Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: J

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J, Jessie Born 27 March 1988  (London, England) Pop singer-songwriter who made a breakthrough in 2011 with the album 'Who You Are'. Minibus Of Death

Jacklin, Tony Born 7 July 1944  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) One of Britain's most successful golfers. Captained Europe to an epochal win over the United States in the Ryder Cup in 1985. Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) This Is Your Death

Jackman, Robin Born 13 August 1945  (Simla, Punjab, India) Former England international cricketer. It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Stiff Little Fingers We're All Gonna Die! Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Jackson, Betty Born 24 June 1949  (Bacup, Lancashire, England) British fashion designer. Lost her leg aged six. 20 to 1 Safe Betts

Jackson, Francis Born 2 October 1917  (Malton, Yorkshire, England) Organist and composer, Was Organist of York Minster from 1946-1982. Dead And Dusted 2

Jackson, Jeremy Born 16 October 1980  (Newport Beach, California, USA) Actor who played David Hasselhoff's son in 'Baywatch'. Brimful Of Asha

Jackson, Jesse Born 8 October 1941  (Greenville, South Carolina, USA) Controversial politician & civil rights activist, as well as a Baptist minister. Deadpoolers Kennedy Driving School

Jackson, Joseph Born 26 July 1929  (Fountain Hill, Arkansas, USA) Father of Michael & all the other Jacksons, former manager of Jackson 5. Bet on Black! Breathless In Seattle Coattails To The Grave Dead Is Dead Deadpoolers I Will Be 84 In March And I Am Still A Sicko!! Where's My Damn List

Jackson, Katherine Born 4 May 1930  (Barbour County, Alabama) Matriarch of the legendary Jackson family of musicians. Cashier Number 83 Please! Deadpoolers Happy No Year

Jackson, Philip Born 18 June 1948  (Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) Experienced character actor, probably best remembered as Chief Inspector James Japp in 'Agatha Christie's Poirot'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky

Jackson, Samuel L. Born 21 December 1948  (Washington D.C., USA) Award winning actor, with a whole string of hit films to his credit in the last three decades. Prunella Vulgaris

Jackson, Wanda Born 20 October 1937  (Maud, Oklahoma, USA) Acclaimed rockabilly singer. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Jackson, Jr., Jesse Born 11 March 1965  (Greenville, South Carolina, USA) Democrat politician and son of the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Resigned from the US House of Representatives in 2012 over allegations of fraud. There's A Shiva In The Park

Jacob, Francois  Born 17 June 1920  (Nancy, France) Died 19 April 2013  (Paris, France) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Nobel Prize winner in Medicine in 1965, a feted biologist. A Million To One Shot

Jacobi, Derek Born 22 October 1938  (Leytonstone, London, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but with notable TV & film credits as well. Dr Who(s) Next in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Jacobs, David  Born 19 May 1926  (London, England) Died 2 September 2013  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Veteran disc jockey & former television presenter, former Eurovision commentator for the BBC. Diepod Shuffle Doornails R Us Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Radio Ga Ga Gone Rotting Kanzlerin Team John Thomas The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2013 Tick Tock Unusual Suspects

Jaffee, Al Born 13 March 1921  (Savannah, Georgia, USA) Cartoonist with MAD magazine since 1955. Features include the back cover fold-in and 'Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions'. Soylent Dreams Toetag4U

Jagger, Mick Born 26 July 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) Rubber-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones. Gwynhafyr Mad Maureen Pass Me The Mike Yorkshire Crypt Kickers

Jairzinho, (footballer) Born 25 December 1944  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Retired international footballer. Winger for the legendary Brazil side which won the World Cup in 1970. Scored in every match and yet still finished behind Gerd Müller for the Golden Boot. Shaken Not Stirred

James, Clifton Born 29 May 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Actor, Sheriff J.W. Pepper in two James Bond movies. No Mr Bond I Expect You To Die Dead Lee

