List of Famous people who died in 2020
Marcos Mundstock
Marcos Mundstock was an Argentine musician, writer, comedian, broadcaster and copywriter. He had dual nationality of Argentina and Spain, having obtained the latter in 2012.
Jimmy Cobb
Wilbur James Cobb was an American jazz drummer. He was part of Miles Davis's First Great Sextet. At the time of his death, he had been the band's last surviving member for nearly thirty years. He was awarded an NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship in 2009.
Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield was an American film and television actor.
Robert Fisk
Robert Fisk was a writer and journalist who held British and Irish citizenship. During his career he developed strong views, and was especially critical of United States foreign policy in the Middle East and the Israeli government's treatment of Palestinians. His stance earned him praise from many commentators, but was condemned by others.
Park Ji-sun
Park Ji-sun was a South Korean comedian and actress.
Anthony James
Anthony James was an American character actor who specialized in playing villains in films and television, many of them Westerns.
Prahlad Jani
Prahlad Jani, also known as Mataji or Chunriwala Mataji, was an Indian breatharian monk who claimed to have lived without food and water since 1940. He said that the goddess Amba sustained him. However, the findings of the investigations on him have been kept confidential and viewed with skepticism. He made several media and public appearances.
Ungku Abdul Aziz
Ungku Abdul Aziz bin Ungku Abdul Hamid was a Malaysian economist and lecturer. He was the 3rd Vice-Chancellor of the University of Malaya from 1968 to 1988 and the 1st General Director of the Council on Language and Literature of Malaysia from 1956 until 1957. He was awarded the title of Royal Professor in 1978.
Norm Crosby
Norman Lawrence Crosby was an American comedian born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was often referred to as "The Master of Malaprop".
Phil May
Philip Dennis Arthur May was an English vocalist. He gained fame in the 1960s as the lead singer of Pretty Things, of which he was a founding member. May remained a member throughout the band's changing line-up over the years, and was one of the band's main lyricists. He was the primary lyricist for the album S.F. Sorrow.