Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: E

 

EARL JONES, James
Born 17 January 1931  (Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA)
Actor forever known as the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars series.
[Picture of James EARL JONES]

 

EARNHARDT Jr, Dale
Born 10 October 1974  (Kannapolis, North Carolina)
NASCAR racing driver, son of the late, great Dale Earnhardt.
[Picture of Dale EARNHARDT Jr]

 

EASTHAM, George
Born 23 September 1936  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)
Former Arsenal and Stoke City inside forward. Scored the winning goal in the 1972 League Cup final against Chelsea at the age of 35. Was a non-playing member of England's victoious 1966 World Cup squad.
[Picture of George EASTHAM]

 

EASTON, Richard
Born 22 March 1933  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Actor, best known for his role in the BBC TV series 'The Brothers'.
[Picture of Richard EASTON]

 

EASTON, Sheena
Born 27 April 1959  (Bellshill, North Lanakshire, Scotland)
Scottish singer who shot to fame when appearing in the proto-X Factor TV show 'The Big Time' in 1980 before recording a number of hit singles in the 1980s.
[Picture of Sheena EASTON]

 

EASTWOOD, Clint
Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA)
College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turns out to be a points scorer.
[Picture of Clint EASTWOOD]

 

EATON, Bobby
Born 14 August 1954  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA)
Wrestler, part of the Midnight Express tag team.
[Picture of Bobby EATON]

 

ECCLESTONE, Bernie
Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England)
Short-arsed top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton.
[Picture of Bernie ECCLESTONE]

 

ECHEVERRIA ALVAREZ, Luis
Born 17 January 1922  (Mexico City, Mexico)
Controversial former President of Mexico.
[Picture of Luis ECHEVERRIA ALVAREZ]

 

ECHOLS, Johnny
Born 21 February 1947  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Lead guitarist for cult psychedlic band Love of 'Forever Changes' legend…
[Picture of Johnny ECHOLS]

 

ECKEL, Horst
Born 8 February 1932  (Vogelbach, Germany)
Former West Germany international footballer, one of the team that won the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
[Picture of Horst ECKEL]

 

EDDY, Duane
Born 26 April 1938  (Corning, New York, USA)
Guitarist known for his twanging style in such hits as 'Peter Gunn'.
[Picture of Duane EDDY]

 

EDEN, Barbara
Born 23 August 1934  (Tucson, Arizona, USA)
Best remembered for her role as Jeannie in 'I Dream of Jeannie'.
[Picture of Barbara EDEN]

 

EDEN, Clarissa
Born 28 June 1920  (Kensington, London, England)
Niece of former PM, Sir Winston Churchill, widow of former PM, Sir Anthony Eden. Was only 36 years of age when her husband resigned & has outlived several of her PM spouse's successors since then.
[Picture of Clarissa EDEN]

 

EDEN, John
Born 15 September 1925  (Winton, Durham, England)
Former British MP, nephew of Sir Anthony Eden.
[Picture of John EDEN]

 

EDEN, Mark
Born 14 February 1928  (London, England)
Actor, still best known for his role as the devious Alan Bradley in 'Coronation Street'.
[Picture of Mark EDEN]

 

EDGERTON, David
Born in USA  (exact date unknown)
Founder of the Burger King fast food chain. Born 1928.
[Picture of David EDGERTON]

 

EDMONDS, Mike
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England  (exact date unknown)
Actor, best remembered as Little Ron in 'Maid Marian & Her Merry Men' or as Logray in 'Return of the Jedi'.
[Picture of Mike EDMONDS]

 

EDMONDS, Noel
Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England)
Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks, managed to kill a contestant on his 'Late Late Breakfast Show', then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with 'Deal or No Deal'.
[Picture of Noel EDMONDS]

 

EDMONSON, Ade
Born 24 January 1957  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England)
Actor and comedian famed for his long-standing partnership with the late Rik Mayall in TV classics 'The Young Ones' and 'Bottom'.
[Picture of Ade EDMONSON]

 

