Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2007: H

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Habré, Hissène Born in Faya-Largeau, Chad  (exact date unknown) Former President of the central African nation of Chad, born in 1942. Came to power with a coup in 1982 and was himself ousted in 1990. Presently in exile in Senegal, awaiting legal charges for politically-motivated murder, torture and plain genocide against ethnic Chadian groups. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Hackman, Gene Born 30 January 1930  (San Bernardino, California, USA) Prolific American actor. The Funeral Director 07

Haddad, Munir Date and place of birth unknown Iraqi judge, a witness of Saddam Hussein's execution and member of the Iraqi Appeals Court which sentenced him to die. Paul Metcalfe's 21

Hagman, Larry 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. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me AFC Norwegian Blue Beerbutton Charles Got His Wish Church(yard) On A Hill Compost Corner Croaker De'Ath and the Prognosticators Dead Centre of England Dead Calm Killers Of Hope Deadpoolers Deathpig Digging The Grave Dye Hard Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster Grassyknoll Grayson Just Resting My Eyes Kiss of Death L C And The Sunshine Band Merry Death Mass Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!!  No Longer With U.S.  Sid & Doris Bonkers Slave To The Grave STAB_in_the_DARK Tentoesup The Mighty 104s The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) They're Dead, Y'Know! This Mortal Coil Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Warren502 Wishy-Washy

Haig, Alexander Born 2 December 1924  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former US Secretary of State & Chief of Staff, and a former top military commander. Diepod Shuffle

Halford, Rob Born 25 August 1951  (Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England) Heavy Metal singer, lead singer of Judas Priest. I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band

Hall, Daryl Born 11 October 1946  (Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA) Singer & songwriter, one half of Hall & Oates. L C And The Sunshine Band

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". Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act Spiro's Toe Tagging Thanatopsis The Dead Club

Hall, Stuart Born 25 December 1929  (Hyde, Greater Manchester, England) Uniquely eloquent sports reporter and one-time host of "It's a Knockout". Stephen Hawking's Football Boots

Haller, Helmut Born 21 July 1939  (Augsburg, Germany) West German footballer, played in three World Cups, including the 1966 Final, where he nicked the ball at the end of the game and kept it for himself for over 30 years. Had a heart attack in December 2006. Already Dead Benedict's Class of '07 I Smell Dead People

Hamilton, Andy Born 26 March 1918  (Port Maria, Jamaica) Jazz saxophonist and composer. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Hamilton, Bobby Born 29 May 1957  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) NASCAR motor-racing driver and team owner. Died 7/1/07, but no UK obit as yet. Vassili Zaitsev

Hamilton, Corey Duane Born 1 January 1969  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American Death Row inmate. Executed 9 Jan 2007, no UK obit. No Noose Is Good Noose

Hamilton, Laird John Born 2 March 1964  (San Francisco, California, USA) Not a Scottish nobleman, but an American surfer and occasional film star, who apparently used to be "one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world" according to People magazine. Vassili Zaitsev

Hamilton, Lewis Born 7 January 1985  (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) F1 driver, the first black driver in Formula 1 history. Stillborn Marionettes

Haniyeh, Ismail Born in Al-Shati, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Prime Minister of Palestine and member of Hamas. Born Jan 1963. Slobodan Milosevic's Medicine Cabinet The Raven

Hanover, Prince Ernst August of Born 26 February 1954  (Hanover, Germany) Husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco. Renowned for his foul temper, and has a conviction for GBH. Alison The Assassin

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. 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 Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Killers Of Hope Hardwood Surround I Am Not Sick I Laugh in the Face Of Death! Just Resting My Eyes Luck of the Dead Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers  Rude Kid The Anfield Iron

Harbison, Edward Born 28 June 1955  (Tennesee, USA) American Death Row inmate. No Noose Is Good Noose

Harriott, Ainsley Born 28 February 1957  (Balham, London, England) Larger-than-life celebrity chef, host of "Ready Steady Cook". The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury

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 late 70s, as he still looks and sounds the same as ever. Dead Mingers Heroes of Hades Hung Like Kong Lived So Let's Die My Toes Are Real People

Harrison, Scott Born 19 August 1977  (Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland) Scottish featherweight boxer, a World Champion, but also known for his run-ins on the wrong side of the law. Wishy-Washy

Harry, Prince Born 15 September 1984  (Paddington, London, England) Member of the Royal Family, third in line to the throne. In 2007, it was announced he will serve in Iraq, thus becoming insurgent target number 1. Better Red Than Dead Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Paul Metcalfe's 21 Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy

