List of Famous people who died in 2020
Shlomo Gazit
Shlomo Gazit was an Israeli military officer and academic. A Major General in the Israel Defense Forces, he headed Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate. He later served as President of Ben-Gurion University and Director General of the Jewish Agency.
Pia Juul
Pia Juul was a Danish poet, prose writer, and translator. She received several prizes and was a member of the Danish Academy. She also taught at the writing school Forfatterskolen in Copenhagen.
Arthur Dehaine
Arthur Dehaine was a French politician.
John Paul Jr.
John Lee Paul Jr. was an American racing driver. He competed in CART and the Indy Racing League competitions, but primarily in IMSA GT Championship, winning the title in 1982.
Borislav Stanković
Borislav "Bora" Stanković was a Serbian basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies, including FIBA and the International Olympic Committee. He played 36 games for the Yugoslavian national basketball team internationally.
Martinho Lutero Galati
Martinho Lutero Galati de Oliveira was a Brazilian conductor, born in Alpercata. He died in São Paulo in March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19.
Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina
Valentina Ivanovna Gagarina, née Valentina Goryacheva, was the wife of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
Franco Giraldi
Franco Giraldi was an Italian director and screenwriter.
Richard Gwyn
Richard John Philip Jermy Gwyn was a Canadian journalist, author, historian, and civil servant.
Celina Pereira
Celina Pereira was a Cape Verdean singer and an educator.