Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: A

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Aaberg, Philip Born 8 April 1949  (Havre, Montana, USA) Pianist who specialises in chamber jazz. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aabrekk, Harald Born 22 February 1956  (Nordfjordeid, Norway) Former football manager of Brann and Aalesund. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aaker, Lee Born 25 September 1943  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Hollywood child actor of the 1950s (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aaltonen, Rauno Born 7 January 1938  (Turku, Finland) Finnish rally driver, also known as "The Rally Professor". Competed in the World Rally Championship in the 1970s. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aamer, Shaker Born 21 December 1966  (Medina, Saudi Arabia) Guantanamo Bay resident. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aames, Willie Born 15 July 1960  (Newport Beach, California, USA) American actor who appeared in Bibleman and Eight is Enough. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aamot, Rolf Born 28 September 1934  (Bergen, Norway) Norwegian painter who specialises in tonal-image compose. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aaron, Hank Born 5 February 1934  (Mobile, Alabama, USA) One of the greatest baseball players of all time, one of the few players of the sport whose fame has transcended outside North America. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aaron, Tommy Born 22 February 1937  (Gainesville, Georgia, USA) American former professional golfer. Winner of the 1973 Masters. (THEME) Color Me Abbad (THEME) In the Hole!

Aaron-Taylor, Susan Born in Brooklyn, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) American artist who creates mixed-media sculptures. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Aasbo, Fredric Born 18 August 1985  (Norway) Stunt driver. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Ababiy, Nikita Born 20 October 1988  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Boxer who held the Jr Golden Gloves Championship. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abad, Ricardo Born 8 January 1971  (Tafalla, Spain) Holds the record for consective marathons on consecutive days, 607. Don't know why, though. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abadi, Yitzchak Born 12 March 1933  (Venezuela) American Jewish Rabbi and leader. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abagnale, Frank Born 27 April 1948  (New York, USA) Con man who inspired Catch Me If You Can. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abajobir, Ababiya Born in   (exact date unknown) Founding member of the separatist organization Oromo Liberation Front. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abanda, Patrice Born 3 August 1978  (Yaounde, Cameroon) Footballer who played for Cameroon at the 1998 World Cup. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abase, Amira Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) One of the three Bethnal Green schoolgirls who were groomed by ISIL and absconded to Syria in 2015. Born ca. 1999 (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abass, Bonfoh Born 23 November 1948  (Kabou, Togo) President of Togo from February to May 2005. (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abate, Loris Born in Mantua, Italy  (exact date unknown) Italian jewelry designer and businessman. Died in November without receiving a qualifying obit (THEME) Color Me Abbad

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. (THEME) The Politicorpses

Abbot, Russ Born 16 September 1947  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Comedian and actor. Born Russell Roberts, he was voted "funniest man on television" 5 times. If he was the funniest, then we'd hate to see who was the unfunniest. Also Pipe Smoker of the Year 2001, which might be more relevant to the DDP. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos (THEME) Monty Python's Dying Circus (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

Abbott, Diane Born 27 September 1957  (Paddington, London, England) MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A regular of weekly TV political programme 'This Week', cosying up to Michael Portillo. Stood unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Labour Party in 2010. However her presence on the ballot paper may (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Abdul Aziz, Salman Bin Born 31 December 1935  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Minister of Defence and member of the House of Saud. Crown Prince in 2012. (THEME) By Royal Ascent (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Born 16 April 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) US basketball player with the LA Lakers in the 1970s and 80s but he insists he's Roger Murdock, an airline co-pilot! Keeling over Leftovers

Abe, Shinzo Born 21 September 1954  (Tokyo, Japan) Conservative PM of Japan 2006/07 and since 2012, the longest-serving prime minister of the country (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Abeles, Benjamin Born 23 June 1925  (Vienna, Austria) Physicist whose work on alloys helped power nuermous NASA missions. Died in Decembre but did not receive a qualifying obit in time. (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Ackland, Joss Born 29 February 1928  (North Kensington, London, England) Distinguished and experienced actor, still working. His date of birth drastically reduces the chances of anyone collecting a "party pooper" bonus on him - bar 2012, of course! (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner Poppin’ Clogs Simply Dead

Ackles, Jensen Born 1 March 1978  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Television actor, known from 'Days of Our Lives', 'Dark Angel' and 'Smallville'. (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Ackroyd, Peter Born 5 October 1949  (London, England) UK author, writer of London - The Biography. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Adamkus, Valdas Born 3 November 1926  (Kaunas, Lithuania) President of Lithuania from 1998-2003 and 2004-2009. (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year

