List of Famous people who died in 2020

Michel Roux, OBE, also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, later to become the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain, and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.

Ashraf Daniel Mohamad Sinclair was a Malaysian actor known for his role as Eddy in the 2005 film Gol & Gincu. He was born to an English father and a Malaysian mother of Malay ancestry and Javanese descent from Ipoh, Perak.

Derek James Fowlds was an English actor, known for his appearances in popular TV series including The Basil Brush Show, Yes Minister and Heartbeat.

Louis Clark Brock was an American professional baseball outfielder. He began his 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the 1961 Chicago Cubs but spent the majority of his big league career as a left fielder for the St. Louis Cardinals. Brock was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 and the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame in 2014. He was a special instructor coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Lorenzo Sanz Mancebo was a Spanish businessman who was the 14th President of Real Madrid from 26 November 1995 until 16 July 2000, and owner of Málaga CF.

Tetsuya Watari was a Japanese film, stage, and television actor.

Jaya Prakash Reddy was an Indian actor who predominantly appeared in Telugu films. Born in Sirvel of Andhra Pradesh, he came into the limelight with the film Samarasimha Reddy (1999) where he played the role of Veera Raghava Reddy. Fondly called JP, he went onto act as an antagonist in several successful films such as Jayam Manade Raa (2000) and Chennakesava Reddy (2002). Later in his career, JP was also featured in many comic roles. He died at his home in Guntur on 8 September 2020, at age 74, from massive cardiac arrest. He was honoured with Special Jury Award (Alexander) for his contribution to Tollywood at the 16th Santosham Film Awards.

Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, nicknamed "The Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was a 10-time All-Star and 6-time World Series champion. In 1961, he won both the Cy Young Award and World Series Most Valuable Player Award. Ford led the American League (AL) in wins three times and in earned run average (ERA) twice. He is the Yankees franchise leader in career wins (236), shutouts (45), innings pitched, and games started by a pitcher. Ford was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974.

Suzy Delair, was a French actress, dancer, singer, comedian and star of vaudeville.