List of Famous people who died in 2020

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 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 was a French politician.

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 "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 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, née Valentina Goryacheva, was the wife of the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

Franco Giraldi was an Italian director and screenwriter.

Richard John Philip Jermy Gwyn was a Canadian journalist, author, historian, and civil servant.

Celina Pereira was a Cape Verdean singer and an educator.