Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: N

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Nader, Ralph Born 27 February 1934  (Winsted, Connecticut, USA) Independent Presidential candidate, runs on green issues. Also works as an attorney. Peace, Drugs, and Death

Nadir, Asil Born 1 May 1941  (Lefka, Cyprus) Turkish-Cypriot businessman, who fled the UK in 1993, after he was charged with false accounting and fraud when chief executive of Polly Peck. Returned to Britain to face the music in 2010. Gobbing On Life

Nagasaki, Kendo Born 19 October 1946  (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Born Peter Thornley, was the mysterious, samurai-dressed wrestler usually on ITV's 'World of Sport' programme with Big Daddy and the like. Now there's a wrestler I have bloody well heard of! The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Nagel, Thomas Born 4 July 1937  (Belgrade, Serbia) Analytic philosopher, wrote the landmark 1974 paper "What Is It Like to Be A Bat?" Destination Eschaton

Naguib, Antonios Born 18 March 1935  (Samalut, Egypt) Coptic Catholic Patriarchate of Alexandria, one of the papal enclave that elected Pope Francis. Headless Church

Naipaul, V. S.  Born 17 August 1932  (Chaguanas, Trinidad) Died 11 August 2018  (London, UK) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Writer, born in Trinidad of Indian parentage but now a naturalised British citizen, who was catapulted to fame in 1961 by his novel 'A House For Mr Biswas', and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. V. S. = Vidiadhar Surajprasad. Gobbing On Life You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Nakadai, Tatsuya Born 13 December 1932  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese film actor wo collaborated with the likes of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi. Dead Continent

Nakamatsu, Yoshiro Born 26 June 1928  (Japan) AKA Dr. NakaMats. Japanese inventor with over 4000 patents. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Wall Street Massacre

Nakamura, Iso Born 23 April 1903  (Ishikawa, Japan) Japan's fourth-oldest person as of the start of 2018. Dunno about the obituary odds here, lads. UPDATE: turns out she actually died off the radar in 2017. The Old Ones are the Pests

Nakamura, Shido Born 14 September 1972  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese stage and film actor, who had a breakthrough role as a demonic table tennis player in the 2002 film "Ping Pong". Valar Morghulis

Nakasone, Yasuhiro Born 27 May 1918  (Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) Former Prime Minister of Japan, known for pushing through the privatisation of state-owned companies and the breakup of Japan National Railways. Complications from a Fall Dead Continent Hell to the Chief Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou… Old People, Young Death

Napolitano, Giorgio Born 29 June 1925  (Naples, Italy) President of Italy from 2006-2015. Missing Parsons Report

Nash, Graham Born 2 February 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Singer and songwriter with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. Peace, Drugs, and Death

Nasseri, Mehran Karimi Born in Masjed Soleiman, Iran  (exact date unknown) Iranian refugee who lived at Terminal 1 of Charles de Gaulle airport in France for 17 years. Maybe Next Year(s)

Navalny, Alexei Born 4 June 1976  (Butyn, Soviet Union) Russian lawyer and political activist. Could be a shrewd choice considering what happened to fellow anti-Putinite Boris Nemtsov… OldPolesEtc

Navratilova, Martina Born 18 October 1956  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Czech born, but US citizen. Legendary female tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players in history. The Devil Is a Complex Network of Pipes

Nealon, Kevin Born 18 November 1953  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Long-time Saturday Night Live castmember and avid hiker. While The Dog Is Pissing On Their Feet

Neary, Tony Born 25 November 1948  (Manchester, England) Former rugby union international. Represented England 43 times between 1971 and 1980. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Neeson, Liam Born 7 June 1952  (Ballymena, UK) Irish actor with a very particular set of skills. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Negga, Ruth Born 7 January 1982  (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) Irish-raised actress who won critical acclaim for her performance in the 2016 film "Loving". How You Doin

Nelly, (rapper) Born 2 November 1974  (Austin, Texas, USA) Rapper. Born Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. Fireball

Nelson, Willie Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Country & Western guitarist and singer-songwriter. Wrote 'Crazy', which was a hit for Patsy Cline and 'Always On My Mind', made famous by Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys. Busted for cannabis possession in November 2010. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Clog Poppers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Different Gravy Great Gig in the Sky Heads in a Bag I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I'll Sleep When You're Dead Lastorders Noz4news Pop Goes The Pop Star The Show Can't Go On Say Hello to the Angels See You In Heaven The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Szaboss!

