Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: T

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Tae-Woo, Roh Born 4 December 1932  (Daegu, South Korea) President of South Korea from 1988-93. The "B" Team

Taimanov, Mark  Born 7 February 1926  (Lenningrad, Soviet Union) Died 27 November 2016  (St Petersburg, Russia) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Chess player, an International Grandmaster in the sport. Dead and Dusted 3

Tajima, Nabi Born 4 August 1900  (Wan Village, Kikaijima Island, Japan) Aged over 115, this is the oldest, verified living person in Japan. Or perhaps it is the Queen Mother, who was born on the exact same day?? The Old Ones Are The Pests

Takei, George Born 20 April 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor, played Hikaru Sulu in Star Trek. Permanent Kip BatLord of the WhoTrekLock

Talabani, Jalal Born 12 November 1933  (Kelkan, Iraq) President of Iraq since April 2005. Grobler's Stiff Ones The Grateful Dead The Politicorpses

Tambling, Bobby Born 18 September 1941  (Storrington, Sussex, England) Former Chelsea striker who held their top scorer record for 47 years before being overtaken by Frank Lampard, Jr. Mind you, take away penalties and deflections and Lamps has probably scored as many as Mickey Droy! Dead And Dusted

Tamblyn, Russ Born 30 December 1934  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor & dancer. Lord Gravedigger

Tänak, Ott Born 15 October 1987  (Kärla Parish, Saaremaa, Estonia) Rally driver and Estonian Rally Championship winner in 2008 and 2009. The Baltics Are Laying Down

Tanamo, Lord Born 2 October 1934  (Kingston, Jamaica) Mento and ska performer and songwriter. He helped create the sound we now know as Ska. Died in April but no obit, unlike Prince Buster… Don't Stop the Music

Tapsell, Peter Born 1 February 1930  (Hove, Sussex, England) Conservative MP and "Father of the House" of Commons, having been continually elected since 1966. Dead Commons No More Expenses The Buckley Mystic

Tarbuck, Jimmy Born 6 February 1940  (Liverpool, England) Unfunny, golf-obsessed, old school comedian. AlsAlasAlackAdieu Dead Funny

Tarics, Sándor  Born 23 September 1913  (Budapest, Hungary) Died 21 May 2016  (San Francisco, California, USA) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Hungarian water polo player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. Puzlman's Passing Picks

Tarrant, Chris Born 10 October 1946  (Reading, Berkshire, England) 'Tiswas' & 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' presenter, also a radio presenter. All That Glitters Is Not Mould

Taylor, Brian Born 9 January 1955  (Dundee, Scotland) Political editor for BBC Scotland. Grendel's Graveyard

Taylor, Rip Born 13 January 1934  (Washington DC, USA) Actor & comedian, very well known in the US, less so in the UK. Laughter Kills Sid And Marty Coffin

Taylor, Ronnie Born 27 October 1924  (place of birth unknown) Cinematographer who collaborated with Richard Attenborough. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Tchernia, Pierre Born 29 January 1928  (Paris, France) French cinema and television producer, screenwriter, presenter, animator and actor. Died in October 2016 but no obit. Sir Candy's All Stars

Tebbit, Norman Born 29 March 1931  (Ponders End, London, England) Outspoken former chairman of the Conservative Party, whose unemployed father famously "did not riot, he got on his bike and looked for work". Almost killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. Abracadaver ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away Morbid United F.C. No More Expenses Squid's Stiffs The Politicorpses There Goes Another One! :)

Tegart, Judy Born 12 December 1937  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian tennis player who had a fine doubles career but was also runner-up to Billie Jean King in the first Wimbledon final of the Open Era in 1968. Tri Not To Survive 2016

Teng-Hui, Lee Born 15 January 1923  (Sanzhi, New Taipei, Taiwan) President of Taiwan from 1988-2000. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Tequila, Tila Born 24 October 1981  (Singapore) Singaporean-born American model, musician and TV personality. P@F Slain By Sin

