Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: K

 

Kabango Mukolwe, Celestin Mbuyu
Date and place of birth unknown
Congolese politician.
[Picture of Celestin Mbuyu Kabango Mukolwe]

 

Kabuki, The Great
Born 8 September 1948  (Nobeoka, Japan)
Japanese pro-wrestler with a 53-year career, and the inventor of classic racist wrestling trope "Asian mist".
[Picture of The Great Kabuki]

 

Kamara, Chris
Born 25 December 1957  (Middlesbrough, UK)
Giggling comic relief on Soccer Saturday, will be fighting like beavers to ensure he stays alive this year.
[Picture of Chris Kamara]

 

Kamprad, Ingvar Ingvar Kamprad is no longer with us
Born 30 March 1926  (Ljungby, Sweden)

Died 27 January 2018  (Almhult, Sweden)

Age at death: 91  (read death notice)
Founder of IKEA, the furniture store.
[Picture of Ingvar Kamprad]

 

Kana, Pauline
Date and place of birth unknown
Grandmother of YouTuber Ross Smith, often appears in his no doubt hilarious videos.
[Picture of Pauline Kana]

 

Kander, John
Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'.
[Picture of John Kander]

 

Kao, Charles K. Charles K. Kao is no longer with us
Born 4 November 1933  (Shanghai, China)

Died 23 September 2018  (Shan Tin, Hong Kong)

Age at death: 84  (read death notice)
Scientist, awarded the Nobel prize in 2009 for his part in the development of fibre optic technology.
[Picture of Charles K. Kao]

 

Kaplan, Juliette
Born 2 October 1939  (Bournemouth, Dorset, England)
Actress, best known for playing the wife from Hell, Pearl, in Last of the Summer Wine.
[Picture of Juliette Kaplan]

 

Kara, Ritchii
Born in Saltdean, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown)
Drag queen who was diagnosed with vCJD, the human equivalent of Mad Cow disease, in spite of being a vegetarian for the past five years. Born c.1985.
[Picture of Ritchii Kara]

 

Kardashian, Rob
Born 17 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Brother of Kim et al, part of the 'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' reality-TV show.
[Picture of Rob Kardashian]

 

Karen, Anna
Born 19 September 1936  (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Actress best known for her role as the hapless Olive Rudge in ITV's hit 70s sitcom 'On the Buses'.
[Picture of Anna Karen]

 

Karolyi, Bela
Born 13 September 1942  (Cluj-Napoca, Romania)
Possibly the most important coach in gymnastics history, whose methods are now seen as archaic and cruel.
[Picture of Bela Karolyi]

 

Karplus, Martin
Born 15 March 1930  (Vienna, Austria)
Another Nobel-Prize-winning Austrain-American scientist (Chemistry). You can tell I'm near the end of doing the bios, can't you?
[Picture of Martin Karplus]

 

Kasdan, Lawrence
Born 14 January 1949  (Miami, Florida, USA)
Film producer, scriptwriter and director. Wrote the screenplays for 'The Empire Strikes Back', 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Also directed the neo-noir thriller 'Body Heat' in 1981.
[Picture of Lawrence Kasdan]

 

Kasem, Jean
Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA  (exact date unknown)
American actress, widow of the late Casey. As Groucho Marx once said "No wonder he passed away!" Born 1955.
[Picture of Jean Kasem]

 

Kasparov, Garry
Born 13 April 1963  (Baku, Azerbaijan)
Retired former world chess champion, who has now entered the dangerous world of Russian politics, opposing Vladimir Putin.
[Picture of Garry Kasparov]

 

Kate, Anissa
Date and place of birth unknown
French porn star, two-time winner of the AVN for best Foreign Female Performer.
[Picture of Anissa Kate]

 

Katona, Kerry
Born 6 September 1980  (Warrington, Cheshire, England)
Former topless model and member of Atomic Kitten who admitted to never having sung a note on any of the band's hits. Made many a tabloid cover with her drug-fuelled antics and relationships with bigger and balder builders.
[Picture of Kerry Katona]

