Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2015: A

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Aaron, Tommy Born 22 February 1937  (Gainesville, Georgia, USA) American former professional golfer. Winner of the 1973 Masters. In the Hole!

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. The Politicorpses

Abbot, Russ Born 16 September 1947  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Comedian and actor. Born Russell Roberts, he was voted "funniest man on television" 5 times. If he was the funniest, then we'd hate to see who was the unfunniest. Also Pipe Smoker of the Year 2001, which might be more relevant to the DDP. Last of the Summer Winos

Abbott, Tony Born 4 November 1957  (London, England) Wing-eared leader of Australia's Liberal Party. Prime Minister since 2013 although knowing Australian politics, will probabaly be out of office by the time you've read this sentence...and he did indeed get turfed out in September 2015! Book of Revel-asians

Abdel-Rahman, Omar Born 3 May 1938  (Dakahlia, Cairo, Egypt) Blind Muslim cleric and militant leader, currently serving life for plotting the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Abdul Aziz, Salman bin Born 31 December 1935  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Minister of Defence and member of the House of Saud. Crown Prince in 2012. Blue in Blood and in the Face

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Born 16 April 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) US basketball player with the LA Lakers in the 1970s and 80s but he insists he's Roger Murdock, an airline co-pilot! Aye, they're off the fags alright Death Hooop Jacques Oeuf The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, King  Born 1 August 1924  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Died 23 January 2015  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Became King of Saudi Arabia in August 2005, following the death of his half-brother, King Fahd. By Royal Ascent  Celebrating Stiffies The Love Boat David the Aspie Get ya Popcorn Ready Going Underground Hell To The Chief Jacques Oeuf .....Norfolk & Good Pearly Gates I'm Fed Up With This World Riding The Jesus Train Blue in Blood and in the Face The Grey Horde The Newstreet Boys Death Squad Valar Morghulis Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Abed, Fazle Hasan Born 27 April 1936  (Habiganj, Bangladesh) Social worker and chairman of BRAC, the World's largest NGO. Dead Continent

Abrahams, Peter Born 3 March 1919  (Johannesburg, South Africa) South Africa-born writer. Relegated 4 Life

Abrams, M. H.  Born 23 July 1912  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA) Died 21 April 2015  (Ithaca, New York, USA) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) US literary critic. M. H. = Meyer Howard. Imgone, Solong Nosoup4U! Old People, Young Death Three Digits Is Your Limit You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Ackland, Joss Born 29 February 1928  (North Kensington, London, England) Distinguished and experienced actor, still working. His date of birth drastically reduces the chances of anyone collecting a "party pooper" bonus on him - bar 2016, of course! All's Well That Ends Well One Scythe Fits All Simply Dead

Ackles, Jensen Born 1 March 1978  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Television actor, known from 'Days of Our Lives', 'Dark Angel' and 'Smallville'. What Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Ackroyd, Peter Born 5 October 1949  (London, England) UK author, writer of London - The Biography. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Adair, Johnny "Mad Dog" Born 27 October 1963  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Ulster paramilitary and "freedom fighter". After internal feuds within the faction, he moved to the UK in order to avoid assassination. Also partial to a spot of boozing, drug-taking and wife-beating. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Adam, Ken Born 5 February 1921  (Berlin, Germany) Former film set designer, most notably on the James Bond movies. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room  Final Curtain Grobler's Stiff Ones You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Adamkus, Valdas Born 3 November 1926  (Kaunas, Lithuania) President of Lithuania from 1998-2003 and 2004-2009. One Death to Rule Them All

Adams, Colette Born in Northern Ireland  (exact date unknown) Cancer-stricken wife of Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams. Doornails R Us Embalmy Army HackinNcackin'

Adams, Gerry Born 6 October 1948  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) President of the Irish Republican party Sinn Féin. Their Troubles Will (hopefully) Soon Be Over

Adams, Jean-Pierre Born 10 March 1948  (Dakar, Senegal) Former France international footballer who has been in a coma since 1982 following a botched operation. They're Dead, Y'Know!

