List of Famous people who died in 2020

Svatopluk Karásek was a Czech singer, evangelical clergyman, and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies. His brother was the photographer Oldřich Karásek.

Laudo Natel was a Brazilian politician.

Yang Mu was the pen name of a Taiwanese poet, essayist and critic in Chinese language. He was born as Wang Ching-hsien (王靖獻) on 6 September 1940 in Hualien County, Taiwan. As one of the representative figures in the field of contemporary Taiwanese literature, his work is known for its combining of the graceful style and writing techniques of Chinese classical poetry with elements of Western culture. Apart from romantic feelings, his works also reflect strong awareness of humanistic concern, which has thus brought him widespread attention and high respect. He was named the laureate of the 2013 Newman Prize for Chinese Literature, making him the first poet and the first Taiwanese writer to have won the award.

Antonio Gento López was a Spanish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Jean-François Bazin was a French politician, journalist, and writer.

Hiroki Yuhara was a Japanese rugby union player. Yuhara played 13 international matches for the Japan national rugby union team.

Nabil Farouk Ramadan Bayoumi Ramadan was an Egyptian novelist, best known for his books in the Rewayāt Masreyya Lel Gēb series.

Günter Rittner was a German painter and illustrator. He ranks among the best known German portrayers of the 20th Century. Rittner's portraits of Ludwig Erhard as well as of Kurt Georg Kiesinger are the foundation of the Gallery of Chancellors, established in 1976 by former Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in the Bundeskanzleramt in Berlin.

Armando Uribe Arce was a Chilean writer, poet, lawyer, and diplomat.

Sergei Mikhailovich Slonimsky was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and musicologist.