Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: P

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P@t3m@n, J@d3  Date and place of birth unknown Died 18 February 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 22  (read death notice) Young mother who was refused a cervical cancer smear test with predictably dire results. Born 1993. Heading Nowhere

P3trid3s, Ch@nn@n Date and place of birth unknown Terminally ill non-celebrity, except she's got cystic fibrosis not cancer. Born c. 1993. Died in October 2016 but no obit. Girlfriend In A Coma

Pacino, Al Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972. Get Knotted

Packer, James Born 8 September 1967  (Sydney, Australia) Australian billionaire, son of the late, unlamented Kerry. The latest in a long line of men to have gotten engaged to Mariah Carey. Mourning Glory II

Page, Greg Born 16 January 1972  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian musician and children's TV entertainer. Stopped working due to ill health in November 2006. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit

Paget, Shirley Born 4 December 1924  (place of birth unknown) Marchioness of Anglesey, has served as chair of both the Women's Institute and the Broadcasting Complaints Commission. Lady’s in Waiting

Pagnol, Jacqueline Born 6 October 1926  (Malakoff, Seine, France) Actress widow of novelist Marcel Pagnol. Died in August 2016 but no obit. Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Pahlavi, Princess Ashraf  Born 26 October 1919  (Tehran, Iran) Died 7 January 2016  (Monte Carlo, Monaco) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Twin sister of the last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Kept a low profile since the Iranian Revolution of 1979. GOODBYLADIES

Pahor, Boris Born 28 August 1913  (Trieste, Slovenia) One of Slovenia's most important authors. Book Em Danno Nosoup4U! TOETAG4U

Paige, Janis Born 16 September 1922  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Film and television actress. 16 Is The Number GOODBYLADIES You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Lullabye-bye of Broadway Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Naked Florida Gravediggers The Anfield Iron

Paksas, Rolandas Born 10 June 1956  (Telšiai, Lithuania) Two-time prime minister of Lithuania and one-time president. In 2003 he became the first European head of state to be impeached, due to alleged mafia links. The Baltics Are Laying Down

Palmer, Arnold  Born 10 September 1929  (Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 25 September 2016  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Golf maestro, whose business interests include Arnold Palmer Enterprises, the Palmer Course Design Company, the Arnold Palmer Golf Management Company, and the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy. Aye, they're off the fags alright In the Hole! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Ryan's Rest Home There Goes Another One! :)

Palmer, Geoffrey Born 4 June 1927  (London, England) Sour-faced comic actor, appeared in 'Butterflies' and 'As Time Goes By'. Also narrator of the series 'Grumpy Old Men'. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad Situation...Dead! Spectres-to-Be The Gallifrey Regeneration Game Exit Stage Left The Man In Black's the Kipper and the Corpses

Panyarachun, Anand Born 9 August 1932  (place of birth unknown) Thailand's prime minister in the early 1990s, has continued to be involved with top-line politics in the country ever since. Asshole Politicians

Papadellis, Randy Date and place of birth unknown CEO of juice production juggernaut Ocean Spray since 2000. Apparently his favourite flavour is diet cranberry. Drive-Thru Shooting

Papert, Seymour  Born 29 February 1928  (Pretoria, South Africa) Died 31 July 2016  (Blue Hill, Maine, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Computer scientist, a pivotal name behind artificial intelligence & computers. Badly hurt in a traffic accident in Vietnam in 2006 and is making a very slow recovery. Freaks And Geeks

Papineau, Lisa Born in New England, USA  (exact date unknown) Singer-songwriter who has worked both with Air and on the Watchmen soundtrack. Has battled both cancer and MS. You Gotta Risk It For The Biscuit

Parfitt, Rick  Born 12 October 1948  (Woking, Surrey, England) Died 24 December 2016  (Marbella, Spain) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) Status to Francis Rossi's Quo; the pair of them have been belting out three-chord tricks since the 1960s, and continue to wear only blue jeans, white trainers and T-shirts. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Mourning Glory

