Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: K

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K, Phil Born 7 May 1969  (Melbourne, Australia) Electronic music DJ and record producer. Died in Octobre but did not receive a quaifying obit. The Whipping Posts

Kagawa, Kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan) Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s Most Unique Picks 2020

Kainlauri, Aarne Born 25 May 1915  (Finland) Oldest Olympian, competed in 1948. Died in March but did not receive a qualifying obit (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Kalb, Bernard Born 4 February 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Former "New York Times" writer who joined the Reagan administration as spokesperson for the state department in 1984. He left the post two years later over what he saw as a "disinformation campaign" against Colonel Gaddafi. (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Kan, Naoto Born 10 October 1946  (Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2010/11 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Kandel, Eric Born 7 November 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Nobel Prize-winning Austrian-American neuroscientist. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Kander, John Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'. Don't Eat The Figs

Kanhai, Rohan Born 26 December 1935  (Port Mourant, British Guiana, West Indies) One of the finest West Indian batsmen of the 1960s. Gobbing On Life

Kaplan, Gabe Born 31 March 1945  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) TV actor who was the lead in Welcome Back Kotter. (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

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. The Conqueror Worm

Kardashian, Rob Born 17 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) The reverse ugly duckling of the Kardashians, might actually rather kill himself before becoming like the others Kardashians Gone Wild

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'. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab (THEME) Well Done if you got these at home

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. YOUREOUT

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? (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

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. (THEME) Miscreants

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. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Kate, Anissa Born in   (exact date unknown) French porn star, two-time winner of the AVN for best Foreign Female Performer. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Kaunda, Kenneth Born 28 April 1924  (Chinsali, Zambia) President of Zambia from 1964-91. (THEME) Complications from a fall Deadies 7 Feng Shui Pig Heaven or Hell? (THEME) Hell to the Chief I close my eyes, draw back the curtains Mortem Omnibus Yvonne's Gone Too

Kaurismaki, Aki Born 4 April 1957  (Orimattila, Finland) Acclaimed Finnish film screenwriter and director. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Kay, Charles Born 31 August 1930  (Coventry, England) Actor who added a degree of class to TV and film such as Edge of Darkness (the original) and Amadeus. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME GuardiDeadArmy Hangman's XX The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

Kaylan, Howard Born 22 June 1947  (New York, USA) Musician, founder of the Turtles. You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

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.. (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives? William Hague's Special Friend

Kearney, David Born in England  (exact date unknown) Prostate cancer charity fundraiser. Dead And Dusted

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". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

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. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Keays, Verity Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Singing teacher who went on X-Factor once. (THEME) The X_X Factor

Keen, Diane Born 29 July 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom) UK soap actress on "Doctors" and Nescafé adverts Bucket O'Hare

Kefford, Ace Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom) English bassist for The Move, inspired by the (very) early Bowie (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Keitel, Harvey Born 13 May 1939  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, most notably in 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'. The Anfield Iron

Keith, Lierre Born in USA  (exact date unknown) American feminist writer. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Keith, Penelope Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England) Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it... (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Keleti, Agnes Born 9 January 1921  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian-Israeli gymnast and five-time gold medal winner Knocking on Heavens Door Worm farmer

Keller, Jerry Born 20 June 1937  (Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA) American singer & songwriter. (THEME) #1 Hits

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Blueberry Crumble (THEME) Death Is International  (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Kelly, Henry Born 17 April 1946  (Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Rep of Ireland) Radio DJ and TV presenter, one of the quartet of 'Game for a Laugh' and very much his own man presenting the bizarre, but brilliant, Eurovision type quiz show, 'Going for Gold'. (THEME) Well Done if you got these at home

Kelly, Jim Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013. Mr C Tentoesup (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

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. Die Laughing Kardashians Gone Wild The 6 feet under club

Keneally, Thomas Born 7 October 1935  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian playwright & author. (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season?

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. Dr Shipman's waiting room Pool Ghoul Riding the Jesus Train Swimming in the Death Pool Where's My Damn List?

