List of Famous people who died in 2021

Sergi Mingote Moreno was a Spanish mountaineer. He was also a lecturer and executive coach for The International School of Coaching. He held a diploma in managerial function from ESADE and Master in International Cooperation and Management of NGOs. He died while attempting to climb K2 in winter without supplementary oxygen.

William David McKenzie, Baron McKenzie of Luton was a British Labour politician. Until the 2010 general election, he was Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions and the Department for Communities and Local Government. He was also a partner at accounting firm Price Waterhouse which became PricewaterhouseCoopers following a 1998 merger.

Mohammad Fahim Dashty was an Afghan journalist, politician and military official. In 2021, he served as spokesperson of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan during the Panjshir conflict.

Umberto Colombo was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Françoise Cactus, born Françoise van Hove, was a French musician and author, active in Germany, best known as co-founder, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist in the band Stereo Total. Cactus wrote several novels as well as contributing to German papers such as Die Tageszeitung. Prior to founding Stereo Total with Brezel Göring in 1993, Cactus played in the West Berlin band die Lolitas, one of only a few Western bands to play officially unsanctioned gigs in East Berlin during the final years of the dictatorship. She was originally from France, having moved to West Berlin in 1985.

Gino Strada was an Italian physician, human rights activist, peace activist, and war surgeon, founder of Emergency, a recognized international non-governmental organization.

John Voorhis "Tim" Bogert III was an American musician. He graduated from Ridgefield Memorial High School in his hometown of Ridgefield, New Jersey in 1963. As a bass guitarist and vocalist he was best known for his powerful vocal ability and his fast runs, fluid agility and ground-breaking sound on his Fender Precision bass. He was one of the pioneers of using distortion with his bass to help it cut through the mix with the low-powered amps of his time which also imparted a very sharp-edged sound to it. He was a frequent collaborator with drummer Carmine Appice; the duo performed in such bands as Vanilla Fudge, Cactus and the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice.

Alhaji Sani Dangote was a Nigerian businessman. He was the younger brother of the wealthiest person in Africa, Aliko Dangote and vice president of the family run Dangote Group. He died on 14 November 2021 in the United States from colon cancer.

Carla Fracci OMRI OMCA was an Italian ballet dancer and actress. Thanks to her extensive career and her acclaimed interpretation of several classical romantic ballets such as La Sylphide, Fracci became one of the most experienced and recognized interpreters of Romantic ballets. “As Erik Bruhn once said, [Fracci] gave the world a new idea of the ballerina in 19th-century Romantic ballets.” Her career highlights include Nijinsky, Giselle, and Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances: Erik Bruhn 1961–1967.

Wiesław Hartman was a Polish show jumping equestrian, Olympic medallist.