The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2020.
Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference.
February 2020
1
Viktor Afanasyev, 72, Russian military musician, Senior Director of the Military Band Service of the Armed Forces of Russia (1993–2002). Péter Andorai, 71, Hungarian actor (My Father's Happy Years, Bizalom, My 20th Century). Danny Ayres, 33, British speedway rider. Ilie Bărbulescu, 62, Romanian footballer (Argeș Pitești, Steaua, national team), heart attack. George Blondheim, 63, Canadian pianist and composer. Leons Briedis, 70, Latvian poet and author. John A. DiBiaggio, 87, American academic administrator, President of the University of Connecticut (1970–1985), Michigan State University (1985–1992) and Tufts University (1992–2001). Ronald Duman, 65, American psychiatrist. Lila Garrett, 94, American television writer (Bewitched, Baby, I'm Back). Luciano Gaucci, 81, Italian football executive, President of Perugia (1991–2004). Andy Gill, 64, English post-punk guitarist (Gang of Four) and record producer. Clarence "Jeep" Jones, 86, American community activist. Jaswant Singh Kanwal, 100, Indian novelist. Roger Landry, 86, Canadian businessman and publisher (La Presse). Lev Mayorov, 50, Russian-Azerbaijani football player and manager (Kuban Barannikovsky, Chernomorets Novorossiysk, national team). Denford McDonald, 90, New Zealand businessman. Anthony N. Michel, 84, American electrical engineer. Luciano Ricceri, 79, Italian production designer (A Special Day, Captain Fracassa's Journey). Admiral K. Sangma, Indian politician, MLA (1993–2003), heart disease. Peter Serkin, 72, American classical pianist, Grammy winner (1966), pancreatic cancer. Howard E. Smither, 94, American musicologist. Charles Wood, 87, British screenwriter (The Knack ...and How to Get It, Help!, Iris).
2
Peter Aluma, 46, Nigerian basketball player (Liberty Flames, Sacramento Kings). Senaka Angulugaha, 60, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lanka Air Force Sports Club). Claire Clouzot, 86, French film director and critic. Johnny Lee Davenport, 69, American actor (The Fugitive, Joy, Work in Progress), leukemia. Bernard Ebbers, 78, Canadian communications executive and convicted fraudster, CEO of WorldCom (1985–2002). Roger Fieldhouse, 79, British historian and academic. Sir Victor Glover, 87, Mauritian chief judge. Mad Mike Hoare, 100, British mercenary leader (Congo Crisis, Operation Angela). Harold H. Izard, 80, American politician, New York State Assemblyman (1975–1976). Kofi B, Ghanaian highlife musician, heart attack. Ivan Král, 71, Czech-American musician and songwriter ("Ask the Angels", "Pumping (My Heart)", "Dancing Barefoot"). David Lacy-Scott, 99, English cricketer (Cambridge University, Kent). Enemésio Ângelo Lazzaris, 71, Brazilian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of Balsas (since 2008). Philip Leder, 85, American geneticist. Mike Moore, 71, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister (1990), Director-General of the World Trade Organization (1999–2002), Ambassador to the United States (2010–2015). Ryszard Olszewski, 87, Polish Olympic basketball player (1960) and coach, and politician. Lovelady Powell, 89, American actress (I Never Sang for My Father, The Possession of Joel Delaney, The Happy Hooker). Kommareddy Surender Reddy, Indian politician, MLA (1985–1989). M. Narayana Reddy, 88, Indian politician, MP (1967–1971), MLA (1972–1978). Harry Rubin, 93, American cell biologist and virologist. Gale Schisler, 86, American politician, member of the U.S. (1965–1967) and Illinois (1969–1981) Houses of Representatives. Robert Sheldon, Baron Sheldon, 96, British politician, MP (1964–2001) and member of the House of Lords (2001–2015), heart attack. Rabi Singh, 89, Indian Odia poet. Salahuddin Wahid, 77, Indonesian politician and Islamic scholar, member of the People's Consultative Assembly (1998–1999), complications from heart surgery. Valentin Yanin, 90, Russian historian.