Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2012: W

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Wachter, Emil Born 29 April 1921  (Neuburgweier, Germany) German visual artist. Died in January 2012 but no obit. Death Speaks German

Waddell, Sid  Born 10 August 1940  (Alnwick, Northumberland, England) Died 11 August 2012  (Leeds, England) Age at death: 72  (read death notice) In one word - "Mr Magic Darts!", the popular if somewhat excitable darts commentator. Abracadaver The Frog Chorus 'arry-Kiri Bestie's Boys The Don Finbarr Returns From The Dead Stiffs Fuck 'Em All Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Grendel's Graveyard Heads In A Bag I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Inigo, I Hope We Win I Shall Need To Get The Black Out I Told You I Was Ill Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Lord Football's Death Certificate Certainties Nil By Mouth .....Norfolk & Good Ollie's Monking Hitlist Pickett's Popped Off Picks Pickton's Pork Pies Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert The Obnoxious Twenty  You're Not Breathing Anymore

Waddington, David Born 2 August 1929  (Burnley, Lancashire, England) Conservative politician. Was briefy Home Secretary in the final year of the Thatcher government before being enobled and becoming governor of Bermuda. Must have done something embarrassing then… Iron Lacky

Waggoner, Lyle Born 13 April 1935  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Actor and model. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of 'The Longest Day' fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the 'Austin Powers' films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Wood off a boat. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Cashier Number 82 Please! Death Nebula 3001: Who Will Be The Last Standing in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Necronomicon See Ya...Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!

Wainwright, Rufus Born 22 July 1973  (Rhinebeck, New York, USA) Singer, son of ex DDP pick Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Waite, Terry Born 31 May 1939  (Styal, Cheshire, England) Rotund, bearded Church of England envoy who hugged a radiator in Beirut for almost 5 years after a peace mission went wrong. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2

Wakeham, John Born 22 February 1922  (place of birth unknown) Cabinet minister who's wife was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. Iron Lacky

Wakeman, Rick Born 18 May 1949  (London, England) Keyboardist for prog-rockers Yes and the name most associated with that genre's excesses. Going, Going, Gone

Walcott, Gregory Born 13 January 1928  (Wendell, North Carolina, USA) Film actor best known for his role in the cult classic 'Plan 9 from Outer Space'. †

Walden, Brian Born 8 July 1932  (West Bromwich, England) Former Labour MP and presenter of political magazine show 'Weekend World', which is just as well since he famously couldn't pronounce his r's! We Request A Premier League Funeral

Waldo, Janet Born 4 February 1924  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Actress - the voice of Penelope Pitstop amongst others. "I'll get you Penelope Pitstop if it's the last thing I ever do!" Old People of 2012

Walker, Andrew Date and place of birth unknown Triple murderer, released on compassionate grounds in December 2011. Born 1954. Dead Ends  David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Sgt. Death's Groaning Hearts Club Band

Walker, Jimmie Born 25 June 1947  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Actor and comdedian, best known as J.J. Evans in the U.S. 1970s sitcom 'Good Times'. Laughter Kills Let Us Embalm You

Walker, Johnnie Born 30 March 1945  (Hampton-in-Arden, Birmingham, England) DJ who started out on the pirate Radio Caroline in 1966, before moving to BBC Radio 1 not long after Caroline's demise. Since then he's been a continual presence on various stations, most recently presenting Radio 2's Drivetime Show. Born Peter Dingley, he announced in June 2003 that he was suffering from non-Hodgkins lymphoma. I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse Radio Ga Ga Gone

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Betterdeadthanred Snuff’s Enough The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only Old People of 2012 Wikipedia's Random Article

Walker, Roy Born 31 July 1940  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Comedian and presenter of the popular gameshow 'Catchphrase' from 1986-2002. If he doesn't croak it this year, then this pick would be guud but naht ryeet... Wikipedia's Random Article

Wallace, Mike  Born 9 May 1918  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) Died 7 April 2012  (New Canaan, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) American game show host, TV presenter and journalist, best known as a correspondent on '60 Minutes' for 38 years until his retirement in 2006. Deadfellas Deadly As Sin Till You Win Billy Graham Must Die Happy No Year Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt? Old People Party Of 20 The Man In Black's "sad last days..."

