Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: V

 

VADER, Big Van
Born 14 May 1955  (Lynwood, California, USA)
Retired professional wrestler, boen Leon Allen White.
[Picture of Big Van VADER]

 

VAILAHI, Sione
Born 8 September 1956  (Nuku'alofa, Tonga)
Tongan professional wrestler.
[Picture of Sione VAILAHI]

 

VAJPAYEE, Atal Bihari
Born 25 December 1924  (Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India)
Prime Minister of India, first for a brief spell in 1996, and then again from 1998-2004.
[Picture of Atal Bihari VAJPAYEE]

 

VALANCE, Ricky
Born 10 April 1939  (Ynysddu, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Pop/rock singer, easily best known for his 1960 hit, 'Tell Laura I Love Her'.
[Picture of Ricky VALANCE]

 

VALENTE, Caterina
Born 14 January 1931  (Paris, France)
Italian singer and guitar player.
[Picture of Caterina VALENTE]

 

VALLI, Frankie
Born 3 May 1934  (Newark, New Jersy, USA)
Singer with the Four Seasons, famous for his falsetto voice on hits such as 'Walk Like a Man' and 'December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)'.
[Picture of Frankie VALLI]

 

VAN DAMME, Jean-Claude
Born 18 October 1960  (Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Brussels, Belgium)
The "Muscles from Brussels". Star of many an "after the football on Channel 5" action flick, although recently starred in the film 'JCVD', in which he parodies his own image rather touchingly.
[Picture of Jean-Claude VAN DAMME]

 

VAN DAY, David
Born 28 November 1956  (Brighton, East Sussex, England)
Singer with 80s pop duo Dollar. Now hawks himself to any reality TV show that can be bothered to put up with him.
[Picture of David VAN DAY]

 

VAN DEN BLEEKEN, Frank
Date and place of birth unknown
Serial rapist and murderer who is aiming to be euthanised despite no medical condition. Born 1964.
[Picture of Frank VAN DEN BLEEKEN]

 

VAN DER SLOOT, Joran
Born 6 August 1987  (Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands)
Dutch national, currrently held in Peru on charges of first degree murder and indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and extortion.
[Picture of Joran VAN DER SLOOT]

 

VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Joost Joost VAN DER WESTHUIZEN is no longer with us
Born 20 February 1971  (Pretoria, South Africa)

Died 6 February 2017  (Johannesburg, South Africa)

Age at death: 45  (read death notice)
Former South Africa rugby international. Diagnosed with ALS in 2011.
[Picture of Joost VAN DER WESTHUIZEN]

 

VAN DOREN, Charles
Born 12 February 1926  (New York City, New York, USA)
American intellectual who was the centre of a TV scandal in the 1950s, when he was given the answers to the questions on the quiz show 'Twenty One' because the producers thought he was popular with viewers and wanted him to continue.
[Picture of Charles VAN DOREN]

 

VAN DOREN, Mamie
Born 6 February 1931  (Rowena, South Dakota, USA)
Actress & former sex symbol.
[Picture of Mamie VAN DOREN]

 

VAN DYKE, Dick
Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA)
Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in 'Mary Poppins'.
[Picture of Dick VAN DYKE]

 

VAN GYSEGHEM, Joanna
Born 4 September 1941  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England)
TV actress best known for her role as Linda Cochran in the 1980s sitcom 'Duty Free'.
[Picture of Joanna VAN GYSEGHEM]

 

VAN HOOGSTRATEN, Nicholas
Born 25 February 1945  (Shoreham, East Sussex, England)
Property tycoon, absolute crook and once Britain's youngest millionaire. Considers Robert Mugabe as "100% decent and incorruptible", which says an awful lot about him...
[Picture of Nicholas VAN HOOGSTRATEN]

 

VAN LEER, Thijs
Born 31 March 1948  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Lead singer of Dutch progressive rock band Focus.
[Picture of Thijs VAN LEER]

 

VANDERBILT, Gloria
Born 20 February 1924  (New York, New York, USA)
Became a multi-millionaire heiress at just 15 months old, and later became an artist, actress & socialite.
[Picture of Gloria VANDERBILT]

 

VANGELIS, (musician)
Born 29 March 1943  (Agrias, Greece)
Greek electronic music composer, famed for his soundtracks to 1980s film classics 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Blade Runner'.
[Picture of (musician) VANGELIS]

 

VANSINA, Jan
Born 14 September 1929  (Antwerp, Belgium)
Belgian historian and anthropologist.
[Picture of Jan VANSINA]

 

VAN-ZANDVLIET, Paul Paul VAN-ZANDVLIET is no longer with us
Born 14 October 1966  (North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England)

Died 14 June 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 50  (read death notice)
Former rugby prop for Newcastle Falcons.
[Picture of Paul VAN-ZANDVLIET]

 

VARDA, Agnes
Born 30 May 1928  (Brussels, Belgium)
French film director.
[Picture of Agnes VARDA]

 

VEIL, Simone Simone VEIL is no longer with us
Born 13 July 1927  (Nice, France)

Died 30 June 2017  (Paris, France)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
Lawyer and politician. Served under President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing before becoming President of the European Parliament in 1979.
[Picture of Simone VEIL]

