Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2009: B

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Babbitt, Milton (Died in 2011) Born 10 May 1916  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) US composer & theorist. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin Zombie Resurrection Impending

Babcock, John (Died in 2010) Born 23 July 1900  (Holleford, South Frontenac, Ontario, Canada) WWI veteran, who moved to the US in 1920 & settled there. A former electrician by trade. Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Gray Panthers

Bacall, Lauren Born 16 September 1924  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress (The Big Sleep, How To Marry A Millionaire, Murder On The Orient Express etc etc), born Betty Joan Perske. Formerly married to Humphrey Bogart. Still working after 60 years in movies. 2 Days Older Than Grass Ashes To Ashes Checking Out By Christmas Circling The Drain Close The Casket C U Dead 2009 Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year My Toes Are Real People Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Dukes Death List

Bahadur Pun, Tul (Died in 2011) Born 23 March 1923  (Banduk Village, Nepal) Living Victoria Cross recipient, who hit the headlines in 2007, when the UK refused him entrance claiming he had no links with the country! A massive press campaign resulting in him moving to the UK to help cure him of his many health ailments. Dave's Bunglalow Of Death Going Underground They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Bain, Conrad (Died in 2013) Born 4 February 1923  (Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada) US TV and stage actor. Played the dad, Philip Drummond, in "Diff'rent Strokes". You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long Trojan Hearse

Bainbridge, Beryl (Died in 2010) Born 21 November 1932  (Liverpool, England) Novelist, with an oft frequent output. Has never won the Booker Prize in 40 years of writing. Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger

Baines, Gertrude  Born 6 April 1894  (Shellman, Georgia, USA) Died 11 September 2009  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) Lady who, at 114, started 2009 as the 2nd oldest person in the World. When she died, she was the Oldest. Diepod Shuffle Oldies But Goodies You're Dead And You Know You Are

Baker, George (Died in 2011) Born 1 April 1931  (Varna, Bulgaria) British TV actor - played Inspector Wexford in numerous Ruth Rendell adaptations. End Of Time Final Curtain in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Baker, Ginger Born 19 August 1939  (Lewisham, London, England) Born Peter Edward Baker. Drummer, most famously for Cream. Formerly well known for leading a hedonistic lifestyle, he's now into clean living and jazz music, but looks far older than his age. Down Under The Daisies

Baker, Kenny Born 24 August 1934  (Birmingham, England) Dwarf actor who played R2D2 in "Star Wars". Betty White And The 19 Dwarfs Bestie's Boys Dancing Elephants Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Guild Of Master Reapers Pacman  Dads Army, Dead, Dead, Dead, Alive, Dead, Dead Still Warm-Ish Tazmans Hit List Today Is A Good Day To Die

Baker, Richard Born 15 June 1925  (Willesden, Kent, England) Former newsreader & broadcaster for the BBC for aeons. Cut Price Funerals Death Shall Have No Dominion - Oh Yes It Will Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Erith Sickos X-Pyred

Baker, Roy Ward (Died in 2010) Born 19 December 1916  (London, England) English film director. Auditioning For Oscar's "in Memoriam" Montage

Baker, Tom Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. More recently known for his deadpan voiceovers on "Little Britain". Liz's Lately Lamented Fallen Off The Twig Mr. Yuck

Bakri Muhammad, Omar Born in Aleppo, Syria  (exact date unknown) Born in 1958. Islamic radical who is a militant leader - formerly based in the UK. Dance Of The Living Dead

Balding, Toby Born 23 September 1936  (New Jersey, USA) Racehorse trainer, part of the Balding family so entwined with horse-racing. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Baldwin, Daniel Born 5 October 1960  (Massapequa, New York, USA) Alec's Brother & a noted actor himself. In recent years, his off-film activities have been more in the news than his acting abilities. 1 Dead In Ohio

Baldwin, Florrie (Died in 2010) Born 31 March 1896  (Hunslet, Yorkshire, England) The UK's oldest person. Breathless In Seattle Crazycarl Crofty's Coffin Crew  Die, Die, Die My Darling Diepod Shuffle Gray Panthers Guild Of Master Reapers Hurry Up Please, You'll Be Late Oldies But Goodies Mave's Graves Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!!  Old People Smell Of Piss

Baldwin III, Alfred C Born 23 June 1936  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) Watergate figure, who was monitoring electronic bugs in the Watergate Hotel. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Ballard, J G  Born 15 November 1930  (Shanghai, China) Died 19 April 2009  (Shepperton, Surrey, England) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Chinese born, but British based author, best known for his science fiction work, his novel "Empire of the Sun" and his excellent short stories. A Pelican In The Wilderness A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Clathrate Gun Ethnic Cleansing Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Kurt Cobain's Trigger Finger No Noose Is Good Noose Plowing The Deep This Mortal Coil

Ballesteros, Seve (Died in 2011) Born 9 April 1957  (Pedrena, Spain) Hugely popular golfer, one of the greatest of his era. Now stricken by brain tumours. Addams Family Christmas Card List 2008 A Kick In The Ghoulies Alfred Lord Heinous Are You Still Dying, Darling? Bang Bang You're Dead Banobo Kings Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza  Bestie's Boys Bez001 Breathless In Seattle Brown Bread C.A.Daver Dans Death List Of Doom Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead And Dusted Dead As A Dodo Dead Beats The Norwegian Blues Dead Centre Of England Livin' On A Prayer Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Deathlist.net Deceased Hose Died In A Nasty Accident Fallen Sparrow Fantaka 2009 Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout Fritzl's Dead Certs From Dust To Dung Gary Glitter's Ghoulies Cooking Small Fish Going Green Graham Reaper's Dead Army Grendel's Graveyard Researched To Death Head For The Gates!!  Heart Attack, Liver Failure? Excellent! Loadsa Points Hunting Halos I Drink Your Milkshake Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom It's Life Jim Jellydead Brady, Tobin And Huntley Starring In "Friends Behind Bars" JoeRam Just Die Allready Keeper Of The Heads Lidders Late Lamentables Luck of the Dead Misers Morbid Curiosity Mr C Nice Little Urner Now That's What I Call SIGNIFICANT 2009 Noz4news One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food One Foot In The Grave  Only Fools & Corpses Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Perish, The Thought Pulse Rabbitsnuffer Retliv Forest  Stephen Hawking's Karaoke Machine Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Green Recipe  Still Warm-Ish Tagyourout Tentoesup The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order Dead Rancid Corpses The Delightful Dead The Funeral Director 09 Redmega's Megadead Malingerers The Grateful Undead The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Voodoo Gurus Time Is NOT On Our Side! Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tonight Matthew I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Valley of Death We Spin Terror Wormer, He's a Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer... Worm Farmer X-Pyred You Keep Hanging On You Mean He's Not Already? You Must Be Croaking!

