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Died On December 20th

Discover the most famous people who died on December 20. The list includes people like Debbie Reynolds, Carl Sagan, John Steinbeck, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin. Famous personalities featured on this list, include political leaders, novelists, journalists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Spain and many more countries.

Debbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds
American
Actress
Carl SaganCarl Sagan
American
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Writer

John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck
American
Author

Roy O. DisneyRoy O. Disney
American
Co-Founder of Walt Disney Company

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
German
General of German Army

Kangxi EmperorKangxi Emperor
Chinese
Emperor
Madge SinclairMadge Sinclair
Jamaican, American
Actress

Elsa EinsteinElsa Einstein
German
Albert Einstein's Wife

Steve LandesbergSteve Landesberg
American
Actor
Léopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar Senghor
Senegalese
Senegalese Politician

Adrian MitchellAdrian Mitchell
British
Poet
Alan Lloyd HodgkinAlan Lloyd Hodgkin
British
Biophysicist & Physiologist

Britanny MurphyBritanny Murphy
American
Actress

W. Edwards DemingWilliam Edwards Deming
American
Statistician, Electrical Engineer

Brittany MurphyBrittany Murphy
American
Actress

Bobby DarinBobby Darin
American
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
Albert GöringAlbert Göring
Austrian, German
Mechanical engineer

W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming
American
Engineer

Arthur RubinsteinArthur Rubinstein
Polish, American
Pianist

Foster BrooksFoster Brooks
American
Actor
Richard J. DaleyRichard J. Daley
American
Former Mayor of Chicago

Stanley MilgramStanley Milgram
American
Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist
Hank SnowHank Snow
Canadian, American
Musician

Henry TandeyHenry Tandey
British
Soldier

Dean RuskDean Rusk
American
Politician
Stefan DušanStefan Dušan
Serbian
King

Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson
American
Racing driver
Lydia MendozaLydia Mendoza
American
Guitarist

Robert MulliganRobert Mulligan
American
Director

Moss HartMoss Hart
American
Screenwriter, Playwright, Writer
Juzo ItamiJuzo Itami
Japanese
Actor

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Robert KnoxRobert Knox
British
Military physician
Ambroise ParéAmbroise Paré
French
Surgeon

Dawn SteelDawn Steel
American
Film producer

Max BrodMax Brod
Czech, Israeli
Linguist, Composer, Pianist, Novelist, Translator,

Fritz PfefferFritz Pfeffer
German
Physician
Raoul BottRaoul Bott
Hungarian, American
Mathematician
Earle PageEarle Page
Australian
Prime minister of Australia

Max RobinsonMax Robinson
American
Broadcaster

Pope ZephyrinusPope Zephyrinus
Ancient Roman
Bishop

Hussein-Ali MontazeriHussein-Ali Montazeri
Iranian
Writer
Dmitry UstinovDmitry Ustinov
Russian
Politician

Dmitriy UstinovDmitriy Ustinov
Russian
 

Émile LoubetÉmile Loubet
French
Prime Minister, Politician

Denise LevertovDenise Levertov
British, American
Poet

Emil ArtinEmil Artin
Austrian
Mathematician
Esther PetersonEsther Peterson
American
Women's advocate

Bill BrandtBill Brandt
British
Photographer, war photographer, photojournalist,
Antonio SolerAntonio Soler
Spanish
Composer, Organist, Musicologist, Music theorist,

Adrian HenriAdrian Henri
British
Poet

Per-Ingvar BrånemarkPer-Ingvar Brånemark
Swedish
Physician
John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-SiegenJohn Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
German
Count of Nassau-Siegen

MsiriMsiri
Congolese
Ruler
Thomas LinacreThomas Linacre
British
Physician

Manie MaritzManie Maritz
South African
Military Leader

André JolivetAndré Jolivet
French
Composer

Irving RapperIrving Rapper
British, American
Film Director

Walter PageWalter Page
American
Bassist
Grote ReberGrote Reber
American
Amateur Astronomer

Amata KabuaAmata Kabua
Marshallese
President

Mignon McLaughlinMignon McLaughlin
American
Journalist

Larry L. KingLarry L. King
American
Playwright
Benigno Aquino, Sr.Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino
 

Roland MatthesRoland Matthes
German
Swimmer
Heinrich Daniel RuhmkorffHeinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
German
Inventor

J. C. SquireJ. C. Squire
British
Writer

Jules MélineJules Méline
French
Statesman
William MillerWilliam Miller
American
theologian

Yoshimitsu MoritaYoshimitsu Morita
Japanese
Film Director
Alfonso III of LeónAlfonso III of León
Spanish
King

William W. HowellsWilliam W. Howells
American
Professor

Nicholas MarrNicholas Marr
Russian
Historian
Jane ManderJane Mander
New Zealander
Novelist

Edvard BrandesEdvard Brandes
Danish
Politician
Feodor GladkovFeodor Gladkov
Russian
Writer

Bangalore Venkata RamanBangalore Venkata Raman
Indian
Astrologer

Imre BródyImre Bródy
Hungarian
Scientist

Henry Horatio DixonHenry Horatio Dixon
Irish
Professor
Samuel HopkinsSamuel Hopkins
American
Theologian
James HiltonJames Hilton
British
Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Science fiction

Maurycy MochnackiMaurycy Mochnacki
Polish
Author

Mary Cutler FairchildMary Cutler Fairchild
American
Librarian

Luis Carrero-Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero-BlancoLuis Carrero-Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero-Blanco
Spanish
 
Kathe von NagyKathe von Nagy
Hungarian, Serbian
Actress

Olga LepeshinskayaOlga Lepeshinskaya
Russian
Ballerina

E.W. EtchellsE.W. Etchells
American
American boat builder

Flavien RanaivoFlavien Ranaivo
Malagasy
Poet

Margaret Of ProvenceMargaret Of Provence
French
Queen
Samuel CottonSamuel Cotton
American
Antislavery activist