List of Famous people who died in 2020
Alwin Brück
Alwin Brück was a German politician who was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). He was Parliamentary Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1974 to 1982.
Harold A. Scheraga
Harold Abraham Scheraga was an American biophysicist and the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus in the chemistry department at Cornell University. Scheraga is regarded as a pioneer in protein biophysics and has been especially influential in the study of protein solvation and the hydrophobic effect as it relates to protein folding.
Ezra Vogel
Ezra Feivel Vogel was an American academic who became the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. He wrote prolifically on modern Japan, China, Korea, and other topics related to Asia.
Vytautas Barkauskas
Vytautas Barkauskas was a Lithuanian composer and Professor of Composition of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Arnold Sowinski
Arnold Sowinski was a French footballer who played with RC Lens. He also managed RC Lens on four occasions.
Parviz PoorHosseini
Parviz Poorhosseini was an Iranian film, theater and television actor. He died of COVID-19 at age 79, in Firoozgar Hospital in Tehran.
Horst David
Horst David (22 November 1938 – 8 November 2020) was a German serial killer.
Marcelino Vaquero González del Río
Marcelino Vaquero González del Río, known as Marcelino Campanal, was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. He played for Real Avilés CF, Sevilla FC, Deportivo de La Coruña and C.D. Iliturgi from 1947 to 1969. He also played eleven times for the Spain national team during his career.
Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras
Antonio Rodríguez de las Heras Pérez was a Spanish historian, a professor at the Charles III University of Madrid, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Communication and Documentation and Director of the Institute of Culture and Technology of the Carlos III University. He was also a member of the Advisory Council of TeamLabs since its foundation in 2013.
Sérgio Sant'Anna
Sérgio Sant'Anna was a Brazilian writer, born in Rio de Janeiro.