Parker, Dom Date and place of birth unknown One half of the annoying posh Tory couple on 'Gogglebox'. Angela of Death

Parker-Bowles, Tom Born 18 December 1974  (London, England) Food critic and son of the people's replacement princess, Camilla. Stairway Tom Heaven

Parkinson, Cecil  Born 1 September 1931  (Carnforth, Lancashire) Died 22 January 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Former Conservative cabinet minister whose designs for the top job were fatally undermined when it was revealed in 1983 that he had fathered a lovechild from his former secretary. Abracadaver Black Penguins Of Doom Dead Commons Dr Shipman's Waiting Room No More Expenses

Parkinson, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Sudden Death

Parkinson, Michael Born 28 March 1935  (Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England) Jovial Northern TV chat show host. Don't Eat The Figs Down Under The Daisies The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Taking the Michael

Parkinson, Robin Born 25 October 1929  (Coventry, England) Actor who some might recognise for his appearances in oodles of sitcoms and that slightly stuttering delivery he used to do. The Vile Pong of Brit Sit-Com

Parks, Van Dyke Born 3 January 1943  (Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA) Songwriter and arranger for The Beach Boys, most notably on the famous "lost" album 'Smile' in 1967. Til I Die

Parra, Nicanor Born 5 September 1914  (San Fabián de Alico, Chile) Chilean mathematician and poet. Buckets O Blood

Parseghian, Ara Born 21 May 1973  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American Football coach for Notre Dame from 1964-74. TOETAG4U

Parsons, Estelle Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American actress who was nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Also known for playing Roseanne's bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'. Kentucky Fried Genocide Exit Stage Left

Parsons, Nicholas Born 10 October 1923  (Grantham, Lincolnshire, England) Presenter of numerous TV & radio programmes over the past 40 years or so. Dead And Dusted 2 Fireball Nervous Nineties Pickett's Popped Off Picks Burt Lungcancers Nervous 90s The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Pärt, Arvo Born 11 September 1935  (Paide, Järva County, Estonia) Estonian classical music composer. The Baltics Are Laying Down

Parton, Dolly Born 19 January 1946  (Sevierville, Tennessee, USA) Country music singer whose name was used for the first cloned sheep because its genetic material was taken from a mammary gland. Zodiac's Wishlist

Patrick, Butch Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'. Well, it was a decent innings… Sid And Marty Coffin

Patrick, U. E. "Pat" Date and place of birth unknown The owner of Patrick Racing (IRL), the team that won the 1973, 1982 and 1989 Indianapolis 500 races, with Emerson Fittipaldi winning the drivers championship for Patrick Racing in 1989. Gris Gris

Patterson, Pat Born 19 January 1941  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Gay Canadian wrestler. The first WWF Intercontinental Champ (1979-81) and oldest WWF Hardcore Champ (2000). His sexuality didn't become public till 2014. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad Gris Gris

Pattinson, Robert Born 13 May 1986  (London, England) Actor, Cedric Diggory in the 'Harry Potter' films. Now wowing the ladies as Edward Cullen in the 'Twilight' series of vampire films. Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Paul, Art Born 18 January 1925  (Chicago, Illinous, USA) Graphics designer, invented the Playboy rabbits-head logo. IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt

Pausewang, Gudrun Born 3 March 1928  (Mladkov, Czech Republic) One of Germany's leading young adult fiction writers, often using the Cold War as a backdrop. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Pavlow, Muriel Born 27 June 1921  (Lee, Kent, England) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. Ho's Before Bro's Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

Paxman, Jeremy Born 11 May 1950  (Leeds, England) Waspish presenter of 'Newsnight' who famously asked the same question to former Home Secretary Michael Howard 12 times in 1997. Retired from the Newsnight hotseat in June 2014. Who Nose When They Will Die?

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Payne, Liam Born 29 August 1993  (Wolverhampton, England) One of the white ones from 1 Direction that isn't Harry. Not the Irish one, one of the other two. Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Payne, Sara Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Mother of the murdered Sarah Payne and campaigner for the right for people to know where convicted paedophiles live. Born 1969. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly!

