Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2015: R

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Radcliffe, Daniel Born 23 July 1989  (Fulham, London, England) Harry Potter. Now starring in a stage show where he takes his clothes off. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Rademacher, Peter Born 20 November 1928  (Tieton, Washington, USA) Former heavyweight boxer who became the only man to fight a World title fight on his professional debut. Out for the C*unt

Rae, Charlotte Born 22 April 1926  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, best known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in "Diff'rent Strokes" and the spin off "The Facts of Life". Predictor's Predictions The Bedsoring '20s

Rafsanjani, Akbar Hashemi Born 25 August 1934  (Bahreman, Persia) President of Iran from 1989-1997. One Death to Rule Them All

Ragussis, Michele Born 26 November 1969  (Derby, Connecticut, USA) American chef who appeared on the US cookery show 'Food Network Star'. Coffinio De Lesbos

Rain, Douglas Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (exact date unknown) Canadian actor, best known as the voice of HAL 9000 in '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Born 1928. I Hear Voices Moldy Oldies Sircandy's All Stars

Rainey, Puck Born 18 July 1968  (San Francisco, California, USA) One of the early "reality show" stars on MTV's 'The Real World'. Izanami Orders the California Roll

Rajan, Chhota Born in Maharashtra, India  (exact date unknown) Indian crime lord. The Wanky Yankee

Rajna, Thomas Born 21 December 1928  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian born pianist and composer, based in South Africa since 1970. Dead and Dusted 3

Ramone, C. J. Born 8 October 1965  (Queens, New York, USA) Bass player with legendary punks the Ramones from 1989 to their break up in 1996. Punks, Not Dead

Ramone, Marky Born 15 July 1956  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) The second drummer for punk icons The Ramones. Punks, Not Dead

Ramsay, Gordon Born 8 November 1966  (Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) Foul-mouthed ex-footballer, now a foul-mouthed celebrity chef. Oldham Scalphunters

Ramsey, Sue Born 6 August 1970  (Springhill, Northern Ireland) Former Sinn Fein MLA for Belfast West. Drunkasaskunk

Rana, Dalip Singh Born 27 August 1972  (Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh, India) 7ft plus professional wrestler, known in these circles as The Great Khali. Couldn't even make 50, what lightweights

Randall, Leslie Born in South Shields, County Durham  (exact date unknown) Actor who starred on ITV's first homegrown sitcom, 'Joan and Leslie' in the 1950s. Born 1924. Imgone, Solong

Randi, James Born 7 August 1928  (Toronto, Canada) Stage magician. Survived heart surgery in 2006, and is still performing. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match See You In Heaven Toetag4U

Randolph, Joyce Born 21 October 1924  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress, perhaps best known (especially in the US) for playing Trixie Norton on 'The Honeymooners'. Antique Artistes Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen Goodbyladies Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Ranglin, Ernest Born 19 June 1932  (Manchester, Jamaica) Guitarist credited with creating part of the Ska sound. Boddies... Manchester's Finest Buried By HHH See You In Heaven

Ranke-Heinemann, Uta Born 2 October 1927  (Essen, Germany) German theologian and academic. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Rankin, Ian Born 28 April 1960  (Cardenden, Fife, Scotland) Hugely successful Scottish crime writer through his 'Inspector Rebus' series. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Rao, C. N. R. Born 30 June 1934  (Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India) Indian chemist. Specialising in solid-state chemistry, whatever that is… Who?

Rao, C. R. Born 10 September 1920  (Hadagali, India) Indian-born American mathematician. Bxboy422 Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Rao, D. V. Subba Date and place of birth unknown Indian politician. Died in December 2014 so no points… Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious

Raphael, Sally Jessy Born 25 February 1935  (Easton, Pennsylvania, USA) American talk show host. Who?

Ratna of Nepal, Queen Born 19 August 1928  (Kathmandu, Nepal) Queen consort of Nepal from 1955-1972. By Royal Appointment

Ratzinger, Georg Born 15 January 1924  (Bavaria, Germany) Elder brother of Ex-Pope Benedict. Coattails To The Grave Death is (a) Relative  Death Stalks United

Rawls, Betsy Born 4 May 1928  (Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA) Former ladies professional golfer. Won over 50 titles in her career. In the Hole!

