2020 Necrology
What is a necrology? A necrology is a listing of people who have died during a specific time period. Find A Grave necrologies let you browse the names and faces of the 75 most famous people who have died during a selected year, all the way back to 1900. They are listed in order of their Find A Grave 'fame ranking', as voted by Find A Grave contributors. To view a necrology, simply select a year from the pop up list below. You can optionally select a category to restrict the list even further (just actors, just politicians, etc.). To visit the memorial page for any of the names listed on a necrology, click on their name or photo.
53 records found
John Andretti
12 Mar 1963 – 30 Jan 2020American Professional Race Car Driver. He was the older brother...
Ramon Aviles
22 Jan 1952 – 27 Jan 2020Major League Baseball Player. Born Ramon Antonio Aviles Miranda,...
Orson Bean
22 Jul 1928 – 7 Feb 2020Actor. He was an American film, television, and stage actor, and...
Harold Beane
1946 – 1 Feb 2020Musician. He was a guitarist who helped define the early records...
Qaboos bin Said al Said
18 Nov 1940 – 10 Jan 2020Sultan of Oman. He was the longest serving leader in the Middle...
Kobe Bryant
23 Aug 1978 – 26 Jan 2020Professional Basketball Player, Olympic Games Gold Medalist...
Corona del Mar, Orange County, California, USA
Jack Burns
15 Nov 1933 – 26 Jan 2020Entertainer. He is remembered for being half of the comedy duo...
Edd Byrnes
30 Jul 1933 – 8 Jan 2020American Actor and Recording Artist. Born Edward Byrne...
Steve Martin Caro
12 Oct 1948 – 14 Jan 2020Vocalist. He is remembered for his tenure as the lead singer of...
Mary Higgins Clark
24 Dec 1927 – 31 Jan 2020Author. Known as the "Queen of Suspense," she has published over...
Hawthorne, Westchester County, New York, USA
Gil Coan
18 May 1922 – 5 Feb 2020Major League Baseball Player. For eleven seasons (1946 to 1956),...
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Robert Conrad
1 Mar 1935 – 8 Feb 2020Actor. With a rugged build and handsome features, he left an...
Kevin Conway
29 May 1942 – 7 Feb 2020Actor. A long time theater actor who appeared in over twenty...
Chris Darrow
30 Jul 1944 – 15 Jan 2020American Singer, Songwriter and Musician. He was a...
Kirk Douglas
9 Dec 1916 – 5 Feb 2020Actor. An award-winning actor and Hollywood icon, he was known...
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Marj Dusay
20 Feb 1936 – 28 Jan 2020Actress. She was a prolific character actress who will best be...
Angel Echevarria
25 May 1971 – 7 Feb 2020Major League Baseball Player. For seven seasons (1996 to 2002),...
Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Lynn Evans
2 May 1924 – 6 Feb 2020Singer. She is remembered for her tenure with the female vocal...
Niles, Trumbull County, Ohio, USA
Tony Fernandez
30 Jun 1962 – 15 Feb 2020Major League Baseball Player. For seventeen seasons (1983 to 1995...
Pampero Firpo
16 Apr 1930 – 9 Jan 2020Professional Wrestler. Born Juan Kachmanian, from 1953 to 1986,...
Michael G. Fitzpatrick
28 Jun 1963 – 6 Jan 2020US Congressman. He served in the United States House of...
Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Andy Gill
1 Jan 1956 – 1 Feb 2020Musician and Producer. He was a founding member and guitarist for...
Marty Grebb
2 Sep 1946 – 1 Jan 2020Musician. A keyboardist, he is remembered for his tenure with the...
Nina Griscom
8 May 1954 – 25 Jan 2020Designer, Television Host, Writer and Socialite. She modeled for...
Harry Hains
