Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2006: M

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MacArthur, Dame Ellen Born 8 July 1976  (Whatstandwell, Derbyshire, England) Solo round-the-world daredevil yachting type. AbraCadaver

MacGowan, Shane Born 25 December 1957  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) Dentally challenged singer-songwriter who used to front the Pogues, and latterly the Popes (though recently he went back to the Pogues for a reunion tour). Constantly rumoured to be on the brink of death due to non-stop drinking, smoking and drug-taking. At one stage, for example, he was said to be taking fifty tabs of acid a day - smoke your heart out, Shaun Ryder! Alison The Assassin Church(yard) On The Hill Dead Certs Dead Is As Dead Does Death On The Rocks Ding Dong Dead Dudes Jodie's Cuppas Judgment Day Just Resting My Eyes L C And The Sunshine Band The Driller Killer The Great Beyond The Voodoo Gurus They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me Vassili Zaitsev

MacLaine, Shirley Born 24 April 1934  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Oddball Hollywood actress who has starred in countless films, such as "Some Came Running" (1958), "The Apartment" (1960), "Sweet Charity" (1969) and "Postcards from the Edge" (1990). Pointlessly changed her name from Shirley MacLean Beaty, and indeed is the sister of Warren, who pointlessly changed his surname to Beatty. Doctors described her as being "in tip-top shape" in 2002, though this probably applies to her physical health only. A big believer in reincarnation, and New Age horseshit in general, she claims to have had an affair with the late Swedish prime minister Olof Palme, who apparently was a reincarnation of Emperor Charlemagne; symmetrically, she was a lover of Emperor Charlemagne in a previous life. Oh, and aliens have landed on her front porch as well. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead As A Dodo Pushing Up The Daisies

Macnee, Patrick Born 6 February 1922  (London, England) Actor - played the suave Steed in "The Avengers". Fox In A Box The Doom & Gloom Room

Magnusson, Magnus (Died in 2007) Born 12 October 1929  (Reykjavik, Iceland) Long-time host of "Mastermind" and probably the only famous Icelander apart from Björk; he's started, but will this be the year he finishes? Jim Devine Mr Yuck The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Magri, Charlie Date and place of birth unknown East End boxer-turned-sports shop owner. John Stalkest

Mahfouz, Naguib  Born 11 December 1911  (Cairo, Egypt) Died 30 August 2006  (Cairo, Egypt) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Egyptian novelist who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. Impaled on The Antlers of Doom

Mahon, Sir Dennis (Died in 2011) Born 8 November 1910  (place of birth unknown) British art historian and collector. Indeed, That's Out Of The Air

Mailer, Norman (Died in 2007) Born 31 January 1923  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) American writer and innovator of the non-fiction novel. Noz4news R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

Maitland, Patrick Francis (Died in 2008) Born 17 March 1911  (place of birth unknown) 17th and current Earl of Lauderdale. Going Green

Majors, Lee Born 23 April 1940  (Wyandotte, Michigan, USA) Actor, born Harvey Lee Yeary, famous as Colonel Steve Austin, "The Six Million Dollar Man". Dead Beat Victor Spencer's Delight

Malden, Karl (Died in 2009) Born 22 March 1912  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Serbian immigrant (real name Mladen Sekulovich) and former steelworker who became a bit-part movie actor. However, he was better known as Detective Lieutenant Mike Stone in the '70s TV series 'The Streets of San Francisco'. A Kick In The Ghoulies Beginnings of Rigor But I'm Not Dead Yet Crem De La Crem Dead Beat Eat My Dust Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino God's Waiting Room Inar's Golden Oldies Lord Football's Snuffers Norfolk & Chance Only Fools And Corpses Team AJS The Living Dead The Morbid Postman Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Wishy-Washy  Youth In Asia Helpline

Mallett, Timmy Date and place of birth unknown Insanely annoying former presenter of children's TV show "Wacaday". They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me