 

Kaunda, Kenneth
Born 28 April 1924  (Chinsali, Zambia)
President of Zambia from 1964-91.
[Picture of Kenneth Kaunda]

 

Kaurismaki, Aki
Born 4 April 1957  (Orimattila, Finland)
Acclaimed Finnish film screenwriter and director.
[Picture of Aki Kaurismaki]

 

Kay, Peter
Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England)
Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread?
[Picture of Peter Kay]

 

Ke$ha, (singer)
Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't..
[Picture of (singer) Ke$ha]

 

Kean, Steve
Born 30 September 1967  (Glasgow, UK)
Slaphead football manager best remembered for his part in dismantling Blackburn Rovers. Managed Brunei for eight days as well, during which time he lost four matches.
[Picture of Steve Kean]

 

Kean, Thomas
Born 21 April 1935  (New York City, New York, USA)
Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, which attempted to prove that Bush didn't bring down the towers.
[Picture of Thomas Kean]

 

Keating, Michael
Born 10 February 1947  (London, UK)
Played Vila Restal in "Blake's 7", now a semi-regular as the local priest on "Eastenders".
[Picture of Michael Keating]

 

Keaton, Michael
Born 5 September 1951  (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA)
American actor, a former Batman. Also in 'Beetlejuice' and the criminally underrated 'Night Shift' with Henry Wrinkler.
[Picture of Michael Keaton]

 

Keillor, Garrison
Born 7 August 1942  (Anoka, Minnesota, USA)
American humourist with a distinctly languid voice, whose career is seemingly on the buffers after sexual misconduct allegations.
[Picture of Garrison Keillor]

 

Keitel, Harvey
Born 13 May 1939  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actor, most notably in 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'.
[Picture of Harvey Keitel]

 

Keller, Jerry
Born 20 June 1937  (Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA)
American singer & songwriter.
[Picture of Jerry Keller]

 

Kelly, Elizabeth
Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000.
[Picture of Elizabeth Kelly]

 

Kelly, Jim
Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013.
[Picture of Jim Kelly]

 

Kelly, Matthew
Born 9 March 1950  (Manchester, England)
Former host of UK TV shows 'Game For A Laugh' and 'Stars In Their Eyes', whose career came down crashing down around his ears in late 2002 when various insalubrious accusations were made about his sexual preferences.
[Picture of Matthew Kelly]

 

Kelly, Red
Born 9 July 1927  (Simcoe, Ontario, Canada)
The most successful NHL player to never sign for the Montreal Canadiens, winning eight Stanley Cups.
[Picture of Red Kelly]

 

Kelly, Robert "R."
Born 8 January 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Singer, best known for his song 'I Believe I Can Fly' - which he insists was NOT copied from Keith Harris & Orville.
[Picture of Robert

 

Kendrick, Emily Emily Kendrick is no longer with us
Born in Ystrad Mynach, UK  (exact date unknown)

Died 27 April 2018  (Ystrad Mynach, UK)

Age at death: 25  (read death notice)
25-year-old with terminal cancer doing the "bucket list" thing in all your favourite newspapers.
[Picture of Emily Kendrick]

 

Keneally, Thomas
Born 7 October 1935  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian playwright & author.
[Picture of Thomas Keneally]

 

Kennedy, Ethel
Born 11 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Widow of Robert Kennedy. Perhaps the most cursed of all the Kennedys, as her parents, brother, husband, sister-in-law and two sons all died early, most in accidents. Amazing that she's made it this far, in a way.
[Picture of Ethel Kennedy]

 

Kennedy, Melanie
Born in Bangor, UK  (exact date unknown)
Woman with terminal breast cancer who ran for a seat in the Northern Irish Assembly to bring awareness of poor treatment options.
[Picture of Melanie Kennedy]

 

Kennedy, Ray
Born 28 July 1951  (Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England)
Former Liverpool and England footballer, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
[Picture of Ray Kennedy]

