Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2013: V

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Vailahi, Sione Born 8 September 1956  (Nuku'alofa, Tonga) Tongan professional wrestler. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Born 25 December 1924  (Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India) Prime Minister of India, first for a brief spell in 1996, and then again from 1998-2004. WIDE of-the MARK

Valdés, Bebo  Born 9 October 1918  (Quivicán, Cuba) Died 22 March 2013  (Stockholm, Sweden) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Cuban pianist and bandleader. Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood

Vale, Jerry Born 8 July 1932  (Bronx, New York, USA) Singer, former barbershop singer, who had a number of hits in the 1950s & 1960s. 20 Crooners Croakin' You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

Valencia, Angie Sanclemente Born 25 May 1979  (Colombia) Former beauty queen alleged ringringer of one of Colombia's largest drug rings. Not just a pretty face... Muertos

Valentine, Greg Born 20 September 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Professional wrestler known as "The Hammer". Father Johnny was also a wrestler. Let's get ready to Rumble

Valentine, Kym Born 24 May 1977  (Sydney, Australia) Actress - Libby Kennedy in 'Neighbours'. Wikipedia's Random Article

Väljas, Vaino Born 28 March 1931  (Külaküla, Hiiumaa, Estonia) Estonian Soviet politician. Was First Secretary of the Communist Party of Estonia from 1988 until its independence in 1990. Leading To(o) Dead...

Valli, Frankie Born 3 May 1934  (Newark, New Jersy, USA) Singer with the Four Seasons, famous for his falsetto voice on hits such as 'Walk Like a Man' and 'December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)'. Happy No Year 2013

van Agt, Dries Born 2 February 1931  (Geldrop, Netherlands) Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977-82. Team Debutant!

Van Buren, Abigail  Born 4 July 1918  (Sioux City, Iowa, USA) Died 16 January 2013  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Agony aunt (born Pauline Esther Friedman) who wrote the long-running 'Dear Abby' column which was syndicated to a number of US newspapers. Her twin sister, Esther Pauline Friedman (clearly their parents were somewhat short of inspiration when it came to names), was also an agony aunt. Ash Cream Carolann's Guaranteed Immortal Eternity Tours Mr C Nobody Gets Out Of Here Alive Old Writers Never Die....They Just Fade Away Team Honey Boo Boo

van de Meer, Teake Born 18 September 1936  (Zwaagwesteinde, Friesland, Netherlands) Dutch equivalent of yer nurthun comic, north in the Netherlands case being Friesland. Team Debutant!

van der Sloot, Joran Born 6 August 1987  (Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands) Dutch national, currrently held in Peru on charges of first degree murder and indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and extortion. Bad People You Die Now

van der Westhuizen, Joost Born 20 February 1971  (Pretoria, South Africa) Former South Africa rugby international. Diagnosed with ALS in 2011. Bereft of life they rest in peace, if you hadn't nailed them Daniel Faraday's Notebook Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns From The Dead Gnarlie's Bucket Of Blood  I Drink Your Milkshake I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People People I Think Might Die In 2013 United Simpson's Stiffs  There Or Thereabouts Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Van Dyke, Dick Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA) Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in 'Mary Poppins'. 20 Celebrities, Sitting On A Wall, If 1 Got Shot........ Another Day Bird Is The Word Dead Last Dead Right Deadpoolers "Emergency, Which Death Please..." Falling Off The Perch Gag Slow And Die Green Machine in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Jellydead Jump the Shark 4.0 Weakend At Bernies Max Power Min Reaper Owt To Stop Me Coffin? PRFT Rexy's Rotten Bodies The Blue And White Reaper The Dirt Nappers The Reinhard Heydrich Association for Perfect Gentlemen Time To Make A Death List Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! You're Dead And You Know You Are

Van Halen, Eddie Born 26 January 1955  (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Dutch guitarist, co-founder of the rock group Van Halen. Has suffered health problems in the last few years, which have affected his output somewhat. I Told You I Was Ill

van Hoogstraten, Nicholas Born 25 February 1945  (Shoreham, East Sussex, England) Property tycoon, absolute crook and once Britain's youngest millionaire. Constantly employing less-than-legal "business practices", on one occasion he was convicted of ordering a grenade attack on a business associate, and was subsequently described as a "self-styled emissary of Beelzebub" by a judge. In 1999 business rival Mohammed Raja sued him for fraud, so Mr van Hoogstraten (he invented the "van" bit, incidentally) paid two henchmen to "teach Mr Raja a lesson". This lesson involved shooting Mr Raja in the face and stabbing him, resulting in his death. After spending one year of a ten-year sentence for manslaughter, the devil's landlord got out on a technicality in December 2003 and is probably now a marked man. Just in case you needed any further evidence of his despicable nature, he has described Robert Mugabe as "100% decent and incorruptible". See You In Hell

