Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2012: K

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Kabila, Joseph Born 4 June 1971  (Hewa Bora, Fizi, Democratic Republic of Congo) President of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2001, following the assassination of his father. Perishing Kids Pickton's Pork Pies

Kaczynska, Jadwiga Born 31 December 1926  (Starachowice, Poland) Mother of the late president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski. Mummy & Deady The Idiot Must Die

Kahn, Irving Born 19 December 1905  (New York City, New York, USA) Financial investor, still dealing at 106! Tick Tock

Kalashnikov, Mikhail Born 10 November 1919  (Kurya, Siberia) Military engineer who designed the AK-47 assault rifle which has become synonymous with his name. In 2004, he began marketing his own brand of vodka; the two products perhaps don't make the best of bedfellows. Criptkicker2 Dave's Bungalow Of Death Death Stalks United First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt? Kennedy Driving School Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Mr C Tazman's Hit List The Grey Horde Toetag4U We’re All Gonna Die!

Kallen, Kitty Born 25 May 1922  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Big band singer of the 1940s & 1950s, but whose star has waned since then. Toetag4U  The Idiot Must Die

Kampusch, Natascha Born 17 February 1988  (Vienna, Austria) Woman who made headlines in 2006 after escaping an eight year abduction by Wolfgang Priklopil, who later committed suicide. If Living Is Without You

Kanarek, Irving Born 12 May 1920  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Lawyer who represented Charles Manson in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Born 1921. Gray Afternoons In Vain With Ms. Clandestine The Limo Driver Pooil Vaaish

Kao, Charles K. Born 4 November 1933  (Shanghai, China) Scientist, awarded the Nobel prize in 2009 for his part in the development of fibre optic technology. Tick Tock II

Kapadia, Harish Born 11 July 1945  (Mumbai, India) Indian mountaineer. They’ll Die With Their Boots On, Mostly

Kaplan, John Date and place of birth unknown Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer. Last Trip To The John

Kapoor, Sonam Born 9 June 1985  (Mumbai, India) Bollywood actress. Perishing Kids

Karl, George Born 12 May 1951  (Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, USA) Basketball coach for the Denver Nuggets. Italian Grim Reaper

Karle, Jerome Born 18 June 1918  (New York City, New York, USA) American physical chemist, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1985. Annus Horribilis Toetag4U

Karnow, Stanley Born 4 February 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) American journalist and historian. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Karzai, Hamid Born 24 December 1957  (Kandahar, Afghanistan) Pashtun leader whose anti-Soviet, anti-Taliban views persuaded the Americans to install him as leader of Afghanistan's interim government in December 2001. Much more importantly, he has won praise from the Gucci fashion house for his trademark green coat and rather funky ceremonial hat, which he made himself from his own facial hair. Aardvark's Bupa Listing ...And I Feel Fine! Completely Top Hatters Drop Deadline Died In The Wool Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Fin I Told You I Was Ill Keeper Of The Heads Term Limits The Grey Horde

Kasdan, Lawrence Born 14 January 1949  (Miami, Florida, USA) Film producer, scriptwriter and director. Wrote the original treatment for 'The Bodyguard' back in the 1970s, when it was mooted be a project for Diana Ross and Steve McQueen. Kasdan then went on to write the screenplays for 'The Empire Strikes Back', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Also directed the neo-noir thriller 'Body Heat' in 1981. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Kasem, Casey Born 27 April 1932  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Radio & TV presenter & disc jockey of Lebanese descent. I Hear Voices

Kasner, Herlind Born 8 July 1928  (Danzig, (now Gdansk) Poland) Mother of current Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel. Mummy & Deady

Katona, Kerry Born 6 September 1980  (Warrington, Cheshire, England) Former topless model and member of Atomic Kitten who admitted to never having sung a note on any of the band's hits. Now a divorced mother of two in her thirties, the vacuous, talentless bint amazingly has the gall to hold herself up as a role model for young women. Oh, and she urges parents to feed their kids on processed "ADHD in a Box" ready meals from Iceland. Deadfellas Death On The Rocks Don't Eat The Figs  Failures Mark II Hey Old Timers It's Time To Kick The Bucket Last Train To Palookaville Prunella Vulgaris 2012 The Demon Of Success Wishful Thinking

