Famous people who died in 2021

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.

Tanya Roberts

Actress Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2021, at the age of 71.
Multi-organ failure due to sepsis.

Phil Spector

American record producer Deceased
Died on Jan 16, 2021, at the age of 81.
Complications of COVID-19.

Larry King

TV host Deceased
Died on Jan 23, 2021, at the age of 87.
Sepsis.

Dustin Diamond

Actor Deceased
Died on Feb 1, 2021, at the age of 44.
Small-cell lung cancer.

Rush Limbaugh

Talk-show host Deceased
Died on Feb 17, 2021, at the age of 70.
Lung cancer.

Paul Ritter

English actor Deceased
Died on Apr 5, 2021, at the age of 54.
Brain tumor.

Nikki Grahame

English TV personality Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 38.
Complications from anorexia.

DMX

Rapper Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 50.
Drug overdose.

Prince Philip

Duke of Edinburgh Deceased
Died on Apr 9, 2021, at the age of 99.
Natural causes.

Bernie Madoff

American fraudster Deceased
Died on Apr 14, 2021, at the age of 82.
Natural causes.

John McAfee

Computer programmer Deceased
Died on Jun 23, 2021, at the age of 75.
Suicide by hanging.

Swavy

TikTok personality Deceased
Died on Jul 5, 2021, at the age of 18.
Murder by gunshot.

Rodney Alcala

Serial killer Deceased
Died on Jul 24, 2021, at the age of 77.
Natural causes.

Joey Jordison

American musician Deceased
Died on Jul 26, 2021, at the age of 46.

Charlie Watts

Drummer Deceased
Died on Aug 24, 2021, at the age of 80.
Not disclosed.

Sarah Harding

English singer Deceased
Died on Sep 5, 2021, at the age of 39.
Breast cancer.

Michael K. Williams

Actor Deceased
Died on Sep 6, 2021, at the age of 54.
Drug overdose.

Norm Macdonald

Comedian Deceased
Died on Sep 14, 2021, at the age of 61.
Acute leukemia.

James Michael Tyler

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 24, 2021, at the age of 59.
Prostate cancer.

Young Dolph

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 17, 2021, at the age of 36.
Shot dead outside of a bakery in Memphis, Tennessee.

Virgil Abloh

Fashion designer Deceased
Died on Nov 28, 2021, at the age of 41.
Cardiac angiosarcoma.

John Madden

American Football player Deceased
Died on Dec 28, 2021, at the age of 85.

Betty White

Actress Deceased
Died on Dec 31, 2021, at the age of 99.
Natural causes.

Celebrity deaths in 2021

Statistics about the 23 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2021. 82% were male, whereas only 17% were female.
9% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
4% of the celebrity deaths in 2021 were from suicide.
30% of them passed away due to cancer.
9% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.