List of Famous people who died in 2021

Damaris Hayman was an English character actress, often cast in upper class or eccentric roles.

Nathalie Maillet was a French architect and amateur racing driver.

Willy Braciano Ta Bi was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.

Kenny Malone was an American drummer and percussionist from Denver, Colorado. Since the 1970s, he was a prominent session musician in folk, country and many other acoustic-based genres. He was known for inventing his own style of unique hand drumming.

Jacqueline Anne Stallybrass was an English actress who trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The television roles for which she is best known are Jane Seymour in The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1970) and Anne Onedin in The Onedin Line (1971–1972).

Gustavo José Joaquín Noboa Bejarano was an Ecuadorian politician. He served as the 42nd president of Ecuador from January 22, 2000 to January 15, 2003. Previously he served as the vice president during Jamil Mahuad's government from August 10, 1998 until January 22, 2000. From 1983 until 1984, he also was the Governor of the province of Guayas.

Joseph Louis LaBracio, better known as Joe Long, was an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for the Four Seasons.

Basappa Jaya, commonly known as B. Jaya, was an Indian actress, known for her works in Kannada. She acted in over 200 films. For her performance in the movie Gowdru, Jaya won the Karnataka State Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2004-05.

Ricki Wertz was an American actress and television personality. She was a pioneering figure in local television in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, appearing on several shows from the late 1950s until the 1980s. She was noted for hosting Ricki & Copper and Junior High Quiz.

Lois Ehlert was an American author and illustrator of children's books, most having to do with nature. Ehlert won the Caldecott Honor for Color Zoo in 1990. She lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the time of her death in 2021.