Kennedy, Ray Born 28 July 1951  (Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England) Former Liverpool and England footballer, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. ARSE-IN-HOLE The Forest Lawn Jockeys I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  () Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead And Dusted

Kennedy Smith, Jean  Born 20 February 1928  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Died 17 June 2020  (New York City, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) US Ambassador to Ireland from 1993 to 1998. The only surviving child of Joseph Kennedy from that remarkable family. Pool Ghoul (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn

Kenny, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. (THEME) I Hear Voices (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Kent, Duchess Of Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire) Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin. Blueberry Crumble

Kent, Princess Michael of Born 15 January 1945  (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) Minor British Royal. Married to Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Krypton-Kid

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. (THEME) By Royal Ascent The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Kerr, Jonjo Born in Chorley, England  (exact date unknown) X-Factor contestant with a run in with the law. (THEME) The X_X Factor

Kerr, Miranda Born 20 April 1983  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian model, ex-wife of Orlando Bloom and current wife of billionaire Evan Spiegel (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Kerry, Margaret Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Kerslake, Lee  Born 16 April 1947  (Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, England) Died 19 September 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) Drummer for 1970s progressive rock band Uriah Heep. Amanita virosa ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel BLIMEY! Aye, they're off the fags alright Carkers Convention 2020 Charon's Crew The Love Boat Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crofty's Coffin Crew Crypts Suzette Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Dead Wait (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn Deceased Hose Drunkasaskunk eejit Ethnic Cleansing EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Fade To Black Faster Than A Dead Horse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Predictor's Predictions Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a Coma GOING UNDERGROUND Grave Danger Grim McGraw Grobler's Stiff Ones GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten Heaven or Hell?  His and Hearse  And Now His Watch Is Ended I Told You I Was Ill  I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jackie Treehorn Joe pesci's team John Key's List Just fade Away Life Flies By So Fast Manuel's Stiffs The Misers (THEME) Nicked but not Dead  Once You Go Black P@F deathlist Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble People I Think Might Die in 2020 United Plan B from Outer Space A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose Prophet's Prophecy Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Read 'em and Reap Satan's Hootenanny Seasideessexxile Skeleton Crew Smart Beta List  Southerners Stiffs Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information  Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order Still Life The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril  The Grateful Dead THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS The Skinny Kiltrunner The Team With No Name  The Walking Dead The Whipping Posts This Mortal Coil TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS To Kill A Gabor Sister Tomb It May Concern Tom's Chainsaw Massacre UTC  Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Worm farmer You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Must Be Croaking!

Kerwin, Joseph Born 19 February 1932  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) US astronaut, Science Pilot on the Skylab 2 mission (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living

Kerzner, Sol  Born 23 August 1935  (Johannesburg, South Africa) Died 21 March 2020  (Cape Town, South Africa) Age at death: 84  (read death notice)  South African businessman who founded Sun City in 1979. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Kettley, John Born 11 July 1952  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) …is a weather man, a weather man, a weather man. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

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. Dead Is Dead

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. (THEME) Hell to the Chief Stone Dead Cert UTC (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Khan, Imran Born 25 November 1952  (Lahore, Pakistan) Former Pakistani cricketer, turned media celebrity, turned socialite, turned politician, turned arch-enemy of President Musharraf! Next Year Greta

Khan, Irrfan  Born 7 January 1967  (Jaipur, India) Died 29 April 2020  (Mumbai, India) Age at death: 53  (read death notice) One of India's most popular actors, who also always pops up whenever a western film is shot in the country ("Slumdog Millionaire", "The Dahjeeling Limited"). A Pelican In The Wilderness Tentoesup

Khan, Shah Rukh Born 2 November 1965  (New Delhi, India) Film producer and TV personality in India. Old People Smell Of Piss

Khiem, Tran Thien Born 15 December 1925  (Cochinchina) Vietnamese high ranking official who put down the 1960 coup and helped lead the 1963 coup. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Khosrow Ali Vaziri, Hossein Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran) The Iron Sheik, baby. Crack-smoking former Olympic wrestler for Iran who helped usher in Hulkamania by laying down for the big legdrop in 1984. Daughter was murdered in 2003. (THEME) Dead Continent

Khrushchev, Sergei  Born 2 July 1935  (Moscow, Russia) Died 18 June 2020  (Cranston, Rhode Island, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice)  Soviet born American engineer and academic, son of former Soviet Russia era President, Nikita Khrushchev 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Kibaki, Mwai Born 15 November 1931  (Gatuyiani, Nyeri, Kenya) Current President of Kenya, since 2002. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Kilburn, Terry Born 25 November 1926  (London, England) Child actor in the original Goodbye Mr Chips. Gooseberry Crumble

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

Kilmer, Val Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Deader than a dead thing Dead Last? Dead Right! Exu's Exiteers Feng Shui Pig (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Leftovers Oscar The Beast Poppin’ Clogs Sad News FC (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) BatStarLord of the WhoTrekLock Team Cat AIDS You Must Be Croaking!

