List of Famous people who died in 2021

Jean-Pierre Jaussaud was a French racing driver, noted for winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1978 and 1980.

Aslan Avgazarovich Byutukayev, also known as Emir Khamzat and Abubakar was a Chechen insurgent commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Wilayah al-Qawqaz, the commander of the Riyad-us Saliheen Brigade of Martyrs and a close associate of the deceased Caucasus Emirate leader Dokka Umarov. Byutukayev was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the United States on 13 July 2016.

Guadalupe Grande Aguirre was a Spanish poet. She had a degree in social anthropology from the Complutense University of Madrid.

Hlengiwe Buhle Mkhize was a South African politician, who served as Minister of Higher Education and Training under President Jacob Zuma.

Jacques Bouveresse was a philosopher who wrote on subjects including Ludwig Wittgenstein, Robert Musil, Karl Kraus, philosophy of science, epistemology, philosophy of mathematics and analytical philosophy. Bouveresse was called "an avis rara among the better known French philosophers in his championing of critical standards of thought."

Özcan Arkoç was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for German club Hamburger SV.

Hélène Martin was a French singer and songwriter.

Rodrigo Paz Delgado was an Ecuadorian politician and businessman. He was the mayor of Quito from 1988 to 1992. He ran as a presidential candidate in 1995/6. One of his political parties was Democracia Popular (DP).

Ruth Dayan was an Israeli social activist who was the founder of the Maskit fashion house. She was also the first wife of Israeli Foreign Minister and General, Moshe Dayan (1915–1981). Active in many social causes, Dayan was a recipient of the Israeli President's Medal of Distinction, the Solomon Bublick Award, and the Yigal Allon Prize, in recognition of her social empowerment efforts.

Didier Notheaux was a French football player and coach.