Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2005: H

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Hackman, Gene Born 30 January 1930  (San Bernardino, California, USA) Proficient American actor. Better Late Than Never Stiff As A Board

Hagman, Larry (Died in 2012) Born 21 September 1931  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Son of famous actress Mary Martin. His own career took off when he took the part of Major Anthony Nelson in the '60s US sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", and he went on to star as J.R. Ewing in "Dallas" and "Knots Landing". An active anti-smoking campaigner, he's nevertheless not averse to the odd drink or ten, and needed a liver transplant in 1995 due to cirrhosis. Has reportedly been hitting the bottle again over the past couple of years. Bada Bada Bada Bada Bing Bazzilliant Brown Bread Cefor Certs The Coffin Boffins Condoleezza's Harbingers of Notapotato Dead In Arizona Grim Rita Just Resting My Eyes Team Lightning Rebecca The Reaper Rest In Peace Slave to the Grave T. Rex

Hall, Monty Born 25 August 1923  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Host of various American game shows, well-known (over there, at least) for presenting "Let's Make a Deal". Siegfried Baboon’s David Van Day Show

Hamilton, George Born 12 August 1939  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Well-tanned actor. Juicy Janny

Harald V of Norway, King Born 21 February 1937  (Skaugum, Oslo, Norway) The first King of Norway to be born in the country since 1370. Acceded to the throne on the death of his father, Olav V, in 1991. He was a member of several of Norway's Olympic sailing teams. In September 2003 it was announced that he has bladder cancer. Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Five-Fingered Hand Of Death JoeRam Just Resting My Eyes

Harris, Rolf Born 30 March 1930  (Perth, Western Australia, Australia) Cartoonist, TV presenter, singer, wobble-board player and general cult hero. Absolutely incredible to think he's now in his mid-70s, as he still looks and sounds the same as ever. Lived So Let's Die SexyB's Goners

Harvey, Paul (Died in 2009) Born 4 September 1918  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) US radio personality - presenter of the daily "The Rest of the Story" show. But I'm Not Dead Yet Team Lightning

Harvey-Jones, Sir John (Died in 2008) Born 16 April 1924  (London, England) Flamboyant business guru and star of the TV series "The Troubleshooter". Condoleezza's Harbingers of Notapotato

Haughey, Charles (Died in 2006) Born 16 September 1925  (Castlebar, Co Mayo, Republic of Ireland) Former accountant who turned to politics and was elected to the Dáil (Irish Parliament) in 1957, becoming Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of the Republic of Ireland 3 times in the 1980s and early '90s. Already Dead And Resurrected Dark Clouds and Silva Linings Fallen Sparrow Grim Rita Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Octopus of Odstock

Havel, Vaclav (Died in 2011) Born 5 October 1936  (Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) Political dissident and human rights activist who was imprisoned 4 times, spending almost 5 years behind bars for his views. Elected President of Czechoslovakia in 1989 and President of the Czech Republic in 1992. 57,288,974 Americans Are Smart Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band The Long-Awaited Return of The Plymouth Jury Siegfried Baboon’s David Van Day Show TiM r

Hawke, Hazel (Died in 2013) Born in Perth, Australia  (exact date unknown) Wife of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke, born in 1929. Announced in November 2003 that she has Alzheimer's, and then, 5 minutes later, announced that she has Alzheimer's. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Honez

Hawking, Stephen Born 8 January 1942  (Oxford, England) Born on the 300th anniversary of Galileo's death. Whilst studying at Oxford, was diagnosed with a rare and progressive neuromotor disease, which has left him in a wheelchair, talking like a Dalek. Now a world-famous theoretical physicist who specialises in studying black holes, and wrote the incomprehensible "A Brief History of Time". Recent allegations suggest that he has been regularly assaulted by his carers over a lengthy period of time. The 104s Above Average For Norfolk Alison The Assassin Crazycarl Finbarr Returns from the Dead Grim Rita Grobler's Stiff Ones Louis Cypher Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' Snuff Daddies