Adams, Julie Born 17 October 1926  (Waterloo, Iowa, USA) American actress. All Quiet on the Westerns Front Goodbyladies

Adams, Richard Born 9 May 1920  (Newbury, Berkshire, England) Author of 'Watership Down'. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food  Bladerunner Drop Dead Celebration Feng Shui Pig Madonna's Hand of Bod Right Dead Fred The Dead Certs Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Addington, Crandell Born 2 June 1938  (Graham, Texas, USA) Entrepreneuer and poker player, one of the founders of World Series Poker. Poker Hall Of Fame

Adé, King Sunny Born 22 September 1946  (Osogbo, Nigeria) Nigerian musician, one of the pioneers of World Music. They Will Never Be Royals

Adebolajo, Michael Born 10 December 1984  (London, England) British Islamic-fanatist of Nigerian descent. Murderer of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich on in 2013. He was the guy with the knife who spoke to the cameras. …and There Was Great Rejoicing  Wormfood Scrubs

Adebowale, Michael Born 6 May 1991  (London, England) British Islamic-fanatist of Nigerian descent. Murderer of British soldier Lee Rigby in Woolwich in 2013. He went on discussion with a bystander just minutes after Rigby's death. One of the model school pupils who turned out to be ice cold killers. Wormfood Scrubs

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. Bury My Stiffy

Adler, Steven Born 22 January 1965  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Former Guns N' Roses drummer. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad I Told You I Was Ill

Afewerki, Isaias Born 2 February 1946  (Asamara, Eritrea) Current, long time President of Eritrea. Afrika Korpses

Aga Khan, Prince Karim Born 13 December 1936  (Geneva, Switzerland) 49th and current Imam of the Ismaili Muslims & horse-racing fan. The Brotherhood Of The Worm

Agca, Mehmet Ali Born 9 January 1958  (Ismailli, Hekimhan, Malatya, Turkey) Turkish gunman who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Currently serving time for an assassination attempt on someone else that actually did succeed. Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Agnelli, Marella Born 4 May 1927  (Florence, Italy) Socialite widow of Fiat mogul Gianni Agnelli. Blue in Blood and in the Face

Agüero, Juan Bautista Born 24 June 1935  (Paraguay) Retired Paraguayan international footbller. Played and scored in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. Muertos

Ahern, Lassie Lou Born 25 June 1920  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Child actress in 1920s cinema. No, it's not the dog... Obituarynotice

Aherne, Caroline Born 24 December 1963  (Ealing, London, England) Comedienne and writer, known for her characters Mrs Merton, the "scorchio" weather forecaster on 'The Fast Show', and Denise in 'The Royle Family'. Also known for her battle with drink, drugs and depression. Currently living in Australia. 2016? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Dead Amigo 20 And My Name Is Larry! Bloody Dead Rep Boddies... Manchester's Finest Brown Bananas Buried By HHH  Comedy Cremations Crossing The Styx Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead Space 5000 Deceased Hose Down In Devil Gate Drive Drop Dead Celebration Ethnic Cleansing Freddie The Cat Buckets O Blood Goat Army Guild Of Master Reapers Dead Bird… I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I'll Sleep When You're Dead Inigo, I Hope We Win I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jacques Oeuf Finding Chemo Little Eadie's Euthanizers  Madonna's Hand of Bod The Misers Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club On The Box/In The Box Pan Breed P@F Slain By Sin People I Think Might Die In 2015 United Plowing The Deep I'm Fed Up With This World Pooil Vaaish See You In Heaven Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Shaun of the Dead 69 Star Dust Heading Nowhere The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Grey Horde The Importance Of Being Urn-ish There Or Thereabouts They're Dead, Y'Know! Thomas Jefferson Survives Tomb It May Concern Poging Nr. 4 Valar Morghulis Vive La Mort We're All Gonna Die! "So long and thanks for all the Fish" Windsor The Troll You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Ahlstedt, Börje Born 21 February 1939  (Stockholm, Sweden) Santa Claus-impersonating actor, mostly in Ingmar Bergman's films. So no comedic potential... Ikea Dead People

'Ahome'e, Halaevalu Mata'aho Born 29 May 1926  (Tonga) Queen Mother of Tonga. Death is (a) Relative

Aich, Manohar Born 17 March 1913  (Tipperah, India) Indian bodybuilder and three time Asia Games gold medalist. Mr. Universe, 1952. 20 Names 20 Sports There goes another one! :)

Aicha, (convert) Date and place of birth unknown Teenage islamic convert, held in custody in the Netherlands after being rescued from Syria. Born Sterlina Petalo in 1995. Poging Nr. 4

Aichinger, Ilse Born 1 November 1921  (Vienna, Austria) Writer known for her accounts of persecution at the hands of the Nazis. You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Aikman, Gordon Born 2 April 1985  (place of birth unknown) Scottish political campaigner, diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2014. Drunkasaskunk Paint the town DEAD with the Rocket Man

Ailes, Roger Born 15 May 1940  (Warren, Ohio, USA) President of Fox News Channel and former presidential media consultant. Worked for Nixon, Reagan, Bush Sr and Giuliani, so he seems to be Republican supporter. You would never guess from their coverage... Obese City

Aimée, Anouk Born 27 April 1932  (Paris, France) Actress and former Mrs. Albert Finney. Les Francais Vieu

Airth, Rennie Born in South Africa  (exact date unknown) South African novelist. Who?