Ray, Jimmy Born 3 October 1970  (London, England) Singer who had a minor hit in 1997 with 'Are you Jimmy Ray?' Well if he can't answer that himself, how are we supposed to know? Brimful Of Asha

Rea, Nicolas Born 6 June 1928  (place of birth unknown) AKA 3rd Baron Rea, peer and doctor. House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Reagan, Nancy Born 6 July 1921  (New York, New York, USA) First lady of the United States from 1981-89 and widow of Ronald Reagan. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Aardvark's Bupa Listing AceDeathware Alfred Lord Heinous All Quiet on the Westerns Front Baldys Burial Service Beyond A Little Peaky Bladerunner Buzzards Chelski Pensioners C.A.Daver The Love Boat Crazycarl Crofty's Coffin Crew Deadies 2 Drop Deadline Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Death Neblula 3000 Death On The Rocks Death Can Be Funny Diana Rots Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Eternity Tours Faster Than A Dead Horse Fireball Four Score Years And Ten Fuck 'Em All Garf Wants You To Die GMC Ghost Town Goat Army Goodbyladies Grim Sleeper Dead Bird… IHNFC Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Di, Dodi and their pet dodo JoeRam Jumptheshark 6.0 Kennedy Driving School LastOrders Let Us Embalm You Live Forever With Line 5 Mercarte MizzJacktheCat's Guarantee of Immortality Morbid United FC Naked Florida Gravediggers Nosoup4U! "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..." OldPolsEtc Permanent Lip Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pool Ghoul The Bald and the Beautiful Puzlman's Passing Picks Riding The Jesus Train Say Hi To Uncle George She's A Goner Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sick Scouser In Black Sic Semper Tyrannis  Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Team Cat AIDS The Bedsoring '20s The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Dear Departed The Empire State Strikes Back The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles There goes another one! :) The Grim Grampian Reapers Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern Vive La Mort Wall Street Massacre We're All Gonna Die! Who Turned Out The Lights? Windsor The Troll Wot The Deuce You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling  You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

Reardon, Ray Born 8 October 1932  (Tredegar, Wales) Six-times world snooker champion. MizzJacktheCat's Guarantee of Immortality Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Reddy, Helen Born 25 October 1941  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian pop singer, best known for her wimmin's lib anthem 'I Am Woman' in the mid-1970s. Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be...Dead!

Redfern, Anthea Born in Newton Abbot, Devon  (exact date unknown) Model and television hostess who famously assisted (and married) Bruce Forsyth in 'The Generation Game' in the 1970s. Born 1948. Tarkinator

Redgrave, Vanessa Born 30 January 1937  (London, England) Stage, TV & film actress, now the elder statesperson of the famous Redgrave acting dynasty. Lost two of her siblings within the space of a few days in 2010. Black Penguins Of Doom The Final Curtaincall

Redknapp, Harry Born 2 March 1947  (Poplar, London, England) Football manager, successful but has rather dubious traits when it comes to loyalty. Mourning Glory

Redmond, Marge Born 14 December 1930  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) American television actress ('The Flying Nun'). Where's My Damn List?

Redstone, Sumner Born 27 May 1923  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Global media tycoon, majority shareholder in CBS, Viacom and MTV amongst others. Zombie Dance Party Toetag4U

Reese, Della Born 6 July 1931  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Singer, mainly jazz & gospel music, who later became an actress, and is currently an ordained religious minister to boot. 20 Crooners Croakin'

Rego, Paula Born in Lisbon, Portugal  (exact date unknown) Portugese-British painter. Born 1935. All Death Is Consolation

Reichelt, Hans Born 30 March 1925  (Proskau, Poland) Minister of Environmental Protection and Water Management in the former East Germany. GDR - German Dead Republik

Reid, Alex Born 21 July 1975  (Aldershot, Hampshire, England) Cage fighter, kickboxer and reality TV botherer. Briefly married to Katie Price, but then hasn't everybody? The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Reid, George Born 4 June 1939  (Tullibody, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) Scottish politician. SNP MP for Clackmannan and East Stirlingshire from 1974-79. Later served in the Scottish Parliament. Meh Pure Teckle Team

Reid, Harry Born 2 December 1939  (Searchlight, Nevada, USA) US Democrat and senator for Nevada since 1987. Kennedy Driving School

Reid, Ogden R. Born 24 July 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Former member of the US House of Representatives. Switched from Republican to Democrat in 1972. Who?

