Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2014: W

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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, Pauline  Born 18 August 1910  (Shattuck, Oklahoma, USA) Died 2 May 2014  (La Crescenta, California, USA) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Film actress. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

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'. He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Wood off a boat. Cashier Number 84 Please!  in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Nearer My God To Thee Lady Cadaver's Lover No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) The Swiss Family Roberts - Gone Wayne Manor

Wagstaff, Stuart Born 13 February 1925  (Great Durnford, Wiltshire, England) English-born Australian actor and entertainer. Nearer My God To Thee

Waite, Ralph  Born 22 June 1928  (White Plains, New York, USA) Died 13 February 2014  (Palm Desert, California, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) American actor best known as John Walton, Sr in 'The Waltons'. Death Can Be Funny

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. No Weddings And Twenty Funerals

Wajda, Andrzej Born 6 March 1926  (Suwalki, Poland) Polish film director. The Last Picture Show

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 Toetag4U

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

Walcott, Theo Born 16 March 1989  (London, England) Footballer who plays for Arsenal and England. In 2006 became England's youngest ever capped player. 20 English Eggs, One Basket

Waldegrave, William Born 15 August 1946  (London, England) Health secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and held a number of posts under John Major but lost his seat in 1997 and was elevated to the house of lords. The House of Luck

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!" I Hear Voices Szaboss!!

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. Geneva Blues

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Walker, Andrew Date and place of birth unknown Triple murderer, released on compassionate grounds in December 2011. Born 1954. Dead Ends

Walker, Clint Born 30 May 1927  (Hartford, Illinois, USA) Towering actor who starred in the western TV series 'Cheyenne'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front  Psychic Hitman RKAA34

Walker, Dreama Born 20 June 1986  (Tampa, Florida, USA) TV actress from 'The Good Wife' and 'Gossip Girls'. Van Damme Cool Names

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

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. Since then he's been a continual presence on various stations, most recently presenting Radio 2's 'Sounds of the 70s'. Born Peter Dingley. Dead And Dusted Radio Ga Ga Gone

Walker, Kyle Born 28 May 1990  (Sheffield, England) Tottenham Hotspur and England right back. 20 English Eggs, One Basket

Walker, Mort Born 3 September 1923  (El Dorado, Kansas, USA) Newspaper cartoonist. Weed 'Em And Reap

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Albert Fish & Chips The Choir Invisibule 2014 Brown Bread Coffin Fit Dead Loss Death Leppard EGN's Celebrity Zombies In Waiting Girlfriend In A Coma Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People M6 Toll(ed) Next Must Be UZI Right? Windsor's OBE Pickton's Pork Pies Red-Flagged Snuff's Enough The British (D)i(e)sles The Man In Black's "...it's 'im off the telly!" The Number Of The Beast Szaboss!! Today Is A Good Day To Die! Tottering Hotspurs When You've Gotta Go, You'Ve Gotta Go Death: A Fate Worse Than Life.

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... Question Or Terminate?

Walker, Rudolph Born 28 September 1939  (Trinidad, West Indies) Actor, best known for 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'The Thin Blue Line' and now on 'EastEnders' as Patrick Trueman. Can't See The Wood For The Stiffs Bury My Stiff

Wallach, Eli  Born 7 December 1915  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 24 June 2014  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) 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'. 20 Nongon The Frog Chorus Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead All Quiet on the Westerns Front Ambledown Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Bazzilliant Buzzards Bxboy422  Can't See The Wood For The Stiffs CoffinItUp Compost Corner Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? DDP Tofoa Drop Deadline Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death Nebula 3000 Death Grips Await  Death On The Rocks Death From Down Under Deathlist.net Deathpig Death Stalks United Dr Shipman's Waiting Room "Emergency, Which Death Please…" The Forest Lawn Jockeys Fuck 'Em All Billy Graham Must Die Grendel's Graveyard Grim Sleeper HackinNcackin' Hunting Halos IHNFC Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn if You Die Jesus Jones Jim's Deadbeats Just Fade Away Kentucky Fried Genocide Lidders Late Lamentables Love And Marriage Go Together Like A Hearse And Carriage Weakend At Bernies Moldy Oldies Most Hits Ever Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers Noodle Squad .....Norfolk & Good Not Well Old People Smell Of Piss Old People Party Of 20 Pickett's Popped Off Picks Pool Ghoul Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Spongebob Ate My Hamster Stairway To Heaven Stan's Specs Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Bucket O'Hare Team Cat AIDS Team Serious Effort The Death Stars The Empire State Strikes Back  The Final Curtaincall The Grave Robbers The Old Ones Are The Pests Szaboss!! There goes another one! :) Wawix In The Sky Who Turned Out The Lights? You Must Be Croaking! You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead?

