Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: O

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Ó Brádaigh, Ruairí  Born 2 October 1932  (Longford, County Longford, Rep of Ireland) Died 5 June 2013  (Dublin, Ireland) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Former fighter & chief of the IRA, current president of the Republican Sinn Fein. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

O’Keeffe, Joel Date and place of birth unknown Vocalist for Australian hard rock band Airbourne. Old People Smell Of Piss

Obama, Barack Born 4 August 1961  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) President of the USA. Comfortably re-elected in 2012. Aardvark's Bupa Listing  Coffin Dodger 69 Deadly As Sin Till You Win House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Savile's Specials Snuff’s Enough The Impaled Wonderflonium

Obama, Michelle Born 17 January 1964  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) The current First Lady of the USA. Deadly As Sin Till You Win

Obando y Bravo, Miguel Born 2 February 1926  (La Libertad, Chontales Department, Nicaragua) Nicaraguan cardinal. Archbishop of Managua from 1970-2005. One of the cardinal electors that chose Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. The Pope

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea) President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Afrika Korpses David the Aspie WIDE of-the MARK Headstone of State House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Moldy Oldies

O'Brien, Conan Born 18 April 1963  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) US chat show host. My Only Regret Is That I Have Boneitis!

O'Brien, Darrin Kenneth Born 30 October 1969  (North York, Ontario, Canada) Canadian reggae musician known as "Snow". Will he be falling this year? The 90's Are Dead

O'Brien, Edna Born 15 December 1930  (Tuamgraney, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Irish novellist. Cashier Number 83 Please! The Sadistic Statistics

Öcalan, Abdullah Born 4 April 1948  (Ömerli, Sanliurfa, Turkey) Leader of the Kuridh terrorist group, the PKK, who have caused atrocities in both Iraq & Turkey. Ocalan is still the head of the group, despite languishing in jail. A Taste Of Thursday Afternoon

O'Callaghan, Geraldine Date and place of birth unknown Contestant in the Irish version of 'The Apprentice' TV show. Born c.1983. Worldwide Snooker Tri Quarterly

O'Callaghan, Richard Born 7 March 1940  (London, England) Actor son of the late Patricia Hayes. Carry On Up The Crem

O'Connor, Brian Born in Carrolls, Washington, USA  (exact date unknown) Bass player with the rock band Eagles of Death Metal. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Plowing The Deep

O'Connor, Christy Born 21 December 1924  (Knocknacara, Galway, Ireland) Former golfer, a frequent winner of tournaments in the 1950s & 1960s. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

O'Connor, Sinéad Born 8 December 1966  (Dublin, Ireland) Singer, whose hits include 'Nothing Compares 2 U' and 'Troy' have been overshadowed by her controversial remarks & behaviour over the years. Corpsicle She's A Goner Unusual Suspects

O'Connor, Tom Born 31 October 1939  (Bootle, Merseyside, England) Game show host and comedian - notably 'Crosswits'. Also a frequent guest on 'Countdown'. Deader Than A Dead Thing Don't Eat The Figs The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2013

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Rochdale's most famous son apart from Cyril Smith, Oddie is one of the most respected names in the world of ornithology, but is perhaps most famous as one third of the popular 1970s comedy team The Goodies. He also has an enduring (albeit unseen) friendship with the fictional Norfolk-based former king of chat, Alan Gordon Partridge. See Ya...Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!

Odebrecht, Norberto Born 9 October 1920  (Recide, Brazil) Brazilian engineer and founder of the Oerbrecht Corp. Obsure0's

O'Donnell, Rosie Born 21 March 1962  (Bayside, Queens, New York, USA) Outspoken US talk show host, comedienne & actress. Sporting Lesbian Wikipedia's Random Article

O'Farrell, Frank Born 9 October 1927  (Cork, Republic of Ireland) Footballer with West Ham, Preston & Ireland, who later became a manager, most notably of Manchester United. A Million To One Shot The Blue And White Reaper

Ogden Stiers, David Born 31 October 1942  (Peoria, Oregon, USA) Actor - Major Charles Emerson Winchester III in 'M*A*S*H'. M*A*S*H Goes To The Afterlife

Ogilvie, Campbell Date and place of birth unknown President of the Scottish Football Association. Born 1950 or 1951. I Hate Glasgow Rangers And Sevco 5088

Ogilvy, David Born 17 May 1926  (London, England) The current 13th Earl Of Airlie. Former businessman, and general toff. Over My Dead Body

O'Hara, Lisa Maree Born 31 January 1988  (place of birth unknown) Australian model. Died early in 2013 but no obit. john_thomas_alerdice

O'Hara, Maureen Born 17 August 1920  (Ranelagh, Co Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Actress whose early success as Esmeralda in 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' (1939) led to a 30-year career in the movies. It's Grim Up North Baz & Barrys Burial Bonanza Deadly Deathwatch Death On The Rocks Faster Than A Dead Horse Hunting Halos But Oswald I'm Dead. Well, Nobody's Perfect Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Naked Florida Gravediggers Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Sexystf 2013 Soon To Be Gone Team Cat AIDS Team Debutant! Team Honey Boo Boo The British (D)i(e)sles The End of the World As We Know It

Oiterong, Alfonso Born 9 October 1924  (Palau) Palauan president briefly in 1985. Leading To(o) Dead...