Wallace, Richard Date and place of birth unknown Man who's compulsive hoarding was the subject of a TV documentary last year. Born 1950. Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand  @JonesEuro

Wallach, Eli Born 7 December 1915  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Prolific film actor, mainly playing supporting roles. Highlights: 'The Magnificent Seven', 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly', and Marilyn Monroe's last screen outing, 'The Misfits'. Lowlight: the risible final part of the "Godfather" trilogy. He has also maintained a continual presence on the stage throughout his film career. Alphabetti-Deathi Ambledown Marc’s Sparks Croaky Bestie's Boys Buzzards Bxboy422 DDP Tofoa Dead Is Dead Deadly As Sin Till You Win The Deathlist Re-visited Part 2/2 Again Death From Down Under Deathlist.net Billy Graham Must Die Girlfriend In A Coma Green Machine Grendel's Graveyard Hangman's XX I’m Not Stiff It's Just Mourning Glory The Pellet with the Poison's in the Flagon with the Dragon!  Jesus Jones Jim's Deadbeats Lidder's Late Lamentables Min Reaper Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers Northern Foxiles Old People Smell Of Piss Old People Party Of 20 One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Pan Breed Pool Ghoul Professor Sicko Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Mike Oxard's Showbusiness 20 Sexystf 2012 Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sometimes They Come Back Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Spongebob Ate My Hamster Team Cat AIDS The Demon Of Success The Funeral Director 2012 The Old Ones Are The Pests Old People of 2012 Who Turned Out The Lights?

Walliams, David Born 20 August 1971  (Banstead, Surrey, England) One half of the Little Britain comedy sketch show duo. Mad Maureen

Wallis, Ken Born 16 April 1916  (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) Former RAF type and MBE who holds several world records relating to flying autogyros (sort of a cross between a light aircraft and a helicopter). Annus Horribilis

Walser, Martin Born 24 March 1927  (Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany) German writer. Going The Way Of The Wall

Wangford, Hank Date and place of birth unknown Stage name for Dr. Samuel Hutt, a family planning dcotor for the NHS! Wangford is noted for his humourous but political country music. Born 1940. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Warfman, Rose Born 4 October 1916  (Zürich, Switzerland) French survivor of Auschwitz and heroine of the French Resistance. X-Pyred

Warman, Bob Born 11 October 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) TV presenter in the midland region for aeons. I must stop saying aeons…. Morbid Midlands XX

Warne, Shane Born 13 September 1969  (Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia) Ace cricketer, one of the greatest leg spinners in cricket history. Best remembered for making Mike Gatting look an ever bigger fool than normal in 1993. Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Warner, John Born 18 February 1927  (Washington D.C., USA) Five term US senator for Virginia. Married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1976 to 1982. Happy No Year Last Trip To The John Windsor's OBE

Warren, Tony Born 8 July 1936  (Swinton, Lancashire, England) Screenwriter, the man who devised and produced 'Coronation Street' in 1960. Trojan Hearse

Washington, Ronald Date and place of birth unknown Alleged accomplice in the murder of hip hop legend Jam Master Jay in 2002. Born 1963. Ne'er-Do-Wells!

Waterman, Hannah Born 22 July 1975  (London, England) Actress daughter of 'Minder' star Dennis Waterman. Sgt Reaper's Mouldy Heart, Clubbed Hand

Waters, John Born 22 April 1946  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Cult film director. I'll Get The Oven On

Waterson, Norma Born 15 August 1939  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) Folk singer with The Watersons. A Pelican In The Wilderness The Waiting List The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Watkins, Sid  Born 6 September 1928  (Liverpool, England) Died 12 September 2012  (London, England) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) F1's resident medic for many years - helped save many driver's lives. Daniel Faraday's Notebook

Watkins, Tionne "T-Boz" Born 26 April 1970  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Singer, part of TLC. Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed

Watson, Charles "Tex" Born 2 December 1945  (Dallas, Texas) Man convicted in 1971 for the murders of five people including Sharon Tate in the notorious "Tate Murders". Bad People Evilies Ne'er-Do-Wells!

