Famous people who died in 2020

A list of 22 celebrities and other famous people who passed away in the year 2020.

Roughly 4 years have passed since these people died.

This list is ordered by the person's date of death.

Lexii Alijai

Rapper Deceased
Died on Jan 1, 2020, at the age of 21.
Accidental drug overdose of fentanyl and alcohol.

Derek Acorah

British spiritual medium Deceased
Died on Jan 4, 2020, at the age of 69.
Sepsis.

Kobe Bryant

Basketball player Deceased
Died on Jan 26, 2020, at the age of 41.
Helicopter crash.

Caroline Flack

English TV presenter Deceased
Died on Feb 15, 2020, at the age of 40.
Suicide by hanging.

Pop Smoke

Rapper Deceased
Died on Feb 19, 2020, at the age of 20.
Shot dead during a home invasion.

Hosni Mubarak

Egyptian President Deceased
Died on Feb 25, 2020, at the age of 91.

Kenny Rogers

Singer Deceased
Died on Mar 20, 2020, at the age of 81.
Natural causes.

Little Richard

Musician Deceased
Died on May 9, 2020, at the age of 87.
Bone cancer.

Shad Gaspard

Wrestler Deceased
Died on May 17, 2020, at the age of 39.
Drowned while saving his son's life.

George Floyd

Murder victim Deceased
Died on May 25, 2020, at the age of 46.
Cardiopulmonary arrest due to neck compression.

Naya Rivera

Actress Deceased
Died on Jul 8, 2020, at the age of 33.
Drowning.

Herman Cain

Businessman and Tea Party activist Deceased
Died on Jul 30, 2020, at the age of 74.
COVID-19.

Chadwick Boseman

Actor Deceased
Died on Aug 28, 2020, at the age of 43.
Colon cancer.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Supreme Court judge Deceased
Died on Sep 18, 2020, at the age of 87.
Pancreatic cancer.

Conchata Ferrell

Actress Deceased
Died on Oct 12, 2020, at the age of 77.
Complications from cardiac arrest.

Sean Connery

Actor Deceased
Died on Oct 31, 2020, at the age of 90.
Pneumonia and heart failure.

King Von

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 6, 2020, at the age of 26.
Shot multiple times during a dispute.

MO3

Rapper Deceased
Died on Nov 11, 2020, at the age of 28.
Shot dead by a motorist who had pursued him.

Diego Maradona

Soccer player Deceased
Died on Nov 25, 2020, at the age of 60.
Heart attack.

Papa Bouba Diop

Soccer player Deceased
Died on Nov 29, 2020, at the age of 42.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

Brodie Lee

Wrestler Deceased
Died on Dec 26, 2020, at the age of 41.
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Samuel Little

American serial killer Deceased
Died on Dec 30, 2020, at the age of 80.
Diabetes and heart problems.

Celebrity deaths in 2020

Statistics about the 22 celebrity deaths above.

Men made up the majority of celebrity deaths in 2020. 77% were male, whereas only 22% were female.
18% of the people in this list were either murdered or assassinated.
5% of the celebrity deaths in 2020 were from suicide.
14% of these celebrities died in accidents.
14% of them passed away due to cancer.
5% in the list above passed away due to pneumonia.
9% of them died from a heart attack.
5% of the deaths above were due to drug overdoses.