List of Famous people who died in 2020

Marj Dusay

Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Mahoney
First Name Marj
Born on February 20, 1936
Died on January 29, 2020 (aged 83)

Marjorie Ellen Pivonka Dusay was an American actress known for her roles on American soap operas. She was especially known for her role as Alexandra Spaulding on Guiding Light, a role she played on and off from 1993 through the show's 2009 cancellation, as well as the wife of Douglas MacArthur in the 1977 movie MacArthur.

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Shen Jilan

First Name Shen
Last Name Jilan
Born on December 29, 1929
Died on June 28, 2020 (aged 90)

Shen Jilan was a Chinese politician affiliated with the Communist Party of China and former farmer. She had held numerous governance positions and was elected to the 1st National People's Congress in 1954, and had been re-elected for all the subsequent sittings of the National People's Congress over the next 65 years, the only person to have done so. This has led to some commentators calling her the world's longest serving congresswoman.

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Horacio Fontova

First Name Horacio
Last Name Fontova
Born on October 30, 1946
Died on April 20, 2020 (aged 73)
Born in Argentina

Horacio González Fontova was an Argentine actor, singer-songwriter and comedian. He was born in Buenos Aires. He was known for his roles in The Plague (1992), Aballay (2011) and Underdogs (2013). He appeared in the Argentine historical television series Algo habrán hecho por la historia argentina.

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Yang Xiaobo

First Name Yang
Last Name Xiaobo
Born on December 31, 1962
Died on January 27, 2020 (aged 57)

Yang Xiaobo was a Chinese structural engineer, politician, and insurance executive. He served as President of the Central South Architectural Design Institute (2003–2007), Mayor of Huangshi, Hubei (2009–2014), and President of Changjiang Property Insurance Company (2014–2020), and was a delegate to the 12th National People's Congress (2013–2018). He died of severe pneumonia during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Betty Bobbitt

First Name Betty
Last Name Bobbitt
Born on February 7, 1939
Died on November 30, 2020 (aged 81)

Betty Ann Bobbitt was an American actress, director, singer, and playwright based in Australia, with a career that spanned over 60 years encompassing theatre, television and film.

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Jean Raspail

Jean Paul Raspail
First Name Jean
Last Name Raspail
Born on July 5, 1925
Died on June 13, 2020 (aged 94)

Jean Raspail was a French author, traveler and explorer. Many of his books are about historical figures, exploration and indigenous peoples. He was a recipient of the prestigious French literary awards Grand Prix du Roman and Grand Prix de littérature by the Académie française. The French government honoured him in 2003 by appointing him to the Legion of Honor, with the grade of Officer. Internationally, he is best known for his controversial 1973 novel The Camp of the Saints, which is about mass third-world immigration to Europe.

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Jim Kiick

First Name Jim
Last Name Kiick
Born on August 9, 1946
Died on June 20, 2020 (aged 73)

James Forrest Kiick was an American professional football player who was a running back. He played for the Miami Dolphins in the American Football League (AFL) from 1968 to 1969 and in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 through 1977, except for 1975 when he played in the World Football League.

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Tibor Benedek

First Name Tibor
Born on July 12, 1972
Died on June 18, 2020 (aged 47)
Born in Hungary

Tibor Benedek was a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics. Benedek also competed at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, where the Hungarian team placed 6th and 4th, respectively. He was a member of team Domino-Honvéd.

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Jim McLean

James Yuille McLean
First Name Jim
Last Name McLean
Born on April 21, 1937
Died on December 26, 2020 (aged 83)
Height 178 cm | 5'10

James Yuille McLean was a Scottish football player, manager and director. He managed Dundee United between 1971 and 1993, becoming the longest-serving and most successful manager in the club's history, winning three major honours. He was also part-time assistant manager to Jock Stein with the Scotland national team.

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Malik Ata Muhammad Khan

First Name Malik
Last Name Khan
Born on October 25, 1937
Died on February 6, 2020 (aged 82)

Malik Ata Muhammad Khan, popularly known as Prince Malik Ata was a Pakistani feudal lord and politician. He was the chief of Kot Fateh Khan in Attock District of North Western Punjab, Pakistan. He was also a member of the Punjab Assembly between 1990 and 1993.

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