Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: B

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Babbitt, Milton Born 10 May 1916  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) US composer & theorist. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Bacall, Lauren Born 16 September 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Actress (The Big Sleep, How To Marry A Millionaire, Murder On The Orient Express etc etc), born Betty Joan Perske. Formerly married to Humphrey Bogart. Still working after 60 years in movies. 1 Down, 19 To Go 2 Days Older Than Grass Ashes To Ashes Checking Out By Christmas Close The Casket Dave's Bungalow Of Death In Death Do Us Fart Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! My Toes Are Real People Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life The Naq's Nightmare Team Yer Maw Was Athletic You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Bahadur Pun, Tul Born 23 March 1923  (Nepal) Living Victoria Cross recipient, who hit the headlines in 2007, when the UK refused him entrance claiming he had no links with the country! A massive press campaign resulting in him moving to the UK to help cure him of his many health ailments. Going Underground They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Bain, Conrad Born 4 February 1923  (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) US TV and stage actor. Played the dad, Philip Drummond, in "Diff'rent Strokes". The Graveyard Shifter 2008 Just Die Will You

Bainbridge, Beryl Born 21 November 1932  (Liverpool, England) Novelist, with an oft frequent output. Has never won the Booker Prize in 40 years of writing. Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger

Baker, George Born 1 April 1931  (Varna, Bulgaria) British TV actor - played Inspector Wexford in numerous Ruth Rendell adaptations. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Baker, Ginger Born 19 August 1939  (Lewisham, London, England) Born Peter Edward Baker. Drummer, most famously for Cream. Formerly well known for leading a hedonistic lifestyle, he's now into clean living and jazz music, but looks far older than his age. Down Under The Daisies

Baker, Kenny Born 24 August 1934  (Birmingham, England) Dwarf actor who played R2D2 in "Star Wars". Calamity Dancing Elephants Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dress re-Hearse-als ProDeathCrew Pure Dead Brilliant Today Is A Good Day To Die

Baker, Richard Born 15 June 1925  (Willesden, Kent, England) Former newsreader & broadcaster for the BBC for aeons. Co-Op Funerals

Baker, Roy Ward Born 19 December 1916  (London, England) English film director. Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Baker, Tom Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. More recently known for his deadpan voiceovers on "Little Britain". Liz's Lately Lamented Fallen Off The Twig Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 Mr. Yuck Six Foot Under  Sometimes They Come Back The Blue And White Reaper

Balding, Toby Born 23 September 1936  (New Jersey, USA) Racehorse trainer, part of the Balding family so entwined with horse-racing. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Baldwin, Daniel Born 5 October 1960  (Massapequa, New York, USA) Brother of Alec & a noted actor himself. In recent years, his off-film activities have been more in the news than his acting abilities. 1 Dead In Ohio

Baldwin, Florrie Born 31 March 1896  (Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) The UK's oldest person. All Nails In The Coffin  The Doffin' Codgers You Mean He's Not Already?

Ball, Johnny Born 23 May 1938  (Bristol, England) Former TV presenter - Zoe's dad and hence Fatboy Slim's father-in-law. Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!

Bambang Yudhoyono, Susilo Born 9 September 1949  (Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia) Current President of the Republic of Indonesia. Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3)

Banbury, Frith  Born 4 May 1912  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Died 14 May 2008  (London, England) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Long-serving theatre actor, producer & set designer. Octopus of Odstock

Banks, Gordon Born 30 December 1937  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Legendary England goalkeeper - in goal the day England won the World Cup in 1966. Criptkicker2 Retliv Forest

Banks-Smith, Nancy Date and place of birth unknown TV critic, mainly for the Guardian, formerly for the Sun & Daily Express. Born circa 1932. Wild Geeses

Bannister, Sir Roger Born 23 March 1929  (Harrow, London, England) Athlete - the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Later became a neurologist. Are You Still Here ?? CSI Bramley Oh...If Only It Were True Retliv Forest The Final Whistle They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Bannister, Trevor Born 14 August 1936  (Durrington, Wiltshire, England) Mr Lucas from "Are You Being Served?". Has been in other roles over the years & now in panto. Where Are They Now?