Aitken, Jonathan Born 30 August 1942  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Disgraced ex-cabinet minister. Old Lags And Old Slags (Revisited)

Akabusi, Kriss Born 28 November 1958  (London, England) Soldier turned athlete who's greatest moment was his anchor leg for Great Britain's victorious 4 x 400m relay team in the 1991 World Championships. Partridge As Reaper

Akasaki, Isamu Born 30 January 1929  (Chiran, Kagoshima, Japan) Japanese scientist and co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics. 2015 – And over...

Akihito of Japan, Emperor Born 23 December 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) First son of Emperor Hirohito, acceded to the Imperial throne on the death of his father in 1989. By Royal Ascent By Royal Appointment

Al-Adnani, Abu Muhammad Born in Binnish, Syria  (exact date unknown) One of the leaders of the West's new bogeyman Islamic State. Born 1977. DeadEnders

Alagiah, George Born 22 November 1955  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Popular BBC newscaster. Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. And My Name Is Larry! A Pelican In The Wilderness Dance On Your Grave Dead Spotters Dead Wait I Shall Need To Get The Black Out I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jacques Oeuf  Finding Chemo Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club Windsor's OBE People I Think Might Die In 2015 United Chemo Sabee The Importance Of Being Urn-ish They're Dead, Y'Know! This Mortal Coil Poging Nr. 4 We're All Gonna Die!  "So long and thanks for all the Fish"

Al-Ahmad Al Jaber Al-Sabah, Sheikh Born 16 June 1929  (Kuwait City, Kuwait) The current Emir of Kuwait. By Royal Appointment Blue in Blood and in the Face

al-Ahmed, Mohammed Younis Born in al-Mowall, Mosul, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Former senior member of Iraq's Ba'ath Party and one of the most wanted men in Iraq. Who?

Al-Anbari, Abu Ali Date and place of birth unknown Islamic State governor for territories in Syria. Reported to have died in an a drone attack in December 2015 but predicatably this has been denied... Stiff & the Tears

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. Engaged in an interminable civil war since 2011. Ambledown DAI YAB'STARDS David the Aspie Deadly As Sin Till You Win The Forest Lawn Jockeys Researched To Death Kennedy Driving School Live Forever With Line 5 Pickton's Pork Pies Puzlman's Passing Picks Sic Semper Tyrannis Song To The Siren Tarkinator The Politicorpses There's A Shiva In The Park Toasted Brown Bread  Where's My Damn List? You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

al-Attas, Hamida Born in Latakia, Syria  (exact date unknown) Mother of the late Al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden. Born 1934. Coattails To The Grave

Al-Azhari, Abdullah Quraishi Born 19 September 1935  (Hyderabad, India) Khateeb and Imam of the grand Mecca Masjid in India. Who?

Alba, Jessica Born 28 April 1981  (Pomona, California, USA) Actress who first hit fame in 2000 in the series 'Dark Angel' before graduating to Hollywood. No Uggo's Allowed

Al-Baghdadi, Abu Bakr Born in Samarra, Iraq  (exact date unknown) An other Al-Qaeda terrorist. Also known (for those he really know him) as Ibrahim Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarri or Abu Dua or Dr. Ibrahim, leader of the Iraqi section of the terroristic network. Born 1971. Alfred Lord Heinous Biologically Dead DeadEnders H5N1 Hell To The Chief I'll Sleep When You're Dead Clean Bill Of Health The Misers P@F Deathlist Pity da Foolz Plowing The Deep See You In Hell Seven Seals And A Bowl Of Mint Sauce Stairway To Heaven Stiff & the Tears The Dead Cows The Newstreet Boys Death Squad Valar Morghulis Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Albarn, Damon Born 23 March 1968  (Leytonstone, London, England) Former lead singer of Blur, also behind Gorillaz and The Good, The Bad and The Queen. NorthernFoxiles

Al-Bashir, Omar Born 1 January 1944  (Hosh Bannaga, Northern State, Sudan) Current (and controversial) President of Sudan. Afrika Korpses

Albee, Edward Born 12 March 1928  (Washington D.C., USA) Author & playwright, best known for his work on 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' Dead And Deader II: Fidel's Fucking Finished

Albert, Hans Born 8 February 1921  (Cologne, Germany) Philosopher and sociologist. You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Albert II, King Born 6 June 1934  (Laeken, Belgium) King of Belgium from 1993-2013. By Royal Appointment Hell To The Chief Minions Of Xuleneb

Albright, Madeleine Born 15 May 1937  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former US Secretary of State, the first woman in the role. john_thomas_alerdice

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in 'M*A*S*H'. C.A.Daver Oscar The Beast Not Fade Away

Alder, Berni Born 9 September 1925  (Duisburg, Germany) Reknowned German-born scientist. Who?

