Czech surgeon and professor.
• Rolf Kreienberg, 74, German gynaecologist.
• Ihor Krykunov, 67, Ukrainian actor, COVID-19.
• Madampu Kunjukuttan, 79, Indian screenwriter (Parinamam) and actor (Aanachandam, Agninakshathram), COVID-19.
• Bernard Lachance, 46, Canadian singer-songwriter and conspiracy theorist, complications from AIDS.
• Norman Lloyd, 106, American actor (St. Elsewhere, Limelight), producer and director (Alfred Hitchcock Presents).
• Rashid Meer, 70, Indian poet and editor (Dhabak), COVID-19.
• Richard Nonas, 85, American sculptor.
• Mats Nyby, 74, Finnish politician, MP (1983–1999).
• Wilfried Peffgen, 78, German Olympic cyclist (1964).
• Takae Saegusa, 90, Japanese theatre director, musician and critic.
• Valentyn Siryi, 83, Ukrainian printmaker.
• Nellai Siva, 69, Indian actor (Mahaprabhu, Vetri Kodi Kattu, Kannum Kannum).
• Frank Warrick, 76, Australian television journalist and newsreader (BTQ-7).
• Lester L. Wolff, 102, American politician, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1965–1981).
• Chuck Welke, 67, American politician, member of the South Dakota Senate (2013–2015).
• Vladislav Yegin, 32, Russian ice hockey player (Spartak Moscow, Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg), complications from COVID-19.

10

• Maurice Adevah-Pœuf, 78, French politician, deputy (1981–1993, 1997–2002), mayor of Thiers (1977–2001).
• Sami Hasan Al Nash, 64, Yemeni football manager (national team), COVID-19.
• Marisa Aragón, 77, Spanish lawyer and judge.
• Miguel Arellano, 80, Mexican Olympic basketball player (1964, 1968), cancer.
• Tony Armatrading, 59, British actor (The Saint, Notting Hill, Alone with Her), cancer.
• Josep Maria Batlle i Farran, 71, Spanish politician, senator (2002–2011) and mayor of Puigverd de Lleida (1979–2003), tractor accident.
• Lars-Gunnar Bodin, 85, Swedish electronic musician.
• Frank Brazier, 87, Australian Olympic cyclist (1956, 1960, 1964).
• Elfiya Burnasheva, 79, Russian music pedagogue and pianist, professor at Kazan Conservatory.
• Salem Chandrasekharan, Indian film producer (Sullan, Ghajini, Sabari), COVID-19.
• Catherine Che, 69, Hong Kong ten-pin bowler, Asian champion (1986).
• Abdo Dagher, 85, Egyptian musician.
• Marc Daniëls, 61, Belgian comic book artist, COVID-19.
• Brendan Edwards, 85, Australian footballer (Hawthorn).
• Mohammed Abdullah Fayyad, Palestinian Hamas commander, airstrike.
• Michel Fourniret, 79, French serial killer, respiratory failure.
• Fortunato Franco, 84, Indian footballer (Salgaocar, Maharashtra, national team).
• Art Gensler, 85, American architect, founder of Gensler.
• László Haramza, 59, Hungarian opera singer and educator.
• Inaya Jaber, 62, Lebanese writer and journalist.
• Kevin Jackson, 66, British writer, broadcaster and filmmaker.
• Dennis Joseph, 63, Indian screenwriter (Nirakkoottu, Rajavinte Makan) and film director (Manu Uncle), stroke.
• Sambhajirao Kakade, 89, Indian politician, MP (1977–1979, 1984–1989).
• Martin Korpitsch, 65, Austrian Roman Catholic priest, vicar general of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eisenstadt.
• Ghislain Lafont, 93, French theologian.
• Cristopher Mansilla, 30, Chilean track and road cyclist, COVID-19.
• Néstor Montelongo, 66, Uruguayan footballer (national team), 1983 Copa América winner.
• Adrián Mouras, 36, Argentine futsal player, traffic collision.
• Johannes Møllehave, 84, Danish Lutheran priest and theologian.
• Ivan Nalbantov, 80, Bulgarian actor and director.
• Dieudonné Ntep, 61, Cameroonian Olympic cyclist (1984).
• Gerardo Orviz, 92, Spanish tonada singer.
• Jevgenij Paščenko, Ukrainian diplomat, professor (University of Zagreb) and literary critic.
• R. S. Rajaram, 81, Indian actor, COVID-19.
• B. Prasada Rao, 65, Indian police officer, DGP of Andhra Pradesh (2013–2014), cardiac arrest.
• Rasa Singh Rawat, 79, Indian politician, MP (1989–2004).
• Thummala Narsimha Reddy, 45, Indian actor (Savaari, Uma Maheswara Ugra Roopasya, Jathi Ratnalu) and journalist, COVID-19.
• Froy Salinas, 81, American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives (1977–1985).
• Bang Sapri, 49, Indonesian comedian.
• Abdolvahab Shahidi, 98, Iranian barbat player, singer and composer, heart disease.
• Giosuè Stucchi, 90, Italian footballer (Udinese, Roma, Brescia).
• Joker Thulasi, 71, Indian actor (Thamizhachi, Udan Pirappu, Mannai Thottu Kumbidanum) and comedian, COVID-19.
• Svante Thuresson, 84, Swedish jazz musician ("Nygammal vals").
• Pauline Tinsley, 93, British soprano.
• Viktor Todorov, Bulgarian bishop (Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church).
• Tengku Zulkarnain, 57, Indonesian Islamic preacher, COVID-19.