Harryhausen, Ray Born 29 June 1920  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Stop-motion animation genius, best known for the months of work that produced the swordfight with an army of skeletons in his 1963 masterpiece, "Jason and the Argonauts". Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Obituarynotice Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers

Hart, Dolores Born 20 October 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) US film actress, often in musicals, who is now a nun. Deadtome

Hart, Tony Born 15 October 1925  (Maidstone, Kent, England) Much-loved, somewhat camp TV artist and creator of Morph. "Oooh, passss me the rough-backed hessssian, Mr Bennett". 1 Down, 19 To Go AFC Norwegian Blue Blue & White Wizzard Dead And Buried  Brown Bananas  Canadian Paul Compost Corner  Dead Ends Dead or No Dead Dress re-Hearse-als Drunkasaskunk Eat My Dust Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill!  Godot's Choir Invisible I Laugh in the Face Of Death! I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!!  Just Resting My Eyes Leeds Till Death Madonna's Hand of Bod Milksnatcher's Last Hurrah!! Nice Little Urner  Coin-Coloured Spectacles Rude Kid Sayonara Saddam ShezyB's Angels Six Foot Under Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy To The Other Side  Two Feet in the Grave  We'reAllGonnaDie! Windsor The Troll Witham Waifs and Wasters

Hartley, Alison Date and place of birth unknown BBC Essex presenter who has taken a sabbatical and is writing an online blog about her brain tumour, à la Ivan Noble. 1 Down, 19 To Go Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining

Harvey, Brian Born 8 August 1974  (London, England) Former front man of boy band East 17, whose already stalled career sank to a new low when he appeared on Z-list TV programme "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here". In May 2005, he managed to fall out of his car and run himself over in a bizarre apparent suicide bid, prompting "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out From Under Here" jokes. Deadpoolers I Laugh in the Face Of Death!

Harvey, Paul Born 4 September 1918  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) US radio personality - presenter of the daily "The Rest of the Story" show. ILikeyKilly Part II Mean Machine Merry Death Mass Slobodan Milosevic's Medicine Cabinet Spiro's Toe Tagging

Harvey-Jones, Sir John Born 16 April 1924  (London, England) Flamboyant business guru and star of the TV series "The Troubleshooter". The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2007

Harwell, Ernie Born 25 January 1918  (Washington, Georgia, USA) Baseball commentator & announcer. Gravediggin' Grandaddy There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Hassel, Sven Born 19 April 1917  (Frederiksborg, Denmark) Danish Nazi soldier who wrote many books based on his & others' experiences during World War 2. The Harbingers Of Condolence

Hasselhoff, David Born 17 July 1952  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Self-fancying star of 'Knight Rider' and 'Baywatch', whose move into anodyne pop ballads made him so ludicrously popular in Germany, of all places, that he even claims they played an important part in the reunification of the country. Dead Mingers

Havel, Vaclav 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. Fly Me To The Moon Puppet Show And Siegfried Baboon's David Van Day Tribute Act

Havelange, João Born 8 May 1916  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) President of FIFA from 1974-98 and member of the International Olympic Committee. The Shoebury Stiffs

Hawke, Hazel Born 20 July 1929  (Perth, Australia) 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. Fox In A Box

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. 2 Days Older Than Grass 4 Ever Delayed Above Average For Norfolk The Frog Chorus Are You Lot Still Alive? A Shot In The Dark Beginnings of Rigor Benedict's Class of '07 BillsZone.com Fat Pansies Boring Ole' Six Circling The Drain Cop It Crazycarl Darwin's List Dead Centre of England Dead Druids' Society Deadpoolers Deathpig Digging The Grave Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dye Hard Dysfunctional Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Foxy T H5N1 Hatters1988 2007 Last Breaths Heads in a Bag Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day Henry's Half-Dead Heroes It's All Gone Dark Over There Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kiss of Death Knock Knock... Kopbird Lucky In A Hefty Bag Mortal Wombat My Brain Hurts NakedRicci's Gothic Apocalypse Next Up Coin-Coloured Spectacles Peterborough Petes Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead) Reapin' Time Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard ShezyB's Angels Shut Up, Ya Dead Git! Come On Baby Light My Pyre Slave To The Grave Stillborn Marionettes The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Derby Rams A Long Queue in the Oncology Department The Janitor The Underdogs of Hull City Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Whale Oil Beef Hooked Who Greased That Vine? Wibbly Dribbly Boys

