Tom Prebble
New Zealand educationalist and university administrator (Massey University)Died on Thursday January 21st 2021
Deaths on January 20
This archive lists notable deaths associated with January 20 across multiple years. For the specific 2026 archive, see Deaths on January 20, 2026.
William Fey
American bishopDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
John Baptist Kaggwa
Ugandan bishopDied on Thursday January 21st 2021
Empire Maker
American racehorseDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Hobday
British newscaster (TodayDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Jan-Olof Ekholm
Swedish crime writerDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Sophie Kratzer
German ice hockey playerDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Hana Ezrová
Czech basketball player (1957 World Championship bronze medalist)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Maik Hamburger
German writer and dramaturgeDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Dee Molenaar
101Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Danny Talbott
American football (Washington Redskins) and baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bill Trowbridge
British scientist (death announced today)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Sonja Brain
Dutch-British educator (death announced today)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Bob Sutcliffe
British economist (death announced today)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Peter Beyerhaus
German evangelist and theologianDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Ferdinand Schmidt-Modrow
German actorDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Brice Armstrong
American voice actor (Dragon Ball)Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Lech Raczak
Polish theatre directorDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Jaroslav Kubera
Czech politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Claudio Roditi
Brazilian jazz trumpeterDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Blagovest Sendov
Bulgarian mathematician and politicianDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Robert Parker
American R&B singer ("Barefootin'")Died on Monday January 20th 2020
Ikkō Narahara
Japanese photographerDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Herbert W. Chilstrom
American Lutheran bishopDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Joserizal Jurnalis
Indonesian physician and activistDied on Monday January 20th 2020
Dumisani Kumalo
South African politician and diplomatDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Theodore K. Rabb
American historianDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Liang Jingkui
Chinese physical chemistDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Deng Tietao
Chinese physicianDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gao Changqing
Chinese surgeonDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
May Menassa
Lebanese writer and journalistDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gert Frank
Danish Olympic cyclist (1976)Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gary Gutting
American philosopherDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Joe Belmont
American basketball player and coach (b. 1934)Died on Sunday January 20th 2019
Andrew G. Vajna
Hungarian-American film producerDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Gilbert R. Winham
American political scientistDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Masazo Nonaka
Japanese SupercentenarianDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Nathan Glazer
American sociologistDied on Sunday January 20th 2019
Graeme Langlands
Australian rugby league footballer (St. George DragonsDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Sylvester Carmel Magro
Maltese Bishop Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jerry Keeling
American football player (Calgary StampedersDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ed LaForge
American politicianDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Ernest H. Sanders
German-born American music historianDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jim Rodford
English musician (The Kinks)Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Doron Rubin
Israeli military officerDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Nathan Jatcko
American keyboardist (Pavlov's Dog)Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Jack Gadellaa
Dutch television director and writerDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Anindya Sengupta
Indian journalistDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Leon Ritzen
Belgian footballer (Thor WaterscheiDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Eddy Beugels
Dutch cyclistDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Greg Critser
American writerDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Paul Bocuse
French chef based in LyonDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Haije Sybesma
Dutch politicianDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
John Bindernagel
76-77Died on Saturday January 20th 2018
Saqi Farooqi
Pakistani poetDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Els Postel-Coster
Dutch anthropologistDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Fredo Santana
American rapperDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Philip Jacobson
English journalistDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Gustav Heiberg Simonsen
Norwegian lawyer and politicianDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Liu Zhonghua
Chinese navy generalDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Munnu Bhai
Pakistani journalistDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Olivia Lua
American pornographic actressDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Dik Abed
South African cricketerDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Maurice Couture
Canadian Catholic archbishopDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Allison Shearmur
American film producer (The Hunger GamesDied on Saturday January 20th 2018
Craig Howard
American football coachDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Ca Lê Thuần
Vietnamese composerDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Harry J. Middleton
American writer and library directorDied on Friday January 20th 2017
James S. Vlasto
American public servantDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Jan Scalisi
American politicianDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Ger van Mourik
Dutch footballer (Ajax)Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Jan Kruis
83 Dutch cartoonist (JackDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Klaus Huhn
German sports journalist and writerDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Terry Hershey
American enviromentalistDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Carlos Alberto Silva
Brazilian football manager (Guarani FCDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Howard Kaufman
American talent manager (EaglesDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Hans Breukhoven
Dutch businessman (Free Record Shop)Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Alex Jones
American Roman Catholic deaconDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Edwin Pope
American journalist (The Miami HeraldDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Red Adams
American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers)Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Elliot Meadow
British record producer and journalistDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Mike Kellie
English multi-instrumentalist and record producerDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Maria Cabral
Portuguese actressDied on Friday January 20th 2017
Bairbre Dowling
Irish actressDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Stuart Cowden
English footballer (Stoke City)Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Constance Beresford-Howe
Canadian novelistDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edward Yourdon
American computer scientistDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ludovic Janvier
French writerDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Subrata Bose
Indian politicianDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Lee Abramson
American composer and musicianDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
David G. Hartwell
American editorDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Ronald Greenwald
American rabbiDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Mykolas Burokevičius
Lithuanian politicianDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Nuno Teotónio Pereira
Portuguese architectDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Edmonde Charles-Roux
French writerDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Claude Lefebvre
Canadian politicianDied on Wednesday January 20th 2016
Bud Beardmore
American lacrosse coach (Maryland)Died on Wednesday January 20th 2016