Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: B

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Babbitt, Milton (Died in 2011) Born 10 May 1916  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US composer & theorist. Skeleton Crew

Babcock, John  Born 23 July 1900  (Holleford, South Frontenac, Ontario, Canada) Died 18 February 2010  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Age at death: 109  (read death notice) WWI veteran, who moved to the US in 1920 & settled there. A former electrician by trade. Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Gray Panthers Old People Party Of 20  Puzlman's Passing Picks Inquilinekea/Simfish Skeleton Crew The Conqueror Worm Themankini.com Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It

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. Checking Out By Christmas Circling The Drain Death Stinks Evil (not quite) Dead Jumptheshark Say Hello To The Angels Team USA/Asia Alliance

Bach, Johnny Born 10 July 1924  (New York City, New York, USA) Former Basketball player and coach. Garf Wants You To Die

Bahadur Pun, Tul (Died in 2011) Born 23 March 1923  (Banduk Village, 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. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Bailey, Trevor (Died in 2011) Born 3 December 1923  (Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England) Former England test cricket all-rounder. Redmyst Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Bain, Conrad (Died in 2013) Born 4 February 1923  (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) US TV and stage actor. Played the dad, Philip Drummond, in "Diff'rent Strokes". You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Trojan Hearse

Bainbridge, Beryl  Born 21 November 1932  (Liverpool, England) Died 2 July 2010  (London, England) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Novelist, with an oft frequent output. Has never won the Booker Prize in 40 years of writing. Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger

Baker, George (Died in 2011) Born 1 April 1931  (Varna, Bulgaria) British TV actor - played Inspector Wexford in numerous Ruth Rendell adaptations. End Of Time Final Curtain

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 Nosoup4u!

Baker, Kenny Born 24 August 1934  (Birmingham, England) Dwarf actor who played R2D2 in "Star Wars". Daisy Pushers Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Jumptheshark Stairway To Heaven Tazmans Hit List Time's-Up Team Today Is A Good Day To Die Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Baker, Richard Born 15 June 1925  (Willesden, Kent, England) Former newsreader & broadcaster for the BBC for aeons. Cut Price Funerals Erith Sickos Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Globaltruth Here's The News...your Dead! Rob's Racing Certs

Baker, Roy Ward  Born 19 December 1916  (London, England) Died 5 October 2010  (London, England) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) English film director. Directed the original Titanic movie 'A Night to Remember' in 1958. I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food One Scythe Fits All

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". Deadpoolers Fallen Off The Twig The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

Bakewell, Dame Joan Born 16 April 1933  (Stockport, England) Television presenter, newsreader and interviewer. The orginal thinking man's crumpet. Had a long affair with the late playwright Harold Pinter. Here's The News...your Dead!

Baldwin, Alec Born 3 April 1958  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA) Hollywood actor, whose breakthrough year was 1988, when he starred in no fewer than 5 films. Went on to appear in "The Hunt For Red October", "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Mercury Rising" among others, and was married to Kim Basinger for 8 years. His brothers William, Stephen and Daniel are also screen actors. Fergie's Flops

Baldwin, Daniel Born 5 October 1960  (Massapequa, New York, USA) Alec's Brother & 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) Died 8 May 2010  (Leeds, England) Age at death: 114  (read death notice) Was the UK's oldest person. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Bob Marley's Doughnuts Breathless In Seattle Carkers Convention 2010 Crazycarl Criptkicker2 Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deadly Deathwatch Diepod Shuffle Eejit Gray Panthers Guild Of Master Reapers Hippoposthumous It Tolls For Thee JoeRam Madonna's Hand of Bod No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! Not At All Well Old People Smell Of Piss One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Partridge As Reaper Say Hello To The Angels Themankini.com The Vyrdolak We'reAllGonnaDie! Who Turned Out The Lights? Tims Terminal Twenty You're Dead And You Know You Are

Bale, Christian Born 30 January 1974  (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales) Eccentric actor and star of the Batman films. Ash Cream Death Stalks United  Why Live To 50?

Ballesteros, Seve (Died in 2011) Born 9 April 1957  (Pedrena, Spain) Hugely popular golfer, one of the greatest of his era. Now stricken by brain tumours. It's Grim Up North 30 Points, We`ll Be Back Up 6feetunder  Carrion Luggage Alison The Assassin Ambledown And My Name Is Larry! Bazzilliant Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Bitter Violet Breath 'ns For Losers  Breathless In Seattle But I'm Not Dead Yet Buzzards  Canadian Cadaver Dogs Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Corpse Bride Crazycarl Crofty's Coffin Crew Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Death Stinks Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death From Down Under Deathglam Industries Deathpig Deceased Hose Dethdefying Diet Of Worms Food For Worms Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Dress re-Hearse-als Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Expiry Date 2010 Fallen Sparrow Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Going Green Gone Too Soon...x Graham Reaper's Dead Army H5N1 Harry Patch's Love Child Researched To Death Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Hunting Halos I'll Sleep When You're Dead Jellydead JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Jumptheshark Keeper Of The Heads  Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Luck of the Dead Mere Flesh Wound Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia  No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Only Fools & Corpses Partridge As Reaper Perish, The Thought Prunella Vulgaris R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rot In Hell John Rotters Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers Seasideessexxile Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Simpson's Stiffs Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Forgotten But Not Gone Stairway To Heaven Stiffer Steaks Stiff Little Fingers Stiff & the Tears The Anfield Iron  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Dukes Death List II The Funeral Director 10 The International Columbo Fan-Club The Pissed Kringle Toasted Brown Bread Wall Street Massacre WinR.I.P. Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer, Dead! Worm Farmer You Must Be Croaking!  You're Dead And You Know You Are

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

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. Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Moldy Oldies Oh...If Only It Were True Pining For The Fjords Say Hello To The Angels The Final Whistle

Bannister, Trevor (Died in 2011) 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. Death Stalks United

Bardon, John Born 25 August 1939  (Brentford, Middlesex, England) Actor, "Jim Branning" in EastEnders. Suffered a stroke in 2007. Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Erith Sickos Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It I'll Sleep When You're Dead It Tolls For Thee Jims Deadbeats Nil By Mouth Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Forgotten But Not Gone You're Not Breathing Anymore