 

VELAZQUEZ, Isidro
Born in Ayapa, Mexico  (exact date unknown)
One of the last known speakers of the ancient Mexican language of Ayapaneco. Born 1942.
[Picture of Isidro VELAZQUEZ]

 

VENETIAAN, Ronald
Born 18 June 1936  (Paramaribo, Suriname)
Twice President of Suriname.
[Picture of Ronald VENETIAAN]

 

VERSACE, Allegra
Born 30 June 1986  (Milan, Italy)
Daughter of Donatella Versace, who has suffered from anorexia for many years & is often photographed at events looking painfully thin.
[Picture of Allegra VERSACE]

 

VERSACE, Donatella
Born 2 May 1955  (Reggio di Calabria, Italy)
Fashion designer, head of the Versace clothing empire.
[Picture of Donatella VERSACE]

 

VERSTAPPEN, Max
Born 30 September 1997  (Hasselt, Belgium)
Formula 1 racing driver, the youngest ever to compete and score points.
[Picture of Max VERSTAPPEN]

 

VERTUE, Beryl
Born in Mitcham, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown)
Television Producer responsible for many successful series such as 'Men Behaving Badly', 'Coupling' and 'Sherlock', the latter two created by her son-in-law Steven Moffat. Born 1931.
[Picture of Beryl VERTUE]

 

VERVOORT, Marieke
Born 10 May 1979  (Diest, Belgium)
Belgian Paralympic wheelchair athlete.
[Picture of Marieke VERVOORT]

 

VILKS, Lars
Born 20 June 1946  (Helsingborg, Sweden)
Swedish artist and cartoonist whose drawings of the prophet Muhammad has predictably led to death threats.
[Picture of Lars VILKS]

 

VILLENEUVE Sr, Jacques
Born 4 November 1953  (Berthierville, Canada)
Canadian motor racer, whoses nephew Jacques won the F1 World Championship in 1997 and brother Gilles was killed racing in 1982.
[Picture of Jacques VILLENEUVE Sr]

 

VINCENT, Carole
Date and place of birth unknown
Sexual health worker and political activist who finished 5th in 'Big Brother' series 8 in 2007. Born May 1954.
[Picture of Carole VINCENT]

 

VINCENT, Jan-Michael
Born 15 July 1944  (Denver, Colorado, USA)
Star of 1980s action series 'Airwolf'.
[Picture of Jan-Michael VINCENT]

 

VINGE, Joan
Born 2 April 1948  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
American SF writer. Winner of the 1981 Hugo award for 'The Snow Queen' and former wife of Vernor Vinge. Suffered brain damage in an accident in 2002 but recovered to resume writing in 2007.
[Picture of Joan VINGE]

 

VINTON, Bobby
Born 16 April 1935  (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
Early 60s pop star, of 'Blue Velvet' fame. Not to be confused with Bobby Vee of 'Rubber Ball' fame.
[Picture of Bobby VINTON]

 

VITTI, Monica
Born 3 November 1931  (Rome, Italy)
Italian actress, associated with film director Michelangelo Antonioni.
[Picture of Monica VITTI]

 

VOGEL, Hans-Jochen
Born 3 February 1926  (Gottingen, Germany)
German politician. Leader of the SPD from 1987-91.
[Picture of Hans-Jochen VOGEL]

 

VOIGHT, Jon
Born 29 December 1938  (Yonkers, New York, USA)
Oscar-winning film actor who starred in the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Deliverance'. Father of Angelina Jolie.
[Picture of Jon VOIGHT]

 

VOLERI, Jole
Born 16 September 1917  (Turriaco, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)
Italian actress.
[Picture of Jole VOLERI]

 

VON DANIKEN, Erich
Born 14 April 1935  (Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland)
Author & UFO/alien fan.
[Picture of Erich VON DANIKEN]

 

VON FALZ-FEIN, Eduard
Born 14 September 1912  (Gavrilovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine)
Liechtensteinian businessman and public figure.
[Picture of Eduard VON FALZ-FEIN]

 

VON HAGENS, Gunther
Born 10 January 1945  (Skalmierzyce, Kalisz, Poland)
Controversial German anatomist, known for his plastination technique for preserving body parts. Famously performed autopsys on Channel 4 in the mid-noughties.
[Picture of Gunther VON HAGENS]

 

VON SYDOW, Max
Born 10 April 1929  (Lund, Skane, Sweden)
Swedish actor, who has achieved fame both at home and abroad.
[Picture of Max VON SYDOW]

 

VON TIESENHAUSEN, Georg
Born 18 May 1914  (Riga, Latvia)
German scientist brought to the USA after World War Two, later working for NASA and credited with the design the Lunar Rover.
[Picture of Georg VON TIESENHAUSEN]

 

VORONINA, Irina
Born 19 December 1977  (Dzerzhinsk, Russia)
Former model for Playboy.
[Picture of Irina VORONINA]

 

VOS SAVANT, Marilyn
Born 11 August 1946  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Columnist and author who was once credited with the highest ever IQ of 228.
[Picture of Marilyn VOS SAVANT]

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