List of Famous people who died in 2021

Casimir Oyé-Mba

First Name Casimir
Last Name Oyé-Mba
Born on April 20, 1942
Died on September 16, 2021 (aged 79)

Casimir Marie Ange Oyé-Mba was a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1978 to 1990, Oyé-Mba was Prime Minister of Gabon from 3 May 1990 to 2 November 1994. Subsequently he remained in the government as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 1999, Minister of State for Planning from 1999 to 2007, and Minister of State for Mines and Oil from 2007 to 2009.

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Soli Sorabjee

First Name Soli
Last Name Sorabjee
Born on March 9, 1930
Died on April 30, 2021 (aged 91)
Born in India

Soli Jehangir Sorabjee, AM was an Indian jurist who served as Attorney-General for India from 1989 to 1990, and again from 1998 to 2004. In 2002, he received the Padma Vibhushan for his defence of the freedom of expression and the protection of human rights.

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Lorrae Desmond

First Name Lorrae
Born on October 2, 1929
Died on May 23, 2021 (aged 91)

Lorrae Desmond born as Beryl Hunt and also credited as Sheila Hunt, was an Australian Gold Logie-award-winning singer, recording artist, radio and television presenter, character actress, and playwright, with a career that spanned over 55 years both locally and the United Kingdom.

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Gift of Gab

First Name Gift
Last Name Gab
Born on October 7, 1970
Died on June 18, 2021 (aged 50)

Timothy Jerome Parker, better known by his stage name Gift of Gab, was an American rapper best known for performing in the Bay Area hip hop duo Blackalicious along with DJ Chief Xcel. He was also a member of Quannum Projects, a Bay Area hip hop crew and record label, and performed and recorded as a solo artist.

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Tony Jones

Anthony Edward Jones
First Name Tony
Last Name Jones
Born on May 24, 1966
Died on January 22, 2021 (aged 54)
Height 196 cm | 6'5

Anthony Edward Jones was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle in the National Football League from 1988 to 2000. He started Super Bowl XXXII and Super Bowl XXXIII with the Denver Broncos. He was inducted into the Franklin County Sports Hall of Fame as a charter member on July 17, 1998.

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Irshat Fakhritdinov

First Name Irshat
Born on February 1, 1965
Died on October 22, 2021 (aged 56)

Irshat Yunirovich Fakhritdinov was a Russian politician.

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Zlatko Kranjčar

First Name Zlatko
Born on November 15, 1956
Died on March 1, 2021 (aged 64)
Born in Croatia

Zlatko "Cico" Kranjčar was a Croatian professional football manager and player.

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José Alberto Ciurana

First Name José
Last Name Ciurana
Born on October 26, 1960
Died on March 23, 2021 (aged 60)
Born in Mexico, Jalisco

Alberto Ciurana was a Mexican television executive who worked as Chief Content & Distribution officer of TV Azteca. Previously, Ciurana served as President of Programming and Content for Univision Networks, where he oversaw programming for the entertainment broadcast and cable networks of Univision Communications Inc. Ciurana moved to Univision after working as VP of programming for Televisa for 15 years and was part of a steady expansion of Televisa influence at Univision that builds on the partnership struck among them in October 2010.

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Jack D. Dunitz

First Name Jack
Last Name Dunitz
Born on March 29, 1923
Died on September 12, 2021 (aged 98)

Jack David Dunitz FRS was a British chemist and widely known chemical crystallographer. He was Professor of Chemical Crystallography at the ETH Zurich from 1957 until his official retirement in 1990. He held Visiting Professorships in the United States, Israel, Japan, Canada, Spain and the United Kingdom.

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Fred Stanfield

Frederic William Stanfield
First Name Fred
Born on May 4, 1944
Died on September 13, 2021 (aged 77)
Born in Canada, Ontario

Frederic William Stanfield was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1964 until 1978. He won two Stanley Cups with the Boston Bruins, in 1970 and 1972. He was known as a clean player, as only once did he receive more than 14 penalty minutes in any season of his professional career.

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