4 Dec 1992 – 7 Jan 2020Actor. The son of actress Jane Badler, he had over two dozen...
Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Doug Hart
3 Jun 1939 – 1 Jan 2020Professional Football Player. For eight seasons (1964 to 1971),...
Harry Garner “Hal” Haskell, Jr
27 May 1921 – 16 Jan 2020US Congressman, Mayor of Wilmington, Delaware. A member of the...
Jimmy “Little Bird” Heath
26 Oct 1926 – 19 Jan 2020Musician, Composer and Bandleader. In a career that spanned seven...
Buck Henry
9 Dec 1930 – 8 Jan 2020Screenwriter Director and Actor. Born Henry Zuckerman, he was a...
Terry Jones
1 Feb 1942 – 21 Jan 2020Actor, Entertainer. Welsh actor, writer, comedian, screenwriter,...
Paula Kelly
21 Oct 1943 – 9 Feb 2020Actress. Raised in Harlem, New York, she studied Music at...
Stan Kirsch
15 Jul 1968 – 11 Jan 2020Actor. An actor since age four, he will best be remembered for...
Don Larsen
7 Aug 1929 – 1 Jan 2020Major League Baseball Player. He played Major League baseball as...
Gene London
9 Jun 1931 – 19 Jan 2020Entertainer. He is remembered for the popular children's TV...
Solon, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Reed Mullin
12 Feb 1966 – 27 Jan 2020Musician. Best known as the drummer for the metal band Corrosion...
Kellye Nakahara
16 Jan 1947 – 16 Feb 2020Actress. Best known for playing nurse Kellye Yamato in the...
Robert Parker
14 Oct 1930 – 19 Jan 2020Singer. In his teens, he played saxophone on recordings by such...
Neil Peart
12 Sep 1952 – 7 Jan 2020Musician. Born in Hagersville, Ontario, Canada, he first picked...
George Perles
16 Jul 1934 – 7 Jan 2020College Football Coach. For twelve seasons (1983 to 1994), he...
Okemos, Ingham County, Michigan, USA
Charles Portis
28 Dec 1933 – 17 Feb 2020Author. He is remembered for his penning of the novel "True Grit"...
Hamburg, Ashley County, Arkansas, USA
Thomas Fisher Railsback
22 Jan 1932 – 20 Jan 2020US Congressman. A member of the Republican Party, he served...
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Robert Sampson
10 May 1933 – 18 Jan 2020Actor. He was a prolific character actor with a 50-plus-year...
Chatsworth, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Bob Shane
1 Feb 1934 – 26 Jan 2020Singer and Musician. He was a founding member and sole original...
Fred Silverman
13 Sep 1937 – 30 Jan 2020Television Executive. In the history of television, he was the...
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Hal Smith
7 Dec 1930 – 9 Jan 2020Major League Baseball Player. For ten seasons (1955 to 1964), he...
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
MG Qassem Soleimani
11 Mar 1957 – 3 Jan 2020Iranian Major General. He was killed during a targeted U.S. drone...
Kerman, Kerman, Iran
Ed Sprague, Sr
16 Sep 1945 – 10 Jan 2020Major League Baseball Player. For eight seasons (1968 to 1969 and...
Fortney Hillman “Pete” Stark, Jr
11 Nov 1931 – 24 Jan 2020US Congressman. A member of the Democratic Party, he served...
Ann E. Todd
26 Aug 1931 – 7 Feb 2020Actress. Born Ann Todd Phillips, she was adopted and raised in...
Monique van Vooren
25 Mar 1927 – 28 Jan 2020Actress, Author. She was a Belgian-born theater, film and...
Willie Wood
23 Dec 1936 – 3 Feb 2020Hall of Fame Professional Football Player, Coach. For twelve...
Mickey Wright
14 Feb 1935 – 17 Feb 2020Hall of Fame Professional Golfer. Generally regarded as one of...
Sam Wyche
5 Jan 1945 – 2 Jan 2020Professional Football Player, Coach. For seven seasons (1968 to...
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