Peaches, (musician) Born 11 November 1968  (Toronto, Canada) Electro artiste, has been trying desperately to shock by saying "pussy" for 16 years now. Half A Century Aint A Given

Peacock, Trevor Born 19 May 1931  (London, England) Actor best known as the absent-minded Jim Trott in 'The Vicar of Dibley'. Sons Daniel and Harry are also actors. Nosoup4U!

Pearce, Guy Born 5 October 1967  (Ely, Cambridgeshire, England) Former 'Neighbours' actor who managed to transition to a respectable enough Hollywood career, most notably in 'LA Confidential' and 'Memento'. Mourning Glory II

Pearce, Jacqueline Born 20 December 1943  (Woking, Surrey, England) Actress forever known for her role as the scheming Servalan in the classic 1970s sci-fi show 'Blakes 7'. Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased)

Pei, I. M. Born 26 April 1917  (Guangzhou, China) Architect - has designed all sorts of stuff, including the Louvre Pyramid in Paris. 1 Dead In Ohio Eternity Tours Naked Florida Gravediggers Nervous Nineties Nosoup4U! Old People Party Of 20 Inquilinekea/Simfish Tarkinator Time's-Up Team

Pelé, (footballer) Born 23 October 1940  (Tres Coracoes, Brazil) Legendary Brazilian footballer - many say the greatest player ever. Baldy's Burial Service Big-Iain's Team Francis of Arse-Easy  Hunting Halos Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Oscar The Beast See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!

Pelmear, Donald Born in Middlesbrough, England  (exact date unknown) Played Professor Rubeish in the 1973 'Doctor Who' story "The Time Warrior". Born 1924. The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Pember, Ron Born 11 April 1934  (London, England) Prolific character actor who retired after having a stroke in 1992. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Penderecki, Krzysztof Born 23 November 1933  (Debica, Poland) Arguably Poland's most famous living composer, most famous works include 'Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'. Don't Stop the Music

Peng, Li Born 20 October 1928  (Shanghai, China) Premier of the People's Republic of China from 1988-1998. The Grey Horde

Penn, June Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928. Drop Dead Celebration

Perdigones, Rafael Ruiz Date and place of birth unknown The darker-haired one from the definitive 90s one-hit wonders, Los Del Rio. Obscura Camera

Perel, Solomon Born 21 April 1925  (Peine, Germany) Jewish author and motivational speaker who, as a child, escaped the Holocaust by pretending to be an Aryan German. The 1990 movie 'Europa Europa' was based on this. The Deadest of the Dead

Peres, Shimon  Born 2 August 1923  (Vishniova, Belarus) Died 28 September 2016  (Ramat Gan, Israel) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Born in what used to be Poland, but is now Belarus, Peres is the respected elder statesman of Israel politics, twice former Prime Minister and President from 2007-14. Dead Is Dead DpSeggi Hell To The Chief Lead, Follow and Die This Year Nobel Laureates Puke on My Grave The Buckley Mystic  The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Pérez de Cuéllar, Javier Born 19 January 1920  (Lima, Peru) Former secretary-general of the UN, 1982-91. Death By Hemeloids Deathlist.net Lead, Follow and Die This Year Weakend At Bernies Pearly Gates The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead Welshman We're All Gonna Die!

Peries, Lester James Born 5 April 1919  (Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka) Veteran Sri Lankan film director, Palme d'Or nominated in 1957 for 'The Line of Destiny'. Obituarynotice

Perkins, Elizabeth Born 18 November 1960  (Queens, New York, USA) Film actress. Jellydead

Perkins, Sue Born 22 September 1969  (East Dulwich, London, England) Comedian and co-presenter of 'The Great British Bake Off'. Coffinio De Lesbos

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. Dead Is Dead The End of the World As We Know It

Perot, H. Ross Born 27 June 1930  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Billionaire American businessman, who also ran for Presidency of the United States in 1992 & 1996. Cashier Number 86 Please! Circling The Drain Kennedy Driving School Tentoesup