9

• Vadim Alisov, 80, Russian cinematographer (Station for Two, A Cruel Romance, Dear Yelena Sergeyevna).
• Ahmed Al Khattab, 78–79, Jordanian politician, minister of agriculture (2011–2013) and MP (1997–2001).
• Eva Bal, 82, Dutch theatre director.
• Jacques Bouveresse, 80, French philosopher.
• José Manuel Caballero, 94, Spanish poet and novelist, Miguel de Cervantes Prize winner (2012).
• Monique Cerisier-ben Guiga, 78, French politician, senator (1992–2011).
• Neil Connery, 82, Scottish actor (O.K. Connery, The Body Stealers).
• James Dean, 35, English footballer (Stalybridge Celtic, Chorley, Halifax Town). (body discovered on this date)
• Marye Anne Fox, 73, American chemist and academic administrator, chancellor of North Carolina State University (1998–2004) and the University of California, San Diego (2004–2012).
• Alec Graham, 91, British Anglican prelate, bishop of Newcastle (1981–1997).
• Karl-Günther von Hase, 103, German diplomat, ambassador to the United Kingdom (1970–1977), director of ZDF (1977–1982).
• George Hovland, 94, American Olympic cross country skier (1952).
• Ranjita Jena, 84, Indian writer, poet and translator.
• Keth Thi, 45, Burmese poet.
• Hasmik Kirakosyan, 78, Armenian cultural activist.
• Meindert Leerling, 85, Dutch journalist and politician, member of the House of Representatives (1981–1994).
• Miguel Lifschitz, 65, Argentine politician, governor of Santa Fe (2015–2019) and mayor of Rosario, Santa Fe (2003–2011), COVID-19.
• Fernando Martínez Arroyo, 76, Spanish basketball player and manager (CB Estudiantes).
• Raghunath Mohapatra, 78, Indian architect, sculptor and politician, MP (since 2018), COVID-19.
• Raffel Pagès, 78, Spanish businessman, stylist and hairdresser.
• Dhiru Parikh, 87, Indian poet and editor.
• Bratislav Petković, 72, Serbian film and theater director and playwright, minister of culture and information (2012–2013).
• K. B. Shanappa, 82, Indian politician, MP (2006–2012), COVID-19.
• Viliam Turčány, 93, Slovak poet, translator, writer and literary scholar.
• Luís Vagner, 73, Brazilian singer, songwriter and musician.
• Rahul Vohra, 35, Indian actor (Un plus une, Sir), COVID-19.
• Marion Walter, 92, German-born American mathematician.
• Robert Ward, 68, American politician, member (1984–2007) and minority leader (1994–2007) of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1994–2007), kidney failure.
• Alexandra Zalevskaya, 91, Russian linguist.
• Julien Zidi, French TV director, traffic collision.

