Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2010: N

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Nà, Li Born in Yan 'an, Shaanxi, PR of China  (exact date unknown) Daughter of Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong. Born 1940. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Nakasone, Yasuhiro Born 27 May 1918  (Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) Former Prime Minister of Japan, known for pushing through the privatisation of state-owned companies and the breakup of Japan National Railways. Club Carp Lord Gravedigger Pushing The Envelope

Nash, Viva LeRoy  Born 10 September 1915  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Died 12 February 2010  (Florence, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) America's oldest man on the death row, sentenced to death in 1983 after committing a murder when on the run from prison. The Praying Vultures

Neal, John Born 3 April 1932  (County Durham, England) Former Chelsea, Wrexham & Middlesbrough manager, also a player with Aston Villa & Swindon amongst others. Quit Chelsea due to ill-health back in 1985. The Blue And White Reaper The Terry Fenwick Benefit Select Second XI

Neal, Patricia  Born 20 January 1926  (Packard, Kentucky, USA) Died 8 August 2010  (Edgartown, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Widow of Roald Dahl, and actress - "Breakfast at Tiffany's" etc. Was in a coma for 3 weeks in 1965 due to complications during pregnancy. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... Short Distance Clara

Neame, Ronald  Born 23 April 1911  (London, England) Died 16 June 2010  (Los Angleles, California, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) English film director - credits include "The Poseidon Adventure". Checking Out By Christmas I’m Ready For My Funeral Mr. DeMille  One Scythe Fits All Time's-Up Team

Neilson, Donald (Died in 2011) Born 1 August 1936  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) British serial killer and all-round scumbag. 'arry-Kiri Dead Centre Of England Eejit A Dead Flange In Time Scores 9 Hide & Go Die If I'm Spared Myself, Of Course Master Mind Misers Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Octopus of Odstock Pooil Vaaish R.I.P. It Up And Start Again Rude Kid The Living End They're Dead, Y'Know! Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Marmalard, Dead! Niedermeyer, Dead!

Nelson, Debbie Born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA  (exact date unknown) Mother of Eminem, who has had, to put it politely, a "strained" relationship with her famous child. Born in 1955. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Nelson, Jerry Born 10 July 1934  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) Puppeteer, who has worked on Fraggle Rock, The Muppets & Sesame Street. Time's Up My Son

Nelson, Willie Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Country & Western guitarist/singer. AbraCadaver Doornails R Us Hung Like Larry Holmes Kackers United Pop Goes The Pop Star

Nettles, John Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know! Stiff Steaks

Nettleton, John Born 5 February 1929  (London, England) Veteran character actor, perhaps best known as the wise cabinet secretary Sir Arnold Robinson in 'Yes, Minister'. One Scythe Fits All

Neuberger, Roy  Born 21 July 1903  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Died 24 December 2010  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 107  (read death notice) American financier, who has collected & paid for numerous works of modern art for both private & public appreciation. Dead And Dusted Over My Dead Body

Neuharth, Allen (Died in 2013) Born 22 March 1924  (Eureka, South Dakota, USA) Businessman and founder of the newspaper USA Today. Death By Hemeloids

New, Steve  Born 16 May 1960  (London, England) Died 24 May 2010  (London, England) Age at death: 50  (read death notice) AKA Stella Nova - Guitarist for several punk and new wave bands in the 1970s, including Public Image Ltd and The Rich Kids. The Living End

Newhart, Bob Born 5 September 1929  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Stand-up comedian. Did a much talked-about (but rarely seen these days) routine called "The Driving Instructor". Lord Gravedigger

Newkirk, Ingrid Born 11 June 1949  (Ware, Hertfordshire, England) Animal rights activist and co-founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA for short. F3ar My Awesomeness

Newman, Edwin  Born 25 January 1919  (New York, New York, USA) Died 13 August 2010  (Oxford, England) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) NBC news anchorman for some considerable time. The Vyrdolak

Newmar, Julie Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman. Tentoesup The Norman Bates Fan Club

Newton, Wayne Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas. Pop Goes The Pop Star

Nguyen Giap, General Vo (Died in 2013) Born 25 August 1911  (Quangbinh Province, Vietnam) Vietnamese military leader who proved a real thorn in America's side. Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Kackers United Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Inquilinekea/Simfish The Grey Horde ...the Salmon Mousse!!!

Nguyen Van Thien, Antoine (Died in 2012) Born 13 March 1906  (Saigon, Vietnam) The oldest living Roman Catholic bishop. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2010

Nichols, Nichelle Born 28 December 1932  (Robbins, Illinois, USA) Actress, Lieutenant Uhura from "Star Trek". On The Box/In The Box The Worst Acronym Team

Nicholson, Jack Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Star of such films as "Chinatown", "About Schmidt" and the Michael Douglas-produced "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest". Grim Creepers If They're Not All Dead Then They Should Be I Kissed A Corpse And I Liked It Kackers United Rest In Reeses Pieces Time's Up My Son

Nicholson, Michael Born 9 January 1937  (Romford, Essex, England) Television and journalist for ITN. Was a war correspondent in the 1970s. Here's The News...your Dead!