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. The Frog Chorus It’s Death, Jim Unexpected, But Who Knows

Watson, Moray Born 25 June 1928  (Sunningdale, Berkshire, England) British actor, mostly on TV, including notable roles in 'Rumpole of the Bailey' and 'The Darling Buds of May'. Obituarynotice

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. I Need About Tree Fiddy! Sing Your Last Song For Me  We Request A Premier League Funeral

Watson, Tom Born 4 September 1949  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Legendary golfer. Came within a cat's whisker of becoming the oldest Open Golf champion ever in 2009. The Bloc

Watt, James G. Born 31 January 1938  (Lusk, Wyoming, USA) Former Secretary of the Interior under President Reagan. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Watts, Bill Born 5 May 1939  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) Former professional wrestler known as "Cowboy Bill". WWE Can't Find A Pulse WWE Hall Of Death

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. 6feetunder Deathglam Industries Hippoposthumous Pop Goes The Pop Star

Way, Pete Born 7 August 1951  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Bassist with heavy rockers UFO. We’re All Gonna Die!

Webster, William Born 6 March 1924  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Attorney, one of the few to work at a high level for the CIA and FBI. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Weedon, Bert  Born 10 May 1920  (East Ham, London, England) Died 20 April 2012  (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Influential guitarist and composer, a guru to Hank Marvin. Clog Poppers Tick Tock II Tomb It May Concern We’re All Gonna Die!

Weekes, Everton Born 26 February 1925  (Saint Michael, Barbados) Former West Indies cricketer, one of the legendary "3 W's", of Walcott, Weekes and Worrall. The Dead Certs

Weidenfeld, George Born 13 September 1919  (Vienna, Austria) Philanthropist & publisher (one half of Weidenfeld & Nicolson). †

Weiland, Scott Born 27 October 1967  (Santa Cruz, California, USA) Lead singer of US grunge/hard rock group Velvet Revolver. Died In The Wool You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Not At All Well Snort The Ashes The Demon Of Success

Wellington, The Duke of Born 2 July 1915  (Rome, Italy) Aristocrat and current holder of this famous military name. Bladerunner The Conqueror Worm Their Royal Deadness or O'Deary Leader

Wells, Kitty  Born 30 August 1919  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Died 16 July 2012  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Successful US country & western singer. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Old People Party Of 20 Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Wendt, Roger Born 31 December 1933  (Staplehurst, Nebraska, USA) Former Member of the House of Representatives, representing Iowa. Norwegian Blue

Wentz, Pete Born 5 June 1979  (Wilmette, Illinois, USA) Bassist with Emo band Fall Out Boy. Married to Ashlee Simpson. Hope I Die Before I Get Old

Wepner, Chuck Born 26 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Heavyweight boxer, whose title shot against Muhammad Ali in 1975 was the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky'. Rotters The Other Side Of Sunday

West, Adam Born 19 September 1928  (Walla Walla, Washington, USA) Played Batman in the original (1966-68) TV series. Lord Gravedigger Misslucky On The Box/In The Box Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. Last Train To Palookaville

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life sentence. …and There Was Great Rejoicing The Celebrity Undertaker

West, Timothy Born 20 October 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but has had loads of TV roles. Married to Prunella Scales PRFT Tarkinator

Westheimer, Dr Ruth Born 4 June 1928  (Frankfurt, Germany) American sex therapist & author. Also, believe it or not, was a trained sniper during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Heads In A Bag She's A Goner

Westwood, Vivienne Born 8 April 1941  (Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire, England) Fashion designer, with a strong tendency to feature punk & new wave into fashions, even now. Team John Thomas