Banks, Gordon Born 30 December 1937  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Legendary England goalkeeper - in goal the day England won the World Cup in 1966. Criptkicker2

Bannister, Sir Roger Born 23 March 1929  (Harrow, London, England) Athlete - the first man to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Later became a neurologist. Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Death By Gough Oh...If Only It Were True Rammer's Downtrodden Retliv Forest Stoke Up The Furnace I Shan't Be Long The Final Whistle They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Bardon, John Born 25 August 1939  (Brentford, Middlesex, England) Actor, "Jim Branning" in EastEnders. Suffered a stroke in 2007. Beerbutton Crofty's Coffin Crew Dead Enders Death By Impailer Erith Sickos I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It I'll Sleep When You're Dead It's Life Jim It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Forgotten But Not Gone The Blue And White Reaper You're Terminated, Farquahar

Bardot, Brigitte Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France) French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Sleep Tight

Barker, Bob Born 12 December 1923  (Darrington, Washington, USA) Presenter of the US version of "The Price is Right" for 35 years until he retired in 2007 after suffering ill health. Ash Cream C U Dead 2009 Dead And Don't Know It Livin' On A Prayer Grim Rita Guild Of Master Reapers I'll Get The Oven On Merry Death Mass Mr. Yuck Noz4news Old People Smell Of Piss Sexystf Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Team Rumsfeld II

Barker, Irwin (Died in 2010) Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  (exact date unknown) Canadian comic & writer, who is suffering from cancer. Clathrate Gun

Barker, Sue Born 19 April 1956  (Paignton, Devon, England) Ex-tennis player, pretty much Cliff Richard's only love interest ever, and now a broadcaster and presenter of BBC's "Question of Sport" programme. Y-Shaped Coffin

Barkmann, Ernst Born 25 August 1919  (Kisdorf, Segeberg, Holstein, Germany) Former Waffen SS soldier, a tank legend. Later became mayor of his home town. Died in 2009, but no obituary has come. Deathglam Industries

Barnett, Joel Born 14 October 1923  (Manchester, England) Now Baron Barnett, former MP & Chief Secretary of the Treasury from 1974-1979. Dead Commons

Barraclough, Roy Born 12 July 1935  (Preston, Lancashire, England) TV actor - played pub landlord Alec Gilroy in "Coronation Street". It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It Nice Little Urner

Barry, Christopher Date and place of birth unknown Former Dr. Who producer/director. Time's Champion

Barry, Gene  Born 14 June 1919  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 9 December 2009  (Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) US film, television & stage actor. Brown Bananas

Barry, John (Died in 2011) Born 3 November 1933  (York, North Yorkshire, England) Composer & conductor, best known for his work on James Bond movie scores, as well as a whole host of others, including "Midnight Cowboy". No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Barrymore, Michael Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England) Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards. Clara Butt & Plum H5N1 Hippoposthumous 2009 Crematorium Cheerleaders Wasn't It From A Dirty Harry Film?

Barzun, Jacques (Died in 2012) Born 30 November 1907  (Grenoble, France) French born American historian & thinker. Annus Horribilis Fallen Sparrow Win One For The Dead

Bashir, Martin Born 19 January 1963  (London, England) Slimy, arrogant television journalist, best remembered for his Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995. Researched To Death How Much For Those Stem Cells? I Drink Your Milkshake  I'll Get The Oven On Nescafe

Bashung, Alain  Born 1 December 1947  (Paris, France) Died 14 March 2009  (Paris, France) Age at death: 60  (read death notice) French singer/actor. ThePoitouTeam

Basora, Estanislao (Died in 2012) Born 18 August 1926  (Colonia Valls, Barcelona, Spain) Legendary Spanish footballer, one of the greatest strikers in Spanish club & international football history. The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Bassey, Shirley Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales) Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine. End Of Time Pobol Y Fedd Pushing Up The Daisies

Bates, Ken Born 4 December 1931  (Ealing, London, England) Outspoken football chairman, formerly of Chelsea, now with Leeds United. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Crofty's Coffin Crew

Batey, Derek (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1928  (Brampton, Cumberland, England) Television executive, former host of the UK version of "Mr & Mrs". Cut Price Funerals

Baumgartner, Felix Born 20 April 1969  (Salzburg, Austria) Complete loony sky-diver & aerial stuntman who jumps off tall buildings for fun! Konstabel Els And His Merry Harbingers

Baxter, Biddy Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (exact date unknown) Born in 1933. Former long-time editor of Blue Peter, the long-running children's TV show. Nice Little Urner

Baxter, Stanley Born 24 May 1926  (Glasgow, Scotland) Comic actor, impressionist & female impersonator, who retired after starring in children's TV show "Mr Majeika". Now lives in Berkshire. Picktons Pork Pies

Bayldon, Geoffrey Born 7 January 1924  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) UK actor, best remembered as the star of "Catweazle". Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Time's Champion We'reAllGonnaDie!

Bean, Colin  Born 15 April 1926  (Wigan, Lancashire, England) Died 20 June 2009  (Wigan, Lancashire, England) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Played Private Sponge in Dad's Army & was normally spotted at the back of the hall & had occasional lines in the comedy. Old People Smell Of Piss

Bean, Orson Born 22 July 1928  (Burlington, Vermont, USA) American comedian, actor and TV personality. Time's Up My Son

Beatrix, Queen Born 31 January 1938  (Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands) Queen of The Netherlands, since 1980. One Less Bullet Come The Revolution

Beatty, Ned Born 6 July 1937  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor. Beerbutton

Beaufort, Duke of Born 23 February 1928  (place of birth unknown) AKA David Somerset, British peer & land-owner. Evil Shape-Changing Pixies

Beck, Aaron Born 18 July 1921  (Rhode Island, USA) Psychologist. Founder of Cognitive Therapy. Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Beckham, David Born 2 May 1975  (Leytonstone, England) Self-effacing brainbox, who founded Mensa and never seeks publicity. Bez001 Force 10 To Hell Marina Predicts Your Demise!

