List of Famous people who died in 2020
Carmen de Mairena
Carmen de Mairena was a Spanish cuplé singer and popular television personality from Barcelona. Known as Miguel de Mairena until 1993, Carmen came out as a trans woman in 1978, which led to a decline in her artistic career and her working as a prostitute for years. In the 1990s, she gained national popularity for her comedic television appearances alongside presenter Javier Cárdenas, who has linked her to the self-described geek world. Also, she made occasional incursions in the world of the cinema, even the pornographic one.
Roy Den Hollander
Roy Den Hollander was an American lawyer who gained notoriety for unsuccessful sex discrimination suits on behalf of men. He was, allegedly, also a private investigator in Russia.
Pierre Simonet
Pierre Adrien Simonet was a French militant and senior official. He was with the Free French Forces before becoming a colonial administrator and international official.
Troy Collings
Troy Michael Collings was a New Zealand businessman and tour guide. In 2008, he co-founded Young Pioneer Tours, a company known for specialising in low-cost tours of North Korea and other remote places.
Trevor Cherry
Trevor John Cherry was an English footballer who notably captained both England and Leeds United. A defender, Cherry also played for Huddersfield Town and Bradford City, and managed the latter club.
F. C. Kohli
Faqir Chand Kohli was founder and first CEO of TCS Tata Consultancy Services, India's largest Software Services Co.He was also associated with other companies within Tata Group including Tata Power Company and Tata Elxsi, and had been President of Indian Information Technology (IT) services advocacy body NASSCOM. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India's third-highest civilian honor, in 2002 for his contributions to the Indian software industry. He is referred to as the "Father of the Indian IT Industry", for his contributions to the establishment and growth of the Indian IT industry.
Hilary Dwyer
Hilary Dwyer, also known as Hilary Heath, was an English actress, businessperson, and film producer. She was best known for her acting roles in films such as Witchfinder General (1968) and Wuthering Heights (1970). She also performed on the London stage. In 1974, she married the talent agent Duncan Heath, with whom she had two children, and helped to found Duncan Heath Associates, which was later bought by ICM Partners. They divorced in 1989. Later in her career, under her married name, "Hilary Heath", she produced the feature film An Awfully Big Adventure (1995), as well as TV remakes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca (1997) and Tennessee Williams's The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003). Her final producing role was the 2014 miniseries Jamaica Inn.
Anele Ngcongca
Calvin Anele Ngcongca was a South African professional footballer.
Dmitry Bosov
Dmitry Borisovich Bosov was a Russian businessman. Founder, majority shareholder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of ALLTECH Group. The main assets of Dmitry Bosov were the Sibanthracite Group and VostokCoal MC.
Raymond Allen
Raymond Gilmore Allen was an American television actor. He was known for his appearances on television during the 1970s. He had recurring roles as Ned the Wino on Good Times, as Aunt Esther's husband, Woodrow "Woody" Anderson on the NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, and as mechanic Merle the Earl on Starsky and Hutch. He reprised his role as Uncle Woody Anderson in the Sanford and Son spin-off, The Sanford Arms. Allen also made guest appearances on The Jeffersons, What's Happening!!, The Love Boat, and the film Wattstax.