Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2015: J

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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)

Jackman, Hugh Born 12 October 1968  (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Australian actor who found success in Hollywood in the film 'X-Men' as Wolverine. Presented the Academy Awards in 2010. The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Jackman, Robin Born 13 August 1945  (Simla, Punjab, India) Former England international cricketer. We're All Gonna Die!

Jackson, Betty Born 24 June 1949  (Bacup, Lancashire, England) British fashion designer. Lost her leg aged six. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix Catherine

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, Joseph Born 26 July 1929  (Fountain Hill, Arkansas, USA) Father of Michael & all the other Jacksons, former manager of Jackson 5. Dead Is Dead The Bedsoring '20s  Where's My Damn List?

Jackson, Katherine Born 4 May 1930  (Barbour County, Alabama) Matriarch of the legendary Jackson family of musicians. Cashier Number 85 Please! Zombie Dance Party

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

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, John Born 14 March 1925  (Lindrick, Yorkshire, England) Yorkshire born golfer whose extensive coaching activities and contacts help set up the European open. In the Hole!

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'. Bxboy422 Soylent Dreams The Bedsoring '20s

Jaffrey, Saeed  Born 8 January 1929  (Malerkotla, Punjab, British India) Died 15 November 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Indian born actor, appeared in numerous films and TV programs, career highlight no doubt being Dev's cousin in 'Coronation Street'. Last Gasp Saloon

Jagannathan, Krishnammal Born in Tamil Nadu, India  (exact date unknown) Indian social activist and one-time independence supporter. Born 1926. Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Jagger, Mick Born 26 July 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) Rubber-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones. The Mount Deadpool Society

James, Clifton Born 29 May 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Actor, Sheriff J.W. Pepper in two James Bond movies. Dead And Deader II: Fidel's Fucking Finished Goat Army Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

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  50 Shades Of Grey Skinned Death Aaron's Drop Dead Twenty  Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead  Alfred Lord Heinous Amanita Virosa  And My Name Is Larry! Bazzilliant The Choir Invisibule 2015 Beyond A Little Peaky Biologically Dead Body Snatcher's Body-Count Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas Chelski Pensioners Coffinitup Coffin Fit Come Die With Me Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators  Crofty's Coffin Crew Dance On Your Grave Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  DDP Tofoa Dead And Dusted DeadEnders Dead Ends Deader Than A Dead Thing  Deadly As Sin Till You Win Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Dead Wait Death Neblula 3000 Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Dickys Dawn of the Dead Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged  Don't Eat The Figs Doornails R Us Drop Dead Celebration Drunkasaskunk Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair  Eejit Embalmy Army Ethnic Cleansing Feng Shui Pig  The Forest Lawn Jockeys Funeral Holmes Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter George Lass and the Gravelings Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green Grendel's Graveyard Guild Of Master Reapers H5N1 HackinNcackin' Researched To Death Hunting Halos I'll Sleep When You're Dead  I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Jacques Oeuf Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill  Di, Dodi and their pet dodo Finding Chemo Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! They're Loving Angels Instead LastOrders Madonna's Hand of Bod Manuel's Stiffs The Hidden Persuader The Misers Morbid United FC Mourning Glory Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Grief Hijackers Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Only Fools and Corpses Windsor's OBE  Paint the town DEAD with the Rocket Man Partridge As Reaper Pedro’s Catacomb Clique People I Think Might Die In 2015 United Permanent Lip Pooil Vaaish The Bald and the Beautiful Seasideessexxile See You In Heaven  Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Shovelful Of Dirt Sick Scouser In Black Simply Dead Song To The Siren Sonnys Suicide Solutions Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers  Soylent Dreams STAB_in_the_DARK Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff & the Tears Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Dead Cows Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead  The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment The Grey Horde The Importance Of Being Urn-ish Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs The Living End The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury Szaboss!!  There Or Thereabouts The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers The Walking Dead The Wanky Yankee They're Dead, Y'Know! This Mortal Coil Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern Valar Morghulis Vive La Mort Wall Street Massacre William Hague's Special Friend Windsor The Troll Worm Farmer You Ain't Seen Me, Right? You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper Death: A Fate Worse Than Life.

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

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

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

James, Tessa Born 17 April 1991  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian actress, if 'Home and Away' counts as acting. Diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2014. Body Snatcher's Body-Count Going Underground People I Think Might Die In 2015 United

Jameson, Jenna Born 9 April 1974  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Porn star, actress & model. Alfred Lord Heinous Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad

Jamil, Jameela Born 25 February 1986  (London, England) Presenter of various tripe on Channel 4, notably 'T4' from 2009 until its long overdue demise in 2012. Dead Bird…

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, Byron Born 24 March 1928  (McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA) American classical pianist. Dead and Dusted 3

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) Died 19 December 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Former MP for Leicester West between 1970 & 1997. Dead Commons Down In Devil Gate Drive Manuel's Stiffs Windsor The Troll

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

January, Don Born 20 November 1929  (Plainview, Texas, USA) Retired golfer whose cheeky attempt to wait for a put that didn't quite make it to drop in by itself actually caused the rules of golf to be changed. Fascinating. In the Hole!

