Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: Y

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Yamamoto, Fujiko Born 11 December 1931  (Osaka, Japan) Japanese actress who appeared in 100 films in the 1950s. Most Unique Picks 2020

Yamazaki, Tsutomu Born 2 December 1936  (Matsuducho, Japan) Japanese actor, who won the Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor in 1984 for The Funeral and Farewell to the Ark. (THEME) Dead Continent

Yarwood, Mike Born 14 March 1941  (Stockport, Cheshire, England) British impressionist, famed for his impression of Harold Wilson, not been on TV in ages. Grey Gardens

Yate, Helen  Born 1 January 1921  (Plymouth, England) Died 11 August 2020  (Plymouth, United Kingdom) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) British swimmer who won silver in the 330y medley relay at the 1950 Empire Games. Going Green

Yates, Simon Born 7 August 1992  (Bury, England) Cyclist who has competed in the Tour de France and for Britain at international level. (THEME) Simply Simon

Yeager, Chuck  Born 13 February 1923  (Myra, West Virginia, USA) Died 7 December 2020  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) World War II flying ace, who later became a test pilot for the US Air Force and is credited with being the first person to break the sound barrier. BXBOY422 Keeling over Oscar The Beast Yvonne and Gone

Yeats, Ron Born 15 November 1937  (Aberdeen, UK) Former Liverpool captain, a key lieutenant for the Bill Shankly's all-conquering 1960s side. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him (THEME) Sudden Death

Yeo, Sheila Born in Devon, England  (exact date unknown) Former teacher with mesothelioma. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

Yonath, Ada Born 22 June 1939  (Jerusalem, Israel) First female Israeli to win the Nobel Prize, in 2009. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Yong-nam, Kim Born 4 February 1928  (Pyongyang, North Korea) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea. Some believe that he's the one that really runs the show in this most most rogue of rogue states... (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep (THEME) Dead Continent

York, Michael Born 27 March 1942  (Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England) Classy actor, star of 'Cabaret', 'Logan's Run' and the Austin Powers trilogy. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Dead Last? Dead Right!

Young, Barbara Born 9 February 1936  (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England) Actress. Played the gossipy Sandie Hargreaves in Channel 5's only soap opera 'Family Affairs'. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Young, Jeremy Born in Liverpool, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who appeared in Corrie and Doctor Who. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh

Young, Neil Born 12 November 1945  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Singer/songwriter, famous both as part of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and also in his own right. Survived a brain aneurysm in 2005, and is now back touring, his fifth decade of doing (THEME) Death to all but metal and dame Vera Lynn (THEME) The Last Waltz

Youngblood, Luke Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Actor from the 'Harry Potter' film series. Born 1989. (THEME) 20 Yutes

Young-Ok, Kim Born 5 December 1937  (Incheon, South Korea) South Korean actress. Waiver Wire Rookie Roundup

Youngs, Tiffany Born in   (exact date unknown) Wife of Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs, suffering from terminal brain cancer. Old People Smell Of Piss

Youyou, Tu Born 30 December 1930  (Ningbo, China) Nobel Prize-winning Chinese chemist and educator. (THEME) Gris Gris (THEME) Nobel Loserettes  So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team

Yxemerry, Ambroise Born 28 September 1917  (Paris, France) French-Polynesian journalist and author. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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