Reinecke, Edwin Born 7 January 1924  (Medford, Oregon, USA) US Republican politician who was convicted of perjury, although that was later overturned, in the wake of the Watergate scandal of 1974. Dead And Dusted 2

Reiner, Carl Born 20 March 1922  (Bronx, New York, USA) Actor, director, producer, writer & comedian - not a bad CV all in all. Get ya Popcorn Ready Laughter Kills Lord Gravedigger Simply Dead Wayne Manor

Renaud, (singer) Born 11 May 1952  (Paris, France) Popular French singer. P@F Slain By Sin

Rendell, Ruth  Born 17 February 1930  (South Woodford, Essex, England) Died 2 May 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Best-selling crime novelist, dubbed by the tabloids "The Queen of Crime". in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Reno, Janet Born 21 July 1938  (Miami, Florida, USA) Former US Attorney General between 1993-2001. Let Us Embalm You She's A Goner

Rév, Lívia Born in Budapest, Hungary  (exact date unknown) Hungarian concert pianist. Born 1916. Dead and Dusted 3

Revill, Clive Born 18 April 1930  (Wellington, New Zealand) Actor. Was the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in 'The Empire Strikes Back'. Cashier Number 85 Please! Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Reynolds, Burt Born 11 February 1936  (Waycross, Georgia, USA) Actor chiefly remembered for "good ole' boy"-type movies like 'Smokey and the Bandit', 'Cannonball Run' and 'The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'. Baldys Burial Service Let Us Embalm You Weakend At Bernies Nosoup4U! Not At All Well Noz4news Poging Nr. 4 Where's My Damn List?

Reynolds, Debbie Born 1 April 1932  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Was an unknown young actress until she was selected to play the female lead, Kathy Selden, alongside Gene Kelly in 'Singin' in the Rain' (1952) - a role for which she had to learn to tap-dance from scratch. Oscar The Beast

Reynolds, Gene Born 4 April 1923  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor-turned producer of 'M*A*S*H' and 'Lou Grant'. Fireball Pity da Foolz

Reynolds, Norman Born 26 March 1934  (London, England) Production designer and art director on 'Star Wars' and 'Superman' amongst others. Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Rhodes, Dusty  Born 12 October 1945  (Smyrna, Georgia, USA) Died 11 June 2015  (Orlando, Florida, USA) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Former wrestler, now booker and producer for wrestling Obese City

Rhodes, Margaret Born 9 June 1925  (place of birth unknown) First cousin and close friend of Queen Elizabeth II. Blue in Blood and in the Face

Rice, Anne Born 4 October 1941  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Best-selling authoress of numerous works of horror fiction, usually with the words "Vampire" and/or "Blood" in their titles. Die You On The Bayou

Rice, Pat Born 17 March 1949  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Former Arsenal FC captain and assistant manager. And My Name Is Larry! Bloody Dead Rep Worm Fodder Diana Rots Ethnic Cleansing Freddie The Cat Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious I Shall Need To Get The Black Out I Told You I Was Ill I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jacques Oeuf Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Pickton's Pork Pies Stiff & the Tears The Importance Of Being Urn-ish This Mortal Coil

Richard, Cliff Born 14 October 1940  (Lucknow, India) Actor, singer, colostomy bag-wearer and insufferably smug Christian. Now himself getting dragged into "Operation Yewtree" type imbroglio... Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Long Shot Kick De Bucket Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

Richard, J. R. Born 7 March 1950  (Vienna, Louisiana, USA) Major League Baseball player fro the Houston Astros from 1971-80. Die You On The Bayou

Richard, Little Born 5 December 1932  (Macon, Georgia, USA) Singer, songwriter & pianist, an early star of rock n' roll. 20 Crooners Croakin' Clog Poppers You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! LastOrders Noz4news Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead Snort The Ashes The Grave Robbers

Richards, Bob Born 20 February 1926  (Champaign, Illinois, USA) The Reverend Robert Eugene Richards, twice Olympic Pole Vault champion, hence the nickname "The Vaulting Vicar". ZZ Topped

