Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: O

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O' Gara, Ronan Born 7 March 1977  (San Diego, California, USA) US-born Irish Rugby Union international. Nicole Kidman Is A Slag

Obama, Barack Born 4 August 1961  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) President of the USA. 6feetunder Brown Bread Colin's Toe Curlers Creamation For The Nation Dead But Not Forgotten Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Dignitas Clinicians Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Eejit Evil (not quite) Dead George Lass and the Gravelings Grendel's Graveyard I Smell Dead People Mikemcfly Moving The Goalposts Oldham Gravediggers Society One Way Ticket Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Team John Thomas Who Turned Out The Lights? WinR.I.P. You're Dead And You Know You Are You’re A Goner Zombie Nation

Obama, Michelle Born 17 January 1964  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) The current First Lady of the USA. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Obama, Sarah Onyango Born in Kenya  (exact date unknown) President Barack Obama's 'grandmother' although that's not strictly true as she his paternal grandfather's third wife. Born 1922 The Incontinentals

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea) President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Biologically Dead David the Aspie Playing The Death Card R.I.P. It Up And Start Again

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show "The Mickey Mouse Club". Moldy Oldies

O'Connor, Christy Born 21 December 1924  (Knocknacara, Galway, Republic of Ireland) Former golfer, a frequent winner of tournaments in the 1950s & 1960s. The Forrest Lawn Jockeys

O'Connor, Des Born 12 January 1932  (Stepney, London, England) Former Northampton Town footballer, turned singer, now a veteran television presenter & chat show host. Gravediggers83 The Blue And White Reaper

O'Connor, Sinéad Born 8 December 1966  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Singer, whose hits include "Nothing Compares 2 U" and "Troy" have been overshadowed by her controversial remarks & behaviour over the years. Dead Certainties

O'Connor, Tim Born 3 July 1927  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, mainly on television shows such as Peyton Place. Jims Deadbeats

O'Connor, Tom Born 31 October 1939  (Bootle, Merseyside, England) Game show host and comedian - notably "Crosswits". Also a frequent guest on "Countdown". Dignitas Clinicians

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Rochdale's most famous son apart from Cyril Smith, Oddie is one of the most respected names in the world of ornithology, but is perhaps most famous for providing several of the voices in the hit animated series "Bananaman". He also has an enduring (albeit unseen) friendship with the fictional Norfolk-based former king of chat, Alan Gordon Partridge. Deathglam Industries Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs Satans Little Helper

O'Farrell, Frank Born 9 October 1927  (Cork, Republic of Ireland) Footballer with West Ham, Preston & Ireland, who later became a manager, most notably of Manchester United. Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones The Blue And White Reaper

O'Grady, Paul Born 14 June 1955  (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England) Comedian and actor better known as his cross-dressing alter ego Lily Savage. He suffered a heart attack in 2002 but went on to recover and appear as the Child Catcher in the stage musical of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Betterdeadthanred Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Gravediggers83 Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Killermoon Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Oldham Gravediggers Society TheAssassinsCreed The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 Zombie Nation

O'Hara, Maureen Born 17 August 1920  (Ranelagh, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Actress whose early success as Esmeralda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1939) led to a 30-year career in the movies. Club Carp Death On The Rocks Hunting Halos I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille

Ohno, Kazuo  Born 27 October 1906  (Hakodate City, Hokkaido, Japan) Died 1 June 2010  (Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Weird-looking Japanese dance maestro. Fallen Sparrow Stiff Little Fingers The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

Oliver, Jamie Born 27 May 1975  (Clavering, Essex, England) Celebrity chef & now, seemingly feted health guru, who hates Turkey Twizzlers. Mad Maureen

Olmert, Ehud Born 30 September 1945  (Binyamina, Israel) Former PM of Israel & mayor of Jerusalem. The Politigones

Olney, John Born 23 October 1931  (Marathon, Iowa, USA) Medical doctor and neuropathologist. Biologically Dead

Olney, Richard (Died in 2012) Born 15 December 1947  (place of birth unknown) American doctor who devoted his career to finding a cure for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease) and is now, ironically, suffering from it himself. It is a progressive motor neurone disease which has a 50% fatality rate within 3 years of diagnosis. Fallen Sparrow George Lass and the Gravelings

Olsen, Ashley Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) Child actor, who became famous with her twin Mary-Kate; both have hit the headlines in recent years for looking disturbingly thin. 1 Dead In Ohio Gravediggers83 Last Train To Palookaville

Olsen, Mary-Kate Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) One of American TV's popular Olsen twins (the other being Ashley), who have been on the box since they were still in nappies. Mary-Kate is rumoured to be suffering from anorexia, but that didn't stop her from starring in a TV campaign to promote McDonalds' Happy Meals in France in September 2004. Bond, Elch Bond Gravediggers83 Last Train To Palookaville Say Hi To Uncle George

Olson, Nancy Born 14 July 1928  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, in many films in the 1940s & 1950s but has had a very low profile in recent years. Time's Up My Son

