Notable deaths on January 21

American lobster fisherwoman (1920–2026)

Canadian multi-instrumentalist (1937–2025)

President of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014

First Lady of Chile from 1990 to 1994

American stand-up comedian (1953–2022)

American basketball coach (1931–2020)

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

Argentine footballer (1990–2019)

American politician (1926–2019)

French noble (1933–2019)

American actress and singer (1925–2019)

American alpine skier (1960–2016)

Indian classical dancer

Cuban author and dissident (1974–2015)

Liberian lawyer and politician

British politician (1939–2015)

American theologian, New Testament scholar and writer (1942–2015)

Turkish geophysicist (1941–2013)

Thai politician (1940–2013)

British filmmaker (1935–2013)

American mercenary and criminal (1956–2012)

American artist, sculptor and photographer

Indian film director (1956–2011)

American costume designer (1922–2011)