Richards, Keith Born 18 December 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) The guitar-playing Rolling Stone with the distinctive death-warmed-up constitution. Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Permanent Lip Right Dead Fred Say Hello To The Angels Snort The Ashes Team John Thomas The Dear Departed Wot The Deuce

Richards, Renée Born 19 August 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Transgender tennis player, born Richard Raskind. Won the right to play in the women's tennis circuit in 1977. People Who Will Die Before An Englishman Wins Wimbledon

Richardson, Peter Born 4 July 1931  (Hereford, England) Former Worcestershire and England batsman. A Good Captain's Innings

Richie, Nicole Born 21 September 1981  (Berkeley, California, USA) Adopted daughter of singer Lionel Richie, former best-friend-forever-until-I-fall-out-with-you to Paris Hilton, and utterly vapid reality TV star. Amanda's Fire Dept. Gazza's A Gonna

Richter, Gerhard Born 9 February 1932  (Dresden, Germany) German visual artist. All Death Is Consolation

Rickles, Don Born 8 May 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Stand-up comedian, comic actor and talk show whore. Bada-Bing! Bxboy422 Grim McGraw From Here To Eternity Laughter Kills Where's My Damn List? Wot The Deuce

Ricksen, Fernando Born 27 July 1976  (Heerlen, Limburg, Netherlands) Former Netherlands international footballer. Beyond A Little Peaky Dead Ends Drunkasaskunk George Lass and the Gravelings  Grendel's Graveyard Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls  Minions Of Xuleneb Only Fools and Corpses  I'm Fed Up With This World Sudden Death The Dead Certs The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Wanky Yankee

Rihanna, (singer) Born 20 February 1988  (Saint Michael, Barbados) R&B singer, best known for the hit single 'Umbrella'. No Uggo's Allowed What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Rijvers, Kees Born 27 May 1926  (Breda, Netherlands) Former football manager of PSV Eindhoven and the Netherlands national team. Minions Of Xuleneb

Riley, Bridget Born 24 April 1931  (London, England) Artist and main proponent of the eye-mangling op art movement. All Death Is Consolation

Riley, Jack Born 30 December 1935  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, voice of Stu Pickles in 'Rugrats', which might be enough these days to earn him a UK obit. Moldy Oldies

Rimbaud, Penny Born 8 June 1943  (Northwood, London, England) Despite the name, a male musician who formed the anarcho-punk band Crass in 1977. Punks, Not Dead

Rimmer, Shane Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada  (exact date unknown) Canadian actor, the voice of Scott Tracey in 'Thunderbirds' and other roles in British TV as the "American", such as the Secretary of State in 'A Very British Coup'. Insert Name Here

Ringeissen, Bernard Born 15 May 1934  (Paris, France) French classical pianist. Dead and Dusted 3

Ringgold, Faith Born 8 October 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) African-American artist, known for her storytelling art quilts. All Death Is Consolation

Ríos Montt, Efraín Born 16 June 1926  (Huehuetenango, Guatemala) President of Guatemala from 1982-83. Found guilty of genocide in May 2013. David the Aspie DeadHead Muertos

Ritchie, Jean  Born 8 December 1922  (Viper, Kentucky, USA) Died 1 June 2015  (Berea, Kentucky, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) American folk musician. Predictor's Predictions Dead Bird…

Riva, Emmanuelle Born 24 February 1927  (Cheniménil, France) French actress and poet. Kentucky Fried Genocide

Riva, Maria Born 13 December 1924  (Berlin, Germany) Actress daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Coattails To The Grave From Here To Eternity Obituaries 'R' Us

Rivera, Miriam Born in Hermosillo, Mexico  (exact date unknown) Transsexual reality TV star. Brimful Of Asha Rehab Survivors Strictly Got Dancing Talent Get Me Outta Here Brother

Rix, Brian Born 27 January 1924  (Cottingham, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, and charity worker. Younger brother of Sheila Mercier. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Roache, William Born 25 April 1932  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) TV actor, who, despite playing the part of Ken Barlow in 'Coronation Street' since 1960, still manages to be more wooden than your average Ikea bookcase. The Honey Trap The Cobbles To A Coffin

Robach, Amy Born 6 February 1973  (East Lansing, Michigan, USA) News anchor for 'Good Morning America' on ABC. Death Can Be Funny Gazza's A Gonna john_thomas_alerdice