Omar, Mullah Born in Noudi, Afghanistan  (exact date unknown) Taliban leader, born some time around 1959, whose current whereabouts are unknown. He has always refused to be photographed or filmed, and there are doubts concerning the credibility of the few photographs or stills which have been published. Stiff & the Tears

O'Meara, Jo Born 29 April 1979  (Rush Green, London, England) Former singer in S Club 7 & racist bully in Celebrity Big Brother. Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

O'Neal, Ryan Born 20 April 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor who first made his name on TV, in US soap opera "Peyton Place", before going on to appear in numerous Hollywood films such as "Love Story" and "Barry Lyndon". Father of Tatum, Griffin and (by Farrah Fawcett) Redmond, he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in 2001. Death Stinks Luck of the Dead The Anfield Iron

O'Neal, Shaquille Born 6 March 1972  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Well known basketball player & occasional film star & singer. Deadly As Sin Till You Win

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment inbetween. Gail's Ghouls

Onoda, Hiroo Born 19 March 1922  (Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan) Japanese soldier & cattle farmer who hid in the jungle during the last few days of WW2. Cut off from the news, he carried on fighting, believing the war was still continuing, until 1974! Canadian Paul Pooil Vaaish

O'Reilly, Bill Born 10 September 1949  (New York, New York, USA) Pompous and arrogant Fox News pundit. Kentucky Fried Genocide Mr. Yuck

Osborne, Baby Marie  Born 5 November 1911  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Died 11 November 2010  (San Clemente, California, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Born Helen Myres, Baby Marie Osbourne was one of the first child stars of the silent era. Team USA/Asia Alliance Win One For The Dead

Osbourne, Jack Born 8 November 1985  (London, England) Like sister Kelly, came to fame through "The Osbournes". Has since lost a lot of weight and, again like his sister, has gone into TV presenting. I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It

Osbourne, Ozzy Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England) Mumbling reality TV star and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who once caught rabies after an on-stage bat-biting incident. The heavy drinker and heavy metaller was nearly killed in a quad-biking crash in December 2003. Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting Coffin Dodgers Ur Not! Dignitas Clinicians If They're Not All Dead Then They Should Be Mad Maureen's Wishlist Mikemcfly Phinious Fog Seasideessexxile The International Columbo Fan-Club

Osbourne, Sharon Born 10 October 1953  (London, England) Wife and manager of Ozzy, she suddenly rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of MTV's "The Osbournes", and was diagnosed with colon cancer around the same time. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Mad Maureen's Wishlist

O'Shea, Milo (Died in 2013) Born 2 June 1926  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Irish character actor, originally on British TV but now living & working in the USA. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room VSBfromH

Osmond, Alan Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA) The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings. Slave To The Grave

Osmond, Little Jimmy Born 16 April 1963  (Canoga Park, California, USA) Youngest of the Osmond family of entertainers and singers. Had the UK Christmas number one in 1972 with 'Long Haired Lover from Liverpool'. Slave To The Grave

Ostrom, Elinor (Died in 2012) Born 7 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Political scientist and first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics, in 2009. Nobel Loserettes

O'Sullevan, Peter Born 2 March 1918  (Kenmare, Co Kerry, Republic of Ireland) Horse-racing commentator. Commentated on the Grand National for 50 years. Bloody Dead Rep Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Nil By Mouth People I Think Might Die In 2010 United

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... Don't Eat The Figs Feng Shui Pig It Tolls For Thee Jellydead Jesus Jones Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger One Scythe Fits All  Stiffer Steaks Trojan Hearse The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead Wishy-Washy

O'Sullivan, Ronnie Born 5 December 1975  (Wordsley, West Midlands, England) Three-time World Snooker Champion. Said to suffer from depression and various addictions. Betterdeadthanred

Otis, Johnny (Died in 2012) Born 28 December 1921  (Vallejo, California, USA) American blues musician and impressario. See You In Heaven Two Hit Wonders

O'Toole, Peter (Died in 2013) Born 2 August 1932  (Connemara, Co Galway, Republic of Ireland) Alcoholic actor of stage and screen, whose big break in the movies was the leading role in David Lean's "Lawrence of Arabia". Beginnings of Rigor Biologically Dead Circling The Drain Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0 One Way Ticket Puzlman's Passing Picks Say Hello To The Angels Stiffer Steaks The Death Stars The O'Shannon Wee J's Man The Pissed Kringle Time's-Up Team Wednesday 'Til I Die Zombie Nation

Otto, Jim Born 5 January 1938  (Wausau, Wisconsin, USA) Former American footballer for the Oakland Raiders. Alfred Lord Heinous

Ovett, Steve Born 9 October 1955  (Brighton, Sussex, England) Olympic gold medallist and multiple word record holder in middle distance athletics. His on-track rivalry with Seb Coe was the stuff of legend. Now a commentator for Australian television. The Tomorrow People

Owens, Gary Born 10 May 1936  (Mitchell, South Dakota, USA) Voice actor and Disc Jockey, best known as the announcer in 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'. Laughter Kills

Oxenford, Daphne (Died in 2012) Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Voice of "Listen with Mother". Also one of the original cast members of "Coronation Street". Born 1919. Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Time's Champion

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy

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