List of Famous people who died in 2020

Margit Otto-Crépin was a German-born French equestrian. She won a silver medal at 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, behind Nicole Uphoff. She was trained by Fritz Tempelmann and Uwe Schulten-Baumer. Born in Germany, she adopted French nationality in 1971.

Jean-Jacques Blairon was a Belgian musician active in the 1980s under the name J. J. Lionel. His song, "La danse des canards", is one of the best-selling singles ever in France.

Reimar Lüst was a German astrophysicist. He worked in European space science from its beginning, as the scientific director of the European Space Research Organisation (ESRO) from 1962 and as Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA) from 1984 until 1990.

Éric de Cromières was a French sporting executive and manager for Michelin.

Alhaji Momodo Njie, also known as Biri Biri, was a Gambian footballer who played as a right winger. He most notably played for Sevilla FC in Spain and Herfølge Boldklub in Denmark. He was also a Gambian international footballer, and is regarded by several as the best Gambian footballer of all time.

Mohamed Ben Omar was a Nigerien politician and teacher. Omar served as a government minister in several cabinets, most recently as Minister of Employment, Labor and Social Protection from April 2017 until his death on 3 May 2020. Omar also founded the Nigerien Social Democratic Party (PSD) in 2015.

Edmund N. Ansin was an American billionaire and co-founder of Sunbeam Television. He was credited with being an innovator in the television news industry, breaking away from the conventional mold that had been used by other independent stations. His approach ended up being a success, first in Miami and then in Boston.

Pierre Lacoste was a French marine officer and government official. He served as President of the Fédération des professionnels de l'intelligence économique in 2006.

Francisca Xavier Queiroz de Jesus, known professionally as Chica Xavier, was a Brazilian actress and producer. Xavier worked in theater, cinema, and television. She was known primarily for her work on soap operas on TV Globo soap operas, but was active in the theater for 60 years. Xavier was born in Salvador, Bahia. She was married to actor Clementino Kelé.

Lucille Eichengreen was a survivor of the Łódź (Litzmannstadt) Ghetto and the Nazi German concentration camps of Auschwitz, Neuengamme and Bergen-Belsen. She moved to the United States in 1946, married, had two sons and worked as an insurance agent. In 1994, she published From Ashes to Life: My Memories of the Holocaust. She frequently lectured on the Holocaust at libraries, schools and universities in the U.S. and Germany. She took part in a documentary from the University of Giessen on life in the Ghetto, for which she was awarded an honorary doctorate.