Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: M

 

MACBETH, Peter
Born 2 February 1943  (Marylebone, London, England)
Former member of the soul group The Foundations who was jailed in 2008 for sexual abuse & child porn, despite claiming he was terminally ill.
[Picture of Peter MACBETH]

 

MACFARLANE, Norman
Born 5 March 1926  (place of birth unknown)
Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, Conservative politician and industrialist.
[Picture of Norman MACFARLANE]

 

MACGOWAN, Shane
Born 25 December 1957  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England)
Dentally challenged singer-songwriter who used to front the Pogues. Constantly rumoured to be on the brink of death due to non-stop drinking, smoking and drug-taking. But he's still going...
[Picture of Shane MACGOWAN]

 

MACGREGOR, Craig
Born 13 September 1949  (Iowa, USA)
Bassist for US rock band Foghat.
[Picture of Craig MACGREGOR]

 

MACGREGOR, Jimmie
Born 10 March 1930  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish folk singer and broadcaster.
[Picture of Jimmie MACGREGOR]

 

MACGREGOR, Katherine
Born 12 January 1925  (Glendale, California, USA)
Actress who played Harriet Oleson in winsome 1970s TV series 'Little House on the Prairie'
[Picture of Katherine MACGREGOR]

 

MACINNES, Hamish
Born in Gatehouse of Fleet, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Scottish mountaineer. Born 1930.
[Picture of Hamish MACINNES]

 

MACK, Warner
Born 2 April 1938  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA)
Country music singer and songwriter.
[Picture of Warner MACK]

 

MACK SMITH, Denis Denis MACK SMITH is no longer with us
Born 3 March 1920  (London, England)

Died 11 July 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 97  (read death notice)
Historian, specialising on Italy.
[Picture of Denis MACK SMITH]

 

MACKAY, James
Born 2 July 1927  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Chancellor from 1987-1997.
[Picture of James MACKAY]

 

MACLAINE, Shirley
Born 24 April 1934  (Richmond, Virginia, USA)
Oddball Hollywood actress who has starred in countless films, such as 'Some Came Running' (1958), 'The Apartment' (1960), 'Sweet Charity' (1969) , 'Being There' (1979) and 'Postcards from the Edge' (1990). Sister of Warren Beatty.
[Picture of Shirley MACLAINE]

 

MACPHERSON, Archie
Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Legendary Scottish fitba commentator of the comb-over variety. Born 1937.
[Picture of Archie MACPHERSON]

 

MACY, William H.
Born 13 March 1950  (Miami, Florida, USA)
Reknowned character actor, best known for his role in the Coen brothers' classic 'Fargo'.
[Picture of William H. MACY]

 

MADDEN, John
Born 10 April 1936  (Austin, Minnesota, USA)
Former head coach of the Oakland Raiders (overseeing their victory in Superbowl XI), who has been an NFL commentator on TV for over twenty years.
[Picture of John MADDEN]

 

MADDOCKS, Kavan
Date and place of birth unknown
Trainee accountant who fell off a multi-storey car park in Macclesfield in November 2016. Born 1996.
[Picture of Kavan MADDOCKS]

 

MADELEY, Paul
Born 20 September 1944  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England)
Former Leeds United great, who, sadly seems to be in as much dire straits & ill-health as his former team currently are. Also won 24 caps for England.
[Picture of Paul MADELEY]

 

MADOC, Ruth
Born 16 April 1943  (Norwich, Norfolk, England)
English-born Welsh actress, famous in the 80s for 'Hi-de-Hi', but more recently as the mum of "the only gay in the village", Dafydd Thomas, in 'Little Britain'.
[Picture of Ruth MADOC]

 

MADOFF, Bernard
Born 29 April 1938  (Queens, New York, USA)
Disgraced former Chairman of NASDAQ, who is accused of committing $50 billion worth of fraud.
[Picture of Bernard MADOFF]

 

MADONNA, (singer)
Born 16 August 1958  (Bay City, Michigan, USA)
Singer & actress, a huge influence on music over the last twenty-five years.
[Picture of (singer) MADONNA]

 

MAGILL, Lisa Lisa MAGILL is no longer with us
Born 22 January 1982  (place of birth unknown)

Died 11 March 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 35  (read death notice)
Terminal cancer blogger.
[Picture of Lisa MAGILL]

 

MAGNUSON, Princess Christina
Born 3 August 1943  (Solna, Sweden)
Older sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.
[Picture of Princess Christina MAGNUSON]

 

MAGUIRE, Lewis
Date and place of birth unknown
Son of former NHS Cumbria Chief Executive Nigel Maguire whose cancer may have been caused by being exposed to artificial pitches.
[Picture of Lewis MAGUIRE]

 

MAHONEY, John
Born 20 February 1940  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)
Best known as Martin Crane in 'Frasier'.
[Picture of John MAHONEY]

 

MAILLET, Antonine
Born 10 May 1929  (Bouctouche, Canada)
French-Canadian novelist and scholar.
[Picture of Antonine MAILLET]

 

MAIR, Thomas
Born 12 August 1963  (Kilmarnock, Scotland)
Neo-nazi killer of MP Jo Cox on the eve of the "Brexit" vote in June 2016.
[Picture of Thomas MAIR]

 

MAJOR, Sally Sally MAJOR is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 8 April 2017  (Germany)

Age at death: 33  (read death notice)
Mother with cancer, currently in Germany for treatment.
[Picture of Sally MAJOR]

 

MAKAVEJEV, Dusan
Born 13 October 1932  (Belgrade, Serbia)
Serbian film director and screenwriter.
[Picture of Dusan MAKAVEJEV]

 

MAKINEN, Timo Timo MAKINEN is no longer with us
Born 18 March 1938  (Helsinki, Finland)

Died 4 May 2017  (Helsinki, Finland)

Age at death: 79  (read death notice)
Motor rallying star, one of the legendary "Flying Finns" of the 1960s.
[Picture of Timo MAKINEN]

 

MALAHIDE, Patrick
Born 24 March 1945  (Reading, Berkshire, England)
British actor who starred in TV series such as 'The Singing Detective' and 'Minder'. Also starred in films including 'Comfort and Joy' and 'A Month in the Country'.
[Picture of Patrick MALAHIDE]

 

MALARKEY, Donald Donald MALARKEY is no longer with us
Born 31 July 1921  (Astoria, Oregon, USA)

Died 30 September 2017  (Salem, Oregon, USA)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Member of "Easy" Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. Played by actor Scott Grimes in the TV series 'Band of Brothers'.
[Picture of Donald MALARKEY]

 

MALLETT, Timmy
Born 18 October 1955  (Hyde, Cheshire, England)
Insanely annoying former presenter of children's TV show 'Wacaday'.
[Picture of Timmy MALLETT]

 

MALONE, Beth
Born 2 January 1969  (Auburn, Nebraska, USA)
Broadway actress.
[Picture of Beth MALONE]

 

MALONE, Dorothy
Born 30 January 1925  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Film actress - 'Written on the Wind', 'The Big Sleep' and more recently, 'Basic Instinct'.
[Picture of Dorothy MALONE]

 

MALONEY, Kellie
Born 23 January 1953  (Peckham, London, England)
Outspoken boxing promoter, a small man with a very big mouth. Inexplicably announced he was a woman and will undergo transex surgery in 2014.
[Picture of Kellie MALONEY]