Waller, Rik Born 25 August 1981  (Gillingham, Kent, England) Singer who shot to fame in Pop Idol in 2002, despite (or because of) his massive obesity. Still performing. Obese City

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

Wally, Eddy Born 12 July 1932  (Zelzate, East Flanders, Belgium) Belgian singer, so-called "The Voice of Europe". Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders

Walsh, Bradley Born 4 June 1960  (Watford, Herfordshire, England) Presenter and actor who hosts the TV game show 'The Chase'. Could have been a footballer. Question Or Terminate?

Walsh, Lawrence E.  Born 8 January 1912  (Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada) Died 19 March 2014  (Nichols Hills, Oklahoma, USA) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Lawyer and former Deputy Attorney General who invesitgated the Iran-Contra affair of 1986. The Old Ones Are The Pests Worm Farmer

Walsh, Walter  Born 4 May 1907  (Union City, New Jersey, USA) Died 29 April 2014  (Arlington, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 106  (read death notice) FBI agent and Olympic competitor in shooting. Old As Dirt

Walters, Barbara Born 25 September 1929  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Legendary US television news anchorwoman and interviewer. Dead Is Dead Grave Diggers Of 2014

Walton, Bill Born 5 November 1952  (La Mesa, California, USA) Former UCLA basketball player turned commentator, referred to as the "Big Red-Head". Reading Out The Will

Waltrip, Michael Born 30 April 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) American motor racer, twice winner of the Daytona 500. john_thomas_alerdice

Walwyn, Cath Born 5 November 1928  (place of birth unknown) Racing horse owner and widow of trainer Fulke Walwyn. Toast of the Turf

Wamala, Emmanuel Born 15 December 1926  (Lwaggulwe Masaka, Uganda) Former Cardinal and Archbishop of Kampala, Uganda. The Pope

Wanamaker, Zoë Born 13 May 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Versatile stage and screen actress, daughter of Sam Wanamaker, appeared in everything from 'My Family' through 'Doctor Who' & 'Harry Potter' to 'Prime Suspect'. Married to actor Gawn Grainger. Dr Who's Next

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

Wapner, Joseph Born 15 November 1919  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former American judge, later turned US TV personality. Stee Grah Time's-Up Team Weed 'Em And Reap

Ward, Bill Born 5 May 1948  (Birmingham, England) Drummer with the legendary heavy metal progenitors Black Sabbath. Albert Fish & Chips I Told You I Was Ill Pickton's Pork Pies

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

Ward, Lalla Born 28 June 1951  (London, England) Aristocratic actress most famous for her portrayal as Romana's second incarnation in 'Doctor Who'. Formally married to Tom Baker now married to Richard Dawkins. Raises money for Denville Hall. Born The Honourable Sarah Ward. Dr Who's Next

Warner, David Born 29 July 1941  (Manchester, England) Prolific actor still best remembered for having his head knocked off in 1976's 'The Omen'. Nearer My God To Thee

Warner, John Born 18 February 1927  (Washington D.C., USA) Five term US senator for Virginia. Married to Elizabeth Taylor from 1976 to 1982. Died In Committee

Warren, Lorraine Born 31 January 1927  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Paranormal investigator, who along with her husband, looked into the "Amityville Horror" which later became a film. Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)

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

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. She's A Goner Squid's Stiffs

Waterhouse, Matthew Born 19 December 1961  (Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) Actor who played Adric in 'Doctor Who' in the early eighties, one of the few companaions to be killed off. Dr Who's Next