Beckham, Victoria Born 17 April 1974  (Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire, England) Stick insect, the least talented of the Spice Girls, now best described as either a WAG or celebrity hanger-on. Yer Maw Used To Be Athletic

Bedser, Sir Alec (Died in 2010) Born 4 July 1918  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Legendary former England cricketer. 666 Coffin It Up Crofty's Coffin Crew Sadmackem The Final Whistle The Grateful Dead The Morbid Postman

Beefheart, Captain (Died in 2010) Born 15 January 1941  (Glendale, California, USA) Musician, born Don Glen Vliet (later changed to Don van Vliet). Teenage friend of Frank Zappa, and, like Zappa, didn't enjoy much commercial success, but he and his Magic Band influenced many other artists. It's Grim Up North From Dust To Dung Hide And Go Die One Foot In The Grave

Beharry, Johnson Born 26 July 1979  (St Mark, Grenada) The youngest living VC recipient, which he won for his bravery in the Iraq War. They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Belafonte, Harry Born 1 March 1927  (Harlem, New York, USA) Easy-listening singer, popular for many decades now. Survived a fight with prostate cancer. C U Dead 2009 Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Illinois Reaper Beater 3.0 Phreebyrd Tentoesup

Bell, Andy Born 25 April 1964  (Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) Ex-lead singer of Erasure, who announced in 2004 that he is HIV positive. Past Their Sell By Date Pop Goes The Pop Star Sicksadworld The Anfield Iron

Bell, Griffin  Born 31 October 1918  (Americus, Georgia, USA) Died 5 January 2009  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Age at death: 90   The 72nd Attorney General of the USA, between 1977 & 1979. We Spin Terror

Bell, Judy Born 23 September 1936  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Former president of the United States Golf Association. Diagnosed with cancer in September 2001. Luck of the Dead

Bell, Melissa Born 5 March 1964  (Islington, London, England) Former singer, member of Soul II Soul. Her daughter, Alexandra Burke, has just won the X-Factor TV series, but Bell is in poor health & a lot of the "human story" element has focused on Bell as a result. Ash Cream Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom Living In A Box  Lord Football Picktons Pork Pies Rude Kid Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning!

Bellamy, David Born 18 January 1933  (London, England) Easily Britain's best known botanist - also an author & broadcaster. Liz's Lately Lamented George Lass and the Gravelings

Benacerraf, Baruj (Died in 2011) Born 29 October 1920  (Caracas, Venezuela) Immunologist (whatever that is) who won the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for something to do with molecules. Nobel Losers

Benaud, Richie Born 6 October 1930  (Penrith, NSW, Australia) Half-decent spin-bowler turned vaguely irritating cricket commentator. Close The Casket Graham Reaper's Dead Army Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard

Benedict XVI, Pope Born 16 April 1927  (Marktl am Inn, Bavaria, Germany) Former member of the Hitler Youth and professor of theology who was elected Pope following the death of his predecessor, John Paul II, in April 2005. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Dance Of The Living Dead Gwynhafyr Illinois Reaper Beater 3.0 Irish Rover Pop The Clog! Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Stokes's Stiffs Voted Out For Good! As You Wave Us Goodbye

Benitez, Rafael Born 16 April 1960  (Madrid, Spain) Manager of Liverpool FC. The Final Whistle

Benjamin, Richard Born 22 May 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor in films & TV. Scum Bucket

Benn, Tony Born 3 April 1925  (London, England) Veteran radical left-wing politician, despite being born into the nobility. Full name Anthony Neil Wedgwood "Wedgie" Benn. Crofty's Coffin Crew Juicy Janny The Politigones Time's Champion

Bennett, Hywel Born 8 April 1944  (Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales) Once a heart-throb of sorts in "Shelley" and "Loot". Now grossly overweight, a drunk & only plays heavys/drunks/fat people in his rare TV appearances. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Bennett, Lennie  Born 26 September 1938  (Blackpool, Lancashire) Died 8 April 2009  (Lancaster, Lancashire, England) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Former comedian (indeed he was one of the many (so-called) comics in "The Comedians". Best remembered for presenting TV shows, though, including "Lucky Ladders". The Norwegian Blues

Bennett, Tony Born 3 August 1926  (Astoria, Queens, New York, USA) Crooner, who famously left his heart in San Francisco. Still performing. Celeb-Rotties  Pop Goes The Pop Star

Bennett Kennedy, Joan Born 2 September 1936  (Riverdale, New York, USA) Former wife of Ted Kennedy. Has had well-known drink problems, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006. Circling The Drain Mave's Graves

Benson, Martin (Died in 2010) Born 10 August 1918  (London, England) British actor, often popped up in numerous TV dramas. Final Curtain

Berg, Rabbi Philip (Died in 2013) Born 20 August 1929  (New York City, New York, USA) Kabbalah guru. Now wheelchair-bound, with his health in decline following a stroke last year. Morbid United FC The Anfield Iron The Last Gasp

Berlusconi, Silvio Born 29 September 1936  (Milan, Italy) Former Prime Minister of Italy, who as well as being a media mogul and president of AC Milan, is also amongst the world's worst actors for his "fainting" whilst making a speech on live TV, probably in a misguided attempt to get out of various legal proceedings. I've Got Another Stiff

Bernadotte of Wisborg, Carl Johan (Died in 2012) Born 31 October 1916  (Stockholm, Sweden) A member of Sweden's Royal Family. Stiff & the Tears

Bernstein, Harry (Died in 2011) Born 30 May 1910  (Stockport, Cheshire, England) Author, and former magazine editor, who became a hit in his 90's, when he started writing after the death of his wife. Wikipedia Entries In Need Of Updating

Berry, Chuck Born 18 October 1926  (San Jose, California, USA) Rock 'n' roll guitarist and singer, who has a string of dodgy misdemeanours in his past. Reportedly not in the best of health, but still active. AbraCadaver Wheels Billy Dodds Knew II Bucket Kickers Inc. (Well, Life Is A Terminal Illness!) Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death From Down Under Death By Hemeloids  Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Erith Sickos Grim McGraw I'll Get The Oven On Let Us Embalm You Luck of the Dead Merry Death Mass Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Grateful Dead The Morbid Postman The Voodoo Gurus Time's Champion Toasted Brown Bread

Berry, Halle Born 14 August 1966  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Film actress & former model who has appeared & acted well in some excellent movies but will also be remembered for her awful performance in the god-awful "Catwoman". Ohio And Goodbye-O

Berry, Jack Born 7 October 1937  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Racehorse trainer. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Bettencourt, Liliane Born 21 October 1922  (Paris, France) One of the chiefs of L'Oreal & one the wealthiest women in the World. How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Beverley, Joy Born 5 May 1929  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Former singer, part of the "Beverley Sisters" group, who became a celebrity in another field, when she married Billy Wright, the legendary former footballer. X-Pyred

Bhumibol Adulyadej, King Born 5 December 1927  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) King of Thailand since 1946, the longest-serving current Head of State. Annus Horribilis Biologically Dead Carkers Convention 2009 Curlytops Death By Impailer Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Evil Shape-Changing Pixies Fallen Off The Twig Feng Shui Pig Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom JoeRam Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Lord Football Only Fools & Corpses Optimus Prime's Rusty Nuts Puzlman's Passing Picks Residentevil Inquilinekea/Simfish The Conqueror Worm Redmega's Megadead Malingerers Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded We Spin Terror You Must Be Croaking!