Kim, Patti Born 28 February 1938  (Seoul, South Korea) South Korean singer, one of the first to achieve any fame outside her home country. The One's That Won't Go Away

Ki-Nam, Kim Born 28 August 1929  (Wonsan, North Korea) Former Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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'. (THEME) She's A Goner

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. Jumptheshark v.11.0 Oscar The Beast Satan's Hootenanny The 6 feet under club YOUREOUT

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. 20 4 2020 Brown Breads 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead (THEME) All about the Men Falling Off The Perch I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life It's A Grim World (After All) Lastorders Mortem Omnibus (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight Sad News FC Say Hi To Uncle George Simply Dead Tentoesup The Choir Invisibule The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020 the old lady Two Coins & A Punt Valar Morghulis Vicky's heres hoping Where's My Damn List?

King, Patsy Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown) Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929. People who could die 2020

Kinnock, Neil Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales) Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner. McCririck's Last Hurdle

Kinsella, Sonia  Born in Down, Northern Ireland  (exact date unknown) Died 25 January 2020  (Saul, Northern Ireland) Age at death: 47  (read death notice) Ulster GAA coach of the year. The Love Boat

Kinsey, Tony Born 11 October 1927  (Sutton Coldfield, England) Jazz drummer. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Kirkby, Emma Born 26 February 1949  (Camberley, UK) Soprano and one of the world's leading experts on medieval music. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Kirke, Simon Born 28 July 1949  (London, England) English rock drummer best known as a member of Free and Bad Company. (THEME) Simply Simon

Kirkpatrick, Maggie Born 29 January 1941  (Albury, Australia) The Freak from Prisoner Cell Block H. Gooseberry Crumble

Kirubi, Chris Born in Nairobi, Kenya  (exact date unknown) Kenyan businessman, entrepreneur and industrialist. The Whipping Posts

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'. Weakend at Bernies

Kishi, Keiko Born 11 August 1932  (Yokohama, Japan) Japanese actress, one of the country's most revered. Starred in the Cannes-winning 1960 effort "Her Brother". The Deadest Of The Dead

Kissinger, Henry Born 23 May 1923  (Fürth, 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 governmen Abracadaver Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead BANGELS  Beyond a Little Peaky Bladerunner BLIMEY! DEAD LOSS Death Nebula 3000 Death Stinks Deathlist.net Eternity Tours The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! Hangman's XX From Here to Eternity  Heaven or Hell? (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader It's A Grim World (After All) Jajem Jellydead (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Knocking on Heavens Door They're Loving Angels Instead Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Living in a Box (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party  Mercarte Mortem Omnibus No Weddings And Twenty Funerals (THEME) Old People Party of 20 Oscar The Beast Permanent kip (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad Pool Ghoul (THEME) See You In Hell Stairway To Heaven Statik Charge Tentoesup The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Grateful Dead (THEME) The Politicorpses The Spanners (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS TOETAG4U Tomb It May Concern Wayne Manor You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Yvonne and Gone

Kitson, Frank Born 15 December 1926  (London, England) Former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. BROWN BANANAS

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. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Klarsfeld, Serge Born 17 September 1935  (Bucharest, Romania) Nazi hunter. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Klasnic, Ivan Born 29 January 1980  (Hamburg, Germany) Former Croatian international footballer. Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill

Klein, William Born 19 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Photographer and film maker Grobler's Stiff Ones

Knight, Awsten Born 17 January 1992  (Houston, Texas) Waterparks singer. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Knight, gillian Born 1 November 1934  (Redditch, UK) Opera star, specialises in contralto roles of the Savoy classics. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Knight, Gladys Born 28 May 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) "The Empress of Soul", one of the few artists (along with her Pips) who achieved more fame after leaving Motown than on it. From Here to Eternity Lard Bazaar Wayne Manor

Knight, Jill Born 9 July 1924  (London, England) Former Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston. Blueberry Crumble Going Green Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Knight, Merald "Bubba" Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips. (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Rosalind  Born 3 December 1933  (Marylebone, London, England) Died 19 December 2020  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Actress, often on stage as well as TV. (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

