List of Famous people who died in 2021

Leonidas Pelekanakis was a Greek sailor. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics, the 2000 Summer Olympics, and the 2004 Summer Olympics. Pelekanakis died of COVID-19 during the pandemic in Greece on 14 January 2021, after an almost two-month battle with the illness.

Benjamin Franklin Thorne was an American comic book artist-writer, best known for the Marvel Comics character Red Sonja.

Léon Aimé was a French politician.

Jean-Pierre Jossua was a French writer and theologian. He was a member of the Dominican Order and spent his career writing, teaching, and researching. He was a professor of dogmatics at Saulchoir.

Jean-Pierre Baeumler was a French politician. A member of the Socialist Party, he served as Deputy, Regional Councillor, and Mayor of Thann.

José Paulo Bisol was a Brazilian politician and judge. Bisol most notably served as the vice presidential running mate of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula, in the 1989 presidential election. Bisol was originally set to serve as Lula's running mate in the 1994 presidential election, but was replaced by Aloízio Mercadante. Bisol was famous for being an opponent of corruption, and was said to have had a "Mr. Clean" image that was damaged by accusations surrounding his career as a judge during the 1994 campaign.

Abdoul Aziz Mbaye was a Senegalese politician and diplomat. He had formerly served as Chief of Staff for President Macky Sall. He was appointed Minister of Culture during a cabinet reshuffle on 29 October 2012, succeeding Youssou N'Dour.

Karolina Kaczorowska was the widow of Ryszard Kaczorowski, the last President of the Republic of Poland in exile, and thus the last emigree First Lady (1989–1990).

Kolbein Falkeid was one of the most widely read contemporary Norwegian poets. He was known for a lyrical poet's voice that is at once philosophical and approachable.

Lellia Cracco Ruggini was an Italian historian of Late Antiquity and professor emerita of the University of Turin. Her particular interests were in economic and social history, the history of ideas, and modern and ancient historiography. She specialized in the period from the second to seventh centuries AD.