List of Famous people who died in 2020

Hubert Deittert was a German politician and member of CDU in the Bundestag from 1994 until 2009. He was born in North Rhine-Westphalia, Rietberg.

Lieutenant General Raj Mohan Vohra, PVSM, MVC was a General Officer of the Indian Army. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery and leadership in the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He died of Coronavirus disease 2019 during the COVID-19 pandemic in June 2020.

Dennis Gail Peters was an analytical chemist who specialized in electrochemistry and was named the Herman T. Briscoe Professor at Indiana University in 1975. Peters led his own research group at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana until his death in 2020. Peters' research focused on the electrochemical behavior of halogenated organic compounds, more recently moving to focus on transition metal catalysts in regards to the oxidation and reduction of organic species. He authored or co-authored over 210 publications and 5 analytical chemistry textbooks.

Motoko Fujishiro Huthwaite was an American teacher. She served during World War II, with the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program. In 2015, she was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. Fujishiro Huthwaite also worked closely with the Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art and its founder Robert M. Edsel to continue the mission of the MFAA and preserve their legacy.