List of Famous people who died in 2020

Freshta kohistani was an Afghan woman's rights activist and a pro-democracy advocate who was assassinated at the age of 29.

İbrahim Gökçek was a musician of the Turkish revolutionary band Grup Yorum in which he played the bass guitar. He died on 7 May 2020 after a 323-day hunger strike, which he had ended two days before. He was married to Sultan Gökçek, who is also a member of Grup Yorum and detained in Silivri Prison.

Marty Smith was an American professional motocross racer. He competed in the AMA Motocross Championships from 1974 to 1981. He won three AMA National Motocross championships, all aboard Hondas, and was runner-up twice. With his long hair and Southern California surfer looks, he was a popular figure among race fans.

James Edward Heath, nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath.

François Jacques Marie Gerard Lafortune was a Belgian rifle shooter who competed at seven Olympic Games from 1952 to 1976.

Ang Rita Sherpa was a Nepali mountaineer who climbed Mount Everest ten times without the use of supplemental oxygen between 1983 and 1996. His sixth climb set the world record for the most successful ascents of Mount Everest, which he re-set on his tenth climb. Although others have since summitted Everest more, he still holds the record for most summits without supplementary oxygen. He was also the first, and to date only, person to climb Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen in winter. He was nicknamed the "Snow Leopard" by his peers.

Ryōko Tateishi was a Japanese actress and seiyū.

Delphine Levy was a French manager of cultural institutions. She was director of Paris Musées between 2013 and 2020.

Howard Edward Mudd was an American football offensive lineman and coach. He attended Midland High School and then Michigan State University. While at Michigan State he joined Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity. Mudd played football for Hillsdale College from 1960 to 1963, where he was a starting guard and a team captain. His play at the school led to his induction into the NAIA Hall of Fame. He then played seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers and Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1970. Mudd was a three-time Pro Bowler, in 1966, 1967, and 1968. He retired in 1971 due to a knee injury, and began his coaching career at the University of California the following year.

Michael James Gillespie was an American college baseball coach. He served as the head coach at UC Irvine and head coach at USC from 1987 to 2006. He led USC to the 1998 College World Series championship, having previously won it as a player in 1961.