Wexler, Haskell Born 6 February 1922  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Cinematographer, won the last ever Oscar for specific black & white cinematography in 1966 for 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf'. Lights, Camera, Action...Fin: A Rattly Score Of Cinematic Old Puffins

Whale, James Born 13 May 1951  (Ewell, Surrey, England) Right-wing radio 'Shock Jock'. 20 Dirty Rotters Going, Going, Gone Radio Ga Ga Gone

Whelan, Dave Born 24 November 1936  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Chairman of Wigan Athletic football club who in terms of survival in the Premier League are the Abdelbaset Al Megrahi and thus annoyingly still around… Premiership Legends

Whicker, Alan Born 2 August 1925  (Cairo, Egypt) Travel guru. Now in his 80s, and still gadding around the world and doing TV adverts. Chelski Pensioners V Dirty Rotten Spunkers Deathglam Industries  Guess Who's Dead? Juicy Janny The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the 'Golden Girls' 1980s TV sitcom, despite being the eldest. Ash Cream Buzzards Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Dance On Your Grave Finbarr Returns From The Dead Fuck 'Em All George Lass and the Gravelings Illinois Reaper Beater 6.0 She's A Goner The Tartan Flatliners

White, Canon Andrew Born in Bexley, Kent , England  (exact date unknown) Vicar of St George's Church, Baghdad. Yes, you've read that right, Baghdad. Born 1964. Died In The Wool

White, Edmund Born 13 January 1940  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Gay writer and literary critic. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 2/2

White, Jimmy Born 2 May 1962  (London, England) Popular snooker player, who has never won the World Championship, finishing runner-up 6 times. The Crucible Collection

White, John "Coco" Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland  (exact date unknown) Former loyalist paramilitary with the UDA. Born 1950. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

White, Stewart Date and place of birth unknown BBC journalist and news anchor of 'Look East' since 1984. Wikipedia's Random Article

Whitelaw, Billie Born 6 June 1932  (Coventry, England) Actress, best known for her collaborations with playwright Samuel Beckett Address Unknown

Whitfield, June Born 11 November 1925  (London, England) Veteran Comedy actress, who started out in radio in the 1950s and went on to work with most of the top comedians of her era. Was best known as the eponymous June in 'Terry and June' before taking the role of Mother in 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Carry On Cremating Dethdefying Carry On Up To The Crem! Oldham Gravediggers Society One Scythe Fits All

Whitfield, Mal Born 11 October 1924  (Bay City, Texas) Former athlete. Twice winner of the Olympic 800m title. Going For Gold – The Class Of 1948

Whitlam, Gough Born 11 July 1916  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Leader of the Australian Labor Party for ten years, and Prime Minister from 1972 to 1975, during which time he oversaw the abolition of conscription, the introduction of "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem, and the granting of full independence to Papua New Guinea. He was dismissed by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, amidst great controversy. He resigned from parliament in 1978 to become an academic. Criptkicker2 Again Death From Down Under Faster Than A Dead Horse Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout H5N1 Lead, Follow and Die This Year  Madonna's Hand of Bod Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nervous Nineties Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Tarkinator The Blonde Ballers

Whitman, Slim Born 20 January 1924  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Yodelling folk singer who enjoyed more success in Europe than in his native USA. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Clog Poppers Deadly As Sin Till You Win Sing Your Last Song For Me  Team John Thomas Trojan Hearse

Whittaker, Roger Born 22 March 1936  (Nairobi, Kenya) Easy-listening musician. Roger And Out

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. Killed By Death

Wilbur, Richard Born 1 March 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. The Bedsoring '20s

Wilby, Tim Date and place of birth unknown Former chairman of Hull City FC. Try And Die

Wilde, David Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Pianist and composer. Oh Shit! I'm Dead!

