Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2012: P

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Packer, J. I. Born 22 July 1926  (Gloucester, England) Christian theologian. The Bedsoring '20s

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 Oh Shit! I'm Dead!

Page, Jimmy Born 9 January 1944  (Heston, Middlesex, England) Guitarist, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. The Blue And White Reaper

Page, Patti 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

Page, Tim Born 25 May 1944  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) British photojournalist whose exploits in the Vietnam War and wired personality was in part the inspiration for Dennis Hopper's character in 'Apocalypse Now'. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf Born 26 October 1919  (place of birth unknown) Twin sister of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Kept a low profile since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. Her Dead Highness

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. The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon!  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. 20 Dirty Rotters Al Andar Muerto ...And I Feel Fine! Annus Horribilis Crofty's Coffin Crew Big Mo Gaddafi's Empty Dressing Up Box Dead Centre Of England The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2 Death Is Not The End Death Stalks United Eejit Erith Sickos  George Lass and the Gravelings Green Machine If Living Is Without You I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse They're Loving Angels Instead Lived So Let's Die Live Forever With Line 5 Necronomicon Now You're Gone...Can I Have Your Xbox? Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Politigones The Worst Acronym Team

Palin, Sarah Born 11 February 1964  (Sandpoint, Idaho, USA) Former governor of Alaska and US Vice Presidential candidate in 2008. Now figurehead of the ridiculous 'Tea Party' movement. Killed By Death

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........ "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Happy No Year Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive 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'. Who’s Dead? You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Palmer, Reginald Born 15 February 1923  (place of birth unknown) Former Governor-General of Grenada. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Pa-ni, Lee Born 22 January 1986  (place of birth unknown) South Korean glamour model. Hey Old Timers

Papandreou, Margaret Date and place of birth unknown Mother of former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Mummy & Deady

Paravicini, Derek Born 26 July 1979  (place of birth unknown) Man of extraordinary musical ability despite being blind and having learning difficulties and autism. Stiff Little Fingers

Pardo, Don Born 22 February 1918  (Westfield, Massachusetts, USA) US radio & television announcer for over 60 years. Bxboy422 Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Laughter Kills The World Ends This Year Anyways

Paredes, Providencia Born in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic  (exact date unknown) Personal assistant to former US Presidential first lady Jackie Kennedy. Día De Muertos

Parely, Mila Born 7 October 1917  (Paris, France) French film actress from Jean Renoir's classic 'La Règle du jeu'. Died in January 2012 but no obit. Lights, Camera, Action...Fin: A Rattly Score Of Cinematic Old Puffins

Parfitt, Rick Born 12 October 1948  (Woking, Surrey, England) Status to Francis Rossi's Quo; the pair of them have been belting out three-chord tricks since the 1960s, and continue to wear only blue jeans, white trainers and T-shirts. In 1997 Parfitt underwent quadruple heart bypass surgery, but was back on the road again within months. Alison The Assassin

Parker, Ace Born 17 May 1912  (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA) Former quarterback for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Win One For The Dead

Parker, Eleanor Born 26 June 1922  (Cedarville, Ohio, USA) Versatile, Oscar nominated actress. Grim McGraw Keeper Of The Heads

Parker Bowles, Camilla Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England) Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side. Marina Predicts Your Demise! Too Ugly To Live

Parkin, Derek Born 2 January 1948  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Footballer who made 609 appearances for Wolverhampton Wanderers between 1968-1982. Premiership Legends

Parkinson, Cecil Born 1 September 1931  (Carnforth, Lancashire) Former Conservative cabinet minister whose designs for the top job were fatally undermined when it was revealed in 1983 that he had fathered a lovechild from his former secretary. Black Penguins Of Doom Iron Lacky

Parkinson, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Now youth team coach at Blackpool FC. Bestie's Boys You're Dead And You Know You Are

Parkinson, Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. I Need About Tree Fiddy! Necronomicon

Parra, Nicanor Born 5 September 1914  (San Fabián de Alico, Chile) Chilean mathematician and poet. Día De Muertos

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 bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'. Life Zucks!