Bhutto, Bilawal Born 21 September 1988  (Karachi, Pakistan) Son of the late Benazir Bhutto. Currently a student, but may end up going into politics after his mother's assassination. Redmyst XX

Bhutto, Nusrat Born 21 September 1929  (Kurdistan, Iran) Widow of former Pakistan leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & mother of the Bhutto political dynasty, 3 of whom she has now outlived. Ashes To Ashes Doornails R Us

Biddlecombe, Terry Born 2 February 1941  (Woolwich, London) Jockey & trainer - he was one of the top National Hunt jockeys of the 1960's & 1970's, but never won the Grand National. 20 From The Turf - Now Under It

Biden, Joe Born 20 November 1942  (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) The current Vice-President of the USA. Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year

Biggins, Christopher Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomine star. Fantaka 2009

Biggs, Ronnie (Died in 2013) Born 8 August 1929  (Lambeth, London, England) Sentenced to 30 years for his part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery, but escaped from Wandsworth Prison after only 15 months and ended up living in Brazil, from where he could not be extradited. He returned to Britain in 2001 for medical treatment and was promptly arrested. Since then, he has suffered two heart attacks, three strokes, two epileptic seizures and pneumonia, which have apparently left him partially paralysed and barely able to speak. Apart from that, though, he's in great health. It's Grim Up North 2 Days Older Than Grass 666 Carrion Luggage Alison The Assassin  Bang Bang You're Dead Bazzilliant Beginnings of Rigor Bestie's Boys Bez001 Wheels Billy Dodds Knew II Biologically Dead Blade Runners Bloody Dead Rep Bodybags'R'Us Bring On The Rigor Brown Bananas Brown Bread Bucket Kickers Inc. (Well, Life Is A Terminal Illness!) Lawyers, Guns And Money And Coffins And Tombstones Burke'N'Hare Canadian Cadaver Dogs  Canadian Paul Cap'n Ohtz Checking Out By Christmas C.A.Daver Close The Casket Coffin It Up Colin's Toe Curlers Crazycarl Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Crofty's Coffin Crew Dans Death List Of Doom Dave's Bunglalow Of Death Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Cert Dead And Dusted Dead Beats Dead Centre Of England Dead Calm Dead Ends Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Man Walking Blues Dead Man's Party Dead Men Walking Dead'nt He Do Well?? Livin' On A Prayer Death On The Rocks Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Death From Down Under Death Can Be Funny Deathglam Industries Deathlist.net  Deathpig Death Stalks United Deceased Hose Die, Die, Die My Darling Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Doornails R Us Down Under The Daisies Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Dress re-Hearse-als Drop Dead Celebration Drunkasaskunk Erith Sickos Every Shroud Has A Silver Lining Evil Shape-Changing Pixies Fallen Off The Perch Flanges Final Few Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout From Dust To Dung  Gary Glitter's Ghoulies  George Lass and the Gravelings Globaltruth Going Underground Golden Oldies! Grampus 8 My Hamster  Guess Who's Dead? Guild Of Master Reapers Researched To Death Head For The Gates!! Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Hurry Up Please, You'll Be Late I Am Jack's Complete Lack Of A Pulse International House of Death It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! Jellydead Jesus Jones  Brady, Tobin And Huntley Starring In "Friends Behind Bars" JoeRam Just Die Will You Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate As A Mayfly Again! Lard Bazaar Lidders Late Lamentables Living In A Box Luck of the Dead Weakend At Bernies Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Morbid Curiosity Morbid United FC Mr C Nescafe Nicole Kidman Is A Slag Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Northern Foxiles Go Ahead Thatch, Make My DDP Oh...If Only It Were True Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider Past Their Sell By Date Pining For The Fjords Plowing The Deep Pulse Puzlman's Passing Picks Rabbitsnuffer Red Beauty Residentevil  Riding The Jesus Train Rigor Mortis Makes Us Hard Ringo's Kiss Of Death! R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rotters Sadmackem Stephen Hawking's Karaoke Machine Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20  See, I Told You I Was Sick! Shovelful Of Dirt Sicksadworld Siegfried Baboon's Simian Shapeshifting Showboat Show  Putting The Fun Into Funeral Skeleton Crew Soylent Green Recipe Forgotten But Not Gone STAB_in_the_DARK Steeny Stephen Hawking's Football Boots  Still Warm-Ish  The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin-Kickers The Delightful Dead Trojan Hearse Redmega's Megadead Malingerers The Grateful Undead The Grateful Dead The Dorset Jury The Misfortune Tellers The Morbid Postman  The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Norman Bates Fan Club The Pale Horseman's Six Feet Undercover Brothers This Mortal Coil Toasted Brown Bread Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! Wednesday 'Til I Die We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... Who Turned Out The Lights? Windsor The Troll Yer Maw Used To Be Athletic You Keep Hanging On Youth In Asia Helpline Zombie Resurrection Impending

Bilk, Acker Born 28 January 1929  (Pensford, Somerset, England) Jazz clarinetist of "Stranger on the Shore" fame. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Popping Your Clogs

Billingsley, Barbara (Died in 2010) Born 22 December 1915  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actress, best known (over there anyway) for her role in "Leave It To Beaver". Fnarr fnarr. Death From Down Under Hackinncackin' Owl-Zat Perish, The Thought

bin Laden, Osama (Died in 2011) Born 10 March 1957  (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) 17th of about 52 (!) children of a multi-millionaire Saudi construction magnate, al-Qaeda terrorist leader bin Laden was already on the FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, but on September 11th, 2001, he secured his position at no. 1 on this list. Despite this, he's a questionable DDP pick, due to the difficulty of establishing his whereabouts and hence whether he's alive or dead. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Burke'N'Hare Buzzards Curlytops Death By Gough Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Golden Oldies! Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nescafe Rabbitsnuffer Rammer's Downtrodden Retliv Forest Sicksadworld The Politigones

Bin Mohammad Al-Qassimi, Sheikh Saqr (Died in 2010) Born 9 April 1918  (Ras Al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates) Current ruler of one of the states of the UAE, Ras Al-Khaimah & has been since 1948. Puzlman's Passing Picks Rotters

Birch, Paul  Born 20 November 1962  (West Bromwich, England) Died 2 February 2009  (Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England) Age at death: 46  (read death notice) Former long-serving Aston Villa midfielder. Canadian Paul Deceased Hose Grobler's Stiff Ones Heaven Knows They're Miserable Now Master Mind Meet Your Maker No Noose Is Good Noose Now That's What I Call SIGNIFICANT 2009 The Living End The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI  Time Is NOT On Our Side!

