Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: D

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da Silva, Luiz Inácio Lula Born 6 October 1945  (Garanhuns, Brazil) President of Brazil from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Yuck

Dahl, Arlene Born 11 August 1925  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Six-times married columnist and actress. Had a short relationship with JFK, was married to Lex Barker and is mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas. GOODBYLADIES

Daily, Bill Born 30 August 1927  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) Comedian and actor best known as Larry Hagman's sidekick Roger Healey in the 1960s cult classic 'I Dream of Jeannie'. Syndication Zombies Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Daker, David Born in Bilston, England  (exact date unknown) Familiar character actor whose known role was as Harry Crawford in the 1980s series 'Boon' with the late Michael Elphick. Born c.1937. M6 Toll(ed)

Dale, Alan Born 6 May 1947  (Dunedin, New Zealand) Depending on your age/TV likes - Jim Robinson in 'Neighbours' or Bradford Meade in 'Ugly Betty'. Rather worryingly for Dale, three of his best known characters have died of heart-attacks... Insert Name Here

Dale, Dick Born 4 May 1937  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Surf-rock guitarist. Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Valar Morghulis

Dale, Jim Born 15 August 1935  (Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England) Actor, one of the few living stars of Carry On, whose Carry On legend status was severely damaged when he appeared in the woeful Carry on Columbus. 6-Foot-Under I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Daley, Tom Born 21 May 1994  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Reasonably successful English Olympic Diver turned crap reality TV presenter. Stairway Tom Heaven

Dalton, Timothy Born 21 March 1946  (Colwyn Bay, Wales) Actor, the 4th man to play James Bond on screen. Dr Who's Next

Daltrey, Roger Born 1 March 1944  (Hammersmith, London, England) Rock singer, lead singer of The Who. Occasional actor as well. Old Farts The Honey Trap Sing Your Last Song For Me

Daly, John Born 28 April 1966  (Carmichael, California, USA) Hard drinking, cigarette puffing, high-stake gambling, drug-taking & hugely overweight golfer. Also one of the most popular & most talented golfers of the last 20 years, probably because of all the above... Mr & Mrs Drummerboy The Walking Dead

Dalyell, Tam Born 4 August 1932  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Labour MP for West Lothian/Linlithgow from 1962-2005 and famous for posing the "West Lothian Question" in which you have to be an expert in cross-border constitutional politics to answer... Dead Commons

Damone, Vic Born 12 June 1928  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Italian-American easy-listening singer. 20 Crooners Croakin'

Dana, Bill Born 5 October 1924  (Quincy, Massachusetts, USA) Comedian and writer, known in the U.S. For his "José Jiménez" character on television. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Dandridge, Gloria Richardson Born 6 May 1922  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Civil rights activist and leader of civil rights group "The Cambridge Movement" based in Cambridge, Maryland during the 1960s. Obituarynotice

Daniel, Brittany Born 17 March 1976  (Gainesville, Florida, USA) US actress best known for her role in 1990s syndicated teen drama 'Sweet Valley High'. Amanda's Fire Dept.

Daniel, Jamie  Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Died 4 July 2016  (Glasgow, Scotland) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Scottish gang leader, now stricken with cancer. Born 1958. And My Name Is Larry!

Daniels, Charlie Born 28 October 1936  (Leland, North Carolina, USA) Country music singer, guitarist and fiddler. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Daniels, Paul  Born 6 April 1938  (Middlesbrough, England) Died 17 March 2016  (Wargrave, Berkshire, England) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Saturnine, wig-wearing magician whose glory years have long since past. Now that's tragic! Hunting Halos The Butthole Monkeys

Daniher, Neale Born 15 February 1961  (West Wyalong, Australia) Former Australian Rules footballer and coach now battling motor neurone disease. Body Snatcher's Body Count

Danner, Blythe Born 3 February 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US screen actress and mother of Gwyneth and Jake Paltrow. Which makes her Chris Martin from Coldplay's Mother-in-law no less! Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Danquah, Paul Born 25 May 1925  (London, England) Lawyer with a short career as film actor, playing African natives. Son of Ghanaian political figure J.B. Danquah, who gave Ghana its name. Grobler's Stiff Ones

