List of Famous people who died in 2020
Dave Greenfield
David Paul Greenfield was an English keyboardist, singer, and songwriter who was a member of rock band The Stranglers. He joined the band in 1975, within a year of its formation, and played with them for 45 years until his death.
Nikolai Gubenko
Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko was a Soviet and Russian actor, film and theatre director, screenwriter, founder of the Community of Taganka Actors theatre. His movie Wounded Game was entered into the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. He was named People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1985.
Tony Allen
Tony Oladipo Allen was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter who lived and worked in Paris, France. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti's band Africa '70 from 1968 to 1979, and was one of the primary co-founders of the genre of Afrobeat music. Fela once stated that, "without Tony Allen, there would be no Afrobeat." He was described by Brian Eno as "perhaps the greatest drummer who has ever lived".
Kim Nam-chun
Kim Nam-chun was a South Korean footballer who played as a defender.
Shane Tuck
Shane Tuck was an Australian rules footballer who played 173 matches for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after also spending two years on the AFL list at Hawthorn without making an AFL appearance. Tuck was a life member at Richmond and placed in the top 10 of the club's "best and fairest" award in seven of his ten seasons at Richmond. His father is seven-time Hawthorn premiership player Michael Tuck.
Serena Liu
Serena Liu, also known as Serina Liu, was a Taiwanese dancer and actress.
Suresh Angadi
Suresh Channabasappa Angadi was an Indian politician who was the Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from 2004 to September 2020 and minister of state for railways of India from 2019 until his death in 2020. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Karnataka.
Tom Lester
Thomas William Lester was an American actor and evangelist. He was best known for his role as farmhand Eb Dawson on the television show Green Acres. He appeared in two feature animal films, Gordy and Benji.
Marius Žaliūkas
Marius Žaliūkas was a Lithuanian professional footballer. He played primarily as a centre back, but also played as a defensive midfielder. Žaliūkas played for Inkaras Kaunas, FBK Kaunas, FK Šilutė, Hearts, Leeds United, Rangers and Žalgiris throughout his career, as well as the Lithuania national side.
Kansai Yamamoto
Kansai Yamamoto was a Japanese fashion designer, most influential during the 1970s and 1980s.