 

MALPASS, Tanya
Date and place of birth unknown
Retired A&E consultant-turned cancer blogger.
[Picture of Tanya MALPASS]

 

MANDAN, Robert
Born 2 February 1932  (Clever, Missouri, USA)
Actor in a range of programmes in the US, including 'Soap' and 'All My Children'.
[Picture of Robert MANDAN]

 

MANDELA, Winnie
Born 26 September 1934  (Bizana, Pondoland, Transkei, South Africa)
The first black First Lady of South Africa, and now estranged wife of Nelson.
[Picture of Winnie MANDELA]

 

MANDELSON, Peter
Born 21 October 1953  (London, England)
Dark lord of the New Labour project, who served in the cabinet on no less than three separate occasions.
[Picture of Peter MANDELSON]

 

MANGESHKAR, Lata
Born 28 September 1929  (Indore, India)
Veteran Indian 'playback singer' i.e. one that provides the real Hindi singing which the pretty actresses mime to in Bollywood films.
[Picture of Lata MANGESHKAR]

 

MANIGAULT, Omarosa
Born 5 February 1974  (Youngstown, Ohio, USA)
Reality show star, now head of public liaison for President Trump.
[Picture of Omarosa MANIGAULT]

 

MANILOW, Barry
Born 17 June 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Cheesy easy-listening singer with a big nose.
[Picture of Barry MANILOW]

 

MANLEY, Dorothy
Born 29 April 1927  (Manor Park, London, England)
Won silver in the 1948 Olympic Games 100 metres for Great Britain.
[Picture of Dorothy MANLEY]

 

MANNERS, John
Born 25 September 1914  (Exeter, Devon, England)
Former cricketer for Hampshire before and after WWII.
[Picture of John MANNERS]

 

MANNING, Chelsea
Born 17 December 1987  (Crescent, Oklahoma, USA)
U.S. Soldier held in solitary confinement for the alleged passing of confidential information to the WikiLeaks website. Sentence communted by outgoing US President Obama in 2017.
[Picture of Chelsea MANNING]

 

MANNING, Katy
Born 14 October 1946  (Guildford, Surrey, England)
Actress, best known for her role as Dr. Who's companion, Jo Grant from 1971-1973.
[Picture of Katy MANNING]

 

MANSELL, Jack
Born 22 August 1927  (Salford, Cheshire, England)
Former Brighton and Portsmouth defender, best remembered for a so-so spell in charge of Reading FC.
[Picture of Jack MANSELL]

 

MANSFIELD, Jayne Marie
Born 8 November 1950  (Austin, Texas, USA)
Daughter of THE Jayne Mansfield.
[Picture of Jayne Marie MANSFIELD]

 

MANSON, Charles Charles MANSON is no longer with us
Born 12 November 1934  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)

Died 19 November 2017  (Bakersfield, California, USA)

Age at death: 83  (read death notice)
Infamous leader of a cult called "The Family", which was responsible for several brutal murders in the 1960s. In prison since 1971.
[Picture of Charles MANSON]

 

MANZIEL, Johnny
Born 6 December 1992  (Tyler, Texas, USA)
Former quarterback with the Cleveland Browns, now a free agent after off-the-field controversies.
[Picture of Johnny MANZIEL]

 

MARADONA, Diego
Born 30 October 1960  (Lanus, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Football genius turned cocaine addict who later managed Argentina to a quarter final spot in the 2010 World Cup.
[Picture of Diego MARADONA]

 

MARANGONI, Clara
Born 13 November 1915  (Pavia, Italy)
Former Olympic gymnast.
[Picture of Clara MARANGONI]

 

MARCOS, Imelda
Born 2 July 1929  (Manila, Philippines)
Former beauty queen, lavish-living, obsessive shoe-collector and widow of former Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos.
[Picture of Imelda MARCOS]

 

MARCUS, Rudolph A.
Born 21 July 1923  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Canadian-born chemist, received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
[Picture of Rudolph A. MARCUS]

 

MAREN, Jerry
Born 24 January 1920  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
Actor - kicked off a lengthy film & TV career by playing a Munchkin in the 1939 version of 'The Wizard of Oz'.
[Picture of Jerry MAREN]

 

MARGOLYES, Miriam
Born 18 May 1941  (Oxford, England)
Character actress and voice artist ('Monkey').
[Picture of Miriam MARGOLYES]

 

MARICHAL, Juan
Born 20 October 1937  (Monte Cristi Province, Dominican Republic)
Former pitcher for the MLB team San Francisco Giants.
[Picture of Juan MARICHAL]

 

MARIE, Eva
Born 19 September 1984  (Walnut Creek, California, USA)
WWE professional wrestler and actress.
[Picture of Eva MARIE]

 

MARIE, Rose Rose MARIE is no longer with us
Born 15 August 1923  (New York, New York, USA)

Died 28 December 2017  (Van Nuys, California, USA)

Age at death: 94  (read death notice)
Actress who was a child star in the 1920s, before becoming best known for playing the part of Sally Rogers on 'The Dick Van Dyke'. Her real name is Rose Marie Mazzetta, and she is of Italian/Polish extraction.
[Picture of Rose MARIE]

 

MARIE GABRIELE OF LUXEMBOURG, Princess
Born 2 August 1925  (Berg Castle, Luxembourg)
Princess of the Luxembourg Royal Family.
[Picture of Princess MARIE GABRIELE OF LUXEMBOURG]

 

MARINO, Dan
Born 13 September 1961  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Former quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, aknowledged as one of the greatest of all time.
[Picture of Dan MARINO]

 

MARKLE, Meghan
Born 4 August 1981  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress from 'Fringe', now linked with Prince Harry.
[Picture of Meghan MARKLE]

 

MARKOWITZ, Harry
Born 24 August 1927  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Economist of the "Chicago School" who won the Nobel Prize in 1990.
[Picture of Harry MARKOWITZ]

 

MARLAR, Robin
Born 2 January 1931  (Eastbourne, Sussex, England)
Cricketer, captain of Sussex from 1955-59. Later a journalist.
[Picture of Robin MARLAR]

 

MARR, Andrew
Born 31 July 1959  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Large eared journalist & TV presenter. Also an author on political history.
[Picture of Andrew MARR]

 

MARSDEN, Gerry
Born 24 September 1942  (Liverpool, England)
Singer, the Gerry in 'Gerry and the Pacemakers'.
[Picture of Gerry MARSDEN]

 

MARSE, Juan
Born 8 January 1933  (Barcelona, Spain)
Spanish novelist.
[Picture of Juan MARSE]

 

MARSH, Jean
Born 1 July 1934  (Stoke Newington, London, England)
Actress and co-creator of 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'The House of Eliot'.
[Picture of Jean MARSH]

 

MARSH DOLL, Caren
Born 6 April 1919  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress and dancer who was Judy Garland's stand-in for 'The Wizard of Oz'.
[Picture of Caren MARSH DOLL]

 

MARSHALL, Penny
Born 15 October 1943  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress, director and producer still better known as Laverne in 'Laverne and Shirley'.
[Picture of Penny MARSHALL]

 

MARTEL, Rick
Born 18 March 1956  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
WWE Wrestler. Born Richard Vigneault
[Picture of Rick MARTEL]

 

