Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2006: A

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Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. Morbid United FC

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King Born in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  (exact date unknown) Became King of Saudi Arabia in August 2005, following the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. Born 1924. The Grey Horde

Abramovich, Roman Born 24 October 1966  (Saratov, USSR) Billionaire oil baron and owner of Chelsea FC. Going Underground The Ex Factor

Abse, Leo (Died in 2008) Born 22 April 1917  (Cardiff, Wales) Labour MP for Pontypool, 1958-1987. Introduced Private Member's Bill (fnarr!) that led to the decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales. Going Green

Adams, Richard Born 9 May 1920  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author of "Watership Down". Grobler's Stiff Ones

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. Dead Is As Dead Does

Adler, Steven Born 22 January 1965  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Former Guns & Roses drummer. Stab In The Dark

Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud Born 28 October 1956  (Garmsar, Iran) Plainly bonkers, holocaust-denying President of Iran. Slave to the Grave The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse

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. Dead And Buried Deadpoolers Digging The Grave gdh200 Loss of Life  Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Musos  Pushing Up The Daisies Team Action Sex

Alani, Abdel Haq Born in Iraq  (exact date unknown) Defence lawyer in the Saddam Hussein trial. Just Resting My Eyes

al-Douri, Izzat Ibrahim Born 1 July 1942  (Tikrit, Iraq) The highest-ranking member of the former Iraqi regime who is still at large - the King of Clubs in the famous pack of cards. Thought to be masterminding attacks on coalition forces, and a $10m reward has been offered for his capture. Strangely Scottish-looking, with his ginger moustache. Reported to have died of leukaemia in late 2005, but no official confirmation as yet. Burke 'n' Hare Ding Dong Dead Dudes The Coffin-Dodgers

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon. Gets very angry if anyone says the moon landings were faked. Will this lead to a fatal heart-attack? Bleedin' Heart Git-R-Dead Dead Ringers Ding Dong Dead Dudes Ilikeekilly Jossy's Giants Loss of Life Morbid United FC Nice Little Urner Noah Reason & the Clowns of Death Puzlman's Passing Picks That's All, Folks! The Dodgy One The Melonfarmers

Alexander, Jean Born 24 February 1926  (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) Best known as Hilda Ogden in Coronation Street. Bend The Bucket Like Beckham Milksnatcher Bites The Dust The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Winged Devil Monkeys

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. Dead As A Dodo Deadpoolers Dead Ringers Digging The Grave Down Under The Daisies Hung Like Kong Morbid United FC That's All, Folks!

Ali, Muhammad Born 17 January 1942  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, ditched his "slave name" in 1964. Won an Olympic gold boxing medal at age 18 and went on to become world heavyweight champion. Now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 99 Ways To Die  A Grave Situation Amireallydead Bazzilliant Bleedin' Heart Brown Bread Cap'n Ohtz Cave's Corpses Cefor's Cremains of the Day Coffin Fit Colin's Corpses Condi's Ill-Considered Probabilities Crazycarl Dead Beat Dead Certs  Deadknobs And Doomed Picks Deathpig Die, Celebs, Die!!! Don't Fear (The Reaper) Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead? Gerald Ford Must Die Globaltruth Going Underground Holicman Ilikeekilly  In Bed with Maradona International House of Death JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks Just Resting My Eyes L C And The Sunshine Band Loulou's Lions MizzJackTheCat Mr C Musos Naked Florida Gravediggers Nice Little Urner Norfolk & Chance Noz4news Only Fools And Corpses Pining For The Fjords Pushing Up The Daisies  Puzlman's Passing Picks Reaper's Insightful Crew  Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Rude Kid Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' Sporting Life...Courting Death Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax That's All, Folks! The Familiar Undead The Long-Awaited Return of the Dorset Jury The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) The Voodoo Gurus They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me TiM r Toasted Brown Bread  Wish Upon A Star

al-Jaafari, Ibrahim Born in Karbala, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Elected Prime Minister of Iraq in January 2005. Born 1947. The Familiar Undead

Alkhanov, Alu Born 20 January 1957  (Taldy-Kurganskaya oblast', Kazakhstan) Current President of the highly-unstable Chechen Republic. The Coffin-Dodgers Tramp The Dirt Down