Mandela, Nelson (Died in 2013) Born 18 July 1918  (Umtata, South Africa) Leader of the African National Congress, which was outlawed in 1948, when apartheid was legalised in South Africa. He was imprisoned for allegedly being involved in a bomb plot, and spent 27 years inside, before being freed as part of President FW de Klerk's reforms in 1990. Mandela himself became President from 1994-99. 4 Ever Delayed A Grave Situation Amireallydead A Shot In The Dark Big-Iain Coffin Fit Crem De La Crem Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Eternity Tours Five-Fingered Hand Of Death Gerald Ford Must Die Going Underground Jim Devine Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Jossy's Giants Juicy Janny Nice Little Urner Over And Out RJC Six Foot Under Weatherman90 And The Crew Thanatopsis The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers  The Ex Factor The Merry Harvester The Undertaker Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking

Manning, Bernard (Died in 2007) Born 13 August 1930  (Ancoats, Manchester, England) Larger-than-wife stand-up performer from the old school of comedy, known for his racist and sexist jokes and general refusal to accept political correctness. He has recently retired on grounds of ill health, leaving the running of his Embassy Club to son Bernard, Jr. 2 Days Older Than Grass Best Left To Rest Cefor's Cremains of the Day Coffin Fit  Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Hardwood Surround Nice Little Urner Over And Out Pining For The Fjords Slave to the Grave The Happy Desk The Great Beyond The Voodoo Gurus They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me You Can Have Zsa Zsa Over My Dead Body!

Manson, Charles Born 12 November 1934  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Infamous leader of a cult called "The Family", which was responsible for several brutal murders in the 1960s. In prison since 1971. Reaper's Insightful Crew Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band

Maradona, Diego Born 30 October 1960  (Lanús, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Short, fat Argie footballer whose 'Hand of God' antics knocked England out of the 1986 World Cup. Now a cash-strapped recovering cocaine addict. Alison The Assassin Bend The Bucket Like Beckham Cave's Corpses Fallen Sparrow Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) In Bed with Maradona  Just Resting My Eyes Sporting Life...Courting Death Team DJB The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse

Marceau, Marcel (Died in 2007) Born 22 March 1923  (Strasbourg, France) Thanks to the lack of sophistication of the French sense of humour, Marceau has managed to make a living as a mime artist for over 50 years, mainly playing his white-faced Ronald McDonald lookalike character, Bip. With self-conscious irony, he had the only speaking part in Mel Brooks' film 'Silent Movie' (1976). Cefor's Cremains of the Day Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Jaguar X-Types Madonna's Hand of Bod Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band

Marcos, Imelda Born 2 July 1929  (Manila, Philippines) Former beauty queen, lavish-living, obsessive shoe-collector and widow of former Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos. After his death, she was acquitted of embezzlement in the US, but convicted of the crime of 'graft', whatever that is, in the Philippines. Die, Celebs, Die!!! gdh200 Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Sandals in the Bin: The Mother Teresa Tribute Band

Marie, Rose Born 15 August 1923  (New York, New York, USA) Actress whose career has been in two distinct halves: firstly as a child in the 1920s, and then as an adult, beginning in the 1940s. Best known for playing the part of Sally Rogers on "The Dick Van Dyke Show". Her real name is Rose Marie Mazzetta, and she is of Italian/Polish extraction. Noz4news

Marin, Pedro Antonio (Died in 2008) Born 13 May 1928  (Colombia) Founder of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrilla group. Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band

Mark, Sir Robert (Died in 2010) Date and place of birth unknown Former Metropolitan Police Commissioner and advertiser of Aquajet Radial tyres. He was, so he assured us, "convinced they make a genuine contribution to road safety". Condi's Ill-Considered Probabilities

Marrs, Mick Date and place of birth unknown Skull-faced Mötley Crüe guitarist. Digging The Grave

Marshall, Sir Arthur (Died in 2007) Born 4 December 1903  (place of birth unknown) Member of the British team in the 1924 'Chariots of Fire' Olympic Games in Paris, who went on to become a leading figure in the aviation industry. Ilikeekilly Time, Gentlemen, Please! Whitaker's Choice Youth In Asia Helpline

Martin, George Born 3 January 1926  (London, England) The Beatles' music producer. Go Fish

Martin, Paul Born 28 August 1938  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Prime Minister of Canada since December 2003. Murld Leaders

