Benjamin Vanninen

Cross-country skier.

Born June 29th, 1921 in Sortavalan maalaiskunta.

Died April 22nd, 1975 at 53 years old in Heinola.

Lennart Viitala

Olympic wrestler (1921–1966).

Born November 8th, 1921 in Nurmo.

Died February 24th, 1966 at 44 years old in Jyväskylän maalaiskunta (stomach cancer).

Ernie McCoy

Racecar driver.

Born February 19th, 1921 in Reading.

Died February 4th, 2001 at 79 years old in Port Orange.

Alex Close

Cyclist (1921–2008).

Born November 26th, 1921 in Moignelée.

Died October 21st, 2008 at 86 years old in Ligny. ^[ref]

Thor Axelsson

Canoe racer (1921–2012).

Born July 3rd, 1921 in Helsinki.

Died August 2nd, 2012 at 91 years old in Ingå.

Nando González

Spanish footballer (1921-1988).

Born February 1st, 1921 in Getxo.

Died January 3rd, 1988 at 66 years old in Bilbao.

Elioro Paredes

Paraguayan footballer.

Born February 19th, 1921 (age 105 years) in Paraguay.

Elena Lacková

Slovak poet and writer (1921–2003).

Born March 22nd, 1921. ^[ref]

Died January 1st, 2003 at 81 years old in Košice. ^[ref]

Lise Girardin

Swiss politician (1921-2010).

Born February 15th, 1921 in Geneva.

Died October 16th, 2010 at 89 years old in Geneva.

Petre Mihai Bănărescu

Romanian ichthyologist (1921–2009).

Born September 15th, 1921 in Craiova.

Died May 12th, 2009 at 87 years old in Bucharest.

Per Berlin

Wrestler (1921–2011).

Born August 1st, 1921.

Died December 22nd, 2011 at 90 years old in Landskrona.

Valdemar Rautio

Finnish triple jumper (1921–1973).

Born November 4th, 1921 in Vaasa.

Died September 5th, 1973 at 51 years old in Nurmijärvi.

Max Angst

Bobsledder (1921-2002).

Born July 3rd, 1921 in Eglisau.

Died January 21st, 2002 at 80 years old

Kim Chang-Hee

South korean weightlifter.

Born February 14th, 1921.

Died January 18th, 1990 at 68 years old

Harald Eriksson

Swedish cross-country skier.

Born September 22nd, 1921 in Lycksele Municipality.

Died May 20th, 2015 at 93 years old in Umeå. ^[ref]

Lajos Balthazár

Fencer (1921–1995).

Born June 30th, 1921 in Budapest.

Died February 1st, 1995 at 73 years old in Budapest.

Frederick Fortune

Bobsledder (1921-1994).

Born April 1st, 1921 in Lake Placid.

Died April 20th, 1994 at 73 years old in Burlington.

Ely do Amparo

Brazilian footballer (1921–1991).

Born May 14th, 1921 in Paracambi.

Died March 9th, 1991 at 69 years old in Paracambi.

Cor van der Hoeven

Dutch association football player (1921-2017).

Born May 12th, 1921 in Amsterdam.

Died February 1st, 2017 at 95 years old in Amsterdam. ^[ref]

Carlo Turcato

Italian fencer (1921-2017).

Born September 22nd, 1921 in Cervignano del Friuli.

Died June 2nd, 2017 at 95 years old in Padua. ^[ref]

Dick Loggere

Field hockey player.

Born May 6th, 1921 in Amsterdam.

Died December 30th, 2014 at 93 years old in Hilversum.

Klavdiya Tochonova

Soviet athlete who competed mainly in the shot put.

Born November 16th, 1921 in Tver.

Died May 30th, 2004 at 82 years old

Maurice Desaymonnet

French basketball player (1921–2015).

Born June 24th, 1921 in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Died November 4th, 2015 at 94 years old in Antony.

Guido Bernardi

Olympic cyclist.

Born September 21st, 1921 in Pontenure. ^[ref]

Died January 22nd, 2002 at 80 years old in Pontenure.

Nils Björklöf

Canoe racer (1921–1987).

Born April 12th, 1921 in Ingå. ^[ref]

Died September 16th, 1987 at 66 years old in Stockholm.