Celebrity Deaths in the 2020s
139 notable figures died in the 2020s. Listed below in order of date of death.
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Chris Barker
1980 – 2020 · Football Players Jan 1 -
Rocky Johnson
1944 – 2020 · Actors, Wrestler Jan 15 -
Kobe Bryant
1978 – 2020 · Athletes, Basketball Jan 26 -
Kobe Bryant
1978 – 2020 · Basketball Jan 26 -
Kirk Douglas
1916 – 2020 · Actors Feb 5 -
Paula Kelly
1942 – 2020 · Actresses, Singer Feb 8 -
Robert Conrad
1935 – 2020 · Actors, Singer Feb 8 -
Pop Smoke
1999 – 2020 · Rapper, Song Writers Feb 19 -
Claudette Nevins
1937 – 2020 · Actresses Feb 20 -
Jeanne Evert
1957 – 2020 · Tennis Player Feb 20 -
Hosni Mubarak
1928 – 2020 · Politicians Feb 25 -
Max von Sydow
1929 – 2020 · Actors Mar 8 -
Alfred Worden
1932 – 2020 · Astronaut Mar 18 -
Kenny Rogers
1938 – 2020 · Actors, Country Music, Entertainers, Pop Artist, Singer Mar 20 -
Julie Felix
1938 – 2020 · Singer Mar 22 -
Jan Howard
1929 – 2020 · Country Music, Singer Mar 28 -
Alan Merrill
1951 – 2020 · Actors, Musicians, Pop Artist, Song Writers Mar 29 -
Joe Diffie
1958 – 2020 · Country Music Mar 29 -
Bill Withers
1938 – 2020 · Singer, Song Writers Mar 30 -
Forrest Compton
1925 – 2020 · Actors Apr 4 -
Honor Blackman
1925 – 2020 · Actresses Apr 5 -
James Drury
1934 – 2020 · Actors Apr 6 -
Jerry Stiller
1927 – 2020 · Actors, Comedian May 11 -
Bonnie Pointer
1950 – 2020 · Pop Artist, R&B Singer, Song Writers Jun 8 -
Carl Reiner
1922 – 2020 · Actors, Authors and Writers, Director, Movie/TV Producer Jun 29 -
Hugh Downs
1921 – 2020 · American journalist, Television Broadcaster Jul 1 -
Nick Cordero
1978 – 2020 · Actors, Singer Jul 5 -
Charlie Daniels
1936 – 2020 · Country Music, Gospel Music, Singer, Song Writers Jul 6 -
Ennio Morricone
1928 – 2020 · Celebrities, Musicians, Musicians and Composers Jul 6 -
Benjamin Keough
1992 – 2020 Jul 12 -
Kelly Preston
1962 – 2020 · Actresses Jul 12 -
John R. Lewis
1940 – 2020 · Civil Rights Leader Jul 17 -
Regis Philbin
1931 – 2020 · Actors, Talk Show Host Jul 24 -
Olivia De Havilland
1916 – 2020 · Actresses Jul 26 -
Wilford Brimley
1934 – 2020 · Actors Aug 1 -
Chadwick Boseman
1976 – 2020 Aug 28 -
Pranab Mukherjee
1935 – 2020 · Politicians Aug 31 -
Kevin Dobson
1943 – 2020 · Actors Sep 6 -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
1933 – 2020 · Leader, Politicians, US Supreme Court Justices Sep 18 -
Jackie Stallone
1921 – 2020 · Entertainers, Famous Family Member Sep 21 -
Helen Reddy
1941 – 2020 · Singer, Song Writers Sep 29 -
Mac Davis
1942 – 2020 · Singer, Song Writers Sep 29 -
Eddie Van Halen
1955 – 2020 · Musicians and Composers, Pop Artist, Song Writers Oct 6 -
Jerry Jeff Walker
1942 – 2020 · Country Music, Song Writers Oct 23 -
Billy Joe Shaver
1939 – 2020 · Country Music, Song Writers Oct 28 -
Sean Connery
1930 – 2020 · Athletes, Celebrities, Film Director, Soccer Oct 31 -
