List of Famous people who died in 2021

Jean Rochon was a Canadian politician and member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He was a cabinet minister for several ministries from 1994 to 2003 when the Parti Québécois formed the government under the leadership of Jacques Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry.

Irvin Acie Cross was an American professional football player and sportscaster. He played cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and was a two-time Pro Bowl selection with the Philadelphia Eagles. Working with CBS, Cross was the first African-American sports analyst on national television. He was an initial co-host of The NFL Today, the first network football pregame show to be completely live.

Jung Hun-cheol, better known by his stage name Iron, was a South Korean rapper. He was a contestant on Show Me the Money 3. He released his first album, Rock Bottom, on September 9, 2016.

Wahiduddin Khan, known with the honorific Maulana, was an Indian Islamic scholar and peace activist known for having written a commentary on the Quran and having translated it into contemporary English. He was listed in the 500 Most Influential Muslims of the world.

Carlos Holmes Trujillo García was a Colombian dynasty politician, diplomat, scholar, and attorney who served as minister of defense, foreign affairs, interior, and education. He also served as the mayor of Cali and as ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS), the European Union, and a number of nations.

Frederick K. C. Price was an American televangelist and author, who was the founder and apostle of Crenshaw Christian Center (CCC), located in South Los Angeles, California. He was known for his Ever Increasing Faith ministries broadcast, which aired weekly on both television and radio.

Viswanathan Shanta was an Indian oncologist and the chairperson of Adyar Cancer Institute, Chennai. She was best known for her efforts towards making quality and affordable cancer treatment accessible to all patients in her country. She dedicated herself to the mission of organizing care for cancer patients, study of the disease, research on its prevention and cure, spreading awareness about the disease, and developing specialists and scientists in various subspecialties of oncology. Her work won her several awards, including the Magsaysay Award, Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award given by the Government of India.

Cameron Burrell was an American male sprinter. He was the NCAA Division I champion over 100 meters in 2018, and anchored the Houston Cougars to victory in the 4 × 100 meters relay in 2017 and 2018. He ran for the United States 4 × 100 m relay team at the World Junior Championships in 2012 and the World Relays in 2019, with the team earning gold and silver from each competition respectively. Additionally Burrell anchored the U.S. 4 × 100 m relay team to gold at the inaugural Athletics World Cup in 2018.

Julien Le Bas was a French sprinter who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He died on 25 November 2021, at the age of 97.

Ziona was the leader of Chana páwl, a polygamy-practising Christian sect. The sect was formed by his father Chana in June 1942, which survives in the mountains of Mizoram state of India, sharing borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar. The sect settled in Baktawng village Mizoram, India. Ziona was often attributed to as a world record holder for being the head of the "world's largest existing family" or the "world's biggest family." He had 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law, 33 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild; 181 family members in total and counting. He was featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! top 11 strangest stories for the year 2011, and in 2013's Ripley Believe It or Not book 9.