Robbins, Peter Born 10 August 1956  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Child actor who was the voice of the put upon Charlie Brown in the 1960s 'Peanuts' cartoon series. Diana Rots Star Dust

Roberts, Doris Born 4 November 1930  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Actress, mostly in TV. Best known for her role as Marie Barone in the woefully unfunny 'Everyone Loves Raymond'. Brown Bananas Dead Space 5000 Grim Sleeper Snuff’s Enough

Roberts, Elizabeth H. Born 17 April 1957  (Washington, D.C., USA) Lieutenant Governor of the State of Rhode Island since 2007. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix

Roberts, Eric Born 18 April 1956  (Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) Actor and brother of Julia Roberts. Dr Who's Next

Roberts, Harry Born 21 July 1936  (Wanstead, Essex, England) Former convcited murderer whose slaining of two policemen in 1966 casued national outrage. Caught on the run, he served 48 years in prison before getting released on parole late in 2014. See You In Hell

Roberts, Jake "The Snake" Born 30 May 1955  (Gainesville, Texas, USA) Another US professional wrestler. Alfred Lord Heinous Body Snatcher's Body-Count I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Zombie Nation

Roberts, Jamie Sparer Born in Los Angeles, California, USA  (exact date unknown) Voice over actress, usually for Disney/Pixar. No I Don't Want To Build A Fucking Snowman

Roberts, Larry Born 28 September 1926  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Voice actor from 'Lady and the Tramp'. Apparently died of an AIDS-related illness in 1992, although this has been disputed so who knows... I Hear Voices

Roberts, Robin Born 23 November 1960  (Pass Christian, Mississippi, USA) Newscaster and anchor of US breakfast programme 'Good Morning America' on ABC. Mr. Yuck Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia The Anfield Iron

Roberts, Winifred Date and place of birth unknown One of the select few who worked at the secret government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park during Wordl War II, Born 1918. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Robertson, B. A. Born 12 September 1948  (Glasgow, Scotland) Singer-songwriter whose droll, topical songs made him briefly a star in the late 1970s/early 80s. Comedy Cremations

Robertson, Phil Born 24 February 1946  (Vivian, Louisiana, USA) Businessman and patriarch of the "Duck Dynasty" as featured in the reality TV show of the same name. Die You On The Bayou

Robinson, Ann Born 25 May 1929  (Hollywood, California, USA) Actress best known for her role in 'The War of the Worlds' from 1953. ZZ Topped

Robinson, Anne Born 26 September 1944  (Crosby, Merseyside, England) Former journalist, then game show host & TV broadcaster. Presenter of 'The Weakest Link'. The pun for her death pretty much writes itself! By Royal Ascent

Robinson, David Born 6 August 1965  (Key West, Florida, USA) Retired NBA basketball player. Death Hooop

Robinson, Mary Born 21 May 1944  (Ballina, Mayo, Rep of Ireland) Irish politician. The Republic's first female president, in 1990. Toasted Brown Bread

Robinson, Rachel Born 19 July 1922  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former nurse and widow of the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson. Death At The Movies

Robson, Bryan Born 11 January 1957  (Chester-le-Street, England) Former Manchester United and England captain. Dead Spotters

Robson, Jimmy Born 23 January 1939  (Pelton, County Durham, England) Former professional footballer for Burnley and Blackpool. Clean Bill Of Health

Rocco, Alex  Born 29 February 1936  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Died 18 July 2015  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Actor, known for playing mafia types. Joins Joss Ackland and Tempest Storm on the list of those on the DDP born on the leap day. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Rock, Dickie Born 10 October 1936  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Irish pop singer. Competed for Ireland in the 1966 Eurovision Song Contest, coming 4th. Death For Everybody

Rockefeller, David Born 12 June 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Absurdly rich banker (of Chase Manhattan fame); son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and grandson of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller Sr. 2016? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Bxboy422 Coffinitup Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Feng Shui Pig Hangman's XX Zombie Dance Party IHNFC LastOrders Nervous Nineties Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 Inquilinekea/Simfish Chemo Sabee The Empire State Strikes Back  The Old Ones Are The Pests There goes another one! :)

Rockefeller, Happy  Born 9 June 1926  (Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 19 May 2015  (Tarrytown, New York, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Widow of US Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. Circling The Drain