Tereshkova, Valentina Vladimirovna Born 6 March 1937  (Bolshoye Maslennikovo, Russia) Former Soviet cosmonaut - the first woman in outer space. The Grey Horde Tick Tock

Tewson, Josephine Born 26 February 1939  (Hampstead, London, England) Comic actress, best known as Elizabeth in 'Keeping Up Appearances' and as Jane Travers in 'Clarence'. Comedy Cremations Last of the Summer Winos

Tezuka, Katsumi Born 31 August 1912  (Hayami, Japan) Japanese actor who specialised in getting into the monster suit. Obituarynotice

Thiebaud, Wayne Born 23 November 1920  (Mesa, Arizona, USA) US artist & painter. All Death Is Consolation

Thielemans, Toots  Born 29 April 1922  (Brussels, Belgium) Died 22 August 2016  (Brussells, Belgium) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Belgian jazz harmonicist & whistler, who is still performing. Don't recognise the name? Well, he played the harmonica on 'Sesame Street', 'Moon River', 'Midnight Cowboy' and so many others. Minions Of Xuleneb

Tho, Nguyen Ngoc Born 26 May 1908  (Long Xuyen, Vietnam) Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1963-64. House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Thomas, Gareth  Born 12 February 1945  (Wales) Died 13 April 2016  (Surrey, England) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Veteran stage and screen actor forever associated as the eponymous hero from the classic BBC SF series 'Blake's 7' even though he left at the end of the second series. Unusual Suspects

Thomas, John Meurig Born 15 December 1932  (Llanelli, Wales) Welsh chemist and educator primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science (I bet you are glad to know this !!!). Next slide, please

Thomas, Sarah Born 5 June 1952  (London, England) Actress. Played Glenda in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Last of the Summer Winos

Thompson, Barbara Born 27 July 1944  (Oxford, England) Jazz musician. Dead And Dusted 2

Thompson, Lee "Uncle Poodle" Date and place of birth unknown Openly gay uncle of the "star" of the massive worldwide reality TV phenomenon that is 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'. Reality Bites, But Death Swallows

Thompson, Mike "Sugar Bear" Date and place of birth unknown He is the father of the "star" of the massive worldwide reality TV phenomenon that is 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'. Reality Bites, But Death Swallows

Thomson, Peter Born 23 August 1929  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian golfer. Five times winner of the Open Golf championship. Dead Space 5000 In the Hole!

Thorburn, Cliff Born 16 January 1948  (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) AKA "The Grinder". One of the greats of the televised snooker age, World Champion in 1980, and World Number One between 1981 & 1982. The Final Whistle

Thornburgh, Dick Born 16 July 1932  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Attorney-General for Presidents Reagan and Bush senior. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Thorne, Angela Born 25 January 1939  (Karachi, Pakistan) Refined actress, known for her roles in 'To the Manor Born' and 'Three Up, Two Down'. Memorably played Margaret Thatcher in 'Anyone for Denis?' in 1982. Final Curtain

Thorne, Willie Born 4 March 1954  (Leicester, England) Popular former snooker player, now a TV pundit. Often called, rather bizarrely, "The Homer Simpson of snooker". A Good Innings Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

Thorpe, Ian Born 13 October 1982  (Sydney, Australia) Australian swimmer and winner of five Olympic gold medals, the most won by any Australian. Mourning Glory II

Thorson, Scott Born 22 January 1959  (La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA) Had a relationship with Liberace, which he wrote a book on. Also claims to have had to have an affair with Michael Jackson, although nothing actually supports this. Born 1958. Breathless In Seattle Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! The Anfield Iron

Thuram, Lilian Born 1 January 1972  (Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe) Successful footballer, right back for France in their glory years of the late '90s/ early '00s. Scored only two goals in 142 appearances - both in the semi-final of the World Cup in 1998. Well, if you're gonna score, make sure it's important... Insert Name Here