MARTIN, Andra
Born 15 July 1935  (Rockford, Illinois, USA)
Actress, who had a brief leading lady spell in the 1950's, before settling into a long TV career.
[Picture of Andra MARTIN]

 

MARTIN, George R. R.
Born 20 September 1948  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA)
Novelist and creator of the 'Game of Thrones' series of fantasy novels, now a succesful TV series which the Man In Black will get round to watching. One day...
[Picture of George R. R. MARTIN]

 

MARTIN, Guy
Born 4 November 1981  (Kirmington, Lincolnshire, England)
Motorcyclist who regularly competes in the Isle of Man TT.
[Picture of Guy MARTIN]

 

MARTIN, Ian
Born 27 April 1953  (London, England)
Comedy scriptwriter, most notably of 'The Thick of It'.
[Picture of Ian MARTIN]

 

MARTIN, Lionel Augustus Lionel Augustus MARTIN is no longer with us
Born 5 January 1930  (Croft's Hill, Jamaica)

Died 3 May 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 87  (read death notice)
AKA "Saxa", saxophone player for ska-revivalists The Beat.
[Picture of Lionel Augustus MARTIN]

 

MARTINDALE, Margo
Born 18 July 1951  (Jacksonville, Texas, USA)
Emmy Award-winning character actress.
[Picture of Margo MARTINDALE]

 

MARTY, Jean-Pierre
Born 12 October 1932  (place of birth unknown)
French pianist and conductor.
[Picture of Jean-Pierre MARTY]

 

MARX SINATRA, Barbara Barbara MARX SINATRA is no longer with us
Born 10 March 1927  (Bosworth, Missouri, USA)

Died 25 July 2017  (Rancho Mirage, California, USA)

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Widow of Frank Sinatra. Was also married to Zeppo Marx.
[Picture of Barbara MARX SINATRA]

 

MASSA, Eric
Born 16 September 1959  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA)
Former Democrat member of the House of Representatives. Resigned for reasons of health in 2010.
[Picture of Eric MASSA]

 

MASSEY, Jamila
Born 7 January 1934  (Shimla, India)
Veteran Indian actress.
[Picture of Jamila MASSEY]

 

MASTOUR, Hachim
Born 15 June 1998  (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
Italian-born Moroccan footballer, the latest billed as the next "big thing".
[Picture of Hachim MASTOUR]

 

MATHIS, Edith
Born 11 February 1938  (Lucerne, Switzerland)
Swiss soprano.
[Picture of Edith MATHIS]

 

MATHIS, Johnny
Born 30 September 1935  (Gilmer, Texas, USA)
Easy-listening musician. Had the Xmas No 1 of 1976 with 'When A Child is Born'. Your granny's probably got his Greatest Hits album in the attic.
[Picture of Johnny MATHIS]

 

MATTHEW, Brian Brian MATTHEW is no longer with us
Born 17 September 1928  (Coventry, Warwickshire, England)

Died 8 April 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 88  (read death notice)
BBC radio presenter, host of the 'Sounds of the Sixties' show from 1990-2016.
[Picture of Brian MATTHEW]

 

MATTHEWS, Shannon
Born 9 September 1998  (England)
Infamously kidnapped by her own mother Karen, in an elaborate fraud plan in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in 2008.
[Picture of Shannon MATTHEWS]

 

MATZKA, Scott
Born 11 May 1978  (Port Huron, Michigan, USA)
Retired professional ice hockey player, now battling MND.
[Picture of Scott MATZKA]

 

MAUDSLEY, Robert
Born 26 June 1953  (Toxteth, Liverpool)
Serial killer who killed four people, three of them while in prison. Who says prison doesn't work?
[Picture of Robert MAUDSLEY]

 

MAX, Peter
Born 19 October 1937  (Berlin, Germany)
German-born American pop artist.
[Picture of Peter MAX]

 

MAXIN, Ernest
Born 22 August 1923  (London, England)
TV producer and director. Produced 'The Morecambe and Wise Show' between 1975-77.
[Picture of Ernest MAXIN]

 

MAY, Brian
Born 19 July 1947  (Hampton, Middlesex, England)
Big-haired guitarist, both with Queen and as a solo artist. Virtually every song he's ever done has a guitar riff from him in. Sometimes it works, often it fails miserably, but credit for perseverance.
[Picture of Brian MAY]

 

MAY, James
Born 16 January 1963  (Bristol, England)
The least irritating of the three presenters of TV's 'Top Gear'.
[Picture of James MAY]

 

MAY, Julian
Born 10 July 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
American science fiction author. Died in October 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Julian MAY]

 

MAYALL, John
Born 29 November 1933  (Macclesfield, England)
Pioneering blues artist who encouraged the likes of Eric Clapton and Fleetwood Mac in the "Blues Boom" of the late 60s. Perhaps the notable Rock musician to come out of Macclesfield after Ian Curtis…
[Picture of John MAYALL]

 

MAYARDIT, Salva Kiir
Born 13 September 1951  (Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan)
President of the recently constituted state of South Sudan since 2011.
[Picture of Salva Kiir MAYARDIT]

 

MAYHEW, Peter
Born 19 May 1944  (Barnes, London, England)
Actor, whose only main role as been a hugely popular one - that of Chewbacca in the 'Star Wars' films.
[Picture of Peter MAYHEW]

 

MAYHEW-ARCHER, Paul
Born 6 January 1953  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England)
Comedy scriptwriter for TV hits 'The Vicar of Dibley' and 'My Hero'.
[Picture of Paul MAYHEW-ARCHER]

 

MAYNARD, Bill
Born 8 October 1928  (Heath End, Farnham, Surrey, England)
Comic actor who played Selwyn in the sitcom 'Oh No! It's Selwyn Froggit' and Claude Greengrass in the soporific TV drama 'Heartbeat'.
[Picture of Bill MAYNARD]

 

MAYS, Willie
Born 6 May 1931  (Westfield, Alabama)
Baseball player, considered one of the best of all time.
[Picture of Willie MAYS]

 

MAYTUM, Katie
Born in Maesteg, Wales  (exact date unknown)
Terminally ill mother of two who suffers from terminal breast cancer. Has it all come down to this?
[Picture of Katie MAYTUM]

 

MC REN, (rapper)
Born 14 June 1969  (Compton, California, USA)
Rapper, born Lorenzo Jerald Patterson.
[Picture of (rapper) MC REN]

 

MCAVOY, James
Born 21 April 1979  (Port Glasgow, Scotland)
Boyish actor, star of 'The Last King of Scotland' and the X-Men franchise.
[Picture of James MCAVOY]

 

MCCAFFREY, Janice
Born 20 October 1959  (Toronto, Canada)
Canadian racewalker.
[Picture of Janice MCCAFFREY]

 

MCCAIN, John
Born 29 April 1936  (Coco Solo, Panama)
Vietnam veteran who went on to become a US Senator and invent oven chips. Probably.
[Picture of John MCCAIN]

 

MCCALLUM, David
Born 19 September 1933  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Actor, best known as Illya Kuyakin in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E.' and Steel in spooky 80s series 'Sapphire & Steel'. Now in popular cop show NCIS.
[Picture of David MCCALLUM]

 

MCCANN, Chuck
Born 2 September 1934  (New York City, New York, USA)
American voice actor.
[Picture of Chuck MCCANN]

 