Perry, Jimmy  Born 9 September 1923  (Barnes, London, England) Died 23 October 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) English comedy writer, originally an actor, but then, along with David Croft, wrote & produced many of Britain's favourite sitcoms. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Stiffer Steaks The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead

Perry, Lee "Scratch" Born 20 March 1936  (St Mary's, Jamaica, West Indies) Barely sane but hugely influential reggae man. Kill 'Em All

Perry, Morris Born 28 March 1925  (place of birth unknown) Another entry in the DDP's effort to get every single person who has ever appeared in 'Doctor Who' catalogued. The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Worm Farmer

Perryman, Steve Born 21 December 1951  (London, England) Former Tottenham Hostpur captain and England one-cap wonder. Sudden Death

Petchey, Jack Born 19 July 1925  (London, England) Businessman and philanthropist, announced his plans to marry a woman 24 years his junior in January 2016. Dead And Dusted 2

Peters, Clarke Born 7 April 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor and favourite of David Simon, having played major roles in both 'The Wire' and 'Treme'. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom

Peters, Mike Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Lead singer of The Alarm. Worm Fodder Pop Goes The Pop Star Taking the Michael Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Petersen, Wolfgang Born 14 March 1941  (Emden, Germany) Did you realise that 'Das Boot' and 'The Never Ending Story' were directed by the same person? Well they were, it was this guy. In Deutschland Endgültigen Untergang!

Peterson, Peter G. Born 5 June 1926  (Kearney, Nebraska, USA) Former CEO of Bell & Howell who would later become the Secretary of Commerce in the Nixon Administration. Listed 149th in Forbes 500 richest Americans (2008). Gris Gris

Petrucciani, Loana Born 30 August 1977  (Cannes, France) Reality television personality, winner of 'Big Brother' and Finalist of the only season of 'Je suis une célébrité, sortez-moi de là!' the French version of 'I’m a Celebrity – Get Me Out of Here!' Calls herself an "actress". P@F Slain By Sin

Pettit, Bob Born 12 December 1932  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Retired basketball player. Played for the Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-65. Die You On The Bayou

Petty, Richard Born 2 July 1937  (Level Cross, North Carolina, USA) NASCAR driver, winner of the Daytona 500 a record 7 times amongst other achievements. Carkers Convention 2016

PewDiePie, (comedian) Born 24 October 1989  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Cunt. (at least according to one of the DDP's researchers. I've never fucking heard of him - TMIB) Death Nebula 3000

Peyton, K. M. Born 2 August 1929  (Birmingham, England) Winner of the 1969 Carnegie medal for her children's book 'Flambards' which was made into a TV series in 1979. Made an MBE in 2014. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Philbin, Regis Born 25 August 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Talk show host, game show host & presenter - on a host of shows since the 1960s & one of America's most famous & most popular TV personalities. The Empire State Strikes Back

Philip, Prince Born 10 June 1921  (Villa Mon Repos, Corfu, Greece) Gaffe-prone "Phil the Greek" also has Danish and German blood. It's Grim Up North 6-Foot-Under Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Abracadaver A Good Innings  AlsAlasAlackAdieu Ambledown Baldy's Burial Service The Choir Invisibule 2016 Big-Iain's Team Black Penguins Of Doom Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle Brown Bananas Buzzards BXBOY422 By Royal Appointment Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Bury My Stiffy Compost Corner Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS Dance On Your Grave Dead Men Walking Club DeathIsAllAround's Superstars Deadies 3 Dead Loss Dead Spotters Death Stinks Death By Hemeloids Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net DpSeggi The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Drop Dead Celebration EGN's Celebrity Zombies In Waiting Fuck 'Em All Gag Slow And Die George Lass and the Gravelings Grendel's Graveyard Hangman's XX House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Hunting Halos I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader I Couldn't Eat Another Bite I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit JoeRam Joni Mitchell Never Dies Jumptheshark 7.0 They're Loving Angels Instead Lastorders  Leading Into The Grave Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lidders Late Lamentables Mercarte Moldy Oldies Morbid United F.C. Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers NorthernFoxiles No Weddings And Twenty Funerals  Obituaries 'R' Us Old People Party Of 20 One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Windsor's OBE Permanent Kip Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky The Show Can't Go On Ryan's Rest Home Return of the Absent Minded Mike Oxard Showbiz 20 Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Seasideessexxile Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks The Buckley Mystic The British (D)i(e)sles The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The End of the World As We Know It The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead Healey's First Law There's A Shiva In The Park There Or Thereabouts Where's My Damn List? Who Nose When They Will Die?  Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