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. Abracadaver

Wildenstein, Jocelyn Born 5 August 1940  (Lausanne, Switzerland) Socialite who's excessive plastic surgery has amused and scared people in equal measure. Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Too Ugly To Live

Wilder, Gene Born 11 June 1933  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Comic actor, screenwriter and director, noted for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. Underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1999, apparently making a full recovery. Real name Jerome Silberman. H5N1 Hangman's XX I Absolutely Despise Adam Wood PRFT SeasideEssexXile The Funeral Director 2012

Wilders, Geert Born 6 September 1963  (Venlo, Netherlands) Dutch MP and outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism. Marina Predicts Your Demise! Minions Of Xuleneb

Wildman, Mark Born 25 January 1936  (place of birth unknown) Former professional snooker player, later a commentator in ITV. The Crucible Collection

Williams, Andy  Born 3 December 1927  (Wall Lake, Iowa, USA) Died 25 September 2012  (Branson, Missouri, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) American crooner of "easy listening" (an oxymoron if ever there was one) ballads. It's Grim Up North Alfred Lord Heinous Are You Still Dying, Darling? 'arry-Kiri Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza  Bazzilliant Better Them Than Us! Breathless In Seattle But I'm Not Dead Yet The Canadian Cadaver Dogs C.A.Daver Clog Poppers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deader Than A Dead Thing Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death On The Rocks Deceased Hose Dethdefying Food For Worms "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Going Green Goners 2012 Grendel's Graveyard Happy No Year I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Just Give Me A Cance.....The Dead C's Scrots Keeper Of The Heads Lidder's Late Lamentables Luck Of The Dead Massive Bereavement Misers Mr. Yuck .....Norfolk & Good Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Only Fools & Corpses  Pan Breed People I Think Might Die In 2012 United Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix See You In Heaven  Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Now! That's What I Call Dying Sing Your Last Song For Me  Spongebob Ate My Hamster Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Anfield Iron  The Bedsoring '20s The Deadly Rhythm The End of the World As We Know It The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Man In Black's "sad last days..." Toetag4U Very Ill Turned Very Dead Win One For The Dead Tim's Terminal Twenty Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Williams, Bert Born 31 January 1920  (Bilston, Staffordshire, England) Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and England goalkeeper. Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

Williams, Betty Born 22 May 1943  (place of birth unknown) Co-founder with Máiread Corrigan-Maguire of the Community of Peace People, an attempt to forge peace in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles', who's efforts led to the receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, Billy Dee Born 6 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, chiefly recognised as Lando Calrissian in the 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Surely he's not 75? Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Williams, Don Born 27 May 1939  (Floydada, Texas, USA) Gentle, popular C&W singer. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Williams, Elmo Born 30 April 1913  (Lone Wolf, Oaklahoma) Film editor and producer. Won an Academy Award for 'High Noon' in 1952. Kentucky Fried Genocide

Williams, Esther Born 8 August 1921  (Inglewood, California, USA) Actress & swimmer, former swimming champ who starred in many films (and musicals) based on her swimming ability between the 1940s & 1960s. Dead Is Dead Death On The Rocks Moldy Oldies She's A Goner

Williams, Frank Born 2 July 1931  (Hampstead, London, England) Actor - Rev. Farthing in 'Dad's Army'. Old People Smell Of Piss One Scythe Fits All You Have Been Living

Williams, Heathcote Born 15 November 1941  (Helsby, Cheshire, England) Poet, actor, playwright, conjuror, lyricist and real father of Cenotaph climbing Charlie Gimour. The Importance Of Being Urn-ish

Williams, J. P. R. Born 2 March 1949  (Bridgend, Wales) Legendary Wales Rugby Union internation. Fullback for the Wales team tha won 3 grand slams in the 1970s. Tarkinator

Williams, Jody Born 9 October 1950  (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) Aid worker and teacher who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her campaign to ban landmines. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as 'Star Wars', 'Superman', 'ET', 'Indiana Jones' and many more. Last Trip To The John The Blue And White Reaper Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. Motown Morgue: This Old Heart Attack Of Mine

