List of Famous people who died in 2021

John Cooper Lawton was a British rock and blues vocalist best known for his work with Lucifer's Friend, Uriah Heep and the Les Humphries Singers.

Lee Wan-koo was a South Korean politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 2015.

Shankha Ghosh was an Indian poet and critic. Ghosh got his undergraduate degree in Arts in Bengali language from the Presidency College, Kolkata, Kolkata in 1951 and subsequently his master's degree from the University of Calcutta in the year 1954. Died from COVID-19 in 2021.

Luis Palau Jr. was an international Christian evangelist living in the Portland area in Oregon, United States. He was born in Argentina and moved to Portland in his mid-twenties to enroll in a graduate program in Biblical studies.

Lokman Mohsen Slim was a Lebanese publisher and independent social and political activist who lived and worked in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Greater Beirut, South Lebanon, and the Bekaa Valley. He was also an internationally recognized commentator on Lebanese and Middle East politics. Slim was found shot dead in a car in southern Lebanon on 4 February 2021.

Ivan Leonidovich Lubennikov was a Russian painter, who lived and worked in Moscow.

Ali Baghbanbashi was an Iranian long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics, and also in the 1951 Asian Games and 1958 Asian Games. He was born in Torghabeh, Iran, and specialized in the 3000 metres, 5000 metres, 10000 metres, and marathon.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta was an Indian Bengali poet and filmmaker, most known for films like Bagh Bahadur, Tahader Katha, Charachar and Uttara. Five of his films have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film, Bagh Bahadur (1989), Charachar (1993), Lal Darja (1997), Mondo Meyer Upakhyan (2002) and Kaalpurush (2008), while Dooratwa (1978) and Tahader Katha (1993) have won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali. As a director, he has won National Film Award for Best Direction twice, for Uttara (2000) and Swapner Din (2005). Over the years he has published several works of poetry including Govir Araley, Coffin Kimba Suitcase, Himjog, Chhaata Kahini, Roboter Gaan, Sreshtha Kabita, and Bhomboler Ascharya Kahini O Ananya Kabita.

On April 20, 2021, Ma'Khia Bryant, a black 16-year-old girl, was fatally shot by Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon in Columbus, Ohio. Body camera footage released after the shooting showed Bryant charging another teen with a knife as she was shot. The officers applied medical treatment and Bryant was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead half an hour later. The incident is under investigation.

Azadeh Namdari or Azade Namdari was an Iranian actress and TV host.