Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2008: H

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Habgood, John Born 23 June 1927  (Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England) Former Bishop of Durham & Archbishop of York Diepod Shuffle

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. Ashes To Ashes Die, Die, Die My Darling I Think We're Alone Now

Haefner, Walter (Died in 2012) Born 13 September 1910  (Zurich, Switzerland) Businessman, race-horse breeder and car-dealer - based for a long time in Ireland. Skeleton Crew Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Hagman, Larry (Died in 2012) Born 21 September 1931  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Son of famous actress Mary Martin. His own career took off when he took the part of Major Anthony Nelson in the '60s US sitcom "I Dream of Jeannie", and he went on to star as J.R. Ewing in "Dallas" and "Knots Landing". An active anti-smoking campaigner, he's nevertheless not averse to the odd drink or ten, and needed a liver transplant in 1995 due to cirrhosis. Has reportedly been hitting the bottle again over the past couple of years. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me A Kick In The Ghoulies How Much For Those Stem Cells? Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Dead And Don't Know It Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Deadpoolers Deathpig Diet Of Worms Digging the Grave Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped  Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Globaltruth Grassyknoll Grayson It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Kiss of Death L C And The Sunshine Band Liquiessence & Putridity Merry Death Mass Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Quakerjock Slave To The Grave STAB_in_the_DARK Tentoesup The Blue And White Reaper The Mortuary Posse The Coffin-Dodgers  The Reaper's Roundup Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To Hell With Living Wishy-Washy

Haig, Alexander (Died in 2010) Born 2 December 1924  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former US Secretary of State & Chief of Staff, and a former top military commander. Bronxtiremen Diepod Shuffle  You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

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

Hall, Scott Born 20 October 1958  (Chuluota, Florida, USA) WWF (and others) wrestler, known under a plethora of aliases, including "Razor Ramon". Sleeping With The Fishes

Haller, Helmut (Died in 2012) 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. Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud

Halliwell, Geri Born 6 August 1972  (Watford, Hertfordshire, England) "Ginger Spice" - the oldest member of the Spice Girls. Marina

Hamad Ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King Born 28 January 1950  (Riffa, Bahrain) King of Bahrain since 2002. Toasted Brown Bread

Hamilton, Bernie (Died in 2009) Born 12 June 1928  (Los Angeles, California, USA) US film character actor. Obituarynotice

Hamilton, Lewis Born 7 January 1985  (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) F1 driver, the first black driver in Formula 1 history. Had a fantastic first season in the sport, but threw away the chance to be the first rookie World Champion. Annus Horribilis Bladder Monkies Criptkicker2  CSI Bramley Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dress re-Hearse-als Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped I'll Sleep When You're Dead Kopbird Sleeping With The Fishes  The Watts Wallies Tombstone Raiders Vicious Malcious Wild Geeses

Hamilton, Linda Born 26 September 1956  (Salisbury, Maryland, USA) Actress, best known for her role in "The Terminator". Y-Shaped Coffin

Hamilton Gordon, Albert (Died in 2009) Born 21 July 1901  (New York City, New York, USA) Businessman, former head of Kidder Peabody. The End of the World As We Know It

Hammond, Richard Born 19 December 1969  (Sollihull, West Midlands, England) Middling TV presenter who hit the headlines when he crashed a jet-powered car & sustained brain injuries. Made a rapid recovery and is back co-presenting Top Gear & testing more cars out. 'Cos We Can Sometimes They Come Back

Haniyeh, Ismail Born in Al-Shati, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Prime Minister of Palestine and member of Hamas. Born Jan 1963. Rich's Goners

Hankey, Ted Born 20 February 1968  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Darts player, former BDO World Champion in 2000. D-Ed

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. A. L. F. Alison The Assassin One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Hansen, Chris Born 26 March 1959  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) US TV journalist, news reader & broadcaster. 1 Dead In Ohio

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. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Feng Shui Pig  Hardwood Surround Morbid United FC One Less Bullet Come The Revolution  Purley Gates Toasted Brown Bread Whittaker's Choice You Must Be Croaking!