8

• Tanveer Akhtar, Indian politician, Bihar MLC (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Aharon Almog, 89, Israeli writer and poet.
• Mixel Berhokoirigoin, 69, French farmer and activist.
• Tatiana Bershadskaya, 99, Russian musicologist.
• Bo, 12, American dog, presidential pet (2009–2017), cancer.
• Lluís Casanovas i Riera, 76–77, Spanish trade unionist and priest.
• Bob Chitester, 83, American television producer, founder of the Free To Choose Network, cancer.
• Raul Danda, 63, Angolan politician, MP (2012–2016).
• Georgi Dimitrov, 62, Bulgarian football player (CSKA Sofia, national team) and manager (Marek Dupnitsa), cancer.
• Pete du Pont, 86, American politician, governor of Delaware (1977–1985), member of the Delaware (1969–1971) and U.S. House of Representatives (1971–1977).
• Fadeli, 65, Indonesian politician, regent of Lamongan (2010–2015, 2016–2021).
• Graeme Ferguson, 91, Canadian filmmaker, co-inventor of IMAX, cancer.
• Curtis Fuller, 88, American jazz trombonist.
• Aurelia Greene, 86, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly (1982–2009).
• Miodrag Gvozdenović, 76, Serbian volleyball player (Yugoslavia national team).
• Alois Hajda, 92, Czech theater director and rector (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts).
• Eula Hall, 93, American healthcare activist.
• Ronald Inglehart, 86, American political scientist (Inglehart–Welzel cultural map of the world).
• Helmut Jahn, 81, German-American architect (Liberty Place, James R. Thompson Center, 50 West Street), traffic collision.
• Theodore Katsanevas, 74, Greek academic and politician, MP (1989–2004) and founder of Drachmi Greek Democratic Movement Five Stars, COVID-19.
• Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, 66, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1980), COVID-19.
• Nikola Kolev, 69, Bulgarian Air Force officer, chief of the defence.
• Pantelis Kouros, 88, Cypriot politician, deputy minister to the president (1993–2003).
• Lee Han-dong, 86, South Korean politician, prime minister (2000–2002).
• German Lorca, 98, Brazilian photographer.
• Low Yow Chuan, 88, Malaysian real estate developer.
• Cal Luther, 93, American basketball coach (Murray State Racers, UT Martin Skyhawks, Longwood Lancers).
• Jean Maran, 101, French politician, deputy (1986–1988) and mayor of Sainte-Luce, Martinique (1965–1990), heart failure.
• Catalina Meyer, 94–95, Chilean basketball player (national team), World Championships runner-up (1953), South American Champion (1946, 1950).
• S. A. E. Nababan, 87, Indonesian Lutheran prelate.
• Sanda Oumarou, 38, Cameroonian footballer (Coton Sport, Al Masry).
• Gordon Pettengill, 95, American radio astronomer, congestive heart failure.
• Jean-Luc Phaneuf, 65, Canadian ice hockey player (Toronto Toros, Birmingham Bulls).
• Jean-Claude Romer, 88, French actor, film critic and film historian.
• Miguel Schweitzer Walters, 80, Chilean lawyer and diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (1983), ambassador to the United Kingdom (1980–1983).
• Spencer Silver, 80, American chemist, co-inventor of Post-it Notes.
• Ravinder Pal Singh, 60, Indian field hockey player, Olympic champion (1980), COVID-19.
• George Skudder, 73, New Zealand rugby union player (Waikato, New Zealand Māori, national team).
• Adel Al-Tuwaijri, 39, Saudi Arabian sports journalist (Al Eqtisadiah), heart attack.
• Robert Walpole, 10th Baron Walpole, 82, British hereditary peer, member of the House of Lords (1999–2017).
• Dmitry Zvyagintsev, 89, Russian scientist.

7

• Abdul Rahman Al-Ajlan, 82–83, Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar and judge.
• Aisha Alhassan, 61, Nigerian lawyer and politician, senator (2011–2015).
• G. Anand, 67, Indian playback singer, COVID-19.
• Ernest Angley, 99, American evangelist.
• Shankhanada Aravind, 70, Indian actor (Bettada Hoovu, Anantana Avantara), COVID-19.
• Ambar Bahraichi, 71, Indian scholar and writer.
• Courtenay Bartholomew, 89, Trinidadian physician.
• Vanraj Bhatia, 93, Indian composer (Tamas, 36 Chowringhee Lane, Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama).
• Cassiano, 77, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• M. Y. Eqbal, 77, Indian jurist, judge of the Supreme Court (2012–2015) and chief justice of Madras High Court (2010–2013), COVID-19.
• Emmanuel Erskine, 84, Ghanaian military officer, chief of army staff (1972–1974), commander of UNIFIL (1978–1981) and UNTSO (1976–1978, 1981–1986).
• Antoni Gausí, 92, Spanish football player (Real Madrid, Real Zaragoza) and executive (UE Lleida).
• Pál Gömöry, 85, Hungarian Olympic sailor (1968).
• Avraham Hamra, 78, Israeli rabbi.
• Hubert Hughes, 87, Anguillian politician, chief minister (1994–2000, 2010–2015).
• Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail, Somalian diplomat, minister of foreign affairs (2004–2006).
• Vladimir Kachan, 73, Russian actor (When I Will Become a Giant, Petrovka, 38, Joys of the Youth), writer and singer, complications from COVID-19.
• John Kay, 77, British journalist (The Sun).
• Tawny Kitaen, 59, American actress (The Perils of Gwendoline in the Land of the Yik-Yak, Bachelor Party, Witchboard).
• Oleg Krivonogov, 82, Russian diplomat, ambassador to Luxembourg (1997–2001).
• Lê Thụy Hải, 75, Vietnamese football player (Tong Cuc Duong Sat, national team) and coach (Becamex Binh Duong FC), pancreatic cancer.
• Yegor Ligachyov, 100, Russian politician, member of the Central Committee (1981–1990) and Politburo (1985–1990), second secretary of the Communist Party (1985–1990).
• David McCall, 81, Australian Anglican prelate, bishop of Willochra (1987–2000) and Bunbury (2000–2010).
• Mohan Mishra, 83, Indian physician.
• Ram Sajan Pandey, 64, Indian academic, COVID-19.
• Martín Pando, 86, Argentine footballer (Argentinos Juniors, River Plate, national team).
• Leigh Perkins, 93, American mail-order retailer (Orvis).
• Aurora Pita Alonso, 84, Spanish-born Cuban actress.
• Arif Quliyev, 70, Azerbaijani actor (The Scoundrel, The Engagement Ring), COVID-19.
• Cruz Reynoso, 90, American civil rights lawyer and jurist, associate judge of the Supreme Court of California (1982–1987).
• Jamal Salameh, 75, Egyptian songwriter and melodist, COVID-19.
• Yury Savelsky, 93, Russian teacher.
• Vinod Kumar Singh, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (1996–2017), COVID-19.
• John Sludden, 56, Scottish football player (Celtic, Ayr United) and manager (Bo'ness United).
• Tai, American Asian elephant (Larger than Life, Operation Dumbo Drop, Water for Elephants), kidney failure.
• Kalthoon Thilak, 78, Indian actor (Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai, Kalthoon), COVID-19.
• Musa Yaqub, 83, Azerbaijani poet.