Hayes, Melvyn Born 11 January 1935  (London, England) Gunner Beaumont in "It Ain't Half Hot Mum", amongst other TV appearances. Beerbutton 2

Hays, Robert Born 24 July 1947  (Bethesda, Maryland, USA) Actor - played Ted Striker in "Airplane!" and "Airplane II: The Sequel". Boring Ole' Six

Hayward, Justin Born 14 October 1946  (Swindon, Wiltshire, England) Singer, guitarist & composer, member of "The Moody Blues". I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band

Hazlehurst, Ronnie  Born 13 March 1928  (Dukinfield, Cheshire, England) Died 1 October 2007  (St Peter Port, Guernsey, England) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Television theme tune composer. Amongst his more famous works were "Are You Being Served?", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em", "To the Manor Born" and "Yes Minister". Robbo's Dead 'Uns

Hazlewood, Lee  Born 9 July 1929  (Mannford, Oklahoma, USA) Died 4 August 2007  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Country music singer. Hospitalized with kidney disease in 2006, and announced that he had terminal cancer. It's Grim Up North  Already Dead  Barry Chuckle Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Clathrate Gun The Harbingers Of Condolence Cop It Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Eejit Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! Godot's Choir Invisible Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom I Smell Dead People Meet Your Maker Octopus of Odstock Pooil Vaaish  Queen of the Iceni R.I.P. It Up And Start Again STAB_in_the_DARK The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know! Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy Tomb It May Concern Windsor The Troll

Healey, Denis Born 30 August 1917  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Bushy-eyebrowed Labour MP who rose to join Harold Wilson's Cabinet, then became Chancellor of the Exchequer, before taking his seat in the House of Lords in 1992 as Baron Healey of Riddlesden. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me It's Grim Up North AbraCadaver Alright For Toasting Better Off Dead Died In A Nasty Accident Down Under The Daisies Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Going Green I Hope So, They Buried Him The Goebbels Family & the Fred West Dancers Live On The Box Juicy Janny Justpat's Carkers Mean Machine Norwegian Blue  Pan Breid Robbo's Dead 'Uns Stiff & the Tears Gone For Good The Great Beyond Tomb It May Concern Wake Up And Smell The Coffin Witham Waifs and Wasters Youth In Asia Helpline

Healey, Edna Date and place of birth unknown Wife of Denis Healey. Born 1918. Going Green

Hedren, Tippi Born 19 January 1935  (New Ulm, Minnesota, USA) Actress, star of "The Birds" & "Marnie" & mum of Melanie Griffith. The Winged Devil Monkeys

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

Heesters, Johannes Born 5 December 1903  (Netherlands) Musical performer. Diedie Mydarlings Fox In A Box Lord Football's Dead Superstars Mean Machine One Foot In The Grave Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave

Hefner, Hugh Born 9 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Founder of Playboy magazine. Better Red Than Dead Blue & White Wizzard Buzzards Cop It Death On The Rocks Flanges Unlucky In Life I Laugh in the Face Of Death! Island of Death I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! King Kong Lindemans Kopbird No Longer With U.S. Ohio and Goodbye-o Peterborough Petes Thanatopsis There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping

Heim, Aribert Born 28 June 1914  (Bad Radkersburg, Austria) Nazi concentration camp doctor, guilty of unspeakable atrocities. Escaped in 1962, and still believed to be alive, and on the run, in South America. R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

Heimlich, Henry Born 3 February 1920  (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) American physician, he of the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Bitter Violet Flanges Unlucky In Life

Hekmatyar, Gulbuddin Born in Kunduz, Afghanistan  (exact date unknown) Afghan warlord, a former Prime Minister of the country under the Taliban rule. Born 1947. Old Folks' Graveyard ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Helms, Jesse Born 18 October 1921  (Monroe, North Carolina, USA) Senator from North Carolina. Eejit Florida Gator Bait  Lucky In A Hefty Bag Schadenfreude They Died And Left Me In Charge They're Dead, Y'Know! Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Helmsley, Leona  Born 4 July 1920  (Ulster, New York, USA) Died 20 August 2007  (Greenwich, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Billionaire businesswoman, rival of Donald Trump. She was jailed for tax evasion in 1989, serving two years in prison. Merry Death Mass Tentoesup The Winged Devil Monkeys

Henderson, Florence Born 14 February 1934  (Dale, Indiana, USA) US Actress, best known for her role as Carol Brady in "The Brady Bunch". Mummies and Daddies

