Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2009: Y

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Yamadayev, Sulim  Born 24 July 1973  (Gudermes, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, USSR) Died 30 March 2009  (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) Age at death: 35  (read death notice) Chechen rebel commander who switched sides to Russia in 1999. Deeply unpopular with both sides as a result, which is probably why he was shot dead in 2009. No Noose Is Good Noose

Yang, Chen-Ning Born 1 October 1922  (Hefei, Anhui, China) Chinese born American physicist. Nobel Losers

Yar'Adua, Umaru Born 16 August 1951  (Katsina, Nigeria) Current President of Nigeria. Finbarr Returns From The Dead Misers

Yeager, Chuck Born 13 February 1923  (Myra, West Virginia, USA) World War II flying ace, who later became a test pilot for the US Air Force and is credited with being the first person to break the sound barrier. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Redmyst XX Stephen Hawking's Karaoke Machine You're Terminated, Farquahar

Yew, Lee Kuan Born 16 September 1923  (Singapore) Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959-90. David the Aspie Finbarr Returns From The Dead Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Youd, Samuel Born 16 April 1922  (Knowsley, Lancashire, England) Writer, mainly of science-fiction. Please Refrain From Testing

Young, Jimmy Born 21 September 1923  (Cinderford, Gloucestershire, England) Having been presenter of BBC Radio 2's lunchtime show for thirty years, he was acrimoniously sacked towards the end of 2002. Real name Leslie Ronald Young, he usually appears in the same sentence as the word "veteran", and was reportedly Margaret Thatcher's favourite broadcaster. Which probably makes him a marked man. Bodybags'R'Us Cut Price Funerals Much Loved But Not Yet Departed Sadmackem The Grateful Undead

Young, Mae Born 12 March 1923  (Sand Springs, Oklahoma, USA) Wrestler, a veteran female perfomer who still makes WWE appearances. Are They Dead Yet? The Funeral Director 09

Young, Neil Born 12 November 1945  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Singer/songwriter, famous both as part of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and also in his own right. Survived a brain aneurysm in 2005, and is now back touring, his fifth decade of doing so. Corpse Bride

Young, Vince Born 18 May 1983  (Houston, Texas, USA) Troubled American Football player, quarterback for the Tennessee Titans. Simpson's Stiffs

Youzhi, Jin Born 17 August 1918  (Shichahai, Beijing, China) Only surviving brother of the Last Emperor of China, and a member of the Qing Dynasty. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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