Tidy, Bill Born 9 October 1933  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) Cartoonist and humourist, seen on Dictionary Corner on 'Countdown' more times than I've had hot dinners. Poisoned Pens The Anfield Iron The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles

Tilbrook, Paula Born 16 January 1930  (Manchester, England) Actress, best known as the local gossip Betty Eagleton in 'Emmerdale'. Born 1931. Dead Wait Points for old Soap Slippery Soap The Buckley Mystic Windsor The Troll

Tiller, Nadja Born 16 March 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian actress who was popular in West Germany in the 1950s and 60s. 16 Is The Number

Tillis, Mel Born 8 August 1932  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Country music singer despite having a speech impediment. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Tillotson, Johnny Born 20 April 1939  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Country music singer. Died In The Wool

Timb3rl@ke-Ev@ns, Andre Date and place of birth unknown STILL a rare instance of a terminally-ill father on these page. Born 1974. Died in January 2016 but no obit. Finding Chemo With Rocket Man

Tinsulanonda, Prem Born 26 August 1920  (Songkhla Province, Thailand) Prime Minister of Thailand from 1980-88. Dead Continent

Titica, (singer) Born in Angola  (exact date unknown) Transsexual Angolan rap artist, born 1987. That is totally Mexico that is, well weapon! Obscura Camera

Tloubatla, Hilda Born in South Africa  (exact date unknown) South African singer with the acclaimed group the Mahotella Queens. Born 1942. Tri Not To Survive 2016

Tobin, Peter Born 27 August 1946  (Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) Man accused of killing three girls in Margate, and found guilty & jailed in 2008. Grendel's Graveyard

Toksvig, Sandi Born 3 May 1958  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Diminutive and laconic TV host, comedian and writer. Coffinio De Lesbos

Tolkien, Christopher Born 21 November 1924  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Son of 'Lord of the Rings' author J. R. R. Tolkien. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Tomei, Concetta Born 30 December 1945  (Kenosha, Wisconsin. USA) American actress, best known for her roles as Major Lila Garreau on the ABC series 'China Beach' and as Lynda Hansen on the NBC series 'Providence'. Zodiac's Wishlist

Tomita, Isao Born 22 April 1932  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements. Died in May 2016 but no acceptable obit was forthcoming... Don't Stop the Music

Tomlin, Lily Born 1 September 1939  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actress and comedian, best known for her collaborations with the late Robert Altman. LGBTD

Tomlinson, Ricky Born 26 September 1939  (Bispham, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Ex-plasterer & Trade Unionist turned hugely successful & popular actor - firstly in 'Brookside' but best loved for his role in 'The Royle Family'. Angela of Death Oldham Scalphunters

Topol, (actor) Born 9 September 1935  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Star of 'Fiddler on the Roof', and a regular stage performer. Death On The Rocks Spectres-to-Be

Torn, Rip Born 6 February 1931  (Temple, Texas, USA) US veteran film & TV actor, born Elmore Rual Torn. Eejit Lord Gravedigger

Torrence, Dean Born 10 March 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Along with Jan Berry, one of the pioneers of the surf sound of the 1960s. Til I Die

Torry, Clare Born 29 November 1947  (England) Singer who provided the shrieking vocal to the classic Pink Floyd track 'The Great Gig in the Sky'. The pun for her if she goes will be a tap in... Jellydead

Tovar, Lupita  Born 27 July 1910  (Matías Romero, Oaxaca, Mexico) Died 12 November 2016  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 106  (read death notice) Mexican film actress, in occasional Hollywood movies. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Gray Panthers JoeRam Old As Dirt  One Century Is Enough, Madam! Szaboss You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Tozer, Faye Born 14 November 1975  (Northampton, England) One of the three female co-lead singers of British pop group Steps. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Trabert, Tony Born 16 August 1930  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Retired tennis player. Men's singles champion at Wimbledon in 1955. 16 Is The Number

