List of Famous people who died in 2021
Rosita Quintana
Rosita Quintana was an Argentine-Mexican actress, singer, and songwriter. She was one of the top leading ladies of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. She starred in Luis Buñuel's Susana (1951) and musical films such as Serenata en México (1956) and Cuando México canta (1958). Her performances earned her acting awards from Mexico, Argentina, Russia, and Spain. In 2016, she received the Mexican Academy of Film Arts and Sciences' Golden Ariel Award for career achievement.
Tasos Kourakis
Anastasios ("Tasos") Kourakis was a Greek pediatrician, geneticist and politician of the Coalition of the Radical Left (Syriza). From January 2015 until July 2019 he served as Alternate Minister of Education.
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell was an American trumpet player and composer active since the 1960s. He was best known for developing the concept of "Fourth World" music, which describes a "unified primitive/futurist sound" combining elements of various world ethnic traditions with modern electronic techniques. The concept was first articulated on Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics, his 1980 collaboration with Brian Eno. He had also worked with artists such as the Theatre of Eternal Music, Talking Heads, Farafina, Peter Gabriel, Tears for Fears, Ani DiFranco, Techno Animal, Ry Cooder, Moritz von Oswald, and Carl Craig.
Greg Clark
Greg Clark was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 1997 NFL Draft.
Graciete Santana
Graciete Moreira Carneiro Santana was a Brazilian long distance runner. She placed 128th in the 2016 Olympics marathon. Santana took up running to help her overcome bulimia.
David F. Swensen
David Frederick Swensen was an American investor, endowment fund manager, and philanthropist. He was the chief investment officer at Yale University from 1985 until his death in May 2021.
Jack Terricloth
Jack Terricloth was an American musician and guitarist, the lead singer of the cabaret-punk band The World/Inferno Friendship Society and guitarist and vocalist of Sticks and Stones.
Durdana Butt
Durdana Butt was a Pakistani actress, known for her roles in dramas Ruswai, Intezaar and Rani. She was best known for her role in dramas Tanhaiyaan and Tanhaiyan Naye Silsilay as Bibi.
Edi Finger
Eduard "Edi" Finger junior was an Austrian sports journalist. He worked for Radio Wien.
Tommy Raudonikis
Tommy Raudonikis was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He played 40 International games and World Cup games as Australia representative halfback and captained his country in two matches of the 1973 Kangaroo tour.