Henson, Nicky Born 12 May 1945  (London, England) Film & TV actor, most recently in "EastEnders" in the UK and "Syriana" in the US. Madonna's Hand of Bod Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps

Hermon, Sir John Born 23 November 1928  (Northern Ireland) Ex-Chief Constable of the RUC. Octopus of Odstock Whoopass United

Hernández, Cruz  Born 3 August 1878  (El Salvador) Died 8 March 2007  (San Agustin, El Salvador) Age at death: 128  (read death notice) Retired midwife who was claimed by her family and friends to be 128 years old at the time of her death in March 2007. If true, this would have made her the oldest recorded person ever, beating her nearest rival, Jeanne Calment, by 6 years. However, no conclusive documentary evidence of her birthdate has ever been produced. A Bird In The Hand Is Worth At Least Three Points This Year The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury

Heseltine, Michael Born 21 March 1933  (Swansea, Wales) One-time prime mover in the Tory party, known as 'Tarzan'. Taking The Michael Pobol y Fedd  Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Melonfarmers

Heston, Charlton 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. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me It's Grim Up North 4 Ever Delayed Above Average For Norfolk A Dingo Ate My Baby AFC Norwegian Blue Asking For It Beginnings of Rigor Bleedin' Heart Dead And Buried Brown Bananas Calamity Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Carkers' Convention 2007 Crazycarl Crusher's Corpses Daisy Pushers Darwin's List Dead Beats Dead Calm Dead Druids' Society Dead Is As Dead Does Dead On Deadpoolers Better Off Dead Deathpig Diedie Mydarlings Dispatch Without Delay Doornails R Us  Eat My Dust E-Brake's Fantastic List Eejit Erm...Excuse Me... Aren't You... Dead? Eternity Tours Faster Pussycat, Kill, Kill, Kill! For Those About To Croak: Fire - We Salute You Godot's Choir Invisible Going Underground Grobler's Stiff Ones  H5N1 Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day Fox In A Box Hope You Had a P0rn Pal Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death Island of Death I Told You I Felt Ill!!!!!! It's Time To Say Goodbye It's Worse Than That, He's Dead, Jim The Goebbels Family & the Fred West Dancers Live On The Box Just Resting My Eyes Knock Knock... Lillith's List Madonna's Hand of Bod MizzJackTheCat Mr Mark J Next Up No Longer With U.S. Octopus of Odstock The Pale Rider Pink Panther (dead-dead, dead-dead) Pooil Vaaish Pry It From His Cold Dead Fingers Queen of the Iceni Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Robbo's Dead 'Uns RooKill Schadenfreude Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave  Slave To The Grave Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax Thank You, Now Buh-Bye The Cloggers The Coffin-Dodgers The Doffin' Codgers The Janitor The Last Gasp The Melonfarmers The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Old G1ts The Shipman List The Texas Reaper Club They're Dead, Y'Know! They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me Mollie Sugden's Old Pussy Valley of Death Vassili Zaitsev Wake Up And Smell The Coffin Wayne's Done And Dusted Who Greased That Vine? Whoopass United Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer... Youth'n'Asia

Hewitt, Don Born 14 December 1922  (New York, New York, USA) TV news producer, founder of the "60 Minutes" show. Mixed Team

Hickson, Simon Date and place of birth unknown One half (with Trevor Neal) of Saturday morning kids' TV duo Trev & Simon. If One Dies, Will The Other Follow?

Higgins, Alex 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. It's Grim Up North Above Average For Norfolk Big-Iain Cashed Their Chips Charles Got His Wish  Colin's Contemptible Collection of Cadaverous Corpses Col's Corpses Dead Beats Dead Centre of England Deadpoolers Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dress re-Hearse-als Drunkasaskunk Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Everybody's Dead, Dave Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Flatline Fellatio  Henry's Half-Dead Heroes I Laugh in the Face Of Death! In Bed With Maradona In Death Do Us Fart L C And The Sunshine Band  Paul Metcalfe's 21 Sid & Doris Bonkers Gone For Good The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Doom & Gloom Room The Ex Factor This Mortal Coil Two Feet in the Grave Vassili Zaitsev

Hill, Henry Born 11 June 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mobster turned FBI informant. The film "Goodfellas" is based on his life. Carrion Luggage

Hill, Jimmy Born 22 June 1928  (London, England) Prominent-chinned football commentator. That Russian Athlete's Got Balls

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

Hill, Phil Born 20 April 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Former F1 driver, World Champion in 1961. Already Dead MizzJackTheCat