Heath, Edward  Born 9 July 1916  (Broadstairs, Kent, England) Died 17 July 2005  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Leader of the Conservative Party from 1965-75 and Prime Minister from 1970-74. Already Dead And Resurrected Big Iain The Buddy Holly Flying Experience Church(yard) On The Hill The Coffin Boffins Condoleezza's Harbingers of Notapotato Crem De La Crem Dark Clouds and Silva Linings Deadknobs And Doomed Picks Deathlist.net The Doom & Gloom Room Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Eejit Grobler's Stiff Ones Henry's Half-Dead Heroes In Bed With Maradona I Smell Dead People Jesus Jones JoeRam Juicy Janny Meet Your Maker The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too…) See, I Told You I Was Sick! Slave to the Grave TiM r Toasted Brown Bread T. Rex We Don't Want Any Bouncebackability We Spin Terror Whitaker's Choice Youth In Asia Hotline

Heenan, Bobby Born 1 November 1940  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) American pro-wrestler/manager, nicknamed "The Brain" for possibly ironic reasons. Crazycarl

Hefner, Hugh Born 9 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Founder of Playboy magazine. Church(yard) On The Hill Five-Fingered Hand Of Death The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

Heston, Charlton (Died in 2008) Born 4 October 1924  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Chisel-featured star of 150 films and TV series, among them "The Ten Commandments", "Ben Hur" and "The Planet of the Apes". Now a sad, shambling shadow of his former self who fronts the American National Rifle Association, believes that it is "man's God-given right" to own guns, and makes a point of organising NRA rallies in towns where multiple shootings have recently occurred. Atsusdead Bucket Kickers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Ringers Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Globaltruth Grizly Knockin' On Satan's Door The Long-Awaited Return of The Plymouth Jury The Melonfarmers The Newstreet Boys Death Squad Oh...If Only It Were True Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die'  Vassili Zaitsev

Higgins, Alex (Died in 2010) Born 18 March 1949  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish snooker player. Famously volatile, a heavy drinker and smoker. Known as "Hurricane" due to his rapid style of play, which he adopted because he was trying to finish the frame before last orders. Above Average For Norfolk Bazzilliant Big Iain The Doom & Gloom Room Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Eejit Finbarr Returns from the Dead In Bed With Maradona Jaguar X-Types Knockin' On Satan's Door Louis Cypher Offaly Bad Taste Vassili Zaitsev

Hill, Jimmy Born 22 June 1928  (London, England) Prominent-chinned football commentator. B1G-5PUD

Hill, Paddy Joe Date and place of birth unknown One of the Birmingham Six. John Stalker

Hill, Vince Born 16 April 1937  (Coventry, England) Big Band singer. According to his website, he is "instantly recognised as one of Britain's best-known and most successful singing stars", but frankly we wouldn't know him if we fell over him. Church(yard) On The Hill

Hillary, Sir Edmund (Died in 2008) Born 20 July 1919  (Auckland, New Zealand) First person to climb Mount Everest. Cefor Certs The Coffin-Dodgers Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day Team Lightning

Hilton, Paris Born 17 February 1981  (New York, New York, USA) Spoilt rich kid from the Hilton hotel family, and inadvertent porn star. Grizly

Hobsbawm, Eric (Died 2012) Born 9 June 1917  (Alexandria, Egypt) Marxist historian. Peter 'RIP' Trait

Hockney, David Born 9 July 1937  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) British artist, now based in California, whose (largely autobiographical) work is often described as Pop Art, although he himself has consistently shunned this label. Condoleezza's Harbingers of Notapotato

Hofmann, Albert (Died in 2008) Born 11 January 1906  (Baden, Switzerland) Chemist who, in 1938, became the first to synthesize LSD, although he was unaware of its hallucinogenic properties until 1943, when he had a trip after accidentally ingesting a small amount of it. Fifteen years later, he did the future hippy generation another favour when he produced psilocybin, which was to become the active ingredient of magic mushrooms. Deathlist.net George Lass and the Gravelings Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Just Resting My Eyes Meet Your Maker Time Is NOT On Our Side! Toasted Brown Bread U