Okawa, Misawo Born 5 March 1898  (Osaka, Japan) Japanese supercentenarian. The World's oldest person after the death in June 2013 of Jiroemon Kimura. The Pussy Perishes Last

O'Keefe, Danny Born in Spokane, Washington, USA  (exact date unknown) Singer-songwriter, whose biggest hit came in 1971 with 'Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues'. Born 1943. Dead and Dusted 3

Okubo, Koto  Born 24 December 1897  (Tokyo, Japan) Died 12 January 2013  (Kawasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) Oldest woman in the World as of the end of 2012. Dead Ends Diepod Shuffle I Think We're Alone Now JoeRam Lidders Late Lamentables P&T Killjoy Extravaganza The Old Ones Are The Pests The Pussy Perishes Last  The Vyrdolak Time They Went To Sleep Forever You Must Be Croaking!

Oldenburg, Claes Born 28 January 1929  (Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish sculptor whose works tended to be large versions of everyday objects. All Death Is Consolation

Oldman, Gary Born 21 March 1958  (London, England) Acclaimed British film actor, best known for his recurring role as James Gordon in the recent Batman trilogy. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........

Ollerenshaw, Kathleen Born 1 October 1912  (Manchester, England) Mathematician, educationalist & local politician. Former Lord Mayor of Manchester. Gray Panthers Grobler's Stiff Ones

Olmert, Ehud Born 30 September 1945  (Binyamina, Israel) Former PM of Israel & mayor of Jerusalem. Freddie The Cat The Politicorpses

O'Loughlin, Caitriona Date and place of birth unknown No Derby Dead Pool can be complete without a terminally ill mum, so here's one from Ireland. Born 1980. Crofty's Coffin Crew

Olsen, Ashley Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) Child actor, who became famous with her twin Mary-Kate; both have hit the headlines in recent years for looking disturbingly thin. 1 Dead In Ohio Last Train To Palookaville

Olsen, Mary-Kate Born 13 June 1986  (Sherman Oaks, California, USA) One of American TV's popular Olsen twins (the other being Ashley), who have been on the box since they were still in nappies. Mary-Kate is rumoured to be suffering from anorexia, but that didn't stop her from starring in a TV campaign to promote McDonalds' Happy Meals in France in September 2004. Last Train To Palookaville Steviator's Terminators You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Omar, Mullah Mohammed Born in Noudi, Afghanistan  (exact date unknown) Taliban leader, born some time around 1959, whose current whereabouts are unknown. He has always refused to be photographed or filmed, and there are doubts concerning the credibility of the few photographs or stills which have been published. ...And I Feel Fine! Hell To The Chief

O'Meara, Jo Born 29 April 1979  (Rush Green, London, England) Former singer in S Club 7 & racist bully in Celebrity Big Brother. Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Ondaatje, Michael Born 12 September 1943  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Booker Prize-winning Canadian novelist whose novel 'The English Patient' was later successfully adapted for film. Dead Continent

O'Neal, Redmond Born 30 January 1985  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Wayward son of Ryan O'Neal & Farrah Fawcett, with a liking for drugs, drink & other unhealthy type things. Coattails To The Grave

O'Neal, Ryan Born 20 April 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor who first made his name on TV, in US soap opera 'Peyton Place', before going on to appear in numerous Hollywood films such as 'Love Story' and 'Barry Lyndon'. Father of Tatum, Griffin and (by Farrah Fawcett) Redmond, he was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in 2001. Alfred Lord Heinous Going Underground Shocking Deaths 2013 Keeper Of The Heads Luck Of The Dead Manuel's Stiffs Only Fools & Corpses Optimus Primed For Death So Much For Their Happy Endings Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Anfield Iron There's A Shiva In The Park Wall Street Massacre Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

O'Neill, Colin Born 14 June 1963  (Londonderry, Northern Ireland) Former Motherwell and Northern Ireland international midfielder whose career was cut short by injury. George Lass and the Gravelings

Ono, Hatsue Born 31 October 1898  (Iwate, Japan) Japanese supercentenarian, one of the oldest people in the World. Apparently died in October 2012 so no points... The Old Ones Are The Pests The Pussy Perishes Last

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment in between. Deathglam Industries Happy No Year 2013 I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader

Onoda, Hiroo Born 19 March 1922  (Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture,Japan) Japanese soldier & cattle farmer who hid in the jungle during the last few days of WW2. Cut off from the news, he carried on fighting, believing the war was still continuing, until 1974! Pooil Vaaish

Ophüls, Marcel Born 1 November 1927  (Frankfurt, Germany) German-born American documentarist. The Last Picture Show

Opie, Iona Date and place of birth unknown Anthologist with her late husband Peter of children's stories and nursery rhymes. Born 1923. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Orange, Jason Born 10 July 1970  (Crumpsall, Manchester, England) Member of 1990s boy band Take That, who reformed to considerable success and acclaim the following decade. Colour Me Dead