James, Clive Born 7 October 1939  (Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) TV critic, writer & author who thinks he is far far funnier than he actually is. It's Grim Up North  Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead ...And I Feel Fine! Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Better Dead Than Red Better Them Than Us! Body Snatcher's Body-Count Breathless In Seattle  Brown Bread  Carkers Convention 2013 Chelski Pensioners C.A.Daver Coffinitup Coffin Fit Creme De La Crem Crofty's Coffin Crew The Don Crossing The Styx Daniel Faraday's Notebook Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead And Dusted Dead By Dawn DeadEnders Dead Ends Deader Than A Dead Thing  Dead Last Dead Right Dead Space 5000  Death Nebula 3000 Death From Down Under  Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Ethnic Cleansing Faster Than A Dead Horse Fledermaus  Funeral Holmes  Girlfriend In A Coma Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood Going Green  Grendel's Graveyard Guild Of Master Reapers HackinNcackin'  Researched To Death Hunting Halos  I Drink Your Milkshake I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here I Shall Need To Get The Black Out It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! It Tolls For Thee Juicy Janny Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Manuel's Stiffs  Master Mind Melon Smashers & Melon Heads  Michael Winner's Death Wish Misers Morbid United FC Ninja Zombies Rule! Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia .....Norfolk & Good Windsor's OBE Partridge As Reaper People Who Will Die Before Abe Vigoda People I Think Might Die In 2013 United Pooil Vaaish Rotting Kanzlerin Dead Lee  Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20  The Waiting List  See You In Heaven  STAB_in_the_DARK Star Dust Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff Little Fingers Stiff & the Tears Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Heading Nowhere The Death Stars  The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Funeral Director 2013 The Grey Horde The Importance Of Being Urn-ish The Long Awaited Return Of The Dorset Jury The Lovegrove The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead  The Unspiritualist They're Dead, Y'Know! This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Today It's A Fever, Tomorrow - St Peter Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic We Don't Talk Anymore  Tomb It May Concern If This Team Wins, The Beer Will Be Flowing... Very Ill Turned Very Dead  You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper You're Not Breathing Anymore

James, Dennis Born in Swansea, Wales  (exact date unknown) Lord Mayor of Swansea since May 2012. Died April 2013 but no obit. Golden Slumbers

James, Jesse G. Born 19 April 1969  (Long Beach, California, USA) Customizer of Motorcycles as featured in the U.S. Reality TV show 'Monster Garage'. Was married to Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock, before the eejit went and had an affair and was subsequently divorced. Deadly As Sin Till You Win Rotting Kanzlerin

James, LeBron Born 30 December 1984  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Basketball player in the NBA Deadly As Sin Till You Win

James, P. D. Born 3 August 1920  (Oxford, England) Author of mystery novels. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food Gag Slow And Die Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Ladies Bodybags Old Writers Never Die....They Just Fade Away Over & Out Stick That In Your Corpse And Smoke It You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

James, Sonny Born 1 May 1929  (Hackleburg, Alabama, USA) Country & Western singer. 20 Crooners Croakin' All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Deadpoolers Grand Ole Opry XX

Jammeh, Yahya Born 25 May 1965  (Kanilai, Gambia) Current and controversial President of Gambia. Afrika Korpses WIDE of-the MARK

Jancsó, Miklós Born 27 September 1921  (Vác, Hungary) Hungarian film director. The Last Picture Show

Jane, Bob Born 18 December 1929  (Brunswick, Melbourne, Australia) Former touring car racing driver, but better known, in Australia anyway, as a businessman. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Janis, Conrad Born 11 February 1928  (New York, New York, USA) Jazz musician & actor, played Mindy's laconic dad in 'Mork and Mindy'. ZZ Topped

Janner, Greville Born 11 July 1928  (Cardiff, Wales) Former MP for Leicester West between 1970 & 1997. Dead Commons

Janssen, Jan Born 19 May 1940  (Nootdorp, Netherlands) Former professional cyclist. First Dutchman to win the Tour de France, in 1968. Minions Of Xuleneb

Jardine, Sandy Born 31 December 1948  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Footballer, first played for the Rangers and later for the Hearts. Address Unknown Amanita Virosa A Million To One Shot Better Them Than Us! Daniel Faraday's Notebook Warning - Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health David Quantick's Showbiz Pals  I Hate Glasgow Rangers And Sevco 5088 Inigo, I Hope We Win I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Just Give Me A Cance.....The Dead C's Scrots Master Mind Optimus Primed For Death Pan Breed  Romancing The Headstone Stone Dead Cert Heading Nowhere The Living End The Jean-Jacques Misse Misse XI Thomas Jefferson Survives