Allawi, Iyad Born in Iraq  (exact date unknown) Was the interim Prime Minister of Iraq from June 2004 to April 2005, and as such a favourite assassination target for insurgents. Born in 1945. Dead Ringers Digging The Grave Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' The Great Beyond

Allen, Clarence Ray  Born 16 January 1930  (place of birth unknown) Died 17 January 2006  (San Quentin, California, USA) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) On Death Row in San Quentin penitentiary, California. Executed just after midnight on 17 Jan 2006. Octopus of Odstock  The Doffin' Codgers TiM r

Allen, Patrick  Born 17 March 1927  (Nyasaland (now Malawi)) Died 28 July 2006  (London, England) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Actor, whose clear, booming voice brought him plenty of work as a narrator, most notably on "Two Tribes" by Frankie Goes to Hollywood and in public information films. Burke 'n' Hare Dead Ends Deadpoolers Jim Devine The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)  The Voodoo Gurus

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Amireallydead Dead Ringers Digging The Grave Hung Like Kong Noah Reason & the Clowns of Death SexyB Team Action Sex Team DJB That's All, Folks! The Great Beyond

Allingham, Henry (Died in 2009) Born 6 June 1896  (Clapham, London, England) First World War veteran who is now Britain's oldest man. Above Average For Norfolk A Kick In The Ghoulies But I'm Not Dead Yet  Close The Casket Crazycarl Crem De La Crem  Dead By Dawn Deadknobs And Doomed Picks Death Becomes Us  Death On The Rocks Don't Fear (The Reaper) Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino George Lass and the Gravelings Going Green Grizly Grobler's Stiff Ones Hardwood Surround Holicman I Smell Dead People Jaguar X-Types Jodie's Cuppas JoeRam John's A Legendary Doughnut Mean Machine  Meet Your Maker Nice Little Urner Octopus of Odstock Oh, It's a Scythe! Puzlman's Passing Picks Ready, Steady, Deady  Rude Kid Weatherman90 And The Crew The 4 Hamsters of the Apocalypse The Anfield Iron The Conqueror Worm The Doffin' Codgers The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe The Ex Factor The Last Gasp  The Living End The Newstreet Boys Death Squad  The Underdogs of Hull City The Undertaker Wishin' on a (Death) Star Youth In Asia Helpline

Allyson, June  Born 7 October 1917  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Died 8 July 2006  (Ojai, California, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) American movie actress, fairly prolific in the 1940s and '50s but not much heard of since. Inar's Golden Oldies

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1956  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly frontman of Soft Cell and Coil. Was seriously injured in a motorbike accident in October 2004. Deathpig Finbarr Returns from the Dead (Again) Morbid United FC

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. Pooil Vaaish

al-Sadr, Moqtada Born in Baghdad, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Leader of a major insurgent force in Iraq, who made noises about "going legit" for the 2005 elections, but is still wanted by the US on a "capture or kill" basis. Born 1974, exact date unknown. Ding Dong Dead Dudes The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

al-Tikriti, Barzan Ibrahim El-Hasan (Died in 2007) Born in Tikrit, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Half-brother (born 1951) of Saddam Hussein and former leader of the Iraqi secret service. Was the 5 of Clubs in the famous deck of cards, but was captured by the Americans in April 2003. The Happy Desk

Altman, Robert  Born 20 February 1925  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Died 20 November 2006  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Director of over 70 films, including M*A*S*H and Prêt-à-Porter. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Thanatopsis The Anfield Iron We Don't Talk Anymore

al-Yawar, Ghazi Born in Mosul, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Vice-President of Iraq, born 1958. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

al-Zahar, Mahmoud Born in Gaza, Gaza Strip  (exact date unknown) One of the founding members of Hamas in 1987, becoming its first press spokesman. Born 1945. Ding Dong Dead Dudes The Raven

al-Zarqawi, Abu Musab  Born 20 October 1966  (Zarqa, Jordan) Died 7 June 2006  (Baquba, Iraq) Age at death: 39  (read death notice) Was one of the world's most wanted men and a leading insurgent, especially in Iraq. Was thought to have escaped to Syria, but an air raid on a house in Iraq killed him in June 2006. Already Dead Asking For It Bleedin' Heart Git-R-Dead Deadpoolers  Five-Fingered Hand Of Death Gerald Ford Must Die Jossy's Giants  Morbid United FC Mr Yuck Noah Reason & the Clowns of Death Team Action Sex  The Last Gasp The Living End The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...)