O'Reilly, Bill Born 10 September 1949  (New York, New York, USA) Pompous and arrogant Fox News pundit. Mr. Yuck

Orlov, Oleg Born 4 April 1953  (Moscow, Russia) Russian human rights defender. Mr. Yuck

Orndorff, Paul Born 29 October 1949  (Brandon, Florida, USA) WWE wrestler Let's get ready to Rumble

Orr, Deborah Date and place of birth unknown Journalist for the Guardian newspaper and wife of novelist Will Self. Died In The Wool

Orton, Jr., Bob Born 10 November 1950  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Wrestler from a family of professional wrestlers including his father and son. Let's get ready to Rumble

Osbourne, Jack Born 8 November 1985  (London, England) Like sister Kelly, came to fame through 'The Osbournes'. Has since lost a lot of weight and, again like his sister, has gone into TV presenting. Corpsicle Every Death You Take Meister Mayhem

Osbourne, Ozzy Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England) Mumbling reality TV star and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who once caught rabies after an on-stage bat-biting incident. The heavy drinker and heavy metaller was nearly killed in a quad-biking crash in December 2003. Black Penguins Of Doom DeadEnders Dress re-Hearse-als Every Death You Take Gemma's Dilemmas GMC Ghost Town I'll Get The Oven On Just Die Will You  Lover Glovers Mad Maureen Rotting Kanzlerin Savile's Specials Snort The Ashes

Osbourne, Sharon Born 10 October 1953  (London, England) Wife and manager of Ozzy, she suddenly rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of MTV's 'The Osbournes', and was diagnosed with colon cancer around the same time. 2 Sick Not 2 Quit Bloody Dead Rep Garf Wants You To Die Mad Maureen

O'Shea, Milo  Born 2 June 1926  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Died 2 April 2013  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Irish character actor, originally on British TV but now living & working in the USA. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room So Much For Their Happy Endings Ste Grah The Final Curtaincall

Osmond, Alan Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA) The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings. Bloody Dead Rep Sing Your Last Song For Me  Unusual Suspects

Osmond, Donny Born 9 December 1957  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Arguably the most famous of the Osmond family of entertainers. Down Like A Clown

Osmond, Wayne Born 28 August 1951  (Ogden, Utah, USA) 2nd oldest of the Osmond family of entertainers. This Mortal Coil

Osoba, Tony Born 15 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor, best known as the tough inmate "Jock" McLaren in the classic 1970s sitcom 'Porridge'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky

O'Sullevan, Peter Born 2 March 1918  (Kenmare, Co Kerry, Republic of Ireland) Horse-racing commentator. Commentated on the Grand National for 50 years. Aardvark's Bupa Listing Bloody Dead Rep Coffin Fit Bury My Stiff     Death Grips Await Exit Stage Left  Fuck 'Em All Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Lidders Late Lamentables Nervous Nineties Pedro’s Catacomb Collective RKAA34 The Funeral Director 2013 Late of Lewes Toast of the Turf Yorkshire Crypt Kickers You Must Be Croaking!

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. Breathless In Seattle I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse Jellydead Live Forever With Line 5 Mourning Glory One Scythe Fits All  Stiffer Steaks Trojan Hearse The Impaled The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Stench of Brit Sit-Com

O'Sullivan, Ronnie Born 5 December 1975  (Wordsley, West Midlands, England) Five-time World Snooker Champion. Said to suffer from depression and various addictions. Mad Maureen

O'Toole, Peter  Born 2 August 1932  (Connemara, Co Galway, Republic of Ireland) Died 14 December 2013  (London, England) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Alcoholic actor of stage and screen, whose big break in the movies was the leading role in David Lean's 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Nominated no less than 8 times for the best actor Oscar without winning. AbraCadaver Biologically Dead Circling The Drain Dead and Loving it...! Illinois Reaper Beater 7.0 Jump the Shark 4.0 Pool Ghoul PRFT Say Hello To The Angels The Death Stars Late of Lewes Time's-Up Team Zombie Nation

Otto, Frei Born 31 May 1925  (Siegmar, Germany) German architect. Designed the famous roof of the Munich Olympic stadium. Dead Space 5000

Overath, Wolfgang Born 29 September 1943  (Sieburg, Germany) Former Germany international footballer. Played in both the 1966 and 1974 World Cup finals. Spent his entire playing career at 1. FC Köln. Optimus Primed For Death

Owen, David Born 2 July 1938  (Plymton, Devon, England) Suave politician and diplomat. One of the infamous 'Gang of Four' who formed the Social Democratic Party in 1981 before engaging in the Liberal-SDP alliance with David Steel. Dead Commons Roy Daveision

Owen, Tom Born 8 July 1949  (Brighton, Sussex, England) Actor son of the late 'Last of the Summer Wine' actor Bill Owen. Played his fictional son in the long-running sitcom. Last of the Summer Winos

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. On A Mission To God

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