EDMUNDS, Dave
Born 15 April 1944  (Cardiff, Wales)
Welsh guitarist and singer who straddled the various scenes and fads of the 1970s, coming away intact with hits such as 'I Hear You Knocking' and 'Girls Talk'.
[Picture of Dave EDMUNDS]

 

EDRICH, John
Born 21 June 1937  (Blofield, Norfolk, England)
Former Surrey & England cricketer.
[Picture of John EDRICH]

 

EDSON, Mike
Born 2 September 1942  (place of birth unknown)
Church of England priest. Archdeacon of Leicester from 1994-2002.
[Picture of Mike EDSON]

 

EDWARDES, Michael
Born 11 October 1930  (South Africa)
South Africa-born businessman, Chief Executive of the beleaguered British Leyland car company from 1977-82.
[Picture of Michael EDWARDES]

 

EDWARDS, Edwin
Born 7 August 1927  (Marksville, Louisiana, USA)
Former Governor of Louisiana.
[Picture of Edwin EDWARDS]

 

EDWARDS, Elaine
Date and place of birth unknown
Actress who played Shprintze in hit musical film 'Fiddler on the Roof' in 1971.
[Picture of Elaine EDWARDS]

 

EDWARDS, Glynn
Born 2 February 1931  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
Actor, a regular on British TV & was married to comic actress Yootha Joyce.
[Picture of Glynn EDWARDS]

 

EDWARDS, Jorge
Born 29 June 1931  (Santiago, Chile)
Chilean novelist and ambassador.
[Picture of Jorge EDWARDS]

 

EFRON, Zac
Born 18 October 1987  (San Luis Obispo, California, USA)
Actor. Turned from a teenage-star, who convulsed young girls, to a movie actor, who does the same. Played college-students in his early career, now playing guys with difficult lives, who look like college students.
[Picture of Zac EFRON]

 

EITAN, Rafi
Born 23 November 1926  (Ein Harod, Israel)
Former Israeli intelligence officer.
[Picture of Rafi EITAN]

 

ELIAS, Rayya
Born in Aleppo, Syria  (exact date unknown)
Musician, writer and current squeeze of 'Eat, Pray, Love' empowerment guru Elizabeth Gilbert.
[Picture of Rayya ELIAS]

 

ELIZABETH II, Queen
Born 21 April 1926  (London, England)
Queen of the UK, basically. Entered the Drop 40 for the first time in 2017 after falling ill late in 2016…
[Picture of Queen ELIZABETH II]

 

ELLIOTT, Barry
Born 24 December 1941  (Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England)
One half, along with his brother Paul, of the Chuckle Brothers children's "entertainment" duo.
[Picture of Barry ELLIOTT]

 

ELLIOTT, Missy
Born 1 July 1971  (Portsmouth, Virginia, USA)
Rapper/singer-songwriter.
[Picture of Missy ELLIOTT]

 

ELLIS, Deadly Doug
Born 3 January 1924  (Chester, Cheshire, England)
Former chairman of Aston Villa football club.
[Picture of Deadly Doug ELLIS]

 

ELLIS, Greg
Born 21 March 1968  (Wigan, Lancashire, England)
Voice actor. Went missing for 4 days in 2016.
[Picture of Greg ELLIS]

 

ELLIS, Mary
Born 2 February 1917  (place of birth unknown)
Female Spitfire pilot during World War 2.
[Picture of Mary ELLIS]

 

ELLISON, Harlan
Born 27 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Science fiction author.
[Picture of Harlan ELLISON]

 

ELLSBERG, Daniel
Born 7 April 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Former military analyst for the RAND corporation who released the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, outlining US decision-making during the Vietnam war.
[Picture of Daniel ELLSBERG]

 

ELLSWORTH, James
Born 11 December 1984  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Professional wrestler. Has a brother-in-law called Chris Nightmare.
[Picture of James ELLSWORTH]

 

ELY, Ron
Born 2 June 1938  (Hereford, Texas, USA)
Actor, one of the former "Tarzan's".
[Picture of Ron ELY]

 

EMERICK, Louis
Born 11 June 1963  (Liverpool, England)
Actor best known as Mick Johnson in 'Brookside' and PC Walsh in 'Last of the Summer Wine'.
[Picture of Louis EMERICK]