Phillips, Conrad  Born 13 April 1925  (London, England) Died 13 January 2016  (Chippenham, Wiltshire, England) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) British actor, best known for his role in the hit 1950s TV series 'The Adventures of William Tell'. Predictor's Predictions Last Gasp Saloon

Phillips, David Born 3 December 1939  (Kendal, Cumbria, England) Former President of the Royal Society of Chemistry. Next slide, please

Phillips, Jess Born 9 October 1981  (Birmingham, England) Straight out of central casting modern Labour politician. Dykes

Phillips, Leslie Born 20 April 1924  (Tottenham, London, England) Comic actor who inherited the 'Doctor in...' role from Dirk Bogarde and appeared in a number of the 'Carry on...' films. Apparently he also plays the voice of "The Sorting Hat" in the 'Harry Potter' movies, whatever that means. Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Ambledown Are You Still Dying, Darling? Beyond A Little Peaky Body Snatcher's Body Count Chelski Pensioners C. A. Daver Deadies 3 Dead Space 5000 Dead Spotters Don't Eat The Figs Fuck 'Em All I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes  Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour NorthernFoxiles Windsor's OBE Shaun of the Dead 69 Slaughter = S + laughter Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Team Cat AIDS The Dead Certs The Deadest of the Dead Exit Stage Left The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment Welshman You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Phillips, Mackenzie Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips. Just Fade Away Already

Phillips, Phil Born 14 March 1926  (Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA) American singer and songwriter best known for his 1959 hit 'Sea of Love'. Gris Gris

Piasecki, Sally Born in Wallington, England  (exact date unknown) British woman with terminal cancer, her hook for the papers is that her American husband is facing deportation from the UK. Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns

Piccoli, Michel Born 27 December 1925  (Paris, France) Veteran French film actor. Dead Space 5000

Pickles, Eric Born 20 April 1952  (Keighley, Yorkshire, England) Bumptious Conservative cabinet minister. GMC Ghost Town Mourning Glory

Pickup, Ronald Born 7 June 1940  (Chester, England) No matter how many shows he pops up in on TV, he'll always be the voice of Aslan from the 1980s Narnia adaptations. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Piggott, Lester Born 5 November 1935  (Wantage, Berkshire, England) Unusually tall (5'8") jockey, nine times winner of the Epsom Derby, who was often lampooned for his odd speech impediment, and did time for tax evasion. DeathIsAllAround's Sports Superstars Dead And Dusted Say Hello To The Angels

Pilcher, Rosamunde Born 22 September 1924  (Lelant, Cornwall, England) Very successful author, normally of romantic novels. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before

Pilliod Jr, Charles J. Born 20 October 1918  (Los Angeles, California, USA) CEO of Goodyear from 1941 to 1983, later served as US ambassador to Mexico. Died in April 2016 but no obit. The Deadest of the Dead

Pinal, Silvia Born 12 September 1931  (Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico) Mexican film actress. Death Can Be Sexy Guild Of Master Reapers

Pinheiro, Heloisa Born 7 July 1945  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian Playboy model and the inspiration for 'The Girl from Ipanema'. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad

Pinsent, Gordon Born 12 July 1930  (Grand Falls, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) Canadian actor. Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Pintauro, Danny Born 6 January 1976  (Milltown, New Jersey, USA) 1980s child actor in sitcom 'Who's The Boss' and horror flick 'Cujo'. Revealed he was HIV positive in 2015. Not At All Well