Williams, Rex Born 20 July 1933  (Halesowen, West Midlands, England) Former snooker player, who spent over 40 years playing the sport. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2 The Crucible Collection

Williams, Robin Born 21 July 1951  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Comic, who started on TV and became famous for playing Mork in 'Mork and Mindy'. Has since gone on to star in many a comedy film, but in recent years has played serious roles too. Ambledown Just Die Will You Necronomicon

Williams, Rowan Born 14 June 1950  (Swansea, Wales) Archbishop of Canterbury, elected in 2002. The Worst Acronym Team

Williams, Shirley Born 27 July 1930  (London, England) Labour MP who defected and formed the SDP in 1981, before becoming a Lib Dem member of the House of Lords. Deader Than A Dead Thing Now You're Gone...Can I Have Your Xbox? The Bloc

Williams, Sir Frank Born 16 April 1942  (County Durham, England) Boss of the Williams Formula 1 team. In a wheelchair since a car accident in 1986. Old People Smell Of Piss The Grim Reapers Club... Members Only

Williams, Steven Born 7 January 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American actor of film and TV. On A Mission To God

Williams, Jr., Hank Born 26 May 1949  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Son of the legendary country music pioneer Hank Williams. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Willis, Eddie Born 3 June 1936  (Grenada, Mississippi, USA) Electric guitarist for Motown. Motown Morgue: This Old Heart Attack Of Mine

Willis, Norman Born 21 January 1933  (Ashford, Surrey, England) General Secretary of the TUC from 1984-1993. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. Premiership Legends Song Die-tles

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2 I Absolutely Despise Adam Wood Song To The Siren

Wilson, E. O. Born 10 June 1929  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Award-winning biologist. Unexpected, But Who Knows

Wilson, Jocky  Born 22 March 1950  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) Died 24 March 2012  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland) Age at death: 62  (read death notice) Short, multiple-chinned former world darts champion. ...And I Feel Fine! C.A.Daver Hippoposthumous I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here .....Norfolk & Good Ollie's Monking Hitlist The Final Whistle Welshman

Wilson, Julian Date and place of birth unknown Former BBC TV presenter of horse racing. Toast of the Turf

Wilson, Larry Born 24 March 1936  (Rigby, Idaho, USA) American footballer for the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals

Wilson, Mary Born in Norfolk, England  (exact date unknown) Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Born 1918. Pan Breed

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, 'You, Me and Dupree' and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Peter Pan Complex

Wilson, Ralph Born 17 October 1918  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Founder, owner & President of NFL side Buffalo Bills. Crazycarl Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Oh Shit! I'm Dead! Toetag4U

Wilson, Ray Born 17 December 1934  (Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England) Former footballer, left back for England when they won the 1966 World Cup. Stick That In Your Corpse And Smoke It

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. Will the other foot follow this year? Embalmy Army

Wilson, Torrie Born 24 July 1975  (Boise, Idaho, USA) Female wrestler. Hey Old Timers

Wiltshire, Gary Date and place of birth unknown Morbidly obese bookmaker as seen on television. Born 1964. Stiff Little Fingers

Windham, Barry Born 4 July 1960  (Sweetwater, Texas, USA) Wrestler, son Blackjack Mulligan. The Chris Benoit Memorial Crèche And Weight Room You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Windsor, Barbara Born 6 August 1937  (Shoreditch, London, England) Veteran actress of the 'Carry On' films who went on to become Peggy Mitchell in the tiresome BBC soap 'EastEnders'. In the 1960s Babs, who changed her surname from Deeks at the time of the Queen's coronation, was also known for her off-screen connections to the Kray Twins. Distant relative of the artist John Constable. Carry On Cremating Come Die With Me Carry On Up To The Crem! Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death The Celebrity Undertaker

Windsor, Frank Born 12 July 1927  (Walsall, West Midlands, England) Actor, best known, for his role in 'Z Cars' & its spin off, 'Softly Softly'. Still appears in TV adverts & the odd TV show. Bloody Dead Rep Morbid Midlands XX Obituarynotice

