Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2005: V

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Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Born 25 December 1924  (Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India) Prime Minister of India, first for a brief spell in 1996, and then again from 1998-2004. The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

van Andel-Schipper, Hendrikje  Born 29 June 1890  (Smilde, Netherlands) Died 30 August 2005  (Hoogeveen, Netherlands) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) Held the title of world's oldest person for over a year before her death, and remains the oldest Dutch person ever to have lived. Dark Clouds and Silva Linings The Doffin' Codgers Eat My Dust  Fallen Sparrow  The Grey Horde I Smell Dead People One Foot In The Grave Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers  StuPerks TiM r U  The Vyrdolak

Van Buren, Abigail (Died in 2013) Born 4 July 1918  (Sioux City, Iowa, USA) Agony aunt (born Pauline Esther Friedman) who wrote the long-running "Dear Abby" column which was syndicated to a number of US newspapers. Her twin sister, Esther Pauline Friedman (clearly their parents were somewhat short of inspiration when it came to names), was also an agony aunt. Five-Fingered Hand Of Death

Van Dyke, Dick Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA) Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for "The Dick Van Dyke Show", and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in "Mary Poppins". Six Foot Under Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Vandross, Luther  Born 20 April 1951  (New York, New York, USA) Died 1 July 2005  (Edison, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 54  (read death notice) Soul singer, producer and songwriter whose first break came when he sang backing vocals on David Bowie's "Young Americans" album. After much session work, he went on to become a highly successful solo artist. In April 2003 he clocked up a stroke, meningitis and pneumonia, sending him into a coma; six months later he was reported to be on the road to recovery and singing once more, but in July 2005 it was suddenly all over. Mean Machine Toasted Brown Bread

Varah, Chad (Died in 2007) Born 12 November 1911  (Barton upon Humber, England) Anglican clergyman, story-writer on the "Eagle" comic, and founder of the Samaritans. Ready For The Box Whitaker's Choice

Varney, Reg (Died in 2008) Born 11 July 1916  (Plaistow, London, England) Comic actor (now retired), most famous for playing Stan in the sitcom "On the Buses". Bone Collector (Dave) Crem De La Crem The Doom & Gloom Room  Living In A Box

Vaughan, Peter Born 4 April 1923  (Shropshire, England) TV actor - played Grouty, the Mr. Big of Slade prison in "Porridge". Bone Collector (Dave) Condoleezza's Harbingers of Notapotato

Vidal, Gore (Died 2012) Born 3 October 1925  (West Point, New York, USA) Essayist, novelist, playwright and outspoken political commentator. Co-wrote the script for the classic 1959 film "Ben-Hur", but was denied the credit for it. Diet Of Worms

Vigoda, Abe Born 24 February 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Tall, well-built character actor, noted for his roles as Tessio in "The Godfather" and Det. Sgt. Fish in "Barney Miller". Was erroneously declared dead in the early 1980s. Bleedin' Heart Dead In Arizona

von Bülow, Claus Born 11 August 1926  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Wealthy British-based financier, who hit the headlines when he was convicted in 1982 of attempting to murder his wife, but later had his conviction quashed. 57,288,974 Americans Are Smart

Vonnegut, Kurt (Died in 2007) Born 11 November 1922  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Sci-fi author whose novels also tend to convey an anti-authoritarian theme. His most famous work is undoubtedly "Slaughterhouse-Five", written in 1969. Atsusdead

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