Ahmed Gailani
Afghan Sufi leader and politicianDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
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.
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
Turkish diplomat and the minister of foreign affairs (1983-1987)Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Philip Bond
British actorDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Ramón Cordero
Dominican bachata singerDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde
Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelateDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Maggie Roche
American singer-songwriter (The Roches)Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Thibaut Cuisset
French photographerDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Jack August
American historianDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Marianne Westman
Swedish designerDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Terry Cryer
British jazz and blues photographerDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Svennik Høyer
Norwegian political scientistDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Stein Gauslaa
Norwegian journalist and civil servantDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Tokio Kano
Japanese politicianDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Giovanni Vastola
Italian footballer (VicenzaDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Sergio Reolon
Italian politicianDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Bruno Amoroso
Italian-born Danish economistDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Rafael Kadyrov
Russian ice hockey refereeDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Robert Anker
Dutch writerDied on Saturday January 21st 2017
Ron Collins
Canadian curlerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Stephanie Rader
American spyDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mustafa Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessman (Koç Holding)Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda
Congolese politicianDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Michael Sheringham
English literary academicDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Jerker Porath
Swedish biochemistDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Richard Klinkhamer
Dutch writerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Cabot Lyford
American sculptorDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Harrison McIntosh
American ceramistDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Stephanie Czech Rader
American-born spy of "unusual fortitude and sang-froid."Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Bill Johnson
American alpine skierDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Gerald Williams
Welsh tennis commentatorDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Ron Southern
Canadian businessman (ATCO)Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Garnet “Sam” Richardson
Canadian curlerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Ronald Southern
Canadian businessman (ATCO)Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Robert Sassone
French road racing cyclistDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Derrick Todd Lee
convicted American murderer known as The Baton Rouge Serial KillerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Francis Seow
Singapore-born American writer and political refugeeDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Bogusław Kaczyński
Polish classical music journalistDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mustafa Koç
Turkish businessman (Koç Holding)Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancerDied on Thursday January 21st 2016
Inez McCormack
Northern Irish trade union leader and human rights campaignerDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Geoffrey Matthews
British ornithologistDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Ahmet Mete Işıkara
Turkish professor of geology and earthquake expertDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Donald Hornig
American chemistDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Zina Harman
British-born Israeli politicianDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Jean Giambrone
American sportswriter (Times-Union)Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Riccardo Garrone
Italian entrepreneurDied on Monday January 21st 2013
David Coe
Australian businessmanDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Ben Clayburgh
American politicianDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Alden W. Clausen
American banking executiveDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Kamal Basu
Indian politicianDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Michael Winner
British film director (Death Wish) and food criticDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Andrew Weekes
West Indian cricket umpireDied on Monday January 21st 2013
M.S. Udayamurthy
Indian Tamil language writerDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Chumpol Silpa-archa
Thai politicianDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Jake McNiece
American World War II paratrooperDied on Monday January 21st 2013
Joel L. Shin
American lawyer and policy adviserDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tony Pabón
American singerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Wilford Moore
American college football coach (McMurry Indians)Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Natalie Myburgh
South African Olympic swimmer (1956)Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Warren Lamb
British management consultantDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Bill Kresse
American cartoonistDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Solomon Tilewa Johnson
Gambian Anglican prelateDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tim Hosley
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Jocelyn Hay
British broadcasting campaignerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tony Crook
English racing driverDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
G. Thompson Brown
American missionary and theologianDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
George C. Wortley
American politicianDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Dieter Bortfeldt
British graphic designer and philatelistDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Graham Stevenson
English cricketerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Manfred Bleskin
German journalist and television news moderatorDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Rhonda Small
Australian filmmakerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Georgi Slavkov
Bulgarian footballerDied on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Dick Shrider
American college basketball coach and athletic director (Miami RedHawks)Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Keith Rayner
American cognitive psychologistDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Kemal Monteno
Bosnian singer-songwriterDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Johnnie Lewis
Liberian lawyer and politicianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Roy Noble Lee
American judgeDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Waldemar Kmentt
Austrian operatic tenorDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Frank Hooley
British politicianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Martin Honeysett
British cartoonistDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Harry Gordon
Australian Olympic historianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George Goodwin
American journalistDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George W. Downs
American political scientistDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Frieda Dänzer
Swiss Alpine skierDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Emmanuel Carter
Trinidadian politicianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Vince Camuto
American footwear designer (Nine West)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Pauline Yates
English actress (The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Leon Brittan
British politicianDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Chin Shunshin
Japanese authorDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Marcus Borg
American Biblical scholar and theologian (Jesus Seminar)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Marshall Schlom
American script supervisor (PsychoDied on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George Atkins
American football player (Detroit Lions)Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015