The following is a list of notable deaths in March 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.
March 2020
1
István Balsai, 72, Hungarian jurist and politician, Minister of Justice (1990–1994), MP (1990–2011). Clara D. Bloomfield, 77, American physician and cancer researcher. Carsten Bresch, 98, German physicist and geneticist. Laura Caldwell, 52, American novelist and lawyer, breast cancer. Ernesto Cardenal, 95, Nicaraguan Roman Catholic priest and poet (The Gospel in Solentiname). John Currier, 68, American vice admiral, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard (2012–2014). Sven Ivar Dysthe, 88, Norwegian furniture designer. Jacques Lesourne, 91, French economist, director of Le Monde (1991–1994). Stefan Lindqvist, 52, Swedish footballer (Halmstad, IFK Göteborg, national team), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. William MacEachern, 89, Canadian politician. Timothy Moynihan, 78, American politician, member of the Connecticut House of Representatives (1975–1986). Ndidi Nwosu, 40, Nigerian powerlifter, Paralympic champion (2016), lung infection. May Lorna O'Brien, 87, Australian educator and author. Andreas Papaemmanouil, 81, Greek footballer (Panathinaikos, national team). Siamand Rahman, 31, Iranian powerlifter, Paralympic champion (2012, 2016), heart attack. Jim Sheets, 88, American politician. Jan Vyčítal, 77, Czech caricaturist and country music singer-songwriter. Jack Welch, 84, American business executive and chemical engineer, CEO of General Electric (1981–2001), kidney failure.
2
Elizabeth Nelson Adams, 79, American artist and poet. Bahamian Bounty, 26, British racehorse and sire. (death announced on this date) Tabea Blumenschein, 67, German actress (Die Tödliche Doris) and painter. Trevor Braham, 97, British explorer and mountaineer. Rafael Cancel Miranda, 89, Puerto Rican independence leader and convicted attempted murderer (1954 United States Capitol shooting incident). Bob Christie, 94, Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly (1981–1991). Henry N. Cobb, 93, American architect (Pei Cobb Freed & Partners). René Coicou, 84, Haitian-born Canadian politician, mayor of Gagnon (1973–1985). Roger Cooper, 80, New Zealand paleontologist, cancer. Viktor Josef Dammertz, 90, German Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Augsburg (1993–2004). Charles E. Freeman, 86, American attorney and jurist, Justice (1990–2018) and Chief Justice (1997–2000) of the Supreme Court of Illinois. Evans Hayward, 98, American physicist, heart disease. Lance James, 81, South African singer. William Johnson, 88, Canadian journalist and author, president of Alliance Quebec (1998–2000). Yannis Katsafados, 84, Greek lawyer and politician, MP (1974–1981) and MEP (1981). Albie Keen, 84, British comedian (Hope and Keen). Sir Gavin Lightman, 80, English judge. James Lipton, 93, American television host (Inside the Actors Studio), actor (Arrested Development) and writer (Guiding Light), bladder cancer. Farrell McElgunn, 88, Irish politician, Senator (1969–1973), MEP (1973). Mohammad Mirmohammadi, 70, Iranian politician, member of the Expediency Discernment Council (since 2012), COVID-19. Barbara Neely, 78, American author (Blanche on the Lam). Vera Pless, 88, American mathematician. Joaquín Sánchez, 79, Colombian footballer (Deportivo Cali, national team). Vladimir Shuralyov, 84, Russian military officer, Deputy Minister of Defence (1990–1991), traffic collision. Virendra Singh Sirohi, 73, Indian politician. Tim Skelly, 69, American video game designer and programmer (Warrior, Rip-Off, Reactor). (death announced on this date) Laird Stirling, 81, Canadian politician. Ulay, 76, German performance artist, cancer. Susan Weinert, 54, German guitarist. Peter Wieland, 89, German singer and entertainer. Suat Yalaz, 88, Turkish comic book artist (Karaoğlan).