TheFamousPeople

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.

Britanny MurphyBritanny Murphy
American
Actress
Debbie ReynoldsDebbie Reynolds
American
Actress

Carl SaganCarl Sagan
American
Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Writer

John SteinbeckJohn Steinbeck
American
Author

Madge SinclairMadge Sinclair
Jamaican, American
Actress

Erich LudendorffErich Ludendorff
German
General of German Army
Roy O. DisneyRoy O. Disney
American
Co-Founder of Walt Disney Company

Kangxi EmperorKangxi Emperor
Chinese
Emperor

W. Edwards DemingWilliam Edwards Deming
American
Statistician, Electrical Engineer
Steve LandesbergSteve Landesberg
American
Actor

Elsa EinsteinElsa Einstein
German
Albert Einstein's Wife
Léopold Sédar SenghorLéopold Sédar Senghor
Senegalese
Senegalese Politician

Adrian MitchellAdrian Mitchell
British
Poet

Alan Lloyd HodgkinAlan Lloyd Hodgkin
British
Biophysicist & Physiologist

Brittany MurphyBrittany Murphy
American
Actress

Bobby DarinBobby Darin
American
Singer, Actor, Jazz musician, Songwriter
W. Edwards DemingW. Edwards Deming
American
Engineer

Richard J. DaleyRichard J. Daley
American
Former Mayor of Chicago

Foster BrooksFoster Brooks
American
Actor

Luis Carrero-Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero-BlancoLuis Carrero-Blanco, 1st Duke of Carrero-Blanco
Spanish
 
Arthur RubinsteinArthur Rubinstein
Polish, American
Pianist

Stanley MilgramStanley Milgram
American
Psychologist, University teacher, Sociologist
Lord InfamousLord Infamous
American
Rapper

Arnold StangArnold Stang
American
Actor

Albert GöringAlbert Göring
Austrian, German
Mechanical engineer
Henry TandeyHenry Tandey
British
Soldier

Hank SnowHank Snow
Canadian, American
Musician
Dean RuskDean Rusk
American
Politician

William MillerWilliam Miller
American
theologian

Junior JohnsonJunior Johnson
American
Racing driver
Stefan DušanStefan Dušan
Serbian
King

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Moss HartMoss Hart
American
Screenwriter, Playwright, Writer
Ambroise ParéAmbroise Paré
French
Surgeon

Robert KnoxRobert Knox
British
Military physician

Robert MulliganRobert Mulligan
American
Director

Juzo ItamiJuzo Itami
Japanese
Actor
Max RobinsonMax Robinson
American
Broadcaster
James HiltonJames Hilton
British
Writer, Screenwriter, Novelist, Science fiction

Pope ZephyrinusPope Zephyrinus
Ancient Roman
Bishop

Dawn SteelDawn Steel
American
Film producer

Fritz PfefferFritz Pfeffer
German
Physician
Max BrodMax Brod
Czech, Israeli
Linguist, Composer, Pianist, Novelist, Translator,

Benigno Aquino, Sr.Benigno Aquino, Sr.
Filipino
 

Alfonso III of LeónAlfonso III of León
Spanish
King

Margaret Of ProvenceMargaret Of Provence
French
Queen

Hussein-Ali MontazeriHussein-Ali Montazeri
Iranian
Writer
Dmitriy UstinovDmitriy Ustinov
Russian
 

Dmitry UstinovDmitry Ustinov
Russian
Politician
Émile LoubetÉmile Loubet
French
Prime Minister, Politician

Esther PetersonEsther Peterson
American
Women's advocate

Denise LevertovDenise Levertov
British, American
Poet
Raoul BottRaoul Bott
Hungarian, American
Mathematician

Emil ArtinEmil Artin
Austrian
Mathematician
Earle PageEarle Page
Australian
Prime minister of Australia

Bill BrandtBill Brandt
British
Photographer, war photographer, photojournalist,

Adrian HenriAdrian Henri
British
Poet

Antonio SolerAntonio Soler
Spanish
Composer, Organist, Musicologist, Music theorist,

Bangalore Venkata RamanBangalore Venkata Raman
Indian
Astrologer
Lydia MendozaLydia Mendoza
American
Guitarist

Per-Ingvar BrånemarkPer-Ingvar Brånemark
Swedish
Physician

John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-SiegenJohn Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen
German
Count of Nassau-Siegen

Larry L. KingLarry L. King
American
Playwright
MsiriMsiri
Congolese
Ruler

Walter PageWalter Page
American
Bassist
Grote ReberGrote Reber
American
Amateur Astronomer

André JolivetAndré Jolivet
French
Composer

Manie MaritzManie Maritz
South African
Military Leader
Irving RapperIrving Rapper
British, American
Film Director

Thomas LinacreThomas Linacre
British
Physician
Heinrich Daniel RuhmkorffHeinrich Daniel Ruhmkorff
German
Inventor

Amata KabuaAmata Kabua
Marshallese
President

Mignon McLaughlinMignon McLaughlin
American
Journalist
Roland MatthesRoland Matthes
German
Swimmer

Kathe von NagyKathe von Nagy
Hungarian, Serbian
Actress
Olga LepeshinskayaOlga Lepeshinskaya
Russian
Ballerina

Samuel HopkinsSamuel Hopkins
American
Theologian

J. C. SquireJ. C. Squire
British
Writer

Jules MélineJules Méline
French
Statesman
Yoshimitsu MoritaYoshimitsu Morita
Japanese
Film Director
Nicholas MarrNicholas Marr
Russian
Historian

Jane ManderJane Mander
New Zealander
Novelist

Edvard BrandesEdvard Brandes
Danish
Politician

William W. HowellsWilliam W. Howells
American
Professor
Henry Horatio DixonHenry Horatio Dixon
Irish
Professor

Feodor GladkovFeodor Gladkov
Russian
Writer

Imre BródyImre Bródy
Hungarian
Scientist

Joan Brosnan WalshJoan Brosnan Walsh
Irish
Actress

Maurycy MochnackiMaurycy Mochnacki
Polish
Author
Mary Cutler FairchildMary Cutler Fairchild
American
Librarian

E.W. EtchellsE.W. Etchells
American
American boat builder
Harald HuffmannHarald Huffmann
German
Field hockey player

Flavien RanaivoFlavien Ranaivo
Malagasy
Poet
Samuel CottonSamuel Cotton
American
Antislavery activist