Jaruzelski, General Wojciech Born 6 July 1923  (Kurow, Poland) Joined the Polish army during WWII, and turned to politics in the 1960s. Rose through the ranks of the Communist Party to become National Secretary (President of Poland in all but name) in 1981, just as the Solidarity movement was heating up. Pitted his trademark sunglasses against Lech Walesa's moustache and lost. Removed from office in 1990, but has been too unwell to face trial ever since. …and There Was Great Rejoicing Bazzilliant Body Snatcher's Body-Count Crazycarl Crossing The Styx Curse Of Fame Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? DDP Tofoa Dead By Dawn DeadEnders DeadHead Death Grips Await Der Gevatter Ruft Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Girlfriend In A Coma Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood Going Green Hardwood Surround WIDE of-the MARK Hell To The Chief Hide & Go Die I Told You I Was Ill They're Loving Angels Instead Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Mostly Whores Ninja Zombies Rule! Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Pan Breed Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix P&T Killjoy Extravaganza Pooil Vaaish Romancing The Headstone See You In Hell Shovelful Of Dirt Inquilinekea/Simfish Sometimes They Come Back Star Dust Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Conqueror Worm The Dead Certs The End of the World As We Know It The Grey Horde The Living End The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Suffering They're Dead, Y'Know! Thomas Jefferson Survives Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded  Windsor The Troll You Must Be Croaking!

Jasný, Vojtech Born 30 November 1925  (Kelc, Czechoslovakia) Czech filmmaker. So Much For Their Happy Endings

Jason, David Born 2 February 1940  (Edmonton, London, England) Comedy actor, best known as Granville in 'Open All Hours' and Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses'. Even after a decade, it's still hard not to smirk at his supposedly serious role as Detective Inspector Jack Frost in 'A Touch of Frost'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky Filth on the Box in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Ken Dodd's Dad's Dog's Daddy Long Leg's Dead On The Box/In The Box Pass The Sick Bucket Roy Daveision Sean's Coffin Dodgers Song To The Siren

Javacheff, Christo Born 13 June 1935  (Gabrovo, Bulgaria) Bulgarian-born avant garde artist. Heads In A Bag

Jawara, Dawda Born 16 May 1924  (Barajally, The Gambia) Gambian politician and the nation's first President, from 1970-1994. Leading To(o) Dead...

Jayston, Michael Born 29 October 1935  (Nottingham, England) Velvet-voiced actor who has appeared in a wide variety of films and tv programmes. Dr Who(s) Next

Jean, Al Born 9 January 1961  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Screenwriter for 'The Simpsons' among others. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Jean I of Luxembourg, Grand Duke Born 5 January 1921  (Berg Castle, Luxembourg) Ruler of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000. Happy No Year 2013 Minions Of Xuleneb Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Jeffries, Herb Born 24 September 1913  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Veteran jazz singer and actor. Clog Poppers  Obituarynotice

Jelinek, Elfriede Born 20 October 1946  (Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria) Austrian feminist playwright & novelist. Nobel Loserettes

Jenkin, Patrick Born 7 January 1926  (Oxford, England) Politician, a member of both Edward Heath & Margaret Thatcher's government cabinets. Iron Lacky

Jens, Walter  Born 8 May 1923  (Hamburg, Germany) Died 9 June 2013  (Tübingen, Germany) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) German literary historian. Falling Like The Wall

Jensen, John Born 3 May 1965  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Former Danish international footballer. Scored the opening goal for the national side in their famous shock win over Germany in the 1992 European Championship. Gunners Go Goodbye

Jepsen, Carly Rae Born 21 November 1985  (Mission, British Columbia, Canada) Canadian pop singer-songwriter. You Die Now

Jeremy, Ron Born 12 March 1953  (Long Island, New York, USA) Actor, almost exclusively in porn films. Dance On Your Grave

Jericho, Chris Born 9 November 1970  (Manhasset, New York, USA) Canadian wrestler. Death Valley