Knight, Shirley  Born 5 July 1936  (Goessel, Kansas, USA) Died 22 April 2020  (San Marcos, Texas, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Twice Oscar and thrice Golden Globe nominated actress. (THEME) Guest 50+

Knobbs, Brian Born 6 May 1964  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) One half of wrestling's The Nasty Boys tag team, more famous now as one of Hulk Hogan's most brown-nosed hang-ons. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Knott, Anthony Born in Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Fireman who went missing in December 2019, so is not only not a celebrity but might also be dead already. This Mortal Coil

Knowles, Mathew Born 9 January 1952  (Gadsden, Alabama, USA) Record executive and father of Beyonce. Breathless In Seattle Dead Wait

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

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. Angela of Death BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin Vicky's heres hoping (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Knuth, Donald Born 10 January 1938  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Computer scientist & university tutor. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

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. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Give Us a Y (Chromosome) Headstone Hunters (THEME) BatStarLord of the WhoTrekLock

Koirala, Manisha Born 16 August 1970  (Kathmandu, Nepal) Nepalese actress, a leading lady in Bollywood films. Jellydead

Kong, Aja Born 25 September 1970  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese professional wrestler, the leading heel in AJW during the promotions glory days. The One's That Won't Go Away

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape fem (THEME) See You In Hell

Kooper, Al Born 5 February 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Original frontman of Blood, Sweat and Tears, the man who convinced Dylan to go electric and producer of Lynyrd Skynyrd's biggest hits. (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

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'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

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. YOUREOUT

Kovic, Ron Born 4 July 1946  (Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA) Anti-war activist paralysed in the Vietnam War. Oliver Stone made a film, Born on the Fourth of July, about him. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him

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. Belmont-Cragin Reaper The Spanners

Kramer, Larry  Born 25 June 1935  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Died 27 May 2020  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Dramatist, author & gay rights activist. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

Kranz, Gene Born 17 August 1933  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Mission control member during the infamous Apollo 13 voyage, played by Ed Harris in the movie adaptation. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Kretzmer, Herbert  Born 5 October 1925  (Kroonstad, South Africa) Died 14 October 2020  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Journalist, who is better known as the lyricist for the English-language musical adaptation of Les Miserables. Lidders Late Lamentables

Kripke, Saul Born 13 November 1940  (Bay Shore, New York, USA) American philosopher and logician. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Kristofferson, Kris Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. (THEME) Gris Gris Heads in a Bag (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) Super Squirrels The 6 feet under club

Kroes, Doutzen Born 23 January 1985  (Eastemar, Netherlands) Dutch model and Victoria's Secret Angel. Now playing Venelia in the DC movies. (THEME) A Model Corpse

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. (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

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. (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin

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! (THEME) Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich! Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20

Kruger, Sonia Born 28 August 1965  (Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) Australian television presenter, most prominent for Dancing WIth the Stars, and the role of Tina Sparkle in "Strictly Ballroom" (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Kulkov, Vasili  Born 11 June 1966  (Moscow, Russia) Died 10 October 2020  (Moscow, Russia) Age at death: 54  (read death notice) Russian footballer who won league titles in Portugal and once had a cup of coffee stint at Millwall. EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Here's Who You Could Have Won

Kumar, Dilip Born 11 December 1922  (Peshawar, India) Indian film actor turned politician. ARSE-IN-HOLE Joe pesci's team Knocking on Heavens Door Life Flies By So Fast Poppin’ Clogs

Kung, Hans Born 19 March 1928  (Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland) Catholic priest who has been one of the top theological writers and thinkers for decades. Alternative Observations

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. (THEME) Dead Continent

Kusama, Yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room" (THEME) All Death Is Consolation (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Kushner, Jared Born 10 January 1981  (Livingston, New Jersey, USA) Donald Trump's son-in-law, possibly the only person in his administration who won't flip at some point. (THEME) The Right To Die

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, currently married to Demi Moore. (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Kvapil, Radoslav Born 15 March 1934  (Brno, Czech Republic) Noted Czech pianist. Dead And Dusted 2

Kwon-Taek, Im Born 8 December 1934  (Nam-myeon, South Korea) Highly regarded in his neck of the woods South Korean film director. Waiver Wire Rookie Roundup

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. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Kyuk-ho, Shin  Born 22 November 1922  (Ulsan, South Korea) Died 19 January 2020  (Seoul, South Kora) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Founder of the Korean conglomerate Lotte Corporation. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

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