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

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. Gag Slow And Die

Watkins, Ian Born 30 July 1977  (Merthyr Tygfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) Singer with noughties metallers Lost Prophets. Jaild for the sexual abuse of children in 2013. It's Grim Up North The Frog Chorus Albert Fish & Chips …and There Was Great Rejoicing Are You Still Dying, Darling? Black Penguins Of Doom Worm Fodder Calm Down Dear... I'm Only Dying  C.A.Daver Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? DeadEnders Death To All But Metal And Schumacher Diepod Shuffle EGN's Celebrity Zombies In Waiting Gazza's A Gonna Girlfriend In A Coma Grendel's Graveyard Hunting Halos  I'll Sleep When You're Dead I Told You They Were Sick! Just Give Me A Cance.....The Dead C**T Scrots Kiddy Fiddler On The Roof  Leave Them Kids Alone Madonna's Hand of Bod Mave's Graves Morbid United FC Pan Breed Partridge As Reaper People I Think Might Die In 2014 United Pickton's Pork Pies Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be) Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!!! Sonnys Suicide Solutions Stairway To Heaven The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment The Misfortune Tellers There goes another one! :) There Or Thereabouts The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers Toasted Brown Bread We're Not Feeling Too Well (I Hope!!!!!) When You've Gotta Go, You'Ve Gotta Go Won't Shed A Tear

Watkins, Matthew J. Born 2 September 1978  (Newport, Wales) Former Wales and Llanelli Scarlets rugby centre. Stiff & the Tears

Watkins, Tionne "T-Boz" Born 26 April 1970  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Singer, part of TLC. Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath?

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

Watson, Dave Born 10 November 1973  (Barnsley, West Yorkshire, England) Goalkeeping coach for the England team. 20 English Eggs, One Basket

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. Unusual Suspects

Watson, Lewis Born 19 October 1992  (Oxford, England) Singer-songwriter whom The Man In Black has never heard of but with such releases entitled 'It's Got Four Sad Songs On It BTW', 'Another Four Sad Songs' and 'Some Songs With Some Friends', it's probably just as well... The 90's Are Dead

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. Sing Your Last Song For Me

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

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. Hippoposthumous L00ney51  Next Must Be UZI Right?

Way, Pete Born 7 August 1951  (Enfield, Middlesex, England) Bassist with heavy rockers UFO. Buried By HHH Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood Heading Nowhere Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. 45 Is The New 80 Dead Space 5000 Gazza's A Gonna .....Norfolk & Good

Wayne, Rick Born 27 January 1938  (St. Lucia) St. Lucian singer, bodybuilder and journalist. Well, you've got to make a living somehow... Their Country May Never Qualify For The World Cup But At Least They Made The Deadpool

Weathers, Carl Born 14 January 1948  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Actor who famously sparred with those 80s meatheads Stallone and Schwarzenegger in 'Rocky' and 'Predator' respectfully. They're Getting Too Old For This Shit

Weaver, Fritz Born 19 January 1926  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor, often seen in genre shows such as 'The X-Files'. Carne And Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Weaving, Hugo Born 4 April 1960  (Ibadan, Nigeria) Australian actor who has had a large number of roles in blockbuster films including The Matrix Trilogy, 'LOTR', 'V for Vendetta' and 'Transformers'. Diagnosed with epilepsy aged 13. Van Damme Cool Names

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…" Reading Out The Will

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. Some Of Paula Deen's Best Friends The Dead Certs

Weeks, Honeysuckle Born 1 August 1979  (Cardiff, Wales) British television actress known for 'Foyle's War'. The Man In Black must be getting old as he remembers her as a child actress! Van Damme Cool Names

Weiland, Scott Born 27 October 1967  (Santa Cruz, California, USA) Lead singer of US grunge/hard rock group Velvet Revolver. Died In The Wool Not At All Well Noz4news Snort The Ashes

Weinstein, Warren Born 3 July 1941  (USA) US contractor, kidnapped by al-Qaeda whilst in Pakistan in 2011. The Newstreet Boys Death Squad

Weintraub, Fred Born 27 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Film and Television producer, often of martial arts, such as 'Enter the Dragon'. Team Serious Effort

Weisz, Rachel Born 7 March 1970  (London, England) Award winning actress most noticeably for 'The Constant Gardener' but most people are more interested in the fact she is Mrs Daniel Craig. Mothers I'd Like To Umm

Weld, Tuesday Born 27 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Film actress, nominated for several awards and married once to Dudley Moore but seemingly fell off the radar since the mid-80s. Van Damme Cool Names

