Zohurul Hoque
Indian Islamic scholar
Died 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.
Ahmed Gailani
Afghan Sufi leader and politician
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Vahit Melih Halefoğlu
Turkish diplomat and the minister of foreign affairs (1983-1987)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Philip Bond
British actor
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Ramón Cordero
Dominican bachata singer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde
Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic prelate
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Maggie Roche
American singer-songwriter (The Roches)
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Thibaut Cuisset
French photographer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Jack August
American historian
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Marianne Westman
Swedish designer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Terry Cryer
British jazz and blues photographer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
John Watkiss
British comic artist
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Svennik Høyer
Norwegian political scientist
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Stein Gauslaa
Norwegian journalist and civil servant
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Tokio Kano
Japanese politician
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Giovanni Vastola
Italian footballer (Vicenza
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Sergio Reolon
Italian politician
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Bruno Amoroso
Italian-born Danish economist
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Rafael Kadyrov
Russian ice hockey referee
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Robert Anker
Dutch writer
Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Ron Collins
Canadian curler
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Stephanie Rader
American spy
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mustafa Vehbi Koç
Turkish businessman (Koç Holding)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Gérard Kamanda wa Kamanda
Congolese politician
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Michael Sheringham
English literary academic
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Jerker Porath
Swedish biochemist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Richard Klinkhamer
Dutch writer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Cabot Lyford
American sculptor
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Harrison McIntosh
American ceramist
Died 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 skier
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Gerald Williams
Welsh tennis commentator
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Ron Southern
Canadian businessman (ATCO)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Garnet “Sam” Richardson
Canadian curler
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Ronald Southern
Canadian businessman (ATCO)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Robert Sassone
French road racing cyclist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Derrick Todd Lee
convicted American murderer known as The Baton Rouge Serial Killer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Francis Seow
Singapore-born American writer and political refugee
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Bogusław Kaczyński
Polish classical music journalist
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mustafa Koç
Turkish businessman (Koç Holding)
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Mrinalini Sarabhai
Indian classical dancer
Died on Thursday January 21st 2016
Ahmet Mete Işıkara
Turkish professor of geology and earthquake expert
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Donald Hornig
American chemist
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Zina Harman
British-born Israeli politician
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Jean Giambrone
American sportswriter (Times-Union)
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Riccardo Garrone
Italian entrepreneur
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
David Coe
Australian businessman
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Ben Clayburgh
American politician
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Alden W. Clausen
American banking executive
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Kamal Basu
Indian politician
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Michael Winner
British film director (Death Wish) and food critic
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Andrew Weekes
West Indian cricket umpire
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
M.S. Udayamurthy
Indian Tamil language writer
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Chumpol Silpa-archa
Thai politician
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Jake McNiece
American World War II paratrooper
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Inez McCormack
Northern Irish trade union leader and human rights campaigner
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
Geoffrey Matthews
British ornithologist
Died on Monday January 21st 2013
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 consultant
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Bill Kresse
American cartoonist
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Solomon Tilewa Johnson
Gambian Anglican prelate
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tim Hosley
American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Jocelyn Hay
British broadcasting campaigner
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tony Crook
English racing driver
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
G. Thompson Brown
American missionary and theologian
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
George C. Wortley
American politician
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Dieter Bortfeldt
British graphic designer and philatelist
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Graham Stevenson
English cricketer
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Manfred Bleskin
German journalist and television news moderator
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Rhonda Small
Australian filmmaker
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Georgi Slavkov
Bulgarian footballer
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Dick Shrider
American college basketball coach and athletic director (Miami RedHawks)
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Joel L. Shin
American lawyer and policy adviser
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Tony Pabón
American singer
Died on Tuesday January 21st 2014
Johnnie Lewis
Liberian lawyer and politician
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Roy Noble Lee
American judge
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Waldemar Kmentt
Austrian operatic tenor
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Frank Hooley
British politician
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Martin Honeysett
British cartoonist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Harry Gordon
Australian Olympic historian
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George Goodwin
American journalist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George W. Downs
American political scientist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Frieda Dänzer
Swiss Alpine skier
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Emmanuel Carter
Trinidadian politician
Died 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 politician
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Chin Shunshin
Japanese author
Died 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 (Psycho
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
George Atkins
American football player (Detroit Lions)
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Keith Rayner
American cognitive psychologist
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015
Kemal Monteno
Bosnian singer-songwriter
Died on Wednesday January 21st 2015