Jett, Joan Born 22 September 1958  (Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA) Founder member of the all-girl rock band The Runaways before scoring a US number 1 hit with 'I Love Rock 'n' Roll' in 1982. Sporting Lesbian

Jevric, Ekrem Born 25 October 1951  (Plav, Montenegro) Montenegro-born singer who gained cult popularity in 2010 with his Youtube video "Kuca poso". Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

Jewison, Norman Born 21 July 1926  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian film director of such films as 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Rollerball'. Weed 'Em And Reap

Jiang, Yang Born 17 July 1911  (Beijing, China) Chinese playwright and author. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Jie, Guo Born 16 January 1912  (Dalian, China) Chinese athlete. The last survivor of China's 1936 Olympic team. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Jodorowsky, Alejandro Born 7 February 1929  (Tocopilla, Chile) Jewish Chilean filmmaker who made the cult western 'El Topo' in 1970. Optimus Primed For Death

Johansson, Scarlett Born 22 November 1984  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress - 'Lost in Translation', 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' etc. Colour Me Dead What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Johansson, Thomas Born 24 March 1975  (Linköping, Sweden) Swedish former tennis player who won the Australian Open in 2002. Tennis Wars

John, Elton Born 25 March 1947  (Pinner, Middlesex, England) The most successful pop star of the 1970s, who has managed to remain more or less in the limelight ever since, despite (or perhaps because of) drug and alcohol problems, bust-ups with his lyricist Bernie Taupin, a turbulent love life and a lamentable dress sense. 20 Dirty Rotters Mad Maureen The Sadistic Statistics

Johns, Glynis Born 5 October 1923  (Pretoria, South Africa) Husky-voiced actress (and dancer/singer), of Welsh origin, a popular actress in the 1950s. I'll Get The Oven On Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel The Dirt Nappers Tick Tock

Johns, Jasper Born 15 May 1930  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) American abstract expressionist painter. All Death Is Consolation

Johnson, Arte Born 20 January 1929  (Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA) Comic actor, best known for appearing on 'Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In'. Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Johnson, Brian Born 5 October 1947  (Dunston, Gateshead, England) Lead singer of AC/DC. Deadpoolers

Johnson, Dwayne Born 2 May 1972  (Hayward, California, USA) Popular wrestler and actor known as "The Rock". Death Valley

Johnson, George "Johnny" Date and place of birth unknown Member of the "Dambusters" mission in the Second World War. Born 1922. Guild Of Master Reapers

Johnson, Holly Born 19 February 1960  (Khartoum, Sudan) African-born former front man of '80s Scouse popsters Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Was diagnosed with HIV in the late '80s, but treatment has kept it at bay ever since, and he continues to work in the music industry. Died In The Wool Partridge As Reaper

Johnson, Russell Born 10 November 1924  (Ashley, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor, in numerous shows & films, but remembered in the US for his role in 'Gilligan's Island'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front Wayne Manor

Johnson, Teddy Born 4 September 1920  (Surbiton, Surrey, England) Variety star, a singer, along with his wife Pearl Carr, who were big in the 50s, but have now both long been forgotten about. Death For Everybody Pop Goes The Pop Star

Jolie, Angelina Born 4 June 1975  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Lara Croft actress. Drop the Pilot

Jones, Cliff Born 7 February 1935  (Swansea, Wales) Former Tottenham Hotspur winger, part of the legendary double winning side of 1961. Dead Space 5000 Old People Smell Of Piss

Jones, Dickie Born 25 February 1927  (Snyder, Texas, USA) Former child actor, best known as the voice of 'Pinocchio'. Dead Is Dead I Hear Voices

Jones, Elinor Born in Llanwrda, Carmarthenshire, Wales  (exact date unknown) Welsh television presenter. Born 1946. Pobol Y Fedd

Jones, Freddie Born 17 August 1927  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Actor, currently in Emmerdale & has been on TV for aeons. Cannock Killing Club Who Turned Out The Lights?

