List of Famous people who died in 2021

Andrée Jonquoy known under the pseudonym Françoise Bernard, was a French food writer and TV presenter.

Temirkhan Myngaydaruly Dosmukhanbetov was a Kazakhstani politician, who served as the Minister of Tourism and Sports in the Government of Kazakhstan since Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev appointed him on 27 March 2006. Prior to that he served as the Mayor of Astana. Nazarbayev appointed him mayor, replacing Adilbek Jaksybekov, on 16 June 2006. Jaksebekov then became the Minister of Trade and Industry.

Osamu Kobayashi was a Japanese animator, illustrator, mechanical designer, and animation director primarily known for BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad and Paradise Kiss; his guest appearance as director of episode 4 of Gurren Lagann, and, most recently, episode 15 of Dororo. After graduating from high school, he worked as a designer and manga artist, but in recent years he has been mainly active in the field of animation, following his participation in Grandia. He originally directed avant-garde shorts and music videos for Studio 4°C and has more recently done two TV series for Madhouse Studios. He died of kidney cancer on April 16, 2021.

Eric McClure was an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 0 Chevrolet Camaro for JD Motorsports.

Jonathan Harry Coleman, known as Jono Coleman, was an Australian television presenter, radio announcer, writer, comedian, and advertorial spokesperson.

Chitra was an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam cinema. She had acted in more than 100 films. She acted along with Prem Nazir and Mohanlal in her first film Attakalasham in 1983. She was nicknamed "Nallennai Chithra" because of the fame she attained with the advertisement of an oil company she had acted in. She died on 21 August 2021 in Chennai due to a sudden cardiac arrest.

Ennio Doris was an Italian billionaire businessman who founded Mediolanum SpA.

Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace, known as Ian Wallace, D.I.M. Wallace, or by his initials DIMW, was a British birder, author and artist.

Cecilia Lindqvist was a Swedish Sinologist. She was a professor and author of several books on China.

Michel Thierry was a French industrialist in the textile sector.