Pipes, Wesley Born 20 January 1969  (Mississippi, USA) AVN Hall of Fame porn star, currently battling inoperable lung cancer. P@F Slain By Sin

Pirsig, Robert M. Born 6 September 1928  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Writer and philospher of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' fame. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Welshman

Pistorius, Oscar Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa) Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Accused of murdering his girlfriend who was shot dead at his home on Valentine's Day 2013. DeathIsAllAround's Sports Superstars Hippoposthumous They're Loving Angels Instead Perps & Perverts Squid's Stiffs The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

Pitoi, Falesa Born in Tuvalu  (exact date unknown) Dentist-turned Tuvalu politician. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Plowright, Joan Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) Highly regarded actress, widow of Lawrence Olivier. Lady’s in Waiting Last Gasp Saloon Lullabye-bye of Broadway Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Squid's Stiffs

Plowright, Louise  Born 1 June 1956  (Congleton, Cheshire, England) Died 1 March 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 59  (read death notice) Theatre and TV actress ('EastEnders', 'Families'). Breathless In Seattle Cancerous Hatred Crossing The Styx I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Golden Slumbers The "B" Team The Living End

Plummer, Christopher Born 13 December 1929  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian film, stage & TV actor, still, despite some recent high-profile performances in 'Syriana' and 'The Insider', perhaps best known for his role in 'The Sound of Music'. Won Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 2012 at the age of 82. Down Under The Daisies Last Gasp Saloon

Poitier, Sidney Born 20 February 1927  (Miami, Florida, USA) Bahamian-born actor who emigrated to the US and went on to become a leading movie star of the 1950s and '60s, taking lead roles in, among others, 'To Sir, With Love' and 'Guess Who's Coming To Dinner'. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom  Baldy's Burial Service Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Death On The Rocks From Here To Eternity You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Kentucky Fried Genocide  Pool Ghoul Unusual Suspects

Polanski, Roman Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France) Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family. Cut! Take(n)! Eastbourne Exits Pearly Gates Perps & Perverts

Pomsel, Brunhilde Date and place of birth unknown Secretary to Nazi propaganda overlord Joseph Goebbels. Came out of the woodwork in 2011. Born c. 1910. Carkers Convention 2016 Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Ponting, Ricky "Punter" Born 19 December 1974  (Launceston, Tazmania, Australia) Irritating but brilliant batsman and former Australian cricket captain. Mourning Glory II

Pop, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr. Mortem Omnibus The Grim Grampian Reapers

Porter, Shirley Born 29 November 1930  (London, England) Leader of Westminster council in the 1980s before being exposed for "gerrymandering" votes in by shifting Labour voters out of marginal wards hrough various property-based schemes. Lady’s in Waiting

Powell, Colin Born 5 April 1937  (New York, New York, USA) US Army general who worked under Bush I in the Gulf War, and later became Secretary of State under Bush II, taking the country into the Iraq War. Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in December 2003. Cannot pronounce his own name. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Powell, Jane Born 1 April 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Five times married and still active actress, singer and dancer. Death On The Rocks

Powell, Kendall J. Born in Denver, Colorado, USA  (exact date unknown) CEO of General Mills for the past decade, earns a cool $7m a year. Born c. 1954 Drive-Thru Shooting

Powers, Stefanie Born 2 November 1942  (Hollywood, California, USA) Appeared as Jennifer Hart alongside Robert Wagner in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Powter, Susan Born 22 September 1957  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Motivational speaker and nutritionist, who hosts her own talk show. Coffinio De Lesbos

Prescott, John Born 31 May 1938  (Prestatyn, Wales) Gaffe-prone, yokel-punching, croquet-playing, cocktail stick-waggling, senior Labour politician, deputy Prime Minister from 1997-2007. Extra Wide Coffin

Press, Tamara Born 10 May 1937  (Kharkiv, Ukraine) Olympic shot put champion for the Soviet Union in 1960 & 1964. Long rumoured to have been a man although this has never been proven. 20 Names 20 Sports

