David Gale

American mathematician (1921–2008).

Born December 13th, 1921 in Manhattan.

Died March 7th, 2008 at 86 years old in Berkeley. ^[ref]

Yoichiro Nambu

American theoretical physicist (1921-2015).

Born January 18th, 1921 in Tokyo. ^[ref]

Died July 5th, 2015 at 94 years old in Toyonaka (myocardial infarction).

Antonino Rocca

Italian professional wrestler (1921–1977).

Born April 13th, 1921 in Treviso.

Died May 15th, 1977 at 56 years old in New York City.

Jean-Marie Balestre

French auto racing executive.

Born April 9th, 1921 in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence.

Died March 26th, 2008 at 86 years old in Saint-Cloud. ^[ref]

Howell Heflin

Democratic united states senator from alabama (1921-2005).

Born June 19th, 1921 in Poulan.

Died March 29th, 2005 at 83 years old in Sheffield (myocardial infarction).

Janet Blair

Actress (1921-2007).

Born April 23rd, 1921 in Altoona.

Died February 19th, 2007 at 85 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Edgar Morin

French philosopher and sociologist.

Born July 8th, 1921 (age 104 years) in Paris.

Ágnes Keleti

Hungarian-israeli artistic gymnast (1921–2025).

Born January 9th, 1921 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died January 2nd, 2025 at 103 years old in Budapest (pneumonia, respiratory failure, heart failure). ^[ref]

Marie Maynard Daly

American biochemist (1921–2003).

Born April 16th, 1921 in Queens. ^[ref]

Died October 28th, 2003 at 82 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Martin James Monti

American air force pilot in wwii who defected to the axis, and joined the ss.

Born October 24th, 1921 in St. Louis.

Died September 11th, 2000 at 78 years old in Missouri.

Nexhmije Hoxha

Albanian politician (1921–2020).

Born February 8th, 1921 in Bitola.

Died February 26th, 2020 at 99 years old in Tirana. ^[ref]

William Arthur Ward

American writer.

Born December 17th, 1921 in Louisiana.

Died March 30th, 1994 at 72 years old

Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati

17th chief justice of india (1921–2017).

Born December 21st, 1921 in Gujarat.

Died June 15th, 2017 at 95 years old in New Delhi (kidney failure).

Franco Corelli

Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).

Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona.

Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).

Ken Adam

Uk motion picture production designer (1921-2016).

Born February 5th, 1921 in Berlin.

Died March 10th, 2016 at 95 years old in London. ^[ref]

Mary Douglas

British anthropologist (1921–2007).

Born March 25th, 1921 in Sanremo.

Died May 16th, 2007 at 86 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]

Art Clokey

American animator (1921-2010).

Born October 12th, 1921 in Detroit.

Died January 8th, 2010 at 88 years old in Los Osos (infectious disease). ^[ref]

Dan Frazer

American actor (1921–2011).

Born November 20th, 1921 in New York City.

Died December 16th, 2011 at 90 years old in New York City (heart failure). ^[ref]

William V. Roth

American politician (1921-2003).

Born July 22nd, 1921 in Great Falls.

Died December 13th, 2003 at 82 years old in Washington, D.C..

Pancho Segura

American tennis player (1921-2017).

Born June 20th, 1921 in Guayaquil.

Died November 18th, 2017 at 96 years old in Carlsbad (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Sheila Ryan

American actress (1921-1975).

Born June 8th, 1921 in Topeka. ^[ref]

Died November 4th, 1975 at 54 years old in Las Vegas (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Meir Amit

Israeli politician (1921-2009).

Born March 17th, 1921 in Tiberias. ^[ref]

Died July 17th, 2009 at 88 years old in Tel-Aviv.

Farida of Egypt

Egyptian queen consort (1921–1988).

Born September 5th, 1921 in Alexandria.

Died October 16th, 1988 at 67 years old in Cairo (leukemia).

Jaroslav Drobný

Czech tennis and ice hockey player (1921–2001).

Born October 12th, 1921 in Prague. ^[ref]

Died September 13th, 2001 at 79 years old in London.

James Blish

American science fiction and fantasy author (1921–1975).

Born May 23rd, 1921 in East Orange. ^[ref]

Died July 30th, 1975 at 54 years old in Henley-on-Thames (lung cancer).