Harding, Tonya Born 12 November 1970  (Vancouver, Washington, USA) Former ice-skater who colloborated to attack her main rival, Nancy Kerrigan before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships. That has lead to a downward spiral off the rink & she now looks much older than her years as a result. Going Green

Hariri, Saad Born 18 April 1970  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Son of the murdered former PM of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, who has now taken over a lot of his political aims. Also a very successful businessman, which makes him ripe for an assassination attempt. Biologically Dead

Harper, Graeme Born 11 March 1945  (London, England) Film & TV director, particulary entwined with "Dr. Who". Fallen Off The Twig

Harris, Bob Born 11 April 1946  (Northampton, England) Radio 2 DJ & former presenter of the "Old Grey Whistle Test" on BBC2. Conan Troutman

Harris, Brian  Born 16 May 1935  (Bebington, Wirral, Merseyside, England) Died 17 February 2008  (Chepstow, Wales) Age at death: 72  (read death notice) Legendary ex-Everton footballer. Dave Moans

Harris, Ed Born 28 November 1950  (Tenafly, New Jersey, USA) Actor, former character actor, now coming into his own in lead roles. D-Ed

Harris, Reader (Died in 2009) Born 4 June 1913  (Hackney, London, England) Former MP for the Heston and Isleworth constituency & a former businessman. Going Green

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. Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Forrest Lawn Jockeys Hung Like Kong Lived So Let's Die Mr & Mrs Drummerboy What's Up Doc?

Harris, Rosemary Born 19 September 1927  (Ashby, Suffolk, England) Actress, mainly on stage, but in a number of TV & Film productions too. Mother of Jennifer Ehle, also an actress. Beerbutton 2

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. Yer Maw Was Athletic

Harry, Prince Born 15 September 1984  (Paddington, London, England) Member of the Royal Family, third in line to the throne. In 2008, he served on active frontline duty in Afghanistan. If he's on the frontline again, he'll be insurgent target number 1. His party antics at home might get him first, however… Corpse Bride 'Cos We Can Evil Shape-Shifting Pixies Wawix World Wild Geeses

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*3) Pool Ghoul The Mortuary Posse

Hart, Bret Born 2 July 1957  (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Former wrestler, often known as "The Hitman". Die, Die, Die My Darling

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

Hart, Tony (Died in 2009) 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". 1-2-3 Dead Like Me 1 Down, 19 To Go AbraCadaver Banda Aceh Surf Club Bazzilliant Dustbusters  Brown Bananas Cap'n Ohtz Chelski Pensioners Conan Troutman Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Dancing Elephants Living On A Prayer Don't Eat The Figs Doornails R Us Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dress re-Hearse-als Dysfunctional Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Going, Going ... Grassyknoll Grayson Grendel's Graveyard  Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Just Die Will You Kitty Killer Mave's Graves Next Up Nice Little Urner  Only Fools And Corpses Please Refrain From Testing  Pooil Vaaish Purley Gates Six Feet Under Sporting Lesbian The Delightful Dead The Great Unclaimed The Mortuary Posse The Shoebury Stiffs Today Is A Good Day To Die Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wednesday 'Til I Die We'reAllGonnaDie! You Keep Me Hanging On

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. Born in October 1964. 1 Down, 19 To Go Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped The Anfield Iron

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 Digging the Grave What's Up Doc?

Harvey, Paul (Died in 2009) Born 4 September 1918  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) US radio personality - presenter of the daily "The Rest of the Story" show. Bronxtiremen Dead Man Walking Blues Die Allready Heartbreak Motor Oil  IlikeykillypartIII It's A Rocket Ship Keeper Of The Heads Liquiessence & Putridity Mean Machine Merry Death Mass Samdeal

Harvey-Jones, Sir John  Born 16 April 1924  (London, England) Died 9 January 2008  (Hereford, England) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Flamboyant business guru and star of the TV series "The Troubleshooter". Knight Knight

Harwell, Ernie (Died in 2010) Born 25 January 1918  (Washington, Georgia, USA) Baseball commentator & announcer. Bii Hoff

Harwood, Guy Born 10 June 1939  (Pulborough, West Sussex, England) British racehorse trainer. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Hassel, Sven (Died in 2012) Born 19 April 1917  (Frederiksborg, Denmark) Danish Nazi soldier who wrote many books based on his & others' experiences during World War 2. Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals

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. Death Stinks Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Six Foot Under

