2021 Necrology
What is a necrology? A necrology is a listing of people who have died during a specific time period. Find a Grave necrologies let you browse the names and faces of the 75 most famous people who have died during a selected year, all the way back to 1900. They are listed in order of their Find a Grave 'fame ranking', as voted by Find a Grave contributors. To view a necrology, simply select a year from the pop up list below. You can optionally select a category to restrict the list even further (just actors, just politicians, etc.). To visit the memorial page for any of the names listed on a necrology, click on their name or photo.
75 records found
Henry “Hank” Aaron
5 Feb 1934 – 22 Jan 2021Professional Baseball Player. He was best known for his 755...
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
Ed Asner
15 Nov 1929 – 29 Aug 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the gruff Lou...
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Elgin Baylor
16 Sep 1934 – 22 Mar 2021Professional Basketball Player. A Hall of Famer, Baylor spent his...
Ned Beatty
6 Jul 1937 – 13 Jun 2021Actor. He was best known to film viewers for his roles in the...
Big Jake
Mar 2001 – Jun 2021Animal Figure, World's Tallest Horse. Big Jake was a red flaxen...
Frank Bonner
28 Feb 1942 – 16 Jun 2021Actor, Television Director. He will be remembered for playing the...
Bobby Bowden
8 Nov 1929 – 8 Aug 2021Hall of Fame College Football Coach. He was best known as one of...
Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Beverly Cleary
12 Apr 1916 – 25 Mar 2021American Author. She was an award-winning children's author whose...
Yamhill, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA
Don Collier
17 Oct 1928 – 13 Sep 2021Actor. He was best known to both film and television viewers for...
Michael Collins
31 Oct 1930 – 28 Apr 2021Apollo 11 Astronaut. American astronaut who flew the Apollo 11...
Michael Constantine
22 May 1927 – 31 Aug 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the jaded...
Charles Henry Coolidge Sr.
