List of Famous people who died in 2020

Shirley Douglas

First Name Shirley
Last Name Douglas
Born on April 2, 1934
Died on April 5, 2020 (aged 86)
Born in Canada, Saskatchewan

Shirley Jean Douglas was a Canadian television, film and stage actress and activist. Her acting career combined with her family name made her recognizable in Canadian film, television and national politics.

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Leila Janah

First Name Leila
Born on October 9, 1982
Died on January 24, 2020 (aged 37)

Leila Janah was an American businesswoman. She was the founder and CEO of Sama and LXMI, two companies which share a common social mission to end global poverty by giving work to people in need. Sama's 11,000 employees have worked under contracts with companies including Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Walmart, Getty Images, Glassdoor and Vulcan Capital.

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Michou

Michel Georges Alfred Catty
Born on June 18, 1931
Died on January 26, 2020 (aged 88)

Michel Georges Alfred Catty, known as Michou, was a French singer, drag artist and owner of Chez Michou in Montmartre. He was born in Amiens. A local celebrity, he appeared in a cameo as himself in the 1973 film La bonne année directed by Claude Lelouch. In 1973 he also played the part of Beauchamp in the TV series Molière pour rire et pour pleurer, directed by Marcel Camus.

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Huey

Lawrence Franks Jr.
Born on September 12, 1987
Died on June 25, 2020 (aged 32)

Lawrence Franks Jr., better known by his stage name Huey, was an American rapper from St. Louis, Missouri. Originally signed to Jive Records, Franks was best known for his 2006 debut single, "Pop, Lock & Drop It".

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Tariq Aziz

First Name Tariq
Last Name Aziz
Born on April 28, 1936
Died on June 17, 2020 (aged 84)

Tariq Aziz was a Pakistani television host, film actor, known for PTV's quiz show Neelam Ghar, first aired in 1974, later renamed the Tariq Aziz Show and lately as Bazm-e-Tariq AzizHe was known for his iconic line " Dekhti Aankhon,Sunte Kaanon Tariq Aziz ka Salam". He was the first face to appear on television in Pakistan. He had also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1997 and 1999.

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Alfred Worden

First Name Alfred
Born on February 7, 1932
Died on March 17, 2020 (aged 88)

Colonel Alfred Merrill Worden USAF was an American test pilot, engineer and NASA astronaut who was the command module pilot for the Apollo 15 lunar mission in 1971. One of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon, he orbited it 74 times in the command module (CM) Endeavour.

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Chetan Chauhan

First Name Chetan
Born on July 21, 1947
Died on August 16, 2020 (aged 73)
Born in India

Chetan Pratap Singh Chauhan was a cricketer who played 40 Test matches for India. He played Ranji Trophy for Maharashtra and Delhi. He played most of his international cricket in the late 1970s and was the regular opening partner of Sunil Gavaskar during that period. Chetan Chauhan was appointed as Chairman of NIFT from June 2016 to June 2017. He was also twice elected to the Lok Sabha from Amroha in Uttar Pradesh, in 1991 and 1998. From 2018 to 2020, he was minister for youth and sports in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Alan Merrill

Allan Preston Sachs
First Name Alan
Last Name Merrill
Born on February 19, 1951
Died on March 29, 2020 (aged 69)

Alan Merrill was an American vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor and model. In the early 1970s, Merrill was one of the first westerners to achieve pop star status in Japan. He was the writer of, and lead singer on, the first released version of the song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", which was recorded by the Arrows in 1975. The song became a breakthrough hit for Joan Jett in 1982.

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Radomir Antić

Radomir Antić was a Serbian professional football manager and player.

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David Paul

First Name David
Last Name Paul
Born on March 8, 1957
Died on March 6, 2020 (aged 62)

David Paul was an American actor, artist, author, bodybuilder, musician, photographer, producer, and television personality. He and his twin brother Peter were born in Hartford, Connecticut. The death of David was confirmed by his twin brother Peter. David died just two days before his 63rd birthday.

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