List of Famous people who died in 2000

Rayner Stephens Unwin CBE was an English publisher, who served as the chairman of the publishing firm George Allen & Unwin, which had been founded by his father Sir Stanley Unwin.

Edward Montague Hussey Cooper was an Australian born actor, later active in Britain and the United States. Known by his professional name of Edward Ashley, Cooper performed in 60 films for Metro Goldwyn Mayer including Pride and Prejudice (1940) where he played George Wickham.

Michael Robert Herman was a French American mathematician. He was one of the leading experts on the theory of dynamical systems.

Lancelot Lionel Ware OBE was an English barrister and biochemist. He is best known as the co-founder of Mensa, the international society for intellectually gifted people, with the Australian barrister Roland Berrill in 1946. It was originally called the "High IQ Club".

George Duning was an American musician, and film composer. He was born in Richmond, Indiana, United States, and educated in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, where his mentor was Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.