Barbirolli, Evelyn  Born 24 January 1911  (Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England) Died 25 January 2008  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Oboist & widow of Sir John, one of Britain's greatest musical conductors. VSBfromH

Barclay, Violet Born 5 November 1922  (Manhattan, New York, USA) Female comic-book artist, one of the pioneering names in comic book history. Forrest Lawn Jockeys

Bardem, Javier Born 1 March 1969  (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain) Successful actor in his native Spain, more recently in international films. Jamie's Dodgers

Bardon, John Born 25 August 1939  (Brentford, Middlesex, England) Actor, "Jim Branning" in EastEnders. Suffered a stroke in 2007. Fowler09 Hunting Halos I'll Sleep When You're Dead It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It ProDeathCrew Anyone Seen My Camel? Sleeping With The Fishes The Blue And White Reaper The Cre-Mating Game The Funeral Director 08 You Keep Me Hanging On

Bardot, Brigitte Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France) French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist. Honey Bunny & Pumpkin Deceased Buggers Penguin Patrol

Barker, Bob Born 12 December 1923  (Darrington, Washington, USA) Presenter of the US version of "The Price is Right" for 35 years until he retired in 2007 after suffering ill health. Calamity Dead And Don't Know It Deadheaddawg Dead Keyne Living On A Prayer Digging the Grave IlikeykillypartIII Merry Death Mass Pumpkin & Honey Bunny Penguin Patrol Stainless Coffin Team Rumsfeld The Praying Vultures

Barkmann, Ernst Born 25 August 1919  (Kisdorf, Segeberg, Holstein, Germany) Former Waffen SS soldier, a tank legend. Later became mayor of his home town. Simfish Inquilinekea

Barnett, Joel Born 14 October 1923  (Manchester, England) Now Baron Barnett, former MP & Chief Secretary of the Treasury from 1974-1979. Dead Commons

Barr, Roseanne Born 3 November 1952  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) American actress & comedienne, best known for her show "Roseanne". Clara's Corpses

Barraclough, Roy Born 12 July 1935  (Preston, Lancashire, England) TV actor - played pub landlord Alec Gilroy in "Coronation Street". The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Barratt, Michael Born 3 January 1928  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) "Nationwide" presenter for many, many years on TV. Where Are They Now?

Barrett, Ray Born 2 May 1927  (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) Actor, based in both Australia & England. Obituarynotice

Barris, Chuck Born 3 June 1929  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American game show producer, who also claimed to be a CIA hitman. Deadly As Sin Till You Win

Barrymore, Michael Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England) Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards. Billy Dodds Knew Bladder Monkies Bob Marley's Doughnuts Bring On The Rigor Living On A Prayer Flatline Or Bust! Graeme's Unfortunate Gems In Bed With Maradona Juicy Janny Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Funeral Director 08 TiMr Tombstone Raiders Yer Maw Was Athletic

Barzun, Jacques Born 30 November 1907  (Grenoble, France) French born American historian & thinker. Fallen Sparrow

Basora, Estanislao Born 18 August 1926  (Colonia Valls, Barcelona, Spain) Legendary Spanish footballer, one of the greatest strikers in Spanish club & international football history. The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Bassey, Shirley Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales) Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine. Dark, Brown And Dead Pobol Y Fedd Tombstone Raiders

Bastedo, Alexandra Born 9 March 1946  (Hove, Sussex, England) One-time glamour puss in "The Champions". Now runs an animal sanctuary. P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Bates, Ken Born 4 December 1931  (Ealing, London, England) Outspoken football chairman, formerly of Chelsea, now with Leeds United. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Kitty Killer

