Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: P

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Pacino, Al Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972. Coupled To Death Dolly Daydreams Dead Ones

Page, Greg Born 16 January 1972  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian musician and children's TV entertainer. Stopped working due to ill health in November 2006. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit The End Is Nigh

Page, Patti (Died in 2013) Born 8 November 1927  (Claremore, Oklahoma, USA) Pop & country singer, with a long career in the industry & still performing in her 80s. Old People Smell Of Piss

Pagnol, Jacqueline Born 6 October 1920  (Malakoff, Seine, France) Actress widow of novelist Marcel Pagnol. Widows - Following Their Husbands

Pahor, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. Garf Wants You To Die

Paige, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. Naked Florida Gravediggers

Paisley, Rev Ian Born 6 April 1926  (Armagh, Northern Ireland) Loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and loud-mouthed leader of Northern Ireland's Free Presbyterian Church. Not to be confused with his son - Ian Paisley, Jnr. - who is also a member of the DUP. Annus Horribilis Creamation For The Nation Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Daisy Pushers Death Is Not The End Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Erith Sickos  Gawn. . .dead. . .planted George Lass and the Gravelings Green Machine  I Smell Dead People Lived So Lets Die Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Mad Maureen's Wishlist Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Pining For The Fjords Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death The Chacks The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Politigones The Worst Acronym Team Toasted Brown Bread

Palin, Michael Born 5 May 1943  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Member of Monty Python, now equally well known for his travel documentaries. Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter

Palin, Sarah Born 11 February 1964  (Sandpoint, Idaho, USA) Former governor of Alaska and US Vice Presidential candidate in 2008. F3ar My Awesomeness

Palme, Lisbet Born 14 March 1931  (Stockholm, Sweden) Former Chairperson of UNICEF and widow of assassinated Swedish PM Olof Palme. Widows - Following Their Husbands

Palmer, Arnold Born 10 September 1929  (Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA) Golf maestro, whose business interests include Arnold Palmer Enterprises, the Palmer Course Design Company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company, and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy (idea for a film). He also helped raise money for the foundation of Orlando's Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and Women. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... Breath 'ns For Losers Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death From Down Under Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Phreebyrd Seasideessexxile

Palmer, Geoffrey Born 4 June 1927  (London, England) Sour-faced comic actor, appeared in "Butterflies" and "As Time Goes By". Also narrator of the series "Grumpy Old Men." First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die

Pardo, Don Born 22 February 1918  (Westfield, Massachusetts, USA) US radio & television announcer for over 60 years. Club Carp

Parker, Eleanor (Died in 2013) Born 26 June 1922  (Cedarville, Ohio, USA) Versatile, Oscar nominated actress. Drunkasaskunk VSBfromH

Parker, Fess  Born 16 August 1924  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Died 18 March 2010  (Santa Ynez, California, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) American TV & film actor, but has had few memorable roles in a long career, bar a recurring role as Davy Crockett. First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Former Scream Star

Parker, Sarah Jessica Born 25 March 1965  (Nelsonville, Ohio, USA) Actress, mainly in pathetic, wimpering, lightweight roles. No, OoO is not a fan, and he's not alone.... Ohio And Goodbye-O

Parker Bowles, Camilla Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England) Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side. The Worst Acronym Team

Parkinson, Sir Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer The Blue And White Reaper

Parreira, Carlos Alberto Born 27 February 1943  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Experienced international football manager. Coached Brazil to their 1994 FIFA World Cup truimph. Now coach of 2010 hosts South Africa. Dead Certainties

Parsons, Estelle Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American actress who was nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in "Bonnie & Clyde". Also known for playing Roseanne's mother in the sitcom "Roseanne". Time's Up My Son

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Better Late Than Never Lord Football's Dead Corpses Stiff Steaks Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary Things & Stuff

Parton, Dolly Born 19 January 1946  (Sevierville, Tennessee, USA) Country music singer whose name was used for the first cloned sheep because its genetic material was taken from a mammary gland. Bond, Elch Bond