MCCARTNEY, Paul
Born 18 June 1942  (Liverpool, England)
Younger of the 2 surviving Beatles.
[Picture of Paul MCCARTNEY]

 

MCCAW, Richie
Born 31 December 1980  (Oamaru, New Zealand)
Retired International rugby player, former captain of the All Blacks.
[Picture of Richie MCCAW]

 

MCCLURE, Michael
Born 20 October 1932  (Marysville, Kansas, USA)
American beat poet.
[Picture of Michael MCCLURE]

 

MCCLUSKEY, Len
Born 23 July 1950  (Liverpool, England)
Left-wing leader of the Unite rade union.
[Picture of Len MCCLUSKEY]

 

MCCONNELL, Mitch
Born 20 February 1942  (Sheffield, Alabama, USA)
US Senator from Kentucky since 1985.
[Picture of Mitch MCCONNELL]

 

MCCORMICK, Maureen
Born 5 August 1956  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress best known for her role as Marcia Brady in 'The Brady Bunch'.
[Picture of Maureen MCCORMICK]

 

MCCOURT, Richard
Born 12 August 1976  (Sheffield, England)
Actor and TV presenter, the 'Dick' of 'Dick and Dom' fame.
[Picture of Richard MCCOURT]

 

MCCOWEN, Alec Alec MCCOWEN is no longer with us
Born 26 May 1925  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England)

Died 6 February 2017  (London, England)

Age at death: 91  (read death notice)
Actor, the third to play 'Q' in James Bond, albeit in 'Never Say Never Again'.
[Picture of Alec MCCOWEN]

 

MCCOY, Sylvester
Born 20 August 1943  (Dunoon, Scotland)
Actor, best remembered for his role as the 7th Doctor Who.
[Picture of Sylvester MCCOY]

 

MCCRIRICK, John
Born 17 April 1940  (Surbiton, Surrey, England)
Fat, outspoken horseracing pundit with a strange home life.
[Picture of John MCCRIRICK]

 

MCCULLOUGH, Billy
Born 27 July 1935  (Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland)
Former Arsenal and Northern Ireland international footballer.
[Picture of Billy MCCULLOUGH]

 

MCDIVITT, Joseph
Born 23 July 1917  (place of birth unknown)
US Colonel during World War Two, honored by the Swiss.
[Picture of Joseph MCDIVITT]

 

MCDONALD, Andrew
Date and place of birth unknown
Civil servant. Former head of the expenses watchdog IPSA before stepping down for health reasons early in 2014. Born 1962.
[Picture of Andrew MCDONALD]

 

MCDONALD, The Most Rev Kevin
Born 18 August 1947  (Stoke-on-Trent, England)
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark from 2003 to 2009.
[Picture of The Most Rev Kevin MCDONALD]

 

MCDONALD, Trevor
Born 16 August 1939  (Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies)
Recently-retired ITN newsreader. Once reckoned by Viz comic to be the news anchorman most able to take his beer, in complete contrast to the lightweight Nicholas Witchell.
[Picture of Trevor MCDONALD]

 

MCENIFF, Sean
Born in County Donegal, Rep of Ireland  (exact date unknown)
Irish politician. Born January 1936. Died in April 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Sean MCENIFF]

 

MCGANN, Paul
Born 14 November 1959  (Surrey, England)
Actor, one of the four McGann acting brothers. Best known for his roles as Marwood in 'Withnail & I' and as the 8th Doctor Who.
[Picture of Paul MCGANN]

 

MCGEECHAN, Ian
Born 30 October 1946  (Leeds, England)
Highly-rated rugby union coach. Coached the British and Irish Lions on four occasions.
[Picture of Ian MCGEECHAN]

 

MCGIFFIN, Carol
Born 1 February 1960  (Maidstone, Kent, England)
TV panelist on inane afternoon show 'Loose Women'.
[Picture of Carol MCGIFFIN]

 

MCGIFFIN, Tracy Tracy MCGIFFIN is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 21 January 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 53  (read death notice)
Younger sister of 'Loose Women' presenter Carol McGiffin.
[Picture of Tracy MCGIFFIN]

 

MCGILL, Paul
Date and place of birth unknown
Journalist and former President of the NUJ in Northern Ireland. Died in January 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Paul MCGILL]

 

MCGOUGH, Roger
Born 9 November 1937  (Litherland, Lancashire, England)
British poet, broadcaster, writer, and children's author.
[Picture of Roger MCGOUGH]

 

MCGOWAN, Cathy
Date and place of birth unknown
Former presenter on iconic 60s pop show 'Ready Steady Go!' and mod icon.
[Picture of Cathy MCGOWAN]

 

MCGRATH, Tom
Born 7 August 1964  (Lynnwood, Washington, USA)
Animator and director of DreamWorks' 'Madagascar' series of films.
[Picture of Tom MCGRATH]

 

MCGREGOR, Ewan
Born 31 March 1971  (Perth, Scotland)
Actor, best known for the second Star Wars trilogy as Obi-Wan Kenobi and as Renton in the acclaimed 'Trainspotting'.
[Picture of Ewan MCGREGOR]

 

MCGUANE, Thomas
Born 11 December 1939  (Wyandotte, Michigan, USA)
US novelist and screenwriter.
[Picture of Thomas MCGUANE]

 

MCGUINNESS, John
Born 16 April 1972  (Morecambe, Lancashire, England)
Motorcyclist, a veteran of 15 Isle of Man TT's.
[Picture of John MCGUINNESS]

 

MCGUINNESS, Martin Martin MCGUINNESS is no longer with us
Born 23 May 1950  (Derry, Nothern Ireland)

Died 21 March 2017  (Derry, Nothern Ireland)

Age at death: 66  (read death notice)
Former hard-line terrorist, who has transcended, almost in the blink of an eye to become a respected, high ranking politician.
[Picture of Martin MCGUINNESS]

 

MCILROY, Jimmy
Born 25 October 1931  (Lambeg, Antrim, Northern Ireland)
Legendary footballer for Burnley and Northern Ireland.
[Picture of Jimmy MCILROY]

 

MCILVANNEY, Hugh
Born 2 February 1934  (Kilmarnock, Scotland)
Distinguished sports journalist who retired in 2016.
[Picture of Hugh MCILVANNEY]

 

MCINDOE, John
Born 3 February 1948  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
British singer who starred as I.Q. in the American TV series 'The Bugaloos' in the 1970s.
[Picture of John MCINDOE]

 

MCKELLEN, Ian
Born 25 May 1939  (Burnley, Lancashire, England)
Shakespearean actor type. Gandalf in the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy.
[Picture of Ian MCKELLEN]

 

MCKENNA, Virginia
Born 7 June 1931  (London, England)
BAFTA award winning British actress, best known for her role in 'A Town Like Alice'.
[Picture of Virginia MCKENNA]

 

MCKENZIE, Fay
Born 19 February 1918  (Hollywood, California, USA)
1940s film actress.
[Picture of Fay MCKENZIE]

 

MCKENZIE, Julia
Born 17 February 1941  (Enfield, Middlesex, England)
Actress who has initial success in the 1980s with the sitcom 'Fresh Fields'. Now the latest Miss Marple.
[Picture of Julia MCKENZIE]

 

MCKENZIE, Richard
Born 2 June 1930  (Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA)
US character actor best known as Archie Bunker's brother Fred in 'All in the Family'.
[Picture of Richard MCKENZIE]