Hogan, Hulk Born 11 August 1953  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) Born Terry Gene Bollea. Professional wrestler since 1978. A part in "Rocky III" and a move to the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) made him a star, and he proceeded to be at the centre of wrestling's transition from slightly suspect minority sport to multi-billion dollar camp pantomime spectacle. Big Iain Dead As A Dodo In Bed With Maradona

Holder, Noddy Born 15 June 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) Slade front man-turned-actor. The Coffin-Dodgers John Stalker

Hollingworth, Clare Born 10 October 1911  (Knighton, Powys, Wales) Former journalist who made her name as a war correspondent during WWII. Dark Clouds and Silva Linings

Honeycombe, Gordon Born 27 September 1936  (Karachi, India) Indian-born but British TV newsreader who has now emigrated to Australia. Dead Beat

Hope, Delores (Died in 2011) Born 27 May 1909  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Former singer and widow of the late Bob Hope, having been married to him for 69 years. Big Iain Team Lightning U Youth In Asia Hotline

Hopper, Dennis (Died in 2010) Born 17 May 1936  (Dodge City, Kansas, USA) Film actor who starred in, as well as directing and co-writing, the 1969 classic "Easy Rider". Six Foot Under

Horn, Roy Born 3 October 1944  (Nordenham, Germany) One half of the camp spectacle that is Siegfried & Roy. Was mauled on stage by one of their trademark white tigers in October 2003, allegedly after it mistook a big-haired woman in the front row for a lion and tried to drag him away from her. He suffered multiple injuries, serious blood loss and a stroke, and spent 3 months in hospital; the show has been cancelled indefinitely. The Melonfarmers

Houston, Whitney (Died 2012) Born 9 August 1963  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Singer who claims to have been influenced by soul and R&B, and indeed is the daughter of gospel/blues singer Cissy Houston and niece of Dionne Warwick, although to listen to her brand of anodyne mass-market pop, you'd never guess. Has a famously rocky marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown, and was erroneously reported dead in September 2001. Lived So Let's Die Louis Cypher Rebecca The Reaper

Howard, Kirsty Born 22 September 1995  (place of birth unknown) Little girl from Manchester, born with a rare heart defect. Was befriended by the Beckhams, as if she hadn't already suffered enough, and hence became a "triumph over tragedy" story for the tabloids. Presented the Queen with the torch/baton at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The Doffin' Codgers Vassili Zaitsev

Howard, Michael Born 7 July 1941  (Llanelli, Wales) Barrister and Tory MP, who was Home Secretary in John Major's government, and in November 2003 was elected leader of the Conservative Party. Peter 'RIP' Trait

Humphries, Barry Born 17 February 1934  (Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Australian comic actor of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson fame. The Doom & Gloom Room

Hunt, E. Howard (Died in 2007) Born 9 October 1918  (East Hamburg, New York, USA) Watergate conspirator. The Vyrdolak

Huntley, Ian Born 31 January 1974  (Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) Caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old schoolgirls in Soham, Cambridgeshire, in August 2002. Was sentenced in December 2003 to two terms of life imprisonment, and it was revealed after his trial that he had previously been accused of a string of sex crimes. Some DDPers feel that his chances of survival in prison aren't looking too good... Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Grobler's Stiff Ones In Bed With Maradona Knockin' On Satan's Door  Louis Cypher Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Rebecca The Reaper Six Foot Under

Hussein, Saddam (Died in 2006) Born 28 April 1937  (Tikrit, Iraq) President of Iraq from 1979-2003. Years of tyranny and warmongering caught up with him in 2003, when he was deposed and later captured by the Americans. The question on DDPers' lips is...will he be handed over to the Iraqis for trial and likely execution? Bazzilliant Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band The Buddy Holly Flying Experience Church(yard) On The Hill Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom The Driller Killer Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Eat My Dust Grobler's Stiff Ones Knockin' On Satan's Door Not Dead Yet Oh...If Only It Were True SexyB's Goners  Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die'

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