Bird, Dickie Born 19 April 1933  (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England) Well-respected but now retired cricket umpire, who also took the field as a player many moons ago. Dead And Dusted Rotters The Final Whistle

Blackburn, Tony Born 29 January 1943  (Guildford, Surrey, England) Made a promising start to his career, joining offshore pirate station Radio Caroline in 1964 as Britain's youngest radio DJ, and in 1967 presented the first-ever show on Radio 1. However, he soon descended into the cheesy world of easy listening and painful banter, where he remains to this day. Heart Attack, Liver Failure? Excellent! Loadsa Points The Watts Wallies

Blackham, Harold John  Born 31 March 1903  (Birmingham, England) Died 23 January 2009  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) Age at death: 105  (read death notice) Humanist, author and thinker. Livin' On A Prayer Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom

Blackman, Honor Born 12 December 1927  (London, England) English actress, who has played upon her sex siren status since appearing as Pussy Galore in Goldfinger. Graham Reaper's Dead Army Ringo's Kiss Of Death! Scum Bucket No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die! The Morbid Postman You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Blackwell, David (Died in 2011) Born 24 April 1919  (Centralia, Illinois, USA) Mathematician & statistician. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Blagojevich, Rod Born 10 December 1956  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Disgraced former US governor of Illinois, who tried to sell Barack Obama's Senate seat in 2008. Noz4news

Blair, Lionel Born 12 December 1931  (Montreal, Canada) Camp, tap-dancing, fixed-grinning TV personality. Pushing Up The Daisies

Blair, Tony Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland) MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again. Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair

Blake, George Born 11 November 1922  (Rotterdam, Holland) Spy, former double agent for the Soviet Union. Pooil Vaaish

Blanda, George (Died in 2010) Born 17 September 1927  (Youngwood, Pennsylvania) Legendary American footballer, kicker for a number of teams between 1949 & 1975, when he retired at the age of 48. Not At All Well All Sports

Blandford, Marquess of Born 24 November 1955  (Oxford, England) Jamie Spencer-Churchill, or Jamie Blandford as he's also known. A careless, lunatic, heavy drinking toff sums him up pretty well. If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course

Bledel, Alexis Born 16 September 1981  (Houston, Texas, USA) Former model-turned-actress of no great acclaim. Nefarious Skullduggery

Bleicher, Hugo (Died in 1982?) Born 9 August 1899  (Tettnang, Germany) A businessman who was recruited by the Nazis during World War II because of his knowledge of many languages. He worked against the Resistance in German-occupied France and was responsible for the arrest of many of its prominent members. At the end of the war, he himself was arrested and imprisoned by the Allies. According to Wikipedia, he died in August 1982. Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom

Blessed, Brian Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England) Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to Star Wars. Force 10 To Hell Hung Like Jesus Today Is A Good Day To Die

Blix, Hans Born 28 June 1928  (Uppsala, Sweden) UN Weapons Inspector, former Swedish Foreign Minister. Got in trouble for not finding any weapons of mass destruction, which was a bit harsh, because there never were any. Popping Your Clogs

Bloembergen, Nicolaas Born 11 March 1920  (Dordrecht, Netherlands) Electrical engineering genius, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1981. Nobel Losers

Blue, Rabbi Lionel Born 6 February 1930  (London, England) Rabbi, journalist & broadcaster, who often does "Thought of the Day" on BBC Radio 4's "Today" programme. Evil Shape-Changing Pixies

Blunt, James Born 22 February 1974  (Tidworth, Wiltshire, England) Depending on your point of view, either one of the UK's top musicians & songwriters, or a thoroughly annoying twat. The Jim Reapers

Bluthal, John Born 21 October 1929  (Galicia, Poland) Popular British character actor, often in comedies. Best known for his role as Frank Pickle in "The Vicar of Dibley". The Norwegian Blues Down Under The Daisies

Bobek, Stjepan (Died in 2010) Born 3 December 1923  (Zagreb, Croatia) Legendary Yugoslav centre-forward, later a football manager. Fritzl's Dead Certs

Bocelli, Andrea Born 22 September 1958  (Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy) Blind opera & classical singer. Corpse Bride

Bohr, Aage Niels  Born 19 June 1922  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Died 8 September 2009  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Nuclear physicist and son of the legendary physicist Niels Bohr. Nobel Losers Tick Tock Stopped Ticking

Bol, Manute (Died in 2010) Born 16 October 1962  (Khartoum, Sudan) 7'7" former NBA basketball player who was renowned for being able to slam-dunk without leaving the ground. Retired to his native Sudan and unsuccessfully attempted to fund the overthrow of the Islamic government, before being forced to flee back to the US. Let Us Embalm You Not At All Well

Boland, Bill Born 16 July 1933  (Corpus Christi, Texas, USA) Very successful American jockey. How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Bolt, Usain Born 21 August 1986  (Trelawny, Jamaica) 100m & 200m Olympic Gold Medallist in 2008 & World Record holder in both to boot. Undertakertom

Bond, John (Died in 2012) Born 17 December 1932  (Dedham, England) Former footballer, who later became a manager (Norwich, Manchester City etc.) The Blue And White Reaper

Bond, Michael Born 13 January 1926  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author, best known as the creator of Paddington Bear. Annus Horribilis

Boniperti, Giampiero Born 4 July 1928  (Barengo, Piedmont, Italy) Footballer, a legendary Italian centre-forward. The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Bonner, Yelena (Died in 2011) Born 15 February 1923  (Merv, Turkmenistan) Soviet human rights activist who as widow of Andrei Sakharov was a thorn in the side of successive Russian leaders from Stalin onwards until 1986. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Bono Born 10 May 1960  (Ballymun, Dublin, Republic of Ireland) U2 frontman, who, like his mate Sir Bob Geldof, labours under the misapprehension that having once been a successful pop star makes him (a) an expert on everything from world hunger to the environment, and (b) worth listening to. Born Paul David Hewson. C'mon... Who Doesn't Want Me To Get 20/20 Evil Shape-Changing Pixies Lucifer's Legionaires

Book, Tony Born 4 September 1934  (Bath, Somerset, England) Former footballer & manager of Manchester City. Old People Smell Of Piss

Bookbinder, David Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Labour leader of Derbyshire County Council from 1981 to 1992. Daughter Susan is a top news broadcaster. Born in 1941. Dead Centre Of England

Booth, Richard Born 12 September 1938  (Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales) Bookseller, one of the pivotal names in the town becoming so entwined with books. Also is completely & utterly stark raving bonkers. Tomb It May Concern