Weldon, Fay Born 22 September 1931  (Birmingham, England) Old school feminist writer who works include 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil' and 'The Cloning of Joanna May'. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Welland, Colin Born 4 July 1934  (Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England) Actor - 'Kes', 'Z-Cars', then became a script & screen writer, most notably for 'Chariots of Fire'. Simply Dead Trojan Hearse

Wellington, The Duke of  Born 2 July 1915  (Rome, Italy) Died 31 December 2014  (Stratfield Saye, Hampshire, England) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Aristocrat and current holder of this famous military name. Bladerunner Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Grobler's Stiff Ones Zombie Dance Party Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble Shuffled Off Inquilinekea/Simfish The Conqueror Worm

Wells, Dawn Born 18 October 1938  (Reno, Nevada, USA) Actress who starred in the 1960s sitcom 'Gilligan's Island'. Death Nebula 3000

Wendt, George Born 17 October 1948  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) TV actor - played the part of eternal barfly Norm in 'Cheers'. Hippoposthumous

Wenner, Christopher Born 6 December 1954  (place of birth unknown) Journalist and former presenter of 'Blue Peter'. Pooil Vaaish

Wenzel, Hanni Born 14 December 1956  (Straubing, Germany) German born skier who won Liechtenstein's first Olympic medal in the 1976 winter games in Innsbruck. Their Country May Never Qualify For The World Cup But At Least They Made The Deadpool

Wertmüller, Lina Born 14 August 1926  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director. First woman to be nominated for Best Director, in 1976. The Last Picture Show

West, Adam Born 19 September 1928  (Walla Walla, Washington, USA) Played Batman in the original (1966-68) TV series. Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Evergreen State Of Decay First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die From Here To Eternity Lord Gravedigger On The Box/In The Box Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Say Hello To The Angels

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. Inexplicably married to vapid reality show parasite, big-arsed Kim Kardashian. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Last Train To Palookaville Say Hi To Uncle George

West, Leslie Born 22 October 1945  (New York City, New York, USA) Guitarist with American hard rockers Mountain. Shovelful Of Dirt

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. She is serving a life sentence. …and There Was Great Rejoicing

West, Simon Born in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England  (exact date unknown) British film director of 'Con Air' and 'The Expendables 2'. Simon Says You're Dead

West, Timothy Born 20 October 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but has had loads of TV roles. Married to Prunella Scales. Currently acting the socks off everyone else in 'EastEnders' as patriarch Stan Carter. 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. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother She's A Goner Welshman

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

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

Wheatley, Ossie Born 28 May 1935  (Low Fell, Gateshead, County Durham) Cricketer who captained Glamorgan to the County Championship in 1969. A Good Captain's Innings

Whelan, Eileen Born 30 October 1911  (London, England) Played in 7 tests for England women's team in the 30s & 40s. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Whitaker, Johnny Born 13 December 1959  (Van Nuys, California, USA) US child actor who did the expected thing and sank into the drink/drugs mire. Sid And Marty Coffin

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

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the 'Golden Girls' 1980s TV sitcom, despite being the eldest. 20 to 1 Bets and Bobs Ash Cream Calm Down Dear... I'm Only Dying Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Der Gevatter Ruft Fuck 'Em All George Lass and the Gravelings Grave Diggers Of 2014 IHNFC Illinois Reaper Beater 8.0 Frankly, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn if You Die Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pickett's Popped Off Picks Say Hello To The Angels She's A Goner Sleeping With The Fishes Stan's Specs The Final Curtaincall They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway Vive La Mort Wot The Deuce You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today - Are You Dead?

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, 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, Ron Born 18 December 1956  (Fritch, Texas, USA) US comedian of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, whatever that is. Laughter Kills

Whitehead, Geoffrey Born 1 October 1939  (Sheffield, England) Superbly laconic TV, radio and theatre actor. Another member of the "oh, its him.." brigade. One Scythe Fits All

Whitehorn, Katharine Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Journalist and columnist for The Observer. Born 1928. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother

Whitehouse, Paul Born 20 May 1958  (Stanleytown, Wales) Prolific comedy performer known for 'The Fast Show' and his work with Harry Enfield and his award winning radio show 'Down The Line'. Now in the same game as Boutros Boutros-Ghali! Mad Maureen