Sean Connery
1930 – 2020 · Actors Oct 31 -
Alex Trebek
1940 – 2020 · Talk Show Host Nov 8 -
Mo3
1992 – 2020 · Rapper Nov 11 -
Abby Dalton
1932 – 2020 · Actresses Nov 23 -
Hal Ketchum
1953 – 2020 · Country Music, Song Writers Nov 23 -
Diego Maradona
1960 – 2020 · Athletes, Celebrities, Soccer Nov 25 -
David Lander
1947 – 2020 · Actors Dec 4 -
Tony Lister
1958 – 2020 · Actors, Wrestler Dec 10 -
Charley Pride
1934 – 2020 · Country Music Dec 12 -
K.T. Oslin
1942 – 2020 · Actresses, Country Music, Song Writers Dec 21 -
Phyllis McGuire
1931 – 2020 · Actresses, Pop Artist Dec 29 -
Dawn Wells
1938 – 2020 · Actresses Dec 30 -
Hal Holbrook
1925 – 2021 · Actors, Celebrities Jan 23 -
Christopher Plummer
1929 – 2021 · Actors, Celebrities, Musicians, Singer Feb 5 -
Whitney Houston
1963 – 2021 · Actresses, Entertainers, R&B Singer Feb 11 -
Lee Aaker
1943 – 2021 · Actors, Movie/TV Producer Apr 1 -
DMX
1970 – 2021 · Actors, Rapper Apr 9 -
DMX
1970 – 2021 · Hip Hop Artist, Rapper Apr 9 -
Prince Philip
1921 – 2021 · Royalty Apr 9 -
Joseph Siravo
1955 – 2021 · Actors, Producer Apr 11 -
Helen McCrory
1968 – 2021 · Actresses Apr 16 -
Nathan Jung
1946 – 2021 · Actors Apr 24 -
Johnny Crawford
1946 – 2021 · Actors Apr 29 -
Claudia Barrett
1929 – 2021 · Actresses Apr 30 -
Charles Grodin
1935 – 2021 · Actors May 18 -
BJ Thomas
1942 – 2021 · Country Music, Gospel Music, Rock & Roll, Song Writers May 29 -
William Smith
1933 – 2021 · Actors Jul 5 -
Razzy Bailey
1939 – 2021 · Country Music, Song Writers Aug 4 -
Gerd Müller
1945 – 2021 · Athletes, Soccer Aug 15 -
Jean-Paul Belmondo
1933 – 2021 · Actors, Celebrities Sep 6 -
Abd al-Aziz Boutafliqa
1937 – 2021 · Politicians Sep 17 -
Shannon Hoon
1967 – 2021 · Celebrities, Musicians, Musicians and Composers, Pop Artist, Rock & Roll, Song Writers Oct 21 -
Stonewall Jackson
1932 – 2021 · Country Music, Song Writers Dec 4 -
Harry Reid
1939 – 2021 · Politicians, Senator Dec 28 -
Betty White
1922 – 2021 · Actresses, Comedian Dec 31 -
Sidney Poitier
1927 – 2022 · Actors, Authors and Writers, Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians Jan 6 -
Shinzō Abe
1954 – 2022 · Politicians Jul 8 -
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931 – 2022 · Celebrities, Politicians Aug 30 -
Elizabeth II
1926 – 2022 · Royalty Sep 8 -
Jiang Zemin
1926 – 2022 · Politicians Nov 30 -
Ichirō Mizuki
1948 – 2022 · Actors, Celebrities, Musicians and Composers, Singer Dec 6 -
Pelé
1940 – 2022 · Athletes, Celebrities, Politicians, Soccer Dec 29 -
Lisa Marie Presley
1968 – 2023 · Musicians and Composers, Pop Artist, Relatives Of Notable, Rock & Roll Jan 12 -
Pervez Musharraf
1943 – 2023 · Politicians Feb 5 -
Tina Turner
1939 – 2023 · Actresses, Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians, Singer May 24 -
Silvio Berlusconi
1936 – 2023 · Politicians Jun 12 -
Giorgio Napolitano
1925 – 2023 · Politicians Sep 22 -