Travanti, Daniel J Born 7 March 1940  (Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA) Actor, best known as police chief Captain Frank Furillo in the classic 1980s TV drama 'Hill Street Blues'. Get Knotted

Travis, Dave Lee Born 25 May 1945  (Buxton, Derbyshire, England) Radio DJ known as the "Hairy Cornflake". Arrested in November 2012 for alleged sexual offensive dating back to the 1970s. Aardvark's Bupa Listing All That Glitters Is Not Mould Perps & Perverts

Travis, Kris  Born 16 December 1983  (Sheffield, England) Died 31 March 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 32  (read death notice) British professional wrestler, not one to bother the WWF though. 20 Names 20 Sports Cancerous Hatred Can I join the Derby Dead Pool? The Love Boat Crossing The Styx Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet DDP Tofoa Dead As A Doornail  Dead Ends Dead Space 5000 Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Buckets O Blood Half A Century Aint A Given P@F Deathlist Golden Slumbers Stone Dead Cert Heading Nowhere The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Living End Thomas Jefferson Survives Whole in Won

Travis, Randy Born 4 May 1959  (Marshville, North Carolina, USA) American country singer. Amanda's Fire Dept. Dead And Dusted Died In The Wool The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Say Hello To The Angels Snort The Ashes

Travolta, Ellen Born 6 October 1940  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) Actress, singer and has a little known brother called John Travolta. Trojan Hearse

Travolta, John Born 18 February 1954  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) Actor who catapulted to fame in 'Saturday Night Fever' (1977) and 'Grease' (1978) but then appeared in a few turkeys before acquiring a semblance of cool as the hitman Vincent Vega in 'Pulp Fiction'. Dogged by rumours concerning his sexuality. 1 Dead In Ohio

Treacher, Bill Born 4 June 1930  (London, England) UK actor, forever remembered as the long-suffering Arthur Fowler in 'EastEnders'. Cashier Number 86 Please! Points for old Soap Slippery Soap

Trillin, Calvin Born 5 December 1935  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Journalist, humorist, food writer, poet, memoirist and novelist. Let Us Embalm You

Troell, Jan Born 23 July 1931  (Limhamn, Malmö, Sweden) Swedish film director, known for his realistic style. His 1971 film 'The Emigrants' is unusual in being nominated for the Academy Awards across two years. Ikea Nokia Lego

Trout, Walter Born 6 March 1951  (Ocean City, New Jersey, USA) American blues guitarist. Bloody Dead Rep

Trudeau, Garry Born 21 July 1948  (New York City, New York, USA) Cartoonist, best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning Doonesbury comic strip. Spongebob's Pet Snail

Trumbull, Douglas Born 8 April 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Special effects pioneer and director of 'Silent Running'. ZZ Topped and the Wooden Spoon of Immortality

Trump, Donald Born 14 June 1946  (New York, New York, USA) Billionaire real estate developer whose megalomaniac acquisition of riches, and later descent to near-bankruptcy, arguably epitomised the greed culture of the 1980s. Now elected President of the United States of America… My Killah Eyebrow From Here To Eternity Clean Bill Of Health Oscar The Beast Riding The Jesus Train

Tsarnaev, Dzhokhar Born 22 July 1993  (Kyrgyzstan) One of two brothers suspected of perpetrating the bombing at the Boston Marathon in 2013, the other getting killed. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Tuckett, Lindsay Born 6 February 1919  (Durban, Natal, South Africa) World's oldest living cricketer who played in nine Tests for South Africa from 1947 to 1949. Died in September 2016 but no obit. Coffinitup