Booth, Tim Born 4 February 1960  (Wakefield, Yorkshire, England) Lead singer of the band "James". The Jim Reapers

Booth, Tony Born 9 October 1931  (Liverpool, England) Political activist, actor (most notably in 'Till Death Us Do Part'), ex-alcoholic, ex-husband of the late Pat Phoenix and father-in-law of Tony Blair, whose wife Cherie is one of Booth's eight daughters. Annus Horribilis Pushing Up The Daisies Toasted Brown Bread

Boothroyd, Betty Born 8 October 1929  (Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England) Tiller Girl turned Speaker of the House of Commons between 1992 & 2000. AbraCadaver Evil Shape-Changing Pixies Prunella Vulgaris The Morbid Postman

Bordaberry, Juan Maria (Died in 2011) Born 17 June 1928  (Montevideo, Uruguay) Former President of Uruguay between 1972 & 1976. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Borgnine, Ernest (Died in 2012) Born 24 January 1917  (Hamden, Connecticut, USA) Five-times married, surprisingly prolific TV and film actor, whose portly stature ensured that he specialised in playing tough or just downright fat characters. 2 Days Older Than Grass Assumed Room Temperature Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Beerbutton 2 Blade Runners Bloody Dead Rep Bucket Kickers Inc. (Well, Life Is A Terminal Illness!) Camden Cadavers Canadian Cadaver Dogs Checking Out By Christmas Come On Baby, Light My Fire! Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead Calm Dead Man's Party Dead'nt He Do Well?? Deadpoolers Death From Down Under Auditioning For Oscar's "in Memoriam" Montage Golden Oldies! Grim McGraw Guild Of Master Reapers Hackinncackin' You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Holicaust I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells Merry Death Mass Mr. Yuck Owl-Zat Pure Dead Brilliant Rabbitsnuffer Rammer's Downtrodden Redmyst XX Sadmackem Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Soylent Dreams The Norman Bates Fan Club Youth In Asia Helpline

Borgonovo, Stefano (Died in 2013) Born 17 March 1964  (Giussano, Italy) Italian footballer, now stricken with the disease ALS. Going Green Going Underground They're Dead, Y'Know!

Borkh, Inge Born 26 May 1917  (Mannheim, Germany) Former opera singer from Switzerland. Wake Up & Smell The Coffin

Borlaug, Norman  Born 25 November 1914  (Cresco, Iowa, USA) Died 12 September 2009  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1970. A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Hackinncackin' Researched To Death

Bough, Frank Born 15 January 1933  (Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) British TV presenter, mainly on daytime television or sports programmes. Wearer of bad sweaters and target of unlikely sex orgy allegations. Had a liver transplant in 2001. Dead And Dusted

Bourgeois, Louise (Died in 2010) Born 25 December 1911  (Paris, France) French-American sculptor, the first to exhibit in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall ('Maman', that big spider thing). A Lost Art A Rattly Score Of Old Puffins Death On The Rocks Old People Party Of 20

Bouteflika, Abdelaziz Born 2 March 1937  (Oujda, Morocco) President of Algeria since 1999. ThePoitouTeam

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros Born 14 November 1922  (Cairo, Egypt) UN Secretary-General between 1992-96, whose name became a catchphrase on "The Fast Show". Camden Cadavers Oh...If Only It Were True The Norman Bates Fan Club

Bowden, Bobby Born 8 November 1929  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Another college American football coach. All Sports

Bowen, Jim Born 20 August 1937  (Heswall, Cheshire, England) Super, smashing, great. The avuncular presenter of ITV's "Bullseye" (1981-93) ensured that no-one ever went home empty-handed, even if they were so laughably bad at darts that they ended up with £7 and a pewter tankard between 2 people. You can't beat a bit of Bully! The Jim Reapers

Bowie, David Born 8 January 1947  (Brixton, London, England) Sang with Mark Bolan and Bing Crosby in 1977; days later, both were dead. Suffered a heart attack in 2004. Bez001

Boyce, Max Born 7 September 1945  (Glynneath, Wales) Welsh comedian & singer, particularly entwined with the Welsh rugby team and their ebbing & flowing fortunes. Pobol Y Fedd

Boycott, Geoff Born 21 October 1940  (Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England) Notoriously slow-scoring Yorkshire and England cricketer. Now an equally dull cricket commentator. Dead And Dusted Graham Reaper's Dead Army As You Wave Us Goodbye

Boyle, Katie Born 29 May 1926  (Florence, Italy) TV presenter, agony aunt & dog lover. Born Caterina Irene Elena Maria Imperiali di Francavilla, so it's probably a good thing that she took her first husband's name instead when going professional. Grim Rita

Boyle, Robert F. (Died in 2010) Born 10 October 1909  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Art director in films from 1933 onwards, often in tandem with Alfred Hitchcock. How Much For Those Stem Cells?

Boyson, Sir Rhodes (Died in 2012) Born 11 May 1925  (Manchester, England) Backbench MP who often appeared on TV & his appearance in "Have I Got News For You" in 1994 was particulary bizarre & still remembered by many who saw it. Dead Commons

Braben, Eddie (Died in 2013) Born 31 October 1930  (Liverpool, England) Comedy writer, who deserves far more credit than he gets, as he was the creator & supplier of many of Eric Morecambe's greatest lines, including most of the legendary repartee with Andre Previn in one of the Christmas specials. AbraCadaver

Bradbury, Ray (Died in 2012) Born 22 August 1920  (Waukegan, Illinois, USA) Sci-fi author, best known for "Fahrenheit 451". Circling The Drain Food For Worms Don't Eat The Figs Eternity Tours Fox In A Box Literary Cemetery Merry Death Mass Soylent Dreams Stiff & the Tears

Brady, Ian Born 2 January 1938  (Glasgow, Scotland) Moors Murderer, in prison since 1966, having been caught just 4 weeks after the death penalty for murder was abolished in the UK. Has a tendency to go on somewhat half-hearted hunger strikes. Since the death of his accomplice, Myra Hindley, in 2002, DDP interest in him has picked up. It's Grim Up North 666 Alison The Assassin Bez001 Close The Casket Dead Beats  Dead Enders Dead Loss Deadpoolers Death By Impailer Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Deathglam Industries Death Has A Shadow Died In A Nasty Accident Flanges Final Few Four Horsemen Of The Magic Roundabout George Lass and the Gravelings Grim Rita Milksnatcher Bites The Dust!! Nescafe Pop The Clog! Pushing Up Daisies Rotters Stephen Hawking's Karaoke Machine Putting The Fun Into Funeral Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Dead Rancid Corpses The Grateful Undead The Dorset Jury To The Other Side Oh, What A Beautiful Mourning! We're Your Friends To The Bitter End.... Windsor The Troll Wishy-Washy

Brady, James Born 29 August 1940  (Centralia, Illinois, USA) Former White House press secretary to Ronald Reagan, who was left permanently disabled when an assassination attempt on Reagan saw him shot in the head. Kennedy Driving School

Brady, Liam Born 13 February 1956  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Cultured former Arsenal & Republic of Ireland midfielder, now assistant manager of the Irish national team. Who Turned Out The Lights?

