List of Famous people who died in 2020

Noer Muhammad Iskandar was an Indonesian Islamic cleric (kyai) who also the head and the founder of the Ash-Shiddiqiyah Islamic Boarding School. He was also often invited to fill the dawah programme on national television.

Nina Popova was a Russian-American ballet dancer. She was born in Novorossiysk, Russia, but her family left for Paris shortly after her birth. She studied ballet with other Russian émigrés and, as a teenager, performed with Lyubov Yegorova's Ballet de la Jeunesse. In the late 1930s she performed with the Original Ballet Russe in Australia and Cuba. In 1939, she joined the Ballet Theatre, now called the American Ballet Theatre, in New York. Popova danced with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo from 1943 to 1945. She performed on the television program Your Show of Shows and on Broadway.

Lungile Pepeta was a South African paediatric cardiologist, medical researcher, university professor and activist who also served as the chairperson of the Council of Medical Schemes. Lungile was regarded as one of the pioneers of the medical industry in South Africa especially for his crucial contributions regarding child health care. He also served as the executive dean in the faculty of Health Sciences at Nelson Mandela University and was the former head of the paediatric department and paediatric cardiology at Dora Nginza Hospital.

Bernaldina José Pedro, commonly known as Grandma Bernaldina, was a Brazilian activist, tribal leader, and shaman. A member of the Mascushi people, she was known for her knowledge of tribal customs. Pedro was also known for her strong support of Pope Francis. She died in 2020 from complications related to COVID-19.