Bardot, Brigitte Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France) French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist. Say Hello To The Angels Tomb It May Concern

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. All Death Is Consolation Ash Cream Dead And Don't Know It Dead Fellas Jumptheshark Long Pig, Anyone? Mr. Yuck Noz4news Old People Smell Of Piss Rest In Reeses Pieces  Sexystf Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stairway To Heaven Team Rumsfeld Wall Street Massacre

Barker, Irwin Born 12 June 1952  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Canadian comic & writer, who is suffering from cancer. Died in June 2010 but no obit. Deceased Hose

Barker, Steven Born in England  (exact date unknown) Convicted in 2009 for the murder of stepson 'Baby Peter' Connolly. Born 1976. The Frog Chorus

Barker, Travis Born 12 November 1975  (Fontana, California, USA) Drummer with punk-pop band Blink-182. Why Live To 50?

Barlow, Ray Born 17 August 1926  (Swindon, England) Former West Bromwich Albion and England footballer. Member of WBA's 1954 FA Cup winning side. Ball Kicking Bucket Kickers

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". Gail's Ghouls

Barré-Sinoussi, Francoise Born 30 July 1947  (Paris, France) Virologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in 2008 in helping to discover HIV. Nobel Loserettes

Barreto, Fábio Born 6 June 1957  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazillian filmmaker and producer. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Barris, Chuck Born 3 June 1929  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American game show producer, who also claimed to be a CIA hitman. Team Rumsfeld

Barry, Christopher Date and place of birth unknown Former Dr. Who director. Time's Champion

Barry, Dave Born 3 July 1943  (Armonk, New York, USA) Pulitzer Prize winning author and humourist. F3ar My Awesomeness

Barry, Len Born 12 June 1942  (West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Vocalist who had two hit singles in the 1960s - '1, 2, 3' and 'Like a Baby'. Two Hit Wonders

Barrymore, Drew Born 22 February 1975  (Culver City, California, USA) Actress who has made a successful transition from child star (in E.T.) to grown up star. Entered rehab aged 13. Why Live To 50?

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. Mad Maureen Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It

Barton, Mischa Born 24 January 1986  (London, England) British born actress who found fame in the US with "The O.C." before succumbing to the usual Hollywood hijinks and getting herself referred to a psychiatric institution in 2009. Dethdefying Wall Street Massacre Why Live To 50?

Barzun, Jacques (Died in 2012) Born 30 November 1907  (Grenoble, France) French born American historian & thinker. Fallen Sparrow Inquilinekea/Simfish

Bashir, Martin Born 19 January 1963  (London, England) Slimy, arrogant television journalist, best remembered for his Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995. It's Grim Up North Meet Your Maker Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Basinger, Kim Born 8 December 1953  (Athens, Georgia, USA) Actress. Became an 80s sex symbol after 9 1/2 weeks with Mickey Rourke before landing an Oscar in 1998 for her role as Lynn Bracken in 'L.A. Confidential'. Was married to Alec Baldwin. Betterdeadthanred

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. Gwynhafyr Lulu's Stiffs! Pobol Y Fedd The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

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

Bates, Paddy Roy (Died in 2012) 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. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Batey, Derek (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1928  (Brampton, Cumberland, England) Television executive, former host of the UK version of "Mr & Mrs". Annus Horribilis Cut Price Funerals

Batista, David Born 18 January 1969  (Washington D.C., USA) Professional wrestler. Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs

Batt, Mike Born 6 February 1949  (Southampton, England) Composer and musician best known as making The Wombles into pop stars. Wrote 'Bright Eyes' too, if he hasn't already done enough damage. Globaltruth

Baxendale, Helen Born 7 June 1970  (Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) Actress, best known for the thirtysomething drama "Cold Feet" and for "Friends" the thirtysomething comedy. Death Stalks United

Baxter, Biddy Born in Leicester, England  (exact date unknown) Born in 1933. Former long-time editor of Blue Peter, the long-running children's TV show. Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones

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. Dead And Dusted The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment

Bayar, Sanjaagiin Born 4 March 1956  (Ulan Bator, Mongolia) Former Prime Minister of Mongolia. Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew

Bayldon, Geoffrey Born 7 January 1924  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) UK actor, best remembered as the star of "Catweazle". One Scythe Fits All

Baylis, Trevor Born 13 May 1937  (Kilburn, London, England) Inventor of the wind-up radio, which was an absolute godsend for many in the developing world. More importantly, though, he was voted Pipe Smoker of the Year 1999. The Frog Chorus

Bean, Ivy  Born 8 November 1905  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Died 28 July 2010  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) Britain's oldest user of the social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Bean, Orson Born 22 July 1928  (Burlington, Vermont, USA) American comedian, actor and TV personality. Time's Up My Son

Beard, Frank Born 11 June 1949  (Frankston, Texas, USA) Drummer and non-bearded member of blues-rock group ZZ Top. ZZ Topped

Bearer, Paul (Died in 2013) Born 10 April 1954  (Mobile, Alabama, USA) Former professional wrestler and funeral businessman. Sexystf

Beatrix, Queen Born 31 January 1938  (Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands) Queen of The Netherlands, since 1980. Dead Certainties One Less Bullet Come The Revolution Stop All The Clocks The Grey Horde

Beatty, Ned Born 6 July 1937  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor. I'll Get The Oven On

Beck, Glenn Born 10 February 1964  (Everett, Washington, USA) Possibly crackers right-wing media personality/host on Fox News. Noz4news Team Rumsfeld

Beckham, David Born 2 May 1975  (Leytonstone, England) Self-effacing brainbox, who founded Mensa and never seeks publicity. Marina Predicts Your Demise! Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

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. Dead Spotters

Bedser, Sir Alec  Born 4 July 1918  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Died 4 April 2010  (Woking, Surrey, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Legendary former England cricketer. Crofty's Coffin Crew Kim Jong's Ill The Final Whistle The Grateful Dead They Think It's All Over. It Is Now.....