6

• Braňo Alex, 55, Slovak punk bass guitarist, singer and lyricist (Zóna A, Slobodná Európa).
• Yitzhak Arad, 94, Israeli military officer and historian, director of Yad Vashem (1972–1993).
• Paul Aulagnier, 77, French Traditionalist Catholic priest, co-founder of the Institute of the Good Shepherd.
• Dal Bahadur, 64, Indian politician, Uttar Pradesh MLA (since 2017), complications from COVID-19.
• Jim Bertelsen, 71, American football player (Los Angeles Rams).
• Basil Bhuriya, 65, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Jhabua (since 2015).
• David Bulow, 41, American soccer player (Dungannon Swifts, Richmond Kickers), stroke.
• Prateek Chaudhuri, 49, Indian sitarist, COVID-19.
• Comagan, 48, Indian singer, composer and actor, COVID-19.
• David H. Gambrell, 91, American politician, member of the U.S. Senate (1971–1972).
• Ernst Gisel, 98, Swiss architect.
• Carlos Timoteo Griguol, 84, Argentine football player (Atlanta) and manager (Rosario Central, Ferro Carril Oeste), COVID-19.
• Aleksandr Guzenko, 69, Russian footballer (Rotor).
• Shamim Hanafi, 82, Indian dramatist and literary critic, COVID-19.
• Murray Hedgcock, 90, Australian cricket writer and journalist.
• Roberto Herrera García, 45, Cuban basketball player (national team), liver cancer.
• Guido Kern, 60, German chess player, International Master.
• Vanya Kostova, 64, Bulgarian singer (Tonika).
• Walter Kraxner, 94, German scholar, poet and composer.
• Liu Xingtu, 84, Chinese agronomist, member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
• Bhaskar Maiya, 70, Indian author, scholar and translator, COVID-19.
• Aleksandar Mandic, 66, Brazilian businessman and internet pioneer (Internet Group).
• María Rosa Marquesano, 68, Argentine folk singer, COVID-19.
• Humberto Maturana, 92, Chilean philosopher (Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living) and biologist.
• Kentaro Miura, 54, Japanese manga artist (Berserk), aortic dissection.
• G. Muniratnam, 85, Indian social worker.
• Guillermo Murray, 93, Argentine-born Mexican actor (Alfonsina, The Chinese Room, The Rebellious Novice), complications from dementia.
• Jacques Nihoul, 83, Belgian marine biologist.
• John Ntegyereize, 74, Ugandan Anglican prelate, bishop of Kinkiizi (1995–2010).
• Pandu, 74, Indian actor (Karaiyellam Shenbagapoo, Kadhal Kottai, Vellachi) and comedian, COVID-19.
• Georges Perron, 96, French Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Djibouti (1992–2001).
• Prem Dhoj Pradhan, 82, Nepalese musician.
• Palamadai Muthuswamy Ramachandran, 86, Indian air force officer, vice chief of the Air Staff (1991–1993).
• Christophe Revault, 49, French footballer (Paris Saint-Germain, Toulouse, Le Havre).
• Sumbul Shahid, 66–67, Pakistani actress (Dekho Chaand Aaya, Meri Behan Meri Dewrani, Aik Aur Sitam Hai), COVID-19.
• Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar, 80, Indian archaeologist and politician.
• Ajit Singh, 82, Indian politician, MP (1989–2014), minister of civil aviation (2011–2014) and commerce and industry (1989–1990), COVID-19.
• Matang Sinh, 58, Indian politician, MP (1992–1998), COVID-19.
• Pervis Staples, 85, American Hall of Fame gospel singer (The Staple Singers).
• Edith Tar, 76, German photographer and editor.
• Paul Van Doren, 90, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Vans.
• Karl Wirsum, 81, American artist.
• Felix Zabala, 83, Cuban-born American boxing promoter.

