Deaths on January 21
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 21 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 21, 2026.
Dino Turcato
Italian weightlifterDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Roger-Maurice Bonnet
French astrophysicist and academicDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Sani Lakatani
Niuean politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Dave Schmidt
American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Johnson
American football player (Philadelphia EaglesDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Paul Larivaille
French literary critic and academicDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Brian McGowan
Australian rules footballer (South MelbourneDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jan Nico Scholten
Dutch politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
John L. Allen Jr.
American journalistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Anthony P. Vainieri
American politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Raúl Guglielminetti
Argentine intelligence officer and convicted criminal (Batallón de Inteligencia 601)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
André Jammes
French bookseller and photography historianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Monique Freres
Belgian gymnastDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Jean Chollet
French scenographer and journalist (Encyclopædia Universalis)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hristina Obradović
Serbian hegumeniaDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Rüdiger Erben
German politicianDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Nancy Skinner Nordhoff
American philanthropist and environmentalistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Abdul Salam Azimi
Afghan judgeDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Ziyad Halab
37-38Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Eric L. Huntley
Guyanese-born activistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Hifumi Katō
Japanese shogi playerDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Kevin Healy
Australian rules footballer (Collingwood)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Claude “Hoot” Gibson
American football player (San Diego ChargersDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Li Chang-Su
North Korean judoka World Champions bronze medallist (1989)Died on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Robert H. Liebeck
American aerodynamicistDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
Senka Veletanlić
Yugoslav actressDied on Thursday January 22nd 2026
M. Hafizuddin Khan Economist, political analyst dead at age 89
M. Hafizuddin Khan, a Bangladeshi bureaucrat and former 6th comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh, died on January 21, 2026. Born in 1936 or 1937 in Sirajganj, Bengal Province, British…
Freddy Ehrström Finnish Olympic sailor dead at age 100
Freddy Ehrström, a Finnish Olympic sailor, died on January 21, 2026. Born Fredrik August Ehrström on August 29, 1925, in Helsinki, Finland, he competed in the Star event at the…
Richard Dugdale Oceanographer dead at age 97
Richard Dugdale, an American oceanographer, died on January 21, 2026, at age 97. Born Richard Cooper Dugdale in Madison, Wisconsin, he earned degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, including a…
Virginia Oliver American lobster fisherwoman dead at age 105
Virginia Oliver, an American lobster fisherwoman, died on January 21, 2026, at the age of 105. Born in Rockland, Maine, on June 6, 1920, she grew up on the Neck,…
Joe John
American politician and juristDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Tabish Mehdi
Indian poetDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Jean Céard
French historian and academicDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Adam Steinhardt
Australian pole vaulterDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Barry Michael Cooper
American screenwriter (New Jack CityDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Ridley Wills II
American author and historianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Aaron De Groft
American museum directorDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Jérôme Chevallier
French cyclistDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Jacques Poilleux
French doctor and academicDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Barbro Larsson
Swedish actress (My Friend OscarDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Charlotte Raven
British author and journalistDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Gabriel Yacoub
French singer (Malicorne)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Cornel Oțelea
Romanian handball playerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Don McCall
American football player (New Orleans SaintsDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Pierre Rabischong
92-93Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Renina Katz
Brazilian engraverDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Mangkra Souvanna Phouma
Laotian royalDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
William Cox
American Episcopalian bishopDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Nicholas Eadie
Australian actor (VietnamDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Bobby Cuellar
American baseball player (Texas Rangers)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Teoharie Coca-Cosma
Romanian sport comentatorDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Kimmo Tauriainen
Finnish footballer (AtlantisDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Sudip Pandey
30sDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Paul Nicholson
English industrialist (Vaux Breweries)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Shirah Neiman
American lawyerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Peter J. Messitte
American juristDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Krzysztof Sońta
Polish politicianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Karsten Klepsvik
Norwegian civil servant and diplomatDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Paul Mango
American healthcare executive and government officialDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Aman Jaiswal
Indian actor (Dhartiputra Nandini)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Vasco Joaquim Rocha Vieira
Portuguese military officerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Malcolm Jones Howard
American judgeDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Mary Fennelly
Irish camogie playerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Alphonza Gadsden
American Anglican bishopDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Dennis Crompton
English architectDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Subhagata Choudhury
Bangladeshi non-fiction writerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Dave Bargeron
American trombonist and tuba player (BloodDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Bernd Cullmann
German sprinterDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Jüri Martin
Estonian lichenologist and politicianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Richard A. Stratton
American naval aviator and commander (Vietnam War)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Tore Austad
Norwegian politicianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Chen Ching-po
Taiwanese golferDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Fred Newhouse
American sprinterDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Mauricio Funes
Salvadoran politician and President of El Salvador (2009–2014)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Pete Johnson
American politicianDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Pete Medhurst
American sports broadcaster (Navy Midshipmen)Died on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Marcel Barouh
French table tennis playerDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Marc Hollogne
Belgian actorDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Turtel Onli
American artistDied on Wednesday January 22nd 2025
Tommy Baldwin
English footballer (ChelseaDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Mokhtar Hasni
Tunisian footballerDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Gottfried Münzenberg
German physicistDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Louise Petherbridge
New Zealand theatre actorDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Norman Jewison
Canadian film director (MoonstruckDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Sérgio Rodrigues da Costa Silva
Brazilian militia leaderDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Gigi Riva
Italian footballer (CagliariDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Dexter King
American civil rights activistDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Jack Jennings
British World War II veteranDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Derrick Bragg
Canadian politicianDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Turgun Azizov
Uzbek actorDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Martí
68-9Died on Monday January 22nd 2024
Maricet Espinosa
Cuban Olympic judoka (2016)Died on Monday January 22nd 2024
Bobby Greenough
English rugby league player (Warrington WolvesDied on Monday January 22nd 2024
Yahya Harahap
Indonesia Supreme Court Judge (1982-2000)Died on Monday January 22nd 2024