 

EMERY, Ralph
Born 10 March 1933  (McEwen, Tennessee, USA)
American country music disc jockey and TV host.
[Picture of Ralph EMERY]

 

EMIN, Tracey
Born 3 July 1963  (Croydon, Kent, England)
Controversial artist & photographer.
[Picture of Tracey EMIN]

 

EMINEM, (rapper)
Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Rapper.
[Picture of (rapper) EMINEM]

 

ENQUIST, P. O.
Born 23 September 1934  (Hjoggbole, Skelleftea, Vasterbotten, Sweden)
Swedish author. Wrote 'The Visit of the Royal Physician'. Does he need a physician too?
[Picture of P. O. ENQUIST]

 

EPSTEIN, Michael A.
Born 18 May 1921  (Willesden, London, England)
Scientist, one of the discovers of the Epstein-Barr virus.
[Picture of Michael A. EPSTEIN]

 

ERDMAN, Jean
Born 20 February 1916  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Modern dance choreographer.
[Picture of Jean ERDMAN]

 

ERDMAN, Richard
Born 1 June 1925  (Enid, Oklahoma, USA)
Television actor.
[Picture of Richard ERDMAN]

 

ERDOGAN, Recep Tayyip
Born 26 February 1954  (Istanbul, Turkey)
Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003.
[Picture of Recep Tayyip ERDOGAN]

 

ERSKINE, Carl
Born 13 December 1926  (Anderson, Indiana, USA)
Baseball pitcher for the Brooklyn (then Los Angeles) Dodgers.
[Picture of Carl ERSKINE]

 

ESAKI, Leo
Born 12 March 1925  (Osaka, Japan)
Nobel Prize-winning Japanese physicist.
[Picture of Leo ESAKI]

 

ESSEBSI, Beji Caid
Born 29 November 1926  (Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia)
President of Tunisia since December 2014. Who says politicians have to be young?
[Picture of Beji Caid ESSEBSI]

 

ESTES, Richard
Born 14 May 1932  (Kewanee, Illinois, USA)
Artist, known for his paintings that were remarkably similar to actual photos.
[Picture of Richard ESTES]

 

ETHERIDGE, Melissa
Born 29 May 1961  (Leavenworth, Kansas, USA)
Female rock singer & songwriter. Has suffered & recovered from cancer.
[Picture of Melissa ETHERIDGE]

 

EUBANK, Chrith
Born 8 August 1966  (London, England)
Flamboyant, lisping, monacle wearing former Super Middleweight boxing champion.
[Picture of Chrith EUBANK]

 

EURE, Wesley
Born 17 August 1951  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer, best known as Michael Horton in 'Days of Our Lives'.
[Picture of Wesley EURE]

 

EVANS, Harold
Born 28 June 1928  (Newton Heath, Manchester, England)
Journalist, former editor of the Sunday Times. Also a writer & businessman.
[Picture of Harold EVANS]

 

EVANS, Lee
Born 25 February 1947  (Madera, California, USA)
Olympic 400m champion in 1968 and held the World record in the event for nearly twenty years. Has the same birthday as his namesake, the rubber-faced comedian.
[Picture of Lee EVANS]

 

EVANS, Nicholas
Born 26 July 1950  (Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England)
Screenwriter, author and journalist, known for 'The Horse Whisperer'. Had a kidney transplant from a donation by his daughter in 2011 following a mushroom poisoning in 2008. Who on the DDP cooked the meal?
[Picture of Nicholas EVANS]

 

EVERETT, Mark Oliver
Born 10 April 1963  (Virginia, USA)
AKA "E", maverick singer and songwriter for US indie band Eels.
[Picture of Mark Oliver EVERETT]

 

EVERLY, Don
Born 1 February 1937  (Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, USA)
The elder of the famous Everly Brothers singing group.
[Picture of Don EVERLY]

 

EWING, Winnie
Born 10 July 1929  (Glasgow, Scotland)
One of the leading figures of the Scottish National Party. Won the Hamilton by-election in 1967, sparking the modern growth of the SNP as a major political force in Scotland.
[Picture of Winnie EWING]

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