 

Kennedy Martin, Ian
Born 23 May 1936  (place of birth unknown)
Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'.
[Picture of Ian Kennedy Martin]

 

Kennedy Smith, Jean
Born 20 February 1928  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
US Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. The only surviving child of Joseph Kennedy from that remarkable family.
[Picture of Jean Kennedy Smith]

 

Kenny, Anthony
Born 16 March 1931  (Liverpool, England)
British priest-turned philosopher.
[Picture of Anthony Kenny]

 

Kenny, Tom
Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA)
Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'.
[Picture of Tom Kenny]

 

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of
Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England)
The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon.
[Picture of Duke of Kent (Prince Edward)]

 

Kercheval, Ken
Born 15 July 1935  (Wolcottville, Indiana, USA)
American actor, probably best remembered as Cliff "Digger" Barnes in 'Dallas'.
[Picture of Ken Kercheval]

 

Kermode, Mark
Born 2 July 1963  (Barnet, UK)
Middlebrow film critic.
[Picture of Mark Kermode]

 

Kerr, Graham
Born 22 January 1934  (London, England)
One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'.
[Picture of Graham Kerr]

 

Kerr, Judith
Born 14 June 1923  (Berlin, Germany)
Author, creator of the Mog series of children's books. Widow of pioneering television writer Nigel Kneale.
[Picture of Judith Kerr]

 

Khaled, DJ
Born 26 November 1975  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Social media king and occasional recording artiste, already has two US number ones to his name.
[Picture of DJ Khaled]

 

Khalifa, Mia
Born 10 February 1993  (Beirut, Lebanon)
Porn starlet whose decision to perform wearing a hijab earned her superstardom and a spot on a number of Middle Eastern nutcases' hitlists.
[Picture of Mia Khalifa]

 

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali
Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran)
Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989.
[Picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]

 

Khan, Asghar Asghar Khan is no longer with us
Born 17 January 1921  (Jammu, Kashmir, India)

Died 5 January 2018  (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Former Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Air Force.
[Picture of Asghar Khan]

 

Khosrow Vaziri, Hossein
Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran)
Iranian wrestler known as the Iron Sheik.
[Picture of Hossein Khosrow Vaziri]

 

Kibaki, Mwai
Born 15 November 1931  (Gatuyiani, Nyeri, Kenya)
Current President of Kenya, since 2002.
[Picture of Mwai Kibaki]

 

Kidder, Margot Margot Kidder is no longer with us
Born 17 October 1948  (Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada)

Died 13 May 2018  (Livingston, Montana, USA)

Age at death: 69  (read death notice)
Actress, probably best known for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman films of the 1980s.
[Picture of Margot Kidder]

 

Kiedis, Anthony
Born 1 November 1962  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
Lead singer of the funk rock icons The Red Hot Chili Peppers.
[Picture of Anthony Kiedis]

 

Kilby, Barry
Born 23 January 1949  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)
Former Burnley FC chairman, who stood down due to his cancer fight.
[Picture of Barry Kilby]

 

Killen, Edgar Ray Edgar Ray Killen is no longer with us
Born 17 January 1925  (Neshoba, Mississippi, USA)

Died 11 January 2018  (Parchman, Mississippi, U.S.)

Age at death: 92  (read death notice)
Former member of the Ku Klux Klan who conspired to kill several civil rights activists in the 1960s. Currently rotting away in prison.
[Picture of Edgar Ray Killen]

 

Kilmer, Val
Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else...
[Picture of Val Kilmer]

 

Kim, Lim
Born 21 January 1994  (Seoul, South Korea)
One-time k-pop star whose career has entered the doldrums.
[Picture of Lim Kim]

 

King, Carole
Born 9 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Singer-songwriter who co-wrote several hits with her husband Gerry Goffin before enjoying a massive hit with the 1971 album 'Tapestry'.
[Picture of Carole King]

 

King, Clive Clive King is no longer with us
Born 24 April 1924  (Richmond, UK)