Wing, Anna Born 30 October 1914  (Hackney, London, England) Played Lou Beale in the tiresome BBC soap 'EastEnders', but was killed off before Peggy Mitchell's time. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........ Alison The Assassin Marc’s Sparks Croaky Coffinitup Coffin Fit Crofty's Coffin Crew Dead Centre Of England Dead Enders Dead Loss The Deathlist Re-visited Part 1/2 Deathlist.net Drop Dead Celebration Embalmy Army "Emergency, Which Death Please..."  Final Curtain Who’s Dead? Girlfriend In A Coma Grobler's Stiff Ones Hardwood Surround I Think We're Alone Now Jesus Jones Jill Dando's Cat Jim's Deadbeats JoeRam Lard Bazaar Weakend At Bernies Min Reaper Northern Foxiles Oh Shit! I'm Dead! Windsor's OBE Over My Dead Body Scarborough's Slanted Succumbed Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Sick Scouser In Black Tango Uniform The Funeral Director 2012 The Lovegrove Tim's Terminal Twenty You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Wingett, William Date and place of birth unknown Soldier with Easy Company, the U. S. Regiment featured in the WWII TV series 'Band of Brothers'. The Pale Horseman’s Easy Riders

Wingreen, Jason Born 9 October 1919  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, the voice of Boba Fett in 'The Empire Strikes Back'. Insert Name Here

Winkelman, Pete Date and place of birth unknown Current chairman of Milton Keynes Dons FC. 20 Dirty Rotters

Winkler, Irwin Born 25 May 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Film producer most notably of the 'Rocky' series. Rotters

Winner, Michael Born 30 October 1935  (London, England) Modest chap, keeps his views to himself. Food critic, newspaper columnist & film director. Has Anyone Seen Mike Hunt?  I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm Nearly 83 And Still A Sicko! Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Mad Maureen  Snuff’s Enough Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers The Bloc Wake&Bake

Winter, Johnny Born 23 February 1944  (Beaumont, Texas, USA) Albino rock singer and guitarist. Deadstock

Winters, Jonathan Born 11 November 1925  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) Comic actor, better known for his work on stage, but has also appeared in many TV shows & films. Heads In A Bag Laughter Kills

Winton, Nicholas Born 19 May 1909  (Maidenhead, Berkshire, England) Humanitarian, who helped save 700 odd children from certain death at Nazi Concentration Camps in the Czech Republic, whilst on holiday to the country. Baz & Barry's Burial Bonanza Bxboy422 Gray Panthers Lidder's Late Lamentables Mave's Graves Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Windsor's OBE See You In Heaven Twenty Tons Of Fun?

Witchalls, Danny Date and place of birth unknown BASE jumper, known as Dan-The-Man. Hmmmm... I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Witchell, Nicholas Born 23 September 1953  (Shropshire, England) Flame-haired former news anchor, now BBC royal and diplomatic correspondent. Once sat on a lesbian on live television. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly!

Wogan, Terry Born 3 August 1938  (County Limerick, Republic of Ireland) Radio & TV presenter, former piss-taking commentator for the UK feed of the Eurovision Song Contest and more earnest host of the Children In Need shows. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Wolf, Charlie Born 12 April 1959  (place of birth unknown) British based American talk radio host with uncompromising neoconservative views. Radio Ga Ga Gone

Wolfe, Tom Born 2 March 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Journalist and novelist who wrote 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'. Cashier Number 82 Please!