Martin, Tony (Died in 2012) Born 25 December 1912  (Oakland, California, USA) Classic crooner and occasional actor. Married to Cyd Charisse, for what it's worth. Not to be confused with the butt-ugly, pikey-shooting farmer of the same name. Impaled on The Antlers of Doom

Masako, Princess Born 9 December 1963  (Tokyo, Japan) Member of the Japanese royal family by way of her marriage to Crown Prince Naruhito. Judgment Day

Mashaal, Khaled Born in Silwad, West Bank  (exact date unknown) Believed by many, including Israel's intelligence services, to be the leader of the Islamic terrorist group Hamas. Born 1956. The Raven

Mathis, Johnny Born 30 September 1935  (Gilmer, Texas, USA) Easy-listening musician. Your granny's probably got his Greatest Hits album in the attic. Palace98

Matthews, Bernard (Died in 2010) Born 24 January 1930  (Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk, England) Easily Norfolk's most famous turkey farmer. T. Rex

Mawhinney, Brian Born 26 July 1940  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Former Tory MP and chairman of the Conservative Party, now (somewhat improbably) chairman of the Football League. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Maynard, Bill Born 8 October 1928  (Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, England) Comic actor who played the title role in the sitcom "Oh No, It's Selwyn Froggit" and Claude Greengrass in the soporific TV drama "Heartbeat". After leaving the series due to a stroke suffered while filming, he returned to play the same character in the equally gentle spin-off "The Royal". Best Left To Rest Dead And Buried Dead Is As Dead Does gdh200 Zaph's Snuffers

McCallum, John (Died in 2010) Born 14 March 1917  (Brisbane, Australia) Actor and husband of Googie Withers. This Mortal Coil

McCann, Jim Born 26 October 1944  (Ireland) Singer, former member of The Dubliners. Judgment Day

McCartney, Paul Born 18 June 1942  (Liverpool, England) Younger of the two surviving Beatles. Lived So Let's Die

McDonald, Sir Trevor Born 16 August 1939  (Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies) Recently-retired ITN newsreader. Once reckoned by Viz comic to be the news anchorman most able to take his beer, in complete contrast to the lightweight Nicholas Witchell, who, it was surmised, would probably be sick after half a shandy. Bend The Bucket Like Beckham

McGann, Brad (Died in 2007) Born in New Zealand  (exact date unknown) Kiwi film director/screenwriter, born 1964. Go Fish

McGavin, Darren  Born 7 May 1922  (San Joaquin, California, USA) Died 25 February 2006  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Actor, well remembered on the other side of the pond as the dad in "A Christmas Story". Killers of Hope The Vyrdolak

McGee, Henry  Born 14 May 1929  (Kensington, London, England) Died 28 January 2006  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Actor and comedian - played Benny Hill's straight man for 20 years, and also appeared alongside the Honey Monster in the Sugar Puffs TV adverts. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe This Mortal Coil

McGoohan, Patrick (Died in 2009) Born 19 March 1928  (Astoria, New York, USA) Actor - Number Six in "The Prisoner". Pushing Up The Daisies The Happy Desk

McMahon, Ed (Died in 2009) Born 6 March 1923  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Was the late Johnny Carson's sidekick on "The Tonight Show". Gerald Ford Must Die Riding The Jesus Train Team Action Sex

McNamara, Robert Strange (Died in 2009) Born 9 June 1916  (San Francisco, California, USA) US Secretary of Defense from 1961-68, and later President of the World Bank. The Vyrdolak

Melly, George (Died in 2007) Born 17 August 1926  (Liverpool, England) Charismatic jazz/blues singer/performer/songwriter. Rude Kid They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me Vassili Zaitsev

Mercado del Toro, Emiliano (Died in 2007) Born 21 August 1891  (Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico) Currently the world's oldest man, and the 5th oldest man ever recorded. Above Average For Norfolk Death From Above Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Eat My Dust Eejit Fallen Sparrow  Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day I Smell Dead People JoeRam John's A Legendary Doughnut Mr C Octopus of Odstock One Foot in the Grave Rude Kid See, I Told You I Was Sick! The Doffin' Codgers TiM r Youth In Asia Helpline