Died 10 July 2018  (Norfolk, UK)

Age at death: 94  (read death notice)
Author behind the classic kids' novel "Stig of the Dump", which provided schoolboys with an easy nickname for any poorly groomed classmates for decades.
[Picture of Clive King]

 

King, Don
Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair.
[Picture of Don King]

 

King, Jonathan
Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England)
Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys.
[Picture of Jonathan King]

 

King, Larry
Born 19 November 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American broadcaster, who hosted a world-famous chat show on CNN until his retirement in 2010. Born Lawrence Harvey Zieger.
[Picture of Larry King]

 

King, Patsy
Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown)
Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929.
[Picture of Patsy King]

 

King, Perry
Born 30 April 1948  (Alliance, Ohio, USA)
Actor who played Han Solo in the radio series of 'Star Wars'.
[Picture of Perry King]

 

King, Tom
Born 13 June 1933  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England)
Former British cabinet minister, immortalised in the late Alan Clarke's diaries. Recently given the finger by Baroness Tumpington after a typical gaff in the House of Lords.
[Picture of Tom King]

 

King, Wright
Born 11 January 1923  (Okmulgee, Oklahoma, USA)
Character actor, perhaps most famously in the original "Planet of the Apes".
[Picture of Wright King]

 

King Farris, Christine
Born 11 September 1927  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
The last living sibling of Martin Luther King, and a public speaker in her own right.
[Picture of Christine King Farris]

 

Kingsley, Gershon
Born 28 October 1922  (Bochum, Germany)
German-American composer, an expert in electronic music.
[Picture of Gershon Kingsley]

 

Kinsey, Tony
Born 11 October 1927  (Sutton Coldfield, England)
Jazz drummer.
[Picture of Tony Kinsey]

 

Kirk-Ford, Amber
Born 28 October 1998  (Norfolk, England)
Blogger.
[Picture of Amber Kirk-Ford]

 

Kiser, Terry
Born 1 August 1939  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Actor in numerous TV show & films - including Bernie in 'Weekend at Bernie's' & HG Wells in 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'.
[Picture of Terry Kiser]

 

Kissinger, Henry
Born 23 May 1923  (Furth, Germany)
Secretary of State in the US government under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Shared the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to broker a ceasefire in Vietnam - ironic, given that he'd been part of the government that started the war in the first place.
[Picture of Henry Kissinger]

 

Kit, Barys
Born 6 April 1910  (St. Petersburg, Russia)
American/Belarusian rocket scientist who worked in the space program for quarter of a century. Died February 2018 but no obit.
[Picture of Barys Kit]

 

Kitchen, Kenneth
Born in Aberdeen, Scotland.  (exact date unknown)
Leading Egyptologist, regarded as the number one expert on Ramesses II. Born 1932.
[Picture of Kenneth Kitchen]

 

Kitson, Frank
Born 15 December 1926  (London, England)
Former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces.
[Picture of Frank Kitson]

 

Kitson, Ken
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown)
British actor who has a habit of popping up in Last of the Summer Wine and.... not much else really. Born 1946.
[Picture of Ken Kitson]

 

Klasnic, Ivan
Born 29 January 1980  (Hamburg, Germany)
Former Croatian international footballer.
[Picture of Ivan Klasnic]

 

Klepter, Itzhak
Born in Israel  (exact date unknown)
Guitarist for "Israel's Beatles", The Churchills.
[Picture of Itzhak Klepter]

 

Kline, Kevin
Born 24 October 1947  (St Louis, Missouri, USA)
Multi-award-winning actor on stage and screen, currently slumming it on "Bob's Burgers".
[Picture of Kevin Kline]

 

Klishina, Darya
Born 15 January 1991  (Tver, Russia)
Russian long jumper, one of the few athletes from that country still allowed to compete following anti-doping crackdowns.
[Picture of Darya Klishina]

 

