List of Famous people who died in 2021

Juan Vital Sourrouille was an Argentine economist. He is the author of El Complejo Automotor en Argentina.

Colonel Arturo Armando Molina Barraza was a Salvadoran politician and military officer, who served as President of El Salvador from 1972 to 1977.

Ester Mägi was an Estonian composer, widely regarded as the First Lady of Estonian Music.

Mitiku Belachew was an Ethiopian-born Belgian surgeon. He was known for inventing the adjustable gastric band and aiding in the fight against obesity.

Bernadette Isaac-Sibille was a French politician.

Sayidiman Suryohadiprojo was an Indonesian military officer and diplomat who served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Army from 1973 until 1974, Ambassador of Indonesia to Japan from 1979 until 1983, and Ambassador-at-large of Indonesia to Africa from 1992 until 1995.

Lucien Gourong was a French writer, singer, and storyteller.

Hafid Bouazza was a Moroccan-Dutch writer.

Alfredo Bosi was a Brazilian historian, literary critic, and professor. He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras, occupying Chair number 12. One of his most famous books is História Concisa da Literatura Brasileira, widely used in Brazilian universities in literature courses. Bosi also wrote several studies about Italian literature and about major Brazilian writers as well as essays on the field of hermeneutics.

Sydney John Dawes was a Welsh rugby union player, playing at centre, and later coach. He captained London Welsh, Wales, the 1971 British Lions and the Barbarians. He is credited with being a major influence in these teams' success, and in the attractive, attacking, free-flowing rugby they played. Dawes also had considerable success as a coach with Wales, and coached the 1977 British Lions. He was made an OBE in the 1972 New Year Honours List for services to sport.