Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2009: U

Born 25 April 1927 (Fismes, Marne, France)

Comic book artist & scriptwriter, best known for his work on the Asterix books.

Born 13 April 1964 (Kharsenoi, Shatoy, Chechnya)

Chechen terrorist, self-styled President of Ichkeria & one of the few main rebels still battling on after Shamil Basayev's death in 2006.

Upward, Edward Edward Upward is no longer with us

Born 9 September 1903  (Romford, Essex, England)

Died 13 February 2009  (Pontefract, Yorkshire, England)

Age at death: 105  (read death notice)

Socialist novelist.

Born 12 March 1926 (Campsie, Strathclyde, Scotland)

The "Supergran" of the 1980's TV show of the same name.

Born 10 October 1953 (Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland)

Pop singer, the former lead singer behind Ultravox.

Born 11 June 1965 (Monterrey, Mexico)

One of the fattest people in the world, who once topped the scales at 88 stone!

Born 26 October 1966 (place of birth unknown)

Former female international rugby union player. Died in 2009, but no obit yet.