List of Famous people who died in 2000

Hagop Vahram Çerçiyan was a professor of mathematics, geography, and calligraphy at the Robert College of Istanbul, known for designing the signature of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first president of Turkey.

Zhang Jun was a Chinese robber and serial killer. From June 1993 to September 2000, Zhang and his associates robbed a total of 22 stores in Chongqing, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan and Guangxi, killing 28 people and wounding 23. The total amount stolen was alleged to be 5.36 million yuan.

John Wesley Blassingame was an American historian and pioneer in the study of slavery in the United States. He was the former chairman of the African-American studies program at Yale University.

Cheng Kejie was a Chinese government official who was executed for bribery.

Faris Odeh was a Palestinian boy shot dead by the Israel Defense Forces near the Karni crossing in the Gaza Strip while throwing stones in the second month of the Al-Aqsa Intifada.

Zhou Meiyu (1910-2001) was a Chinese nurse, "among the most influential Chinese nurses of the early twentieth century". She was the first woman in the Republic of China to attain the rank of General.

Fouad Pasha Serageldin, was a leader of Egypt's Wafd Party.

Lu Min was a MiG-15 pilot of the People's Republic of China. Born in Longkou, Shandong Province, he was a flying ace during the Korean War, with eight victories.