Hastings, Sir Max Born 28 December 1945  (London, England) Former editor of the Daily Telegraph & the Evening Standard who is also well known for his comprehensive works on military history. Wild Geeses

Hattersley, Roy Born 28 December 1932  (Sheffield, England) Former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, who bumbled his way through 9 years of opposition government without actually doing much. The Politigones

Havel, Vaclav (Died in 2011) Born 5 October 1936  (Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) Political dissident and human rights activist who was imprisoned 4 times, spending almost 5 years behind bars for his views. Elected President of Czechoslovakia in 1989 and President of the Czech Republic in 1992. How Much For Those Stem Cells? Siegfried Baboon's Baboon Colony Show, Feat. David Van Day

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

Havoc, June (Died in 2010) Born 8 November 1913  (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Canadian born actress, star of "Gentleman's Agreement". Also a dancer & theatre star. Pool Ghoul

Hawke, Bob Born 9 December 1929  (Bordertown, South Australia) Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991. Are They Dead Yet?

Hawke, Hazel (Died in 2013) Born 20 July 1929  (Perth, Australia) Wife of former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke. 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  2 Sick 2 Not Quit A. L. F. Konzentrationslager A Shot In The Dark Beginnings of Rigor Bosunic Rites Chicken At Tresky's Church(yard) On The Hill Corpse Bride 'Cos We Can  Crem De La Crem Deadpoolers Dead Ringers Death Stinks Deathpig Diet Of Worms Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Ethnic Cleansing Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Globaltruth Henry's Half-Dead Heroes Hunting Halos I'll Sleep When You're Dead Kennedy Driving School Kiki's Hit List Kiss of Death Kopbird Let Us Embalm You Morbid Curiousity Mr C .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Northern Reaper Pumpkin & Honey Bunny Past Their Sell By Date Perish, The Thought Pining For The Fjords Pushin Up Daisies Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Shezy B's Goners Six Feet Under Slave To The Grave Sometimes They Come Back Stiff & the Tears The Great Unclaimed Indiana Jones And The Coffin Of Doom The Voodoo Gurus Whittaker's Choice Will D Maykitt Worm Farmer

Hawkins, Connie Born 17 July 1942  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Former basketball player - toured with the Harlem Globetrotters. Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Hawkins, Justin Born 17 March 1975  (Chertsey, Surrey, England) Former lead singer of The Darkness. Lard Bazaar Team Bigfoot

Hawkins, Ronnie Born 10 January 1935  (Huntsville, Arkansas, USA) Musician, a rock 'n' roll singer in the early days of the genre. Pushing Up Daisies

Hayes, Geoffrey Born 13 March 1942  (Cheshire, England) Presenter of "Rainbow" - the children's TV show, for aeons. Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20

Hayes, Isaac  Born 20 August 1942  (Covington, Tenneesee, USA) Died 10 August 2008  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 65  (read death notice) Musician, singer, songwriter & record producer, one of music's innovators. Bing Gone

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

Hayman, Damaris Born 16 June 1929  (London, England) Actress, in films & TV. Time's Champion

Hazell, Bert (Died in 2009) Born 18 April 1907  (Attleborough, Norfolk, England) Former MP for North Norfolk, the current oldest living ex-MP. Above Average For Norfolk Breathless In Seattle Going Green Grobler's Stiff Ones

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 Konzentrationslager Dead Calm Dead Commons Died In A Nasty Accident Digging the Grave Down Under The Daisies Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Globaltruth Going Green House Of Stiffs It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box Juicy Janny Mean Machine Pushing Up The Daisies Stiff & the Tears The Anfield Iron The Politigones This Way Or That Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here! Whittaker's Choice Wild Geeses Youth In Asia Helpline

Healey, Edna (Died in 2010) Born in Coleford, Gloucestershire, England  (exact date unknown) Wife of Denis Healey. Born 1918. Going Green

Healey, Jeff  Born 25 March 1966  (Toronto, Canada) Died 2 March 2008  (Toronto, Canada) Age at death: 41  (read death notice) Jazz & blues guitarist & singer, who was blind for most of his life. Died after a long cancer fight. It's Grim Up North Ethnic Cleansing Godot's Waiting List Madonna's Hand of Bod Rude Kid The End of the World As We Know It The Living End Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy

