A list of 23 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2021.
Roughly 3 years have passed since these people died.
This list is ordered by the person's date of death.
Actress Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2021, at the age of 71.
Multi-organ failure due to sepsis.
American record producer Deceased
Died on Jan 16, 2021, at the age of 81.
Complications of COVID-19.
Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 1, 2021, at the age of 44.
Small-cell lung cancer.
Talk-show host Deceased
Died on Feb 17, 2021, at the age of 70.
Lung cancer.
English actor Deceased
Died on Apr 5, 2021, at the age of 54.
Brain tumor.
English TV personality Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 38.
Complications from anorexia.
Rapper Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 50.
Drug overdose.
Duke of Edinburgh Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 99.
Natural causes.
American fraudster Deceased
Died on Apr 14, 2021, at the age of 82.
Natural causes.
Computer programmer Deceased
Died on Jun 23, 2021, at the age of 75.
Suicide by hanging.
TikTok personality Deceased
Died on Jul 5, 2021, at the age of 18.
Murder by gunshot.
Serial killer Deceased
Died on Jul 24, 2021, at the age of 77.
Natural causes.
Drummer Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2021, at the age of 80.
Not disclosed.
English singer Deceased
Died on Sep 5, 2021, at the age of 39.
Breast cancer.
Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 6, 2021, at the age of 54.
Drug overdose.
Comedian Deceased
Died on Sep 14, 2021, at the age of 61.
Acute leukemia.
Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 24, 2021, at the age of 59.
Prostate cancer.
Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 17, 2021, at the age of 36.
Shot dead outside of a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee.
Fashion designer Deceased
Died on Nov 28, 2021, at the age of 41.
Cardiac angiosarcoma.
American Football player Deceased
Died on Dec 28, 2021, at the age of 85.
Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2021, at the age of 99.
Natural causes.
Statistics about the 23 celebrity deaths above.