Knight, Greg
Born 4 April 1949  (Blaby, Leicestershire)
Conservative MP for East Yorkshire since 2001.
[Picture of Greg Knight]

 

Knight, Jill
Born 9 July 1924  (London, England)
Former Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston.
[Picture of Jill Knight]

 

Knight, Marion "Suge"
Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA)
Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again.
[Picture of Marion

 

Knight, Merald
Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips.
[Picture of Merald Knight]

 

Knight, Ronnie
Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown)
Nightclub owner and Krays associate, was married to Barbara Windsor for 21 years during which time he definitely didn’t plan the 1983 Security Express heist. Born 1934.
[Picture of Ronnie Knight]

 

Knoll, Florence
Born 24 May 1917  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA)
Leading American furniture designer who took over running the Knoll company following her husband's death in 1955.
[Picture of Florence Knoll]

 

Knopfler, Mark
Born 12 August 1949  (Glasgow, UK)
Dire Straits frontman whose headband-and-denim wardrobe defined early 80s AOR.
[Picture of Mark Knopfler]

 

Knowles, Solange
Born 24 June 1986  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Nutjob little sister of Beyonce, who kicked the shit out of Jay Z in a lift once.
[Picture of Solange Knowles]

 

Knox, Barbara
Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England)
Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964.
[Picture of Barbara Knox]

 

Koch, Charles
Born 1 November 1935  (Wichita, Kansas, USA)
CEO of Koch Industries who has funnelled billions into right-wing causes in the US.
[Picture of Charles Koch]

 

Koch, David H.
Born 3 March 1940  (Wichita, Kansas, USA)
Businessman, currently the 4th richest man in the US, co-owner of Koch Industries.
[Picture of David H. Koch]

 

Koenig, Walter
Born 14 September 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Actor, who will forever be known as Chekov in the original 'Star Trek'. Later a comic book artist.
[Picture of Walter Koenig]

 

Kong, Aja
Born 25 September 1970  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese professional wrestler, the leading heel in AJW during the promotions glory days.
[Picture of Aja Kong]

 

Kony, Joseph
Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda)
Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. Accused of all sorts of grisly murders, tortures and what-not.
[Picture of Joseph Kony]

 

Koshiba, Masatoshi
Born 19 September 1926  (Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Japanese physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002.
[Picture of Masatoshi Koshiba]

 

Kotto, Yaphet
Born 15 November 1937  (New York City, New York, USA)
US actor, known for his roles in 'Alien', 'Running Man' and 'Live and Let Die'.
[Picture of Yaphet Kotto]

 

Koufax, Sandy
Born 30 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
One of the greatest baseball players of all time, and the youngest person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
[Picture of Sandy Koufax]

 

Kowalski, Stanislaw
Born 14 April 1910  (Torun, Poland)
The oldest man to ever run the 100m, doing so aged 105 in a leisurely 34.5 seconds.
[Picture of Stanislaw Kowalski]

 

Kpiele Some, Jean-Baptiste
Born in Dano, Burkina Faso  (exact date unknown)
Former Bishop of Diebougou.
[Picture of Jean-Baptiste Kpiele Some]

 

Kraft Jr, Christopher
Born 28 February 1924  (Phoebus, Virginia, USA)
Former NASA flight director & director of the Johnson Space Center.
[Picture of Christopher Kraft Jr]

 

Kramer, Larry
Born 25 June 1935  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA)
Dramatist, author & gay rights activist.
[Picture of Larry Kramer]

 

Kranz, Eugene F.
Born 17 August 1933  (Toledo, Ohio, USA)
Retired NASA flight director and manager, best known for his role in saving the crew of Apollo 13.
[Picture of Eugene F. Kranz]

 

Krassner, Paul
Born 9 April 1932  (New York, USA)
American counter-culture comedian and writer, a key member of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters.
[Picture of Paul Krassner]

 

Krauthammer, Charles Charles Krauthammer is no longer with us
Born 13 March 1950  (New York City, New York, USA)

Died 21 June 2018  (Washington DC, USA)