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Come Die With Me The Degeneration Game Yorkshire Crypt Kickers

Paterno, Joseph "JoePa"  Born 21 December 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 22 January 2012  (State College, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Long-serving coach of the Penn State American Football university team. Sacked in November 2011 for failing to act against alleged child abuser, coach Jerry Sandusky. Alfred Lord Heinous 'arry-Kiri Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Don't Know It  Drop Deadline If Living Is Without You Inigo, I Hope We Win Let Us Embalm You Mr. Yuck Ne'er-Do-Wells! Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Check Please Sometimes They Come Back Tentoesup There's A Shiva In The Park Win One For The Dead

Patrick, Ruth Born 26 November 1907  (Topeka, Kansas, USA) American Botanist and Limnologist. One Century Is Enough, Madam! Win One For The Dead

Patterson, Pat Born 19 January 1941  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) WWE wrestler. WWE Hall Of Death

Patterson, Percival Born 10 April 1935  (Hanover, Jamaica) Prime Minister of Jamaica from 1992-2006. Now You're Gone...Can I Have Your Xbox?

Patton, Mel Born 16 November 1924  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American sprinter who won the gold medal in the 200m at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. Going For Gold – The Class Of 1948

Paul, Billy Born 1 December 1934  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Singer, who's biggest hit was 'Me and Mrs. Jones' in 1972. Let Us Embalm You

Paul, Ron Born 20 August 1935  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) US Libertarian politician and candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. the_engineers Unexpected, But Who Knows

Paul Shan Kuo Hsi, Cardinal Born 3 December 1923  (Puyang, Henan, China) Former Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church in China. Died in August 2012 but no obit. The Cardinals

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

Payne, Cynthia Born 24 December 1932  (Bognor, Sussex, England) Brothel madam whose clients included various high-profile celebrities, including (of course) MPs. As a result of the notoriety gained by her 1980 court case, two films ('Personal Services' and 'Wish You Were Here') were made about her life. Address Unknown

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. The Frog Chorus Brown Bread The Don Dave's Bungalow Of Death  Going Green Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly!  Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Northern Foxiles Oh Shit! I'm Dead! Windsor's OBE Over My Dead Body Partridge As Reaper People I Think Might Die In 2012 United Perishing Kids  Prunella Vulgaris 2012 The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard The Importance Of Being Urn-ish The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury This Mortal Coil Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Peacock, David Born 24 May 1945  (Ponders End, Middlesex, England) Dave of the snooker-loving, Tottenham Hotspur supporting, Cockney musical duo, Chas n' Dave Slave To The Grave

Pearman, Raven-Symoné Christina Born 10 December 1985  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Actress and singer. Hey Old Timers

Pearson, Alf  Born 5 June 1910  (Sunderland, England) Died 7 July 2012  (London, England) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Supposedly Britain's oldest pop singer - his release of a CD in 2004 marked his 80th anniversary in the music business. Also leader, or "King Rat", of the Grand Order of Water Rats, a Masons-style organisation that raises money for charity. Twenty Tons Of Fun?

Pearson, Felicia Born 18 May 1980  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Former drug dealer who later acted on every media ponce's favourite TV show 'The Wire'. Perishing Kids

Peat, David  Born 22 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 16 April 2012  (Glasgow, Scotland) Age at death: 65  (read death notice) Scottish filmmaker and photographer. Drunkasaskunk

Pedersen, Finn Born 30 July 1925  (Roskilde, Denmark) Danish rower who won Gold in the 1948 Olympics. Died in January 2012 but no obit. Going For Gold – The Class Of 1948

Pedretti, Erica Born 25 February 1930  (Šternberk, Moravia, Czechoslovakia) Czech-born Swiss author and artist. Going The Way Of The Wall

Pegg, Simon Born 14 February 1970  (Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England) Actor and screenwriter - of 'Spaced', 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' fame. Going, Going, Gone

