List of Famous people who died in 2021

Paul Leighton Johnson was an American house DJ and producer. He was best known for his self-taught DJ style of house music and his 1999 single "Get Get Down", which became a worldwide hit.

René Donoyan was a French football player and manager. He played as a goalkeeper, notably for AS Saint-Étienne, FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, and FC Nantes. Throughout his career, he played 61 matches in Division 1, 222 matches in Division 2, and one match in the UEFA Cup.

Hassan Hanafi was a professor and chaired the philosophy department at Cairo University. He was a leading authority on modern Islam.

Ari Gold was an American pop singer and songwriter. He was openly gay and regularly addressed both his being Jewish and gay, also starring in an autobiographical theater production Ari Gold – Untitled: The Making of a Gay Pop Star. On February 14, 2021, it was reported that Ari Gold had died.

Axel Gehrke was a German politician for the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) and a member of the Bundestag from 2017 until 2021.

Annette Brigitte Chalut was a French physician who was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War.

Mehrdad Minavand was an Iranian professional footballer and coach. He played mostly as a left midfielder but was also deployed as a left winger or left-back.

Aleksandr Neumyvakin was a Russian politician. A member of the Communist Party, he served on the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from 1989 to 1991.

Sergei Eduardovich Prikhodko was a Russian politician and diplomat. From May 2013 to May 2018, he was Deputy Prime Minister in Dmitry Medvedev's Cabinet. He was engaged in international cooperation of the Cabinet. He served as the First Deputy Head of the Russian Government Office from 2018 to 2021.

Chick Vennera was an American actor, known for his role as Joe Mondragon, in Robert Redford's The Milagro Beanfield War, among other movies. He also often served as a voice double for Joe Pesci.