Katsav, Moshe Born 5 December 1945  (Yazd, Iran) Iranian-born Israeli President from 2000-07. Imprisoned for rape in 2011. Enjoy Yourself, It's Later Than You Think Pickton's Pork Pies

Kaufman, Gerald Born 21 June 1930  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Creepy & dour former Labour party MP, former shadow foreign & home secretary. Dead Commons

Kaunda, Kenneth Born 28 April 1924  (Chinsali, Zambia) President of Zambia from 1964-91. Annus Horribilis Crossing The Styx

Kay, Bernard Born 23 February 1928  (Bolton, England) Character actor, often seen on TV. Who’s Dead?

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? Bestie's Boys

Kay, Richard Date and place of birth unknown Daily Mail columnist. Just Give Me A Cance.....The Dead C's Scrots

Kay, Vernon Born 28 April 1974  (Bolton, England) Model-turned bellowing TV presenter. Wishful Thinking

Kaye, Gorden Born 7 April 1941  (Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) UK comic actor, best remembered for being Rene Artois in 'Allo, 'Allo'. The Idiot Must Die You Have Been Living

Kazanjian, Howard G. Date and place of birth unknown Film producer, born 1942. Mainly with Lucasfilms. It was he who came up with the brainwave of creating a fake film production, 'Blue Harvest', to deflect attention from the making of 'Return of the Jedi' in 1982. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Ke$ha, (singer) Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't.. ...And I Feel Fine!

Kean, Jane Born 10 April 1924  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) American film actress. Lights Out!

Keaton, Michael Born 5 September 1951  (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA) American actor, a former Batman. Also in 'Beetlejuice' and the criminally underrated 'Night Shift' with Henry Wrinkler. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Kee, Robert Born 5 October 1919  (Calcutta, India) Journalist and writer. Was newscaster for the BBC and ITV and was one of the "Famous Five" that started at TV-am in 1983. Jesus Jones

Keegan, Kevin Born 14 February 1951  (Armthorpe, Doncaster, England) Former Liverpool FC, Newcastle United and England forward. Had spells as a player at Hamburg SV and Southamption FC in a hugely successful playing career. Managed Newcastle to Premier League runner-up spot in 1996 after his famous rant in front of the TV cameras. Massive Bereavement

Keino, Kip Born 17 January 1940  (Kipsamo, Nandi District, Kenya) Legendary Kenyan athlete. Won the Olympic 1500m title in Mexico City in 1968 and the 3000m steeplechase in Munich in 1972. Dead Men Don't Need Season Tickets

Keith, Penelope Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England) Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it... Wake&Bake

Kellerman, Sally Born 2 June 1937  (Long Beach, California, USA) Actress, "Hot Lips" Houlihan in 'M*A*S*H*'. S*M*A*S*H*E*D

Kelly, David  Born 11 July 1929  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Died 12 February 2012  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Irish actor. Played Michael O'Sullivan in the 1998 comedy hit 'Waking Ned' (aka 'Waking Ned Devine'), and O'Reilly, the cowboy builder in 'Fawlty Towers'. He likes a woman with spirit... Don't Eat The Figs The Forrest Lawn Jockeys Living In A Box Say Hello To The Angels

Kelly, Ellsworth Born 31 May 1923  (Newburgh, New York, USA) Painter & sculptor of the Minimalistic style. All Death Is Consolation

Kelly, Frank Born 28 December 1938  (Dublin, Ireland) Feck! Arse! Girls! The actor behind Father Jack Hackett from 'Father Ted'. On The Box/In The Box

Kelly, Gary Born 3 August 1966  (Fulwood, Lancashire, England) Former goalkeeper for Bury & Oldham, brother of fellow goalkeeper Alan. Kelly announced in 2007 that he had cancer. And My Name Is Larry! Freddie The Cat

