Remembering some of those we lost in 2021, from literary legends to everyday heroes

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It started with an insurrection and ended with a new coronavirus variant spreading like wildfire. In between was a year of tremendous loss.

From titans of arts, politics, sports and science to lesser-known people whose lives made an impact, too, here is a roundup of NPR coverage of some of the deaths of people who helped shape our world, in ways both great and small.