Aldiss, Brian Born 18 August 1925  (East Dereham, Norfolk, England) Reknowned British science fiction author. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Dead Space 5000

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon, who has always claimed he'd have been the first if it wasn't for the fact that the only door of the lunar lander was on Neil Armstrong's side. Cashier Number 85 Please! Get ya Popcorn Ready Riding The Jesus Train They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway

Alegria, Claribel Born 12 May 1924  (Estelí, Nicaragua) Essayist, novelist, journalist and poet. Major voice in Central American contemporary literature. Muertos

Alemán, Fedora Born 11 October 1912  (Caracas, Venezuela) Opera singer. Muertos Zombie Dance Party One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Alexander, Jean Born 24 February 1926  (Liverpool, England) Best known as Hilda Ogden in 'Coronation Street'. Aaron's Drop Dead Twenty Dead Amigo 20 Boddies... Manchester's Finest Dead Spotters Dead Wait I Told You I Was Ill Jellydead Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Last of the Summer Winos The Cobbles To A Coffin

Alexander, Tom Date and place of birth unknown The older of the Alexander Brothers folk-singing duo. Meh Pure Teckle Team

Alexander, Tyler Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Former head of the Formula 1 racing team McLaren. There Or Thereabouts

Al-Fayed, Mohammed Born 27 January 1929  (Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt) Owner of Harrods and former owner of Fulham FC. Not overly popular in many quarters, but at least he lives in Switzerland now. Zombie Dance Party The Grim Grampian Reapers

Al-Golani, Abu Mohammad Born in Syria  (exact date unknown) Aleppo-based leader of al-Nusra-Front, an Al-Qaeda branch operating in Syria. One of those Islamic fanatic terrorists, again, but nothing really known about him. Was announced dead in 2013, later denied by Al-Qaeda. Same old song again... Biologically Dead

Ali, Muhammad Born 17 January 1942  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, ditched his "slave name" in 1964. Won an Olympic gold boxing medal at age 18 and went on to become world heavyweight champion on three occasions. Now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. 1 Dead In Ohio It's Grim Up North 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 50 Shades Of Grey Skinned Death 5 Feet And 1 To Go Dead Amigo 20 Amanita Virosa Ambledown Baldys Burial Service Bazzilliant The Choir Invisibule 2015 Beyond A Little Peaky Bladerunner Body Snatcher's Body-Count Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle Buzzards  Aye, they're off the fags alright  Catherine Celebrating Stiffies Chelski Pensioners C.A.Daver Circling The Drain Come Die With Me Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crazycarl Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? DDP Tofoa DeadEnders Deader Than A Dead Thing Deadies 2 Drop Deadline Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Dead Spotters Death Grips Await Death By Hemeloids  Death Can Be Funny Death Stalks United Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Eejit  Embalmy Army Ethnic Cleansing Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Predictor's Predictions Fuck 'Em All Gag Slow And Die Garf Wants You To Die Gary Glitter - Baby Sitter Gazza's A Gonna George Lass and the Gravelings Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious  Girlfriend In A Coma Goat Army Going Underground Grendel's Graveyard Hunting Halos I'm Sorry For Your Trouble IHNFC I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here Imgone, Solong I Told You I Was Ill Jellydead  Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit Finding Chemo They're Loving Angels Instead LastOrders Madonna's Hand of Bod Manuel's Stiffs The Hidden Persuader Mercarte Morbid United FC Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Mr & Mrs Drummerboy  Naked Florida Gravediggers Grief Hijackers Norman Tebbit's Bicycle Club NorthernFoxiles  Nosoup4U! Not At All Well No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Noz4news Obituaries 'R' Us Only Fools and Corpses Out for the C*unt  Over & Out Permanent Lip  Pickett's Popped Off Picks  Pity da Foolz Plowing The Deep Pooil Vaaish Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Right Dead Fred Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders Say Hi To Uncle George Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style)  Seasideessexxile See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!!! See You In Heaven Shaun of the Dead 69 Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Snuff’s Enough Sonnys Suicide Solutions Spongebob Ate My Hamster STAB_in_the_DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Team John Thomas  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Dead Cows The End of the World As We Know It The Final Whistle  The Grave Robbers  The Grateful Dead Dickie's Gone the Way of the Dinosaurs The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury The Newstreet Boys Death Squad The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu There goes another one! :) The Grim Grampian Reapers The Worm Your Honour The Wanky Yankee They All End Up Smelling The Same, Anyway They're Dead, Y'Know! Tick Tock Tomb It May Concern Poging Nr. 4 Valar Morghulis Very Ill Turned Very Dead  Vive La Mort Wall Street Massacre Wayne Manor Who Turned Out The Lights?  Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead! Worm Farmer Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!  You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper  You Must Be Croaking!  Death: A Fate Worse Than Life.