Wolstenholme, Chris Born 2 December 1978  (Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) Bassist for prog-revivalists Muse. Kennedy Driving School

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. ...And I Feel Fine! The Honey Trap The Worst Acronym Team

Wong, Yishan Date and place of birth unknown Computer engineer, one of the technicians that helped make Facebook the parasitic presence it is today. Unexpected, But Who Knows

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. Mad Maureen Snuff’s Enough Team John Thomas

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. Morbid Midlands XX

Wood, Violet Born 2 September 1899  (Dargate, Faversham, Kent, England) Britain's oldest person at the start of 2012. Died in February 2012 but no obit. Eejit Gray Panthers Living In A Box One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Twenty Tons Of Fun? Tim's Terminal Twenty

Woodhead, Chris Born 20 October 1946  (London, England) Controversial former Chief Inspector of Schools from 1994 to 2000. Daniel Faraday's Notebook Died In The Wool David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Going Green Guild Of Master Reapers I Drink Your Milkshake If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Composition Of Death Miss Creant Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Plowing The Deep Stiff Little Fingers Stiff & the Tears The Importance Of Being Urn-ish The Other Side Of Sunday

Woodland, Norman Joseph  Born 6 September 1921  (Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) Died 9 December 2012  (Edgewater, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Inventor of the barcode. Beep. Bxboy422 Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Woods, Eli Born in Stockton-on-Tees, England  (exact date unknown) Comedian. Lanky stooge to Northeast comeidan Jimmy James. The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment Blacksox

Woods, Tiger Born 30 December 1975  (Cypress, California, USA) Golfer, one of sport's greatest ever players. Struggling to get his career back on track after a series of revelations about his private life. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Woodson, Bill Born 16 July 1917  (Glendale, California, USA) Voice over artist. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Woodvine, John Born 21 July 1929  (Tyne Dock, County Durham, England) Actor, mostly on TV & stage, who has a penchant for playing police officers. Who’s Dead?

Woodward, Bob Date and place of birth unknown Founder of the CLIC Sargent cancer charity in 1976. Researched To Death

Worcester, Robert Born 21 December 1933  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) US-born but UK-based psephologist and founder of the MORI polling organisation. Insert Name Here

Worrall Thompson, Antony Born 1 May 1951  (Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England) TV chef. Once memorably described by Gordon Ramsay as "a squashed Bee Gee". Staring Down The Barrel

Worsthorne, Peregrine Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the 'Sunday Telegraph'. Brown Bananas Diepod Shuffle Ghouls In The Night Pan Breed Tomb It May Concern

Wouk, Herman Born 27 May 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Popular author, best known for his novels 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'The Winds of War'. Buzzards Circling The Drain Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators The Deathlist Re-visited Part 2/2 Deathlist.net Feng Shui Pig Grim McGraw I'll Get The Oven On JoeRam The Old Ones Are The Pests Write Your Own Obit, I’m Busy Breathing

Wretzky, D'Arcy Born 1 May 1968  (South Haven, Michigan, USA) Bass player with The Smashing Pumpkins until their split in 1999. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Wright, Samuel E. Born 20 November 1946  (Camden, South Carolina, USA) Voice actor, Sebastian the Crab in 'The Little Mermaid'. I Hear Voices

Wright, Steve Born 24 April 1958  (Erpingham, Norfolk, England) Jailed for murdering 5 prostitutes in and around Ipswich in December 2006. Not to be confused with the radio DJ or the comedian of the same name. The Choir Invisibule

Wyatt, Robert Born 28 January 1945  (Bristol, England) Founder member and drummer for 1960s proto-prog band Soft Machine. A paraplegic since falling out of a third floor window in 1973. Came back to release the quite extraordinary 'Rock Bottom' album in 1974. Sometimes They Come Back

Wylde, Zakk Born 14 January 1967  (Bayonee, New Jersey, USA) Guitarist and sideman to Ozzy Osbourne. Also formed his own heavy metal band, Black Label Society. Norwegian Blue Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. Illinois Reaper Beater 6.0 The Voodoogurus

Wymark, Olwen Born 14 February 1932  (Oakland, California, USA) American playwright and widow of British actor Patrick Wymark. Garf Wants You To Die

Wyngarde, Peter Born 23 August 1933  (Marseille, France) Actor, best known for his role as Jason King in the TV show of the same name. One Scythe Fits All On The Box/In The Box Time's-Up Team

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