Who died in 2020

American basketball player and screenwriter who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers, winning five championships and becoming one of the sport's most iconic figures

Welsh comedian, actor, director, historian and Monty Python member who blended intellectual humor with serious historical scholarship

English conservative philosopher and writer known for over 50 books on aesthetics, politics, and culture, and his work as Chairman of the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission

Iranian military officer and major general who commanded the Quds Force from 1998 until his assassination, and was described as "the single most powerful operative in the Middle East"

British-American theoretical physicist and mathematician known for his profound work in quantum field theory, astrophysics, and the mathematical formulation of quantum mechanics

Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the 4th president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011, following a distinguished career in the Egyptian Air Force and as Vice President

American mathematician whose critical calculations for NASA enabled the success of early U.S. crewed spaceflights and helped pioneer the use of computers in aerospace

Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in December 2019

American biochemist who shared the Nobel Prize for discovering nerve growth factor and epidermal growth factor

American actor and filmmaker known for his explosive acting style and starring in over 90 films, including iconic dramas, westerns, and war films

Kenyan politician who served as the second president of Kenya for 24 years, making him the country's longest-serving president

Swedish-French actor known for his 70-year career in film, television, and theatre, appearing in over 150 films and nominated for two Academy Awards

Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991 and later as Prime Minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001