Sekou Odinga
American activist
Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Deaths on January 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 20, 2026.
Francisco Ciatso
American professional wrestler
Died on Sunday January 21st 2024
Pino Roveredo
Italian writer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Tim Barlow
English actor (Doctor Who
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Marek Plura
Polish politician
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Gilles Beyer
French figure skater and skating coach
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Harjit Singh Arora
Indian Air Force officer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Aziz Al-Ahmad
Saudi YouTuber
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Oladipo Ogunlesi
the first Nigerian Medical Professor
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Pierce Higgins
Irish hurler
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
William Thomas Hart
American judge
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Leopold Potesil
Austrian Olympic boxer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Micheál MacGréil
Irish Jesuit priest
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Non-Orphanage
Russian actor (Non-Orphanage)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Kristina Taberyová
Czech theatre and television director and humanitarian (People in Need)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Bill Schonely
American sports broadcaster (Portland Trail Blazers)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Erricos Andreou
Greek film director (The Hook
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Carin Goldberg
American graphic designer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Charlotte Vale-Allen
Canadian-born American writer of contemporary fiction
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Na Chul
South Korean actor (Sinkhole)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Bert Peña
Puerto Rican baseball player (Houston Astros)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Andi Rasdiyanah Amir
Indonesia scholar
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Norbert Sattler
Austrian Olympic slalom canoeist
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
Nano Riantiarno
Indonesian playwright.
Died on Saturday January 21st 2023
E. F. K. Koerner
German linguist
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Keith Goullet
Australian footballer (North Melbourne)
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Darby Nelson
American politician and environmentalist
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
John D. Hawke Jr.
American lawyer and politician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Louis Dupré
Belgian religious philosopher
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Ahmad Bamba
Ghanaian Islamic scholar
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Emil Mangelsdorff
German jazz musician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Claire Tomlinson
British polo player and coach
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Lynn Yeakel
American politician and academic administrator
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Mike Cochran
American journalist (Associated Press
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Elio Pietrini
Argentine-Venezuelan actor (Abigail
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Edward Irons
American economist
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Francesco Paolo Fulci
Italian diplomat
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Mace Neufeld
American film producer (The Hunt for Red October
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Ann Arensberg
American book publishing editor and author
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Thich Nhat Hanh
Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Elsa Malpartida
Peruvian politician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
James Forbes
American basketball player
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Louie Anderson
American comedian
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Aftab Ahmed Khan
Indian police officer
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Thelma Sutcliffe
American supercentenarian
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Paavo Heininen
Finnish composer and pianist
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Domingo Miras
Spanish dramatist
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Leonor Oyarzún
Chilean socialite
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Mihir Sengupta
Indian writer
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Dinos Hadjinicolas
Cypriot politician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Sonya Biddle
Canadian actress (Rebel High
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Tatyana Nikolayeva
Russian politician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Tatyana Nikolaevna
Russian politician
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Anatoly Naiman
Russian poet
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Ron Grey
Australian senior Australian Army officer and former Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police (1983–88)
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Antonina Girycz
Polish actress (Katastrofa
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
James Drake
American photographer (Sports Illustrated)
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Stanisław Grędziński
Polish sprinter
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Leland Byrd
American basketball player
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Carter Revard
American poet and scholar
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Richard J. Ferris
American business executive
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Randy Boyd
Canadian ice hockey player (Pittsburgh Penguins
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Gloria McMillan
American actress (Our Miss Brooks)
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Bob Goalby
American golfer
Died on Friday January 21st 2022
Andrzej Bieniasz
Polish guitarist (Püdelsi)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Wilbur Brotherton
American politician
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Dominic J. Squatrito
American judge
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Robert Livingston
American Zen Buddhist teacher
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Dave Bolton
English rugby player
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Mick Norcross
British reality television personality (The Only Way Is Essex)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Ronnie Nasralla
Jamaican record producer (Byron Lee and the Dragonaires)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Keith Nichols
English instrumentalist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Lonnie Nielsen
American golfer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Ted Thompson
American football player (Houston Oilers) and executive (Green Bay Packers)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Jack London
American businessman
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Doug Bowden
New Zealand cricketer (Central Districts)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Donna Britt
American news anchor (WAFB)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Randy Parton
American country singer-songwriter
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Dinesh Chandra Bhandary
Indian military officer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Jerry Kiernan
Irish Olympic long-distance runner (1984)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Jean Graton
French comic book author and cartoonist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
José Pampuro
Argentine politician
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Jackson Mthembu
South African politician
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Nathalie Delon
French actress (When Eight Bells Toll
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Anthony Mwamba
Zambian Olympian
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Peter Swan
English footballer (Sheffield Wednesday
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Kathleen Krull
American children's writer and book editor
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Boris Zaborov
Belarusian artist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Mike Sadek
American baseball player (San Francisco Giants)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Lars Westman
Swedish writer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Barbara Gronemus
American politician
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Aslan Byutukayev
Russian Chechen militant
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Christian Massé
French writer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Carlo Nayaradou
French-Martinican comic book author
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Jean-Marie Marconot
French sociolinguist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2021