Van Kirk, Theodore "Dutch" Born 27 February 1921  (Northumberland, Pennsylvania, USA) The navigator of the Enola Gay when it dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Are You Still Dying, Darling? I Will Survive!

van Leer, Thijs Born 31 March 1948  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Lead singer of Dutch progressive rock band Focus. Died In The Wool

Van Patten, Dick Born 9 December 1928  (New York, New York, USA) US actor & dog food promoter. Suffered a major stroke in 2006. The Bedsoring '20s

Van Peebles, Melvin Born 21 August 1932  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Filmmaker and actor, the Godfather of was to be known as "Blaxploitation" films starring African-American actors after the release of his independent film 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song' in 1971. Death At The Movies

van Persie, Robin Born 6 August 1983  (Rotterdam, Netherlands) Prolific striker for Manchester United and the Netherlands. Gunners Go Goodbye

Van Varenberg, Kristopher Born 20 May 1987  (place of birth unknown) Actor son of semi-legendary martial arts star Jean-Claude Van Damme. Coattails To The Grave

van Vlissingen, John Fentener Born 4 March 1939  (Utrecht, Netherlands) The Netherlands richest man through his travel business BCD Holdings. Minions Of Xuleneb

Vance, Jack  Born 28 August 1916  (San Francisco, California, USA) Died 26 May 2013  (Oakland, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Author of fantasy & science fiction. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food Nervous Nineties Pan Breed

Vanderbilt, Gloria Born 20 February 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Became a multi-millionaire heiress at just 15 months old, and later became an artist, actress & socialite. Carolann's Guaranteed Immortal Let Us Embalm You

Vane, 11th Baron Barnard, John Born 21 September 1923  (place of birth unknown) Lord Lieutenant of Durham between 1970-1988. 'arry-Kiri's 'arry New Year

Vanhoye, Albert Born 23 July 1923  (Hazebrouck, France) Jesuit priest. The Pope

Varda, Agnès Born 30 May 1928  (Brussels, Belgium) French film director. The Last Picture Show

Vasiliou, George Born 20 May 1931  (Famagusta, Cyprus) President of Cyprus from 1988-1993. Dead Presidentes

Vaughan, Peter Born 4 April 1923  (Wem, Shropshire, England) TV actor - played Grouty, the Mr. Big of Slade prison in 'Porridge'. A Weatherman, 8 Small Parts and a Widow Twanky  Final Curtain Simply Dead The Dirt Nappers The Stench of Brit Sit-Com

Vaughn, Robert Born 22 November 1932  (New York, New York, USA) Actor, best known for either his role in 'The Man from U.N.C.L.E' or to British audiences nowadays in the TV show 'Hustle'. He is also the only surviving member of The Magnificent Seven. All Quiet on the Westerns Front Lord Gravedigger On The Box/In The Box Where's My Damn List

Vega, Savio Born 10 August 1964  (Vega Alta, Puerto Rico) Puerto Rican professional wrestler. You Can't See Me 6 Feet Under

Veil, Simone Born 13 July 1927  (Nice, France) Lawyer and politician. Served under President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing before becoming President of the European Parliament in 1979. Dead And Dusted 2 john_thomas_alerdice

Vejjajiva, Abhisit Born 3 August 1964  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) The new Prime Minister (at least for now) of troubled Thailand. Pickton's Pork Pies

Velasquez, Ramon Jose Born 28 November 1916  (San Juan de Colon, Tachira, Venezuela) Former President of Venezuela between 1993 & 1994. Leading To(o) Dead...

Velazquez, Isidro Born in Ayapa, Mexico  (exact date unknown) One of the last known speakers of the ancient Mexican language of Ayapaneco. Born 1942. Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

VelJohnson, Reginald Born 16 August 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor. Played Sgt Powell in the first two 'Die Hard' movies. So Much For Their Happy Endings

Veltman, Martinus J. G. Born 27 June 1931  (Waalwijk, Netherlands) Dutch theoretical physicist. Minions Of Xuleneb

Venables, Jon Born 13 August 1982  (place of birth unknown) One of two boys convicted of the murder of toddler Jamie Bulger in 1993. Tarkinator

Vermaelen, Thomas Born 14 November 1985  (Kapellen, Belgium) Footballer. Current captain of Arsenal FC. Gunners Go Goodbye

Versace, Allegra Born 30 June 1986  (Milan, Italy) Daughter of Donatella Versace, who has suffered from anorexia for many years & is often photographed at events looking painfully thin. Coattails To The Grave

Versace, Donatella Born 2 May 1955  (Reggio di Calabria, Italy) Fashion designer, head of the Versace clothing empire. Catty