Neophyte, Patriarch Born 15 October 1945  (Sofia, Bulgaria) Head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. Headless Church

Netanyahu, Benjamin Born 21 October 1949  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Prominent & controversial politician in Israel, the current prime minister, his 2nd time in the job. Black Penguins of Doom

Nettles, John Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know! in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Say Hello to the Angels Stiffer Steaks Where's me coffin?

Nettleton, John Born 5 February 1929  (London, England) Veteran character actor, perhaps best known as the wise cabinet secretary Sir Arnold Robinson in 'Yes, Minister'. The Retchid Pong of Brit Sit-com

Nevin, Catherine  Born 1 October 1950  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 19 February 2018  (Dublin, Ireland) Age at death: 67  (read death notice) Irish woman who killed her husband and was nicknamed "Black Widow" for it. Diagnosed in 2016 with a brain tumour. Alternatively In The News Amanita Virosa Banana's Peel Slippers Aye, they're off the fags alright Carkers Convention 2018 Charon's Crew Compost Corner Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Ends Dead Wait Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Ethnic Cleansing Faster Than A Dead Horse Girlfriend in a Coma Going Green Guild of Master Reapers  And Now His Watch Is Ended Jackie Treehorn Jellydead Finding Chemo Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Life Flies By So Fast Weakend At Bernies The Misers Nicked but not Dead .....Norfolk & Good Obituaries 'R' Us Only Fools and Corpses  Pan Breed P@F only girls Pity Da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space Shovelful of Dirt Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Anfield Iron The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Heeflich Manoeuver The Team With No Name The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Tomb It May Concern UTC Wall Street Massacre Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! You Must be Croaking! Zsa Zsa's Funeral Invitations

Nevins, Gabe Born 26 August 1991  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Actor from Gus Van Sant's 2007 film 'Paranoid Park'. Mary Tsoni Memorial Deathsquad

Newhart, Bob Born 5 September 1929  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Stand-up comedian. Did a much talked-about (but rarely seen these days) routine called 'The Driving Instructor'. Comedy Cremations Grave Danger Laughter Kills Lord Gravedigger Weakend At Bernies Naked Florida Gravediggers Open the Pearly Gates Pearly Gates Say Hello to the Angels

Newman, Barry Born 7 November 1938  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) American Actor with a breakthrough role as Kowalski in 'Vanishing Point'. Also the protagonist of 70s law series 'Petrocelli'. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Newman, John Born 16 June 1990  (Settle, Yorkshire, England) English pop singer with three #1 hits whose career is repeatedly interrupted by a benign brain tumour. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Newmar, Julie Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman. How You Doin Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Newsom, Joanna Born 18 January 1982  (Nevada City, California, USA) Indie folk irritant, makes music like a mason jar come to life. What The Folk

Newton, Wayne Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas. 20 Crooners Croakin' No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!! Pop Goes The Pop Star

Newton-John, Olivia Born 26 September 1948  (Cambridge, England) Successful singer who also had a big break as an actress in 1978, when she played the part of Sandy (can't you see...) in 'Grease'. #1 Hits 2019? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before All Part Of The Show... Right? Kardashian's Fire Department  Amanita Virosa Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARS-IN-HOLE Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi Banana's Peel Slippers Bobby Zarin's Mack the Knifed Carkers Convention 2018 Crofty's Coffin Crew Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet DDP Tofoa Dumb Sum Bitch Faster Than A Dead Horse Predictor's Predictions  Going Down in Down Under Heads in a Bag  You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!  Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today I'm Sorry For Your Trouble ISIHAC Who Died It's A Grim World (After All) Jackie Treehorn Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre JoeRam Lard Bazaar Manuel's Stiffs The Misers Mourning Glory 1982 was the best year for pop Noz4news P@F only girls Pedro's Catacomb Dwellers People I Think Might Die In 2018 United Plan B from Outer Space I'm Fed Up With This World Rhys' Rest in Peace's Shaun of the Dead 69 She's a Goner Chemo Sabee Still More Life Stone Dead Cert The Buckley Mystic The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2018 The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The End of the World As We Know It The Whipping Posts  Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Two Coins & A Punt  Where's My Damn List? Whitehouse You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Ng, Charles Born 24 December 1960  (Hong Kong) Serial killer born in Hong Kong, but committed between 11 and 25 murders with his accomplice Leonard Lake in California. Sentenced to Death in 1999, so only able to provide points if he dies of other causes. Hit Me with Your Best Shot