 

MCKEOWN, Charles
Date and place of birth unknown
Actor and screenwriter known for his collaborations with Terry Gilliam. Demands that he may or may not be Vroomfondel. Born c. 1946.
[Picture of Charles MCKEOWN]

 

MCLACHLAN, Ed
Born 22 April 1940  (Leicester, England)
Topical cartoonist for the likes of Punch and Private Eye.
[Picture of Ed MCLACHLAN]

 

MCLAURIN, Virginia
Born 12 March 1909  (South Carolina, USA)
American centenarian.
[Picture of Virginia MCLAURIN]

 

MCLEAN, Jim
Born 21 April 1937  (Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland)
Combative former Dundee United manager who led the Arabs to their first (and only) Scottish Premier League title in 1983.
[Picture of Jim MCLEAN]

 

MCLINTOCK, Frank
Born 28 December 1939  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Legendary former Arsenal captain, who also played for QPR.
[Picture of Frank MCLINTOCK]

 

MCLOUGHLIN, Patrick
Born 30 March 1957  (Stafford, Staffordshire, England)
Conservative MP and current Chancellor for the Duchy of Lancaster.
[Picture of Patrick MCLOUGHLIN]

 

MCMAHON, Thomas
Born in Monaghan Town, Co. Monaghan, Ireland  (exact date unknown)
Irish terrorist, convicted of the murder by bombing of Lord Mountbatten in 1979. Born 1948.
[Picture of Thomas MCMAHON]

 

MCMAHON, Vince
Born 24 August 1945  (Pinehurst, North Carolina, USA)
Professional wrestler, wrestling promoter, and TV commentator on, er, wrestling.
[Picture of Vince MCMAHON]

 

MCMILLAN, Ian
Born 18 March 1931  (Airdrie, Scotland)
Former Scotland and Rangers international footballer, nicknamed "The Wee Prime Minister."
[Picture of Ian MCMILLAN]

 

MCMURTRY, Stanley
Born 4 May 1936  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Cartoonist for the Daily Mail.
[Picture of Stanley MCMURTRY]

 

MCNEE, David
Born 23 March 1925  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1977 to 1982, presiding over the Brixton riots and the Scarman report.
[Picture of David MCNEE]

 

MCNEILL, Billy
Born 2 March 1940  (Bellshill, Scotland)
Legendary former Celtic player and manager.
[Picture of Billy MCNEILL]

 

MCPARLAND, Peter
Born 25 April 1934  (Newry, Down, Northern Ireland)
Former Aston Villa and Northern Ireland international footballer. Scored both goals in the Villa's FA Cup victory over Manchester United in 1957.
[Picture of Peter MCPARLAND]

 

MCSHARRY, Carmel
Born in Dublin, Rep of Ireland  (exact date unknown)
Irish character actress best known as the gossipy Mrs Hollinberry in Johnny Speight's sitcom sequel 'In Sickness and in Health'. Born 1930.
[Picture of Carmel MCSHARRY]

 

MCTAGGART, Richard
Born 15 October 1935  (Dundee, Scotland)
Former boxer, won Gold in the lightweight division in the 1956 Olympic Games for Great Britain & followed that up with a bronze medal 4 years later.
[Picture of Richard MCTAGGART]

 

MCTELL, Ralph
Born 3 December 1944  (Farnborough, Kent, England)
English folk singer-songwriter of 'Streets of London' fame.
[Picture of Ralph MCTELL]

 

MCVIE, John
Born 26 November 1945  (London, England)
Bassplayer, the "Mac" of AOR superstars Fleetwood Mac.
[Picture of John MCVIE]

 

MEADS, Colin Colin MEADS is no longer with us
Born 3 June 1936  (Cambridge, New Zealand)

Died 20 August 2017  (Te Kuiti, Waikato, New Zealand)

Age at death: 81  (read death notice)
Lock forward for the legendary All Blacks rugby team from 1957-71.
[Picture of Colin MEADS]

 

MEANS, Angela
Date and place of birth unknown
US actress.
[Picture of Angela MEANS]

 

MEDINA, Lina
Born 27 September 1933  (Paurange, Peru)
The youngest human ever to give birth, delivering a healthy baby boy at the amazing age of 5 years and 7 months in May 1939.
[Picture of Lina MEDINA]

 

MEDLEY, Bill
Born 19 September 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Singer with the Righteous Brothers before teaming up with Jennifer Warnes with 'I'm Having The Time of My Life', made famous by the hit film 'Dirty Dancing' in 1987.
[Picture of Bill MEDLEY]

 

MEDWIN, Michael
Born 18 July 1923  (London, England)
British film actor/producer.
[Picture of Michael MEDWIN]

 

MEDWIN, Terry
Born 25 September 1932  (Swansea, Wales)
Former Tottenham Hotspur and Wales winger.
[Picture of Terry MEDWIN]

 

MEEK, Carrie P.
Born 29 April 1926  (Tallahassee, Florida, USA)
US Democrat member of the House of Representatives from Florida, serving from 1993-2003.
[Picture of Carrie P. MEEK]

 

MEESE, Edwin
Born 2 December 1931  (Oakland, California, USA)
US Attorney General under Ronald Reagan.
[Picture of Edwin MEESE]

 

MELDRUM, Ian "Molly"
Born 29 January 1943  (Orbost, Victoria, England)
Music critic and host of 1970s Australian music show 'Countdown'.
[Picture of Ian

 

MELLING, Harry
Born 13 March 1989  (London, England)
Actor, Dudley Dursley in the Harry Potter films and grandson of the 2nd Dr Who, Patrick Troughton.
[Picture of Harry MELLING]

 

MELLY, Andree
Born 15 September 1932  (Liverpool, England)
Actress and sister of the late George Melly.
[Picture of Andree MELLY]

 

MEMMI, Albert
Born 15 December 1920  (Tunisia)
Tunisian-Jewish author.
[Picture of Albert MEMMI]

 

MENDES, Shawn
Born 8 August 1998  (Toronto, Canada)
Canadian singer-songwriter with 2 Billboard-topping albums released before the age of 18. Little shite…
[Picture of Shawn MENDES]

 

MENKEN, Alan
Born 22 July 1949  (New York City, New York USA)
Film score composer, aminly for Disney hit films such as 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'Pocahontas'.
[Picture of Alan MENKEN]

 

MERCIER, Sheila
Born 1 January 1919  (Hull, East Yorkshire, England)
TV actress - played Annie Sugden when Emmerdale Farm had a farm in it. The late Brian Rix's big sister.
[Picture of Sheila MERCIER]

 

MERCKX, Eddy
Born 17 June 1945  (Tielt-Winge, Flemish Brabant, Belgium)
Legendary cyclist, five times winner of the Tour de France.
[Picture of Eddy MERCKX]

 

MERIWETHER, Lee
Born 27 May 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Former model-turned-TV actress.
[Picture of Lee MERIWETHER]

 

MERRICK, Doris
Born 6 June 1919  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Retired film actress.
[Picture of Doris MERRICK]

 

MERRILL, Dina Dina MERRILL is no longer with us
Born 29 December 1923  (New York City, New York, USA)

Died 22 May 2017  (East Hampton, New York, USA)

Age at death: 93  (read death notice)
Actress and philanthropist who starred in movies such as 'Desk Set' and 'The Player'.
[Picture of Dina MERRILL]

