List of Famous people who died in 2020
Ali El Kenz
Ali El Kenz was an Algerian writer and sociologist.
Arnaud Marquesuzaa
Arnaud Richard Marquesuzaa was a French rugby union player who played centre and flanker. He won the Top 14 Championship three times: with Racing 92 in 1959, FC Lourdes in 1960, and US Montauban in 1967.
Raffaele Pinto
Raffaele "Lele" Pinto was a rally driver, who won the 1974 Rally Portugal.
Carlos de León
Carlos De León, also known as "Sugar" De Leon, was a Puerto Rican boxer who made history by becoming the first cruiserweight to win the world title twice. Subsequently, he kept breaking his own record for the most times as cruiserweight champion by regaining the title on two further occasions.
Jeanne Goosen
Jeanne Goosen was a South African journalist, poet and writer. She wrote short stories, children's books, plays and award-winning novels.
Pierre Maresca
Pierre Maresca was a French politician and journalist in New Caledonia.
Jean-Claude Annaert
Jean-Claude Annaert was a French racing cyclist. He rode in the 1957 Tour de France, and won stage eight of the 1962 Vuelta a España. Annaert died on 12 September 2020, aged 85.
Dilma Lóes
Dilma Lóes was a Brazilian film and television actress.
Jean-Pierre Dickès
Jean-Pierre Dickès was a French doctor, historian, editor, essayist, and Catholic missionary. He was co-founder of the Centre médico-chirurgical et obstétrique in Côte d'Opale and founder of the humanitarian association Rosa Mystica. He published multiple essays on bioethics and transhumanism, to which he was fervently opposed.
David Jisse
David Jisse was a French composer and radio producer. He also worked as an arranger, guitarist, singer, and pianist.