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. 1 Dead In Ohio  Bitter Violet Dead Is Dead Diepod Shuffle Naked Florida Gravediggers Old People Party Of 20 Tarkinator Time's-Up Team

Pele, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. Deathpig

Pellar, Ronald Date and place of birth unknown Hypnotist and convicted fraudster, once married to Lana Turner. Born 1929. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Pelosi, Nancy Born 26 March 1940  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007-2011. Norwegian Blue

Peng, Chin Born 21 October 1924  (Sitiawan, Malaysia) Malaysian communist revolutionary. A Pelican In The Wilderness Crossing The Styx Deceased Hose

Peniche, Kari Ann Born 20 March 1984  (San Diego, California, USA) Former beauty queen and TV personality. Califorewarned, Oregoners, Washingtons Of Bodies Away

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

Penrose, Roger Born 8 August 1931  (Colchester, Essex, England) Mathematician. Roger And Out

Pepper, Sam Born 26 March 1989  (Folkestone, Kent) 2010 Big Brother contestant. Hey Old Timers

Pepping, Edwin Born 4 July 1922  (place of birth unknown) U.S. soldier. Private with "Easy Company" who fought at Normandy in World War II as depicted in the book and TV series 'Band of Brothers'. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Percival, Lance Born 26 July 1933  (Sevenoaks, Kent, England) First famous in 'That Was The Week That Was'. Later in a whole host of TV shows & films. Carry On Cremating

Perconte, Frank Born 10 March 1917  (Joliet, Illinois, USA) Member of the American 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment made famous by the TV Series 'Band of Brothers'. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders  Old People of 2012

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. Dead Is Dead Falling Off The Perch The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader

Perez de Cuellar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. Death By Hemeloids Pickett's Popped Off Picks We’re All Gonna Die!

Perkins, Elizabeth Born 18 November 1960  (Queens, New York, USA) Film actress. Jellydead

Perlman, Rhea Born 31 March 1948  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actress best known as the sarcastic bartender Carla Tortelli in 'Cheers'. Too Ugly To Live

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. Día De Muertos  The End of the World As We Know It Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader

Perona, Renato Born 14 November 1927  (Terni, Italy) Italian Olympic champion in cycling. Going For Gold – The Class Of 1948

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. Cashier Number 82 Please! Kennedy Driving School Sarah Palin’s Death Panel 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. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room It’s Death, Jim Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand You Have Been Living

Perry, Matthew Born 19 August 1969  (Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA) Actor, best known as Chandler from 'Friends'. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow?

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 Coffinitup Noz4news

Pertwee, Bill 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. Deathpig Don't Eat The Figs One Scythe Fits All Trojan Hearse You Have Been Living

Perugini, Phillip Date and place of birth unknown Soldier with the U.S. 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, so called "Easy" Company, who fought in WWII. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt? 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. See You In Hell

Philbin, Regis Born 25 August 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Talk show host, game show host & presenter - on a host of shows since the 1960s & one of America's most famous & most popular TV personalities. The Man In Black's "sad last days..."

