Notable deaths on July 21

Spanish motorcycle racer (2008–2025)

American singer (1926–2023)

South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1925–2020)

British-American jazz singer and actress (1930–2020)

United States Navy admiral (1920–2018)

American actor (1946–2017)

American gridiron football player, coach (1949–2016)

Polish yacht racer

Dutch footballer (1949–2015)

American novelist and editor (1931–2015)

American physician (1947–2015)

Musical artist

American entrepreneur, sports team owner and thoroughbred horse breeder

German international law scholar, diplomat and lawyer

New Zealand rugby union player

English female aviator; Air Transport Auxiliary pilot

American poet

Nigerian engineer (1938–2014)

Italian motorcycle racer

Dutch field hockey player (1958–2013)

American football player and coach (1920–2013)

Indian judoka (1981–2013)

Colombian-French composer and educator (born 1971)

Scottish-born Irish-American political journalist and writer