Rodd, Michael Born 29 November 1943  (South Shields, Tyne and Wear) Presenter of 'Tomorrow's World' and 'Screen Test' in the 1970s. ZZ Topped

Rodgers, Aaron Born 2 December 1983  (Chico, California, USA) NFL American footballer. Quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Rodgers, Bill Born 28 October 1928  (Liverpool, England) One of the "Gang of Four" who split from the Liberal Party to form the SDP. Dead Commons Sic Semper Tyrannis

Rodgers, Nile Born 19 September 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Music producer and member of hip disco band Chic. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead

Rodriguez, Michelle Born 12 July 1978  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Actress from 'Lost'. The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Rodriguez, Silvio Born 29 November 1946  (San Antonio de los Banos, Havana Province, Cuba) Cuban musician, leading figure in the Nueva trova movement. See You In Heaven

Roëves, Maurice Born 19 March 1937  (Sunderland, England) English-born Scottish actor who has had a variety of roles, but is probably best known as the doomed ageing rocker Vincent Diver in 'Tutti Frutti'. Escape To Victory

Rogers, Clifford Born 12 July 1918  (place of birth unknown) Member of the American 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment made famous by the TV series 'Band of Brothers'. The Vyrdolak

Rogers, Kenny Born 21 August 1938  (Houston, Texas, USA) Bearded country & western singer. Often mistaken for God. Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be...Dead! Let Us Embalm You

Rogers, Richard Born 23 July 1933  (Florence, Italy) Modernist architect, famous for the Pompidou Centre in France and the Lloyd's building in London. Dress re-Hearse-als

Rogers, Wayne  Born 7 April 1933  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Died 31 December 2015  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) One of the stars of the TV series of 'M*A*S*H'. Not Fade Away

Rojas, Lorena  Born 10 February 1971  (Mexico City, Mexico) Died 16 February 2015  (Miami, Florida, USA) Age at death: 44  (read death notice) Latino actress known for her roles in "Telenovelas". Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Rollins, Jack  Born 23 March 1915  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 18 June 2015  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Film producer with a long standing association with Woody Allen. People I Think Might Die In 2015 United They're Dead, Y'Know!

Rollins, Sonny Born 7 September 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz tenor saxophonist, with a long career in music. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch

Roman, Phil Born 21 December 1930  (Fresno, California, USA) American animator for 'The Simpsons', 'King of the Hill' et al. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Ronalde, Ronnie  Born 29 June 1923  (London, England) Died 13 January 2015  (London, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Entertainer, considered one of the World's best whistlers. We 'ave all sorts here at the DDP! ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Ronaldo, (footballer) Born 18 September 1976  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) AKA Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima. Former fooballer and proific goalscorer for Barcelona, Internazionale and Brazil. The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Ronstadt, Linda Born 15 July 1946  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Popular singer, known for her collaborations with various other singers. Announced that she had Parkinson's disease in 2013. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Amanda's Fire Dept. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Clog Poppers Death By Hemeloids GMC Ghost Town You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! NorthernFoxiles Not At All Well Noz4news Sing Your Last Song For Me

Roper, Tony Born 19 August 1941  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor and comedian best recognised as Rab C Nesbitt's best mate Jamesie Cotter. Grendel's Graveyard

Rosado, Isabel Born 5 November 1907  (Ceiba, Puero Rico) Puerto Rican political activist. Died in January 2015 but no obit. The Coffin Dodgers

Rosenberger, Carol Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA  (exact date unknown) American concertn pianist. Born 1933. Dead and Dusted 3

Rosenquist, James Born 29 November 1933  (Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA) Pop artist contemporary with Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. All Death Is Consolation Tarkinator

Rosewall, Ken Born 2 November 1934  (Sydney, Australia) Legendary Australian tennis player. Won 8 grand slams and compteted in four Wimbledon finals across two decades. People Who Will Die Before An Englishman Wins Wimbledon

Rosi, Francesco  Born 15 November 1922  (Naples, Italy) Died 10 January 2015  (Rome, Italy) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Italian film director. Death Amore

Ross, Diana Born 26 March 1944  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown diva, of 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough' fame. The former Supreme is no stranger to the law, and was recently busted for drink-driving. Let Us Embalm You Squid's Stiffs

