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
George Armstrong
6 Jul 1930 – 24 Jan 2021Hall of Fame Professional Hockey Player, Coach. For twenty-one...
Ralph Backstrom
18 Sep 1937 – 7 Feb 2021Professional Hockey Player. For seventeen seasons (1957 to 1973),...
Tim Bogert
27 Aug 1944 – 13 Jan 2021Rock Musician. A bass player, he will be remembered for his...
Ed Bruce
29 Dec 1939 – 8 Jan 2021Singer/Songwriter and Actor. Country music singer and songwriter...
Allan Burns
18 May 1935 – 30 Jan 2021Television and Motion Picture Screenwriter, Producer, Director....
John Chaney
21 Jan 1932 – 29 Jan 2021Hall of Fame College Basketball Coach. Known for his fiery and...
Billy Conigliaro
15 Aug 1947 – 10 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player. For five seasons (1969 to 1973), he...
Chick Anthony “Chick” Corea
12 Jun 1941 – 9 Feb 2021Musician. He was a jazz pianist who won 23 Grammy Awards over a...
Irv Cross
27 Jul 1939 – 28 Feb 2021Professional Football Player, Television Sportscaster. For nine...
Dustin Diamond
7 Jan 1977 – 1 Feb 2021Actor. He was best known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on...
Josh Evans
6 Sep 1972 – 4 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. For nine seasons (1995 to 1999 and...
Siegfried Fischbacher
13 Jun 1939 – 13 Jan 2021Entertainer and Magician. He, along with partner Roy Horn, were...
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Larry Flynt
1 Nov 1942 – 10 Feb 2021Magazine Publisher, Businessman. Flynt was born and raised in...
Lakeville, Magoffin County, Kentucky, USA
Paul Foytack
16 Nov 1930 – 23 Jan 2021Major League Baseball Player. For thirteen seasons (1953 and 1955...
Dr Millie Hughes Fulford
21 Dec 1945 – 2 Feb 2021Biologist. She earned a place in history as the first woman...
Mira Furlan
7 Sep 1955 – 20 Jan 2021Actress and Singer. She is best known for her roles as Delenn on...
Pedro Gonzalez
12 Dec 1937 – 10 Jan 2021Major League Baseball Player. For five seasons (1963 to 1967), he...
Haya Harareet
20 Sep 1931 – 3 Feb 2021Actress. She is remembered for playing 'Esther', Charlton...
Marie Harmon
21 Oct 1923 – 25 Jan 2021Actress. She moved to Hollywood at the age of 18 and worked for...
Newhall, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bruce Andre Hawes
26 Jul 1953 – 17 Feb 2021Musician, Songwriter and Composer.
Hal Holbrook
17 Feb 1925 – 23 Jan 2021Actor. Award winning actor of stage and screen, he is best known...
McLemoresville, Carroll County, Tennessee, USA
Grant Jackson
28 Sep 1942 – 2 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player, Coach. For eighteen seasons (1965...
Vincent Terrell Jackson
14 Jan 1983 – 15 Feb 2021Professional football player. Played for 12 seasons as a wide...
Darrius Johnson
18 May 1973 – 25 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. For five seasons (1996 to 1999 and...
Robert C. Jones
8 Mar 1937 – 2 Feb 2021Motion Picture Editor, Screenwriter. He will be remembered for...
Tony “T-Bone” Jones
24 May 1966 – 22 Jan 2021Professional Football Player. For thirteen seasons (1988 to...
Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Larry King
19 Nov 1933 – 23 Jan 2021Television and Radio Host. Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, the son...
Bruce Kirby
24 Apr 1928 – 24 Jan 2021American Actor. He was a versatile character actor with dozens of...
Lew Krausse
25 Apr 1943 – 16 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player. For twelve seasons (1961 and 1964...
Kansas City, Clay County, Missouri, USA
Charles Andrew “Charlie” Krueger
28 Jan 1937 – 5 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. He played the defensive tackle...
Robert John “Bob” Lagomarsino
4 Sep 1926 – 7 Feb 2021US Congressman. He served in the United States House of...
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...