Adams, Cindy Born 24 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Gossip columnist, writer, widow of comedian Joey Adams. Apricot Crumble

Adams, Gerry Born 6 October 1948  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) President of the Irish Republican party Sinn Féin. It's Grim Up North GuardiDeadArmy

Adamson, Jean Born 29 February 1928  (London, England) Children's author best known for inflicting Topsy and bloody Tim on the last 60 odd years of suffering parents. (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After

Adelson, Sheldon Born 6 August 1933  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) One of the richest men in the U.S., with an estimated wealth of $14bn. Spare us a dime, sir. (THEME) The Right To Die The Whipping Posts

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff  (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Adler Schnee, Ruth Born 13 May 1923  (Frankfurt, Germany) One of America's leading textile design figures. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Adlon, Percy Born 1 June 1935  (Munich, Germany) German director, screenwriter, and producer. People who could die 2020

Adonis, Lord Born 22 February 1963  (London, England) Labour peer who isn't keen on Brexit. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Adorf, Mario Born 8 September 1931  (Zurich, Switzerland) German film and stage actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Ağca, Mehmet Ali Born 9 January 1958  (Ismailli, Hekimhan, Malatya, Turkey) Turkish gunman who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Currently serving time for an assassination attempt on someone else that actually did succeed. (THEME) Miscreants

Agdal, Nina Born 26 March 1992  (Hillerod, Denmark) Danish swimsuit model, unsurprisingly fucked by Leonardo Di Caprio. (THEME) 20 Yutes (THEME) A Model Corpse

Aghaly, Mahmoud Ag Born in   (exact date unknown) Malian politician. Or rather Azawadian politician if he and the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad have their way. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Agolley, Faustina Born 10 April 1984  (London, England) Australian TV presenter best known for hosting the long-running Australian music program, 'Video Hits'. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Ahlberg, Allan Born 5 June 1938  (Croydon, UK) Children's writer, often with his late wife Janet. I can still recite "Please Mrs Butler" off by heart 30 years later… (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Aimee, Anouk Born 27 April 1932  (Paris, France) Actress and former Mrs. Albert Finney. (THEME) Perfect 10

Ainsley, John Mark Born 9 July 1963  (Crewe, England) English tenor known for his interpretations of Mozart. Predictor's Predictions

Aitken, Charlie Born 5 January 1942  (Edinburgh, UK) Former Aston Villa defender, also played for New York Cosmos in Pele's retirement season. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Aitken, Jonathan Born 30 August 1942  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Disgraced ex-cabinet minister. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Akabusi, Kriss Born 28 November 1958  (London, England) Soldier turned athlete who's greatest moment was his anchor leg for Great Britain's victorious 4 x 400m relay team in the 1991 World Championships. Partridge As Reaper

Akihito of Japan, Emperor Born 23 December 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) First son of Emperor Hirohito, acceded to the Imperial throne on the death of his father in 1989. Deathlist.net Fireball Grave Danger (THEME) Hell to the Chief I Told You I Was Ill Lard Bazaar (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Riding the Jesus Train (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Shot in the Dark Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Grateful Dead The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Alagiah, George Born 22 November 1955  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Popular BBC newscaster. Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. (THEME) All about the Men Amanita virosa Amazonian Warrior A Pelican In The Wilderness ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Worm Fodder Cancerous Hatred B Aye, they're off the fags alright Charon's Crew Chelski Pensioners Crypts Suzette Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead Last? Dead Right! Deceased Hose Die Laughing Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair eejit Ethnic Cleansing EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Fade To Black Predictor's Predictions  Girlfriend in a Coma GOING UNDERGROUND Grave Danger Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten His and Hearse I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman  Jellydead Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam John Key's List Just fade Away  They're Loving Angels Instead Life Flies By So Fast Weakend at Bernies The Misers (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Grief Hijackers Only Fools and Corpses P@F deathlist Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble People I Think Might Die in 2020 United A Trophy For Atrophy Poppin’ Clogs Prophet's Prophecy Satan's Hootenanny (THEME) See You In Heaven  Shaun of the Dead 69 Skeleton Crew Smart Beta List Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS Terror of the Vervoorts The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper the old lady  The Skinny Kiltrunner The Walking Dead TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tomb It May Concern Two Coins & A Punt Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Worm farmer You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. Researched to death  The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule Where's My Damn List? You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Alberghetti, Anna Maria Born 15 January 1936  (Pesaro, Marche, Italy) Actress & singer - star of 'Carnival!' on Broadway for many years & also in some films. Let Us Embalm You (THEME) She's A Goner