Tudor-Pole, Ed Born 6 December 1955  (London, England) Singer with post-punks Tempole Tudor and later the second presenter of Channel 4 show 'The Crystal Maze'. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Tuli, Teila Born 14 June 1969  (Hawaii, USA) Also known as Taylor Wily is an American actor and a former sumo wrestler and mixed martial artist. Decomposing Blubber

Tully, Mark Born 24 October 1935  (Tollygunge, Kolkata, India) Veteran broadcaster who worked at the BBC for 30 years, mainly reporting on Indian affairs before resigning in 1994. H5N1

Tune, Tommy Born 28 February 1939  (Wichita Falls, Texas, USA) Lanky American dancer & actor, one of Broadway's top stars. Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Tunstall, K T Born 23 June 1975  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Winsome Scots singer-songwriter. William Hague's Special Friend

Turkel, Joe Born 15 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, best known as the inventor of the rogue replicants in 'Blade Runner' and as the bartender in 'The Shining' one of three parts played for legendary filmmaker Stanley Kubrick. Insert Name Here

Turner, Anthea Born 25 May 1960  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) Bland TV presenter, better known for her private life than for her personality. I'll Sleep When You're Dead

Turner, Nik Born 26 April 1940  (Oxford, England) Multi-instrumentalist with space rockers Hawkwind. Dance On Your Grave

Turner, Ted Born 19 November 1938  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Businessman & founder of CNN. Squid's Stiffs

Turner, Tina Born 26 November 1939  (Nutbush, Tennessee, USA) Singer, born Anna Mae Bullock, still active after almost 50 years in the business. Well known for her big hair & raspy voice. Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead

Turner-Warwick, Margaret Born 19 November 1924  (London, England) Retired British medical doctor and thoracic specialist. She was the first woman president of the Royal College of Physicians. Lady’s in Waiting

Tushingham, Rita Born 14 April 1942  (Liverpool, England) Actress best known for her roles in "kitchen sink" dramas such as 'A Taste of Honey' and 'The Leather Boys'. Soylent Dreams

Tutu, Desmond Born 7 October 1931  (Klerksdorp, South Africa) Winner of the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, he became Archbishop of Cape Town in 1986. Retired from public life in 2010. Bloody Dead Rep BXBOY422 Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Deceased Hose Drunkasaskunk Finbarr Returns From The Dead Francis of Arse-Easy H5N1 I'll Sleep When You're Dead Manuel's Stiffs Mr & Mrs Drummerboy No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Riding The Jesus Train Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Walking Dead Tri Not To Survive 2016 Windsor The Troll Zombie Nation

Tutuhatunewa, Frans Born 16 June 1923  (Batavia, Indonesia) President in exile of the South Moluccas. Died in October 2016 but no obit. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Tyler, Anne Born 25 October 1941  (Minnesota, USA) Pulitzer prize winning writer of 'The Accidental Tourist' and 'Breathing Lessons'. She has described her 2015 novel 'A Spool of Blue Thread' as her last. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Tyler Moore, Mary Born 29 December 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actress and comedienne who came to prominence in 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', before being given her own programme, called, with a stunning lack of imagination, 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association My Killah Eyebrow All Part Of The Show... Right? Antique Femme Fatales Body Snatcher's Body Count Crofty's Coffin Crew Death Grips Await Deathlist.net Eternity Tours Predictor's Predictions Girlfriend In A Coma Going Underground Dead Funny JoeRam Lard Bazaar Laughter Kills Madonna's Hand of Bod Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour  One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Pity da Foolz Sad Last Days She's A Goner  Shovelful Of Dirt Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Syndication Zombies Tentoesup The Conqueror Worm The Dead Certs The Empire State Strikes Back The End of the World As We Know It The Wanky Yankee Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Tyson, Ian Born 25 September 1933  (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) Canadian singer-songwriter. Bloody Dead Rep Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Tyson, Mike Born 30 June 1966  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Became the youngest undisputed WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight boxing champion ever at 20, before spending 3 years in prison for rape. Perps & Perverts Sid And Marty Coffin

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