Beefheart, Captain  Born 15 January 1941  (Glendale, California, USA) Died 17 December 2010  (Arcata, California, USA) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) 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 Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Eejit Globaltruth Fox In A Box I Drink Your Milkshake Team USA/Asia Alliance Toasted Brown Bread Vaagheid

Beetson, Arthur (Died in 2011) Born 22 January 1945  (Roma, Queensland, Australia) Former rugby league player and coach. First Aborigine to captain the Australian national team of any sport. Hardwood Surround

Beharry, Johnson Born 26 July 1979  (St. Mark, Grenada) The youngest living VC recipient, which he won for his bravery in the Iraq War. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

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, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Phreebyrd Sexystf

Bell, Andy Born 25 April 1964  (Peterborough, England) Ex-lead singer of Erasure, who announced in 2004 that he is HIV positive. Dead Spotters Pop Goes The Pop Star The Anfield Iron

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

Bell, Melissa Born 5 March 1964  (Islington, London, England) Former singer, member of Soul II Soul. Her daughter, Alexandra Burke won the X-Factor in 2008, but Bell is in poor health & a lot of the "human story" element had focused on Bell as a result. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... And My Name Is Larry! Jumptheshark Now That's What I Call Significant 2010 Playing The Death Card Simpson's Stiffs  You Keep Hanging On

Bellamy, David Born 18 January 1933  (London, England) Easily Britain's best known botanist - also an author & broadcaster. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... Deathpig

Bellini, Hilderaldo Born 7 June 1930  (Itapira, São Paulo, Brazil) Former Brazil international footballer. Played in central defence in Brazil's World Cup winning sides of 1958 and 1962. Ball Kicking Bucket Kickers

Belmondo, Jean-Paul Born 9 April 1933  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) Actor, mainly in films from the 'New Wave' of French filmmakers. The Hartlepool Harbingers Slave To The Grave ThePoitouTeam

Benacerraf, Baruj (Died in 2011) Born 29 October 1920  (Caracas, Venezuela) Immunologist (whatever that is) who won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for something to do with molecules. Nobel Losers

Benaud, Richie Born 6 October 1930  (Penrith, NSW, Australia) Half-decent spin-bowler turned vaguely irritating cricket commentator. 6feetunder Graham Reaper's Dead Army Jims Deadbeats The Worst Acronym Team

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. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting Daisy Pushers Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dead Fellas Death Stalks United Dignitas Clinicians Exnazis Fallen Off The Twig Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter George Lass and the Gravelings Golden Oldies! Grim Creepers Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'll Sleep When You're Dead Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Kentucky Fried Genocide Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Misslucky Pining For The Fjords Satans Little Helper Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Star Dust  The Chacks The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Grey Horde Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb Raiders You’re A Goner

Benítez, Rafael Born 16 April 1960  (Madrid, Spain) Manager of Liverpool FC from 2004 to 2010. Now manager of Internazionale Milano. Alive And (only just) Kicking The Final Whistle

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. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Fuckwits Arse Rob's Racing Certs Stop All The Clocks The Politigones Time's Champion

Bennett, Alan Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Lugubrious playwright. Ethnic Cleansing Zombie Nation

Bennett, Hywel Born 8 April 1944  (Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales) Once a heart-throb of sorts in "Shelley" and "Loot". Now grossly overweight, a drunk & only plays heavys/drunks/fat people in his rare TV appearances. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Dead And Dusted

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

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. Circling The Drain Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Long Pig, Anyone? The Dead Certs

Benson, Martin  Born 10 August 1918  (London, England) Died 28 February 2010  (Buckinghamshire, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) British actor, often popped up in numerous TV dramas. Final Curtain

Bentham, Trevor Born in England  (exact date unknown) Former stage manager and screenwriter. Was partner of Nigel Hawthorne until his death in 2001. Born 1943. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Bentley, Roy Born 17 May 1924  (Bristol, England) Former Chelsea and England international footballer. Finbarr Returns From The Dead FC

Berenson, Lori Born 13 November 1969  (New York City, New York, USA) US citizen currently serving 20 years in a Peruvian prison for alleged terrorist activities. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Beresford, Elisabeth  Born 6 August 1926  (Paris, France) Died 24 December 2010  (Alderney, Guernsey, Channel Islands) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Writer. Creator of the Wombles. Short Distance Clara

Berg, Rabbi Philip (Died in 2013) Born 20 August 1929  (New York, New York, USA) Kabbalah guru. Now wheelchair-bound, with his health in decline following a stroke last year. Morbid United FC The Anfield Iron The Dead Certs

Bergdahl, Bowe Born 28 March 1986  (Sun Valley, Idaho, USA) US soldier captured by the Taliban while serving in Afganistan in 2009. Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer, Dead!

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. The Frog Chorus Corpse Bride Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year

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 Life Is A Terminal Illness Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death By Hemeloids  Death Stalks United Erith Sickos Gail's Ghouls Grim McGraw I'll Get The Oven On Let Us Embalm You Long Pig, Anyone? Luck of the Dead One Way Ticket Team USA/Asia Alliance The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers Wednesday 'Til I Die

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

Best, Pete Born 24 November 1941  (Madras, India) Member of The Beatles from 1959-62, when he was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr, who, unlikely though it may seem, was considered a better drummer than him. Snort The Ashes

Bettencourt, Liliane Born 21 October 1922  (Paris, France) One of the chiefs of L'Oreal & one the wealthiest women in the World. Slave To The Grave

Beverley, Joy Born 5 May 1929  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Former singer, part of the "Beverley Sisters" group, who became a celebrity in another field, when she married Billy Wright, the legendary former footballer. X-Pyred

Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Born 5 December 1927  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) King of Thailand since 1946, the longest-serving current Head of State. "18 Whiskies, I Think That's The Record." Biologically Dead Brown Bananas Coffin It Up Criptkicker2 David the Aspie Dead By Dawn Diepod Shuffle Fallen Off The Twig Feng Shui Pig Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Hardwood Surround I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Lord Football's Dead Corpses Misers Morbid Curiosity Only Fools & Corpses Puzlman's Passing Picks See, I Told You I Was Sick! Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Rumsfeld The Conqueror Worm The Incontinentals The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman’s Passenger List For The Stygian Ferry Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It We Spin Terror Windsor The Troll