Hedren, Tippi Born 19 January 1935  (New Ulm, Minnesota, USA) Actress, star of "The Birds" & "Marnie" & mum of Melanie Griffith. Graham Reaper's Dead Army 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. Crazycarl  Dead Keyne

Heesters, Johannes (Died in 2011) Born 5 December 1903  (Amersfoort, Netherlands) Musical performer. Deathpig Fox In A Box IlikeykillypartIII Mean Machine One Foot In The Grave Perish, The Thought Puzlman's Passing Picks Skeleton Crew Steeny Win One For The Dead

Hefner, Hugh Born 9 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Founder of Playboy magazine. Bladder Monkies Buzzards Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death Stinks Dirt Nappers Dodger's Coffins Flanges Unlucky In Life Kopbird Marina Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pining For The Fjords Pushin Up Daisies Stainless Coffin Time Is NOT On Our Side! Time's Champion Wednesday 'Til I Die

Heimlich, Henry Born 3 February 1920  (Wilmington, Delaware, USA) American physician, he of the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Pushing Up Daisies

Helm, Levon (Died in 2012) Born 26 May 1940  (Marvell, Arkansas) Singer & drummer for the imaginatively named "The Band". Tentoesup

Helms, Jesse  Born 18 October 1921  (Monroe, North Carolina, USA) Died 4 July 2008  (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Senator from North Carolina. Eejit Keeper Of The Heads Maggots-R-Us Meet Your Maker Octopus of Odstock Simfish Inquilinekea Skeleton Crew They Died And Left Me In Charge They're Dead, Y'Know! Time Is NOT On Our Side! Vote Or Die! 2008 Worm Farmer

Hemery, David Born 18 July 1944  (Cirencester, Gloucestershire) Won Gold for Britain in the 1968 400m Hurdles in the Olympic Games in Mexico. Also twice winner of the bizarre, but hugely watchable SuperStars TV programme of the 1970's. Dave Moans

Henrik, Prince Consort Of Denmark Born 11 June 1934  (Talence, Gironde, France) Husband of the Queen of Denmark. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Henson, Nicky Born 12 May 1945  (London, England) Film & TV actor, most recently in "EastEnders" in the UK and "Syriana" in the US. Dead Ends

Hepton, Bernard Born 19 October 1925  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Film & TV actor, perhaps best known for playing "Toby Esterhase" in "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy" and "Smiley's People". Obituarynotice

Herman, Jerry Born 10 July 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) American composer & lyricist, mostly for Broadway shows. Little Miss Snuffit

Hermon, Sir John  Born 23 November 1928  (Larne, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland) Died 6 November 2008  (Bangor, Co. Down, Northern Ireland) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Ex-Chief Constable of the RUC. Knight Knight Octopus of Odstock

Hersch, Fred Born 21 October 1955  (Cincinatti, Ohio, USA) Jazz pianist. Little Miss Snuffit

Heseltine, Michael Born 21 March 1933  (Swansea, Wales) One-time prime mover in the Tory party, known as 'Tarzan'. Bob Marley's Doughnuts House Of Stiffs Pobol Y Fedd The Politigones

