Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: I

 

Iacocca, Lee
Born 15 October 1924  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
US businessman, former CEO of Chrysler cars.
[Picture of Lee Iacocca]

 

Iaconesi, Salvatore
Date and place of birth unknown
Italian artist who responded to his cancer diagnosis by crowd sourcing for a cure.
[Picture of Salvatore Iaconesi]

 

Ibbotson, Derek
Born 17 June 1932  (Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England)
Runner, won the bronze medal in the 1956 Olympic 5000m final. Made a MBE in the 2008 New Year's Honours.
[Picture of Derek Ibbotson]

 

Ickx, Jacky
Born 1 January 1945  (Brussels, Belgium)
Belgian formaer F1 racing driver.
[Picture of Jacky Ickx]

 

Idle, Eric
Born 29 March 1943  (South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England)
Member of Monty Python, actor & writer of comedy songs, including the recent musical, 'Spamalot'.
[Picture of Eric Idle]

 

Idris, Salim
Date and place of birth unknown
Current chief of staff in the Syrain army. Will it be fight or flight when the Syrian troubles reaches it's inevitable conclusion? Born c.1957.
[Picture of Salim Idris]

 

If, Owen
Born 20 March 1959  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Drummer with 90s indie dance band Stereo MCs. Born Ian Frederick Rossiter.
[Picture of Owen If]

 

Ifield, Frank
Born 30 November 1937  (Coventry, England)
Yodelling singer, popular in the UK in the early 1960s.
[Picture of Frank Ifield]

 

Ilitch, Mike
Born 20 July 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Businessman andowner of the Detroit Tigers Baseball team as well as the local Ice Hockey team the Detroit Red Wings.
[Picture of Mike Ilitch]

 

Illingworth, Ray
Born 8 June 1932  (Pudsey, Yorkshire, England)
Former England cricket captain.
[Picture of Ray Illingworth]

 

Imich, Alexander
Born 4 February 1903  (Czestochowa, Poland)
Retired chemist and "parapsychologist", one who looks into the psychology of the paranormal.
[Picture of Alexander Imich]

 

Imus, Don
Born 23 July 1940  (Riverside, California, USA)
Radio DJ, another of the recent "shock jocks" popping up. Also a comedian & talk show host.
[Picture of Don Imus]

 

Indiana, Robert
Born 13 September 1928  (New Castle, Indiana, USA)
Artist, best known for his pop art work.
[Picture of Robert Indiana]

 

Ingham, Bernard
Born 21 June 1932  (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England)
Fat, gruff Yorkshire journalist who went on to become press secretary to Margaret Thatcher.
[Picture of Bernard Ingham]

 

Innes-Ker, Guy
Born 18 November 1954  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
AKA the Duke of Roxburghe. British aristocrat and friend of Prince Andrew.
[Picture of Guy Innes-Ker]

 

Innis, Roy
Born 6 June 1934  (St. Croix, US Virgin Islands)
African American civil rights activist.
[Picture of Roy Innis]

 

Iommi, Tony
Born 19 February 1948  (Birmingham, England)
Left-handed lead guitarist for heavy rock legends Black Sabbath since their formation in 1964.
[Picture of Tony Iommi]

 

Irons, Jeremy
Born 19 September 1948  (Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)
Children's TV presenter turned luvvie award-winning actor on film & TV.
[Picture of Jeremy Irons]

 

Isley, Ronald
Born 21 May 1941  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
American singer, one of the Isley Brothers. Currently in prison for tax evasion & there are rumours that his health is not good.
[Picture of Ronald Isley]

 

Issoufou, Mahamadou
Born in Dandaji, Tahoua Department, Niger  (exact date unknown)
President of Niger since 2011. Born 1952.
[Picture of Mahamadou Issoufou]

 

Ivory, James
Born 7 June 1928  (Berkeley, California, USA)
Film director, the Ivory of the Merchant-Ivory film productions company.
[Picture of James Ivory]

 

Izz-Al-Din, Hasan
Born in Lebanon  (exact date unknown)
Lebanese terrorist, wanted by the US government for the hijacking of TWA Flight 847 in 1985. Born 1963.
[Picture of Hasan Izz-Al-Din]

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