Darren, James Born 8 June 1936  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor & singer - a teen idol, who later had a recurring role in 'TJ Hooker'. ZZ Topped and the Wooden Spoon of Immortality

Darrieux, Danielle Born 1 May 1917  (Bordeaux, France) French singer & movie actress, who made some films in America. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Get ya Popcorn Ready Nervous Nineties Pool Ghoul Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) The Deadest of the Dead Don't Stop the Music

Darrow, Henry Born 15 September 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Puerto-Rican American actor best known for his role as Manolito Montoya in 'The High Chaparral'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Darwin, John Born 14 August 1950  (Hartlepool, County Durham, England) Former teacher and prison officer who was jailed for fraud for faking his own death so his wife (also convicted) could claim the life insurance. Died In The Wool

Davi, Robert Born 26 June 1953  (Astoria, New York, USA) Pock-marked actor turned jazz singer. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Davidson, Alan Born 14 June 1929  (Lisarow, New South Wales, Australia) Former Australian international all-rounder. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death

Davidson, Boaz Born 8 November 1943  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Israeli film director, producer and screenwriter. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Davies, Barry Born 24 October 1937  (London, England) Sports commentator for the BBC since 1969, Davies has commentated on a whole of sports including tennis, gymnastics, hockey and ice skating. Still primarily known as a football commentator on 'Match of the Day'. Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

Davies, Dickie Born 30 April 1933  (Wallasey, Cheshire, England) Former presenter of World of Sport, well known for his badger-like hair. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away

Davies, Edwina Born in Wales  (exact date unknown) Mother of TV presenter Carol Vorderman. Born 1928. Dead Loss

Davies, Peter Maxwell  Born 8 September 1934  (Salford, Lancashire, England) Died 14 March 2016  (Orkney Islands) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Composer and currrent Master of the Queen's Music. Crossing The Styx I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Golden Slumbers Simply Dead The British (D)i(e)sles The Living End Don't Stop the Music This Mortal Coil Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy

Davies, Rick Born 22 July 1944  (Swindon, Wiltshire, England) Lead singer and songwriter for 1970s progressive rock band Supertramp. Breathless In Seattle  I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End!

Davies, Windsor Born 28 August 1930  (Canning Town, London, England) English-born but Welsh-bred thespian who over-acted his way through dreadful '70s sitcom 'It Ain't Half Hot, Mum' and the cringeworthy 'Never The Twain'. Black Penguins Of Doom Final Curtain Return of the Absent Minded Mike Oxard Showbiz 20

Davis, Anthony Born 11 March 1993  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Mono-browed power forward for the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA. Death Hooop Still The Same

Davis, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. Snort The Ashes

Davis, Essie Born in Hobart, Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian actress, star of horror movie 'The Babadook' as well as the 'Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries' detective TV programme. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Davis, Georgia Date and place of birth unknown Britian's fattest women, pressing the scales at 55 stone! Born c. 1992. Decomposing Blubber

Davis, Peter Born 2 January 1937  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Filmmaker who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature in 1974 for 'Hearts and Minds' about the Vietnam War. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Davison, Peter Born 13 April 1951  (London, England) Actor best known as the fifth incarnation of 'Doctor Who'. Dr Who's Next

Davitian, Ken Born 19 June 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor of Armenian descent. Known for several smaller roles as well as his work in the 2006 film 'Borat'. Extra Wide Coffin

Dawkins, Richard Born 26 March 1941  (Nairobi, Kenya) Noted & controversial evolutionary biologist. When he dies, if there's a hint of a pearly gate in front of him, he's in shit streak! Next slide, please

Dawn, Liz Born 8 November 1939  (Leeds, Yorkshire, England) Star of Coronation Street for many years, playing gobby fishwife Vera Duckworth. Diagnosed with emphysema in 2004. All Part Of The Show... Right? C. A. Daver Coffinitup Crazycarl Crofty's Coffin Crew Deadies 3 Dead Space 5000 Death Can Be Funny Funeral Holmes Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Lord Gravedigger Mercarte Windsor's OBE Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Return of the Absent Minded Mike Oxard Showbiz 20 Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Slippery Soap Team Cat AIDS The Anfield Iron The British (D)i(e)sles The Cobbles To A Coffin Still Life The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2016 The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles We're All Gonna Die!