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. Doornails R Us

Bigeard, Marcel  Born 14 February 1916  (Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) Died 18 June 2010  (Toul, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) French soldier who rose from ther lowest rank of second class to the level of Lieutenant General. One of France's most decorated soldiers. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Biggins, Christopher Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomine star. Exah Mad Maureen's Wishlist Oldham Gravediggers Society

Biggs, Ronnie (Died in 2013) 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. "18 Whiskies, I Think That's The Record." It's Grim Up North 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... 30 Points, We`ll Be Back Up  666  Carrion Luggage The Frog Chorus Alfred Lord Heinous Alison The Assassin  Ambledown Another Day Nearer To Death  Are You Still Dying, Darling? Sparky's Spasms 'arry-Kiri A Taste Of Thursday Afternoon Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes  Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Biologically Dead Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Blade Runners Bloody Dead Rep Bluereddish  Bob Marley's Doughnuts Breath 'ns For Losers Brown Bananas Brown Bread Life Is A Terminal Illness  Canadian Cadaver Dogs  Canadian Paul Carkers Convention 2010 Checking Out By Christmas Short Distance Clara  Coffin It Up Coffin Dodgers Ur Not!  Colin's Toe Curlers  Crazycarl Criptkicker2 Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Crofty's Coffin Crew Daisy Pushers Daniel Faraday's Notebook Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Dusted Dead Beats Dead By Dawn Dead Centre Of England Dead Enders Dead Ends Deader Than A Dead Thing Dead Fellas Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Livin' On A Prayer Dead Set Dead Spotters Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death Can Be Funny Deathglam Industries Deathlist.net Deathpig  Death Stalks United Deceased Hose Dethdefying Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged  Dignitas Clinicians Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Dress re-Hearse-als Dying For Some Points Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Eejit Erith Sickos Ethnic Cleansing Expiry Date 2010 Fallen Off The Twig Fallen Sparrow Falling Off The Pearch First Time Failures A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 The Forrest Lawn Jockeys For Whom The Bell Tolls Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Fuckwits Arse Gail's Ghouls  Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Gawn. . .dead. . .planted George Lass and the Gravelings  Billy Graham Must Die Globaltruth Golden Oldies! H5N1 Happy Death Day To You Harry Patch's Love Child Researched To Death Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Hide & Go Die Fox In A Box I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It I'll Sleep When You're Dead I Smell Dead People It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells  It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jellydead Jesus Jones  Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Jims Deadbeats JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks  Jumptheshark Just Die Will You Keeper Of The Heads Kentucky Fried Genocide Kim Jong's Ill Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Lady Gone-Gone's Poker Fatalities Lidders Late Lamentables Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Living In A Box  Long Pig, Anyone? Lord Football's Dead Corpses Luck of the Dead Mad Maureen's Wishlist Madonna's Hand of Bod Weakend At Bernies Meet Your Maker Mere Flesh Wound Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Misers Miss Creant Morbid Curiosity Morbid United FC Moving The Goalposts Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Nil By Mouth No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! .....norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Northern Foxiles Oh...If Only It Were True Only Fools & Corpses Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Past Their Sell By Date People I Think Might Die In 2010 United Perish, The Thought Picktons Pork Pies Pining For The Fjords Plowing The Deep Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Ready Doddery Gone!! UB Dead Beauty Return To Sender Riding The Jesus Train  Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers Seasideessexxile See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shovelful Of Dirt Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Skeleton Crew Forgotten But Not Gone STAB_in_the_DARK Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff Steaks Stiff & the Tears Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long Stop Coughin' Or I'll Put You In One! Stown-Dead-Market Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tag You're Out Team John Thomas The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Chacks  2010 Crematorium Cheerleaders The Dead Certs Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead Trojan Hearse  The End of the World As We Know It The Funeral Director 10 The Grey Horde The International Columbo Fan-Club The Last Gasp The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers The Mortal Portal The Norman Bates Fan Club The O'Shannon Wee J's Man The Pale Horseman’s Passenger List For The Stygian Ferry The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead  The Unspiritualist They Are Never Gonna Make It Things & Stuff This Mortal Coil Toasted Brown Bread Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Truth Be Told, I'm Feeling A Bit Under The Weather!! Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Vaagheid Wake Up & Smell The Coffin Wednesday 'Til I Die  Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It We Spin Terror Who Turned Out The Lights? Widnes Vikings Windsor The Troll WinR.I.P. Wishy-Washy Tims Terminal Twenty Worm Farmer "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling" You Keep Hanging On You Must Be Croaking! You’re A Goner You're Not Breathing Anymore Zombie Nation

Bikel, Theodore Born 2 May 1924  (Vienna, Austria) Actor ('The African Queen', 'My Fair Lady', etc) and singer of Yiddish folk songs. Resident in the US since 1954. Just One More Death... Lt. Columbo Keeper Of The Heads Perish, The Thought

Billingsley, Barbara  Born 22 December 1915  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 16 October 2010  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) American actress, best known (over there anyway) for her role in "Leave It To Beaver". Fnarr fnarr. HackinNcackin'

bin Laden, Osama (Died in 2011) 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. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Alive And (only just) Kicking Buzzards Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Evil (not quite) Dead Golden Oldies! Green Machine Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy R.I.P. It Up And Start Again TheAssassinsCreed The Politigones Wall Street Massacre You’re A Goner

Bin Mohammad Al-Qassimi, Sheikh Saqr  Born 9 April 1918  (Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates) Died 27 October 2010  (Ras al-Khaimah, UAE) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Current ruler of one of the states of the UAE, Ras Al-Khaimah & has been since 1948. Breathless In Seattle Puzlman's Passing Picks

Binney, Dame Judith (Died in 2011) Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian-born New Zealand historian, mainly on religion. Born 1940. I Drink Your Milkshake Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Binzer, Seth Brooks Born 23 August 1974  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Better known as Shifty Shellshock from the band Crazy Town. First Time Failures