Bates, Paddy Roy Date and place of birth unknown Former pirate radio broadcaster (born 1922) who took over an abandoned World War II platform off the coast of Essex, and ultimately declared himself Prince Roy, ruler of the Principality of Sealand. Clearly as mad as a biscuit, but has somehow managed to gain international recognition of his sovereignty. Fair play to him. The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

Batey, Derek Born 8 August 1928  (Brampton, Cumberland, England) Television executive, former host of the UK version of "Mr & Mrs". Co-Op Funerals

Baugh, Sammy Born 17 March 1914  (Texas, USA) American football player, coach and Hall of Fame member. Crazycarl Maggots-R-Us The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2008 The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers

Baumgartner, Felix Born 20 April 1969  (Salzburg, Austria) Complete loony sky-diver & aerial stuntman who jumps off tall buildings for fun! Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals

Baxter, Stanley Born 24 May 1926  (Glasgow, Scotland) Comic actor, impressionist & female impersonator, who retired after starring in children's TV show "Mr Majeika". Now lives in Berkshire. Brown Bread

Bayanova, Alla Born 18 May 1914  (Chisinau, Moldova) Moldovan/Russian singer, who has worked with a whole range of different types of music & different personalities, including, strangely, Marc Almond! In this picture, she has just realised what she has done to her reputation as a result! Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Bayldon, Geoffrey Born 7 January 1924  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) UK actor, best remembered as the star of "Catweazle". Time's Champion We'reAllGonnaDie!

Beadle, Jeremy  Born 12 April 1948  (Hackney, London, England) Died 30 January 2008  (London, England) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) Withered-handed TV know-it-all. Jamie's Dodgers  Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning!

Beatrix, Queen Born 31 January 1938  (Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands) Queen of The Netherlands, since 1980. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution Toasted Brown Bread Wild Geeses

Beatty, Ned Born 6 July 1937  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again!

Beatty, Warren Born 30 March 1937  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) US actor, lothario in his early days, now tamed by wife Annette Bening. Brother of Shirley MacLaine, ex-boyfriend of most of the celebrity female world. Bobo's Gonna Get Ya !!

Beaumont, Bill Born 9 March 1952  (Chorley, Lancashire, England) Former rugby union player, turned broadcaster of rather dour persona. Later on TV as a captain on "A Question of Sport". More recently works as a rugby pundit. We're Your Friends To The Bitter End....

Beazley, Kim Born 14 December 1948  (Perth, Western Australia) Australian politican, former Leader of the Opposition & Labor Party leader. See, I Told You I Was Sick! Wawix World

Beck, Aaron Born 18 July 1921  (Rhode Island, USA) Psychologist. Founder of Cognitive Therapy. Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Becker, Jason Born 22 July 1969  (Richmond, California, USA) Neo-classical (whatever that is) metal guitarist. Has ALS, or "Lou Gehrig's Disease" Morbid Curiousity

Beckham, David Born 2 May 1975  (Leytonstone, England) Self-effacing brainbox, who founded Mensa and never seeks publicity. Eejit Marina

Beckham, Ted Born in Edmonton, London  (exact date unknown) Born in summer 1948. Dad of David. Suffered a heart-attack in 2007. Biologically Dead Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk L C And The Sunshine Band

Beckham, Victoria Born 17 April 1974  (Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire, England) Stick insect, the least talented of the Spice Girls, now best described as either a WAG or celebrity hanger-on. Bob Marley's Doughnuts Yer Maw Was Athletic

Bedser, Sir Alec Born 4 July 1918  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Legendary former England cricketer. 666 MizzJackTheCat The Final Whistle The Grateful Dead The Morbid Postman The Naq's Nightmare Team

Beefheart, Captain Born 15 January 1941  (Glendale, California, USA) Musician, born Don Glen Vliet (later changed to Don van Vliet). Teenage friend of Frank Zappa, and, like Zappa, didn't enjoy much commercial success, but he and his Magic Band influenced many other artists. It's Grim Up North