Dawson, Ronnie Born 5 June 1932  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Former Ireland and British Lions rugby union international. Captained the Lions on the 1959 tour of Australia & New Zealand. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Day, Doris Born 3 April 1924  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA) One of America's most prolific actresses of the 1950s and '60s, born Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff. After the death of her third husband, Marty Melcher, in 1968, she quit movies and turned to television and later to animal welfare. It's Grim Up North 20 Crooners Croakin' Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 Abracadaver A Good Innings Antique Femme Fatales Chelski Pensioners Circling The Drain Clog Poppers Coffin Fit Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead Men Walking Club Deadies 3 Drop Deadline Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Eejit Falling Off The Perch Gag Slow And Die George Lass and the Gravelings Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls GOODBYLADIES Guild Of Master Reapers You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Joni Mitchell Never Dies Kentucky Fried Genocide Lord Gravedigger Weakend At Bernies NorthernFoxiles Nosoup4U! Obituaries 'R' Us Old Farts Pickett's Popped Off Picks Pop Goes The Pop Star Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Burt Lungcancers Nervous 90s Ryan's Rest Home Sad Last Days Say Hello To The Angels Say Hi To Uncle George See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! She's A Goner Sing Your Last Song For Me  Song To The Siren Soylent Dreams Star-Way to Heaven Syndication Zombies The Walking Dead Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce Zombie Nation

Day, Robert Born 11 September 1922  (London, England) British director of comedy classics 'Two Way Stretch' and 'The Rebel'. Later worked on US television. Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour Obituarynotice

Day O'Connor, Sandra Born 26 March 1930  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Former member of the US Supreme Court. Kennedy Driving School "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Day-Lewis, Daniel Born 29 April 1957  (London, England) Multi-Oscar winning and extremely talented stage and screen actor who was knighted in 2014. Also a supporter of Millwall FC, which sort of ruins his CV. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom

De Cardi, Beatrice  Born 5 June 1914  (London, England) Died 5 July 2016  (London, England) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Archaeologist, most noted for her work in the exploration and preservation of the Persian Gulf. Gray Panthers

de Filippis, Maria Teresa  Born 11 November 1926  (Naples, Italy) Died 8 January 2016  (Scanzorosciate, Italy) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) The first woman to race in Formula 1, in 1958. Ho's Before Bro's

de Havilland, Olivia Born 1 July 1916  (Tokyo, Japan) Sister of Joan Fontaine, but hasn't spoken to her since 1942. Actress who picked up the award-winning parts, largely as she wasn't the most glamorous girl on the block. Now retired and living in France. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away All Part Of The Show... Right? AlsAlasAlackAdieu Amanita Virosa Antique Femme Fatales Baldy's Burial Service Big-Iain's Team Worm Fodder Brownest Bread Buzzards Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS Dance On Your Grave Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? DeathIsAllAround's Superstars Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Deader Than A Dead Thing Dead Loss Death Grips Await Death On The Rocks Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged DpSeggi Eejit Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch Finbarr Returns From The Dead Fireball  Get ya Popcorn Ready Fuck 'Em All Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls  Good to Know…You’re Dead GOODBYLADIES Grim Sleeper Guild Of Master Reapers HackinNcackin' Hardwood Surround Ho's Before Bro's You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Well, it was a decent innings… JoeRam Kentucky Fried Genocide Lidders Late Lamentables Weakend At Bernies Mercarte Moldy Oldies  Mourning Glory Mr C Nervous Nineties Grief Hijackers .....Norfolk & Good Not Long To Liver Obituaries 'R' Us Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky The Show Can't Go On Say Hello To The Angels  See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! She's A Goner Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Song To The Siren Soylent Dreams Star-Way to Heaven Stairway To Heaven The Grateful Dead Healey's First Law The Old Ones Are The Pests Szaboss The Grim Grampian Reapers The Worm Your Honour Wot The Deuce Yolo

De Jong, Piet Born 3 April 1915  (Apeldoorn, Netherlands) Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands between 1967 & 1971. Died in July 2016 but no obit. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Gray Panthers Hell To The Chief Lead, Follow and Die This Year Minions Of Xuleneb Pool Ghoul You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

De Keyser, David Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) English bit part screen actor who has received slightly more recognition as a silky smooth voice actor. Born 1927. Spectres-to-Be

De La Tour, Frances Born 30 July 1944  (Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England) Award-winning English actress best known as Miss Jones, Rigsby's main focus of desire in the TV series 'Rising Damp'. Situation...Dead!

