Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: K

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Kagawa, Kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Tokyo, Japan) Veteran and long-serving Japanese film actress. Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Kallen, Kitty Born 25 May 1922  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Big band singer of the 1940s & 1950s, but whose star has waned since then. Died in January 2016 but no obit. #1 Hits 20 Crooners Croakin' Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association GOODBYLADIES Sing Your Last Song For Me

Kamprad, Ingvar Born 30 March 1926  (Ljungby, Sweden) Founder of IKEA, the furniture store. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Ikea Nokia Lego  Lastorders Tick Tock

Kander, John Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'. Don't Eat The Figs

Kandó, Ata Born 17 September 1913  (Budapest, Hungary) Dutch-Hungarian photographer. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Kao, Charles K. Born 4 November 1933  (Shanghai, China) Scientist, awarded the Nobel prize in 2009 for his part in the development of fibre optic technology. Amanita Virosa

Kaplan, Juliette Born 2 October 1939  (Bournemouth, Dorset, England) Actress, best known for playing the wife from Hell, Pearl, in Last of the Summer Wine. Last of the Summer Winos

Kara, Ritchii Born in Saltdean, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Drag queen who was diagnosed with vCJD, the human equivalent of Mad Cow disease, in spite of being a vegetarian for the past five years. Born c.1985. Beyond A Little Peaky Can I join the Derby Dead Pool? Died In The Wool .....Norfolk & Good The Conqueror Worm Whole in Won

Kardashian, Rob Born 17 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Brother of Kim et al, part of the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' reality-TV show. Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath?

Karen, Anna Born 19 September 1936  (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) Actress best known for her role as the hapless Olive Rudge in ITV's hit 70s sitcom 'On the Buses'. One Scythe Fits All Situation...Dead!

Karzai, Hamid Born 24 December 1957  (Kandahar, Afghanistan) Leader of Afghanistan's interim government insince 2001. Much more importantly, he has won praise from the Gucci fashion house for his trademark green coat and rather funky ceremonial hat, which he made himself from his own facial hair. Died In The Wool Jacques Oeuf

Kasdan, Lawrence Born 14 January 1949  (Miami, Florida, USA) Film producer, scriptwriter and director. Wrote the screenplays for 'The Empire Strikes Back', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Also directed the neo-noir thriller 'Body Heat' in 1981. Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Kasem, Jean Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA  (exact date unknown) American actress, widow of the late Casey. As Groucho Marx once said "No wonder he passed away!" Born 1955. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Kasparov, Garry Born 13 April 1963  (Baku, Azerbaijan) Retired former world chess champion, who has now entered the dangerous world of Russian politics, opposing Vladimir Putin. Spongebob's Pet Snail

Kassin, Katja Born 24 September 1979  (Leipzig, Germany) German pornographic actress. In Deutschland Endgültigen Untergang!

Katajavuori, Salme Born 2 May 1912  (Turku, Finland) Veteran Finnish politician. Died in September 2016 but no obit. One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Katona, Kerry Born 6 September 1980  (Warrington, Cheshire, England) Former topless model and member of Atomic Kitten who admitted to never having sung a note on any of the band's hits. Made many a tabloid cover with her drug-fuelled antics and relationships with bigger and balder builders. Angela of Death Last Train To Palookaville

Katz, Alex Born 24 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pop Art artist & sculptor. All Death Is Consolation

Kaufman, Gerald Born 21 June 1930  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Creepy & dour former Labour party MP, former shadow foreign & home secretary. Dead Commons Get Knotted Who Nose When They Will Die?

Kaunda, Kenneth Born 28 April 1924  (Chinsali, Zambia) President of Zambia from 1964-91. Deadies 3 Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit Mortem Omnibus The Dead Certs

Kaurismäki, Aki Born 4 April 1957  (Orimattila, Finland) Acclaimed Finnish film screenwriter and director. Ikea Nokia Lego

Kaye, Carol Born 24 March 1935  (Everett, Washington, USA) Bass guitarist, most notably on The Beach Boys' 1966 classic 'Pet Sounds'. Til I Die

Kaye, Gorden Born 7 April 1941  (Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England) UK comic actor, best remembered for being Rene Artois in 'Allo, 'Allo'. Breathless In Seattle Down Under The Daisies Final Curtain

Ke$ha, (singer) Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't.. #1 Hits Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives? William Hague's Special Friend

Keaton, Michael Born 5 September 1951  (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA) American actor, a former Batman. Also in 'Beetlejuice' and the criminally underrated 'Night Shift' with Henry Wrinkler. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Keegan, Kevin Born 14 February 1951  (Armthorpe, Doncaster, England) Former Liverpool FC, Newcastle United and England forward. Managed the Magpies to Premier League runner-up spot in 1996 after his famous rant in front of the TV cameras. The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

Keeler, Christine Born 22 February 1942  (Uxbridge, Middlesex, England) Former model and dancer who brought down the career of John Profumo and, eventually, the reign of PM Harold Macmillan. Soylent Dreams

Kefford, Ace Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, England) Bassist, co-founder of 60s band the Move. M6 Toll(ed)

Keith, Penelope Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England) Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it... Situation...Dead!