Beeny, Christopher Born 7 July 1941  (Bristol, England) British actor, mainly on TV in light roles. P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Belafonte, Harry Born 1 March 1927  (Harlem, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, popular for many decades now. Survived a fight with prostate cancer. Dead As A Dodo Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Graves R Us Little Miss Snuffit L C And The Sunshine Band

Bell, Andy Born 25 April 1964  (Peterborough, England) Ex-lead singer of Erasure, who announced in 2004 that he is HIV positive. Dead Ends Dead Keyne Going, Going ... Henry's Half-Dead Heroes I Think We're Alone Now Luck of the Dead Pop Goes The Pop Star The Anfield Iron The Winged Devil Monkeys

Bell, Daniel Born 10 May 1919  (New York City, New York, USA) Harvard professor & sociologist. Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Bell, Judy Born 23 September 1936  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Former president of the United States Golf Association. Diagnosed with cancer in September 2001. Luck of the Dead

Bellamy, David Born 18 January 1933  (London, England) Easily Britain's best known botanist - also an author & broadcaster. Liz's Lately Lamented Tazmans Hit List

Bemba, Jean-Pierre Born 4 November 1962  (Bokada, Equateur, Democratic Republic of Congo) Current opposition leader of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ailing Rulers of Africa

Benaud, Richie Born 6 October 1930  (Penrith, NSW, Australia) Half-decent spin-bowler turned vaguely irritating cricket commentator. Retliv Forest Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Benedict XVI, Pope Born 16 April 1927  (Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) Former member of the Hitler Youth and professor of theology who was elected Pope following the death of his predecessor, John Paul II, in April 2005. Asking For It Death Becomes Her Died In A Nasty Accident Fallen Off The Twig Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords Rabbitsnuffer Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Blue And White Reaper The Funeral Director 08 Worm Food

Benn, Tony Born 3 April 1925  (London, England) Veteran radical left-wing politician, despite being born into the nobility. Full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Wedgie" Benn. Deaths R Us Deceased Buggers Fowler09 Graves R Us House Of Stiffs I'll Sleep When You're Dead Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Six Feet Under The Destroying Angels The Mortuary Posse The Politigones The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) Time's Champion You Are In Grave Danger

Bennett, Alan Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) Lugubrious playwright. Drop Dead Celebration

Bennett, Lennie Born 26 September 1938  (Blackpool, Lancashire) Former comedian (indeed he was one of the many (so-called) comics in "The Comedians". Best remembered for presenting TV shows, though, including "Lucky Ladders". Graves R Us The Cre-Mating Game Where Are They Now?

Bennett, Tony Born 3 August 1926  (Astoria, Queens, New York, USA) Crooner, who famously left his heart in San Francisco. Still performing. Passing Over Penguin Patrol Pop Goes The Pop Star

Bennett Kennedy, Joan Born 2 September 1936  (Riverdale, New York, USA) Former wife of Ted Kennedy. Has had well-known drink problems, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Calamity Circling The Drain Mave's Graves The Winged Devil Monkeys

Benson, Martin Born 10 August 1918  (London, England) British actor, often popped up in numerous TV dramas. Obituarynotice

Berezovsky, Boris Born 23 January 1946  (Moscow, Russia) Russian businessman & scientist, now living in exile in the UK. Rude Kid

Berg, Rabbi Philip Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Kabbalah guru, born 1928. Now wheelchair-bound, with his health in decline following a stroke last year. 1 Down, 19 To Go Alison The Assassin Carkers Convention 2008 Morbid United FC Reaper's Revenge The Anfield Iron

Bergling, Stig Born 1 March 1937  (Stockholm, Sweden) Former policeman & Soviet spy. Going Underground

Berglund, Paavo Born 14 April 1929  (Helsinki) Finnish musical conductor. VSBfromH