Heston, Charlton  Born 4 October 1924  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Died 5 April 2008  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Chisel-featured star of 150 films and TV series, among them "The Ten Commandments", "Ben Hur" and "The Planet of the Apes". Died after a battle with dementia. Also fronted the American National Rifle Association, believing that it is "man's God-given right" to own guns. 1-2-3 Dead Like Me 2 Sick 2 Not Quit Above Average For Norfolk Are You Still Dying, Darling? Asking For It Beerbutton 2 Best Left To Rest Bii Hoff Bing Gone Blade Runners Dustbusters Boxed Up And Ready To Go Brown Bananas But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Calamity  Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Carkers Convention 2008 Chicken At Tresky's Church(yard) On The Hill Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Corpse Bride Crazycarl Dead Beats Dead Boys Inc. Featuring Girls Ashroud Dead Calm Deadpoolers Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Death Becomes Her Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Food For Worms Dispatch Without Delay Dodger's Coffins Dress re-Hearse-als Eejit Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Eternity Tours Flanges Unlucky In Life From Dust To Dung Nelson Mandela Must Die Grendel's Graveyard Fox In A Box Hunting Halos Illinois Reaper Beater 2.0 In Death Do Us Fart International House of Death Keeper Of The Heads Let Us Embalm You Liquiessence & Putridity Madonna's Hand of Bod Mary Tyler Morgue Meet Your Maker Morbid United FC Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher Noz4news Octopus of Odstock Oh...If Only It Were True The Pale Rider Passing Over Pining For The Fjords Pooil Vaaish  Purley Gates Puzlman's Passing Picks Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Ron Mexico's Doggy Daycare Sans Teeth, Sans Eyes, Sans Taste, Sans Life Come On Baby Light My Pyre Slave To The Grave Snort The Ashes Sometimes They Come Back STAB_in_the_DARK Stainless Coffin Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Tentoesup The Blue And White Reaper The Great Unclaimed The Grinning Reaper The Last Gasp The Mostly Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad ...the Salmon Mousse!!! They're Dead, Y'Know! Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wake Up And Smell The Coffin Will D Maykitt Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer... Worm Farmer

Hewitt, Sir Lenox Born 7 May 1917  (Red Hill, Canberra, Australia) Former Australian civil servant with a deep liasion with politics - both as Australian Cabinet Secretary and as dad to the British Labour MP, Patricia Hewitt. They're Dead, Y'Know!

Higgins, Alex (Died in 2010) Born 18 March 1949  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish snooker player. Famously volatile, a heavy drinker and smoker. Known as "Hurricane" due to his rapid style of play, which he adopted because he was trying to finish the frame before last orders. It's Grim Up North Above Average For Norfolk Annus Horribilis Bosunic Rites Colin's Toe Curlers Dave Moans Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Deadpoolers  Death At Taylor Hall Die, Die, Die My Darling Dodger's Coffins Doom Maker Dysfunctional  Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Hatters 1988-2008 Last Breaths!!!! If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course In Bed With Maradona In Death Do Us Fart Jaguar X-Types Jesus Jones The Fred West Dancers & The Goebbels Family Live On The Box L C And The Sunshine Band Six Feet Under The Anfield Iron The Dead Rancid Corpses The Doom & Gloom Room The Mortuary Posse  The Old G1ts This Mortal Coil Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wishy-Washy

Hill, Harry (Died in 2009) Born 8 May 1916  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Not the comedian, but Bronze medallist in cycling in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The Final Whistle

Hill, Henry (Died in 2012) 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. Criptkicker2 Retliv Forest

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

Hill, Phil  Born 20 April 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Died 28 August 2008  (Salinas, California, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Former F1 driver, World Champion in 1961. Maggots-R-Us

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

Hillary, Sir Edmund  Born 20 July 1919  (Auckland, New Zealand) Died 11 January 2008  (Auckland, New Zealand) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) The first non-Sherpa to climb Mount Everest & one New Zealand's all-time legends of history. Biologically Dead Bladder Monkies  Cap'n Ohtz Condi's Harbingers Of Criminals Dead Calm Death Stinks D-Ed Eat My Dust Either You're Dead Or My Watch Has Stopped Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3) Godot's Waiting List The Graveyard Shifter 2008 It's A Rocket Ship It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jellydead Knight Knight Misers Naked Florida Gravediggers Nicole Kidman Is A Slag R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Samdeal Shovelful Of Dirt Steeny Taking Up The Rear The Mostly Dead ...the Salmon Mousse!!! They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway They're Dead, Y'Know! Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Wawix World Whittaker's Choice

Hilton, Barron Born 23 October 1927  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Businessman, hotelier & sports team owner and the poor sod who is Paris Hilton's grandfather & the man who has, much to his disgust, indirectly made her as famous as she is. Heads in a Bag Kennedy Driving School

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

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 Youth In Asia

Hinch, Derryn Born 9 February 1944  (New Plymouth, New Zealand) Australian media personality & journalist, mostly on the radio. Suffering from inoperable cancer. Already Dead Wawix World Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer...

