List of Famous people who died in 2021
Medina Dixon
Medina Dixon was an American basketball player born in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team during the late 1980s and the early 1990s, collecting three medals during her international career. Dixon played college basketball for Old Dominion University.
U-Roy
Ewart Beckford, known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting. U-Roy is noted for a melodic style of toasting applied with a highly developed sense of timing.
Palo Pandolfo
Roberto Andrés "Palo" Pandolfo was an Argentine singer, musician, guitarist and producer of Argentine rock. In the 1980s, he was leader of the post-punk band Don Cornelio y la Zona, and led Los Visitantes in the following decade. Through his solo career, he released over five albums independently.
Al Schmitt
Albert Harry Schmitt was an American recording engineer and record producer. He won twenty Grammy Awards for his work with Henry Mancini, Steely Dan, George Benson, Toto, Natalie Cole, Quincy Jones, and others.
Terry Donahue
Terrence Michael Donahue was an American college football coach for the UCLA Bruins. His 151 career wins are the most in UCLA football history, and his 98 wins in the Pac-10 Conference remain the most in the conference's history. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.
Dorothy Manley
Dorothy Gladys Manley was a British sprinter. She competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics, held in London, in the 100 metres where she won the silver medal with a time of 12.2 seconds. This made her the first British female to win an Olympic sprint medal. She was also a medallist in the 1950 British Empire Games, and the 1950 European Athletics Championships.
Erwin Wilczek
Erwin Wilczek was a Polish professional footballer who is most famous for his 1960s performances in both Górnik Zabrze and the Poland national team. He started as a forward, after some time he was moved to midfield.
Basilio do Nascimento
Basílio do Nascimento Martins was the East Timorese Roman Catholic Bishop of Baucau.
Saginaw Grant
Saginaw Morgan Grant was a Native American character actor best known for The Lone Ranger, The World's Fastest Indian, Community and Breaking Bad. He was an award-winning musician, Pow Wow dancer, motivational speaker and the Hereditary Chief of the Sac and Fox Nation.
Jozef Dupré
Jozef "Jos" Dupré was a Belgian politician. A member of the Christian Social Party, he served in the Chamber of Representatives from 1974 to 1996, while serving as President briefly in June 1995. He also sat on the Flemish Council from 1980 to 1995.