List of Famous people who died in 2020

Reham Yacoub also known as Riham Yaqoob was an Iraqi human rights advocate and doctor by profession who predominantly campaigned against human rights violations in Iraq and also served as a prominent figure protesting against the Government of Iraq during the Iraq protests since 2018. She also raised her voice and concern regarding youth employment, infrastructure and access to electricity. She was reportedly receiving death threats since 2018 for organising women's marches and ever since participating in the training courses supervised by the United States consulate in Basra.

Harry Rubin – February 2, 2020) was an American cell biologist and virologist. He is known for his experimental research on oncoviruses and how cellular microenvironment and cellular aging affect the regulation of cancerous tumors.

Helène Aylon was an American multimedia and eco-feminist artist. Her work can be divided into three phases: process art (1970s), anti-nuclear art (1980s), and The G-d Project, a feminist commentary on the Hebrew Bible and other established traditions. In 2012, Aylon published, Whatever Is Contained Must Be Released: My Jewish Orthodox Girlhood, My Life as a Feminist Artist. She died during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to complications brought on by COVID-19.

Margot Wicki-Schwarzschild was a German survivor and a Holocaust witness. She survived two internment camps in France.

Helen Elizabeth Jones Woods was a jazz and swing trombone player most renowned for her performances with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. She was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame in 2007.

Katsura Shinnosuke was a Japanese rakugoka and musician who performed the works of Katsura Bunji X and performed in the jazz band Newoirans.