Kemp, Ross Born 21 July 1964  (Barking, London, England) Actor and self-styled hard-man and TV presenter of "hard stuff". "I Am Spartacus"

Kendall, Howard Born 22 May 1946  (Ryton-on-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, England) Former footballer & successful title-winning manager for Everton, who is still the last English manager to win a European cup competition with an English Club. That's likely to last for some while yet... Premiership Legends

Kendall, Kenneth  Born 7 August 1924  (India) Died 14 December 2012  (Newport, Isle of Wight) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Newsreader and 'Treasure Hunt' presenter. Bloody Dead Rep The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2 The Blue And White Reaper

Kennedy, Caroline Born 27 November 1957  (New York City, New York, USA) Daughter of JFK & Jackie O. Song Die-tles

Kennedy, Charles Born 25 November 1959  (Inverness, Scotland) Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1999-2006. Fond of a drink or two, so I'm told… GMC Ghost Town

Kennedy, Ethel Born 11 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Widow of Robert Kennedy. Perhaps the most cursed of all the Kennedys, as her parents, brother, husband, sister-in-law and two sons all died early, most in accidents. Amazing that she's made it this far, in a way. Time To Make A Death List

Kennedy, George Born 18 February 1925  (New York, New York, USA) Tall, well-built bit-part actor who has been in over 100 films and 50 TV programmes, but, somewhat depressingly for him, remains best known as Leslie Nielsen's police squad sidekick in the three Naked Gun movies. Erith Sickos Need A Stiff Drink ThePoitouTeam The Vyrdolak

Kennedy, Michael Born 19 February 1926  (Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England) Music critic, biographer & journalist, mainly on classical music. Blacksox

Kennedy, Sarah Born 8 July 1950  (East Grinstead, West Sussex, England) Broadcaster who first caught the nation's attention in 1981 as part of the 'Game for a Laugh' team with the late Jeremy Beadle. Left Radio 2 in September 2010 after 17 years. Breathless In Seattle Radio Ga Ga Gone Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand

Kennedy, Tom Born 26 February 1927  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Veteran US TV presenter. Presented the American version of 'Name that Tune'. The Bedsoring '20s

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  (place of birth unknown) Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead And Dusted

Kennedy Smith, Jean Born 20 February 1928  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) US Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. The only surviving child of Joseph Kennedy from that remarkable family. Ambledown Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Death Nebula 3001: Who Will Be The Last Standing

Kenny, Jon Born in Hospital, Limerick, Rep of Ireland  (exact date unknown) Comedian and actor, most notably on 'Father Ted'. Born 1957. Knock, Knock, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door

Kenton, Lou  Born 1 September 1908  (Stepney, London, England) Died 17 September 2012  (London, England) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) Potter and last surviving member of the International Brigade, who fought against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s. Gray Panthers Tick Tock II

Kercheval, Ken Born 15 July 1935  (Wolcottville, Indiana, USA) American actor, probably best remembered as Cliff "Digger" Barnes in 'Dallas'. Tim's Terminal Twenty

Kerkorian, Kirk Born 6 June 1917  (Fresno, California, USA) Reclusive Armenian-American billionaire, responsible for making Las Vegas the entertainment venue it is today. Body Snatcher's Body-Count I Think We're Alone Now

Kerr, Bill Born in Cape Town, South Africa  (exact date unknown) South Africa-born Australian actor still best known for his role as Bill in 'Hancock's Half Hour'. Born 1922. Oldham Gravediggers Society See You In Heaven

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. This Is Your Death

Kerr, Judith Born 14 June 1923  (Berlin, Germany) Author, creator of the Mog series of children's books. Widow of pioneering television writer Nigel Kneale. Going The Way Of The Wall

Kerr, Warwick Born 9 September 1922  (Santana do Parnaiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil) Despite the name, a Brazilian agricultural engineer and bee specialist. The Bedsoring '20s