Pastrana, Travis Born 8 October 1983  (Annapolis, Maryland, USA) Motocross rider and stunt performer. According to Wikipedia, his list of injuries includes multiple concussions, a broken back, several dislocated shoulders and severe knee problems due to cartilage degeneration. So he's been in the wars... Exah

Paterno, Joseph "JoePa" (Died in 2012) Born 21 December 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Long-serving coach of an American Football university team. Well known in the US, but a UK obit might prove a problem. Let Us Embalm You Not At All Well

Pattakos, Stylianos Born 8 November 1912  (Rethymno Prefecture, Crete, Greece) One of the principle leaders of the Greek military junta from 1967 to 1974. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Patten, Marguerite Born 4 November 1915  (Bath, Somerset, England) Cooking writer and arguably the first TV celebrity chef. Criptkicker2 Gawn. . .dead. . .planted Hardwood Surround Time's-Up Team

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Don't Eat The Figs

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Payne, Sara Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Mother of the murdered Sarah Payne and campaigner for the right for people to know where convicted paedophiles live. Born 1969. It's Grim Up North The Frog Chorus Bazzilliant  Brown Bread  Clathrate Gun Corpse Bride Dave's Bungalow Of Death Dead Ends Dead Loss Death On The Rocks Death Can Be Funny Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Going Underground  Guild Of Master Reapers Researched To Death Jesus Jones Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Kim Jong's Ill Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Living In A Box .....norfolk & Good Now That's What I Call Significant 2010 Only Fools & Corpses Over My Dead Body Partridge As Reaper Playing The Death Card Prunella Vulgaris  Ready Doddery Gone!! R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rob's Racing Certs  Rot In Hell John Rotters Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Rude Kid Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers Stiff & the Tears Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Politigones  Tomb It May Concern Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning!

Peagler, Deborah Born 27 December 1959  (Pensacola, Florida, USA) Woman who spent 26 years in prison for killing her husband, whom she accused of forcing her into a life of prostitution as well as molesting her daughters. Was released on parole in 2009. Reportedly died in June 2010. Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer, Dead!

Peel, Andrée  Born 3 February 1905  (Bretagne, Brest, France) Died 5 March 2010  (Bristol, England) Age at death: 105  (read death notice) Agent Rose in the French Resistance in WWII. Married John Peel (not that one). Gray Panthers Northern Foxiles

Pegler, Alan (Died in 2012) Date and place of birth unknown Railway enthusiast and preservationist, notable for saving the 'Flying Scotsman' from total disuse after buying it in 1963. It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim!

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, PR of China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. 1 Dead In Ohio  Bitter Violet Diet Of Worms Grim McGraw Naked Florida Gravediggers Truth Be Told, I'm Feeling A Bit Under The Weather!!

Pelé, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. Creamation For The Nation

Penn, June Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928. Drop Dead Celebration

Peres, Shimon Born 2 August 1923  (Vishniova, Belarus) Born in what used to be Poland, but is now Belarus, Peres is the respected elder statesman of Israel politics, twice former Prime Minister, and current cabinet minister. Falling Off The Pearch

Peres, Sonya (Died in 2011) Born in Ukraine  (exact date unknown) Wife of Shimon. Born sometime in 1926. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. Death By Hemeloids We'reAllGonnaDie!

Perkins, Pinetop (Died in 2011) Born 7 July 1913  (Belzoni, Mississippi, USA) Delta blues pianist. A Pelican In The Wilderness The Hartlepool Harbingers

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. The End of the World As We Know It

Perot, H. Ross Born 27 June 1930  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Billionaire American businessman, who also ran for Presidency of the United States in 1992 & 1996. ZZ Topped

Perry, Jimmy Born 9 September 1923  (Barnes, London, England) English comedy writer, originally an actor, but then, along with David Croft, wrote & produced many of Britain's favourite sitcoms. Stiffer Steaks

Perry, Lee "Scratch" Born 20 March 1936  (St Mary's, Jamaica) Barely sane but hugely influential reggae man. Alive And (only just) Kicking

Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Pertwee, Bill (Died in 2013) Born 21 July 1926  (Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England) British comedy actor, who, despite landing the part of Bert Hodges in "Dad's Army", has never been as famous as his thesp cousin Jon. All Death Is Consolation Cut Price Funerals Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Don't Eat The Figs Ready Doddery Gone!! Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Dead Certs Trojan Hearse The End Is Nigh The Mighty Boosh Of Death

Peters, Andi Born 29 July 1970  (London, England) Camp television presenter and executive. Roger Mortis

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Pobol Y Fedd Pop Goes The Pop Star

Phelps, Fred Waldron Born 13 November 1929  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Pastor of a controversial independent US church, a well-known (in the US anyhow) hater of homosexuals & their rights. I Smell Dead People See You In Hell

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. Birchy Says "Bring Out Your Dead" Bitter Violet Brown Bananas Chelski Pensioners III Colin's Toe Curlers Criptkicker2 Daisy Pushers Death Is Not The End Death Stinks Death From Down Under Death Can Be Funny Deathglam Industries Death Stalks United Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dr Shipman's Waiting Room End Of Time Erith Sickos Exah Fallen Off The Twig For Whom The Bell Tolls Gail's Ghouls Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Golden Oldies! Gone Too Soon...x Graham Reaper's Dead Army Grim Creepers Gwynhafyr Heads St Peter Tails Lucifer Hung Like Larry Holmes I Can't Believe I Ate The Whole Thing I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'm Nearly 80 And I'm A Sicko Irish Rover It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It Tolls For Thee Jesus Jones Kentucky Fried Genocide Killermoon Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Lived So Lets Die Living In A Box Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Marina Predicts Your Demise! Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Nosoup4u! Oh...If Only It Were True Oldham Gravediggers Society One Less Bullet Come The Revolution One Way Ticket Phinious Fog Pining For The Fjords UB Dead Beauty Riding The Jesus Train Roadkill Wombats Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Satans Little Helper Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stown-Dead-Market Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary Team John Thomas TheAssassinsCreed 2010 Crematorium Cheerleaders Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010 The Funeral Director 10 The Grateful Dead The Norman Bates Fan Club The Pale Horseman’s Passenger List For The Stygian Ferry ThePoitouTeam The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Tomorrow People They Are Never Gonna Make It Things & Stuff Time's-Up Team Today Is A Good Day To Die  Tomb Raiders Wancanton Winker Turning His Toes Up  What The Flip Was Grandma Doing At The Sand Dunes? Who Turned Out The Lights?

Phillips, Captain Mark Born 22 September 1948  (Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) Olympic gold winning horseman who was married to Princess Anne from 1973 to 1992. Moving The Goalposts

Phillips, Len (Died in 2011) Born 11 September 1922  (Shoreditch, London, England) Former footballer. Played his entire career at Portsmouth F.C. Won 3 England caps. Finbarr Returns From The Dead FC The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI

Phillips, Leslie Born 20 April 1924  (Tottenham, London, England) Comic actor who inherited the "Doctor in..." role from Dirk Bogarde and appeared in a number of the "Carry on..." films. Apparently he also plays the voice of "The Sorting Hat" in the "Harry Potter" movies, whatever that means. Chelski Pensioners III Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? For Whom The Bell Tolls Lived So Lets Die Living In A Box Lulu's Stiffs! Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Over My Dead Body Tazmans Hit List Wednesday 'Til I Die

Phillips, Mackenzie Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips. First Time Failures

Phillips, Siân Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Biologically Dead Pobol Y Fedd

Phoenix, Joaquin Born 28 October 1974  (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Seemingly gave up acting in 2008 to pursue a career in music, but it turned out be an elaborate hoax for a film, released in September 2010. Dethdefying Maybe Poppin' Their Clogs Wall Street Massacre Well You're Dead Now And That's The End Of It

Pietsch, Paul (Died in 2012) Born 20 June 1911  (Freiburg, Germany) Former Formula 1 driver and motor racing magazine publisher. The Pissed Kringle

Piggott, Lester Born 5 November 1935  (Wantage, Berkshire, England) Unusually tall (5'8") jockey, nine times winner of the Epsom Derby, who was often lampooned for his odd speech impediment, and did time for tax evasion. Dead And Dusted Deadpoolers Gawn. . .dead. . .planted