Whitelaw, Billie  Born 6 June 1932  (Coventry, England) Died 21 December 2014  (London, England) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Actress, best known for her collaborations with playwright Samuel Beckett Dial D For Deadpool Gloopy's Most Likely To Die In 2014 M6 Toll(ed)

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'. And It's Goodnight From Him Coffin Fit Diepod Shuffle Carry On Up To The Crem! Grave Diggers Of 2014 One Scythe Fits All Pickett's Popped Off Picks

Whiting, Roy Born 26 January 1959  (Horsham, West Sussex, England) Murderer of Sarah Payne in 2000. Now at HMP Wakefield. Kiddy Fiddler On The Roof

Whitlam, Gough  Born 11 July 1916  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Died 21 October 2014  (Sydney, Australia) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Australian Prime Minister from 1972-75, during which time he oversaw the abolition of conscription and the introduction of "Advance Australia Fair" as the national anthem. Sacked by the Governor-General, Sir John Kerr, amidst great controversy. 20 Nongon Creme De La Crem Dance On Your Grave Dead By Dawn DeadHead Drop Deadline Death From Down Under Deathlist.net Drop Dead Celebration Grim Sleeper Hell To The Chief House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Lead, Follow and Die This Year  Lucky Pete Manuel's Stiffs Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Roll Over Robbo Shuffled Off Inquilinekea/Simfish Simply Dead Stairway To Heaven Tarkinator Szaboss!!

Whitman, Stuart Born 1 February 1928  (San Francisco, California, USA) U.S. film actor. Roll Over Robbo

Whittaker, Jim Born 10 February 1929  (Seattle, Washington, USA) American mountaineer, the first to successfully climb Mount Everest, in 1963. Evergreen State Of Decay

Whitwam, Barry Born 21 July 1946  (Prestbury, Cheshire, England) Drummer with 1960s band Herman's Hermits. Pop Goes The Pop Star

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. Natalies No-Mores

Wiedemann, Elisabeth Born 8 April 1926  (Bassum, Lower Saxony, Germany) Veteran German actress. German-Speaking Orbits

Wiesel, Elie Born 30 September 1928  (Sighet, Romania) Israeli political activist, novelist & Holocaust survivor. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Golden Slumbers

Wigdorowicz-Makowerowa, Noemi Born 24 November 1912  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish author. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

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

Wilde, David Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Pianist and composer. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Wildenstein, Jocelyn Born 5 August 1940  (Lausanne, Switzerland) Socialite who's excessive plastic surgery has amused and scared people in equal measure. U-G-L-Y They Aint Got No Alibi

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. Just Fade Away Last Gasp Saloon Last Orders Mr C Squid's Stiffs Tick Tock Walking Dead

Wilder, Matthew Born 24 January 1953  (New York City, New York, USA) American musician and producer who wrote the lyrics for the songs in the brilliant Disney film 'Mulan' but will forever be associated with his one hit 'Break My Stride'. All together now: "Last night I had the strangest dream, I sailed away to China in a little row boat to find ya!." 1 Hit More Then Me

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

will.i.am, (singer) Born 15 January 1975  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Music producer and performer with The Black Eyed Peas. Judge on UK version of 'The Voice'. Born William James Adams. Reading Out The Will

Willenberg, Samuel Born 16 February 1923  (Czestochowa, Poland) Apparently the last survivor of the Treblinka concentration camp. Brown Bananas

Williams, Bert  Born 31 January 1920  (Bilston, Staffordshire, England) Died 19 January 2014  (Wolverhampton, England) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Former Wolverhampton Wanderers and England goalkeeper. 20 Names 20 Sports Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Grobler's Stiff Ones Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Sudden Death Under-Soil Greeting

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 77? 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. Centenarians Kentucky Fried Genocide

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

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. Where's My Damn List? Wretched Hive Of Scum & Villainy

Williams, Leila Born in Walsall, England  (exact date unknown) Beauty queen who became the first female presenter of 'Blue Peter' in 1958. Born 1937. M6 Toll(ed)

Williams, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Gazza's A Gonna Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice

Williams, Robbie Born 13 February 1974  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The apparently directionless one out of Take That who unexpectedly made it huge as a solo artist, but now just bleats on about how hard his life is, despite having £95m in the bank. When You've Gotta Go, You'Ve Gotta Go