Alicia of Bourbon-Palma, Princess Born 13 November 1917  (Vienna, Austria) Spanish infanta and heir to the throne of Navarre. By Royal Appointment Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Alizée, (singer) Born 21 August 1984  (Ajaccio, Corsica) Singer. 'Moi…Lolita'. No Uggo's Allowed

Al-Khatib, Moaz Born in Damascus, Syria  (exact date unknown) Syrian oppositional leader. First president of the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces. Born 1960. Mr. Yuck

Allen, Daevid  Born 13 January 1938  (Melbourne, Australia) Died 13 March 2015  (Australia) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Australian psychedelic pioneer and co-founder of Soft Machine and later Gong. Dance On Your Grave The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Allen, Ray Born 20 July 1975  (Castle AFB, Merced, California, USA) NBA basketball player. Part of the USA's Olympic gold medal-winning team in 2000. Death Hooop

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Alley, Kirstie Born 12 January 1951  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Actress, best known for her role as Rebecca Howe in 'Cheers'. Laughter Kills She's A Goner

al-Liby, Anas  Born 30 March 1964  (Tripoli, Libya) Died 2 January 2015  (New York, USA) Age at death: 50  (read death notice) Al-Qaeda terrorist, indicted by the US for the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa. Captured by US special forces in October 2013. The Living End

Allison, Mose Born 11 November 1927  (Tippo, Tallahatchie County, Mississippi, USA) Jazz and blues pianist and singer. See You In Heaven Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

Alliss, Peter Born 28 February 1931  (Berlin, Germany) Golfer, golf course designer & long-time golf commentator for the BBC and others. In the Hole! You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Allman, Gregg Born 8 December 1947  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Founder of the Allman Brothers Band, who lived the hedonistic rock 'n' roll lifestyle for many years. Jumptheshark 6.0

al-Masri, Abu Hamza Born 15 April 1958  (Alexandria, Egypt) Blind, one-armed and loopy Muslim cleric, currently in jail for inciting racial hatred. Old Lags And Old Slags (Revisited)

Al-Masri, Yusri Date and place of birth unknown Palestinian political prisoner. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Alonso Martinez, Alicia Born 21 December 1920  (Havana, Cuba) Cuban ballerina. Muertos

Alpert, Herb Born 31 March 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Trumpeter and record company executive. The A in A&M Records and the man responsible for (or should that be "guilty of"?) signing The Carpenters. Dead Is Dead

Al-Shishani, Abu Omar Born in Birkiani, Georgia  (exact date unknown) Georgian-born commander for the Islamic State in Syria. Born c. 1986. Alfred Lord Heinous DeadEnders Plowing The Deep Stiff & the Tears

Altman, Brad Date and place of birth unknown Husband of 'Star Trek' star George Takei. TilDeathDoUsPart

Altwegg, Jeannette Born 8 September 1930  (Bombay, India) British figure skater. Won Winter Olympic Gold at Oslo in 1952. 20 Names 20 Sports

Alway, Renee Born 29 April 1986  (Michigan, USA) Fashion model and 'America's Next Top Model' contestant. Arrested in July 2013 for multiple offences, including drug possession, burglary, theft and fraud. Doesn't look particularly well-fashioned after shaving her head for a court appearance. Brimful Of Asha

al-Zawahiri, Ayman Born 19 June 1951  (Maadi, Egypt) One of bin Laden's deputies in Al-Qaeda, about whom recent whereabouts are sketchy. The Choir Invisibule 2015 Croaker D'Eath And The Prognosticators Hit Me With Your Best Shot The Grey Horde

Amarnath, Mohinder Born 24 September 1950  (Patiala, India) Indian international cricketer. Man of the series in India's surprise World Cup victory in 1983. Book of Revel-asians

Ambrose, Dean Born 7 December 1985  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) WWE wrester, born Jonathan Good. Team Cat AIDS

Ames, Ed Born 9 July 1927  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer & actor. 20 Crooners Croakin' All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Ammann, Lukas Born 29 September 1912  (Basle, Switzerland) Swiss film actor. Obituarynotice Spongebobs Old Stars

Anastacia, (singer) Born 17 September 1973  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Pop singer ('I'm Outta Love', 'One Day In Your Life'). Has had Crohn's disease since the age of 13, and also battled breast cancer in 2003. Pop Goes The Pop Star  Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

Anastasios of Albania, Archbishop Born 4 November 1929  (Piraeus, Greece) Head of the Holy Synod of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania. The Brotherhood Of The Worm

Anderson, Eileen Born 18 October 1928  (Bell, California, USA) US Democrat politician. First woman mayor of Honolulu from 1981-85. Who?