Mercier, Sheila Born 1 January 1919  (Kingston-upon-Hull, Humberside, England) TV actress - played Annie Sugden when Emmerdale Farm had a farm in it, and Brian Rix's big sister. Madonna's Hand of Bod

Merlyn-Rees, Lord  Born 18 December 1920  (South Wales) Died 5 January 2006  (Lambeth, London, England) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Ex-Labour MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland 1974-76, and Home Secretary 1976-79. Going Green

Messner, Tammy Faye (Died in 2007) Born 7 March 1942  (International Falls, Minnesota, USA) Ex-wife of disgraced former TV evangelist Jim Bakker. Single-handedly keeps numerous cosmetics factories in business. 99 Ways To Die Above Average For Norfolk Already Dead Gerald Ford Must Die JoeRam Mr Yuck Noz4news Rude Kid See, I Told You I Was Sick! Snuff Daddies Stab In The Dark Weatherman90 And The Crew  The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Coffin-Dodgers We Spin Terror

Michelmore, Cliff Born 11 December 1919  (Cowes, Isle of Wight, England) Presenter of TV travel programmes. Bend The Bucket Like Beckham Dead Beat Get Your Kicks in 2006 Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Miller, Mitch (Died in 2010) Born 4 July 1911  (Rochester, New York, USA) Pianist, oboist, conductor and singer who was head of A&R at Columbia Records from 1950 until 1965, signing Frankie Laine, Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney and many others, in addition to firing Frank Sinatra. At the same time he had a highly successful performing career in the form of Mitch Miller and His Gang, and fronted the TV series "Sing Along With Mitch". After leaving Columbia (he hated rock 'n' roll and refused to move with the times), he pretty much disappeared from public life entirely. Beginnings of Rigor Dead And Buried Naked Florida Gravediggers

Milosevic, Slobodan  Born 29 August 1941  (Pozarevac, Yugoslavia (now in Serbia)) Died 11 March 2006  (The Hague, The Netherlands) Age at death: 64  (read death notice) Former President of Serbia and "Butcher of the Balkans". Conveniently fell ill every time the UN tried to put him on trial for genocide, which in retrospect was perhaps not just an excuse. Alison The Assassin Burke 'n' Hare Dead Beat Death From Above Morbid United FC The Morbid Postman

Minnelli, Liza Born 12 March 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Daughter of Judy Garland, and moderately successful singer/stage actress in her own right. Has suffered from ill health in recent years as a result of drug abuse, and has been a regular visitor to rehab clinics. Married film producer David Gest in March 2002. Alison The Assassin Dead As A Dodo Don't Fear (The Reaper) Facing The Final Curtain Jossy's Giants Levelled Crossing MizzJackTheCat The Conqueror Worm The Driller Killer The Ex Factor Vassili Zaitsev Wish Upon A Star

Minogue, Kylie Born 28 May 1968  (Melbourne, Australia) Pint-sized Aussie singer, formerly of "Neighbours" fame. Diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in May 2005. 1st Time And Every One A Winner Killers of Hope Down Under The Daisies Madonna's Hand of Bod Over And Out ProDeathCrew SexyB The Happy Desk The Driller Killer

Mintoff, Dom (Died in 2012) Born 6 August 1916  (Cospicua, Malta) Former Prime Minister of Malta. Globaltruth

Mitchell, Warren Born 14 January 1926  (London, England) Actor who will forever be associated with the part he played as the bigoted Alf Garnett in the long-running British sitcoms "Till Death Us Do Part" (alongside Tony Booth) and its sequel "In Sickness and in Health". Dead And Buried Levelled Crossing Milksnatcher Bites The Dust

Miura, Keizo Born 15 February 1904  (Aomori, Japan) Japanese skiing pioneer. Died in January 2006, but failed to get the required UK obituary, so no points were awarded. We Spin Terror

Mladic, Ratko Born 12 March 1943  (Kalinovik, Bosnia-Herzegovina) Leader of the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-95 war. Responsible for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica in July 1995 - the worst atrocity in Europe since WWII. Asking For It

Modell, Art (Died in 2012) Born 23 June 1925  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Owner of the Baltimore Ravens American football team. Missed a home game for the first time in December 2003, due to respiratory problems. The Coffin-Dodgers