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

Birtwistle, Sir Harrison Born 15 July 1934  (Accrington, Lancashire, England) Composer, mainly for operas & jazz pieces. Better Late Than Never

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. Gravediggers83 Kentucky Fried Genocide Lived So Lets Die Sometimes They Come Back

Blackburn, Elizabeth Born 26 November 1948  (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) Biological researcher who won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her work in molecular biology. Nobel Loserettes

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. Just One More Death... Lt. Columbo Ready Doddery Gone!! Wancanton Winker Turning His Toes Up What The Flip Was Grandma Doing At The Sand Dunes? You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Blackman, Ronnie Born 2 April 1925  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Former footballer. Reading F.C.'s all-time leading goalscorer. The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI

Blaine, David Born 4 April 1973  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Twat. Really, really annoying, attention-seeking, box-dwelling twat. Dead Spotters

Blair, Cherie Born 23 September 1954  (Bury, Lancashire, England) Grasping, money-grubbing, awkward-faced barrister and wife of former PM Tony Blair. Mad Maureen

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. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Mad Maureen Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

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

Blake, Robert Born 18 September 1933  (Nutley, New Jersey, USA) Actor, in films as a child & later successful as an adult. Arrrested, charged, tried but acquitted of murdering his wife. Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting

Blanchard, Eugénie  Born 16 February 1896  (Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe) Died 4 November 2010  (Saint Barthélemy, Guadeloupe) Age at death: 114  (read death notice) One of the oldest people in the World and of the select few that have lived in 3 centuries. Themankini.com

Blanchard, Susan Born 8 March 1928  (USA) Socialite widow of actor Richard Widmark. Was also married to Henry Fonda. Widows - Following Their Husbands

Bland, Bobby (Died in 2013) Born 28 January 1930  (Rosemark, Tennessee, USA) Veteran soul and blues singer. Slave To The Grave

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

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. Hung Like Larry Holmes Today Is A Good Day To Die Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Block, Bob (Died in 2011) Born in Plymouth, Devon, England  (exact date unknown) Prolific writer of TV situation comedies, including Life with the Lyons, Grandad and Rentaghost amongst others. Born 1921. Moving The Goalposts They're Dead, Y'Know!

Bloembergen, Nicolaas Born 11 March 1920  (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Electrical engineering genius, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981. Nobel Losers

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. A Pelican In The Wilderness Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers

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 Stiff Little Fingers

Bobek, Stjepan  Born 3 December 1923  (Zagreb, Croatia) Died 22 August 2010  (Belgrade, Serbia) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Legendary Yugoslav centre-forward, later a football manager. Rubinstein's Coffin Fit

Boesch, Rudy Born 20 January 1928  (Rochester, New York, USA) Former Navy SEAL who competed and very nearly won the US reality show 'Survivor' at the age of 72. Team USA/Asia Alliance

Bol, Manute  Born 16 October 1962  (Turalie or Gogrial, Sudan) Died 19 June 2010  (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 47  (read death notice) 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. Not At All Well

Bond, John (Died in 2012) Born 17 December 1932  (Dedham, Suffolk, England) Former footballer, who later became a manager (Norwich, Manchester City etc.) The Blue And White Reaper

Bond, Michael Born 13 January 1926  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. All Death Is Consolation Annus Horribilis

Bonner, Yelena (Died in 2011) Born 15 February 1923  (Merv, Turkmenistan) Soviet human rights activist who as widow of Andrei Sakharov was a thorn in the side of successive Russian leaders from Stalin onwards until 1986. Widows - Following Their Husbands

Book, Tony Born 4 September 1934  (Bath, Somerset, England) Former footballer & manager of Manchester City. Old People Smell Of Piss

Bookbinder, David Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Labour leader of Derbyshire County Council from 1981 to 1992. Daughter Susan is a top news broadcaster. Born in 1941. Dead Centre Of England

Booker, Ali  Born 23 June 1963  (Exeter, England) Died 1 July 2010  (Oxford, England) Age at death: 47  (read death notice) Former Radio presenter for BBC Radio Oxford. Going Underground

Boorman, John Born 18 January 1933  (Shepperton, Surrey, England) Film director, noted for such films as 'Deliverance', 'Excalibur' and 'Zardoz'. Garf Wants You To Die

Boothroyd, Betty Born 8 October 1929  (Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) Tiller Girl turned Speaker of the House of Commons between 1992 & 2000. AbraCadaver Prunella Vulgaris

Borgnine, Ernest (Died in 2012) Born 24 January 1917  (Hamden, Connecticut, USA) Five-times married, surprisingly prolific TV & film actor, whose portly stature ensured that he specialised in playing tough or just downright fat characters. Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Blade Runners Bloody Dead Rep Life Is A Terminal Illness Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It Deadly Deathwatch Deadpoolers Deathpig Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones Dying For Some Points For Whom The Bell Tolls Golden Oldies! Grim McGraw HackinNcackin' You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Kentucky Fried Genocide Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger Les Trompettes De La Mort Mr. Yuck Pushing The Envelope Redmyst Rest In Reeses Pieces Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Soylent Dreams  The Mortal Portal The Norman Bates Fan Club The Pissed Kringle They Are Never Gonna Make It Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It "You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling" You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Borgnine, Tova Born 17 November 1941  (Oslo, Norway) Fifth wife of actor Ernest Borgnine and cosmetics businesswoman. Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones

Borgonovo, Stefano (Died in 2013) Born 17 March 1964  (Giussano, Italy) Italian footballer, now stricken with the disease ALS. Clathrate Gun Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew Going Green Hide & Go Die Now That's What I Call Significant 2010 Playing The Death Card Plowing The Deep Rude Kid The Conqueror Worm  The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI They're Dead, Y'Know!

