List of Famous people who died in 2020

Wolfgang Dauner was a German jazz pianist who co-founded the United Jazz + Rock Ensemble. He worked with Hans Koller, Albert Mangelsdorff, Volker Kriegel and Ack van Rooyen and composed for radio, television, and film.

Francisco Hernando Contreras, known as Paco el Pocero, was a Spanish businessman in the construction industry.

John Richard Reid was a New Zealand cricketer who captained New Zealand in 34 Test matches. He was the country's first cricketing captain to achieve victory, both at home against the West Indies in 1956, and the first away win, against South Africa in 1962.

Gilbert Naccache was a Tunisian Jewish writer and leftist activist.

Ciro Pessoa Mendes Corrêa, also known by his Dharma name Tenzin Chöpel, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist, guitarist, screenwriter, journalist, writer and poet, famous for being one of the founding members of the influential rock band Titãs and for his later work with pioneering post-punk/gothic rock band Cabine C. He also formed numerous other short-lived and lesser known projects throughout the early to mid-1990s before beginning a solo career in 2003.

Yong Pung How was a Malayan-born Singaporean banker, judge, and lawyer who served as the next Chief Justice when former Chief Justice, Wee Chong Jin stepped down from the position. Prior to his judicial career, he was a lawyer, banker and senior government official. He was the chancellor of the Singapore Management University between 2010 and 2015.

John Alexius Bathersby was an Australian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the sixth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, serving from 1991 until his retirement in 2011. Bathersby was conferred with the title Emeritus Archbishop of Brisbane.

Michael Jerome Hawley was an American academic and artist working in the field of digital media. Previously at MIT’s Media Laboratory where he was a professor and held the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. endowed chair, Hawley was the founder or co-founder of several major research programs and projects including MIT's GO Expeditions program, Things That Think, Toys of Tomorrow, Counter Intelligence, and founder of the nonprofit organization Friendly Planet. He notably was the scientific director of the American Expedition on Mount Everest in 1998, one of the first major scientific expeditions on Everest. Hawley's work has been featured in major media such as National Geographic, Time, The New York Times, and on numerous television networks. His work at MIT has, in his own words, “sought to creatively stretch digital infrastructures, embedding intelligence into all sorts of artifacts and advancing the web of communications.”

Silver Donald Cameron was a Canadian journalist, author, playwright, and university teacher whose writing focused on social justice, nature, and the environment. His 15 books of non-fiction dealt with everything from history and politics to education and community development.

Erickson Le Zulu, stage name of Éric Bosiki was an Ivorian disc jockey and singer.