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Death By Hemeloids Points for old Soap

Kelly, Frank  Born 28 December 1938  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 28 February 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Feck! Arse! Girls! The actor behind Father Jack Hackett from 'Father Ted'. On The Box/In The Box

Kelly, Gary Born 3 August 1966  (Fulwood, Lancashire, England) Former goalkeeper for Bury & Oldham, brother of fellow goalkeeper Alan. Kelly announced in 2007 that he had cancer. Freddie The Cat

Kelly, Helen Born 19 September 1964  (Wellington, New Zealand) New Zealander trade unionist. Died in October 2016 but no obit. P@F Deathlist

Kelly, Jim Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013. Crazycarl

Kelly, Lorraine Born 30 November 1959  (Glasgow, Scotland) Long-running TV presenter for ITV, shown up on just about every daytime TV sofa they've used over the last 30 years. Clean Bill Of Health

Kelly, Matthew Born 9 March 1950  (Manchester, England) Former host of UK TV shows 'Game For A Laugh' and 'Stars In Their Eyes', whose career came down crashing down around his ears in late 2002 when various insalubrious accusations were made about his sexual preferences. All That Glitters Is Not Mould

Keneally, Thomas Born 7 October 1935  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian playwright & author. Mourning Glory II

Kennedy, Ethel Born 11 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Widow of Robert Kennedy. Perhaps the most cursed of all the Kennedys, as her parents, brother, husband, sister-in-law and two sons all died early, most in accidents. Amazing that she's made it this far, in a way. Riding The Jesus Train Where's My Damn List?

Kennedy, George  Born 18 February 1925  (New York, New York, USA) Died 28 February 2016  (Boise, Idaho, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Tall, well-built bit-part actor who has been in over 100 films and 50 TV programmes, but, somewhat depressingly for him, remains best known as Leslie Nielsen's police squad sidekick in the three Naked Gun movies. Ambledown Death On The Rocks Hangman's XX Heads In A Bag Well, it was a decent innings… Kentucky Fried Genocide Let Us Embalm You Pearly Gates Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Riding The Jesus Train The Show Can't Go On Exit Stage Left

Kennedy, Ray Born 28 July 1951  (Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England) Former Liverpool and England footballer, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  (place of birth unknown) Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead And Dusted

Kennedy Smith, Jean Born 20 February 1928  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) US Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. The only surviving child of Joseph Kennedy from that remarkable family. Ambledown

Kenny, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. Stairway Tom Heaven

Kent, Duchess of Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire) Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin. There Goes Another One! :)

Kent, Muhtar Born in New York City, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Turkish-American businessman. CEO of the Coca-Cola Company since 2009. Born c. 1952. Drive-Thru Shooting

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England) The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon. The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

Kenwright, Bill Born 4 September 1945  (Liverpool, England) Actor-turned theatre impressario. Also chairman of Everton FC. Where's the funeral money, Bill? A Pelican In The Wilderness Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Return of the Absent Minded Mike Oxard Showbiz 20

Keogh, Doreen Born in Dublin, Rep of Ireland  (exact date unknown) Best known either as Concepta the barmaid in the early days of 'Coronation Street' or more recently in 'The Royle Family' as Mary, the next-door neighbour. Points for old Soap The Cobbles To A Coffin

Kercheval, Ken Born 15 July 1935  (Wolcottville, Indiana, USA) American actor, probably best remembered as Cliff "Digger" Barnes in 'Dallas'. Hangman's XX Welshman

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Kerr, Judith Born 14 June 1923  (Berlin, Germany) Author, creator of the Mog series of children's books. Widow of pioneering television writer Nigel Kneale. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Kerslake, Roy Born 26 December 1942  (Paignton, Devon, England) Cricketer, former cricketer for Somerset. Has the middle name Cosmo, which is probably more interesting than his cricket career. A Good Captain's Innings