Albert, Hans Born 8 February 1921  (Cologne, Germany) Philosopher and sociologist. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual (THEME) Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Albright, Madeleine Born 15 May 1937  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former US Secretary of State, the first woman in the role. Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice - Est. 1937

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in 'M*A*S*H'. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE BXBOY422 Deader than a dead thing (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Guest 50+ Mr Whit's Wonders (THEME) Super Squirrels The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon, who has always claimed he'd have been the first if it wasn't for the fact that the only door of the lunar lander was on Neil Armstrong's side. Alternative Observations (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living BXBOY422 (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Lidders Late Lamentables LL's Pool NoSoup4U! Riding the Jesus Train  Sad News FC Say Hi To Uncle George (THEME) Setting of the Age of Aquarius SOYLENT DREAMS The 6 feet under club McCririck's Last Hurdle

Aleandro, Norma Born 2 May 1936  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentina's leading actress who has also appeared in a number of Hollywood films, earning an Oscar nomination for her role in "Gaby: A True Story". (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Alexievich, Svetlana Born 31 May 1948  (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) Belarussian journalist and writer, Nobel Prize winner in 2015 (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Al-Fakhroo, Nasser Mohammed Al-Othman Born in Qatar  (exact date unknown) Qatari journalist (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Al-fayed, Mohammed Born 27 January 1929  (Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt) Owner of Harrods and Fulham FC. Not overly popular in many quarters, but at least he lives in Switzerland now. Apricot Crumble Bladerunner Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Passing of the passed

Allam, Assem Born 1 August 1939  (Egypt) Egyptian-british businessman, the owner of Hull City Living in a Box

Allen, Bobby Born 28 December 1943  (Daytona, Florida, USA) American racecar driver, owner of Shark Racing. Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble

Allen, Doug Born in Dunfermline, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Terminally ill man. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

Allen, Jay  Born in Detroit, Michigan, USA  (exact date unknown) Died 24 January 2020  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Age at death: 60  (read death notice) Detroit Tigers baseball announcer. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Allen, Julie Born in   (exact date unknown) Cancer mum, diagnosed with terminal cancer two days after her wedding. P@F deathlist (THEME) P@F #metoo

Allen, Lily Born 2 May 1985  (Hammersmith, London, England) Pop singer who owes her fame to myspace.com. That and the fact that her dad happens to be TV personality Keith Allen. Next Year Greta (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Allen, Mark Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Broadcaster and former golf pro. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals

Allen, Richard V. Born 1 January 1936  (Collingswood, New Jersey, USA) US National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 until 1982. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Allen, Verden Born 26 May 1944  (Neath, Wales) Musician who played with Mott the Hoople. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Down Under the Daisies

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Dead Is Dead Death Stinks Krypton-Kid (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Allén, Sture Born 31 December 1928  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Professor of computational linguistics at the University of Gothenburg. (THEME) Death Is International

Alliss, Peter  Born 28 February 1931  (Berlin, Germany) Died 6 December 2020  (Surrey, United Kingdom) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Golfer, golf course designer & long-time golf commentator for the BBC and others. Breathless In Seattle Coffin Fit (THEME) Decomposing Blubber (THEME) In the Hole! Grief Hijackers

Al-Masri, Abu Hamza Born 15 April 1958  (Alexandria, Egypt) Blind, one-armed and loopy Muslim cleric, currently in jail for inciting racial hatred. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1956  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly front man of Soft Cell and Coil. (THEME) 1982 was the best year for pop

Alou, Felipe Born 12 May 1935  (Haina, Dominican Republic) The first Dominican to play regular in Major League Baseball, as well as a three-time All Star. (THEME) Perfect 10

Alpert, Herb Born 31 March 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Trumpeter and record company executive. The A in A&M Records and the man responsible for (or should that be "guilty of"?) signing The Carpenters. Dead Is Dead

Al-Sabah, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber  Born 16 June 1929  (Kuwait City, Kuwait) Died 29 September 2020  (Rochester, Minnesota, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) The Emir of Kuwait. (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