Brady, Sarah Born 6 February 1942  (Missouri, USA) Advocate of gun control ever since her husband Jim was seriously wounded in the 1981 assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan. Now suffering from lung cancer. Luck of the Dead The Anfield Iron

Brady, Wayne Born 2 June 1972  (Orlando, Florida, USA) US Comedian, best known for his appearances on "Whose Line Is It Anyway?". Lived So Lets Die

Brand, Jo Born 3 May 1957  (Hastings, East Sussex, England) Comedienne & broadcaster, often on TV comedy panel shows. As You Wave Us Goodbye

Brand, Oscar Born 7 February 1920  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Folk singer, a long time resident in the US. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Brand, Russell Born 4 June 1975  (Grays, Essex, England) TV presenter & comic who is nowhere near as funny as he thinks he is. Bananies Burn Baby Burn C'mon... Who Doesn't Want Me To Get 20/20 Force 10 To Hell

Branden, Nathaniel Born 9 April 1930  (Brampton, Ontario, Canada) Psychotherapist and writer & often appears on various media outlets. Snort The Ashes

Branson, Sir Richard Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England) Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/mobile phones/etc empire. Come On Baby, Light My Fire! First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Sometimes They Come Back Today Is A Good Day To Die

Brazil, Alan Born 15 June 1959  (Simshill, Glasgow, Scotland) Former porky striker for Ipswich, Spurs & Man U, now a pundit on television. Heart Attack, Liver Failure? Excellent! Loadsa Points

Breuning, Walter (Died in 2011) Born 21 September 1896  (Melrose, Minnesota, USA) One of the oldest men in the World at the start of 2009. Oldies But Goodies Wawix World

Brickell, Katie Born 9 July 1983  (Haywards Heath, Sussex, England) Young lady who was denied a smear test for cervical cancer as she was "too young" for the test, and whose disease is now incurable, albeit under control. No Noose Is Good Noose

Briers, Richard (Died in 2013) Born 14 January 1934  (Merton, Surrey, England) Very popular British actor & comedian, best known for "The Good Life". Close The Casket Crofty's Coffin Crew Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair End Of Time Ringo's Kiss Of Death!

Briggs, Asa Born 7 May 1921  (Keighley, West Yorkshire, England) British historian and academic, a particular specialist on the Victorian era. Cap'n Ohtz

Brimley, Wilford Born 27 September 1934  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Heavy-set, superbly-moustachioed US actor in TV, films & commercials. 1 Dead In Ohio Assumed Room Temperature I'll Get The Oven On Kackers United  Weakend At Bernies

Britton, Tony Born 9 June 1934  (Birmingham, England) Actor, mainly on stage but also in "Don't Wait Up" on TV. Father of Fern Britton. Clara Butt & Plum Jesus Jones VSBfromH

Broadbent, Peter (Died in 2013) Born 15 May 1933  (Elvington, Kent, England) Footballer, most notably for Wolves. Also played for England & was part of their 1958 World Cup squad. Grobler's Stiff Ones The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Broadis, Ivor Born 18 December 1922  (Isle of Dogs, London, England) Former England footballer & Carlisle United manager. The Terry Fenwick Invitational Select XI

Broderick, Matthew Born 21 March 1962  (New York City, New York, USA) Movie & Broadway star - "Ferris Bueller", "The Producers" etc Wawix World

Brook, Peter Born 21 March 1925  (Chiswick, London, England) Director, mainly on stage, but with forays into films as well. VSBfromH

Brookner, Anita Born 16 July 1928  (Herne Hill, London, England) Author & art historian. Literary Cemetery

Brooks, Mel Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comic actor and film director. Sexystf The Blue And White Reaper They Laugh In The Face Of Death You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Brown, Arthur Born 24 June 1942  (Whitby, Yorkshire, England) "I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring youuuuuuuu.. FIRE!" Madcap, possibly actually medically mad, but hugely entertaining singer. One Hit Wonders

Brown, Bobby Born 5 February 1969  (Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA) R & B singer & dancer, whose litany of crimes is much too long to list here, but suffice to say, not many people think of him as "a nice boy". 1 Dead In Ohio Death By Dumb Luck

Brown, Clancy Born 5 January 1959  (Urbana, Ohio, USA) Actor & voice-over artist. Beerbutton 3

Brown, Gordon Born 20 February 1951  (Govan, Glasgow, Scotland) Widely despised Prime Minister of Britain from 2007 onwards. Digging The Grave Nefarious Skullduggery

Brown, Janet (Died in 2011) Born 1 December 1923  (Rutherglen, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) Comedienne, actress & impressionist - often impersonated Margaret Thatcher. Widow of "Carry On" star Peter Butterworth. No, Mr Bond. I Expect You To Die!

Brown, Joe Born 13 May 1941  (Swarby, Lincolnshire, England) Singer, guitarist & TV entertainer. Bez001

Brown, June Born 16 February 1927  (Needham Market, Suffolk, England) Actress who plays Dot Cotton in EastEnders. Graham Reaper's Dead Army Gwynhafyr The Johnnie Stalker 2009 Voodoo Blend Ringo's Kiss Of Death! The Norman Bates Fan Club You're Not Acting Like Yourself Today -- Are You Dead?