Hill, Steven Born 24 February 1922  (Seattle, Washington, USA) American actor - Adam Schiff in "Law and Order". Canadian Paul Dead Druids' Society

Hillary, Sir Edmund Born 20 July 1919  (Auckland, New Zealand) First person to climb Mount Everest. Coffin Fit Dead Calm Dysfunctional Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Flatline Fellatio Florida Gator Bait It's Time To Say Goodbye It's Worse Than That, He's Dead, Jim Naked Florida Gravediggers Tentoesup Whittaker's Choice

Hilton, Paris Born 17 February 1981  (New York, New York, USA) Spoilt rich kid from the Hilton hotel family, and inadvertent porn star. Cefor's Cremains Jill Dando Failed The Doorstep Challenge Dok's Deadpool The End of the World As We Know It

Himmler, Gudrun 'Puppi' Born 8 August 1929  (Munich, Germany) Daughter of Heinrich Himmler, born 1929. Now runs a retirement home for ex-Waffen SS members. Noah Reason And The Dirt Naps

Hinckley, Gordon B. Born 23 June 1910  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Head of the Church of Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormons. Asking For It Daisy Pushers Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals They Died And Left Me In Charge

Hinckley, John Born 29 May 1955  (Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA) Attempted to kill Ronald Reagan in 1981 in a wacky attempt to win Jodie Foster's love. Suffice to say, it didn't work (on both counts), and Hinckley is now a long-term resident in a mental hospital. Mixed Team

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. Dodo, Di, Dodi, Dando...Dido?

Hofmann, Albert 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. Banshees Scream Benedict's Class of '07 Bleedin' Heart Daisy Pushers Deadenders Deathlist.net Death On The Rocks Deceased Hose Diedie Mydarlings Fallen Sparrow Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again & Again) Flanges Unlucky In Life Globaltruth Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals  Hope You Had a P0rn Pal Just Resting My Eyes Mean Machine NakedRicci's Gothic Apocalypse One Foot In The Grave Schadenfreude See, I Told You I Was Sick! Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave Temporary Team Name 2 (was Mean Machine) The Crematorium Cheerleaders The Dead Club The Underdogs of Hull City Toasted Brown Bread Wayne's Done And Dusted

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. Cefor's Cremains Hung Like Kong

Hoiby, Sven Olav  Born 14 November 1936  (Kristiansand, Norway) Died 21 March 2007  (Kristiansand, Norway) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Father of Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway and gossip magazine favourite, not least because he married a stripper half his age. Clathrate Gun

Holbrook, Hal Born 17 February 1925  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Veteran US actor, mostly on stage, but with some memorable film appearances too. Rosebud! Zzzzzzz

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

Holliman, Earl Born 11 September 1928  (Delhi, Louisiana, USA) Veteran US actor, often in Western films & TV shows. The Vyrdolak

Hollingworth, Clare Born 10 October 1911  (Knighton, Powys, Wales) Former journalist who made her name as a war correspondent during WWII. Dead As A Dodo On Your Marks, Get Set, You're Dead

Holm, Celeste Born 29 April 1919  (New York, New York, USA) Film actress;- "All About Eve", "Gentleman's Agreement" etc. Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals Ohio and Goodbye-o Rosebud! Zzzzzzz

Holm, Ian Born 12 September 1931  (Goodmayes, Essex, England) Actor - played Bilbo Baggins in the "Lord of the Rings" films. Deadpoolers

Holness, Bob Born 12 November 1928  (Vryheid, Natal, South Africa) Presenter of cult TV quiz "Blockbusters". Once played James Bond in a South African radio dramatisation of "Moonraker". Good job it wasn't televised. AbraCadaver Dead Excited Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Sid & Doris Bonkers

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

Hope, Delores 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 But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Dead On Diedie Mydarlings Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals Heaven 17 (+3) ILikeyKilly Part II Mean Machine Schadenfreude Singing in the Grave, I'm Singing in the Grave Team DJB Win One For The Dead Youth In Asia Helpline

Hopkins, Sir Anthony Born 31 December 1937  (Margam, Port Talbot, Wales) Film, TV & stage actor, best known for being Hannibal Lecter in 3 films. Doornails R Us

Hopper, Dennis 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". Call-Forward-Forever Gone For Good

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. Dirty Harry's Dead Pool The Melonfarmers

Horne, Lena Born 30 June 1917  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Jazz singer who sang 'Stormy Weather' and was a pioneer among African-American performers. Singing in the Cotton Club by the age of 16. Florida Gator Bait Entertainers Seeking One Final Shot At Fame Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive The Underdogs of Hull City