 

MERRITT, Max
Born 30 April 1941  (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Singer-songwriter and leader of Max Merritt & The Meteors.
[Picture of Max MERRITT]

 

METCALFE, Adrian
Born 2 March 1942  (England)
Former Olympic track athlete who later commentated for ITV in the days when the channel used to show athletics. And boxing. And wrestling. And snooker!
[Picture of Adrian METCALFE]

 

MEYERS, Augie
Born 31 May 1940  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Keyboard player with the Sir Douglas Quintet rock band.
[Picture of Augie MEYERS]

 

MICHAEL OF KENT, Prince
Born 4 July 1942  (Coppins, Iver, Buckinghamshire, England)
Cousin of the Queen, Grandson of King George V. Mainly has a ceremonial role, and is especially linked with Wimbledon's tennis prizegivings.
[Picture of Prince MICHAEL OF KENT]

 

MICHAEL OF ROMANIA, King King MICHAEL OF ROMANIA is no longer with us
Born 25 October 1921  (Foisor Castle, Sinaia, Romania)

Died 5 December 2017  (Aubonne, Switzerland)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Former King of Romania, now living in exile.
[Picture of King MICHAEL OF ROMANIA]

 

MICHAELS, Bret
Born 15 March 1963  (Butler, Pennsylvania, USA)
Former lead singer of 80s poodle rockers Poison, now a reality tv stalwart. Infamously made a 'sex tape' with Pamela Anderson in 1998.
[Picture of Bret MICHAELS]

 

MICHELE, Lea
Born 29 August 1986  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress and singer best known her role in 'Glee'.
[Picture of Lea MICHELE]

 

MIDGLEY, Mary
Born 13 September 1919  (London, England)
British moral philosopher. Wrote her first book, 'Beast And Man' in 1978.
[Picture of Mary MIDGLEY]

 

MIDLER, Bette
Born 1 December 1945  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Singer, actress and comedian.
[Picture of Bette MIDLER]

 

MILES, Sylvia
Born 9 September 1932  (New York City, New York City, USA)
American film, stage and television actress was twice nominated for an academy award.
[Picture of Sylvia MILES]

 

MILES, Vera
Born 23 August 1929  (Boise City, Oklahoma, USA)
Film actress - 'The Searchers', 'Psycho', 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' etc.
[Picture of Vera MILES]

 

MILK, Chris
Born in Glen Cove, New York, USA  (exact date unknown)
American virtual reality entrepreneur.
[Picture of Chris MILK]

 

MILLER, Butch
Born 21 October 1944  (Auckland, New Zealand)
Retired professional wrestler, one half of the The Bushwhackers tag team.
[Picture of Butch MILLER]

 

MILLER, Frank
Born 27 January 1957  (Olney, Maryland, USA)
Comic writer, artist and film director, best known for his comic book stories such as 'Ronin' and 'The Dark Knight Returns'.
[Picture of Frank MILLER]

 

MILLER, Jonathan
Born 21 July 1934  (London, England)
Multi-talented threatre director, actor and medical doctor, one quarter of the pioneering satiral comedy revue 'Beyond the Fringe'.
[Picture of Jonathan MILLER]

 

MILLER, Mac
Born 19 January 1992  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
US rapper, AKA Delusional Thomas.
[Picture of Mac MILLER]

 

MILLER, Moi-Yo
Born 24 April 1914  (Geelong, Australia)
Assistant of the stage magician, Dante.
[Picture of Moi-Yo MILLER]

 

MILLS, Dick
Born in Gillingham, Kent, England  (exact date unknown)
Senior BBC sound engineer, who worked on 'Quatermass and the Pit', 'The Two Ronnies' and 'Doctor Who', among many other TV and radio programmes. Born 1936.
[Picture of Dick MILLS]

 

MILLS, Hayley
Born 18 April 1946  (London, England)
Actress, in films from an early age, often starring alongside her father, Sir John.
[Picture of Hayley MILLS]

 

MILLS, Teresa
Date and place of birth unknown
Birth mother of former GB 400m track star Jamie Baulch. Can you guess why she's here?
[Picture of Teresa MILLS]

 

MILNER, Brenda
Born 15 July 1918  (Manchester, England)
English-born Canadian pioneer in the field of neuropsychology.
[Picture of Brenda MILNER]

 

MILSAP, Ronnie
Born 16 January 1943  (Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA)
Popular country music singer.
[Picture of Ronnie MILSAP]

 

MINIFIE, Valerie
Born 23 March 1940  (Birmingham, England)
Actress best known for playing the meek Anthea in 'Men Behaving Badly'.
[Picture of Valerie MINIFIE]

 

MINNELLI, Liza
Born 12 March 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Daughter of Judy Garland, and moderately successful singer/stage actress in her own right. Has suffered from ill health in recent years as a result of drug abuse, and has been a regular visitor to rehab clinics.
[Picture of Liza MINNELLI]

 

MINOGUE, Kylie
Born 28 May 1968  (Melbourne, Australia)
Pint-sized Aussie singer, formerly of 'Neighbours' fame. Diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer in May 2005, but has since made a full recovery.
[Picture of Kylie MINOGUE]

 

MIRREN, Helen
Born 26 July 1945  (Ilford, Essex, England)
Leading lady of TV, stage & film of Russian origin. More recently portrayed the Queen in the film of the same name, but also known for her role in 'Prime Suspect'.
[Picture of Helen MIRREN]

 

MITCHELL, Austin
Born 19 September 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England)
TV journalist-turned MP for Great Grimsby from 1977-2015.
[Picture of Austin MITCHELL]

 

MITCHELL, Joni
Born 7 November 1943  (Fort MacLeod, Alberta, Canada)
Canadian folk singer, songwriter and painter.
[Picture of Joni MITCHELL]

 

MITSOTAKIS, Konstantinos Konstantinos MITSOTAKIS is no longer with us
Born 18 October 1918  (Chania, Crete, Greece)

Died 29 May 2017  (Athens, Greece)

Age at death: 98  (read death notice)
Prime Minister of Greece from 1990-93.
[Picture of Konstantinos MITSOTAKIS]

 

MIYAKO, Chiyo
Born 2 May 1901  (place of birth unknown)
Japan's second oldest person as of 2016.
[Picture of Chiyo MIYAKO]

 

MLADIC, Ratko
Born 12 March 1943  (Kalinovik, Bosnia-Herzegovina)
Leader of the Bosnian Serb Army during the 1992-95 war. Responsible for the massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica in July 1995 - the worst atrocity in Europe since WWII.
[Picture of Ratko MLADIC]

 

MOCKFORD, Jeanne
Born 15 March 1926  (London, England)
Actress, often in comic roles - 'Up Pompeii' and 'Little Britain' for example.
[Picture of Jeanne MOCKFORD]

 

MODELISTE, Ziggy
Born 28 December 1948  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Drummer with funk band The Meters.
[Picture of Ziggy MODELISTE]

 

MOHAMAD, Dr Mahathir
Born 10 July 1925  (Alor Star, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia)
Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1981-2003.
[Picture of Dr Mahathir MOHAMAD]

 

MONDALE, Walter
Born 5 January 1928  (Ceylon, Minnesota, USA)
US Vice-President under Jimmy Carter.
[Picture of Walter MONDALE]