Martti Ahtisaari
1937 – 2023 · Politicians Oct 16 -
Henry Kissinger
1923 – 2023 · Politicians Nov 29 -
David Soul
1943 – 2024 · Actors, Singer Jan 4 -
Franz Beckenbauer
1945 – 2024 · Athletes, Celebrities, Soccer Jan 7 -
Ebrahim Raisi
1960 – 2024 · Politicians May 19 -
Donald Sutherland
1935 – 2024 · Actors, Celebrities Jun 20 -
Joe Bonsall
1948 – 2024 · Country Music, Musicians and Composers Jul 9 -
Alain Delon
1935 – 2024 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians, Singer Aug 18 -
Quincy Jones
1933 – 2024 · Artist Manager Nov 3 -
Manmohan Singh
1932 – 2024 · Politicians Dec 26 -
Jimmy Carter
1924 – 2024 · Business Magnates, Politicians Dec 29 -
David Lynch
1946 – 2025 · Actors, Celebrities, Film Director, Musicians, Musicians and Composers, Singer Jan 16 -
Horst Köhler
1943 – 2025 · Politicians Feb 1 -
Richard Chamberlain
1934 – 2025 · Actors Mar 29 -
Mario Vargas Llosa
1936 – 2025 · Celebrities, Film Director, Politicians Apr 13 -
Pope Francis
1936 – 2025 · Celebrities, Politicians Apr 21 -
Joe Don Baker
1936 – 2025 · Actors May 7 -
José Mujica
1935 – 2025 · Politicians May 13 -
Sly Stone
1943 – 2025 · Musicians and Composers, R&B Singer Jun 9 -
Jimmy Swaggart
1935 – 2025 · Evangelist Jul 1 -
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 – 2025 · Politicians Jul 13 -
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
1970 – 2025 · Actors Jul 20 -
Jeannie Seely
2025 · Country Music, Musicians and Composers, Singer Aug 1 -
Loni Anderson
1945 – 2025 · Actresses Aug 3 -
Frank Caprio
1936 – 2025 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Aug 20 -
Charlie Kirk
1993 – 2025 · Business Magnates, Leader Sep 10 -
Robert Redford
1936 – 2025 · Actors Sep 16 -
Diane Keaton
1946 – 2025 · Actresses Oct 11 -
June Lockhart
1925 – 2025 · Actresses Oct 23 -
Dick Cheney
1941 – 2025 · Politicians, US Presidents and Vice Presidents Nov 3 -
Sally Kirland
1941 – 2025 · Actresses Nov 11 -
Joe Ely
1947 – 2025 · Musicians and Composers, Singer, Song Writers Dec 15 -
Brigitte Bardot
1934 – 2025 · Actresses, Celebrities, Model, Singer Dec 28 -
Robert Duvall
1931 – 2026 · Actors, Film Director Feb 15 -
Ali Khamenei
1939 – 2026 · Politicians Feb 28 -
Chuck Norris
1940 – 2026 · Actors, Film Director, Martial Artists Mar 19 -
Ted Turner
1938 – 2026 · American journalist, Business Magnates, Television Broadcaster May 6 -
Clive Davis
1932 – 2026 · Music Producer, Music Publisher Jun 22 -
Bonnie Tyler
1951 – 2026 · Pop Artist, Singer Jul 8 -
Lindsey Graham
1955 – 2026 · Politicians, Senator Jul 11 -
Sam Neill
1947 – 2026 · Actors Jul 13 -
Peggy Webber
1925 – 2026 · Actresses, Director, Producer Aug 15 -
Hayden Panettiere
1989 – 2026 Aug 16 -
Michael Wright
1956 – 2026 · Actors Aug 19 -
Dolly Parton
1946 – 2026 · Actresses, Country Music, Entertainers Aug 25 -
Harald V of Norway
1937 – 2026 · Royalty Aug 28