Nicklaus, Jack Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport. Ohio And Goodbye-O

Nielsen, Leslie  Born 11 February 1926  (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada) Died 28 November 2010  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Serious film and television actor who turned to comedy in 1980 with "Airplane!", following which he has appeared almost exclusively in spoofs like "Spy Hard" and "Scary Movie 3". First You're Born, Life Is Hard, Then You Die Noz4news Take The Last Rite To The Mortuary The Worst Acronym Team

Niemeyer, Oscar (Died in 2012) Born 15 December 1907  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Highly-influential Brazilian architect who pioneered the use of reinforced concrete, especially in building his country's new capital city, Brasilia. All Death Is Consolation A Taste Of Thursday Afternoon Baz And Barry's Burial Bonanza Breathless In Seattle Coffin It Up The Hartlepool Harbingers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  Dead By Dawn Dead, Dead And Never Called Me Mother Dead Fellas Death Stinks Deathlist.net Don't Let The Pearly Gates Hit You Up The Arse On The Way In Fallen Sparrow Gary Glitter's Ghoulies George Lass and the Gravelings Gray Panthers  Harry Patch's Love Child Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? Weakend At Bernies No Penalties, It's Sudden Death! .....norfolk & Good Old People Party Of 20 Over My Dead Body The Pale Rider People I Think Might Die In 2010 United Return To Sender Rubinstein's Coffin Fit Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling The Grey Horde  The International Columbo Fan-Club The Newstreet Boys Death Squad ThePoitouTeam The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead Truth Be Told, I'm Feeling A Bit Under The Weather!! Win One For The Dead Tims Terminal Twenty You Keep Hanging On You Must Be Croaking!

Nijmeijer, Tanja Born in Denekamp, Netherlands  (exact date unknown) Dutch woman who joined the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia in 2002. Anything to get on Daddy's nerves...Born 1978. Vaagheid

Nimoy, Leonard Born 26 March 1931  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Played Commander Spock in "Star Trek". Just One More Death... Lt. Columbo Green Machine Gwynhafyr Rob's Racing Certs The Mighty Boosh Of Death Time's Champion Today Is A Good Day To Die Wot The Deuce

Noakes, John Born 6 March 1934  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) Beloved British children's TV presenter of the past - famous for Blue Peter, which he co-presented for 12 years, still the longest anyone has presented the programme. X-Pyred

Nolte, Nick Born 8 February 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actor - "The Prince of Tides", "Hotel Rwanda". Kackers United

Norden, Denis Born 6 February 1922  (Hackney, London, England) Clipboard-wielding comedy scriptwriter, "raconteur" and presenter of TV programmes such as "It'll Be All Right on the Night" and "Denis Norden's Laughter File". 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot Or.... Bloody Dead Rep Chelski Pensioners III Livin' On A Prayer Don't Eat The Figs Down Under The Daisies Final Curtain For Whom The Bell Tolls Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Jellydead Let's Have A Look At The Old Graveyard - Nice To See Me... Lidders Late Lamentables Lord Gravedigger Past Their Sell By Date Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Funky Faz's Morgue Of Merriment Widnes Vikings

Norman, Barry Born 21 August 1933  (London, England) Movie critic. Presented Film '74, '75, '76 etc, until Jonathan Ross stepped in. Satans Little Helper

Norrington, Roger Born 16 March 1934  (Oxford, England) Conductor, led the judging panel on the BBC2 reality talent TV series 'Maestro'. 'arry-Kiri Fergie's Flops Plowing The Deep

North, Oliver Born 7 October 1943  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Disgraced former Colonel of the US Marines, now a TV broadcaster. Lord Gravedigger

North, Peter Born 11 May 1957  (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) Porn actor. Annus Horribilis

Norton, Graham Born 4 April 1963  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Absurdly camp Irish television presenter & comedian. Mad Maureen

Nott, John Born 1 February 1932  (Bideford, Devon, England) What most people remember of John Nott is an interview with Robin Day - Day asked Nott whether the public should believe the retiring MP's statements on defense cuts, since Day thought Nott was a "here today, gone tomorrow politician". Nott then stood up, threw down his microphone, called the interview "ridiculous", and promptly walked off set. He was also Secretary of State for Defence and for Trade but no-one ever remembers that... Diepod Shuffle

Novak, Kim Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress, best remembered for her role in "Vertigo". I'll Get The Oven On

Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane Born 20 October 1942  (Magdeburg, Germany) Biologist and co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for her work on embryonic development. Nobel Loserettes

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