 

MONK, Meredith
Born 20 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Leftfield, multi-media musician and vocalist.
[Picture of Meredith MONK]

 

MONTENEGRO, Fernanda
Born 16 October 1929  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Brazillian actress, nominated for the Best Actress Oscar in 1999 for 'Central Station'.
[Picture of Fernanda MONTENEGRO]

 

MONTEROS, Rosenda
Born 31 August 1935  (Veracruz, Mexico)
Actress, whose best known role is Petra in 'The Magnificent Seven'.
[Picture of Rosenda MONTEROS]

 

MOODY, Tom
Born 2 October 1965  (Adelaide, Australia)
Australian former international cricketer and coach.
[Picture of Tom MOODY]

 

MOORCOCK, Michael
Born 18 December 1939  (London, England)
Prolific sci-fi and fantasy author.
[Picture of Michael MOORCOCK]

 

MOORE, Charlotte
Born 13 September 1998  (place of birth unknown)
Wheelchair basketball player.
[Picture of Charlotte MOORE]

 

MOORE, Christy
Born 7 May 1945  (Newbridge, County Kildare, Rep of Ireland)
Politically-minded folk singer-songwriter, one of the founding members of the bands, Planxty and Moving Hearts.
[Picture of Christy MOORE]

 

MOORE, Dorothy
Born 13 October 1936  (Jackson, Mississippi, USA)
R&B singer of 'Misty Blue' fame.
[Picture of Dorothy MOORE]

 

MOORE, Julianne
Born 3 December 1960  (Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA)
Prolific, Oscar-winning actress.
[Picture of Julianne MOORE]

 

MOORE, Michael
Born 23 April 1954  (Davison, Michigan, USA)
Oscar-winning director of interesting but somewhat didactic documentary films.
[Picture of Michael MOORE]

 

MOORE, Mike
Born 28 January 1949  (Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand)
Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization. Briefly Prime Minister of Zealand in 1990.
[Picture of Mike MOORE]

 

MOORE, Peter
Born in Wales  (exact date unknown)
Serial killer, dubbed "The Man In Black". It weren't me, honest!
[Picture of Peter MOORE]

 

MOORE, Roger Roger MOORE is no longer with us
Born 14 October 1927  (Stockwell, London, England)

Died 23 May 2017  (Switzerland)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
Wooden yet charismatic actor, best known as the third actor to play James Bond and for the longest time (1973-85).
[Picture of Roger MOORE]

 

MOORE, Ronnie
Born 8 March 1933  (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)
Australian-born New Zealand Speedway champion.
[Picture of Ronnie MOORE]

 

MOORE, Sara Jane
Born 15 February 1930  (Charleston, West Virginia, USA)
Attempted to assassinate Gerald Ford in 1975. Released on parole in 2007.
[Picture of Sara Jane MOORE]

 

MOORE-BEGNAUD, Carlene Denise
Born 27 August 1972  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Professional wrestler known as Jazz.
[Picture of Carlene Denise MOORE-BEGNAUD]

 

MORALES, Pedro
Born 22 October 1942  (Culebra, Puerto Rico)
WWE wrestler.
[Picture of Pedro MORALES]

 

MORALES BERMUDEZ, Francisco
Born 4 October 1921  (Lima, Peru)
President of Peru from 1975-1980.
[Picture of Francisco MORALES BERMUDEZ]

 

MORAN, Judy
Born 18 December 1944  (place of birth unknown)
Matriarch of the infamous Moran crime family from Melbourne, Australia.
[Picture of Judy MORAN]

 

MORAN, Ronnie Ronnie MORAN is no longer with us
Born 28 February 1934  (Crosby, Merseyside, England)

Died 22 March 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 83  (read death notice)
Legendary Liverpool FC servant - player, coach, manager etc.
[Picture of Ronnie MORAN]

 

MORANIS, Rick
Born 18 April 1953  (Toronto, Canada)
Canadian-american actor, best known for his geeky roles in 'Ghostbusters' and 'Starballs'.
[Picture of Rick MORANIS]

 

MORANO, Emma Emma MORANO is no longer with us
Born 29 November 1899  (Civiasco, Italy)

Died 15 April 2017  (Pallanza, Italy)

Age at death: 117  (read death notice)
The oldest person in the World as of 2017.
[Picture of Emma MORANO]

 

MOREAU, Jeanne Jeanne MOREAU is no longer with us
Born 23 January 1928  (Paris, France)

Died 31 July 2017  (Paris, France)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
French actress, singer, and director, best known for her starring role in François Truffaut's 'Jules et Jim' (1962).
[Picture of Jeanne MOREAU]

 

MORELAND, Mo
Date and place of birth unknown
Member of the Roly Polys, made famous by regularly appearing on Les Dawson's TV show. Born in 1947.
[Picture of Mo MORELAND]

 

MORELLO, Tom
Born 30 May 1964  (Manhatten, New York, USA)
Guitarist and political activist with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave.
[Picture of Tom MORELLO]

 

MORENO, Rita
Born 11 December 1931  (Humacao, Puerto Rico))
Actress, winner of an Oscar for her role of Anita in 'West Side Story'. One of a few EGOTs, that is a winner of an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony.
[Picture of Rita MORENO]

 

MORGAN, Angelique
Born 27 September 1975  (Paris, France)
Erm…some sort of..reality show, in-the-papers type, er…person!
[Picture of Angelique MORGAN]

 

MORGAN, Derek Derek MORGAN is no longer with us
Born 26 February 1929  (London, England)

Died 4 November 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 88  (read death notice)
English cricketer. Captain of Derbyshire from 1965-69.
[Picture of Derek MORGAN]

 

MORI, Yoshiro
Born 14 July 1937  (Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan)
Former Prime Minister of Japan.
[Picture of Yoshiro MORI]

 

MORISON, Patricia
Born 19 March 1915  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress and mezzo-soprano singer.
[Picture of Patricia MORISON]

 

MORLEY, Ken
Born 17 January 1943  (Chorley, Lancashire, England)
Character actor who became a cult figure among the students as the bumbling Bettabuys store manager Reg Holdsworth in 'Coronation Street'.
[Picture of Ken MORLEY]

 

MORRICONE, Ennio
Born 10 November 1928  (Rome, Italy)
Composer of musical scores for films, especially spaghetti Westerns.
[Picture of Ennio MORRICONE]

 

MORRIS, Bill
Born 19 October 1938  (Manchester, Jamaica)
British trade unionist, leader of the TGWU from 1992-2003.
[Picture of Bill MORRIS]

 

MORRIS, Desmond
Born 24 January 1928  (Purton, Wiltshire, England)
Zoologist and author of the best-selling book 'The Naked Ape'.
[Picture of Desmond MORRIS]

 

MORRIS, Laina
Born 22 June 1991  (Denton, Texas, USA)
The "Overly Attached Girlfriend" meme…
[Picture of Laina MORRIS]

 

MORRISON, Dorothy
Born 3 January 1919  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Silent film actress from the 'Our Gang' series.
[Picture of Dorothy MORRISON]

 

MORRISON, Ken Ken MORRISON is no longer with us
Born 20 October 1931  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England)

Died 1 February 2017  (Myton-on-Swalw, Yorkshire, England)

Age at death: 85  (read death notice)
Founder & head of Morrison's Supermarkets.
[Picture of Ken MORRISON]