Rush Limbaugh
12 Jan 1951 – 17 Feb 2021Radio Personality, Political Commentator, Author. He is best...
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Floyd Little
4 Jul 1942 – 1 Jan 2021Professional Football Player. He played the position of halfback...
Junior Mance
10 Oct 1928 – 17 Jan 2021Jazz Musician. A pianist, he is remembered for his bluesy,...
Angel Mangual
19 Mar 1947 – 16 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player. For seven seasons (1969 and 1971 to...
Gerry Marsden
24 Sep 1942 – 3 Jan 2021Rock Musician. He will be remembered as the founding member and...
Carlos Saul Menem
2 Jul 1930 – 14 Feb 2021Argentine Statesman. He served as the President of Argentina from...
San Justo, Partido de La Matanza, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Diana Millay
7 Jun 1935 – 8 Jan 2021Actress. She will perhaps be remembered for playing 'Laura...
Mark Anthony “Prince Markie Dee” Morales
19 Feb 1968 – 18 Feb 2021Singer and Producer. Known professionally as Prince Markie Dee,...
Connie Harper Nelson
31 Dec 1930 – 16 Jan 2021American Actress. She was the real-life secretary of Ozzie...
Louis Nix III
31 Jul 1991 – 27 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. He played at the position of...
Gustavo Jose Joaquin Noboa Bejarano
21 Aug 1937 – 16 Feb 2021Ecuadorian Statesman. He served as the 42nd President of Ecuador...
Guayaquil, Cantón Guayaquil, Guayas, Ecuador
Randy Parton
15 Dec 1953 – 21 Jan 2021Singer, Songwriter. The younger brother of Dolly Parton, Stella...
Christopher Pennock
7 Jun 1944 – 12 Feb 2021Actor. He is remembered for playing 'Jeb Hawkes' and other...
Juan Pizarro
7 Feb 1937 – 18 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player. For eighteen seasons (1957 to...
Christopher Plummer
13 Dec 1929 – 5 Feb 2021Actor. Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer was a Canadian actor. His...
Marion Ramsey
10 May 1947 – 7 Jan 2021Actress, Singer. She will be remembered for playing the good...
Peter Mark Richman
16 Apr 1927 – 14 Jan 2021Actor. Richman worked as a pharmacist before moving to New York...
John Roach
26 Mar 1933 – 18 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. For seven seasons (1956 and 1959 to...
Carrollton, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Tanya Roberts
15 Oct 1955 – 4 Jan 2021Actress. A Bond Girl, she was best known for her roles on...
Jimmie Rodgers
18 Sep 1933 – 18 Jan 2021Musician, Actor. A guitarist of the Pop Music and Folk genres, he...
Mike Sadek
30 May 1946 – 20 Jan 2021Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1973, 1975 to...
Marty Schottenheimer
23 Sep 1943 – 8 Feb 2021Professional Football Player, Coach. He was primarily known for...
Barbara Shelley
13 Feb 1932 – 4 Jan 2021Actress. She will be remembered for association with horror films...
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...
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...
Martha Stewart
7 Oct 1922 – 17 Feb 2021Actress. She was best known for appearing in the late 1940s and...
Gene Summers
3 Jan 1939 – 17 Feb 2021American Singer and Musician. Born David Eugene Summers, he was...
Don Sutton
2 Apr 1945 – 18 Jan 2021Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player, Broadcaster. For...
Wayne “Twig” Terwilliger
27 Jun 1925 – 3 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player, Coach. For nine seasons (1949 to...
Ted Thompson
17 Jan 1953 – 20 Jan 2021Professional Football Executive and Player. He was an undrafted...
Tony Trabert
16 Aug 1930 – 3 Feb 2021Hall of Fame Tennis Player. He was best known for both his 5...
Cicely Tyson
19 Dec 1924 – 28 Jan 2021Actress. Award winning actress known for her portrayal of strong...
Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA
Hilton Valentine
21 May 1943 – 29 Jan 2021Rock Musician. A guitarist, he will be remembered for his tenure...
Jim Weatherly
17 Mar 1943 – 3 Feb 2021Musician, Songwriter. He will be remembered for penning a string...
Paul Westphal
30 Nov 1950 – 2 Jan 2021Professional Basketball Player and Coach. He had a storybook...
Stan Williams
14 Sep 1936 – 20 Feb 2021Major League Baseball Player. He was a starting and relief...
Mary Wilson
6 Mar 1944 – 8 Feb 2021Singer. She was as an American singer and concert performer. She...
Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, USA
Dick Witcher
10 Oct 1944 – 23 Feb 2021Professional Football Player. He played the wide receiver...
Ronald Jack “Ron” Wright
8 Apr 1953 – 7 Feb 2021US Congressman. A member of the Republican Party, he served...