Alvarez, Gabriela Born in Miami, Florida, USA  (exact date unknown) American model. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Alwyn, Kenneth  Born 28 July 1925  (Croydon, London, United KIngdom) Died 11 December 2020  () Age at death: 95  (read death notice) English composer, conductor and musical director with a long BBC career (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Al-Zawahiri, Ayman Born 19 June 1951  (Maadi, Egypt) One of bin Laden's deputies in Al-Qaeda, about whom recent whereabouts are sketchy. (THEME) Miscreants

Amanpour, Christiane Born 12 January 1958  (London, England) Investigative reporter whose Gulf War reporting for CNN earned widespread acclaim (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Amer, Nicholas Born 29 September 1923  (Tranmere, UK) Shakespearean actor who also found time to appear in "Chucklevision". After some confusion, it turned out he had already died in 2019 mostly off the radar. (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Ames, Ed Born 9 July 1927  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer & actor. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Ames, Rachel Born 2 November 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) US film and TV actress, probably best known for her long-running role in General Hospital. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Amiranashvili, Medea Born 30 October 1930  (Shorapani, Georgia) Opera singer and People's Artist of the USSR. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Amiss, Dennis Born 7 April 1943  (Birmingham, UK) Batsman who has the highest ODI average of any England cricketer to have played more than five times. Also one of only two cricketers to have hit a century in both their first and last ODIs. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Amstell, Simon Born 29 November 1979  (Gants Hill, Ilford, United Kingdom) English comedian, writer, director, screenwriter, etcetc… (THEME) Simply Simon

Anders, William Born 17 October 1933  (Hong Kong) One of the first three men to leave Earth's orbit, and also the first person to recite a Bible verse in space. (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living

Anderson, Criscilla Born 25 March 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Wife of Coffey Anderson. Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Once You Go Black P@F deathlist (THEME) P@F #metoo Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Anderson, Dusty Born 17 December 1918  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Actress and pin-up model during World War II. Blueberry Crumble Obituarynotice

Anderson, John Born 28 November 1931  (Glasgow, Scotland) Gladiators referee/TV personality. John, you will go on my first whistle. Grim Reaper, you will go on my second... I'll sleep when you're dead  Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20

Anderson, Louie Born 23 March 1953  (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) American stand-up comedian and gameshow host, won an Emmy in 2016 for his performance in "Baskets". (THEME) Laughter Kills

Anderson, Michael J Born 31 October 1953  (Denver, Colorado, USA) American actor, in a whole host of films & TV, but best remembered for his role in 'Twin Peaks'. I close my eyes, draw back the curtains

Anderson, Paul Born in Tarland, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish fiddler. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Anderson, Philip Warren  Born 13 December 1923  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Died 29 March 2020  (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) US physicist and Nobel laureate. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Anderson, Tom Born 8 November 1970  () Founder of social networking site Myspace. What do you mean you've never heard of it? (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Anderson, Willie Born 24 February 1947  (Liverpool, UK) Former Aston Villa winger, place in the history books probably comes down to him being the first ever substitute brought on by Manchester United (replacing George Best in the 1965 Charity Shield). (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Andersson, Harriet Born 14 February 1932  (Stockholm, Sweden) Ingmar Bergman-film actress. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Anderton, James Born 24 May 1932  (Wigan, Lancashire, England) God-fearing former chief constable of the Greater Manchester Police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020

Andre, Carl Born 16 September 1935  (Quincy, Massachusetts, USA) Minimalist artist of firebricks fame. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Andre, Soeur Born 11 February 1904  (Ales, France) Oldest living French citizen as of the start of 2018. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. Let Us Embalm You (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS

Andretti, John  Born 12 March 1963  (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 30 January 2020  (United States) Age at death: 56  (read death notice) One of the less successful members of the legendary Andretti racing family. 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead (THEME) All about the Men Banana's Peel Slippers  Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Beyond a Little Peaky Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred B Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deceased Hose Droller coaster Drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing EtushIsPushingUpDaisies David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Girlfriend in a Coma Grave Danger  Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing His and Hearse I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jackie Treehorn John Key's List Just fade Away Larry King Dead, Only On CNN  Life Flies By So Fast Mr C (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Grief Hijackers Once You Go Black A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose Prophet's Prophecy Read 'em and Reap Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Skeleton Crew (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United Statik Charge Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Heading Nowhere The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril The Living End The Skinny Kiltrunner The Team With No Name The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives To Kill A Gabor Sister Tomb It May Concern  Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Worm farmer You Must Be Croaking!