Molyneaux, Jim Born 27 August 1920  (place of birth unknown) Former leader (1979 to 1995) of the Ulster Unionist party, now Lord Molyneaux of Killead. Apparently he still lives on the farm where he was born. Milksnatcher Bites The Dust The Living End

Mondale, Eleanor (Died in 2011) Born 19 January 1960  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) An American actress and television personality, she is best known for her work on the E! cable channel including hosting the shows Wild On... in 1997 and E! News Live. She is the only daughter of Walter Mondale. The Raven

Mondale, Walter Born 5 January 1928  (Ceylon, Minnesota, USA) US Vice-President under Jimmy Carter. Diepod Shuffle

Montalban, Ricardo (Died in 2009) Born 25 November 1920  (Mexico City, Mexico) MGM matinee idol who went on to play Mr Roarke in the TV series "Fantasy Island". His performance as Khan Noonien Singh in 1982's "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was a reprisal of his role in a guest appearance on "Star Trek" back in 1967. He also popularised the phrase "rich, Corinthian leather" in his TV commercials for Chrysler in the 1970s. Dead And Buried Crazycarl Pooil Vaaish Thanatopsis They're Dead, Y'Know!

Moody, Ron Born 8 January 1924  (London, England) Film, stage and TV actor, born Ronald Moodnick, remembered for his role as Fagin in 1968's film version of "Oliver!". Dead And Buried gdh200

Moon, Sun Myung (Died in 2012) Born 6 January 1920  (Kwangju Sangsa Ri, Korea (now North Korea)) Founder of the Unification Church, often referred to as "The Moonies". Has a finger in the pie of various conservative news organizations in America. Served a prison term for tax fraud in the 1980s. Death On The Rocks Godot's Waiting List Toasted Brown Bread

Moore, Michael Born 23 April 1954  (Davison, Michigan, USA) Oscar-winning director of interesting but somewhat didactic documentary films. Mr Yuck Team Action Sex

Moore, Patrick (Died in 2012) Born 4 March 1923  (Pinner, Middlesex, England) Eminent astronomer and xylophone-player, who has presented every one of BBC television's "The Sky at Night" programmes (which makes him the world's longest-serving presenter). Big mates with Brian May out of Queen, due to their shared interest in space, he was knighted by the Queen in 2001. Big-Iain Burke 'n' Hare Cave's Corpses Church(yard) On The Hill Colin's Corpses Crem De La Crem Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead By Dawn Dead Ends Dead Ringers Deathlist.net Death Stalks United Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead? Facing The Final Curtain Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Grobler's Stiff Ones Hung Like Kong Impaled on The Antlers of Doom Jim Devine JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Jossy's Giants Juicy Janny Just Resting My Eyes Lived So Let's Die Living In A Box MizzJackTheCat Nice Little Urner Over And Out Pining For The Fjords  Pooil Vaaish ProDeathCrew Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Sporting Lesbian Weatherman90 And The Crew Team Mogblog The Doom & Gloom Room The Driller Killer The Grey Horde The Newlydeads Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Wishin' on a (Death) Star Wish Upon A Star Zaph's Snuffers

Moore, Roger Born 14 October 1927  (Stockwell, London, England) The cheesiest of the actors to have played international man of mystery James Bond, he took over from Sean Connery in 1973, appearing in seven Bond films until 1985's "A View to a Kill". The ageing dinner-jacketed eyebrow-raiser now seemingly maintains the Bond persona for real, by living in Switzerland and Monte Carlo with his Swedish wife Christina "Kiki" Tholstrup, a former air stewardess. AbraCadaver Dead Man Walking Dead Ringers The Driller Killer The Merry Harvester The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Morales, Michael Date and place of birth unknown On Death Row in California. Due for the Governator's justice in Feb 2006. TiM r

Morgan, Edwin (Died in 2010) Born 27 April 1920  (Glasgow, Scotland) Glasgow's first Poet Laureate. Above Average For Norfolk