Borkh, Inge Born 26 May 1917  (Mannheim, Germany) Former opera singer from Switzerland. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Bormann, Martin Adolf (Died in 2013) Born 14 April 1930  (Germany) Theology teacher and eldest son of leading Nazi Martin Bormann. Godfather was Adolf Hitler. Exnazis

Boroujerdi, Hossein Born in Qom, Iran  (exact date unknown) Iranian muslim cleric who advocates the seperation of religion and the state. Arrested in 2006. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Bosnich, Mark Born 13 January 1972  (Farfield, Sydney, Australia) Coke-snorting, crap Aussie goalkeeper. Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Bouchard, Émile (Died in 2012) Born 4 September 1919  (Montréal, Quebec, Canada) Ice Hockey player, Four times winner of the Stanley Cup. Sexystf

Bough, Frank Born 15 January 1933  (Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) British TV presenter, mainly on daytime television or sports programmes. Wearer of bad sweaters and target of unlikely sex orgy allegations. Had a liver transplant in 2001. Dead And Dusted Lard Bazaar One Scythe Fits All The Final Whistle

Boulez, Pierre Born 26 March 1925  (Montbrison, France) French composer of classical & contemporary music. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins

Bourgeois, Louise  Born 25 December 1911  (Paris, France) Died 31 May 2010  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) French-American sculptor, the first to exhibit in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall ('Maman', that big spider thing). All Death Is Consolation Death On The Rocks Fallen Sparrow Old People Party Of 20

Bouteflika, Abdelaziz Born 2 March 1937  (Oujda, Morocco) President of Algeria since 1999. A Taste Of Thursday Afternoon Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year ThePoitouTeam Toasted Brown Bread

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Born 14 November 1922  (Cairo, Egypt) UN Secretary-General between 1992-96, whose name became a catchphrase on "The Fast Show". The Norman Bates Fan Club The Praying Vultures

Bowen, Jim Born 20 August 1937  (Heswall, Cheshire, England) Super, smashing, great. The avuncular presenter of ITV's "Bullseye" (1981-93) ensured that no-one ever went home empty-handed, even if they were so laughably bad at darts that they ended up with £7 and a pewter tankard between 2 people. You can't beat a bit of Bully! Things & Stuff

Bowles, Peter Born 16 October 1936  (London, England) Suave actor best known for the role of Richard DeVere in 'To the Manor Born'. Keeper Of The Heads

Boyce, Max Born 7 September 1945  (Glynneath, Wales) Welsh comedian & singer, particularly entwined with the Welsh rugby team and their ebbing & flowing fortunes. Pobol Y Fedd

Boycott, Geoff Born 21 October 1940  (Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England) Notoriously slow-scoring Yorkshire and England cricketer. Now an equally dull cricket commentator. Graham Reaper's Dead Army The Chacks

Boyle, Robert F.  Born 10 October 1909  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 1 August 2010  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Art director in films from 1933 onwards, often in tandem with Alfred Hitchcock. Tomb Raiders

Boyle, Susan Born 1 April 1961  (Blackburn, West Lothian, Scotland) Dubbed 'Subo', a frumpy looking but angelic voiced singer who burst in to the international conciousness in 2009 via the talent show Britain's Got Talent. 30 Points, We`ll Be Back Up The Frog Chorus Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Colin's Toe Curlers Cremate Expectations Death Can Be Funny Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Lady Gone-Gone's Poker Fatalities The Worst Acronym Team

Boyle, Willard (Died in 2011) Born 19 August 1924  (Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada) Canadian physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in 2009. The Grey Horde

Boyson, Sir Rhodes (Died in 2012) Born 11 May 1925  (Manchester, England) Backbench MP who often appeared on TV & his appearance in "Have I Got News For You" in 1994 was particulary bizarre & still remembered by many who saw it. Dead Commons

Braben, Eddie (Died in 2013) Born 31 October 1930  (Liverpool, England) Comedy writer, who deserves far more credit than he gets, as he was the creator & supplier of many of Eric Morecambe's greatest lines, including most of the legendary repartee with Andre Previn in one of the Christmas specials. AbraCadaver

Bradbury, Ray (Died in 2012) Born 22 August 1920  (Waukegan, Illinois, USA) Sci-fi author, best known for "Fahrenheit 451". C.A.Daver Circling The Drain Food For Worms Grim McGraw I'll Get The Oven On One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Shovelful Of Dirt Soylent Dreams Team USA/Asia Alliance

Bradshaw, Keith Born 2 October 1963  (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia) Secretary & Chief Executive of the Marylebone Cricket Club. Master Mind Moving The Goalposts

Brady, Ian Born 2 January 1938  (Glasgow, Scotland) Moors Murderer, in prison since 1966, having been caught just 4 weeks after the death penalty for murder was abolished in the UK. Has a tendency to go on somewhat half-hearted hunger strikes. Since the death of his accomplice, Myra Hindley, in 2002, DDP interest in him has picked up. Alison The Assassin Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" C.A.Daver Dead Beats Dead Enders Dead Loss Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Dress re-Hearse-als A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout George Lass and the Gravelings If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Mad Maureen's Wishlist Rotters Satans Little Helper See You In Hell Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stiffer Steaks The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury Toasted Brown Bread Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Who Turned Out The Lights? Widnes Vikings Wishy-Washy

Brady, James Born 29 August 1940  (Centralia, Illinois, USA) Former White House press secretary to Ronald Reagan, who was left permanently disabled when an assassination attempt on Reagan saw him shot in the head. Kennedy Driving School

Brady, Liam Born 13 February 1956  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Cultured former Arsenal & Republic of Ireland midfielder, now assistant manager of the Irish national team. Finbarr Returns From The Dead FC

Brady, Sarah Born 6 February 1942  (Missouri, USA) Advocate of gun control ever since her husband Jim was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Now suffering from lung cancer. Luck of the Dead The Anfield Iron

Brand, Russell Born 4 June 1975  (Grays, Essex, England) TV presenter & comic who is nowhere near as funny as he thinks he is. Mad Maureen Team John Thomas

Branden, Nathaniel Born 9 April 1930  (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) Psychotherapist and writer & often appears on various media outlets. Snort The Ashes

Brandon, Tony Born 12 December 1933  (Poole, Dorset, England) Radio presenter and comedian. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Branson, Sir Richard Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England) Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/mobile phones/etc empire. Tazmans Hit List

Brazauskas, Algirdas  Born 22 September 1932  (Rokiskis, Lithuania) Died 26 June 2010  (Vilnius, Lithuania) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) President of Lithuania from 1993 to 1998 and then Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. A Pelican In The Wilderness Hide & Go Die Star Dust