Andrew, Prince Born 19 February 1960  (London, England) Second son of Queen Elizabeth and fourth in line to the throne. Participated in the Falklands conflict and was married to Sarah Ferguson from 1986 to 1996. Deathly Steeds Die Laughing Every Death You Take You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Noz4News Oliver's Army (of the Dead)

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of 'The Sound of Music'. Dead And Dusted 1 Death Stinks (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Krypton-Kid  (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Andrews, Mark Born 19 May 1926  (Cass County, North Dakota, USA) US Senator for North Dakota from 1981 to 1987. Died in Octobre but did not receive a qualifying obit. Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble

Anger, Kenneth Born 3 February 1927  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Underground filmmaker and author. Wrote the bestselling 'Hollywood Babylon' in 1959. Death Nebula 3000 (THEME) Gay-tes of Heaven

Aniston, Nicole Born 9 September 1987  (San Diego, California, USA) Popular adult actress. Filmed her first anal scene in 2017, apparently. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Anka, Paul Born 30 July 1941  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Singer songwriter and lyricist of one of the most famous songs of all time, 'My Way', based on a French tune called 'Comme d'habitude'. Not At All Well Say hello to the angels

Annesley, Hugh Born 22 June 1939  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1989 to 1996. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020

Anoa'i, Samu Born 29 March 1963  (San Francisco, California, USA) Wrestler, member of the widespread Samoan wrestling family. Perhaps still best remembered as one-half of early 90s tag team The Headshrinkers. Beyond a Little Peaky The Team With No Name

Anstey, Bruce Born 21 August 1969  (Wellington, New Zealand) One of the most popular figures in motorcycle racing, stepped back from the sport in 2018 due to health issues. the gorge of eternal peril

Ant, Adam Born 3 November 1954  (London, England) New Romantic singer - a pin-up in his heyday, but now old, overweight and suffering from depression. Was detained under the Mental Health Act in 2002 after throwing a car alternator through a pub window. (THEME) 1982 was the best year for pop Mr Whit's Wonders

Anthony, Piers Born 6 August 1934  (Oxford, UK) Fantasy novellist, behind the long-lasting Xanth series. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Anthony, Ray Born 20 January 1922  (Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA) Bandleader, best known for his songs, 'Hokey Pokey' and 'Bunny Hop'. Naked Florida Gravediggers  Pretty Noose

Antonios, Abune Born 12 July 1929  (Hambriti, Eritrea) Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Has been under house arrest since 2007. Alternative Observations

Aoun, Michel Born 17 February 1935  (Beirut, Lebanon) Lebanese military commander and politician. Also briefly ex-PM and President of the country. Not the safest of job roles, being a Lebanese politician right now... (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

Aparicio, Luis Born 29 April 1934  (Maracaibo, Venezuela) First Venezuelan inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, regarded as one of the greatest shortstops in the sport's history. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Apfel, Iris Born 29 August 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) Interior designer and fashionista. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Knocking on Heavens Door

Apostol, Eugenia Born 29 September 1925  (Sorsogon, Philippines) Publisher, whose political publications helped cause the downfall of two Filipino presidents. (THEME) Dead Continent

Appel, Stanley Born 19 April 1933  (London, England) British light entertainment director and producer, probably best known for his overhaul of Top Of The Pops in the 1990s. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Apple, Fiona Born 13 September 1977  (New York City, New York, USA) US singer/songwriter with an eccentric release schedule and even more eccentric album titles. Peanut Farmer & The Gang

Aragonés, Sergio Born 6 September 1937  (Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) Spanish-born Mexican cartoonist for Mad magazine. (THEME) Poisoned Pens Wayne Manor

Arap Moi, Daniel  Born 2 September 1924  (Sacho, Baringo, Kenya) Died 4 February 2020  (Nairobi, Kenya) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) President of Kenya from 1978-2002. Still dogged by controversies stemming from his time in office. (THEME) All about the Men Belmont-Cragin Reaper  Carkers Convention 2020 (THEME) Complications from a fall Deathlist.net eejit Feng Shui Pig Haben die Spaten (THEME) Hell to the Chief  (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Joe pesci's team Knocking on Heavens Door (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Pan Breed Roasting Bodies In Redcar Terror of the Vervoorts The Crowdsourced Deathlist the old lady The Skinny Kiltrunner To Kill A Gabor Sister You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Arber, Werner Born 3 June 1929  (Granichen, Switzerland) Swiss scientist. Shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (THEME) Death Is International

