List of Famous people who died in 2020

William Wylie MacPherson, known professionally as Bill Martin, was a Scottish songwriter, music publisher and impresario. His most successful songs, all written with Phil Coulter, included "Puppet on a String", "Congratulations", "Back Home", and "Saturday Night". He was presented with three Ivor Novello Awards, including one as Songwriter of the Year.

Branko Cikatić was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian-born fighter to achieve international success. He was the first K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 in Japan.

Jānis Lūsis was a Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw.

Maurice Bidermann, real name Maurice Zylberberg, was a French industrialist in the textile business, descended from Polish Jews. He was a Knight of the French National Order of Merit in 1991.

Xavier Dor was a French embryologist, well known for his activism against abortions.

Bruno Barbey was a Moroccan-born French photographer. Throughout his four-decade career he traveled across five continents, photographing many wars.

Frank Horvat was an Italian photographer who lived and worked in France. He is best known for his fashion photography, published between the mid 1950s and the late 1980s. Horvat's photographic opus includes photojournalism, portraiture, landscape, nature, and sculpture. He was the recipient of the Fondazione del Centenario Award in 2010 for his contributions to European culture.

Ryszard Ronczewski was a Polish actor.

Jacques Galipeau was a Canadian actor.

Edmond Kiraz, born Kirazian was an Egyptian-born French-Armenian cartoonist and illustrator.