Kerry, John Born 11 December 1943  (Aurora, Colarado, USA) Former Vietnam war hero turned peacenik, who ran for President in 2004, losing to George W Bush. Now Senator for Massachusetts. Last Trip To The John

Kettley, John Born 11 July 1952  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) …is a weather man, a weather man, a weather man. Song Die-tles

Keyes, Daniel Born 9 August 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Science fiction author. The Bedsoring '20s

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. It's Grim Up North A Pelican In The Wilderness A To Dead Clathrate Gun Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators David the Aspie Finbarr Returns From The Dead Glorious Leaders Going Underground I Drink Your Milkshake Spongebob Ate My Hamster Stiff & the Tears The Dead Certs The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader  The Newstreet Boys Death Squad X-Pyred

Khan, Chaka Born 23 March 1953  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Musical artist known as the 'Queen of Funk' who had a string of hits in the 1980s. On A Mission To God

Khan, Imran Born 25 November 1952  (Lahore, Pakistan) Former Pakistani cricketer, turned media celebrity, turned socialite, turned politician, turned arch-enemy of President Musharraf! …and There Was Great Rejoicing Death Is Not The End The Final Whistle The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Khan, Jansher Born 15 June 1969  (Peshawar, Pakistan) Multiple World champion in the sport of Squash. Romancing The Headstone

Khan Zazai, Ajmal Date and place of birth unknown Afghan tribal chief. Clathrate Gun

Khanh, Nguyen Born 8 November 1927  (Trà Vinh, Vietnam) Military ruler of Vietnam from 1964-65. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Khosrow Vaziri, Hossein Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran) Iranian wrestler known as the Iron Sheik. Jim's Deadbeats WWE Can't Find A Pulse WWE Hall Of Death

Kidd, Eddie Born 22 June 1959  (London, England) Stunt man, best known for his motorcycle stunts, a UK version of Evel Knievel. Min Reaper's Reserves

Kidder, Margot Born 17 October 1948  (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada) Actress, probably best known for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman films of the 1980s. Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand

Kiel, Richard Born 13 September 1939  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Absurdly tall (7'2") actor who played steel-toothed baddie Jaws in the James Bond films 'The Spy Who Loved Me' and 'Moonraker'. I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Killy, Jean-Claude Born 30 August 1943  (Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, France) Alpine skier who won three gold medals in the 1968 Winter Olympics. Going, Going, Gone

Kilmer, Val Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Kilminster, Ian Born 24 December 1945  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Warty-faced rocker Lemmy out of Motorhead. Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Wake&Bake

Kilroy-Silk, Robert Born 19 May 1942  (Birmingham, England) Politician (formerly with Labour and UKIP) and former talk show host. Outspoken, over tanned & not particularly liked by anyone bar himself. The Obnoxious Twenty

Kimura, Jiroemon Born 19 April 1897  (Kyoto, Japan) The World's second oldest man as of the beginning of 2011. But I'm Not Dead Yet Dead Ends Diepod Shuffle Falling Off The Perch Golden Oldies! Goners 2012 Gray Panthers Guild Of Master Reapers Lidder's Late Lamentables Madonna's Hand of Bod Puzlman's Passing Picks The Funeral Director 2012 The Vyrdolak Twenty Tons Of Fun? Who Turned Out The Lights? You Must Be Croaking!

King, B. B. Born 16 September 1925  (Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA) American blues guitarist and songwriter. One of King's trademarks is naming his guitars 'Lucille', a tradition that began in the 1950s. Clog Poppers Dr Shipman's Waiting Room First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Billy Graham Must Die Grim McGraw Illinois Reaper Beater 6.0 Lady Gone Gone Mave's Graves Check Please SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead Now! That's What I Call Dying Sing Your Last Song For Me  Team Cat AIDS Tentoesup Rock and Rolled Gods

King, Ben E. Born 28 September 1938  (Henderson, North Carolina, USA) Singer & songwriter, best known for his song 'Stand By Me'. Snort The Ashes