Amin, Rizgar Mohammed Born in Sulaimaniya, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial. Born 1958. Diepod Shuffle Just Resting My Eyes

Ammash, Dr Huda Salih Born in Iraq  (exact date unknown) Nasty chemical warfare woman, dubbed 'Mrs Anthrax' by the Western media. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice of Doom

Anastacia Born 17 September 1973  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Pop singer ("I'm Outta Love", "One Day In Your Life"). Has had Crohn's disease since the age of 13, and now battling breast cancer as well. Killers of Hope Pining For The Fjords

Andrews, Jane Born in Lincolnshire, England  (exact date unknown) Sarah Ferguson's ex-maid. Serving a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend, she ended up on a life support machine after a suicide attempt in October 2003. Dead As A Dodo Deadpoolers

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of "The Sound of Music". Coffin Fit

Andrews, Patty (Died in 2013) Born 16 February 1918  (Mound, Minnesota, USA) Was one-third of The Andrews Sisters, along with her older (and now dead) siblings Laverne and Maxene. Their best-known song was probably "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree". Patty is the one in the middle in the photo. Canadian Paul Death Becomes Us Death On The Rocks Don't Fear (The Reaper) Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead? Mean Machine Oh, It's a Scythe! Weatherman90 And The Crew The Undertaker T. Rex

Angelica, Mother Born 20 April 1923  (Canton, Ohio, USA) Born Rita Antoinette Rizzo, she went on to found the Eternal World Television Network (EWTN), the largest Catholic cable network with an audience of about 66 million households in 43 countries. Dead And Loving It Death Becomes Us Mean Machine The Coffin-Dodgers We Don't Talk Anymore Whoopass United

Angle, Kurt Born 9 December 1968  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Yet another wrestler. Jossy's Giants

Anne, Princess Born 15 August 1950  (London, England) The Princess Royal, the second child and only daughter of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Dead And Loving It Dead Ringers John Stalkest Morbid United FC Mr & Mrs Drummerboy The Merry Harvester

Ant, Adam Born 3 November 1954  (London, England) New Romantic singer - a pin-up in his heyday, but now old, fat and suffering from depression. Was detained under the Mental Health Act in 2002 after throwing a car alternator through a pub window. Beginnings of Rigor Dead Man Walking Deadpoolers Deathpig Digging The Grave They Sure Look Like Plant Food To Me

Antonioni, Michelangelo (Died in 2007) Born 29 September 1912  (Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy) Italian film director. God's Waiting Room Inar's Golden Oldies They're Dead, Y'Know! Whoopass United

Arcese, Pat Date and place of birth unknown 9/11 rescue worker who was struck down by cancer shortly thereafter, due, he maintains, to exposure to toxins at Ground Zero. I Smell Dead People

Armstrong, Neil (Died 2012) Born 5 August 1930  (Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA) First man on the moon...or actor in an unconvincing Hollywood film set, depending on who you believe. Cave's Corpses Cefor's Cremains of the Day Deadpoolers Dead Ringers Die, Celebs, Die!!!  Ilikeekilly In Bed with Maradona Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Pining For The Fjords ProDeathCrew Pushing Up The Daisies Team Action Sex Team DJB Zaph's Snuffers

Armstrong, R. G. (Died 2012) Born 7 April 1917  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Stage, film and TV actor, best known for playing evil Lewis Vendredi in the TV adaptation of "Friday the 13th". R. G. = Robert Golden. We Don't Talk Anymore

Arnheim, Rudolf (Died in 2007) Born 15 July 1904  (Berlin, Germany) German writer and perceptual psychologist, author of the gripping "Art and Visual Perception" (1974). "A page-turner...one of those books you just can't put down" (Garry Bushell, The Sun). Indeed, That's Out Of The Air

Arnold, Eddy (Died in 2008) Born 18 May 1918  (Madisonville, Tennessee, USA) Country & western singer. His hits include "That's How Much I Love You" (1946), "Kentucky Waltz" (1951), and "Make the World Go Away" (1965). Inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1966. Nicknamed 'The Tennessee Plowboy'. Beginnings of Rigor