Williams, Robin  Born 21 July 1951  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 11 August 2014  (Paradise Cay, California, USA) Age at death: 63  (read death notice) Comic, who started on TV and became famous for playing Mork in 'Mork and Mindy'. Had since gone on to star in many a comedy film, but in recent years has played serious roles too. Committed suicide in August 2014 to everyone's shock and dismay. The Honey Trap

Williams, Rowan Born 14 June 1950  (Swansea, Wales) Archbishop of Canterbury, elected in 2002. Natalies No-Mores

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. The Choir Invisibule 2014 Gwynhafyr Next Must Be UZI Right? Old People Smell Of Piss Red-Flagged

Williams-Crosby, Spice Born 26 April 1952  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and stuntwoman. U-G-L-Y They Aint Got No Alibi

Willis, Bruce Born 19 March 1955  (Idar-Oberstein, Germany) Vest wearing hard-man movie star who started his career in the postmodern rom-com detective comedy TV drama 'Moonlighting' alongside Cybil Sheppard. They're Getting Too Old For This Shit

Willis, Marlene Born in Kaufungen, Germany  (exact date unknown) Film star Bruce Willis' mother. Family Business - Related To Death

Wilmer, Douglas Born 8 January 1920  (London, England) Actor who has played Sherlock Holmes in a couple of TV adaptations, as well as appearing in the James Bond film 'Octopussy', but hasn't really done much else of note. They're Dead, Y'Know!

Wilshere, Jack Born 1 January 1992  (Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England) Pugilistic Arsenal and England footballer. 20 English Eggs, One Basket

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. Death Sings Our Name Sing Your Last Song For Me Snort The Ashes Song To The Siren Team John Thomas Wrong But Right 2014

Wilson, Debra Born 26 April 1962  (Queens, New York, USA) Actress and comedian. Bet on Black!

Wilson, Luke Born 21 September 1971  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Actor, brother of troubled Owen. Amanda's Fire Department Noz4news

Wilson, Mary Born in Norfolk, England  (exact date unknown) Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Born 1918. The British (D)i(e)sles

Wilson, Ralph  Born 17 October 1918  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Died 25 March 2014  (Grosse Pointe Shores, Michigan, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Founder, owner & President of NFL side Buffalo Bills. 20 Names 20 Sports Mr. Yuck Worm Farmer

Wilson, Ray Born 17 December 1934  (Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England) Former footballer, left back for England when they won the 1966 World Cup. Manaus Madness

Windass, Dean Born 1 April 1969  (Kingston upon Hull, England) The very epitome of the journeyman footballer. Helped his home club Hull City win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008. William Hague's Special Friend

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'. Changed her surname from Deeks and known for her off-screen connections to the Kray Twins. Distant relative of the artist John Constable. Carry On Up To The Crem! Grave Diggers Of 2014

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 M6 Toll(ed)

Winfrey, Oprah Born 29 January 1954  (Kosciusko, Illinois, USA) US talk show host, businesswoman and book critic. Dead And Don't Know It Obese City

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

Winkless, Terence H. Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA  (exact date unknown) Actor and writer who played Bingo in 'The Banana Splits'. Chemo Sabee

Winner, Charley Born 2 July 1924  (Somerville, New Jersey, USA) American football coach with the St. Louis Cardinals from 1966-71. Imgone, Solong

Winokur, Marissa Jaret Born 2 February 1973  (New York City, New york, USA) Actress best known as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway version of John Waters' cult film 'Hairspray'. Jellydead

Winslow, Michael Born 6 September 1958  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Actor recognised as Sgt Larvell Jones in the Police Academy series and his remarkable series of sound effects using only his voice. Evergreen State Of Decay

Winter, Tex Born 25 February 1922  (Wellington, Texas, USA) Basketball coach and innovator of the "triangle offense", whatever that is... The Bedsoring '20s

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. Centenarians Compost Corner Dead By Dawn Gray Panthers Grobler's Stiff Ones Lidders Late Lamentables Mave's Graves Most Hits Ever Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Old As Dirt Windsor's OBE See You In Heaven Shaun Of The Dead 69 Where's My Damn List?

