List of Famous people who died in 2021

Odirlei Carlos Pessoni was a Brazilian bobsledder. He competed for Brazil at the 2014 Winter Olympics in the four-man competition and at the 2018 Winter Olympics also in the four-man where he placed in 29th position out of 30 teams along with Edson Bindilatti, Edson Martins and Fábio Gonçalves Silva.

Jocelyne Bourassa, CM was a Canadian professional golfer, who had a distinguished amateur career. She was Rookie of the Year on the LPGA Tour in 1972, and ended her career with one victory on the tour.

Abu Yasser al-Issawi was a senior ISIS commander and Iraqi terrorist with the title of deputy caliph, and leader of the ISIS group in Iraq. He was killed in a military strike by Iraqi security forces in Al-Chai Valley, southern Kirkuk. The successful military strike and his death was announced by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi after an intelligence-led operation.

Charles Edward Weiss was an American songwriter and vocalist. A fixture on the Los Angeles scene, Weiss was known for an eclectic mix of blues, beat poetry, and rock and roll. His music included strains of every rhythmic style from nursery rhymes to zydeco.

Raoul Sangla was a French journalist, film director and screenwriter. He created among others Discorama and Bienvenue chez Guy Béart. He was a member of General Confederation of Labour and French Communist Party. He worked at Radiodiffusion-Télévision Française, Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française and Antenne 2. He was director of Théâtre Nanterre-Amandiers (1978–1982).

Hideki Hosaka was a Japanese professional wrestler, who is best known for his work in Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling, All Japan Pro Wrestling, and Pro Wrestling Zero-One.

Vladimir Vasilyevich Kadannikov was a Russian businessman and politician who served as a Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (1996–97) in charge of economic policy, briefly replacing Anatoly Chubais, under President Boris Yeltsin.

Died on 22-April-2021

Francesco Morini was an Italian professional footballer who played as a defender. He competed for the Italy national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cupand earned a total of 11 caps. He played for clubs such as Sampdoria and, most notably, Juventus, with which he achieved great success. Morini was a fast, strong, and tenacious centre-back, with good technique, who was known for his tackling ability, as well as his tight marking of opposing forwards. He was given the nickname "Morgan the Pirate" as he excelled as a powerful ball-winner; despite his physical style of play, he was also known for his correct behaviour on the pitch, and he rarely committed aggressive challenges. On the pitch, he was also well known for his rivalry with Inter forward Roberto Boninsegna, who later became his teammate. After his retirement he worked as Juventus's sporting director for several years.

Haroldo Lima was a Brazilian politician and anti-dictatorship activist.