5

• Bożena Bednarek-Michalska, 63, Polish librarian and academic (Nicolaus Copernicus University Library).
• Jonathan Bush, 89, American banker.
• Paul Chomat, 83, French politician, deputy (1981–1988).
• Del Crandall, 91, American baseball player (Boston Braves/Milwaukee Braves) and manager (Milwaukee Brewers).
• Johannes Feige, 90, German sculptor and painter.
• Cândido Ferreira, 71, Portuguese actor (The Cannibals, Portugal S.A., A Esperança Está Onde Menos Se Espera).
• Lucinda Franks, 74, American journalist (The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic), Pulitzer Prize winner (1971), cancer.
• Fikrat Goja, 85, Azerbaijani poet.
• Abelardo González, 76, Spanish footballer (UP Langreo, Sporting Gijón, Valencia CF).
• Piet van Haaren, 89, Dutch businessman (Efteling). (death announced on this date)
• Gerard Höweler, 80, Dutch sculptor.
• Emine Işınsu, 82, Turkish writer, poet, and journalist.
• Bertil Johansson, 86, Swedish footballer (IFK Göteborg, national team).
• George Jung, 78, American drug trafficker and smuggler, subject of Blow.
• René Le Corre, 98, French poet.
• Li Man-king, 99, Hong Kong broadcaster (Rediffusion Radio, Radio Vilaverde Lda, CRHK).
• Urbano Marín, 85, Chilean judge, president of the Supreme Court (2008–2010).
• Nuno Monteiro, 50, Portuguese-born American political scientist.
• T. K. S. Natarajan, 87, Indian actor (Then Kinnam, Needhikku Thalaivanangu, Mangala Vaathiyam).
• Edward Pietrzyk, 71, Polish military officer and diplomat.
• Georgy Prokopenko, 84, Ukrainian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist (1964).
• Gulielm Radoja, 75, Albanian actor (The Return of the Dead Army, The Second November, The General Gramophone).
• Valeriy Raenko, 65, Russian politician, chairman of the Legislative Assembly of Kamchatka Krai (since 2011).
• Barry Reilly, 73, Australian rugby league player (Sydney Roosters, Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks), kidney failure.
• Hermann Schmitz, 92, German philosopher and professor (University of Kiel).
• Ashraf Sehrai, 77, Indian Kashmiri separatist, chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (since 2018).
• Dildar Hossain Selim, 70, Bangladeshi politician, MP (2001–2006).
• Ajay Sharma, Indian film editor (Jashnn, Tum Mile, Crook).
• Renuka Sharma, 81, Indian film director (Anupama, Anjada Gandu, Hatamari Hennu Kiladi Gandu), COVID-19.
• Frank Sheehan, 83, Australian politician, Victorian MLA (1982–1992).
• Sukhjinder Shera, Indian actor and film director (The Mastermind Jinda Sukha).
• Sriprada, Indian actress (Nishane Bazi, Khooni Murda, Din Dahade), COVID-19.
• Feđa Stojanović, 73, Serbian actor (T.T. Syndrome, The Fourth Man, Ljubav i drugi zločini).
• David F. Swensen, 67, American investor and philanthropist, cancer.
• Dan Tawfik, 65, Israeli biochemist (Weizmann Institute of Science), EMET Prize winner (2020), climbing accident.
• Ray Teret, 79, English disc jockey and convicted rapist.
• K. V. Thikkurissi, 88, Indian writer and poet, COVID-19.
• Philipose Mar Chrysostom Mar Thoma, 103, Indian Mar Thoma Syrian prelate, metropolitan of the Church (1999–2007).
• Vivek Yadav, 36, Indian cricketer (Rajasthan), complications from stomach cancer and COVID-19.
• Alfredo Zanellato, 90, Italian painter and sculptor.