Anderson, John B. Born 15 February 1922  (Rockford, Illinois, USA) Former US congressman who ran for President of the United States in 1980 as an independent. Inquilinekea/Simfish

Anderson, Michael Born 30 January 1920  (London, England) English film director of 'The Dam Busters' and 'Logan's Run' among others. Taking the Michael

Anderson, Pamela Born 1 July 1967  (Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada) One of the great intellectuals of our time, and part-time model, actress and sex symbol. Rehab Survivors Strictly Got Dancing Talent Get Me Outta Here Brother

Anderson, Richard Born 8 August 1926  (Long Brang, New Jersey, USA) Actor, best known as the boss of Lee Majors in 'The Six Million Dollar Man' in the 1970s. The Vyrdolak

Andersson, Bibi Born 11 November 1935  (Stockholm, Sweden) Swedish actress, primarily in Ingmar Bergman films. Ikea Dead People

Andersson, Harriet Born 14 February 1932  (Stockholm, Sweden) Ingmar Bergman-film actress. Ikea Dead People

Andersson, Roy Born 31 March 1943  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Swedish film director. Ikea Dead People

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. Let Us Embalm You

Andrew, Sam  Born 18 December 1941  (Taft, California, USA) Died 12 February 2015  (San Francisco, California, USA) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) American singer-songwriter and founder member of 1960s band Big Brother and the Holding Company alongside the late Janis Joplin. 2015 – And over...

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of 'The Sound of Music'. Dial D For Deadpool

Andriessen, Louis Born 6 June 1939  (Utrecht, Netherlands) Dutch classical composer. Minions Of Xuleneb

Angélil, René Born 16 January 1942  (Montréal, Canada) Singer, entertainment manager and husband of Céline Dion, regarded as being the driving force behind her success. The sod. 16 Is The Number Are You Still Dying, Darling? Coattails To The Grave Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Drop Dead Celebration Drunkasaskunk Eternity Tours Girlfriend In a Coma...it's serious Buckets O Blood I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Shall Need To Get The Black Out Madonna's Hand of Bod P@F Deathlist People I Think Might Die In 2015 United Pooil Vaaish  Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match Shovelful Of Dirt Stiff & the Tears The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Deadest of the Dead This Mortal Coil Vive La Mort "So long and thanks for all the Fish" ZZ Topped

Angell, Roger Born 19 September 1920  (New York City, New York, USA) Baseball writer for The New Yorker. Garf Wants You To Die

Anger, Kenneth Born 3 February 1927  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Underground filmmaker and author. Wrote the bestselling 'Hollywood Babylon' in 1959. Death Neblula 3000

Anh, Le Duc Born 1 December 1920  (Thua Thiên-Hue Province, Vietnam) President of Vietnam from 1992-97. Hell To The Chief

Anoa'i, Matt Born 7 April 1970  (Samoa) Professional wrestler known as Rosey. Couldn't even make 50, what lightweights

Apostol, Eugenia Born 29 September 1925  (Sorsogon, Philippines) Publisher, whose political publications helped cause the downfall of two Filipino presidents. 2015 – And over... Dead Continent

Applegate, Christina Born 25 November 1971  (Hollywood, California, USA) American actress & comedienne who has suffered from & beaten breast cancer. Garf Wants You To Die GMC Ghost Town

Appleyard, Bob  Born 27 June 1924  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Died 17 March 2015  (Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Former England fast bowler. Pity da Foolz

Aragonés, Sergio Born 6 September 1937  (Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) Spanish-born Mexican cartoonist for Mad magazine. Wayne Manor

arap Moi, Daniel Born 2 September 1924  (Sacho, Baringo, Kenya) President of Kenya from 1978-2002. Still dogged by controversies stemming from his time in office. Afrika Korpses David the Aspie DeadHead Lead, Follow and Die This Year

Arber, Werner Born 3 June 1929  (Gränichen, Switzerland) Swiss scientist. Shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Death is International

Arbour, Al  Born 1 November 1932  (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada) Died 28 August 2015  (Sarasota, Florida, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Ice hockey player. More successful as coach and executive for the New York Islanders. 20 Names 20 Sports