Ross, George H. Born 6 January 1928  (place of birth unknown) Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad The Bedsoring '20s

Ross, Rick Born 28 January 1976  (Coahoma County, Mississippi, USA) Rapper and MC. Brimful Of Asha

Rossi, Cristina Peri Born 12 November 1941  (Montevideo, Uruguay) Uruguayan novelist and poet. Muertos

Roth, Werner Born 4 April 1948  (Yugoslavia) Yugoslav-born US footballer. Played the German captain opposite Michael Caine in the 1981 film 'Escape to Victory'. Escape To Victory

Rourke, Mickey Born 16 September 1952  (Schenectady, New York, USA) Actor, who has had something of an up and down career in Hollywood since breaking through in the early 1980s as part of the so-called 'Brat Pack'. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Oscar The Beast Wot The Deuce

Roussos, Demis  Born 15 June 1946  (Alexandria, Egypt) Died 25 January 2015  (Athens, Greece) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) Tent-sized Greek warbler. Dead And Deader II: Fidel's Fucking Finished

Routledge, Patricia Born 17 February 1929  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Actress & comedienne, forever remembered for her role as Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances'. Dress re-Hearse-als Final Curtain Moldy Oldies The Cobbles To A Coffin

Roux, Albert Born 8 October 1935  (Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, France) Famous chef and restaurateur who propsered with his brother Michel in Britain. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Funeral Holmes Les Trompettes De La Mort

Roux, Sr., Michel Born 19 April 1941  (Charolles, Saône-et-Loire, France) Chef and restaurenteur who along with his brother Albert opened Britain's first Michelin star-winning restaurant in 1967. Les Francais Vieu Les Trompettes De La Mort

Rowley-Conwy, 9th Baron Langford, Geoffrey Alexander Born 8 March 1912  (place of birth unknown) British peer. Centenarians Compost Corner

Roxx, Lara Born 12 December 1982  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Poronographic film actress. Contracted HIV in 2004. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

Rubbia, Carlo Born 31 March 1934  (Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy) Italian scientist. Co-winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics. Death Amore

Rubik, Erno Born 13 July 1944  (Budapest, Hungary) Puzzle designer, of Rubik's cube fame. ZZ Topped

Ruckelshaus, William Born 24 July 1932  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) First head of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970. Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Rumsfeld, Donald Born 9 July 1932  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Gaffe-prone, known known and highly controversial former secretary of defence for both Gerald Ford and George W. Bush. Hence, he is both the youngest and the oldest person to have held the position. The Politicorpses

Rush, Barbara Born 4 January 1927  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Film and television actress whose crefdirs include 'Batman' and 'Peyton Place'. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Rush, Otis Born 29 April 1935  (Philadelphia, Mississippi, USA) Left-handed Blues guitarist, an influence on Eric Clapton. Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen

Ruska, Wim  Born 29 August 1940  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Died 14 February 2015  (Hoorn, Netherlands) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) Retired Olympic judo Gold Medallist. Minions Of Xuleneb

Russell, Bill Born 12 February 1934  (West Monroe, Louisiana, USA) Legendary Basketball player for the Boston Celtics from 1956-69, winning 11 NBA championships in his career. Death Hooop IHNFC

Russell, William Born 19 November 1924  (Sunderland, England) Actor best known as Ian Chesterton in 'Doctor Who'. Breathless In Seattle SuperLord of the WhoTrekLock The Blue And White Reaper Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs

Russian Red, (singer) Born in Madrid, Spain  (exact date unknown) Spanish singer-songwriter. Born Lourdes Hernández. Relegated 4 Life

Rüütel, Arnold Born 10 May 1928  (Laimjala Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia) Chairman of the Supreme Soviet of Estonia during the period of it's eventual independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. Later President of Estonia from 2001-2006. DeadHead

Ryan, Buddy Born 17 February 1931  (Frederick, Oklahoma, USA) Former NFL coach who twice won the Super Bowl (1969 & 1986). Deceased Hose john_thomas_alerdice

Ryder, Shaun Born 23 August 1962  (Little Hulton, Greater Manchester, England) Lead Singer for Madchester legends Happy Mondays. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Ryder, Winona Born 29 October 1971  (Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA) Actress, now producer & occasional shoplifter too. Pickton's Pork Pies

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