List of Famous people who died in 2020

Günter Sawitzki was a German football player.

Jacques Calvet was a French businessman.

Ivan Vakarchuk was a Ukrainian and Soviet physicist, politician and social activist. From 1990 to 2007 and again between 2010 and 2013 he was Rector of the Lviv University. In 2007–2010 he was Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine. Hero of Ukraine, he was father of the leader of the rock band Okean Elzy Svyatoslav Vakarchuk.

Joaquín Carbonell Martí was a Spanish singer-songwriter, journalist and poet.

Eusebio Leal Spengler was a Cuban historian. He served as the municipal historian of Havana, as well as the director of the restoration project of Old Havana. Under his oversight, the historic centre of the capital city became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. He also authored books and hosted radio and television programs that recounted the city and its history.

Gerda Kieninger was a German politician. She was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. She was born in Cologne, West Germany. Kieninger was a member of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia from 1995 to 2017.

Joan Mesquida Ferrando was a Spanish politician who served as a Deputy, having previously been Director-General of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard.

Chisako Jissōji , better known under the stage name Chisako Hara , was a Japanese actress best known for starring in Akai Giwaku, Kishibe no Album, and the Ultra Series franchise.

Leonard Borisoff, known professionally as Len Barry, was an American vocalist, songwriter, and record producer.

János Gróz was a Hungarian handball and beach handball coach. He was one of the most successful trainers in Hungary in the beach version of the sport.