Archer, Colonel Bertram  Born 3 February 1915  (London, England) Died 2 May 2015  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Oldest living recipient of the George Cross for his work on bomb disposal in the Second World War. Grobler's Stiff Ones Windsor's OBE

Archer, Jeffrey Born 15 April 1940  (London, England) Habitual liar, novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman. Convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001. Old Lags And Old Slags (Revisited)

Ardiles, Ossie Born 3 August 1952  (Bell Ville, Argentina) Former Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina footballer. Later managed the Lilywhites. Knees famously went all trembley in Spurs FA Cup triumph in 1981. Escape To Victory

Ardisson, Thierry Born 6 January 1949  (Bourganeuf, Creuse, France) French television presenter. P@F Slain By Sin

Arkin, Alan Born 26 March 1934  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, in films from the mid-60s onwards. Death Neblula 3000 Oscar The Beast

Armani, Giorgio Born 11 July 1934  (Piacenza, Italy) Fashion designer and founder of the hugely successful Armani brand label. The Reaper can still find you in the closet

Armfield, Jimmy Born 21 September 1935  (Denton, Manchester, England) Former Blackpool & England footballer, now a very popular radio commentator & broadcaster. Sudden Death You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Armstrong, Billie Joe Born 17 February 1972  (Oakland, California, USA) Vocalist with punk rockers Green Day. Snort The Ashes

Armstrong, Lance Born 18 September 1971  (Plano, Texas, USA) Former cyclist, 7 times winner of the Tour de France, who overcame brain, lung and testicular cancer. It was revealed in 2012 that he was a systematic drugs cheat all along and now enters into sporting infamy. 5 Feet And 1 To Go

Armstrong-Jones, Antony Born 7 March 1930  (London, England) Lord Snowdon, celebrity photographer and former husband of Princess Margaret. Cashier Number 85 Please! C.A.Daver I'm Sorry For Your Trouble OldPolsEtc Blue in Blood and in the Face

Arnett, Peter Born 13 November 1934  (Riverton, New Zealand) Journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for his reports from Vietnam. Worked for CNN from 1981-1999. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Arnold, Jen Date and place of birth unknown Neonatologist with dwarfism, whose life with her similarly height-challenged husband was the subject of reality TV show 'The Little Couple'. Born 1974. Couldn't even make 50, what lightweights Get ya Popcorn Ready

Arobieke, Akinwale Born in Liverpool, England  (exact date unknown) AKA "Purple Aki", notorious sex criminal whose oftern bizarre activites earned cult status in Liverpool. Born 1961. Pooil Vaaish

Arrabal, Fernando Born 11 August 1932  (Melilla, Spain) Spanish-French modernist novelist, poet and film director. Dead Space 5000 The Deadest of the Dead

Arrow, Kenneth Born 23 August 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) Influential Nobel Prize-winning economist. Economics - The Fatal Science Nobel Laureates Inquilinekea/Simfish

Arthur, James Born 2 March 1988  (Middlesbrough, England) 2012 'X-Factor' winner who always looks like he's got a pole stuck up his arse. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch

Ashley, Brooke Born 5 May 1973  (Daegu, South Korea) HIV-positive pornographic film actress who was filmed having sex with her boyfriend, who is also HIV-positive. Wah! P@F Slain By Sin

Ashmore, Edward Born 11 December 1919  (Queenstown, Ireland) A former Admiral of the Fleet, the most senior Royal Navy position there is. Circling The Drain  Grobler's Stiff Ones

Ashurst, Len Born 10 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former Sunderland defender and later manager. Black Penguins Of Doom

Asner, Ed Born 15 November 1929  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) US actor, who has mostly appeared in TV programmes such as 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. Recently provided the voice of old curmudgeon Carl in Pixar animated tearfest 'Up'. All Part Of The Show... Right? From Here To Eternity Zombie Dance Party Only Fools and Corpses

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of 'This Is Your Life' and 'Antiques Roadshow'. All That Glitters Is Not Mould Final Curtain Oldham Scalphunters

Aspinall, Warren Born 13 September 1967  (Wigan, England) Midfielder and Forward for Wigan Athletic, Everton, Aston Vila and others. Speaks openly about his alcohol and gambling problems. If I've heard that once... Sudden Death

