Notable deaths of 2020 (111 images)

"Jeopardy" host Alex Trebek, James Bond icon Sean Connery, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, rock guitarist Eddie Van Halen, actors Kirk Douglas, Chadwick Boseman, Naya Rivera, Kelly Preston and Nick Cordero, U.S. Rep. John Lewis, comedian Carl Reiner, rock 'n' roll icon Little Richard, jazz icon Manu Dibango, country music icon Kenny Rogers and NBA legend Kobe Bryant are among the famous people who have died in 2020.

Charley Pride

Charlie Pride (R) performs at the Country Music Awards with Brad Paisley in Nashville on November 2, 2016. Pride, country music's first Black superstar, died due to complications from COVID-19 on December 12 at the age of 86. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI

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John le Carre

John le Carre attends the premiere of "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" in London on September 13, 2011. The best-selling author, known under the pen name "David Cornwell," died from pneumonia on December 12 at the age of 89. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

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Diego Maradona

Diego Maradona appeals during the FIFA World Cup at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane, South Africa on June 22, 2010. The soccer legend, known for leading Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, died on November 25 at the age of 60. Photo by Chris Brunskill/UPI

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Saeb Erekat

Longtime Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat speaks to the Foreign Press Association in Jerusalem on April 26, 2015. Erekat died of COVID-19 in a Jerusalem hospital on November 10 at the age of 65. File Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI

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