Nhat Hanh, Thich Born 11 October 1926  (Hue, Vietnam) Buddhist peace activist, an inspiration to Martin Luther King among many others. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Nice, Natasha Born 28 July 1988  (Fontenay-sous-Bois, France) French porn starlet, previously known as "Natalie Nutsdeep". Scrubber Out

Nicholas, Mark Born 29 September 1957  (London, England) English cricket player and now commentator, who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995. 2018 Exit Draft

Nicholl, Chris Born 12 October 1946  (Wilmslow, UK) Former Southampton manager who helped develop Alan Shearer and Matt Le Tissier, among others. Waiting for Ugo

Nicholls, Sue Born 23 November 1943  (Walsall, UK) Has played Audrey Roberts in "Coronation Street" since 1979, and had a cancerous mole spotted by one eagle-eyed viewer in 2011. Cobbles to a Coffin

Nichols, Bobby Born 14 April 1936  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) American golfer, who won the PGA Championship in 1964. In The Hole!

Nichols, Nichelle Born 28 December 1932  (Robbins, Illinois, USA) Actress, Lieutenant Uhura from 'Star Trek'. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Headstone Holders Mr. Whits wonders Squid's Stiffs BatStarLord of the WhoTrekLock X Super Squirrels

Nicholson, Jack Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Star of such films as 'Chinatown', 'About Schmidt' and the Michael Douglas-produced 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. Worm Fodder DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Owt to Stop Me Coffin  Peace, Drugs, and Death Permanent Kip 2018 Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Just Fade Away Already The Grim Reaper

Nicklaus, Jack Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport. Riding The Jesus Train

Nicks, Stevie Born 26 May 1948  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) American singer, successful both as a solo artist and as part of Fleetwood Mac. Tom Petty Memorial Death Squad

Nielsen, Nive Born in Nuuk, Greenland  (exact date unknown) Singer-songwriter and surely the first person from Greenland ever to be nominated for the DDP? Obscura Camera

Nightingale, Annie Born 1 April 1942  (London, England) Long time Radio DJ on Radio 1 - the first female presenter in the station's history. Fucked n' Dumped

Nighy, Bill Born 12 December 1949  (Caterham, Surrey, England) Acclaimed actor, star of 'Love Actually' amongst others. Was strongly rumoured to take the part of the 9th Doctor Who in 2005. Ultimately though, he featured five years later playing an art critic. Wot The Deuce

Nilsen, Dennis  Born 23 November 1945  (Fraserburgh, Scotland) Died 12 May 2018  (HMP Full Sutton, UK) Age at death: 72  (read death notice) Serial killer, jailed for the murders of 15 young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. The Good, The Bad and Steve Buscemi

Nilsson, Jonny Born 9 February 1943  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Olympic gold medallist and former world-record holder in 10,000m speed skating. Predictor's Predictions

Nishonovich Nishonov, Rafiq Born 15 January 1926  (Gazalkent, Uzbekistan) Former First Secretary of the Uzbek Communist Party. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Noguchi, Thomas Born 4 January 1927  (Japan) Former Chief Medical Officer for the County of Los Angleles and coroner on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy. Any conspiracy theorists out there may consider that this is the man to talk to... Insert Name Here

Nolan, Linda Born 23 February 1959  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Member of the Nolan Sisters, and a singer in her own right, occasional TV presenter as well. Aber-Deads Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARS-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Carkers Convention 2018 Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Last? Dead Right! Dead Wait deathlist.net Drollercoaster Drop Dead Celebration Dumb Sum Bitch eejit Ethnic Cleansing Faster Than A Dead Horse  Bucket Of Blood Going Underground  Grave Danger GUN Away GUN Fishing Hippoposthumous Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today  I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended  John Key's Choices Lard Bazaar Life Flies By So Fast Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs The Misers Neither There Nor Thereabouts Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia One-Way P@F only girls People I Think Might Die In 2018 United Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix  Pity Da Foolz A Trophy for Atrophy Prophet's Prophecy Scythe Matters Shaun of the Dead 69 Stiffer Steaks Chemo Sabee Heading Nowhere The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Devil Is a Complex Network of Pipes The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper Unpersons  Windsor the Troll You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper  Zsa Zsa's Funeral Invitations