4

• Simon Achidi Achu, 86, Cameroonian politician, prime minister (1992–1996) and senator (since 2013).
• Antony Anandarayar, 75, Indian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Ootacamund (1997–2004) and archbishop of Pondicherry and Cuddalore (2004–2021), COVID-19.
• Julie Chipchase, 60, British football player and manager (Leeds United Ladies, Doncaster Rovers).
• Steve Conroy, 64, English footballer (Sheffield United, Rotherham United, Rochdale).
• Aloísio Hilário de Pinho, 87, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Jataí (2000–2009) and Tocantinópolis (1981–1999), heart attack.
• Margaret Forsyth, 59, New Zealand netball player (national team), coach (Magic), and politician, Hamilton city councillor (2010–2016, since 2019), cancer.
• Rodolfo García, 75, Argentine rock drummer (Almendra, Aquelarre), stroke.
• Omar Hugo Gómez, 65, Argentine footballer (Quilmes, Newell's Old Boys, Defensa), COVID-19.
• Subhadra Sen Gupta, Indian writer, COVID-19.
• Paulo Gustavo, 42, Brazilian actor (Minha Mãe é uma Peça, Vai Que Cola, Fala Sério, Mãe!) and comedian, complications from COVID-19.
• Jim Hagan, 83, American basketball player (Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles, Phillips 66ers).
• Jan Hahn, 47, German television presenter and radio host (Wheel of Fortune).
• Chuck Hicks, 93, American stuntman (Dick Tracy, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Runaway Train), complications from a stroke.
• Andres Jaaksoo, 76, Estonian writer, translator and editor.
• Peter Toshio Jinushi, 90, Japanese Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Sapporo (1987–2009).
• Jim Johnson, 78, Canadian ice hockey player (Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota Fighting Saints).
• V. Kalyanam, 98, Indian freedom fighter.
• Nick Kamen, 59, English model, singer ("Each Time You Break My Heart") and songwriter ("I Promised Myself"), bone marrow cancer.
• Yosef Kleinman, 91, Slovak Holocaust survivor.
• Ivan Konstantinovitsj Stadolnik, 80, Belarusian poet and journalist.
• Hans Kramer, German theologian and professor (Ruhr-Universität Bochum).
• Genji Kuniyoshi, 90, Japanese singer, prostate cancer.
• Ricky Lo, 75, Filipino journalist (The Philippine Star) and television host (CelebriTV), stroke.
• Sir Leslie Marr, 2nd Baronet, 98, British racing driver and landscape artist.
• Alan McLoughlin, 54, Irish footballer (Portsmouth, Swindon Town, national team), cancer.
• Ray Miller, 76, American baseball coach and manager (Minnesota Twins, Baltimore Orioles).
• Luciano Modica, 71, Italian politician, senator (2002–2006), heart attack.
• Henrik Ohlin, Swedish bassist (Black Ingvars). (death announced on this date)
• Abhilasha Patil, Indian actress (Chhichhore), COVID-19.
• Karamat Rahman Niazi, Pakistani naval officer, chief of naval staff (1979–1983).
• Mela Raghu, 60, Indian actor (Mela, Ashtabandham, Drishyam).
• Traffic Ramaswamy, 87, Indian social activist, cardiac arrest.
• Elly Salomé, 99, Dutch pianist, teacher and music critic.
• Willian Santiago, 30, Brazilian illustrator, graphic designer and educator, COVID-19.
• Julião Sarmento, 72, Portuguese multimedia artist and painter.
• Aleksandr Saprykin, 74, Russian volleyball player, Olympic bronze medalist (1972).
• Sarena Li, 31, Hong Kong singer, adenoid cystic carcinoma.
• Raúl Horacio Scarrone Carrero, 90, Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Montevideo (1982–1987) and bishop of Florida (1987–2008).
• T. S. Shanbhag, 84, Indian bookseller, COVID-19.
• Kirsten Stallknecht, 83, Danish nurse and trade unionist, president of FTF (1977–1984) and ICN (1997–2001).
• Manas Bihari Verma, 77, Indian aeronautical scientist.
• William Warner Westenra, 7th Baron Rossmore, 90, Irish noble.
• Bernard Ziegler, 88, French pilot and engineer (Airbus).