Pincher, Chapman Born 29 March 1914  (India) Journalist & novelist, an expert on spy & espionage. Dave's Bungalow Of Death Deathglam Industries Deathlist.net Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Grendel's Graveyard Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Weakend At Bernies Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! The Dead Certs

Pingping, He  Born 3 July 1988  (Inner Mongolia, PR of China) Died 13 March 2010  (Rome, Italy) Age at death: 21  (read death notice) One of the smallest people in the world, just 2 feet & 4 inches high. Hardwood Surround

Pinkney, David Born 5 July 1952  (Bridlington, England) Businessman and auto racing driver. Death Is Not The End

Pipe, Martin Born 29 May 1945  (Wellington, Somerset, England) Horse trainer, one of the most successful in the history of British racing. The Unspiritualist

Piper, "Rowdy" Roddy Born 17 April 1954  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Born Roderick George Toombs, Piper is another former pro wrestler. Always claimed he was Scottish, despite having never set foot in Scotland in his life. Just as well too, considering he once thought that wearing a checked skirt would pass as a kilt. Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Mr. Yuck Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer, Dead!

Piquet, Jr., Nelson Born 25 July 1985  (Heidelberg, Germany) Former Formula 1 motor racing driver. Classic case of son never living up to dad's billing. Dad in this case being Nelson Piquet, 3 times Formula 1 World Champion. Time's Up My Son

Pitman, Jenny Born 11 June 1946  (Hoby, Leicestershire, England) Hugely successful & popular racehorse trainer, now retired - the first woman to train a Grand National winner. Stiff Steaks

Pitt, Brad Born 18 December 1963  (Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) Little-known actor. Why Live To 50?

Pitts, Valerie Born 21 August 1937  (Foleshill, Warwickshire, England) Widow of Sir George Solti - she met him when she was a TV presenter & she went to interview him & ended up marrying him. X-Pyred

Plant, Robert Born 20 August 1948  (West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) Pop singer, either as a solo artist, or as lead singer of Led Zeppelin. Alive And (only just) Kicking

Plummer, Christopher Born 13 December 1929  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian film, stage & TV actor, still, despite some recent high-profile performances in "Syriana" and "The Insider", perhaps best known for his role in "The Sound of Music." Ambledown Mr. Yuck Nosoup4u! You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Poitier, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Black actor who grew up in the Bahamas as the son of a "dirt farmer", according to IMDb, though what one of those is, is anyone's guess. Anyway, he emigrated to the US and went on to become a leading movie star of the 1950s and '60s, taking lead roles in, among others, "To Sir, With Love" and "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner". Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother First Time Failures Hung Like Larry Holmes

Polanski, Roman Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France) Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family. Cave Piggy's Stiff's In Waiting Going Ready Or Not Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

Ponting, Ricky "Punter" Born 19 December 1974  (Launceston, Tasmania, Australia) Irritating but brilliant batsman and current Australian cricket captain. Still hanging on to the captaincy despite the dubious distinction of losing two Ashes series to the Poms. Mad Maureen

Poole, Christopher Born in New York City, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Founder of the hugely popular internet imageboard website 4chan. Born 1988. F3ar My Awesomeness

Popper, John Born 29 March 1967  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Lead singer and harmonica player with Blues Traveler. Was a right fat git for years, but had his stomach stapled in 2001 and lost 200 pounds as a result. Illinois Reaper Beater 4.0

Powell, Colin Born 5 April 1937  (New York, New York, USA) US Army general who worked under Bush I during Gulf War I, and later became Secretary of State under Bush II, taking the country into Gulf War II. Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in December 2003. Cannot pronounce his own name. Bloody Dead Rep

Pratchett, Sir Terry Born 28 April 1948  (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) Author of the "Discworld" Sci-fi series. Announced in 2007 that he has a very rare form of early onset Alzheimer's. Alison The Assassin Livin' On A Prayer Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Hide & Go Die Like Steve Says Its Teh Suxx Stiffer Steaks The End Is Nigh Who Turned Out The Lights?