Withers, Jane Born 12 April 1926  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Actress, a child star that never really achieved the same success in adulthood. RKAA34

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. Gwynhafyr Radio Ga Ga Gone

Wolde-Yohannes, Legesse Date and place of birth unknown Ethiopian horticultral scientist. Answers on a postcard please for a more obscure pick than this one for 2014... Death is International

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

Wolf, Wolfgang Born 24 September 1957  (Tiefenthal, Germany) German former footballer and coach. Onces managed VfL Wolfsburg. Yes, Wolfgang Wolf of Wolfsburg! Van Damme Cool Names

Wolfe, Tom Born 2 March 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Journalist and novelist who wrote 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'. Cashier Number 84 Please!

Wolfensohn, James Born 1 December 1933  (Sydney, Australia) President of the World Bank from 1995-2005. Dead And Dusted 2 Gloopy's Most Likely To Die In 2014

Wolff, Heinz Born 29 April 1928  (Berlin, Germany) Eccentric scientist, presenter of 'The Great Egg Race' on BBC2 in the 1980s. Stan's Specs

Wolff, Lester L. Born 4 January 1919  (New York City, New York, USA) Former Democrat representative for New York from 1965-81. The Empire State Strikes Back

Wolfgramm, Paea Born 1 December 1971  (Vava'u, Tonga) Tongan boxer who won silver in Super Heavyweight division at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. Their Country May Never Qualify For The World Cup But At Least They Made The Deadpool

Womack, Bobby  Born 4 March 1944  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Died 27 June 2014  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Soul singer-songwriter who's had an up and down career since the 1960s. Bob Predictor's Predictions Last Orders People I Think Might Die In 2014 United Sing Your Last Song For Me The Soundtrack Of The Dead

Wong, Ellen Born 13 January 1985  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian actress who mainly appears on TV but was one of the cast of cult film 'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'. Obscura Camera

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. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Gag Slow And Die Natalies No-Mores Snuff's Enough

Woodhead, Chris Born 20 October 1946  (London, England) Controversial former Chief Inspector of Schools from 1994 to 2000. Compost Corner The Don Crossing The Styx Dead Centre Of England Dead Ends Deathlist.net Died In The Wool Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Hide & Go Die If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course I'll Sleep When You're Dead Lard Bazaar Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Octopus of Odstock Pan Breed Plowing The Deep Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders The Waiting List Stone Dead Cert The British (D)i(e)sles The Conqueror Worm Funeral Director 2014 The Importance Of Being Urn-ish There goes another one! :) We're All Gonna Die! You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Woodlawn, Holly Born 26 October 1946  (Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico) Transgender actress and part of Andy Warhol's "supestars". Inspired the opening lines of Lou Reed's classic 'Walk on the Wild Side'. Death Sings Our Name

Woods, Eli  Born 11 January 1923  (Stockton-on-Tees, England) Died 1 May 2014  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Comedian. Lanky stooge to Northeast comedian Jimmy James. The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment

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

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Faster Than A Dead Horse The Final Curtaincall

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  john_thomas_alerdice

Worsthorne, Peregrine Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the 'Sunday Telegraph'. Brown Bananas 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 CoffinItUp Compost Corner Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Dead Is Dead Death From Down Under Doornails R Us  Feng Shui Pig Fireball I'll Get The Oven On JoeRam Latchfords Last Legs Old People Party Of 20 The Old Ones Are The Pests Write Your Own Obit, I'm Busy Breathing

Wright, Allan Born 20 February 1920  (Devon, England) World War Two flying ace. RKAA34

Wright, Aloma Born 10 March 1950  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress who played Laverne Roberts and Nurse Shirley in 'Scrubs'. Bet on Black!

Wright, Jim Born 22 December 1922  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Speaker of the US House of Representatives during the Reagan era. Grim Sleeper

Wright, Stevie Born 20 December 1948  (Leeds, England) Lead singer of Austrlain 1960s pop band The Easybeats. A Pelican In The Wilderness Body Snatcher's Body-Count

Wyatt, Oscar Born in Beaumont, Texas, USA  (exact date unknown) American businessman who was convicted for making illegal payments to Saddam Hussein's Iraq via the Oil for Food program in 2007. Born 1924. Ready To Die(t)

Wylton, Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, Wales) One of those TV actors you recognise from loads of things but don't know the name. Well now you know! Trojan Hearse

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. Bucket O'Hare

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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