3

• Alfons Adam, 76, Austrian politician, party founder (Christian Party of Austria) and lawyer.
• Roser Agell i Cisa, 96–97, Spanish painter, illustrator and engraver.
• Maher Al Attar, 83, Egyptian actor.
• Rafael Albrecht, 79, Argentine footballer (San Lorenzo, Club León, national team), COVID-19.
• Noor Alam Khalil Amini, 68, Indian Islamic scholar.
• Mikhail Bagdasarov, 75, Russian circus performer.
• Vinod Kumar Bansal, 71, Indian educationist, heart attack.
• Aurélien Boisvert, 93, Canadian historian.
• Hal Breeden, 76, American baseball player (Montreal Expos, Hanshin Tigers, Chicago Cubs).
• Donald Cameron, 74, Canadian politician, premier of Nova Scotia (1991–1993) and Nova Scotia MLA (1974–1993).
• María Colombo de Acevedo, 64, Argentine politician, senator (2001–2009), COVID-19.
• Seán Corcoran, 74, Irish singer.
• Mary Cullinan, 70–71, American academic administrator, president of Eastern Washington University.
• Jos De Man, 88, Belgian lawyer, journalist and writer, COVID-19.
• Dannie Druehyld, 73, Danish witch.
• Vinson Filyaw, 51, American convicted child rapist.
• András Gergely, 74, Hungarian historian and diplomat, ambassador to the Netherlands.
• Hans Hagenbeek, 79, Dutch architect.
• Sabbam Hari, 68, Indian politician, MP (2009–2014), COVID-19.
• Jagmohan, 93, Indian civil servant and politician, governor of Jammu and Kashmir (1984–1990), MP (1996–2004) and lieutenant governor of Delhi (1980–1981, 1982–1984).
• Efim Kamenetskiy, 85, Russian actor (A Declaration of Love, Trouble, You Are My Only Love).
• Alan Keely, 38, Irish footballer (Shelbourne).
• Michèle Léridon, 62, French journalist and news director (Agence France-Presse, Conseil supérieur de l'audiovisuel member).
• Joop Linthorst, 72, Dutch politician. (death announced on this date)
• Iñaki Mallona Txertudi, 88, Spanish-born Puerto Rican Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Arecibo (1991–2010).
• Steve McKean, 77, American-born New Zealand basketball coach (national team), cancer.
• Else Michelet, 79, Norwegian journalist and satirist.
• Frazier Glenn Miller Jr., 80, American domestic terrorist, perpetrator of the Overland Park Jewish Community Center shooting.
• Phil Naro, 63, American rock vocalist and theme song writer (6teen), tongue cancer.
• Volodymyr Nechayev, 70, Ukrainian football player (Chornomorets Odesa, Kolos Nikopol) and manager (Olkom Melitopol).
• R. Balakrishna Pillai, 86, Indian politician and actor (Vedikkettu, Ival Oru Naadody), Kerala MLA (1960–1965, 1977–2006).
• Lloyd Price, 88, American Hall of Fame R&B singer ("Personality", "Lawdy Miss Clawdy", "Stagger Lee"), complications from diabetes.
• Hamid Rashid Ma`ala, Iraqi politician, MP (2005-2010), COVID-19.
• Victor Shamaev, 92, Russian artist.
• Oleg Savostyuk, 93, Russian poster and graphic artist (Artists' Union of the USSR).
• Cliff Slaughter, 92, British political activist.
• Masatomo Taniguchi, 75, Japanese Olympic basketball player (1972), pancreatic cancer.
• Kamel Tchalabi, 74, Algerian footballer (USM Alger).
• Burhanettin Uysal, 53, Turkish academic and politician, MP (2015-2018).
• Franz Vansteenkiste, 86, Belgian politician, MP (1981–1987).
• Ed Ward, 72, American music writer and radio commentator.
• Béchir Ben Yahmed, 93, Tunisian-French journalist, founder of Jeune Afrique, complications from COVID-19.

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• Bob Abernethy, 93, American journalist (NBC News) and television presenter (Religion & Ethics Newsweekly).
• Alcira Argumedo, 80, Argentine sociologist and politician, deputy (2009–2017), lung cancer.
• Joel Chadabe, 82, American electronic music pioneer.
• Bronisław Cieślak, 77, Polish actor (07 zgłoś się, Pierwsza miłość), television presenter and politician, member of the Sejm (1997–2005).
• Brian Corban, 75, New Zealand railways and wine industrialist.
• Frank Costa, 83, Australian entrepreneur and philanthropist, president of Geelong Football Club (1998–2010), cancer.
• Jacques d'Amboise, 86, American ballet dancer, choreographer and actor (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Carousel, Off Beat), stroke.
• Lolly Debattista, 91, Maltese footballer (Floriana, Ħamrun Spartans, Valletta).
• Rita Di Giovacchino, 74, Italian journalist, COVID-19.
• David Humphreys, 84, Australian Olympic cyclist (1964).
• Timergali Kilmukhametov, 79, Russian writer and university teacher.
• Eric McClure, 42, American racing driver (NASCAR Xfinity Series).
• Zhan Melnykov, 84, Ukrainian actor (Far from the Motherland).
• Sally Falk Moore, 97, American legal anthropologist.
• Andrzej Możejko, 72, Polish footballer (Widzew Łódź).
• S. G. Neginhal, 93, Indian forester and conservationist, COVID-19.
• Boddu Bhaskara Ramarao, 72, Indian politician, Andhra Pradesh MLC (1994–2017), COVID-19.
• Brijendra Singh Rathore, 63, Indian politician, Madhya Pradesh MLA (1993–2013, since 2018), COVID-19.
• Carlos Romero Barceló, 88, Puerto Rican politician, mayor of San Juan (1969–1977) and governor (1977–1985), sepsis complicated by a urinary tract infection.
• Fedja Rupel, 84, Slovenian flutist and university teacher.
• Damodar Barku Shingada, 66, Indian politician, MP (1980–1996, 2004–2009), COVID-19.
• Marcel Stellman, 96, Belgian record producer and lyricist, creator of Countdown.
• Jesús Hilario Tundidor, 85, Spanish poet.
• Bobby Unser, 87, American Hall of Fame racing driver, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner.
• Paul Vollmar, 86, German-born Swiss Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Chur (1993–2009).
• Tommy West, 78, American music producer (Life and Times, I Got a Name) and singer-songwriter, complications from Parkinson's disease.
• Blaha Ben Ziane, 67–68, Algerian actor (Nass Mlah City, Djemai Family, Sultan Achour 10).