Brennan, Eileen (Died in 2013) Born 3 September 1932  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best known as the as the bullying Captain Doreen Lewis in 'Private Benjamin'. ZZ Topped

Breuning, Walter (Died in 2011) Born 21 September 1896  (Melrose, Minnesota, USA) One of the oldest men in the World at the start of 2010. Biologically Dead Brown Bananas But I'm Not Dead Yet Bxboy422 Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Dead Ends Death Can Be Funny Erith Sickos Fallen Sparrow  Golden Oldies! Gray Panthers Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Irish Rover JoeRam Old People Smell Of Piss Say Hello To The Angels The Funeral Director 10 Themankini.com You're Dead And You Know You Are You’re A Goner

Brewer, Debra Date and place of birth unknown Woman who in 2007, won compensation from the Ministry of Defence for contracting mesothelioma from hugging her father when he worked at Devonport dockyard in the 1960s. Born 1959. Going Underground

Brickell, Katie Born 9 July 1983  (Haywards Heath, Sussex, England) Young lady who was denied a smear test for cervical cancer as she was "too young" for the test, but now her disease is incurable. And My Name Is Larry! Sparky's Spasms H5N1 Morbid Curiosity Playing The Death Card

Briers, Richard (Died in 2013) Born 14 January 1934  (Merton, Surrey, England) Very popular British actor & comedian, best known for "The Good Life". Crofty's Coffin Crew End Of Time The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

Brimley, Wilford Born 27 September 1934  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Heavy-set, superbly-moustachioed US actor in TV, films & commercials. 1 Dead In Ohio I'll Get The Oven On Kackers United Weakend At Bernies

Britton, Tony Born 9 June 1934  (Birmingham, England) Actor, mainly on stage but also in "Don't Wait Up" on TV. Father of Fern Britton. Jesus Jones Mad Maureen

Broadbent, Peter (Died in 2013) Born 15 May 1933  (Elvington, Kent, England) Footballer, most notably for Wolves. Also played for England & was part of their 1958 World Cup squad. Stiff & the Tears The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI

Brons, Andrew Born 3 June 1947  (London, England) Former leader of the National Front, British National Party activist and elected to the European Parliament in 2009. Kentucky Fried Genocide

Brooker, Natty Born in England  (exact date unknown) Musician, once of psychedelic rockers Spaceman 3. Drunkasaskunk

Brooks, Garth Born 7 February 1962  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) Unfathomably succesful country singer-songwriter. Eternity Tours

Brooks, James L. Born 9 May 1940  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Film and television producer with an impressive resume, including 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', 'Taxi' and 'The Simpsons' on television and 'Terms of Endearment' and 'Jerry Maguire' in film, amongst others. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Brooks, Mel Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor and film director. Jesus Jones Rest In Reeses Pieces Sexystf Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary

Brough Clapp, Louise Born 11 March 1923  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) Tennis player, 4 times Wimbledon singles champion. They Think It's All Over. It Is Now.....

Brown, Bobby Born 5 February 1969  (Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA) R & B singer & dancer, whose litany of crimes is much too long to list here, but suffice to say, not many people think of him as "a nice boy". 1 Dead In Ohio Dethdefying The Dukes Death List II The International Columbo Fan-Club

Brown, Chris Born 5 May 1989  (Tappahonnock, Virginia, USA) Pop and R&B singer who got himself into hot water by assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009. Last Train To Palookaville

Brown, Gordon Born 20 February 1951  (Govan, Glasgow, Scotland) Prime Minister of Great Britain from 2007 to 2010. Mad Maureen's Wishlist The Tomorrow People

Brown, Joe Born 13 May 1941  (Swarby, Lincolnshire, England) Singer, guitarist & TV entertainer. Down Under The Daisies

Brown, June Born 16 February 1927  (Needham Market, Suffolk, England) Actress who plays Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Dead Enders Graham Reaper's Dead Army Gravediggers83 Gwynhafyr Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Nil By Mouth The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Norman Bates Fan Club You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Broz, Jovanka (Died in 2013) Born 7 December 1924  (Lika, Croatia) Widow of Yugoslavian dictator Marshal Tito. Widows - Following Their Husbands

Brubeck, Dave (Died in 2012) Born 6 December 1920  (Concord, California, USA) US jazz pianist & composer. Circling The Drain Deadly Deathwatch Dying For Some Points Let Us Embalm You See You In Heaven Snort The Ashes Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary

Bruce, Jack Born 14 May 1943  (Glasgow, Scotland) Former frontman of Cream, who also wrote most of their songs. Underwent a liver transplant in October 2003, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Luck of the Dead

Bruna, Dick Born 23 August 1927  (Utrecht, Netherlands) Dutch illustrator and creator of the popular cutesy rabbit Miffy. The Grey Horde

Bruni-Sarkozy, Carla Born 23 December 1967  (Torino, Italy) Current wife of French President Nicolas Sarzoky & former model, singer & songwriter. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Bruno, Frank Born 16 November 1961  (Hammersmith, London, England) Former WBC world heavyweight boxing champion and pantomime dame. Lost the plot somewhat after his wife left him, and was sectioned to a mental hospital in September 2003, although he was later released. The Worst Acronym Team

Brunson, Doyle F. Born 10 August 1933  (Fisher County, Texas, USA) Veteran poker player and champion. AbraCadaver  Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew

Bryan, Dora Born 7 February 1924  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Chirpy blonde British actress. Won a BAFTA for "A Taste of Honey" (1961). Are You Still Dying, Darling? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Drop Dead Celebration Final Curtain If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course It Tolls For Thee Luck of the Dead Madonna's Hand of Bod Moving The Goalposts Octopus of Odstock Shovelful Of Dirt Soylent Dreams Tentoesup The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead Time's-Up Team You Keep Hanging On

Buchanan, James (Died in 2013) Born 3 October 1919  (Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA) American economicist & Nobel Prize winner. Nobel Losers

Buck, Linda B. Born 29 January 1947  (Seattle, Washington, USA) American biologist who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work on olfactory receptors. Nobel Loserettes

Buckles, Frank (Died in 2011) Born 1 February 1901  (Harrison County, Missouri, USA) One of only 2 US WWI veterans still alive at the start of 2010, and the last one to have actually served overseas. Criptkicker2 Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Fallen Sparrow Gray Panthers Les Trompettes De La Mort Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Puzlman's Passing Picks Inquilinekea/Simfish The Conqueror Worm Themankini.com The Vyrdolak Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Buerk, Michael Born 18 February 1946  (Solihull, England) BBC journalist and newsreader who's report from the famine-hit Ethiopia in 1984 inspired Band Aid and Live Aid. Here's The News...your Dead!