4 Aug 1921 – 6 Apr 2021World War II Medal of Honor Recipient. He received this award...
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
Johnny Crawford
24 Mar 1946 – 29 Apr 2021Actor, Singer and Musician. He will best be remembered as one of...
Stuart Damon
5 Feb 1937 – 29 Jun 2021Actor. He is remembered for playing 'Doctor Alan Quartermaine' in...
Henry Darrow
15 Sep 1933 – 14 Mar 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the charming...
Tim Donnelly
3 Sep 1944 – 17 Sep 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as Fireman Chet...
Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
Olympia Dukakis
20 Jun 1931 – 1 May 2021Actress. She was best known to film viewers for her Oscar-winning...
Don Everly
1 Feb 1937 – 21 Aug 2021Singer, songwriter. Born Isaac Donald Everly he is best...
Siegfried Fischbacher
13 Jun 1939 – 13 Jan 2021Entertainer and Magician. He, along with partner Roy Horn, were...
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Robert Fyfe
25 Jun 1930 – 15 Sep 2021Scottish actor. Robert may be best know from the long running...
Arlene Golonka
23 Jan 1936 – 31 May 2021Actress. She was best known to television viewers as both Millie...
Charles Grodin
21 Apr 1935 – 18 May 2021Actor, Stage Director, Television Screenwriter. Often cast in...
Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Charles Chris Hagemeister
21 Aug 1946 – 19 May 2021Vietnam War Medal of Honor Recipient. He received this award from...
Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas, USA
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
23 May 1954 – 13 Mar 2021Hall of Fame Professional Boxer. He was the former undisputed...
Tom T. Hall
25 May 1936 – 20 Aug 2021Musician and Songwriter. Known as, "The Storyteller," he grew up...
James Hampton
9 Jul 1936 – 7 Apr 2021Actor, Television Director, Screenwriter. He is remembered for...
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Gloria Henry
2 Apr 1923 – 3 Apr 2021Actress. She is fondly remembered for playing 'Alice Mitchell,'...
Dusty Hill
19 May 1949 – 28 Jul 2021Musician. Best known as the bearded, Stetson clad bassist of the...
Hal Holbrook
17 Feb 1925 – 23 Jan 2021Actor. Award winning actor of stage and screen, he is best known...
McLemoresville, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Larry King
19 Nov 1933 – 23 Jan 2021Television and Radio Host. Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, the son...
Tommy Lee Kirk
10 Dec 1941 – 28 Sep 2021American actor. Kirk may be best know for his roles in Walt...
Yaphet Kotto
15 Nov 1939 – 16 Mar 2021Actor. He was known for numerous film roles, as well as starring...
Tommy Lasorda
22 Sep 1927 – 7 Jan 2021Major League Baseball Player, Coach and Manager. Born Thomas...
Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Cloris Leachman
30 Apr 1926 – 27 Jan 2021Actress. An award winning actress of stage and screen, her career...
G. Gordon Liddy
30 Nov 1930 – 30 Mar 2021Watergate Figure, Talk Show Host, Actor. He was best known, along...
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York, USA
Rush Limbaugh
12 Jan 1951 – 17 Feb 2021Radio Personality, Political Commentator, Author. He is best...
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Betty Lynn
29 Aug 1926 – 16 Oct 2021Actress. She was best known to television viewers as Thelma Lou,...
Norm Macdonald
17 Oct 1959 – 14 Sep 2021Comedian Entertainer. Norman Gene MacDonald was a comedian,...
Gavin MacLeod
28 Feb 1931 – 29 May 2021Actor. During a lengthy and distinguishable career, he will be...
Gerry Marsden
24 Sep 1942 – 3 Jan 2021Rock Musician. He will be remembered as the founding member and...
Jackie Mason
9 Jun 1928 – 24 Jul 2021Entertainer. Recognized for his hefty, Jewish dialect, he made a...
Larry McMurtry
3 Jun 1936 – 25 Mar 2021Author, Motion Picture Screenwriter. He is remembered for penning...
Art Metrano
22 Sep 1936 – 8 Sep 2021Actor. He was best known to film viewers as Lt./Capt./Cmdt....
North Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida, USA
Walter Frederick “Fritz” Mondale
5 Jan 1928 – 19 Apr 202142nd Vice President of the United States, US Senator, US...
Prince Philip Mountbatten
10 Jun 1921 – 9 Apr 2021British Royalty, Duke of Edinburgh. Philip was born into the...
Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead Royal Borough, Berkshire, England
Paul Parlette “Mr. Wonderful” Orndorff Jr.
29 Oct 1949 – 12 Jul 2021Hall of Fame Professional Wrestler. He was best known as Mr....
Fayetteville, Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Christopher Plummer
13 Dec 1929 – 5 Feb 2021Actor. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was a Canadian actor. His...
Ron Popeil
3 May 1935 – 28 Jul 2021Inventor and Marketing Personality. He learned his trade from his...
Markie Post
4 Nov 1950 – 7 Aug 2021Actress. Marjorie "Markie" Armstrong Post was an American actress...
Gen Colin Luther Powell
5 Apr 1937 – 18 Oct 2021American Statesman, Military Leader. He served as the 65th...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Jane Powell
1 Apr 1929 – 16 Sep 2021American actress. Born Suzanne Lorraine Burce, Powell's acting...
Tanya Roberts
15 Oct 1955 – 4 Jan 2021Actress. A Bond Girl, she was best known for her roles on...
Charlie Robinson
9 Nov 1945 – 11 Jul 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as the clerk of...
Jimmie Rodgers
18 Sep 1933 – 18 Jan 2021Musician, Actor. A guitarist of the Pop Music and Folk genres, he...
Donald Henry Rumsfeld
9 Jul 1932 – 29 Jun 2021Presidential Cabinet Secretary, US Congressman. He served as both...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Marty Schottenheimer
23 Sep 1943 – 8 Feb 2021Professional Football Player, Coach. He was primarily known for...
Willard Scott
7 Mar 1934 – 4 Sep 2021Television Personality. He will be remembered for his reporting...
Markham, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
George Segal
13 Feb 1934 – 23 Mar 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers for his roles as...
George Pratt Shultz
13 Dec 1920 – 6 Feb 2021US Presidential Cabinet Secretary. He served as the 11th United...
Cummington, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Gregory Sierra
25 Jan 1937 – 4 Jan 2021American Actor. He was a longtime prolific character actor who...
Felix Silla
11 Jan 1937 – 16 Apr 2021Actor. He was best known to television viewers as Cousin Itt on...
Earl “DMX” Simmons
18 Dec 1970 – 9 Apr 2021Rapper. He was best known for such hits as "X Gon' Give It to Ya"...
Yonkers, Westchester County, New York, USA
William Smith
24 Mar 1933 – 5 Jul 2021Actor. Tall with a muscular build, he started out as a child...
Phil Spector
26 Dec 1939 – 16 Jan 2021Legendary Record Producer. He was an iconic record producer...
Leon Spinks
11 Jul 1953 – 5 Feb 2021Professional Boxer, Olympic Gold Medalist. He was the former...
Dean Stockwell
5 Mar 1936 – 7 Nov 2021American Actor, best known for his roles in Anchors Aweigh...
Don Sutton
2 Apr 1945 – 18 Jan 2021Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Broadcaster. For...
Billy Joe “B.J.” Thomas
7 Aug 1942 – 29 May 2021Singer. He was best known for his late 1960s hits "Hooked on a...
Hitchcock, Galveston County, Texas, USA
Cicely Tyson
19 Dec 1924 – 28 Jan 2021Actress. Award winning actress known for her portrayal of strong...
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Bobby Unser Sr.
20 Feb 1934 – 2 May 2021Hall of Fame Race Car Driver. A prominent member of the Unser...
Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, USA
Jessica Walter
31 Jan 1941 – 24 Mar 2021Actress. She was best known to both film and television viewers...
Charlie Watts
2 Jun 1941 – 24 Aug 2021Drummer. He was best known as the drummer for the popular music...
Joan Weldon
5 Aug 1930 – 11 Feb 2021Actress. She was best known to film as Dr. Patricia Medford, the...
Clarence Williams III
21 Aug 1939 – 4 Jun 2021Actor. He will be remembered for playing 'Linc Hayes' in the...
Mary Wilson
6 Mar 1944 – 8 Feb 2021Singer. She was as an American singer and concert performer. She...
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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