List of Famous people who died in 2020
Mark Steiner
Mark Steiner was an American-born Israeli professor of philosophy. He taught philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Steiner died after contracting the COVID-19 virus during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nina Bocharova
Nina Antonovna Bocharova was a Soviet/Ukrainian gymnast, who won four medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics. She was born in Suprunivka, Poltava Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union.
Itaru Oki
Itaru Oki was a Japanese jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist.
Simon Barrington-Ward
Simon Barrington-Ward was a bishop in the Church of England.
Caesar Korolenko
Caesar Petrovich Korolenko was a Russian psychiatrist. His scientific work was mainly on addictive disorders.
Claude De Bruyn
Claude De Bruyn was a Belgian serviceman and television presenter.
Princess Diana of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Diana Margherita of Bourbon-Parma was a French aristocrat and member of the House of Bourbon-Parma, a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family. She was the second royal to have reportedly died from COVID-19.
Roger Nicolet
Roger Nicolet was a Belgian engineer. He oversaw several major building projects, including Place Bonaventure, Le Village Olympique, Place Montreal Trust, Royal Bank Plaza, the CN Tower, King Abdulaziz University, the Louvre Pyramid, and the Tehran International Tower. He was an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
Joseph Vidal
Joseph Vidal was a French politician. In 2002, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
Louis Fortier
Louis Fortier was a biologist and oceanographer from Québec, Canada.