Jones, George  Born 12 September 1931  (Saratoga, Texas, USA) Died 26 April 2013  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Country music star. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Deadpoolers Death At The Movies Grand Ole Opry XX See You In Heaven Shovelful Of Dirt The Dirt Nappers

Jones, Grace Born 19 May 1948  (Spanish Town, Jamaica) Androgynous Jamaican singer and not Britain's oldest person. 007 - Carrie's Licence to Die No Mr Bond I Expect You To Die

Jones, Grace Adelaide  Born 7 December 1899  (London, England) Died 14 November 2013  (London, England) Age at death: 113  (read death notice) Britain's oldest person and not the androgynous Jamaican singer. Carkers Convention 2013 Dead Spotters Diepod Shuffle Eaten by Worms Madonna's Hand of Bod Northern Foxiles Old People, Young Death Puzlman's Passing Picks Shaken Not Stirred The British (D)i(e)sles The Pussy Perishes Last Who Turned Out The Lights?

Jones, Gwyneth Born 7 November 1936  (Pontnewynydd, Wales) Welsh soprano opera singer. Pobol Y Fedd

Jones, Ken Born 20 February 1930  (Liverpool, England) Frequently seen character actor in the 1970s & 1980s - though still acting now. Best known as the rather shifty Ives in 'Porridge'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky The Stench of Brit Sit-Com

Jones, L. Q. Born 19 August 1927  (Jefferson County, Texas, USA) Actor who appeared in several Sam Peckinpah films. All Quiet on the Westerns Front Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

Jones, Quincy Born 14 March 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Music composer, trumpeter, record producer & arranger, mainly of "feel-good" music. Clog Poppers Tick Tock

Jones, Susannah Born 6 July 1899  (Lowndes County, Alabama, USA) 6th oldest person in the World as of March 2013. The Pussy Perishes Last

Jones, Terry Born 1 February 1942  (Colwyn Bay, Wales) Member of Monty Python and one of Britain's most noted historians. Final Curtain Mr. Yuck Seasideessexxile Trojan Hearse

Jones, Tom Born 7 June 1940  (Pontypridd, Wales) Gravelly-voiced, hirsute Welsh singer, inexplicably attractive to ladies of a certain age. Gwynhafyr

Jong-Un, Kim Born 8 January 1983  (Pyongyang, North Korea) Son of the late North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il and appointed successor to the dear leader after his death in December 2011. …and There Was Great Rejoicing It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It

Jopling, Michael Born 10 December 1930  (place of birth unknown) Former Conservative MP and government minister. Was Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food form 1983-1987. Pan Breed

Jordan, Michael Born 17 February 1963  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) One of the most successful & certainly most well-known basketball players of all time. Pass Me The Mike

Jørgensen, Anker Born 13 July 1922  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Former Prime Minister of Denmark Dead Presidentes Dr Shipman's Waiting Room The 1922 Committee  The Dead Certs

Jourdan, Louis Born 19 June 1919  (Marseille, France) French actor in a number of US & UK movies, including 'Octopussy'. Food For Worms Friday the 2013th But Oswald I'm Dead. Well, Nobody's Perfect No Mr Bond I Expect You To Die No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Pool Ghoul The Old Ones Are The Pests Where's My Damn List You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead?

Joya, Malalai Born 25 April 1978  (Farah, Afghanistan) Member of the Afghan parliament, noted for her hostility towards whom she considers warlords and war criminals in the parliament. Brimful Of Asha House Of Soon To Be With The Lord  Plowing The Deep

Juan Carlos Of Spain, King Born 5 January 1938  (Rome, Italy) King of Spain since 1975. By Royal Appointment The Dead Cows

Juda, Elsbeth Born 2 May 1911  (Darmstadt, Germany) Photographer. It was Juda who photographed Winston Churchill as reference shots for artist Graham Sutherland's notorious portrait of the former PM in 1954. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Julius Norwich, John Born 15 September 1929  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Historian, TV broadcaster & travel writer, son of politician Duff Cooper. Bloody Dead Rep

Jurasik, Peter Born 25 April 1950  (Queens, New York, USA) American actor, best known for his role as Londo Mollari in the pioneering sci-fi series 'Babylon 5'. ZZ Topped

Jurgensen, Sonny Born 23 August 1934  (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA) Former American Football quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Obsure0's The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2013

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