List of Famous people who died in 2020

Francesco Di Carlo was a member of the Sicilian Mafia who turned state witness in 1996. He was accused of being the killer of Roberto Calvi, nicknamed "God's banker", because he was in charge of Banco Ambrosiano and his close association with the Vatican Bank. He died after contracting COVID-19 during the pandemic on April 16, 2020.

Odile Pierre was a French organist, composer and academic teacher. She was the organist at La Madeleine, Paris, and taught organ and improvisation at the Conservatoire de Paris. The last student of Marcel Dupré, she played around 2,000 recitals internationally and made recordings.

João Alves Filho was a Brazilian politician and civil engineer.

Yoshikichi Furui was a Japanese author and translator. He has won the Akutagawa Prize, the Tanizaki Prize, and the Yomiuri Prize, among other literary awards.

Omar Quintana Baquerizo was an Ecuadorian politician, sports executive, businessman, and member of the Ecuadorian Roldosist Party (PRE) and Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN) political parties. Quintana served in the former National Congress of Ecuador from 2003 to 2005, including a tenure as the President of the National Congress from January 5, 2005, until April 20, 2005.

Didier Lapeyronnie was a French sociologist and a professor at Paris-Sorbonne University. He was an associate member Centre d'analyse et d'intervention sociologiques, and of the Groupe d'étude des méthodes de l'analyse sociologique de la Sorbonne.

Hernán Eduardo Pinto Miranda was a Chilean lawyer, politician and member of the Christian Democratic Party (PDC).

Sergei Leonidovich Dorensky was a Russian pianist.

Fernando Garfella Palmer was a Spanish documentary filmmaker, known for his documentaries about the marine life of the Balearic Islands and for his collaboration with the NGO Proactiva Open Arms.

Gregory de Vink was a South African racing cyclist.