Morgan, Harry (Died in 2011) Born 10 April 1915  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Prolific film and television actor, probably best known for playing Colonel Sherman T. Potter in long-running TV series "M*A*S*H". Real name Harry Bratsburg. Beginnings of Rigor Crazycarl Git-R-Dead Eternity Tours Holicman Noz4news The Anfield Iron The Undertaker

Moriarty, Michael Born 5 April 1941  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Film and TV actor (and occasional musician), probably best known for his role in the series "Law and Order". Bleedin' Heart

Morricone, Ennio Born 10 November 1928  (Rome, Italy) Composer of musical scores for films, especially spaghetti Westerns. Pushing Up The Daisies Redmyst XX

Morris, Arthur Born 19 January 1922  (Bondi, New South Wales, Australia) Australian Test cricketer, one of Don Bradman's 1948 "Invincibles" team. Sporting Life...Courting Death

Morrison, Van Born 31 August 1945  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Celebrated Irish musician. Was once married to a woman called Janet Planet. The Doom & Gloom Room

Mortimer, John (Died in 2009) Born 21 April 1923  (Hampstead, London, England) Barrister turned playwright and novelist, who created "Rumpole of the Bailey", but in his old age has become a tedious political rent-a-gob. Globaltruth Pooil Vaaish The Voodoo Gurus TiM r T. Rex  Whitaker's Choice

Moss, Kate Born 16 January 1974  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Unattractively stick-thin fashion model. The Merry Harvester

Moss, Sir Stirling Born 17 September 1929  (London, England) Motor-racing driver, said to be the greatest driver never to win the Formula 1 World Championship; in fact, he came second 4 times in a row, from 1955-58. The Conqueror Worm

Mouskouri, Nana Born 13 October 1934  (Chania, Crete, Greece) Bespectacled Greek crooner and European Parliament member, who has recorded over 1500 songs in 15 languages, selling 250 million records in the process, which makes her arguably the most successful female singer ever. Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking

Mubarak, Hosni Born 4 May 1928  (Kafr-al Musailha, Egypt) President of Egypt since Anwar Sadat's assassination in 1981. In November 2003 he collapsed in parliament during a televised address, but reappeared shortly afterwards, putting it down to flu. Close The Casket Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Tramp The Dirt Down

Mugabe, Robert Born 22 February 1924  (Kutama, Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe) President of Zimbabwe, constantly immersed in allegations of vote-rigging and incitement to violence, whose primary gift to the world is the idea that "it's OK to be the president and wear a baseball cap". There has been at least one alleged plot to assassinate the Marxist-when-it-suits-him leader. A Pint of Your Finest Formaldehyde Asking For It Bob Mugabe's Swingtime Band Cave's Corpses Coffin It Up gdh200 MizzJackTheCat Murld Leaders Team DJB The Newstreet Boys Death Squad Time, Gentlemen, Please!

Muhammad, Ruby (Died in 2011) Born 29 March 1897  (Americus, Georgia, USA) Wife of the late Elijah Muhammad, who founded the Nation of Islam. In 1986 Louis Farrakhan (Elijah Muhammad's successor as leader) named her "Mother of the Nation of Islam". The much-revered centenarian was said to be in excellent mental and physical health in 2003. A Pint of Your Finest Formaldehyde Going Green Jodie's Cuppas John's A Legendary Doughnut Meet Your Maker One Foot in the Grave Rude Kid The Underdogs of Hull City Time Is NOT On Our Side! Youth In Asia Helpline

Murdoch, Rupert Born 11 March 1931  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) American media tycoon who used to be Australian, but cynically switched nationalities for business purposes. Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2000. Asking For It Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Show Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Tomb It May Concern

Murphy, Brian Born 25 September 1933  (Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England) TV actor, best known as George Roper in "George and Mildred". The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury

Murray, Bill Born 21 September 1950  (Wilmette, Illinois, USA) Comic actor of "Ghostbusters", "Groundhog Day" and "Lost In Translation" fame. Ilikeekilly

Musharraf, Pervez Born 11 August 1943  (Delhi, India) President of Pakistan, who survived two assassination attempts in as many months towards the end of 2003. Some believe al-Qaeda is on a mission to eliminate him at all costs. Just Resting My Eyes Over And Out Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard The Last Gasp

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