Archer, Jeffrey Born 15 April 1940  (London, England) Habitual liar, novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman. Convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Argent, James Born 5 December 1987  (London, England) English TV personality, The Only Way is Essex. Married to Gemma Collins too, the poor sod. Die Laughing

Argerich, Martha Born 5 June 1941  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Acclaimed pianist. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Arkin, Alan Born 26 March 1934  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, in films from the mid-60s onwards. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Death Nebula 3000

Armatrading, Joan Born 9 December 1950  (Basseterre, Saint Kitts) Singer-songwriter best known for her hits 'Love and Affection' and 'Drop the Pilot'. An alleged affair with Blue Peter's Valerie Singleton is the stuff of myth and legend. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul The Honey Trap

Armitage, Simon Born 26 May 1963  (Huddersfield, England) English poet, playwright and novelist. (THEME) Simply Simon

Armstrong, Bob  Born 3 October 1939  (Marietta, Georgia, USA) Died 27 August 2020  (Pensacola, Florida, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Wrestler, known as "Bullet Bob". All four of his sons later became wrestlers. Gooseberry Crumble (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Armstrong, Lance Born 18 September 1971  (Plano, Texas, USA) Former cyclist, 7 times winner of the Tour de France, who overcame brain, lung and testicular cancer. It was revealed in 2012 that he was a systematic drugs cheat all along and now enters into sporting infamy. (THEME) 2020 Exit Draft YOUREOUT

Arnett, Peter Born 13 November 1934  (Riverton, New Zealand) Journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for his reports from Vietnam. Worked for CNN from 1981-1999. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Arnold, Frances Born 25 July 1956  (Edgewood, Pennsylvania, USA) Nobel Prize winning chemist in 2018 for pioneering the use of directed evolution to engineer enzymes, apparently. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Arobieke, Akinwale Born 15 July 1961  (Crumpsall, United Kingdom) British criminal with grabby hands (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh

Arpaio, Joe Born 14 June 1932  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. A controversial figure, accused of abusing his powers. Became famous for accusing Barack Obama for having forged his birth certificate during his first election 2008. Sounds a bit like a Jealous Joey. (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin

Arrowsmith, Pat Born 2 March 1930  (Royal Leamington Spa, England) Peace campaigner, co-founder of the CND, organiser of the Aldermaston March and former parliamentary candidate. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Ascott, Roy Born 26 October 1934  (Bath, England) British cybernetics artist. (THEME) The British (D)i(e)sles

Ashcroft, Chloe Born 7 July 1942  () Children's television presenter, most notably of 'Play School'. Bucket O'Hare

Ashkin, Arthur Born 2 September 1922  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American physicist who, in 2018, became the oldest ever Nobel Laureate, thanks to his work with optical tweezers. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Ashley, April Born 25 April 1935  (Liverpool, England) Transsexual former model (born George Jamieson), who was once married to a Lord. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh

Ashurst, Len Born 10 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former Sunderland defender and later manager. Black Penguins of Doom

Ashworth, Jonathan Born 14 October 1978  (Salford, England) Labour Shadow Health Secretary under Jeremy Corbyn. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Askew, Vicki Born in   (exact date unknown) Mother of wrestling promoter Vince McMahon. Born 1920. The One's That Won't Go Away

Asmussen, Don Born in Rhode Island, USA  (exact date unknown) Cartoonist who has worked for many newspapers. The House of Extravaganza

Asner, Ed Born 15 November 1929  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) US actor, who has mostly appeared in TV programmes such as 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. Recently provided the voice of old curmudgeon Carl in Pixar animated tearfest 'Up'. (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? BXBOY422 Grim McGraw (THEME) Guest 50+  From Here to Eternity Zombie Dance Party (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) Laughter Kills Statik Charge (THEME) Syndication Zombies

Aso, Taro Born 20 September 1940  (IIzuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2008/09 and member of their olympic shooting team in 1976 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of 'This Is Your Life' and 'Antiques Roadshow'. 20 4 2020 Brown Breads  BROWN BANANAS (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman Sad News FC (THEME) Taking The Michael The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020