King, Claude Born 5 February 1923  (Keithville, Louisiana, USA) American country singer and songwriter. Garf Wants You To Die

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. Deadly Deathwatch

King, Jonathan Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England) Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys. Annus Horribilis

King, Larry Born 19 November 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American broadcaster, who hosted a world-famous chat show on CNN until his retirement in 2010. Born Lawrence Harvey Zieger. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Say Hi To Uncle George

King, Perry Born 30 April 1948  (Alliance, Ohio, USA) Actor who played Han Solo in the radio series of 'Star Wars'. Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

King, Stephen Born 21 September 1947  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Horror writer - 'Carrie', 'The Shining', 'It', 'Misery' etc. Spongebob Ate My Hamster Tarkinator

King, Tom Born 13 June 1933  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) Former British cabinet minister, immortalised in the late Alan Clarke's diaries. Recently given the finger by Baroness Tumpington afer a typical gaff in the House of Lords. Iron Lacky

King, William  Born 23 June 1910  (Farnborough, Hampshire, England) Died 21 September 2012  (Galway, Rep of Ireland) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Former yachtsman and submarine commander. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Kirsch, Sarah Born 16 April 1935  (Limlingerode, Prussian Saxony, Germany) German poet. Going The Way Of The Wall

Kissinger, Henry Born 23 May 1923  (Fürth, Germany) Secretary of State in the US government under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Shared the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to broker a ceasefire in Vietnam - ironic, given that he'd been part of the government that started the war in the first place. Al Andar Muerto Biologically Dead Dave's Bungalow Of Death Deadly Deathwatch Drop Deadline Death Stinks Doornails R Us Gray Afternoons In Vain With Ms. Clandestine The Limo Driver Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Sarah Palin’s Death Panel SeasideEssexXile The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles Time For The Cold To Kill Off The Old!!!! We’re All Gonna Die!

Kitaen, Tawny Born 5 August 1961  (San Diego, California, USA) Appeared in a number of Whitesnake videos and then married their lead singer. Califorewarned, Oregoners, Washingtons Of Bodies Away

Kittinger, Joseph Born 27 July 1928  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Former US pilot who holds the record for the highest skydive ever - 19 miles. They’ll Die With Their Boots On, Mostly

Klein, Ralph Born 1 November 1942  (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) Premier of Alberta from 1992-2006. The Canadian Cadaver Dogs

Klein, William Born 19 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Photographer and film maker The Other Side Of Sunday

Kleybanova, Alisa Born 15 July 1989  (Moscow, Russia) Russian tennis player. Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2011. Death Can Be Funny Game Set Death Match Perishing Kids

Klugman, Jack  Born 27 April 1922  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 24 December 2012  (Woodland Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) TV actor, best known as Oscar Madison in 'The Odd Couple' and the eponymous Dr Quincy in 'Quincy'. Had part of his larynx removed in the mid-1990s as a result of throat cancer. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Alphabetti-Deathi Black Penguins Of Doom Buzzards Circling The Drain Dead Last Dead Right Again Death From Down Under Doornails R Us Erith Sickos Falling Off The Perch Former Scream Star Fuck 'Em All Funeral Holmes Gray Afternoons In Vain With Ms. Clandestine The Limo Driver Harry Patch's Love Child I'll Get The Oven On The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon!  in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks I Think We're Alone Now Jill Dando's Cat Jim's Deadbeats Just Die Will You Les Trompettes De La Mort Min Reaper's Reserves One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food The Dead Certs The Man In Black's "sad last days..." They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Who Turned Out The Lights? You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Knight, Marion "Suge" Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA) Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again. I'll Get The Oven On Stiff Little Fingers

Knight, Rosalind Born 3 December 1933  (Marylebone, London, England) Actress, often on stage as well as TV. Carry On Cremating

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. You Have Been Living

Knox, Amanda Born 9 July 1987  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Convicted murderer, jailed for 26 years for the murder of Meredith Kercher, a British student in 2009. Released on appeal in October 2011. Death In Italy, Maybe