Hinckley, Gordon B.  Born 23 June 1910  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Died 27 January 2008  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Head of the Church of Latter Day Saints, aka the Mormons, until his death. Is He/she Still Alive? Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Popping Your Clogs Puzlman's Passing Picks The Dead Certs The Dead Rancid Corpses They Died And Left Me In Charge

Hirsch, Judd Born 15 March 1935  (Bronx, New York City, New York, USA) Actor, perhaps best known for his role in "Taxi". Beerbutton 2

Hodges, Charles Born 28 December 1943  (Edmonton, London, England) Chas of Chas n' Dave "fame". A Change Of Tactics

Hoffman, Dustin Born 8 August 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Diminutive actor with a reputation for being difficult to work with. Has played a wide range of roles in his 80 or so movie and TV appearances, including a crippled street hustler in "Midnight Cowboy", a transvestite in "Tootsie" and an autistic bloke in "Rain Man". Jamie's Dodgers

Hofmann, Albert  Born 11 January 1906  (Baden, Switzerland) Died 29 April 2008  (Basle, Switzerland) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) 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. Bii Hoff Bitter Violet Bob Marley's Doughnuts Breathless In Seattle Camden Corpses Chicken At Tresky's Dancing Elephants Death In Vegas Deathlist.net Death On The Rocks Die Allready Dispatch Without Delay Fallen Sparrow Finbarr Returns From The Dead (Again*3)  Flanges Unlucky In Life From Dust To Dung Golden Oldies! Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Gravediggin' Grandaddy Harry Patch's Love Child IlikeykillypartIII International House of Death Mean Machine .....norfolk & Good No Team Is Complete Without Thatcher Old People Party Of 20 One Foot In The Grave Puzlman's Passing Picks Skeleton Crew Steeny The New Coffin-Dodgers The Mostly Dead Valley of Death Win One For The Dead

Hogan, Brooke Born 5 May 1988  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Pop & R & B singer, daughter of Hulk Hogan. Jamie's Dodgers

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. Hung Like Kong The Praying Vultures Time Of Your Life

Hoggart, Richard Born 24 September 1918  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) UK academic, specialising in sociology & popular culture. Wake Up And Smell The Coffin

Holbrook, Hal Born 17 February 1925  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Veteran US actor, mostly on stage, but with some memorable film appearances too. Pumpkin & Honey Bunny

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

Hollingworth, Clare Born 10 October 1911  (Knighton, Powys, Wales) Former journalist who made her name as a war correspondent during WWII. Reaper's Revenge Time Of Your Life

Hollinshead, Reg (Died in 2013) Born 3 January 1924  (Rugeley, Staffordshire) Racehorse Trainer, still active in the sport. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Holloway, Julian Born 24 June 1944  (Watlington, Oxfordshire, England) Actor, a mainstay of the "Carry On" movies. Also father of Sophie Dahl, the model. Where Are They Now?

Holm, Celeste (Died in 2012) Born 29 April 1917  (New York, New York, USA) Film actress;- "All About Eve", "Gentleman's Agreement" etc. Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Holness, Bob (Died in 2012) 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 Clara's Corpses

Hope, Delores (Died in 2011) Born 27 May 1909  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Former singer and widow of the late Bob Hope, having been married to him for 69 years. Are You Still Here ?? Ashes To Ashes  But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards Drunkasaskunk Nelson Mandela Must Die Harry Patch's Love Child Mary Tyler Morgue Old People Party Of 20 Puzlman's Passing Picks Skeleton Crew Steeny The Morbid Postman The Mostly Dead This Team Is So Safe It Is Sponsored By Volvo Win One For The Dead Youth In Asia Helpline

Hopper, Dennis (Died in 2010) Born 17 May 1936  (Dodge City, Kansas, USA) Film actor who starred in, as well as directing and co-writing, the 1969 classic "Easy Rider". Beerbutton 2

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. Tentoesup

Horne, Lena (Died in 2010) 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. Dead Man Walking Blues Dead Souls Diet Of Worms Film Is Forever, Filmmakers Are Not Forrest Lawn Jockeys Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Pool Ghoul The Vyrdolak We Are Celebrities - Get Us Out Of Here!