Horne, Marilyn Born 16 January 1934  (Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA) American opera singer, now suffering from cancer. Killers Of Hope JoeRam

Horsley, John Born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England  (exact date unknown) Profilic character actor, mostly on sitcoms, including most notably, "Reginald Perrin" and "You Rang M'Lord?". Born 1920 Obituarynotice

Houston, Glyn Born 24 October 1926  (Rhondda Valley, Wales) Welsh actor, in numerous TV series over the years. Obituarynotice Pobol y Fedd

Houston, Whitney 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. Above Average For Norfolk Buzzards Dead And Don't Know It  Lived So Let's Die Mr. Yuck The Texas Reaper Club

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. Taking The Michael Peter "RIP" Trait

Howe, Geoffrey Born 20 December 1926  (Port Talbot, Wales) Former Chancellor of the Exchequer between 1979 & 1983. One of Margaret Thatcher's closest allies, his resignation from her cabinet in 1990 not only brought her downfall a few weeks later, but was one of the finest resignation speeches of all time. Peter "RIP" Trait Pobol y Fedd The Great Beyond

Howe, Gordie Born 31 March 1928  (Floral, Saskatchewan, Canada) Former top ice hockey player, a legend in North America. Grim Reaper And The Exciting Funerals

Hsue-shen, Tsien Born 11 December 1911  (Hangzhou, China) Rocket scientist, a former key player in the US & Chinese space programmes. Carkers' Convention 2007 Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom NihilisticMacaw Simfish

Hughes, Lindsey  Born 4 May 1949  (Swanscombe, Kent, England) Died 26 April 2007  (London, England) Age at death: 57  (read death notice) Historian - one of the foremost experts on Russian history. Already Dead Carkers' Convention 2007 STAB_in_the_DARK

Humperdinck, Engelbert Born 2 May 1936  (Madras, India) British singer, born Arnold Dorsey. Cheesy but very popular, like Quavers. Spun Do You Light Us

Humphries, Barry Born 17 February 1934  (Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Australian comic actor of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson fame. Death Becomes Them Digging The Grave RooKill Short-Term Future Sid & Doris Bonkers The Doom & Gloom Room

Huntley, Ian Born 31 January 1974  (Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England) School caretaker who murdered two 10-year-old girls 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... 1 Down, 19 To Go A Bird In The Hand Is Worth At Least Three Points This Year AFC Norwegian Blue Asking For It Blue & White Wizzard Burke'N'Hare Dead Beats  Dead Centre of England Dead Ends  Dead Is As Dead Does Died In A Nasty Accident Digging The Grave Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dispatch Without Delay Down Under The Daisies Dress re-Hearse-als Eat My Dust Everybody's Dead, Dave Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster Death or Die Trying H5N1 Hung Like Kong I Laugh in the Face Of Death! In Bed With Maradona It's All Gone Dark Over There It's Time To Say Goodbye L C And The Sunshine Band Mave's Graves Mortal Wombat ProDeathCrew  Roger Mortis Stillborn Marionettes The Anfield Iron The Bitter End The Derby Rams The Ex Factor The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Time Is Nigh  To The Other Side Whale Oil Beef Hooked Wishy-Washy YouKeepMeHangin'On

Hurd, Douglas Born 8 March 1930  (Marlborough, Wiltshire, England) Former diplomat, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Home Secretary and Foreign Secretary under the Thatcher and Major governments, but all that most people know (or care) about him is that his name is rhyming slang for a third-class university degree. Biologically Dead Peter "RIP" Trait

Hurst, Lee Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Comedian, mostly in stand-up, but also remembered for a magnificent two-minute salvo in "They Think It's All Over", which he was on for some years before ill-health meant he had to leave the show. Born 1963. Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining

Hurt, John Born 22 January 1940  (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) Actor - "A Man For All Seasons", "I, Claudius", "The Elephant Man", etc etc. Hello Hell Gone For Good

Hutton, Betty  Born 26 February 1921  (Battle Creek, Michigan, USA) Died 11 March 2007  (Palm Springs, California, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Film actress whose career peaked in the early 1950s with leading roles in "Annie Get Your Gun" and "The Greatest Show on Earth". But I'm Not Dead Yet

Huxley, Sir Andrew Born 22 November 1917  (Hampstead, London, England) Nobel Prize-winning physiologist and biophysicist. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Hynde, Chrissie Born 7 September 1951  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Singer, former lead singer of "The Pretenders". P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

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