Jarvis, Fred Born 8 September 1924  (London, England) Retired trade union leader mostly involved with the NUT and NUS. Should've gone to Specsavers. Dead And Deader II: Fidel's Fucking Finished

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'. COrPSe & SLEUTHS George Lass and the Gravelings in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Oldham Scalphunters The Honey Trap

Jauffret, Francois Born 4 February 1942  (Bordeaux, France) French tennis player, retired in 1980. Les Francais Vieu

Jawara, Dawda Born 16 May 1924  (Barajally, The Gambia) Gambian politician and the nation's first President, from 1970-1994. Grobler's Stiff Ones

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. Zombie Dance Party Minions Of Xuleneb Blue in Blood and in the Face Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Jeanmaire, Zizi Born 29 April 1924  (Paris, France) Renowed ballerina, who appeared in a number of films, including notably, 'Hans Christian Andersen' with Danny Kaye. Death Sings Our Name

Jeannette, Gertrude Born 28 November 1914  (Union County, Arkansas, USA) American film and stage actress, as well as a theatre director. Also the first woman licensed to drive a motorbike in New York City, and its first female cabbie. Spongebobs Old Stars

Jeavons, Colin Born 20 October 1929  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) Actor who was a regular on TV until his retirement in 1994. Was the voice behind 1970s children's cartoon 'Barnaby the Bear'. The Vyrdolak Time's-Up Team

Jenkins, Right Rev. David Born 26 January 1925  (Bromley, Kent, England) Hugely controversial former Bishop of Durham. Unusual Suspects

Jenkins, Vernon Date and place of birth unknown Terminally-ill former rugby player for Welsh side Nelson RFC. Born c. 1958. Died in December 2015 but there was no obit. Paint the town DEAD with the Rocket Man

Jepson, Harry Born 2 April 1922  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England) President of Leeds Rhinos rugby league club. William Hague's Special Friend

Jepson, Jamie Lea Date and place of birth unknown Young mum with terminal cancer. Also had funds risen for her dream wedding, for that extra dash of heartstring tugging. Died in June 2015 with little chance of an obit. Relegated 4 Life

Jewison, Norman Born 21 July 1926  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian film director of such films as 'In the Heat of the Night' and 'Rollerball'. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

Jiang, Yang Born 17 July 1911  (Beijing, China) Chinese playwright and author. Obituarynotice

Jintao, Hu Born 21 December 1942  (Jixi, Anhui Province, China) President of China since March 2003. Hu is the President of China? We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? And so on. Sic Semper Tyrannis

Ji-yoon, Park Born 3 January 1982  (Seoul, South Korea) South Korean pop singer and actress. Obscura Camera

Jodorowsky, Alejandro Born 7 February 1929  (Tocopilla, Chile) Jewish Chilean filmmaker who made the cult western 'El Topo' in 1970. Little Eadie's Euthanizers

Joel, Billy Born 9 May 1949  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Born William Joseph Martin Joel. Rock singer whose hits include 'Uptown Girl', 'Piano Man' and 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. The Blue And White Reaper

Johanson, Sue Born 16 March 1930  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Sex education lecturer, academic and speaker. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

John, Elton Born 25 March 1947  (Pinner, Middlesex, England) 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. Doornails R Us TilDeathDoUsPart

Johns, Glynis Born 5 October 1923  (Pretoria, South Africa) Husky-voiced actress (and dancer/singer), of Welsh origin, a popular actress in the 1950s. Eternity Tours Golden Oldies Kentucky Fried Genocide Last Gasp Saloon Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Soylent Dreams You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Johns, Jasper Born 15 May 1930  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) American abstract expressionist painter. All Death Is Consolation Gay-Tes Of Heaven Keeper Of The Heads

Johnson, Andre Date and place of birth unknown AKA Christ Bearer of 90s rap collective Wu-Tang Clan. Cut off his own penis in 2014. Born c. 1974. Amanda's Fire Dept.

