List of Famous people who died in 2020

Edward Charles "Shy" Meyer was a United States Army general who served as the 29th Chief of Staff of the United States Army.

René Coicou was a Haitian-born Canadian politician, who served as the last mayor of Gagnon, Quebec from 1973 to 1985, making him the first black mayor in Quebec.

Paul Schaffer was an Austrian-born French Holocaust survivor. He served as Honorary President of the French Committee of Yad Vashem and a member of the Foundation for the Memory of the Holocaust.

Joseph Leonard Sinnott was an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, from 1965 to 1981, initially over the pencils of Jack Kirby. During his 60 years as a Marvel freelance artist and then salaried artist working from home, Sinnott inked virtually every major title, with notable runs on The Avengers, The Defenders, and Thor.

Bernardus Adriaan “Barry” Hulshoff was a Dutch footballer who played for Ajax Amsterdam and was part of their European Cup victories in 1971, 1972 and 1973. He earned 14 caps for the Netherlands national football team.

Nikolay Timofeyevich Tanayev was a Kyrgyz politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan from 2002 to 2005, under President Askar Akayev. He was the first ethnic non-Asian Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan since independence.

Cho Hae-il was a South Korean writer.

Chitta Ranjan Dutta, Bir Uttom was a Bangladeshi war hero who served as Major-General of the Bangladesh Army. He was a key sector commander of the Mukti Bahini during the Bangladesh Liberation War. After independence, he served as the armed forces commander in Rangpur and later went on to become the first Director-General of the Bangladesh Rifles in 1973.

David Bernard Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, was a British politician and businessman.