Bergonzi, Carlo Born 13 July 1924  (Vidalenzo, nr. Parma, Italy) Italian operatic tenor, especially with works by Verdi. How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Berlusconi, Silvio Born 29 September 1936  (Milan, Italy) Former Prime Minister of Italy, who as well as being a media mogul and president of AC Milan, is also amongst the world's worst actors for his "fainting" whilst making a speech on live TV, probably in a misguided attempt to get out of various legal proceedings. I've Got Another Stiff Yer Maw Was Athletic

Bernadotte of Wisborg, Carl Johan Born 31 October 1916  (Stockholm, Sweden) A member of Sweden's royal Family. Stiff & the Tears

Bernal, Jose Born 8 January 1925  (Santa Clara, Cuba) Cuban-American artist, a formerly profilic painter with a range of different styles. Going Underground

Berry, Chuck Born 18 October 1926  (San Jose, California, USA) Rock 'n' roll guitarist and singer, who has a string of dodgy misdemeanours in his past. Reportedly not in the best of health, but still active. AbraCadaver A. L. F. Billy Dodds Knew Crazycarl Crem De La Crem Croak Here Dark, Brown And Dead Dead Loss Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Die Allready Erith Sickos The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Just Die Will You Knock Knock... Let Us Embalm You Luck of the Dead Mean Machine Merry Death Mass Pure Dead Brilliant Come On Baby Light My Pyre The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Grateful Dead The Morbid Postman This Way Or That Time's Champion Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell

Berry, Halle Born 14 August 1966  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Film actress & former model who has appeared & acted well in some excellent movies but will also be remembered for her awful performance in the god-awful "Catwoman". Ohio and Goodbye-o

Besenyei, Peter Born 8 June 1956  (Kormend, Hungary) Aerobatic World Champion, pilot & flying instructor. Judgement Day

Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Born 5 December 1927  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) King of Thailand since 1946, the longest-serving current Head of State. Annus Horribilis Biologically Dead Going Green Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Taking Up The Rear The Dead Certs They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Toasted Brown Bread

Bhutto, Bilawal Born 21 September 1988  (Karachi, Pakistan) Son of the late Benazir Bhutto. Currently a student, but may end up going into politics after his mother's assassination. Konzentrationslager Conan Troutman  CSI Bramley Dead Ringers Fallen Off The Twig  Lard Bazaar  Past Their Sell By Date Redmyst XX Slasherslist The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury  We'reAllGonnaDie! You Mean He's Not Already?

Bhutto, Nusrat Born 21 September 1929  (Kurdistan, Iran) Widow of former Pakistan leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & mother of the Bhutto political dynasty, 3 of whom she has now outlived. Banda Aceh Surf Club Cap'n Ohtz Kiki's Hit List Lard Bazaar Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy

Bickersteth, John Born 6 September 1921  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) Bishop of Bath & Wells for 12 years, and was also the man who was the intriguingly named "Clerk of the Closet" from 1979-1989. You Mean He's Not Already?

Biddlecombe, Terry Born 2 February 1941  (Woolwich, London) Jockey & trainer - he was one of the top National Hunt jockeys of the 1960's & 1970's, but never won the Grand National. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Biggins, Christopher Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomine star. Flatline Or Bust!

