List of Famous people who died in 2020

John F. Murray was an American pulmonologist best known for his work on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which was responsible for his death after he fell ill with COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michio Kinugasa was a Japanese music composer. He composed the opening theme songs for Utawarerumono and Asatte no Houkou which were both sung by Suara.

Milena Jelinek was a Czech American screenwriter, playwright and teacher. She wrote the screenplay for the film Forgotten Light, which was awarded three Czech Lions in 1997. Her name is associated with the golden generation of Czech filmmakers, known as Czech New Wave. She was married to the late researcher Frederick Jelinek.

Robert Francis Harper was an American stage, film, and television actor.

Rodrigo Abelardo Pesántez Rodas was an Ecuadorian writer and poet.

Henry Franklin Graff was an American historian who served on the faculty of Columbia University from 1946 to 1991, including a period as Chairman of the History Department.