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• Gary K. Aronhalt, 72, American lawyer, Virginia secretary of public safety (1998–2002).
• Constantin Arvinte, 94, Romanian composer.
• Pieter Aspe, 68, Belgian writer.
• Lou Brown, American psychologist, professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
• Aldo R. Castañeda, 90, Italian-Guatemalan physician and surgeon.
• Debu Chaudhuri, 85, Indian sitarist and writer, complications from COVID-19.
• Yves Cheylan, 82, French chess composer.
• Hari Narayan Choudhary, 77, Indian politician, Bihar MLC (since 2015), COVID-19.
• Chrysostomos of Mozambique, 61, Greek prelate of the Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria, bishop of Mozambique (since 2015).
• Tava Colo, 118, French longevity claimant.
• Geraldo Dantas de Andrade, 89, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of São Luís do Maranhão (1998–2010).
• Francis Ducreux, 76, French racing cyclist.
• Marc Dudicourt, 88, French actor (A Matter of Resistance, King of Hearts, Jupiter's Thigh).
• Olympia Dukakis, 89, American actress (Moonstruck, Steel Magnolias, Tales of the City), Oscar winner (1988).
• Michael Erlhoff, 74, German writer and university teacher.
• José Daniel Falla Robles, 64, Colombian Roman Catholic prelate, auxiliary bishop of Cali (2009–2016) and bishop of Soacha (since 2016), COVID-19.
• Jean Fontaine, 84, French theologian and writer, COVID-19.
• Helen Murray Free, 98, American chemist, complications from a stroke.
• Guan Yunlong, 92, Taiwanese painter, writer and poet.
• József Hámori, 89, Hungarian biologist and politician, minister of culture (1998–1999).
• Joseph W. Hatchett, 88, American attorney, judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (1979–1981), judge (1981–1999) and chief judge (1996–1999) for the Eleventh Circuit.
• Peter Heerey, 82, Australian jurist, judge of the Federal Court of Australia (1990–2009), cancer.
• Włodzimierz Heliński, 65, Polish speedway rider.
• Tom Hickey, 76–77, Irish actor (Gothic, High Spirits, My Left Foot).
• Wondress Hutchinson, 56, American singer ("Got to Have Your Love").
• Paul Ioannidis, 97, Greek resistance fighter and pilot.
• Al Jamison, 83, American football player (Houston Oilers).
• Kate Jennings, 72, Australian poet and writer (Moral Hazard).
• Bikramjeet Kanwarpal, 52, Indian actor (Shortcut Romeo, Ghazi, Madha), COVID-19.
• Polikalepo Kefu, 41, Tongan LGBTQI+ rights activist, murdered.
• Ghulam Mohammed Khan, 75, Indian equestrian.
• Willy Kurant, 87, Belgian cinematographer (Man on Horseback).
• John Paul Leon, 49, American comic book artist (Static, Earth X, The Winter Men).
• Edy Lima, 96, Brazilian writer, Prêmio Jabuti laureate (1975).
• Nancy McCredie, 76, Canadian Olympic athlete (1964).
• Joseph Z. Nederlander, 93, American theatre owner and manager.
• Andrzej Osęka, 89, Polish art historian, journalist and art critic, recipient of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
• Ricardo Alberto Ramírez, 48, Argentine footballer, complications from COVID-19.
• Mikhail Plotkin, 77, Russian music producer and administrator (Vesyolye Rebyata, Samotsvety, Leysya, Pesnya), complications from COVID-19.
• Rafael Roncagliolo, 76, Peruvian diplomat and politician, minister of foreign affairs (2011–2013).
• Kishan Rungta, 88, Indian cricket player (Maharashtra, Rajasthan) and administrator, COVID-19.
• Mohammad Shahabuddin, 53, Indian politician and convicted kidnapper, Bihar MLA (1990–1996) and MP (1996–2009), COVID-19.
• W. Royal Stokes, 90, American writer.
• Jack Stroek, 79, Dutch criminal.
• Henry Ventura, Venezuelan politician, deputy (since 2020) and minister of health (2015), COVID-19.
• Ernest E. West, 89, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient.
• Stuart Woolf, 85, English-Italian historian.

Previous months

• Deaths in January 2021
• Deaths in February 2021
• Deaths in March 2021
• Deaths in April 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