Videla, Jorge Rafael  Born 21 August 1925  (Mercedes, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Died 17 May 2013  (Marcos Paz, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Former President of Argentina between 1976 & 1981, and the man who lead the military junta which specialised inhuman rights abuses, tortures & "disappearances". David the Aspie DeadHead

Vigoda, Abe Born 24 February 1921  (New York, New York, USA) Tall, well-built character actor, noted for his roles as mobster Sal Tessio in 'The Godfather' and Det. Sgt. Fish in 'Barney Miller'. Was erroneously declared dead in the early 1980s. Carolann's Guaranteed Immortal Circling The Drain Drop Deadline Deadly As Sin Till You Win Death On The Rocks Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Billy Graham Must Die Grim McGraw Moldy Oldies Stairway To Heaven Team Honey Boo Boo  The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard The Vyrdolak

Vilanova, Tito Born 17 September 1968  (Bellcaire d'Empordà, Spain) Current manager of arguably the greatest team in modern football, Barcelona FC. Has had various issues with cancer in recent years. Better Them Than Us! Death Can Be Funny Drop Dead Celebration I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here I Told You I Was Ill Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Mave's Graves Rotters The Dead Certs The Final Whistle The Grey Horde There's A Shiva In The Park The Jean-Jacques Misse Misse XI Time They Went To Sleep Forever Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Villanueva, Armando Born 25 November 1915  (Lima, Peru) Former Peruvian dissident, politician & writer. Died in April 2013 but no obit. Leading To(o) Dead...

Vincent, Jan-Michael Born 15 July 1944  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Despite a successful Hollywood career throughout the '60s & '70s, Vincent is more likely to be remembered for his portrayal of the vigilante Stringfellow Hawke who kept the US safe during the '80s using only a state-of-the-art attack helicopter known as Airwolf. America's diminished impunity to the whims of megalomaniacs may be at the root of Vincent's subsequent decline into alcoholism and drug abuse. Former DDP Unique Jokers

Vinicchayakul, Serm Born 2 June 1907  (Bangkok, Thailand) Governor of the Bank of Thailand from 1946-47 and again from 1952-55. Later became Minister of Finance for the Thai government. Politically Dead

Virgo, John Born 3 March 1946  (Salford, Lancashire, England) Snooker player, turned TV commentator & presenter. You're Gone!!

Voight, Jon Born 29 December 1938  (Yonkers, New York, USA) Oscar-winning film actor who starred in the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Deliverance'. Father of Angelina Jolie. Na Na Na Na, Hey Hey Hey, Goodbye! The Honey Trap

Volkoff, Nikolai Born 14 October 1947  (Croatia) Croatian wrestler but often had to play "the Russian guy" in the ring. Let's get ready to Rumble

von Bargen, Daniel Born 5 June 1950  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Seinfeld' and 'Malcolm in the Middle'. Remarkably, in a suspected suicide attempt in 2012, he shot himself in the temple and yet survived! Should have made Oscar Pistorius his hitman. Just sayin'... Wikipedia's Random Article

von Bülow, Claus Born 11 August 1926  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Wealthy British-based financier, who hit the headlines when he was convicted in 1982 of attempting to murder his wife, but later had his conviction quashed. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

von Daniken, Erich Born 14 April 1935  (Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland) Author & UFO/alien fan. See You In Hell

von Hagens, Gunther Born 10 January 1945  (Skalmierzyce, Kalisz, Poland) Controversial German anatomist, known for his plastination technique for preserving body parts. Famously performed autopsys on Channel 4 in the mid-noughties. Will plastinate his own body for display when he dies, which could be soon as he has advanced Parkinson's disease. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

von Kleist-Schmenzin, Ewald-Heinrich  Born 10 July 1922  (Smecino, Poland) Died 8 March 2013  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Last surviving member of the "20th July" plot to kill Adolf Hitler. I Will Survive! Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

von Sydow, Max Born 10 April 1929  (Lund, Skane, Sweden) Swedish actor, who has achieved fame both at home and abroad. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Death Nebula 3000 No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

von Trapp, Maria Franziska Born 28 September 1914  (Zell am See, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary) Last survivor of the von Trapp family of singers that inspired the hit film 'The Sound of Music'. JoeRam Nervous Nineties

von Weizsäcker, Richard Born 15 April 1920  (Stuttgart, Germany) Former President of Germany. Dead Presidentes Leading To(o) Dead...

Vos, Rich Born 30 June 1957  (Plainfield, New Jersey, USA) American observational standup comedian. Don't you just hate it when you, like get picked in a deadpool? Yada yada... If I Win Mel Gibson Buys Everyone A Car

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