Assange, Julian Born 3 July 1971  (Townsville, Queensland, Australia) Controversial Australian journalist and internet activist, whose WikiLeaks website regularly release confidential documents and communications from the U.S. and other governments. Arrested in December 2010. You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Grief Hijackers Noz4News The Whipping Posts The Worst Acronym Team Valar Morghulis

Astin, John Born 30 March 1930  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor - starred as Gomez Addams in 'The Addams Family', and has mainly appeared in TV comedies since. (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! DEAD SPOTTERS Riding the Jesus Train (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Psycho Muppet  (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Astley, Rick Born 6 February 1966  (Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England) Shy and retiring singer who had phenomenal success with the hit single 'Never Gonna Give You Up', the biggest selling UK single of 1987. Later became a phenomenon of a different kind as that single became part of an internet meme known as 'Rickrolling'. (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

Astrid of Norway, Princess Born 12 February 1932  (Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway) Older sister of Norway's King Harald. Also in the line of succession to the British throne. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Athaiya, Bhanu  Born 28 April 1929  (Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India) Died 15 October 2020  (Mumbai, India) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Indian costume designer who won an Oscar for her work on 'Gandhi' in 1983. (THEME) Dead Continent

Atkins, Eileen Born 16 June 1934  (London, England) BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actress and writer. Infamously chatted up by actor Colin Farrell at the age of 69. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed) (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Atkins, Ronald  Born 13 June 1916  (England) Died 30 December 2020  (Avenham, Preston, United Kingdom) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) Former MP for Preston North on two occasions, 1966-70 and 1974-79. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him  (THEME) Gray Panthers Jajem (THEME) Old As Dirt

Atkins, Ronnie Born 16 November 1964  (Vejle, Denmark) Pretty Maids singer, suffering from lung cancer. Cancerous Hatred B

Atkinson, Big Ron Born 18 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former League football player, manager and now TV pundit. Renowned for his eclectic style of commentary, which involves saying things like "'There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs" and "van Nistelrooy, predating as usual...". GuardiDeadArmy Bucket O'Hare (THEME) Unpersons

Attenborough, David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. And they all died BANGELS Worm Fodder Dead And Dusted Don't Eat The Figs Down Under the Daisies Every Death You Take (THEME) Give Us a Y (Chromosome) Researched to death Heaven or Hell? I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I close my eyes, draw back the curtains Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Poppin’ Clogs Stiffer Steaks The 6 feet under club (THEME) The British (D)i(e)sles The Choir Invisibule The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Atwood, Margaret Born 18 November 1939  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Author and poet. Wrote the 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Powder Picks em off (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Auber, Brigitte Born 27 April 1928  (Paris, France) French actress. (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Aubret, Isabelle Born 7 April 1938  (Lille, France) French singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with 'Un premier amour' (A First Love). Gotham Knight

Auerbach, Frank Born 19 April 1931  (Berlin, Germany) German-born British artist. A bit like Lucien Freud, really. Born 1931. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Auld, Bertie Born 23 March 1938  (Glasgow, Scotland) Celtic Lisbon Lion legend, and one of a few players to be considered Hall of Famers by 2 Glasgow clubs: he was also a highly regarded manager for the mighty Partick Thistle! (THEME) Glasgow Effect Headstone Hunters

Austen-Smith, Roy Born 28 June 1924  () Former RAF air marshall who commanded the British Forces Cyprus. (THEME) STIFF UPPER LIP

Avant, Myron Born 26 April 1978  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Singer far more successful in his native America. Amanita virosa  (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME

Aveiro, Dolores Born 31 December 1954  (Machico, Portugal) Mother of Ronaldo, the portuguese football player. She has breast cancer. Fat kids always win at seesaw

Averbakh, Yuri Born 8 February 1922  (Kaluga, Russia) Current oldest living chess grandmaster. (THEME) Death Is International Gobbing On Life Grobler's Stiff Ones

Avivi, Rina Born in Germany  (exact date unknown) Last inhabitant of Akhzivland, widow of the nation’s founder. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Avory, Mick Born 15 February 1944  (Surrey, England) Musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for 1960s rock legends the Kinks. (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Taking The Michael

Avramovic, Radojko Born 29 November 1949  (Sjenica, Serbia) Former football manager of Myanmar and Singaporean national teams. Predictor's Predictions

Ayres, Pam Born 14 March 1947  (Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire, England) Humorous poet, often on TV. (THEME) Monty Python's Dying Circus

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