List of Famous people who died in 2020

Tapas Paul

First Name Tapas
Born on September 29, 1958
Died on February 18, 2020 (aged 61)
Born in India

Tapas Paul was an Indian actor and politician. One of the most celebrated actors of Bengali cinema, Paul is best known for his on-screen romantic collaboration with Mahua Roychoudhury and Debashree Roy. He received a Filmfare Award. He was a Member of Parliament from Krishnanagar having won in the 2014 Indian General Elections on a Trinamool Congress ticket.

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Luis Sepúlveda

Luis Sepulveda Calfucura
First Name Luis
Last Name Sepúlveda
Born on October 4, 1949
Died on April 16, 2020 (aged 70)
Born in Coquimbo Region

Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the 1970s. Sepúlveda was author of poetry books and short stories; in addition to Spanish, his mother tongue, he also spoke English, French and Italian. In the late 1980s, he conquered the literary scene with his first novel, The Old Man Who Read Love Novels.

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Peter Bonetti

Peter Philip Bonetti
First Name Peter
Last Name Bonetti
Born on September 27, 1941
Died on April 12, 2020 (aged 78)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Peter Philip Bonetti was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Chelsea, the St. Louis Stars, Dundee United and England. He was known for his safe handling, lightning reflexes and his graceful style, for which he was given the nickname "The Cat". He was one of several goalkeepers who specialised in a one-armed throw which could achieve a similar distance to a drop kick.

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Kyōhei Tsutsumi

渡辺 栄吉
First Name Kyōhei
Born on May 28, 1940
Died on October 7, 2020 (aged 80)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Kyōhei Tsutsumi , was a Japanese composer, record producer and arranger.

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Ty

Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke
Born on August 17, 1972
Died on May 7, 2020 (aged 47)

Benedict Chijioke, better known by his stage name Ty, was a British rapper. He released the albums Awkward (2001), Upwards (2004), Closer (2006), Special Kind of Fool (2010) and A Work of Heart (2018). Upwards was nominated for a Mercury Prize. Ty collaborated with musicians such as Shortee Blitz, Drew Horley, Tony Allen, Roots Manuva and De La Soul.

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Marian Finucane

First Name Marian
Last Name Finucane
Born on May 21, 1950
Died on January 2, 2020 (aged 69)
Born in Ireland

Marian Finucane was an Irish broadcaster with Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). She began working with the national broadcaster in 1974, starting as a continuity announcer. She was the first presenter of Liveline and presented The Marian Finucane Show at weekend lunchtimes on RTÉ Radio 1 until her death.

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Danny Tidwell

First Name Danny
Born on August 1, 1984
Died on March 6, 2020 (aged 35)

Daniel Arnold Tidwell was an American dancer best known for being the runner-up on Fox's third season of So You Think You Can Dance in 2007.

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Don Larsen

First Name Don
Last Name Larsen
Born on August 7, 1929
Died on January 1, 2020 (aged 90)

Don James Larsen was an American professional baseball pitcher. During a 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, he pitched from 1953 to 1967 for seven different teams: the St. Louis Browns / Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees (1955–1959), Kansas City Athletics (1960–1961), Chicago White Sox (1961), San Francisco Giants (1962–1964), Houston Colt .45's / Houston Astros (1964–65), and Chicago Cubs (1967).

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Ranjit Chowdhry

First Name Ranjit
Born on September 19, 1955
Died on April 15, 2020 (aged 64)
Born in India

Ranjit Chowdhry was an Indian character actor, known for his roles in television, movies, and theatre. He appeared in two episodes of The Office, as Vikram, a telemarketer who worked with Michael, and was briefly hired for The Michael Scott Paper Company.

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Josefina Echánove

First Name Josefina
Born on July 21, 1928
Died on December 29, 2020 (aged 92)
Born in Mexico

Josefina Echánove was a Mexican film, television and stage actress. She received two Ariel Award nominations for her acting roles.

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