Deaths Famous Dead Writers
Jack Hirschman
American poet and social activist · 22 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 22
Jill Murphy
British author (The Worst Witch) · 19 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 19
Raoul Cauvin
Belgian comics writer (Les Tuniques Bleues · 19 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 19
Aldo Rostagno
Italian theater director and writer · 18 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 18
Joseph L. Galloway
American newspaper correspondent and columnist · 17 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 17 · Galloway · Writers
Evgeny Sveshnikov
Russian chess player and writer · 17 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 17
Hiroshi Sakagami
Japanese author · 16 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 16
Steve Perrin
American game designer and technical writer and editor · 13 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 13
Abdelhamid Laghouati
Algerian poet · 11 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 11
Martin Graff
French writer and cabaretist · 11 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 11 · French
Abdelmahid Laghouati
Algerian poet · 10 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 10
Elena Vasilevich
Belorussian writer · 07 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 7
Jean “Binta” Breeze
Jamaican dub poet · 04 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 4 · Breeze
Karl Heinz Bohrer
German literary scholar and essayist · 04 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 4 · Bohrer
Padma Sachdev
Indian poet and novelist · 03 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 3
José Ramos Tinhorão
Brazilian music critic and journalist · 02 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 2 · Tinhorão
Rashid Irani
Indian film critic · 02 August 2021 · August 2021 · August 2
Roger Boore
Welsh writer and publisher · 29 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 29 · Welsh
Min Yu Wai
Burmese writer · 29 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 29 · Wai
Janice Mirikitani
American poet and political activist · 28 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 28
Armen Shekoyan
Armenian writer and poet · 28 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 28
Claes Reimerthi
Swedish comic writer (The Phantom) · 26 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 26
Nikos Fokas
Greek poet and essayist · 26 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 26 · Greek
Pierre Guitton
French painter and comic book author · 26 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 26 · French
Henri Vernes
French author (Bob Morane) · 25 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 25 · French
Patricia Kennealy-Morrison
American writer (The Keltiad) and journalist (Jazz & Pop) · 24 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 24
Jacques Rougeot
French literary critic and political activist · 22 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 22 · French
Guillermo Sucre
Venezuelan poet · 22 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 22
Gopal Mayekar
Indian writer and politician · 22 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 22
Vladimir Sivchikov
Belarusian writer and translator · 21 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 21
Uttam Nepali
Nepali artist and writer · 21 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 21
William S. Yellow Robe Jr.
Assiniboine playwright · 20 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 20 · Robe
Vladimír Beneš
Czech neurosurgeon and science fiction writer · 19 July 2021 · July 2021 · Vladimir · July 19 · Czech
Joaquín Bardavío
Spanish journalist and writer · 19 July 2021 · July 2021 · Joaquin · July 19
Mohammed Sabila
Moroccan writer and philosopher · 19 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 19
John Woodcock
English cricket writer · 18 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 18
Robert Abirached
Lebanese-born French writer and theatrologist · 18 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 18 · French
Godefroid Mana Kangudie
Congolese writer · 18 July 2021 · July 2021 · Kangudie · July 18
Mars Kadiombo Yamba Bilonda
Congolese actor and screenwriter · 17 July 2021 · July 2021 · Bilonda · July 17
Peter Wynne-Thomas
English cricket writer and historian. (Death reported on this date.) · 16 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 16
Germán Castro Caycedo
Colombian journalist (El Tiempo) and writer · 16 July 2021 · July 2021 · Caycedo · July 16
Hamid Reza Sadr
Iranian football and film critic · 15 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 15 · Sadr
Joan Le Mesurier
English actress and author · 13 July 2021 · July 2021 · Mesurier · July 13
Luisa Adorno
Italian writer and teacher · 13 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 13
Brother Resistance
Tobagonian rhythm poet and musician · 13 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 13
Alexander Stefanovich
Russian film director and screenwriter (Dusha · 12 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 12
Betty Gilderdale
British-born New Zealand children's author · 12 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 12
Homen D’ Wai
Indian film director and scriptwriter (Yaiskulgee Pakhang Angaoba · 11 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 11 · Wai
Homen D’Wai
Indian film director and scriptwriter (Yaiskulgee Pakhang Angaoba · 11 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 11
Kathi Mahesh
Indian film critic and actor (Hrudaya Kaleyam · 09 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 9
Boudewijn Paans
Dutch writer and journalist · 08 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 8 · Dutch
Kumar Ramsay
Indian scriptwriter (Darwaza · 07 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 7
Abul Kalam Qasmi
Indian Urdu critic · 07 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 7 · Qasmi
Masood Ashar
Pakistani writer · 07 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 7
Clive Murphy
British author and social historian · 03 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 3
Haunani-Kay Trask
71 American-born Hawaiian nationalist and author · 02 July 2021 · July 2021 · July 2