2021 deaths in the United States (January–June)
list of notable US deaths in a year
Deaths in the first half of the year 2021 in the United States. For the last half of the year, see 2021 deaths in the United States (July–December).
January
January 1
Ben Chafin, 60, politician, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2014) and Senate (since 2014) (b. 1960)
Ron Dominguez, 85, business and theme park executive, vice-president of Disneyland (1974–1990) and of Walt Disney Attractions, West Coast (1990–1994) (b. 1935)
George Gerdes, 72, singer, songwriter and actor (Hidalgo, L.A. Noire, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) (b. 1948)
Floyd Little, 78, Hall of Fame football player (Syracuse Orange, Denver Broncos) (b. 1942)
Misty Morgan, 75, country music singer (Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan) (b. 1945)
Paige Rense, 91, writer and editor, editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest (1975–2010) (b. 1929)
George Whitmore, 89, mountaineer and conservationist (b. 1931)
January 2
Mary Catherine Bateson, 81, writer and cultural anthropologist (b.
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