Brubeck, Dave (Died in 2012) Born 6 December 1920  (Concord, California, USA) US jazz pianist & composer. Ashes To Ashley Cole (I Hope) Circling The Drain Let Us Embalm You Pushing Up Daisies Snort The Ashes

Bruce, Jack Born 14 May 1943  (Glasgow, Scotland) Former frontman of Cream, who also wrote most of their songs. Underwent a liver transplant in October 2003, after being diagnosed with cancer of the liver. Bodybags'R'Us Luck of the Dead Not At All Well Siegfried Baboon's Simian Shapeshifting Showboat Show

Bruni-Sarkozy, Carla Born 23 December 1967  (Torino, Italy) Current wife of French President Nicolas Sarzoky & former model, singer & songwriter. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Bryan, Dora Born 7 February 1924  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Chirpy blonde British actress. Won a BAFTA for "A Taste of Honey" (1961). Are You Still Dying, Darling? Drunkasaskunk It Tolls For Thee Luck of the Dead Mike Oxards Showbusiness 20 Soylent Dreams

Buchanan, James (Died in 2013) Born 3 October 1919  (Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA) American economicist & Nobel Prize winner. Nobel Losers

Buckles, Frank (Died in 2011) Born 1 February 1901  (Harrison County, Missouri, USA) One of only 2 US WWI veterans still alive at the start of 2008, and the last one to have actually served overseas. Annus Horribilis Croaker De'Ath And The Prognosticators Fallen Sparrow Gray Panthers Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club

Buckley, Tom  Born 25 February 1985  (Northwich, Cheshire, England) Died 13 May 2009  (Comerbach, Cheshire, England) Age at death: 23  (read death notice) Money-raising hill-walker who had terminal cancer. Clathrate Gun  Impaled On The Antlers Of Doom

Buffer, Michael Born 2 November 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Wrestling announcer best known for his cry of "Let's get ready to rumble!". This Mortal Coil

Bugner, Joe Born 13 March 1950  (Szoreg, Hungary) Hungarian born, but Australian citizen - former heavyweight boxer. Grim Rita Wishy-Washy

Burdon, Eric Born 11 May 1941  (Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Former lead singer of The Animals. It's Tyne To Meet Your Maker

Burgess, Neil Born 6 June 1966  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Actor who plays Barry Scott, the shouty bloke on the Cillit Bang adverts. Hats off to whichever marketing company managed to make people sit up and take notice of a cleaning product. C'mon... Who Doesn't Want Me To Get 20/20

Burgess, Tim Born 30 May 1967  (Salford, Manchester, England) Lead singer of Indie/Rock band The Charlatans. Busby's Babes

Burhanuddin, Syedna Mohammed Born 6 March 1915  (Surat, Gujarat, India) The 52nd Da'i al-Mutlaq of the Dawoodi Bohras, a religious group of Indian Muslims. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Burke, Alfred (Died in 2011) Born 28 February 1918  (Peckham, London, England) Gangly character actor who for 10 years played a private eye called Frank Marker in the popular but confusingly-named TV series "Public Eye". Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Burke, David Born 25 May 1934  (Liverpool, England) Actor - played Dr Watson in the 1980s TV adaptation of "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes". in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Burke, James Born 22 December 1936  (Derry, Northern Ireland) Scientist, historian & TV presenter - presented "Tomorrow's World". Brown Bananas

Burnham, Edward Born 25 December 1916  (Stafford, England) British actor, probably best known for his role as "Professor Kettlewell" in "Dr. Who" during the 1960's & 1970's. Time's Champion

Burns, Pete Born 5 August 1959  (Port Sunlight, Cheshire, England) Androgynous frontperson of '80s electropopsters Dead Or Alive. Popping Your Clogs

Burtenshaw, Norman Born in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England  (exact date unknown) Born sometime in 1926. Former FIFA listed football referee. Bodybags'R'Us

Busey, Gary Born 29 June 1944  (Goose Creek, Texas, USA) Actor, in numerous films & often in kooky roles. Wheels Sexystf

Bush, Barbara Born 8 June 1925  (Rye, New York, USA) The wife of George Bush snr, not the namesake daughter of George W. Bush. Asadoornail Bronxboy422 Dead Last Diet Of Worms Going Ready Or Not Irish Rover Kennedy Driving School Lord Gravedigger Pop The Clog! Skeleton Crew Sleep Tight Soylent Green Recipe Stahlmatt Voted Out For Good!

Bush (jnr), George W. Born 6 July 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) 43rd President of the United States. Amazingly stumbled his way through 8 years in the job, but as the man himself once said: "They misunderestimated me." Criptkicker2 Dead Loss Death Shall Have No Dominion - Oh Yes It Will Die, Die, Die My Darling Finbarr Returns From The Dead Hung Like Jesus I'll Pick 'Em Till They Croak Oldies But Goodies  Prunella Vulgaris The Politigones Wasn't It From A Dirty Harry Film?

Bush (snr), George Born 12 June 1924  (Milton, Massachusetts, USA) Son of a senator and related to 4 previous US Presidents. Made his fortune in the oil industry and got involved in Texan politics before becoming US ambassador to the United Nations, vice-President under Ronald Reagan from 1980-88, and President from 1988-92. Was sometimes lambasted for not being overly bright, but then his son Dubya came along… 666 Are They Dead Yet? Armchair Morgue Bananies Bang Bang You're Dead Blade Runners Dead Calm Deadpoolers Death By Dumb Luck Death Stinks Fallen Off The Perch Going Ready Or Not Irish Rover It Doesn't Hurt It Just Smells Marina Predicts Your Demise! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy My Toes Are Real People Naked Florida Gravediggers Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pop The Clog! Redmyst XX Retliv Forest Stokes's Stiffs Tagyourout Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Politigones The Tartan Flatliners Today Is A Good Day To Die Voted Out For Good! Wawix World As You Wave Us Goodbye You're Dead And You Know You Are

Butler, Annie  Born 4 June 1897  (Barford, Warwickshire, England) Died 28 September 2009  (Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England) Age at death: 112  (read death notice) At the start of 2009, she was the 3rd oldest person in the UK. Old People Smell Of Piss

Buxton, Baron Aubrey  Born 15 July 1918  (Headington, Oxfordshire, England) Died 1 September 2009  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Author, war hero, politician & TV executive. A Pelican In The Wilderness Stiff & the Tears

Bygraves, Max (Died in 2012) Born 16 October 1922  (Rotherhithe, London, England) Wartime radio comedian, later turned stage entertainer, singer, and over-user of the phrase "I wanna tell you a story". Chelski Pensioners II Dead Dogs Won't Play Fetch Deathglam Industries Grampus 8 My Hamster Jesus Jones Living In A Box Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Trojan Hearse Wednesday 'Til I Die We'reAllGonnaDie!

Byrd, Robert (Died in 2010) Born 20 November 1917  (North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, USA) Former Klansman US Senator from West Virginia. 5 Feet And 1 To Go C U Dead 2009 Dead Cert Food For Worms Kennedy Driving School Lead, Follow ... And Die This Year Old People Party Of 20 Puzlman's Passing Picks Snort The Ashes

Byrd Jr., Harry F. (Died in 2013) Born 20 December 1914  (Winchester, Virginia, USA) Former US Senator for Virginia between 1965 & 1983. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Byrne, Gay Born 5 August 1934  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Respected veteran Irish broadcaster, presenter of "The Late Late Show" for 37 years. Liz's Lately Lamented

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