Horne, Marilyn Born 16 January 1934  (Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA) American opera singer, now suffering from cancer. Jims Deadbeats JoeRam Pushing Up Daisies The Anfield Iron

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. Pobol Y Fedd

Houston, Whitney (Died in 2012) Born 9 August 1963  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Singer who claims to have been influenced by soul and R&B, and indeed is the daughter of gospel/blues singer Cissy Houston and niece of Dionne Warwick, although to listen to her brand of anodyne mass-market pop, you'd never guess. Has a famously rocky marriage to fellow singer Bobby Brown, and was erroneously reported dead in September 2001. Corpsetacular Death Stinks Death Becomes Her I'll Sleep When You're Dead Lived So Let's Die Picktons Pork Pies

Howard, Barry Date and place of birth unknown Hi-di-Hi actor, the deadpan & dour male dance instructor. Born in 1937. Clara's Corpses

Howard, John Born 26 July 1939  (Sydney, Australia) Former Australian Prime Minister. The Politigones Wawix World

Howard, Russell Born 23 March 1980  (Bristol, England) Stand-up comedian, often on television on comedy quiz shows & the like. ProDeathCrew

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. Bob Marley's Doughnuts Dead Commons Dodger's Coffins Pobol Y Fedd

Hsue-shen, Tsien (Died in 2009) Born 11 December 1911  (Hangzhou, China) Rocket scientist, a former key player in the US & Chinese space programmes. 666 Reaper's Revenge Simfish Inquilinekea

Hudd, Roy Born 16 May 1936  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Actor & comedian on TV, theatre, radio & film - one of the more popular names from music hall past still around today. P.M.T. (Pre Mortem Tension)

Hughes, Dawn (Died in 2009) Date and place of birth unknown One of the brave women who founded the "Mummy Manual" - an idea where those mums with terminal illnesses can give advice or guide their children & make memories for them via video, books etc. Works as a systems support analyst. Born in 1962. Carkers Convention 2008

Hume, John Born 18 January 1937  (Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Northern Ireland politician. Former leader of one of the bewildering array of acronym-named political parties they have over there. The SFDUUPLP or something. Whittaker's Choice

Humperdinck, Engelbert Born 2 May 1936  (Madras, India) British singer, born Arnold Dorsey. Cheesy but very popular, like Quavers. Croak Here

Humphries, Barry Born 17 February 1934  (Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Australian comic actor of Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson fame. Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Doom & Gloom Room

Hunniford, Gloria Born 10 April 1940  (Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland) Long-serving TV & radio presenter, mother of the late Caron Keating. Die, Die, Die My Darling

Hunt of Tanworth, Baron John  Born 23 October 1919  (Minehead, Somerset, England) Died 17 July 2008  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Civil servant & former Cabinet Secretary between 1973-1979. Stiff & the Tears

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 666 Konzentrationslager Asking For It Billy Dodds Knew Bosunic Rites Conan Troutman 'Cos We Can Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Dead Ends Death Is Nature's Way Of Telling You To Slow Down Death In Vegas Died In A Nasty Accident Digging the Grave Dirty Harry's Dead Pool Dispatch Without Delay Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Graeme's Unfortunate Gems Graham Reaper's Dead Army  Grassyknoll Grayson Hung Like Kong In Bed With Maradona It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Juicy Janny L C And The Sunshine Band Only Fools And Corpses Picktons Pork Pies ProDeathCrew Rich's Goners  Roger Mortis Slasherslist The Anfield Iron 2008 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury This Way Or That To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Valley of Death Wednesday 'Til I Die Yer Maw Was Athletic You Are In Grave Danger

Hurst, Sir Geoff Born 8 December 1941  (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England) Scorer of the only World Cup Final hatrick, for England, in 1966. Co-Op Funerals

Hutchinson, Jeremy Born 28 March 1915  (Lullington, Sussex, England) Lawyer & member of the Arts Council. Also formerly married to the actress, Dame Peggy Ashcroft. Stiff & the Tears

Hutton, Alan Born 30 November 1984  (Glasgow, Scotland) Right back for Tottenham Hotspur & Scotland - gave away a controversial free-kick that put Scotland out of Euro 2008. Billy Dodds Knew

Huxley, Sir Andrew Born 22 November 1917  (Hampstead, London, England) Nobel Prize-winning physiologist and biophysicist. Knight Knight

Hynde, Chrissie Born 7 September 1951  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Singer, former lead singer of "The Pretenders". Ohio and Goodbye-o

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