Kessler, Heinz Born 26 January 1920  (Luban, Lower Silesia Province, Poland) German military officer and politician who abandoned the Nazi's for Soviet Russia, later appointed Defence Minister in East Germany. Wasn't a fan of capitalists trying to flee to the West, to say the least. Sir Candy's All Stars

Khaddam, Abdul Halim Born 15 September 1932  (Baniyas, Syria) Vice-President of Syria from 1984-2005. Death 2 Syria

Khalifa, Wiz Born 8 September 1987  (Minot, North Dakota, USA) Rapper, born plain old Cameron Thomaz. Gazza's A Gonna

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. Asshole Politicians By Royal Appointment Dead and Deader 3: Lie Back and Think of Lynndie England Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Going Underground Noz4news Stone Dead Cert The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment The Wanky Yankee Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy

Khan, Asghar Born 17 January 1921  (Jammu, Kashmir, India) Former Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force. Zodiac's Wishlist

Khan, Yawar Hayat Born 18 October 1943  (Lahore, Pakistan) Former producer and director with the Pakistan Television Corporation. Died in November but no obit. Who?

Khosrow Vaziri, Hossein Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran) Iranian wrestler known as the Iron Sheik. Dead Continent

Kilby, Barry Born 23 January 1949  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Former Burnley FC chairman, who stood down due to his cancer fight. Researched To Death

Killen, Edgar Ray Born 17 January 1925  (Neshoba, Mississippi, USA) Former member of the Ku Klux Klan who conspired to kill several civil rights activists in the 1960s. Currently rotting away in prison. IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt

Kilmer, Val Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... It's Grim Up North All Part Of The Show... Right? Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead As A Doornail Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Down Under The Daisies EGN's Celebrity Zombies In Waiting Good to Know…You’re Dead HackinNcackin' Heads In A Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! JoeRam  Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Not At All Well Only Fools and Corpses On The Box/In The Box Oscar The Beast Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful Of Dirt STAB in the DARK Team Cat AIDS The Conqueror Worm The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Kilrea, Brian Born 21 October 1934  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Former ice hockey player, coach and genral manager for the Ottawa 67's. The afterLife of Brian

Kimbra, (singer) Born 27 March 1990  (Hamilton, New Zealand) Electropop singer. Tri Not To Survive 2016

KimmoKM, (meme) Date and place of birth unknown Finnish man who's face has been used in a host of memes depicting charismatic, devil-may-care gentlemen about town. Or not. Obscura Camera

Kincaid, Rowena  Date and place of birth unknown Died 2 September 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 40  (read death notice) Terminal cancer patient, works for BBC Wales though, which seriously ups her chances of an obituary. Born c. 1976. The Choir Invisibule 2016 The Love Boat Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Half A Century Aint A Given And Now His Watch Is Ended Finding Chemo With Rocket Man Maysles Brothers Memorial Death Squad Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Pan Breed People I Think Might Die In 2016 United The Deadest of the Dead Whole in Won

Kincaid, Terroja Born 20 February 1985  (place of birth unknown) Vogger known as 'TheAmazingAtheist'. Extra Wide Coffin

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. Oscar The Beast

King, Florence  Born 5 January 1936  (Washington DC, USA) Died 6 January 2016  (Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Novelist and journalist, whose work mainly features on the deep South of the USA. By Royal Ascent

King, Jonathan Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England) Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys. All That Glitters Is Not Mould Perps & Perverts

King, Larry Born 19 November 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American broadcaster, who hosted a world-famous chat show on CNN until his retirement in 2010. Born Lawrence Harvey Zieger. 1 Dead In Ohio You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Say Hi To Uncle George

King, Perry Born 30 April 1948  (Alliance, Ohio, USA) Actor who played Han Solo in the radio series of 'Star Wars'. Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

King, Ronald Date and place of birth unknown Man accused of shooting dead his 81 yr old wife at a care home in 2015. Born c. 1929. Windsor The Troll

King, Stephen Born 21 September 1947  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Horror writer - 'Carrie', 'The Shining', 'It', 'Misery' etc. By Royal Ascent

King Krule, (musician) Born 24 August 1994  (place of birth unknown) Baby-faced "musician" according to Wikipedia, stretching the definition of music to absurd extremes. Obscura Camera

Kingdom, Roger Born 26 August 1962  (Vienna, Georgia, USA) Twice Olympic 110m Hurdles Champion, the nemesis and inspiration for Colin Jackson. By Royal Ascent

Kingsley, Gershon Born 28 October 1922  (Bochum, Germany) German-American composer, an expert in electronic music. ZZ Topped and the Wooden Spoon of Immortality