 

MORRISON, Van
Born 31 August 1945  (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Celebrated Irish musician. Pub fact: he was once married to a woman called Janet Planet.
[Picture of Van MORRISON]

 

MORRISSEY, Eamon
Born 25 January 1943  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland)
Irish character actor.
[Picture of Eamon MORRISSEY]

 

MORRISSEY, Steven Patrick
Born 22 May 1959  (Manchester, England)
'Morrissey' - former lead singer of seminal 1980s band The Smiths, now a solo artist.
[Picture of Steven Patrick MORRISSEY]

 

MORSE, Robert
Born 18 May 1931  (Newton, Massachusetts, USA)
Actor who played advertising executive Bertram Cooper in 'Mad Men'.
[Picture of Robert MORSE]

 

MORTENSEN, Chris
Born 7 November 1951  (Torrence, California, USA)
US TV sports journalist for ESPN.
[Picture of Chris MORTENSEN]

 

MORTIMER, Bob
Born 23 May 1959  (Middlesborough, England)
Comedian and actor, one half of the Reeves and Mortimer surreal comedy act.
[Picture of Bob MORTIMER]

 

MOSS, Stirling
Born 17 September 1929  (London, England)
Motor-racing driver, said to be the greatest driver never to win the Formula 1 World Championship; in fact, he came second 4 times in a row, from 1955-58.
[Picture of Stirling MOSS]

 

MOTTOLA, Tommy
Born 14 July 1949  (New York City, New York, USA)
American music executive. Led Sony Music for 15 years.
[Picture of Tommy MOTTOLA]

 

MOURINHO FELIX, Jose Manuel Jose Manuel MOURINHO FELIX is no longer with us
Born 17 June 1938  (Ferragudo, Portugal)

Died 25 June 2017  (Setúbal, Portugal)

Age at death: 79  (read death notice)
Retired Portuguese football goalkeeper and manager. Oh and he's the dad of Jose Mourinho!
[Picture of Jose Manuel MOURINHO FELIX]

 

MOWER, Patrick
Born 12 September 1938  (Oxford, England)
Smoothy actor of 'Target' and 'Emmerdale' fame.
[Picture of Patrick MOWER]

 

MOYLES, Chris
Born 22 February 1974  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England)
Laddish radio DJ for Radio X.
[Picture of Chris MOYLES]

 

MSWATI III, King
Born 19 April 1968  (Raleigh Fitkin Memorial Hospital, Swaziland)
King of Swaziland since 1986. Has 13 wives & 27 (thus far) children.
[Picture of King MSWATI III]

 

MUBARAK, Hosni
Born 4 May 1928  (Kafr-al Musailha, Egypt)
President of Egypt from 1981-2011. Sentenced to life imprisonment in May 2012 for ordering the deaths of scores of protestors during the "Arab Spring" of 2011 which saw him ejected from office.
[Picture of Hosni MUBARAK]

 

MUELLER, Brooke
Born 19 August 1977  (Albany, New York, USA)
Socialite and former wife of actor Charlie Sheen.
[Picture of Brooke MUELLER]

 

MUELLER-STAHL, Armin
Born 17 December 1930  (Sovetsk, Russia)
German film actor.
[Picture of Armin MUELLER-STAHL]

 

MUGABE, Robert
Born 22 February 1924  (Kutama, Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe)
President of Zimbabwe, constantly immersed in allegations of vote-rigging and incitement to violence, whose primary gift to the world is the idea that "it's OK to be the president and wear a baseball cap".
[Picture of Robert MUGABE]

 

MULLER, Gerd
Born 3 November 1945  (Nordlingen, Germany)
Legendary goal-poacher for Bayern Munich and West Germany, nicknamed "Der Bomber".
[Picture of Gerd MULLER]

 

MULLER, K. Alex
Born 20 April 1927  (Basel, Switzerland)
Swiss Nobe Prize-winning physicist.
[Picture of K. Alex MULLER]

 

MULRONEY, Brian
Born 20 March 1939  (Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada)
Prime Minister of Canada between 1984-1993.
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MUNIZ, Frankie
Born 5 December 1985  (Wood-Ridge, New Jersey, USA)
Star of quirky noughties US sitcom 'Malcolm in the Middle'.
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MUNRO, Alice
Born 10 July 1931  (Wingham, Ontario, Canada)
One of Canada's most well regarded authors.
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MUNROE, Carmen
Born in Berbice, Guyana  (exact date unknown)
Guyana-born actress, one of first black actors to appear regularly on British television in the 1960s and 70s.
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MUOI, Do
Born 2 February 1917  (Thanh Tri, Hanoi, Vietnam)
Former Communist Prime Minister of Vietnam.
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MURAYAMA, Tomiichi
Born 3 March 1924  (Oita Prefecture, Japan)
Prime Minister of Japan from 1994 to 1996. Was the first Japanese PM to publicly apologise for the conduct of Japan in the Second World War.
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MURDOCH, Rupert
Born 11 March 1931  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Australian-born media tycoon. The "Dirty Digger" now finds his media empire in retreat after a series of revelations regarding phone-hacking by his Sunday newspaper the News of the World, which was made defunct in July 2011.
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MURPHY, Brian
Born 25 September 1933  (Ventnor, Isle of Wight, England)
TV actor, best known as George Roper in 'George and Mildred'.
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MURPHY, Matt "Guitar"
Born 29 December 1929  (Sunflower, Mississippi, USA)
Blues guitarist, best known for being part of The Blues Brothers band in the 1980 film and sequel.
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MURRAY, Anne
Born 20 June 1945  (Springhill, Nova Scotia, Canada)
Singer who paved the way for the later success of other Canadian female singers such as Céline Dion and Shania Twain.
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MURRAY, Bryan Bryan MURRAY is no longer with us
Born 5 December 1942  (Shawville, Quebec, Canada)

Died 12 August 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 74  (read death notice)
NHL Hockey coach, general manager of the Ottawa Senators from 2004-2016.
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MURRAY, Jenni
Born 12 May 1950  (Barnsley, Yorkshire)
TV & radio broadcaster & journalist, presenter of 'Woman's Hour' on BBC Radio 4. Announced in 2006 that she had breast cancer.
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MURRAY, Kevin Kevin MURRAY is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 9 August 2017  (Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland)

Age at death: 47  (read death notice)
Irish terrorist, known as "Flat Cap".
[Picture of Kevin MURRAY]

 

MURRAY, Patrick
Born 17 December 1956  (London, England)
British comic actor, Mickey Pearce in 'Only Fools And Horses'.
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MURRAY, Pete
Born 19 September 1928  (London, England)
Veteran radio DJ - one of Radio 1's original presenters when it started up in 1967. Had previously worked for Radio Luxembourg, as indeed they all seemed to do in those days.
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MURRAY, Richard
Date and place of birth unknown
Former chairman of Charlton Athletic FC.
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MUSHARRAF, Pervez
Born 11 August 1943  (Delhi, India)
Former President of Pakistan, who survived two assassination attempts in as many months towards the end of 2003.
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MUTRIE, Les Les MUTRIE is no longer with us
Born 1 April 1952  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)

Died 3 October 2017  (Dudley, West Midlands, England)

Age at death: 65  (read death notice)
Retired footballer. Former striker for Hull City.
[Picture of Les MUTRIE]

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