Biggs, Ronnie Born 8 August 1929  (Lambeth, London, England) Sentenced to 30 years for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, but escaped from Wandsworth Prison after only 15 months and ended up living in Brazil, from where he could not be extradited. He returned to Britain in 2001 for medical treatment and was promptly arrested. Since then, he has suffered two heart attacks, three strokes, two epileptic seizures and pneumonia, which have apparently left him partially paralysed and barely able to speak. Apart from that, though, he's in great health. 1 Down, 19 To Go It's Grim Up North 2 Days Older Than Grass 666 Above Average For Norfolk A Kick In The Ghoulies A. L. F. Alison The Assassin  Konzentrationslager Are You Still Here ?? Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Best Left To Rest Biologically Dead Blade Runners Bloody Dead Rep Bosunic Rites Boxed Up And Ready To Go  Brown Bananas Brown Bread Camden Corpses Canadian Paul Church(yard) On The Hill Close The Casket Colin's Toe Curlers  Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Dancing Elephants Dancy Beats For Dancy Dead Folk Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Beats Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Dead Centre Of England Dead Ends Dead Loss Dead Ringers  Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Death Becomes Her Death From Down Under Death At Taylor Hall Death In Vegas  Deathlist.net  Deathpig Death Stalks United Deceased Buggers Die Allready Die, Die, Die My Darling Dispatch Without Delay Don't Eat The Figs Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom  Dress re-Hearse-als Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Erith Sickos Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Feng Shui Pig Gary Glitter's Ghoulies George Lass and the Gravelings Nelson Mandela Must Die Going Underground Golden Oldies!  Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Graves R Us In Death Do Us Fart  International House of Death I Smell Dead People Jaguar X-Types  Jesus Jones The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Judgement Day Juicy Janny Just Die Will You Kiki's Hit List Knock Knock... Kopbird Lard Bazaar L C And The Sunshine Band Living In A Box Looks Like He Pulled A Daniel Jackson Lou's Last Leggers Luck of the Dead Mean Machine Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! MizzJackTheCat Morbid United FC Mr C Next Up Nice Little Urner Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher One Foot In The Grave Only Fools And Corpses Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Passing Over  Past Their Sell By Date P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension) ProDeathCrew Pulse Pure Dead Brilliant Purley Gates Puzlman's Passing Picks Quakerjock Rabbitsnuffer Reaper's Revenge Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Roger Mortis Anyone Seen My Camel? See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shovelful Of Dirt  Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day  Come On Baby Light My Pyre Six Foot Under Slasherslist Slave To The Grave Sorry God - I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Sporting Lesbian STAB_in_the_DARK Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots  Taking Up The Rear The Anfield Iron The New Coffin-Dodgers The Conqueror Worm The Delightful Dead The Doom & Gloom Room The Great Unclaimed The Grateful Dead The Last Gasp Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers The Morbid Postman The Mostly Dead The Naq's Nightmare Team The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Coffin-Dodgers The Old G1ts The Pale Horseman's Pearly Gatecrashers They Died And Left Me In Charge This Mortal Coil This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo This Way Or That  Tick Tock Stopped Ticking TiMr Tomb It May Concern Tombstone Raiders To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Valley of Death We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here! Wednesday 'Til I Die Worm Farmer Yer Maw Was Athletic You Keep Me Hanging On Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell Youth In Asia Helpline

Bilk, Acker Born 28 January 1929  (Pensford, Somerset, England) Jazz clarinetist of "Stranger on the Shore" fame. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk The Naq's Nightmare Team

Billingsley, Barbara Born 22 December 1915  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actress, best known (over there anyway) for her role in "Leave It To Beaver". Fnarr fnarr. But I'm Not Dead Yet Death From Down Under Diet Of Worms Mary Tyler Morgue Mr C Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom The Reaper's Roundup

Billington, Tom Born 5 December 1958  (Golborne, Lancashire, England) Ex-professional wrestler known as 'Dynamite Kid', now in a wheelchair. The Cre-Mating Game

bin Laden, Osama Born 10 March 1957  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) 17th of about 52 (!) children of a multi-millionaire Saudi construction magnate, al-Qaeda terrorist leader bin Laden was already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, but on September 11th, 2001, he secured his position at no. 1 on this list. Despite this, he's a questionable DDP pick, due to the difficulty of establishing his whereabouts and hence whether he's alive or dead. Ace Deathware A Shot In The Dark Buzzards Camden Corpses Dead Centre Of England Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dirt Nappers Doornails R Us Golden Oldies! In Death Do Us Fart Kackers United Knock Knock... Marina Next Up Northern Reaper Rabbitsnuffer Steeny The New Coffin-Dodgers The End of the World As We Know It The Politigones There's A Mr Death At The Door, Something About The Reaping Yer Maw Was Athletic

bin Laden, Randa Born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia  (exact date unknown) Born 1955. One of the many sisters of Osama, Randa is suffering from ovarian cancer. Master Mind Taking Up The Rear