Kinney, Fern Born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA  (exact date unknown) R&B singer who enjoyed a massive hit in 1980 with 'Together We Are Beautiful'. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

Kinsey, Noel Born 24 December 1925  (Treorchy, Wales) Retired Welsh footballer, played for Norwich City and Birmingham City. Dead Space 5000

Kirby, David Born 18 January 1939  (Darlington, Co. Durham, England) Cricketer for Cambridge University and Leicestershire. A Good Captain's Innings

Kirwan, Danny Born 13 May 1950  (Brixton, London, England) Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac in the 60s and 70s. Toast's Moribund Musos

Kissinger, Henry Born 23 May 1923  (Fürth, Germany) Secretary of State in the US government under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Shared the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to broker a ceasefire in Vietnam - ironic, given that he'd been part of the government that started the war in the first place. Worm Fodder Buzzards Dead Men Walking Club Death Stinks Get ya Popcorn Ready The Forest Lawn Jockeys Hangman's XX From Here To Eternity Zombie Dance Party I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader Clean Bill Of Health Kennedy Driving School Kill 'Em All Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party Nervous Nineties Nobel Laureates NorthernFoxiles Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul Ryan's Rest Home Seasideessexxile See You In Hell The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles The Grey Horde Tomb It May Concern We're All Gonna Die! Who Turned Out The Lights?

Kitson, Ken Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown) British actor who has a habit of popping up in Last of the Summer Wine and.... not much else really. Born 1946. Last of the Summer Winos

Knatchbull, Patricia Born 14 February 1924  (London, England) 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, 1st cousin of Phil the Greek. Time's-Up Team

Knight, Barry Born 18 February 1938  (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) Former all-rounder for the England cricket team. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death

Knight, Billy Born 12 November 1935  (Northampton, England) Retired tennis player. Won the French Open Mixed Doubles with Yola Ramírez in 1959. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Knight, Jill Born 9 July 1924  (London, England) Former Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston. Lady’s in Waiting No More Expenses The Honourable Member for DDP North

Knight, Marion "Suge" Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA) Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again. Dead and Deader 3: Lie Back and Think of Lynndie England Extra Wide Coffin Snort The Ashes

Know, Dr. Born 15 September 1958  (Washington D. C., USA) Punk rock guitarist for hardcore band Bad Brains. Freddie The Cat

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. Final Curtain The Vile Pong of Brit Sit-Com

Knox, Barbara Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964. Angela of Death Baldy's Burial Service Slippery Soap The Cobbles To A Coffin

Kochel, David Date and place of birth unknown Campaign strategist for Jeb Bush's ultimately fruitless punt for the US Presidency. Freddie The Cat Jacques Oeuf

Koenig, Walter Born 14 September 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, who will forever be known as Chekov in the original 'Star Trek'. Later a comic book artist. BatLord of the WhoTrekLock

Kofas, Igoris Date and place of birth unknown Vocalist for Lithuanian electro-pop band Lemon Joy. I'd never thought I'd be writing that sentence… Star Dust

Kohl, Helmut Born 3 April 1930  (Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany) Former Chancellor of Germany between 1982 & 1998. Now drags his enormous bulk around the world attending state functions. Beyond A Little Peaky DDP Tofoa Falling Off The Perch  Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!  Grendel's Graveyard Hell To The Chief House Of Soon To Be With The Lord In Deutschland Endgültigen Untergang!  Leading Into The Grave Manuel's Stiffs "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..." Oscar The Beast Pity da Foolz STAB in the DARK The Grim Actuary The Grey Horde To Kill A Gabor Sister Valar Morghulis Windsor The Troll Yolo

Kohn, Walter Born 9 March 1923  (Vienna, Austria) Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist. Died in April 2016 but no obit. Nobel Laureates

Koide, Yasutaro  Born 13 March 1903  (Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, Japan) Died 19 January 2016  (Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) Age at death: 112  (read death notice) The oldest man in the World as of 2016. Didn't have long to celebrate though... Dead Ends Gray Panthers Lidders Late Lamentables Madonna's Hand of Bod Not Long To Liver The Old Ones Are The Pests

Koirala, Sushil  Born 12 August 1939  (Morang District, Nepal) Died 9 February 2016  (Kathmandu, Nepal) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Prime minister of Nepal from February 2014 to October 2015. Hell To The Chief

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Accused of all sorts of grisly murders, tortures and what-not. Carkers Convention 2016 Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia See You In Hell