Johnson, Bill Born 30 March 1960  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Skier, the first American to win an alpine skiing Olympic gold medal, in Sarajevo in 1984. There's A Shiva In The Park

Johnson, George "Johnny" Date and place of birth unknown Member of the "Dambusters" mission in the Second World War. Born 1922. Dead And Dusted Guild Of Master Reapers Time's-Up Team

Johnson, Harold "Hercules" Born 9 August 1928  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Professional boxer and former light heavyweight world champion. Died in February 2015 but no obit. Out for the C*unt

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 I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Partridge As Reaper

Johnson, Linda Born 14 October 1953  (Long Island, New York, USA) "The First Lady of Poker", has been playing the game for over forty years with winnings exceeding $300,000. Poker Hall Of Fame

Johnson, Magic Born 14 August 1959  (Lansing, Michigan, USA) HIV-positive former basketball player. Death Hooop

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

Johnson, Wilko Born 12 July 1947  (Canvey Island, Essex, England) Former lead guitarist and songwriter for pub rock legends Dr. Feelgood. 50 Shades Of Grey Skinned Death Amanita Virosa Ambledown Worm Fodder Aye, they're off the fags alright Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Dance On Your Grave Died In The Wool Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Eejit Embalmy Army The Forest Lawn Jockeys  Freddie The Cat Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter  Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious Girlfriend In A Coma GMC Ghost Town Going Green HackinNcackin' Hunting Halos I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit LastOrders Let Us Embalm You Weakend At Bernies Mercarte MizzJacktheCat's Guarantee of Immortality Mr C Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Partridge As Reaper Puzlman's Passing Picks Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Snort The Ashes Song To The Siren  Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Team Cat AIDS The Grave Robbers The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury  There's A Shiva In The Park The Wanky Yankee Wall Street Massacre William Hague's Special Friend Worm Farmer You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Johnston, Berry Born 25 September 1935  (Oklahoma, USA) US professional poker player. Inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame in 2004. Poker Hall Of Fame

Johnston, J. Bennett Born 10 June 1932  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Former US Senator from Louisiana between 1972-1997. Die You On The Bayou

Johnston, Joe Born 13 May 1950  (Austin, Texas, USA) Movie director, behind 'Honey, I Shrunk The Kids' and 'Jumanji'. Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Jones, Alex Born 11 February 1974  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Perma-angry conspiracy theorist par excellance and owner of the site anyone even remotely politically aware secretly dips into, Infowars. Clean Bill Of Health

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

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

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

Jones, Lewis Born 11 April 1931  (Gorseinon, Glamorgan Wales) Former Welsh international rugby player for both codes. 20 Names 20 Sports

Jones, Mick Born 24 April 1945  (Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) Former striker for Sheffield United, Leeds United and England. Formed a memorable striking partnership with Allan Clarke in the 1970s. Amanda's Fire Dept.

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

Jones, Sharon Born 4 May 1956  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) Soul and funk singer, now suffering from cancer. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Plowing The Deep The Anfield Iron

Jones, Susannah Born in Lowndes County, Alabama, USA  (exact date unknown) 3rd oldest person in the World as of the beginning of 2014. The Old Ones Are The Pests

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

Jones, Vinnie Born 5 January 1965  (Watford, Hertfordshire, England) Hardman footballer turned hardman actor, although it's a very tenous kind of acting he does. Mourning Glory Rehab Survivors Strictly Got Dancing Talent Get Me Outta Here Brother There Or Thereabouts

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. 1 Dead In Ohio …and There Was Great Rejoicing Circling The Drain Come Die With Me Couldn't even make 50, what lightweights Drop Deadline Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Say Hi To Uncle George Sic Semper Tyrannis There Or Thereabouts Poging Nr. 4 What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Joon-Seok, Lee Date and place of birth unknown Captain of the ill-fated ship, MV Sewol. The ferry capsized in 2014, taking 304 people, mostly secondary school students, with it. Being one of the first people rescued probably puts him at the top of more than a few hit lists…Born c. 1946. Book of Revel-asians

Jordan, DeAndre Born 21 July 1988  (Houston, Texas, USA) American basketball player and devout Christian, peppered with tattoos of the faith. Death Hooop

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

Jørgensen, Anker Born 13 July 1922  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Former Prime Minister of Denmark DeadHead Down In Devil Gate Drive Heading Nowhere

Jospin, Lionel Born 12 July 1937  (Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France) Former French socialist PM. Les Trompettes De La Mort

Jourdan, Louis  Born 19 June 1921  (Marseille, France) Died 14 February 2015  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) French actor in a number of US & UK movies, including 'Octopussy'. Toto, I've Got a Feeling We're Not Alive Anymore No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Pool Ghoul The Old Ones Are The Pests Szaboss!! Toetag4U Where's My Damn List?

Joyce, Ron Born in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, Canada  (exact date unknown) Businessman who co-founded the Tim Horton's doughnut empire. Born 1930. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

Juan Carlos Of Spain, King Born 5 January 1938  (Rome, Italy) King of Spain from 1975 to his surprise abdication in 2014. By Royal Appointment Blue in Blood and in the Face They're Dead, Y'Know!

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

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