2021 deaths

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II and served as consort of the British monarch from her accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in British history.

French actor (1933–2021)

Canadian actor (1929–2021)

President of Algeria from 1999 to 2019

American theoretical physicist (1933-2021)

American actor (1925–2021)

German association football player (1945–2021)

7th state president of South Africa from 1989 to 1994

American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)

American astronaut (1930–2021)

American general and diplomat (1937–2021)

American television and radio host (1933–2021)

Chadian former president (1952–2021)

American actress and comedian (1922–2021)

Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1928–2021)

American actor (1929–2021)

President of Haiti from 2017 to 2021

president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016

Argentinean president between 1989 and 1999

First president of Zambia (1924–2021)

English physicist and radio astronomer (1924–2021)

American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)

Dutch theoretical physicist (1931–2021)

Japanese chemist (1935 - 2021)

Iranian politician and economist, and Iran's first President (1933–2021)

12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018

11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021)

Swiss physical chemist and Nobel laureate (1933–2021)

Canadian psychologist (1925–2021)

Greek composer (1925–2021)

President of the International Olympic Committee from 2001 to 2013

American author and activist (1952–2021)

American politician (1923–2021)

American actress and comedian (1926–2021)

American jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer (1941-2021)

President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993

American actress (1924–2021)

Earl Simmons (December 18, 1970 – April 9, 2021), known professionally as DMX, was an American rapper, songwriter, and actor. His accolades included an American Music Award, a Billboard Music Award, and six Grammy Award nominations. Regarded as an influential figure in the late 1990s and early 2000s and one of the greats of hip-hop, his music is characterized by his "aggressive" rapping style, with lyrical content varying from hardcore themes to prayers. His violent lyricism helped popularize the horrorcore genre.

British drummer (1941–2021)

Canadian economist (1932–2021)

American actress (1931-2021)

American writer (1934-2021)

American baseball player (1934–2021)

Indian actor and politician (1922-2021)

Swiss Catholic priest, theologian and author (1928-2021)

Italian film writer and director (1928-2021)

President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006

American actress (1949–2021)

American publisher

American politician (1939–2021)

Croatian actress and singer (1955–2021)

South African novelist (1933–2021)

British architect (1933–2021)

5th president of Chad

Japanese association football player (1962–2021)

Italian footballer (1928-2021)

Canadian comedian (1959–2021)

American political commentator (1951–2021)

American astronomer, researcher and university teacher

Kannada actor (1975–2021)