Nora, Pierre Born 17 November 1931  (Paris, France) French intellectual and founder of "Le Debat" magazine. Academie des Morts

Norden, Denis  Born 6 February 1922  (Hackney, London, England) Died 19 September 2018  (London, UK) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Clipboard-wielding comedy scriptwriter, "raconteur" and presenter of TV programmes such as 'It'll Be All Right on the Night' and 'Denis Norden's Laughter File'. Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Alternatively In The News Baldy Forever Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Comedy Cremations Crofty's Coffin Crew Don't Eat The Figs Dying For Some More Points Going Going Gone Golden Oldies Guild of Master Reapers I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Joni Mitchell Dies Last Gasp Saloon Lastorders Lidders Late Lamentables Lord Gravedigger Grief Hijackers No Weddings and 20 Funerals Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Read 'em and Reap See You In Heaven Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Shovelful of Dirt Spectre of Death Stairway to Heaven Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Rotting Corpses of the Undead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put the Kettle On!

Nordine, Ken Born 13 April 1920  (Cherokee, Iowa, USA) American voice actor, a familiar voice to many Americans. Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead See You In Heaven

Nordli, Odvar  Born 3 November 1927  (Tangen, Norway) Died 9 January 2018  (Oslo, Norway) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Norwegian politician. Prime Minister of Norway from 1976-81. Ikea Nokia Lego

Norris, Chuck Born 10 March 1940  (Ryan, Oklahoma, USA) The straight-to-video actor and martial artist. Heads in a Bag Noz4news

Norris, David Born 1 July 1944  (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Irish gay rights activist. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

North, Oliver Born 7 October 1943  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Disgraced former Colonel of the US Marines, now a TV broadcaster. Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou…

Norton, Graham Born 4 April 1963  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Absurdly camp Irish television presenter & comedian. Mourning Glory

Norvelle, Duncan Born 2 April 1958  (Hoton, Leicestershire, England) Comedian who pedalled an uamusingly camp persona to briefly capture fame in the 1980s despite being married with 3 kids. Born 1958. Unusual Suspects

Nott, John Born 1 February 1932  (Bideford, Devon, England) Cabinet minister in the Thatcher government who famously stormed out of a TV interview with Robin Day in 1982 after been classed as a "here today, gone tomorrow" politician. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying

Nouri, Abdelhak Born 2 April 1997  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Highly promising Dutch footballer who fell into a coma during a pre-season friendly in 2017. Cancel My Appointments Burt Lungcancer's Bombers

Novak, Kim Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress, best remembered for her role in 'Vertigo'. Coughing up Daisies I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Jane's Antique Wrinklies Old People Smell Of Piss

Numan, Gary Born 8 March 1958  (London, England) Influential electro-rock musician who hit the big time in the late 1970s, suffered a career decline before being rehabilitated as a pioneer. Eastbourne Exits

Nunez Olivera, Francisco  Born 13 December 1904  (Extremadura, Spain) Died 29 January 2018  (Badajoz, Spain) Age at death: 113  (read death notice) The world's oldest man as of the start of 2018. How long will he hold the crown? Breathless eejit 20 Hits No Problem JoeRam Puzlman's Passing Picks The Old Ones are the Pests Who Turned Out The Lights?

Nuriddin, Jalal  Born 24 July 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 4 June 2018  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) Spoken word artist and founder of The Last Poets, described by some (mostly him) as the "Grandfather of Rap". Bobby Zarin's Mack the Knifed

Nussbaum, Martha Born 6 May 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) Philosopher whose work deals with the relationship between the classic Greek school and modern sexual legislation. Or at least that's what I understood from reading her Wiki. Destination Eschaton

Nylon, Judy Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Multidisciplinary American artist and former best pal of Patti Smith. Born 1948. Most Unique Picks 2018

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