Kopa, Raymond Born 13 October 1931  (Nœux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, France) Former Stade Reims, Real Madrid and France international footballer. Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

Korchnoi, Viktor  Born 23 May 1931  (St. Petersburg, Russia) Died 6 June 2016  (Wohlen, Switzerland) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Chess Grandmaster, still playing. Now of Swiss citizenship. It's Grim Up North

Kösen, Sultan Born 10 December 1982  (Mardin, Turkey) The World's tallest living man, stretching out to 8ft 1in. Death Stinks Freaks And Geeks Not Long To Liver

Kossoff, Leon Born 7 December 1926  (Islington, London, England) Artist, whose speciality is London - either portraits, buildings or cityscapes. All Death Is Consolation

Kotto, Yaphet Born 15 November 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) US actor, known for his roles in 'Alien', 'Running Man' and 'Live and Let Die'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Koussa, Moussa Born in Tajura, Libya  (exact date unknown) Former foreign minister in Muammar Gadaffi's government before its overthrow in 2011. Born c. 1946 Freddie The Cat

Kraivichien, Thanin Born 5 April 1927  (Bangkok, Thailand) Former Thailand Prime Minister. Asshole Politicians

Kramer, Larry Born 25 June 1935  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Dramatist, author & gay rights activist. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN LGBTD

Krebbers, Herman Born 18 June 1923  (Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands) Dutch violinist, eventual concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Minions Of Xuleneb

Krebs, John Born 11 April 1945  (Sheffield, England) English zoologist and former Principal of Jesus College, Cambridge. Next slide, please

Kristofferson, Kris Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Gris Gris

Krofft, Marty Born 9 April 1937  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) With his brother, Sid, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Sid And Marty Coffin

Krofft, Sid Born 30 July 1929  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) With his brother, Marty, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Sid And Marty Coffin

Krüger, Hardy Born 12 April 1928  (Wedding, Berlin, Germany) Veteran German actor, who appeared in many Hollywood films - 'Flight of the Phoenix' etc. Nice to think that if he was to snuff it this year he won't be the "one who got away.." from the DDP! Dead Space 5000 In Deutschland Endgültigen Untergang!

Krystal, Phyllis Born 11 May 1914  (London, England) Psychotherapist. If you want to find your inner you, she's the one to talk to… One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Kuga, Yoshiko Born 21 January 1931  (Tokyo, Japan) Award-winning Japanese film actress. Dead Continent

Kuhn, Mickey Born 21 September 1932  (Waukegan, Illinois, USA) Former child actor who retired from the film business in 1957 aged 25. All Part Of The Show... Right?

Kumar, Dilip Born 11 December 1922  (Peshawar, India) Indian film actor turned politician. Dead Continent

Kun-Hee, Lee Born 9 January 1942  (Uiryeong County, South Korea) Chairman of Samsung and a multi-billionaire so wealthy and powerful he gets pardoned from various wrongdoings without even needing to bother resorting to bribery. Dead Continent Dead Wait Girlfriend In A Coma Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! STAB in the DARK Whole in Won

Kuok, Robert Born 6 October 1923  (Johor, Malaysia) Successful Malaysian/Chinese businessman, owner of the Shangri-La Hotel chain and 40th richest man in the World. Dead Continent

Kurtz, Gary Born 27 July 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Hollywood film producer with 'American Graffiti' and 'Star Wars' among his film credits. Spongebob's Pet Snail

Kusama, Yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Japan) Japanese painter, artist and writer, who specialises in pop art. All Death Is Consolation

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, married to Demi Moore from 2005-13 and now with Mila Kunis, the lucky cunt.. Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Kuttner, Stuart Date and place of birth unknown Former News of the World newspaper editor. Born c. 1940 Died In The Wool Freddie The Cat

Kvapil, Radoslav Born 15 March 1934  (Brno, Czech Republic) Noted Czech pianist. Dead and Dusted 3

Kwouk, Burt  Born 18 July 1930  (Warrington, Lancashire, England) Died 24 May 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Actor forever known as Cato in the Pink Panther films. Boddies... Manchester's Finest Last of the Summer Winos Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Spectres-to-Be The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles The Vile Pong of Brit Sit-Com

Kyi, Aung San Suu Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma) Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010. Nobel Loserettes You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Kyo, Machiko Born 25 March 1924  (Osaka, Japan) Japanese movie actress, a star in her homeland. Dead Continent

Kyo-Ahn, Hwang Born 15 April 1957  (Seoul, South Korea) Prime Minister of South Korea since 2015. Asshole Politicians

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