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. 20 Dirty Rotters Aardvark's Bupa Listing Al Andar Muerto Alison The Assassin  Alphabetti-Deathi Ambledown Marc’s Sparks Croaky Ash Cream  Betterdeadthanred Brown Bananas Brown Bread Caedmon's Croakers Cap'n Ohtz Chelski Pensioners V Coffin Fit Dirty Rotten Spunkers Criptkicker2 Big Mo Gaddafi's Empty Dressing Up Box Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead Enders Deadfellas Dead Last Dead Right Drop Deadline Death Is Not The End Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Again Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids Death Can Be Funny Deathpig Death Stalks United Debbie's Deadbeats Dethdefying Food For Worms Drop Dead Celebration Erith Sickos Faster Than A Dead Horse Guess Who's Dead? Fuck 'Em All Funeral Holmes Glorious Leaders Golden Oldies! Goners 2012 Grendel's Graveyard Grim McGraw Gwynhafyr Hangman's XX Happy No Year Hardwood Surround Harry Patch's Love Child Hide & Go Die Hippoposthumous I Absolutely Despise Adam Wood "I Am Spartacus" I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here I’m Not Stiff It's Just Mourning Glory I Need About Tree Fiddy!  Inigo, I Hope We Win I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse I Think We're Alone Now It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It's Time To Kick The Bucket Jesus Jones Jill Dando's Cat Bongo In A Box JoeRam Jump the Shark 3.0 Just Die Will You Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! They're Loving Angels Instead LARD Lard Bazaar Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lived So Let's Die Live Forever With Line 5 Living In A Box Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Madonna's Hand of Bod Weakend At Bernies Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mave's Graves Moldy Oldies Mors Certa Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers Need A Stiff Drink  Nil By Mouth Ninja Zombies Rule! Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Oh Shit! I'm Dead!  Oldham Gravediggers Society  Partridge As Reaper Pass The Sick Bucket Peter Pan Complex Professor Sicko Prunella Vulgaris 2012 Carrie In The Nidge Riding The Jesus Train Brady's Childish Death Strike The Honey Trap Say Hi To Uncle George Mike Oxard's Showbusiness 20 SeasideEssexXile Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Shovelful Of Dirt Sick Scouser In Black Snuff’s Enough  Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spongebob Ate My Hamster Sporting A Solemn Look Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffs R Us Stiffer Steaks - 2012 Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tango Uniform Team John Thomas The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Celebrity Undertaker  Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Funeral Director 2012 The Grateful Dead Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader The Lovegrove Down Like A Clown The Tartan Flatliners The Worst Acronym Team Time For The Cold To Kill Off The Old!!!! Time They Went To Sleep Forever Time To Make A Death List Toasted Brown Bread Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Johnny Helmet and the Akimbo's Wake&Bake Who Turned Out The Lights? You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling  You Must Be Croaking!  You're Dead And You Know You Are You're Not Breathing Anymore Zombie Nation

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

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. Breathless In Seattle Carry On Cremating Chelski Pensioners V Deadpoolers Carry On Up To The Crem! Don't Eat The Figs "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Guess Who's Dead? Gawn. . .dead. . .planted GMC Ghost Town If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Jesus Jones Living In A Box Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Over My Dead Body Pan Breed Pass The Sick Bucket Tazman's Hit List Team Cat AIDS The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Lovegrove They're Dead, Y'Know! Tick Tock Yorkshire Crypt Kickers

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'. 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. 6feetunder

Piatigorsky, Jacqueline Born 6 November 1911  (Paris, France) French-born chess and tennis player and member of the influential Rothchild family. Died in July 2012 but no obit. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Picciotto, Concepcion Born in Vigo, Spain  (exact date unknown) Woman who has been camped outside the White House since 1981 as a protest against nuclear weapons. Born 1945. Death In Italy, Maybe

Pickles, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative cabinet minister. Killed By Death Mourning Glory

Pietrangeli, Nicola Born 11 September 1933  (Tunis, Tunisia) Retired Italian tennis player. Twice winner of the French Open. Death In Italy, Maybe

Pietsch, Paul Born 20 June 1911  (Freiburg, Germany) Former Formula 1 driver and motor racing magazine publisher. Died in May 2012 but no obit. Criptkicker2 Old People of 2012

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 Say Hello To The Angels Toast of the Turf

Piggott-Smith, Tim Born 13 May 1946  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) British film and television actor. Staring Down The Barrel

Pilbeam, Nova Born 15 November 1919  (Wimbledon, London, England) Highly successful teenage actress of the 1930s whose popularity waned thereafter. Sometimes They Come Back

Pincher, Chapman Born 29 March 1914  (India) Journalist & novelist, an expert on spy & espionage. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 2/2 Deathlist.net Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Welshman You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

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

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. It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Mr. Yuck Norwegian Blue WWE Hall Of Death

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. Toast of the Turf

Pitt, Brad Born 18 December 1963  (Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA) Little-known actor. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

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. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Plowright, Joan Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) Highly regarded actress, widow of Lawrence Olivier. @JonesEuro

Plummer, Christopher Born 13 December 1929  (Toronto, 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'. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2012 at the age of 82. Mr. Yuck See Ya...Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!