Buffett, Warren Born 30 August 1930  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American businessman & author, the 2nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes magazine in 2006. Also an ace ukulele player. Rotters

Bulloch, Jeremy Born 16 February 1945  (Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England) Actor best known for his role as the bounty hunter Boba Fett in the 'Star Wars' franchise. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

Burke, Alfred (Died in 2011) Born 28 February 1918  (Peckham, London, England) Gangly character actor who for 10 years played a private eye called Frank Marker in the popular but confusingly-named TV series "Public Eye". Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Burke, James Born 22 December 1936  (Derry, Northern Ireland) Scientist, historian & TV presenter - presented "Tomorrow's World". Brown Bananas

Burke, Solomon  Born 21 March 1940  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 10 October 2010  (Schiphol, Netherlands) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Soul & country music singer, father of 21 children & grandfather to 90 grandchildren! Gawn. . .dead. . .planted

Burnet, Alistair (Died in 2012) Born 12 July 1928  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Former ITN newsreader. Here's The News...your Dead!

Burnham, Edward Born 25 December 1916  (Stafford, Staffordshire, England) British actor, probably best known for his roles as Professor's Watkins and Kettlewell in 'Doctor Who' in the 1960s & 70s. Time's Champion

Burns, Pat  Born 4 April 1952  (Montréal, Quebec, Canada) Died 19 November 2010  (Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Ice Hockey coach. Led the New Jersey Devils to the Stanley Cup in 2003. Meet Your Maker Sexystf

Burns, Pete Born 5 August 1959  (Port Sunlight, Cheshire, England) Androgynous frontperson of '80s electropopsters Dead Or Alive. Picktons Pork Pies Satans Little Helper

Burr, Clive (Died in 2013) Born 8 March 1957  (East Ham, East London, England) Former drummer in Iron Maiden. Now suffering from multiple sclerosis. Dethdefying Going Underground

Bush, Barbara Born 8 June 1925  (Rye, New York, USA) The wife of George Bush snr, not the namesake daughter of George W. Bush. Coupled To Death Dead And Don't Know It Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones  Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 Jumptheshark Lord Gravedigger  She's A Goner Skeleton Crew Stop All The Clocks

Bush (jnr), George W. Born 6 July 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) 43rd President of the United States. Somehow made it through 8 years in the job, but as the man himself once said: "They misunderestimated me." Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting Dead But Not Forgotten Dead Fellas Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones F3ar My Awesomeness Grim Creepers It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells Mad Maureen's Wishlist Prunella Vulgaris Stairway To Heaven Time's Champion

Bush (snr), George H. W. Born 12 June 1924  (Milton, Massachusetts, USA) Son of a senator and related to 4 previous US Presidents. Made his fortune in the oil industry and got involved in Texan politics before becoming US ambassador to the United Nations, vice-President under Ronald Reagan from 1980-88, and President from 1988-92. Was sometimes lambasted for not being overly bright, but then his son Dubya came along… 6feetunder Barmby Moor Celebrity Stiff Stakes Better Late Than Never Coupled To Death Daisy Pushers Dead And Don't Know It Death Stinks Diet Of Worms Dignitas Clinicians Golden Oldies! I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak Juicy Janny Jumptheshark Kentucky Fried Genocide Killermoon Lived So Lets Die  Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Mad Maureen's Wishlist Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mikemcfly Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Only Fools & Corpses Rob's Racing Certs See You In Hell Slave To The Grave Stop Coughin' Or I'll Put You In One! Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only The Politigones Today Is A Good Day To Die Tomb It May Concern Tomb Raiders Win One For The Dead You Must Be Croaking!

Button, Jenson Born 19 January 1980  (Frome, Somerset, England) British Formula 1 driver. In the modern tradition of British sportspeople (think Nigel Mansell, Tim Henman, the entire England football and cricket teams), he's amiable and self-effacing, but a bit shit. That was until he went and won the World Championship in 2009... You Must Be Croaking!

Byamugisha, Gideon Born 29 August 1959  (Kigezi, Uganda) Anglican priest in Uganda. In 1992 he publicly announced that he was HIV positive. Corpse Bride

Bygraves, Max (Died in 2012) Born 16 October 1922  (Rotherhithe, London, England) Wartime radio comedian, later turned stage entertainer, singer, and over-user of the phrase "I wanna tell you a story". Chelski Pensioners III Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Final Curtain Jesus Jones Living In A Box Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Trojan Hearse Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wednesday 'Til I Die We'reAllGonnaDie! Tims Terminal Twenty

Byrd, Robert  Born 20 November 1917  (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA) Died 28 June 2010  (Fiarfax, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former Klansman US Senator from West Virginia. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Bxboy422 Club Carp Dead Fellas Food For Worms F3ar My Awesomeness Billy Graham Must Die Fox In A Box Irish Rover Kennedy Driving School Morbid United FC Naked Florida Gravediggers Old People Party Of 20 Perish, The Thought Say Hi To Uncle George Shovelful Of Dirt Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Snort The Ashes Stop All The Clocks Tag You're Out The Conqueror Worm The Last Gasp Worm Farmer

Byrd Jr., Harry F. (Died in 2013) Born 20 December 1914  (Winchester, Virginia, USA) Former US Senator for Virginia between 1965 & 1983. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Byrne, Gay Born 5 August 1934  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Respected veteran Irish broadcaster, presenter of "The Late Late Show" for 37 years. Living In A Box

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