Prescott, John Born 31 May 1938  (Prestatyn, Wales) Gaffe-prone, yokel-punching, croquet-playing, cocktail stick-waggling, senior Labour politician, deputy Prime Minister from 1997-2007. Cut Price Funerals Living In A Box Today Is A Good Day To Die

Prescott, Steve (Died in 2013) Born 26 December 1973  (St. Helens, Merseyside, England) Ex-St Helens rugby league player, now battling cancer. And My Name Is Larry! Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Diepod Shuffle Down Under The Daisies Drunkasaskunk Fergie's Flops Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew Four Horseman Of The Magic Roundabout Hardwood Surround Hippoposthumous  I Smell Dead People Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Nil By Mouth  Scottish Squid Bricklaying Alamo Volunteers Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy You Keep Hanging On

Previn, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Conductor, composer & pianist of real distinction. However all he is likely to be remembered for is being lambasted by Eric Morecambe. When Previn takes Morecambe to task for playing "all the wrong notes", Eric drags Previn by his jacket & says "I'm playing all the RIGHT notes, but not necessarily in the right order." Genius. Deadly Deathwatch

Price, Katie "Jordan" Born 22 May 1978  (Newport, Wales) Surgically-enhanced "glamour" model and general waste of space Z-list "celebrity". Recently split from Peter Andre, as if we care. Betterdeadthanred Cremate Expectations Dead Spotters Grim Creepers Last Train To Palookaville Oldham Gravediggers Society The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The O'Shannon Wee J's Man

Price, Leontyne Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. Garf Wants You To Die

Priebke, Erich (Died in 2013) Born 29 July 1913  (Hennigsdorf, Brandenburg, Germany) Nazi war criminal, a member of the SS, who would've lived life out peacefully if he hadn't foolishly taken part in a TV interview in 1994 about his war crimes. To cut a long story short, he's now the oldest prisoner in Europe. Bazzilliant Deathlist.net Exnazis Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in "The Munsters". Short Distance Clara Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia

Prince, Tony Born 9 May 1944  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Disc jockey who started off in pirate radio before moving on to Radio Luxembourg in the 1970s. Also launched the dance magazine Mixmag. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Prior, James Born 11 October 1927  (Brampton, Sussex, England) Politician, former Employment & Northern Ireland Secretary. Dead Commons

Proby, PJ Born 6 November 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Rock music singer and songwriter & sometime actor. AbraCadaver

Protopopov, Oleg Born 16 June 1932  (St .Petersburg, Russia) Figure skater, gold medal winner in the 1964 & 1968 Olympics. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Prowse, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Former weightlifting champion who played the body of Darth Vader in the first three (or last three, depending how you look at it) "Star Wars" films. Famously annoyed to discover that George Lucas had got James Earl Jones to do the voice, without bothering to tell him. And even when the evil tyrant was unmasked in "The Return of the Jedi", Lucas got a third actor (Sebastian Shaw) to play Lord Vader's face. Alfred Lord Heinous Asadoornail Expiry Date 2010 Meet Your Maker On The Box/In The Box Time Is NOT On Our Side! Wretched Hive Of Scum And Villainy X-Pyred

Prudhomme, Paul Born 13 July 1940  (Opelousas, Louisiana, USA) Rotund American chef, best known for his Cajun cooking. Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive

Purdy, Debbie Born 5 April 1963  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Multiple Sclerosis patient who is fighting for her right for assisted suicide. Livin' On A Prayer  Fuck A 40oz, You'll Be Dumping Out Whole Kegs Of Brew Hardwood Surround Morbid United FC The Last Gasp You Keep Hanging On

Putin, Vladimir Born 7 October 1952  (Leningrad (now St Petersburg again), Russia) President of Russia, former head of the FSB (the federal security services), and before that a KGB agent in East Germany. A big fan of sambo (a Russian martial art), he was Leningrad sambo champion on a number of occasions. David the Aspie  Roadkill Wombats

Pynchon, Thomas Born 8 May 1937  (Glen Cove, New York, USA) Extremely reclusive author. In fact, the only times his voice has ever been broadcast is via three episodes of "The Simpsons". First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Moldy Oldies

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