Bin Mohammad Al-Qassimi, Sheikh Saqr Born in Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates  (exact date unknown) Current ruler of one of the states of the UAE, Ras Al-Khaimah & has been since 1948. Born in 1918. Puzlman's Passing Picks

Bingham, Billy Born 5 August 1931  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Former Northern Ireland footballer & manager. The Terry Fenwick Select XX

Bir Bikram Shah, Gyanendra Born 7 July 1947  (Kathmandu, Nepal) King of Nepal since June 2001. Taking Up The Rear Toasted Brown Bread

Bird, Dickie Born 19 April 1933  (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) Well-respected but now retired cricket umpire, who also took the field as a player many moons ago. The Final Whistle Win One For The Dead

Birtwistle, Sir Harrison Born 15 July 1934  (Accrington, Lancashire, England) Composer, mainly for operas & jazz pieces. Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals

Bjork Born 21 November 1965  (Reykjavik, Iceland) Completely bonkers Icelandic singer. To Hell With Living

Black, Cilla Born 27 May 1943  (Liverpool, England) Former cloakroom attendant at Liverpool's Cavern Club and then pop singer, now presenter of cheesy TV shows. Keeps harping on about how wonderful Liverpool is and how proud she is to be a Scouser, yet has lived in Surrey for the past 30 years. Criptkicker2 Lived So Let's Die To Hell With Living

Black, Conrad Born 25 August 1944  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) British/Canadian biographer, businessman and newspaper magnate who has more controversies surrounding his name than most people have had hot dinners. Dead Ringers Liz's Lately Lamented

Blackburn, Tony Born 29 January 1943  (Guildford, Surrey, England) Made a promising start to his career, joining offshore pirate station Radio Caroline in 1964 as Britain's youngest radio DJ, and in 1967 presented the first-ever show on Radio 1. However, he soon descended into the cheesy world of easy listening and painful banter, where he remains to this day. The Watts Wallies

Blackham, Harold John Born 31 March 1903  (Birmingham, England) Humanist, author and thinker. Living On A Prayer

Blackman, Honor Born 12 December 1927  (London, England) English actress, who has played upon her sex siren status since appearing as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. 1 Down, 19 To Go Graham Reaper's Dead Army The Morbid Postman You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Blaine, David Born 4 April 1973  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Twat. Really, really annoying, attention-seeking, box-dwelling twat. A Shot In The Dark Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Sometimes They Come Back Team Rumsfeld

Blair, Lionel Born 12 December 1931  (Montreal, Canada) Camp, tap-dancing, fixed-grinning TV personality. Clara's Corpses Tombstone Raiders

Blair, Tony Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland) MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again. Grendel's Graveyard Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Lived So Let's Die The Destroying Angels The Politigones

Blake, George Born 11 November 1922  (Rotterdam, Holland) Spy, former double agent for the Soviet Union. Drunkasaskunk Pooil Vaaish

Blake, Robert Born 18 September 1933  (Nutley, New Jersey) Actor, in films as a child & later successful as an adult. Arrrested, charged, tried but acquitted of murdering his wife. Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom

Blanchett, Cate Born 14 May 1969  (Melbourne, Australia) Actress ("Lord of the Rings", "Elizabeth") Team Visalia

Blanda, George Born 17 September 1927  (Youngwood, Pennsylvania) Legendary American footballer, kicker for a number of teams between 1949 & 1975, when he retired at the age of 48. Ace Deathware