Age at death: 68  (read death notice)
Neo-conservative but anti-Trump writer and columnist, has been paraylzed from the neck down since he was 19.
[Picture of Charles Krauthammer]

 

Kreeft, Peter
Born 16 March 1937  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA)
Christian apologist and one of the key Roman Catholic thinkers for the past 50 years.
[Picture of Peter Kreeft]

 

Krenz, Egon
Born 19 March 1937  (Kolobrzeg, Poland)
Communist East Germany's last leader before the Berlin Wall fell in 1989. Jailed for manslaugher until his release in 2003.
[Picture of Egon Krenz]

 

Kretzmer, Herbert
Born 5 October 1925  (Kroonstad, South Africa)
Journalist, who is better known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Miserables.
[Picture of Herbert Kretzmer]

 

Kreuk, Kristin
Born 30 January 1982  (Vancouver, Canada)
Absolutely stunning actress who may or may not the third-in-command of a sex cult with her former Smallville co-star Allison Mack.
[Picture of Kristin Kreuk]

 

Kripke, Saul
Born 13 November 1940  (Bay Shore, New York, USA)
American philosopher and logician.
[Picture of Saul Kripke]

 

Kristofferson, Kris
Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA)
Successful folk and country singer-songwriter.
[Picture of Kris Kristofferson]

 

Kroesen Jr, Frederick J.
Born 11 February 1923  (Phillipsburg, New Jersey, USA)
US Army 4 Star General who served in the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War.
[Picture of Frederick J. Kroesen Jr]

 

Krofft, Marty
Born 9 April 1937  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
With his brother, Sid, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s.
[Picture of Marty Krofft]

 

Krofft, Sid
Born 30 July 1929  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
With his brother, Marty, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s.
[Picture of Sid Krofft]

 

Kruger, Hardy
Born 12 April 1928  (Wedding, Berlin, Germany)
Veteran German actor, who appeared in many Hollywood films - 'Flight of the Phoenix' etc. Nice to think that if he was to snuff it this year he won't be the "one who got away.." from the DDP!
[Picture of Hardy Kruger]

 

Kumar, Dilip
Born 11 December 1922  (Peshawar, India)
Indian film actor turned politician.
[Picture of Dilip Kumar]

 

Kun-Hee, Lee
Born 9 January 1942  (Uiryeong County, South Korea)
Chairman of Samsung and a multi-billionaire so wealthy and powerful he gets pardoned from various wrongdoings without even needing to bother resorting to bribery.
[Picture of Lee Kun-Hee]

 

Kuok, Robert
Born 6 October 1923  (Johor, Malaysia)
Successful Malaysian/Chinese businessman, owner of the Shangri-La Hotel chain and 40th richest man in the World.
[Picture of Robert Kuok]

 

Kutcher, Ashton
Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA)
Actor, married to Demi Moore from 2005-13 and now with Mila Kunis, the lucky cunt..
[Picture of Ashton Kutcher]

 

Kvapil, Radoslav
Born 15 March 1934  (Brno, Czech Republic)
Noted Czech pianist.
[Picture of Radoslav Kvapil]

 

Kwong, Larry Larry Kwong is no longer with us
Born 17 June 1923  (Vernon, British Columbia, Canada)

Died 15 March 2018  (Calgary, Canada)

Age at death: 94  (read death notice)
First person of Asian ancestry to play in the NHL, turning out for the New York Rangers in the 1940s.
[Picture of Larry Kwong]

 

Kyi, Aung San Suu
Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma)
Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010.
[Picture of Aung San Suu Kyi]

 

Kyo, Machiko
Born 25 March 1924  (Osaka, Japan)
Japanese movie actress, a star in her homeland.
[Picture of Machiko Kyo]

 

Kyong-hui, Kim
Born 30 May 1946  (Pyongyang, North Korea)
Daugher of the late Kim Il-Sung and part of the North Korean leadership.
[Picture of Kim Kyong-hui]

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