Pogson, Kenneth Date and place of birth unknown Owner of the Voodoo Doughnut novelty doughnut business in Portland, Oregon. We cater for all sorts here… Califorewarned, Oregoners, Washingtons Of Bodies Away

Pointer, Priscilla Born 18 May 1924  (New York City, New York, USA) Veteran Hollywood actress. The Bedsoring '20s

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 & Never Called Me Mother Death Stalks United Failures Mark II I Absolutely Despise Adam Wood

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. The Woman In Black

Polito, John Born 29 December 1950  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US character actor, specialising in playing gangsters. Last Trip To The John

Polizzi, Nicole "Snooki" Born 23 November 1983  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean-born "star" of reality TV show 'Jersey Shore'. No, I've never heard of her either... What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Pollock, Ida Born 12 April 1908  (Lewisham, Kent, England) Romantic novelist. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Ponting, Ricky "Punter" Born 19 December 1974  (Launceston, Tazmania, Australia) Irritating but brilliant batsman and former Australian cricket captain. Announced his retirement from Intenational cricket in November 2012. The Obnoxious Twenty

Pop, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr., he got his nickname from another of his old bands, The Iguanas. Celebrated for being a pioneer of stage-diving and crowd-walking, and for taking industrial quantities of heroin. Tick Tock

Porcaro, Mike Born 29 May 1955  (South Windsor, Connecticut, USA) Bass player with 1970s soft rockers Toto. Inigo, I Hope We Win Octopus of Odstock The Other Side Of Sunday

Porta Musa, Carla Born 15 March 1902  (Como, Italy) Italian essayist and poet. Died in October 2012 but no obit. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Porter, Gail Born 23 March 1971  (Edinburgh, Scotland) TV presenter, Houses of Parliament decorator, top totty! Has suffered from post-natal depression and alopecia. The Degeneration Game

Porter, Robert Born 23 December 1923  (Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish politician. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Potter, Dean Born 18 January 1972  (place of birth unknown) BASE jumper. They’ll Die With Their Boots On, Mostly

Poulter, Ian Born 10 January 1976  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) Flamboyantly dressed but ultimately so-so British golfer. The Obnoxious Twenty

Powell, Gregory  Date and place of birth unknown Died 12 August 2012  (Vacaville, California, USA) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Accomplice in the "Onion Field" murder of police officer Ian James Campbell in 1963. Born 1933. Deceased Hose Going Underground Ne'er-Do-Wells! The Deadly Rhythm There's A Shiva In The Park

Powell, Ivor  Born 5 July 1916  (Bargoed, Wales) Died 5 November 2012  (Bath, England) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Welsh football coach and former manager of Bradford City and Carlisle United. Finally retired from coaching at the age of 93 in 2010. A Pelican In The Wilderness Weed 'Em And Reap

Powell, Nosher Born 15 August 1928  (Camberwell, London, England) Actor and stuntman, often employed as the 'heavy' in many UK TV shows and films. Time's-Up Team

Pratchett, 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. Aardvark's Bupa Listing The Frog Chorus Alison The Assassin Better Them Than Us! Dirty Rotten Spunkers Deathpig Drop Dead Celebration Ethnic Cleansing Going Green  Researched To Death I Drink Your Milkshake If Living Is Without You Inigo, I Hope We Win I Shall Need To Get The Black Out It's Time To Kick The Bucket Just Give Me A Cance.....The Dead C's Scrots Misers Windsor's OBE Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed Shovelful Of Dirt Simpson's Stiffs Song To The Siren Team Cat AIDS The Blue And White Reaper The Deadly Rhythm The Grey Horde Time They Went To Sleep Forever