De Luca, Erri Born 20 May 1950  (Naples, Italy) Arguably Italy's greatest living novelist, on trial as of the start of 2015 for his role in anti-railway protests. Who?

De Niro, Robert Born 17 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary actor whose quality control mechanism must have failed in recent years as he's barely made a movie to match such great performances as 'Raging Bull', 'The King of Comedy' and 'Goodfellas'. Still, the money must be OK... Death Nebula 3000

de Obaldia, René Born 22 October 1918  (Hong Kong) One of France's most venerated living playwrights. Old People, Young Death

De Palma, Brian Born 11 September 1940  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Film director. Films include 'Carrie' (1976), 'Scarface' (1983) and 'The Untouchables' (1987). Famously wrote off George Lucas' 'Star Wars' when Lucas showed him and others a rough cut of the picture in 1976. Cut! Take(n)! The afterLife of Brian

De Vicenzo, Roberto Born 14 April 1923  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Former professional golfer. Won the Open golf championship in 1967. 20 Names 20 Sports In the Hole!

Deacon, John Born 19 August 1951  (Leicester, England) Quiet and enigmatic bass player and songwriter for rock giants Queen. By Royal Ascent

Dean, John Born 14 October 1938  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon. Became deeply involved in the Watergate Scandal. Now an author & political activist. There's A Shiva In The Park

Dean, Peter Born 2 May 1939  (London, England) Pete Beale in 'EastEnders', whose death in 1993 marked a change in the show's direction. Later weighed his genitals on a fruit and veg scale in an episode of 'Banzai'. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

Debbonaire, Thangam Born 3 August 1966  (place of birth unknown) Labour MP for Bristol West. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Dead Commons

Dee, Kiki Born 6 March 1947  (Bradford, England) Pop singer. Her 1976 duet with Elton John, 'Don’t Go Breaking My Heart' went to Number 1 in the UK single charts. Born Pauline Matthews. Tentoesup

Deen, James Born 7 February 1986  (place of birth unknown) b. Bryan Sevilla. A rather unsavoury Porn Star who due to his alleged unpleasant behaviour towards numerous women has been dubbed "The Bill Cosby of Porn". You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

DeGeneres, Ellen Born 26 January 1958  (Metairie, Louisiana, USA) Comedian and actress who famously "came out" to Oprah Winfrey in 1997. Coffinio De Lesbos

Dehmelt, Hans Georg Born 9 September 1922  (Görlitz, Germany) American physicist. Awarded the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics for co-developing the ion trap in technique. Nobel Laureates

Deif, Mohammed Born in Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Commander of the military wing of Hamas, and suspected master bomb-maker. Target of several Israeli assassination attempts to date. The Politicorpses

Deighton, Len Born 18 February 1929  (Marylebone, London, England) British historian & author who has penned a number of successful thriller stories. Last Gasp Saloon

Del Grande, Louis Born 23 March 1943  (Union City, New Jersey, USA) Canadian actor and writer best recognised from the "exploding head" scene in David Cronenburg's 1981 horror classic 'Scanners'. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

del Paso, Fernando Born 1 April 1935  (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. Book Em Danno

del Toro, Benicio Born 19 February 1967  (San German, Puerto Rico) Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor best known for his role in the 1995 cult classic 'The Usual Suspects'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Delair, Suzy Born 31 December 1916  (Paris, France) Veteran French actress, was the co-star in 'Robinson Crusoeland' (AKA Atoll K), the final film Laurel and Hardy made together. 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before

Delano, Jamie Born in Northampton, England  (exact date unknown) British, science fiction/horror comic writer. Born 1954. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Delors, Jacques Born 20 July 1925  (Paris, France) President of the European Commission from 1985-95. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Delpech, Michel Born 26 January 1946  (Courbevoie, Hauts-de-Seine, France) French singer-songwriter. Died in January 2016 but no obit. The Love Boat David Quantick's Showbiz Pals P@F Deathlist Sir Candy's All Stars