Assia, Lys Born 3 March 1926  (Lenzburg, Aargau, Switzerland) Swiss singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1956. Real name: Rosa Mina Schärer. Death For Everybody  Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Astin, John Born 30 March 1930  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor - starred as Gomez Addams in 'The Addams Family', and has mainly appeared in TV comedies since. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Astley, Rick Born 6 February 1966  (Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England) Shy and retiring singer who had phenomenal success with the hit single 'Never Gonna Give You Up', the biggest selling UK single of 1987. Later became a phenomenon of a different kind as that single became part of an internet meme known as 'Rickrolling'. Sid And Marty Coffin

Astrid of Norway, Princess Born 12 February 1932  (Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway) Older sister of Norway's King Harald. Also in the line of succession to the British throne. By Royal Ascent

Athaiya, Bhanu Born 28 April 1929  (Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India) Indian costume designer who won an Oscar for her work on 'Gandhi' in 1983. Dead Continent

Athill, Diana Born 21 December 1917  (Norfolk, England) Literary editor who for the time had a eyebrow raising number of affairs with various authors. Lard Bazaar Simply Dead

Atkin5, M0niqu3 Born 8 February 1981  (Wolverhampton, England) Another (drum roll, please) terminally ill mother! Died in October 2015 but no obit. This Mortal Coil

Atkins, Eileen Born 16 June 1934  (London, England) BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actress and writer. Infamously chatted up by actor Colin Farrell at the age of 69. All's Well That Ends Well

Atkins, Ronald Born 13 June 1916  (England) Former MP for Preston North on two occasions, 1966-70 and 1974-79. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Atkinson, Big Ron Born 18 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former Manchester United manager turned TV pundit who was slung out in 2004 for racist comments heard off air. Clean Bill Of Health Bucket O'Hare

Atkinson, Clare Date and place of birth unknown Former TV journalist with terminal cancer. Born 1985. Inigo, I Hope We Win

Attenborough, David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. Alright Dave The Choir Invisibule 2015 Deader Than A Dead Thing Don't Eat The Figs Live Forever With Line 5 Burt Lungcancers Diseasy Riders The Reaper's Apprentice The Worm Your Honour

Attwater, Tom  Born 14 November 1982  (place of birth unknown) Died 29 September 2015  (Pattingham, Staffordshire, England) Age at death: 32  (read death notice) Terminally ill father (yes, father) who raised over £500,000 to help his cancer-stricken daughter. Dead Ends Finding Chemo Sovereign-Reaper This Mortal Coil Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Atwood, Margaret Born 18 November 1939  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Author and poet. Wrote the 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Rushing To Tim Horton's For Donuts After The Hockey Match

Aubret, Isabelle Born 7 April 1938  (Lille, France) French singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962 with 'Un premier amour' (A First Love). Death For Everybody

Audran, Stéphane Born 8 November 1932  (Versailles, France) French film actress. Les Francais Vieu  Vive La Mort

Auerbach, Frank Born 19 April 1931  (Berlin, Germany) German-born British artist. A bit like Lucien Freud, really. All Death Is Consolation

Auld, Anthony Ryan Date and place of birth unknown Fashion designer. Garf Wants You To Die

Aumann, Robert Born 8 June 1930  (Frankfurt, Germany) Nobel Prize-winning mathematician. Economics - The Fatal Science

Austin, Florence Date and place of birth unknown Mother of terminally ill-woman who had a final meeting thanks to the local Fire Brigade in Guisborough, Yorkshire. Born 1926. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Averbakh, Yuri Born 8 February 1922  (Kaluga, Russia) Current oldest living chess grandmaster. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Avnery, Uri Born 10 September 1923  (Beckum, Germany) Israeli peace activist. Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Axelsson, Maj Born 13 May 1928  (Eskilstuna, Sweden) Swedish-born widow of 'Dallas' star Larry Hagman. Breathless In Seattle

Ayers, Brooks Date and place of birth unknown Reality TV, cancer, yadda yadda… Seasideessexxile

Aylwin, Patricio Born 26 November 1918  (Vina del Mar, Chile) Former President of Chile. Carne and Sarne, Plus Eighteen DeadHead Lead, Follow and Die This Year

Azad, Afshan Born 12 August 1988  (Manchester, England) Actress, best known for the role of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Aziz, Tariq  Born 28 April 1936  (Tel Keppe, Iraq) Died 5 June 2015  (Nasiriyah, Iraq) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) One of the more familiar faces of Saddam Hussein's bunch of henchmen, and one of the few still alive! Former foreign minister, now languishing in jail. …and There Was Great Rejoicing Freddie The Cat  STAB_in_the_DARK Wall Street Massacre

Aznavour, Charles Born 22 May 1924  (Paris, France) Watery-eyed French crooner. Clog Poppers I Couldn't Eat Another Bite  Les Trompettes De La Mort Right Dead Fred Sick Scouser In Black Sing Your Last Song For Me

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