Knox, Elyse  Born 14 December 1917  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) Died 16 February 2012  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Hollywood actress from the 1940s. Garf Wants You To Die

Knoxville, Johnny Born 11 March 1971  (Knoxville, Tennesee, USA) Co-creator & star of 'Jackass'. I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse

Kobayashi, Takeru Born 15 March 1978  (Nagano, Japan) One of the World's top eaters, taking part in speed eating contests. Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Koch, Ed Born 12 December 1924  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Former Mayor of New York City between 1978 & 1989. Deadfellas The Bedsoring '20s

Koellerer, Daniel Born 17 August 1983  (Wels, Austria) Tennis player, banned for life after been found guilty of match fixing in 2011. Game Set Death Match

Koesen, Sultan Born 10 December 1982  (Mardin, Turkey) The World's tallest living man, stretching out to 8ft 1in. Death Stinks Hey Old Timers Zombie Nation

Kohl, Helmut Born 3 April 1930  (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) Former Chancellor of Germany between 1982 & 1998. Now drags his enormous bulk around the world attending state functions. Al Andar Muerto Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Deathpig Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Falling Off The Perch Hell To The Chief "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Kohn, Walter Born 9 March 1923  (Vienna, Austria) Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist. Garf Wants You To Die

Kokic, Emilija Born 10 May 1968  (Zadar, Croatia) Singer with the band Riva who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Yugoslavia in 1989, beating the UK by just a single point. Those were the days… Let's Dance (On Your Grave)

Kollberg, Barbro Born 27 December 1917  (Eskilstuna, Sweden) Swedish actress. †

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape female children & take them as your wives', but I DO remember "Thou shalt not kill" was one of the big ones. Hmmm...… Poker & Tetas Killjoy Extravaganza See You In Hell The Living End

Kopa, Raymond Born 13 October 1931  (Nœux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France) Former Stade Reims, Real Madrid and France international footballer. Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

Koprowski, Hilary Born 5 December 1916  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish virologist who helped develop the vaccine for polio. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Koussa, Moussa Born in Tajura, Libya  (exact date unknown) Former foreign minister in Muammar Gadaffi's government before its overthrow in 2011. Born c. 1946 And My Name Is Larry! Freddie The Cat

Kowalski, Józef Born 4 February 1900  (place of birth unknown) The last survivor of the Polish-Russian War of 1919-21. Check Please

Kramer, Wayne Born 30 April 1948  (Detroit, Michigan) Co-founder of proto-punk legends MC5. Dead Men Don't Need Season Tickets

Krenwinkel, Patricia Born 3 December 1947  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Member of the Charles Manson family and convicted for her involvement in the Tate-LaBianca murders of 1969. Evilies Ne'er-Do-Wells!

Kristel, Sylvia  Born 28 September 1952  (Utrecht, Netherlands) Died 17 October 2012  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Age at death: 60  (read death notice) Actress, model & sex symbol of the 1970s. Address Unknown Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Kristofferson, Kris Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Grand Ole Opry XX

Kuebler, Ferdinand Born 24 July 1919  (Marthalen, Andelfingen, Switzerland) Cyclist, winner of the 1950 Tour de France. †

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, currently married to Demi Moore. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Kuttner, Stuart Date and place of birth unknown Former News of the World newspaper editor. Born c. 1940 And My Name Is Larry! Died In The Wool  Freddie The Cat

Kwolek, Stephanie Born 31 July 1923  (New Kensington, Pennsylvania, USA) Inventor of Kevlar. The Bedsoring '20s

Kwouk, Burt Born 18 July 1930  (Manchester, England) Actor forever known as Cato in the Pink Panther films. Who’s Dead? The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles

Kyi, Aung San Suu Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma) Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010. Dead Raccoon Nobel Loserettes There's A Shiva In The Park

Kyle, Jack Born 10 February 1926  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Irish Rugby Player, legendary fly-half for Ireland & the British Lions. Later worked as a medical practitioner in Zambia. Morbid United FC Try And Die

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