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. Mad Maureen Oldham Gravediggers Society Time For The Cold To Kill Off The Old!!!! @JonesEuro

Prescott, Steve Born 26 December 1973  (St. Helens, Merseyside, England) Ex-St Helens rugby league player, now battling cancer. And My Name Is Larry! Carkers Convention 2012 The Don Ethnic Cleansing Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Girlfriend In A Coma Researched To Death Hippoposthumous I Drink Your Milkshake Oh Shit! I'm Dead! Shovelful Of Dirt The Other Side Of Sunday Toasted Brown Bread Try And Die

Presley, Reg Born 12 June 1941  (Andover, Hampshire, England) Lead singer of 1960s band The Troggs. A Pelican In The Wilderness Exit Stage Left Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? People I Think Might Die In 2012 United Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pooil Vaaish Blacksox Welshman

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 Deathglam Industries

Price, Dolours Date and place of birth unknown Irish republican terrorist, jailed in 1973 along with her sister Marian for bombing the Old Bailey in 1973. Was married to the actor Stephen Rea. Born 1951. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

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. It's Time To Kick The Bucket Last Train To Palookaville Rotting Kanzlerin The Bloc Wishful Thinking

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

Price, Lloyd Born 9 March 1933  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Early rock 'n' roll musician. Hits include 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. Faster Than A Dead Horse Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

Price, Marian Date and place of birth unknown Irish republican terrorist, jailed in 1973 along with her sister Dolours for bombing the Old Bailey in 1973. An opponent of the ongoing peace process. Born 1954. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Price, Ray Born 12 January 1926  (Perryville, Texas, USA) American country & western singer & songwriter. Grand Ole Opry XX Say Hello To The Angels

Pride, Charley Born 18 March 1938  (Sledge, Mississippi, USA) Successful country music singer, a former baseball player. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Priebke, Erich 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. 20 Dirty Rotters A Taste Of Thursday Afternoon Bad People Bazzilliant Coffinitup Deathlist.net Golden Oldies! Italian Grim Reaper Jill Dando's Cat Old People Party Of 20 Inquilinekea/Simfish Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad Welshman Win One For The Dead You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. Lord Gravedigger

Priest, Steve Born 23 February 1948  (Hayes, Middlesex, England) Bass player for glam rock band The Sweet. Died In The Wool

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 Iron Lacky It’s Death, Jim

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

Prodi, Romano Born 9 August 1939  (Scandiano, Italy) Former Prime Minister of Italy. Death In Italy, Maybe

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

Protz, Roger Date and place of birth unknown Left-wing writer and prominent member for the Campaign for Real Ale. Roger And Out

Prout, Adrian Date and place of birth unknown Man convicted for his wife's murder in 2011. Born 1962. Pickton's Pork Pies

Provenzano, Bernardo Born 31 January 1933  (Corleone, Sicily, Italy) Member of the notorious Sicilian mafia. Jailed in 2006. Death In Italy, Maybe

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. On The Box/In The Box Tazman's Hit List Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

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

Pugh, Ena Born 4 January 1910  (Brecon, Wales) Along with Lily Millward, the oldest living twin in the World. Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Pullein-Thompson, Diana Born 1 October 1925  (place of birth unknown) Writer along with her sister Jospehine of several pony books for young girls. The Bedsoring '20s

Pullein-Thompson, Josephine Born 3 April 1924  (place of birth unknown) Writer along with her sister Diana of several pony books for young girls. The Bedsoring '20s

Pulver, Liselotte Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland) Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s. Death Speaks German

Purdy, Debbie Born 5 April 1963  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Multiple Sclerosis patient who is fighting for her right for assisted suicide. Eejit Morbid United FC Open The Pearly Gates Carrie In The Nidge Romancing The Headstone Toasted Brown Bread

Pursey, Jimmy Born 9 February 1955  (Hersham, Surrey, England) Punk musician with Sham 69. Punks, Not Dead

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. You're Dead And You Know You Are

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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