Blandford, Marquess Of Born 24 November 1955  (Oxford, England) Jamie Spencer-Churchill, or Jamie Blandford as he's also known. A careless, lunatic, heavy drinking toff sums him up pretty well. If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course

Blease, William  Born 28 May 1914  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Died 16 May 2008  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Former politician & trade unionist in Northern Ireland. Doom Maker Stiff & the Tears You Keep Me Hanging On

Bleeth, Yasmine Born 14 June 1968  (New York City, New York, USA) One of the stars of "Baywatch" thanks to some notable assets. Looked pretty godawful though when arrested for drug possession in 2001. Corpsetacular

Bleicher, Hugo Born 9 August 1899  (Tettnang, Germany) A businessman who was recruited by the Nazis during World War II because of his knowledge of many languages. He worked against the Resistance in German-occupied France and was responsible for the arrest of many of its prominent members. At the end of the war, he himself was arrested and imprisoned by the Allies. According to Wikipedia, he died in July 2002, but we can't find any other evidence to back this up. Dustbusters Reaper's Revenge

Blessed, Brian Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to Star Wars. A Shot In The Dark Hung Like Kong The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Today Is A Good Day To Die Tombstone Raiders

Bliss, Lady Gertrude Born 2 April 1904  (place of birth unknown) Author and widow of composer Sir Arthur Bliss. Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Blix, Hans Born 28 June 1928  (Uppsala, Sweden) UN Weapons Inspector, former Swedish Foreign Minister. Got in trouble for not finding any weapons of mass destruction, which was a bit harsh, because there never were any. Popping Your Clogs

Blofeld, Henry Born 23 September 1939  (Hoveton, Norfolk, England) BBC Radio 4 cricket commentator. His father went to school with Ian Fleming, who borrowed his surname for James Bond's long-time nemesis, Ernst Stavro. Whittaker's Choice

Bloodvessel, Buster Born 6 September 1958  (Hackney, London, England) Formerly 30-stone (420 lb) frontman of ska group Bad Manners. Collapsed and almost died during a gig in Italy in 2001, since when he is reputed to have lost a lot of weight. His real name is Douglas Trendle. Deaths R Us

Blue, Rabbi Lionel Born 6 February 1930  (London, England) Rabbi, journalist & broadcaster, who often does "Thought of the Day" on BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme. Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies

Blunt, James Born 22 February 1974  (Tidworth, Wiltshire, England) Depending on your point of view, either one of the UK's top musicians & songwriters, or a thoroughly annoying twat. The Jim Reapers

Bluthal, John Born 21 October 1929  (Galicia, Poland) Popular British character actor, often in comedies. Best known for his role as Frank Pickle in "The Vicar of Dibley". Down Under The Daisies  Over My Dead Body

Bobek, Stjepan Born 3 December 1923  (Zagreb, Croatia) Legendary Yugoslav centre-forward, later a football manager. Little Miss Snuffit

Bol, Manute Born 16 October 1962  (Khartoum, Sudan) 7'7" former NBA basketball player who was renowned for being able to slam-dunk without leaving the ground. Retired to his native Sudan and unsuccessfully attempted to fund the overthrow of the Islamic government, before being forced to flee back to the US. Let Us Embalm You Not At All Well

Bolt, Tommy Born 31 March 1918  (Haworth, Oklahoma, USA) Former PGA golder, with 18 titles, including the 1958 US Open. VSBfromH

Bonaduce, Danny Born 13 August 1959  (Broomall, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor (The Partridge Family), DJ & game show host in the US. Club Carp

Bond, Michael Born 13 January 1926  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. Graves R Us Jaguar X-Types

Bonds, Barry Born 24 July 1964  (Riverside, California) Holds the record for the most home runs in Major League Baseball history, but has had problems with the law & drugs in recent years. Team Visalia