Arnold, Eve (Died 2012) Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) American photojournalist, who now lives in Britain. Born 1913. Slave to the Grave The Anfield Iron

Arthur, Bea (Died in 2009) Born 13 May 1923  (New York, New York, USA) Stage and TV actress, born Bernice Frankel. Best remembered as the tall one out of The Golden Girls who looked like a man in drag. Won an Emmy for her role in it, as did the other three main cast members. Dead And Loving It Deadpoolers Jesus Jones Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Musos Puzlman's Passing Picks Team Action Sex The Dodgy One The Winged Devil Monkeys

Arvizo, Gavin Date and place of birth unknown The teenage cancer sufferer (born December 1989) who accused Michael Jackson of sexually abusing him. The Great Beyond

Ashbery, John Born 8 July 1927  (Rochester, New York, USA) Poet who has won nearly every major award going. Fallen Sparrow

Ashley, April Born 25 April 1935  (Liverpool, England) Transsexual former model (born George Jamieson), who was once married to a Lord. Pooil Vaaish

Ashley of Stoke, Lord (Died 2012) Born 6 December 1922  (place of birth unknown) Former Labour MP (in fact he was the UK's first totally deaf MP) and now member of the House of Lords. Bend The Bucket Like Beckham Freddie Starr Ate My Rhino Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of "This Is Your Life" and "Antiques Roadshow", who has been suffering from cancer. Still continues to work, however. Hung Like Kong The Bitter End The Dodgy One The Royton Rovers (Rita, Dave & Kevin Too...) Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Asplund, Lillian  Born 21 October 1906  (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) Died 6 May 2006  (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Titanic survivor - not any more. John's A Legendary Doughnut

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. Big-Iain Dead And Loving It

Aston, Sam Born in Bury, Lancashire, England  (exact date unknown) "Coronation Street" actor, plays Chesney Brown. Born 1993, and has 8 siblings. Bazzilliant

Astor, Brooke (Died in 2007) Born 30 March 1902  (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA) New York socialite and philanthropist, who has given around $200m in grants to various organisations. Already Dead Bunch of Old Bags But I'm Not Dead Yet Church(yard) On The Hill Crazycarl Dead Ends Deathlist.net Duke  Dysfunctional Eat My Dust Erm...Excuse Me...Aren't You...Dead? Fallen Sparrow Five-Fingered Hand Of Death Godot's Waiting List Hardwood Surround Heaven Can't Wait 'til Another Day International House of Death I Smell Dead People Jodie's Cuppas JoeRam Johnny Foreskin And The Pullbacks John's A Legendary Doughnut Kali Comes To Dinner L C And The Sunshine Band Lord Football's Snuffers Madonna's Hand of Bod Mean Machine Mr C Octopus of Odstock Oh, It's a Scythe! One Foot in the Grave Only Fools And Corpses Ready, Steady, Deady Simon Says 'Die, You Fools, Die' Slave to the Grave Snuff Daddies Sporting Lesbian Swami's House of Soon To Be Wax  Team AJS Weatherman90 And The Crew The Anfield Iron The Conqueror Worm The Last Gasp The Living Dead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Pale Horseman's Bucket-Kickers  The Underdogs of Hull City Tick Tocks Stopped Ticking Tomb It May Concern We Spin Terror Whoopass United Windsor The Troll Wishin' on a (Death) Star You Can Have Zsa Zsa Over My Dead Body!

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...". Close The Casket Digging The Grave Musos Team Action Sex That's All, Folks!

Attenborough, Sir Richard Born 29 August 1923  (Cambridge, England) Oscar-winning film director, general luvvie, and brother of David. Cave's Corpses Dead Is As Dead Does Deadpoolers Dead Ringers Hung Like Kong Levelled Crossing Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Pining For The Fjords Pushing Up The Daisies Team Action Sex Team DJB Team Mogblog The Dodgy One

Auerbach, Red  Born 20 September 1917  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 28 October 2006  (Washington, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Former head coach of the NBA's Boston Celtics. They play basketball, apparently. Crazycarl  We Spin Terror

Aznavour, Charles Born 22 May 1924  (Paris, France) Watery-eyed French crooner. Slave to the Grave

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