Pressler, Menahem Born 16 December 1923  (Magdeburg, Germany) German-born Israeli-American pianist and a founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio. Dead and Dusted 3

Previn, Andre Born 6 April 1930  (Berlin, Germany) Principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra from 1968-79 and still best known for his appearance on 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' in 1971, lambasting Eric for "playing ALL the wong notes". Dead and Dusted 3 Windsor's OBE Tick Tock

Price, Alan Born 19 April 1942  (Fatfield, England) Original keyboardist for The Animals, as well as the composer of the 'Andy Capp' TV series' theme tune. Slaughter = S + laughter

Price, Lloyd Born 9 March 1933  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Early rock 'n' roll musician. Hits include 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy'. Die You On The Bayou Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

Pride, Charley Born 18 March 1938  (Sledge, Mississippi, USA) Successful country music singer, a former baseball player. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Prideaux, Roger Born 31 July 1939  (London, England) Captain of Northamptionshire County Cricket Club since 1967-70. A Good Captain's Innings

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Lord Gravedigger Syndication Zombies

Priest, Steve Born 23 February 1948  (Hayes, Middlesex, England) Bass player for glam rock band The Sweet. Died In The Wool

Prince, Hal Born 30 January 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) One of the greatest Broadway directors of all time, accordingly holding the record for the most Tony Awards won by one individual (21). Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Prior, James  Born 11 October 1927  (Brampton, Sussex, England) Died 12 December 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Politician, former Employment & Northern Ireland Secretary. Dead Commons No More Expenses Simply Dead The Politicorpses Unusual Suspects

Prochnow, Jürgen Born 10 June 1941  (Berlin, Germany) Quintessential "I know the face..." Hollywood star, turns up in 'Beverly Hills Cop 2', 'Dune' and 'Air Force One'. Was the original choice to play the Terminator before Arnie's CV landed on the casting director's desk. In Deutschland Endgültigen Untergang!

Prokop, Matthew Born 29 July 1990  (Victoria, Texas, USA) Disney movie actor, most notably in 'High School Musical 3'. Career is on seemingly permanent hiatus after he was discovered to be a big fan of punching girlfriends in the face. Amanda's Fire Dept.

Proulx, Annie Born 22 August 1935  (Norwich, Connecticut, USA) Pulitzer-winning novelist who wrote the source materials for both 'The Shipping News' and 'Brokeback Mountain'. Book Em Danno

Prowse, David Born 1 July 1935  (Bristol, England) Played the physical from of Darth Vader in 'Star Wars', with James Earl Jones providing the voice. Was also the Green Cross Code man. On The Box/In The Box Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy Yolo

Prunskiene, Kazimira Born 26 February 1943  (Švencionys, Lithuania) Lithuania's first prime minister after the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union. The Baltics Are Laying Down

Pryce, Jonathan Born 1 June 1947  (Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) Highly rated actor probably still best recognised as the hapless Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic 'Brazil'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Pugach, Burt Born 20 April 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) New York lawyer who spent 14 years in jail for hiring men to throw lye in the face of his former squeeze Linda Riss in 1959. After he was released in 1974, the couple got married themselves. Their book, 'A Very Different Love Story' was published in 1976. Maysles Brothers Memorial Death Squad

Pugacheva, Natalya Born 28 November 1935  (Buranovo, Russia) Oldest member of the musical group Buranovskiye Babushki, the so-called "Buranovo Grannies", who threatened to win the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest. Ho's Before Bro's

Pugh, Tom  Born 13 March 1937  (London, England) Died 1 February 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) English cricketer. Captain of Gloucestershire from 1961-62. Was once dismissed for LBW after getting his jaw broken! A Good Captain's Innings

Pulver, Liselotte Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland) Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Pynchon, Thomas Born 8 May 1937  (Glen Cove, New York, USA) Extremely reclusive author. In fact, the only times his voice has ever been broadcast is via three episodes of 'The Simpsons'. Moldy Oldies

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