List of Famous people who died in 2000

Stanley Ralph Ross was an American writer and actor. He was raised in Brooklyn, New York, starting his career in advertising With Chudacoff and Margulis Advertising in West Los Angeles, then soon going to work as a writer on various television shows such as the 1960s Batman series starring Adam West and also The Monkees, and developed Wonder Woman for television with Douglas S. Cramer. Ross was sometimes credited as Sue Donem, a pun on "pseudonym".

Gene Harris was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style that is known as soul jazz.

Alain Poiré was a French film producer and screenwriter. He was born in Paris, and died in Neuilly-Sur-Seine.

Hester Burton was an English writer, mainly of historical fiction for children and young adults. She received the Carnegie Medal for her 1963 novel Time of Trial, which like many of her books was illustrated by Victor Ambrus.

Don Weis was an American film and television director.

Melvin Eugene Carnahan was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 51st Governor of Missouri from 1993 until his death in a plane crash in 2000. A Democrat, he was elected posthumously to the U.S. Senate; his widow, Jean, served in his stead for two years until a special election.

Jerónimo José Podestá was an Argentine Catholic priest and bishop.

Anthony Spinelli was an American one-time mainstream actor & producer who later became a pornographic film director.