List of Famous people who died in 2020
Aleksandr Gusev
Alexander Vladimirovich Gusev was a Russian Soviet ice hockey player and Olympic champion. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, where the Soviet team won the gold medal. He played the majority of his career with HC CSKA Moscow.
Glenn Beckert
Glenn Alfred Beckert was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a second baseman for the Chicago Cubs for nine seasons from 1965 to 1973, before ending his career with the San Diego Padres in 1975. He was a four-time All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner.
George Akiyama
George Akiyama was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works. He was born the second boy of five siblings. He had an older brother and older sister, as well as a younger brother and younger sister. His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman.
Raavi Kondala Rao
Raavi Kondala Rao was an Indian film actor, playwright, theatre artist, journalist, editor, producer, director and writer who appeared in Telugu films and performed in over 500 movies. Veteran actress Radha Kumari was his wife.
Doug Sanders
George Douglas Sanders was an American professional golfer who won 20 events on the PGA Tour and had four runner-up finishes at major championships.
Shirley Ann Grau
Shirley Ann Grau was an American writer. She was born in New Orleans, and her work is set primarily in the Deep South and explores issues of race and gender.
Arolde de Oliveira
Arolde de Oliveira was a Brazilian soldier, economist and politician. Although born in Rio Grande do Sul, he spent his political career representing Rio de Janeiro, having served as federal deputy for nine consecutive terms from 1986 to 2019 and federal senator from 2019 until his demise.
Sabiha Khanum
Sabiha Khanum, was a Pakistani film actress. She is also referred to as the "First Lady of Pakistani Cinema", and is often recognized for her role in Pakistani cinema during the 1950s and 1960s. The receipent of the Pride of Performance and Nigar Awards, she debuted in Lollywood films with Beli (1950), and also appeared in television dramas.
Alfred Gomolka
Alfred Gomolka was a German politician and member of the European Parliament for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He also served as the minister president of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
Norm Spencer
Norman Spencer was a Canadian actor and voice actor best known for his work on Saturday-morning cartoons in the 1990s. He performed several roles for Marvel Comics characters, most famously Cyclops in X-Men: The Animated Series and the Marvel vs. Capcom video games.