Demme, Jonathan Born 22 February 1944  (Baldwin, New York, USA) American director, producer and screenwriter. Won the Best Director Oscar in 1991 for 'The Silence of the Lambs'. Grim McGraw

Dench, Judi Born 9 December 1934  (York, Yorkshire, England) Actress, firstly in stage, then became famous in TV sitcoms, before appearing in an increasing number of feature films. The Honey Trap Just Fade Away Already

Dennehy, Brian Born 9 July 1938  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Actor - a regular star character actor in many films. The afterLife of Brian

Denning, Chris Born 10 May 1941  (London, England) One of the original DJs at the start of Radio 1 in 1967. Later convicted for a series of child pornography/ assault charges. All That Glitters Is Not Mould Perps & Perverts

Depardieu, Gérard Born 27 December 1948  (Chateauroux, France) Top French actor, who has acted in international films as well. Extra Wide Coffin One Too Many Pieces of Cake Who Nose When They Will Die?

Depp, Johnny Born 9 June 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) Actor, often in kooky roles & beloved by many a female. Amanda's Fire Dept. Two Coins & A Punt

Derby-Lewis, Clive  Born 22 January 1936  (Cape Town South Africa) Died 3 November 2016  (Pretoria, South Africa) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Right-wing Afrikaaner politician, jailed for his part in the assassination of activist Chris Hani in 1993. Dead Ends Dead Space 5000 Feng Shui Pig Girlfriend In A Coma Going Underground Guild Of Master Reapers House Of Soon To Be With The Lord And Now His Watch Is Ended .....Norfolk & Good People I Think Might Die In 2016 United Puzlman's Passing Picks Shovelful Of Dirt Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Dead Certs The Wanky Yankee Tri Not To Survive 2016  Whole in Won You Must Be Croaking!

Derbyshire, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in 'Coronation Street' since 1961. Worm Fodder Deader Than A Dead Thing Researched To Death Points for old Soap Slippery Soap The Cobbles To A Coffin  Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking!

Derbyshire, John Born 3 June 1945  (Northampton, England) British born American conservative writer. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Derbyshire, Victoria Born 2 October 1968  (Bury, Greater Manchester, England) Journalist and broadcaster who works primarily for the BBC in both TV and radio current affairs. Diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Dead and Deader 3: Lie Back and Think of Lynndie England

Dern, Bruce Born 4 June 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, best known for playing complete fruitcakes on the silver screen. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Desjarlais, Scott Born 21 February 1964  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA) US politician and physician. Currently serving as US Representative for Tennessee's 4th congressional district. Star Dust

DeVito, Danny Born 17 November 1944  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Pint-sized actor, now director & producer. Best known TV wise for 'Taxi' - in films he appeared in 'Twins' and 'Batman Returns'. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Dexter, Colin Born 29 September 1930  (Stamford, Lincolnshire, England) Author, creator of 'Inspector Morse'. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Moldy Oldies Naked Florida Gravediggers This Mortal Coil Tick Tock Who Turned Out The Lights?

Dexter, Ted Born 15 May 1935  (Milan, Italy) Italian born, but very English cricketer, a successful test player who later became a broadcaster, then a selector. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death The Final Whistle

Diamond, Dustin Born 7 January 1977  (San Jose, California, USA) Screech in 'Saved by the Bell'. Amanda's Fire Dept. Unpersons

Dibango, Manu Born 12 December 1933  (Douala, Cameroon) Cameroonian saxophonist and vibraphone player. Don't Stop the Music

Dick, Andy Born 21 December 1965  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA) Extremely controversial American comic actor, who hosts his own radio show called 'The Shit Show'. Laughter Kills

Dick, Derek Born 25 April 1958  (Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland) Better known as "Fish", lead singer of the 80s prog rock band Marillion. Old People Smell Of Piss

Dickens, Frank  Born 2 February 1932  (London, England) Died 8 July 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Award-winning British cartoonist, best known for his strip "Bristow", which ran for 41 years in the London Evening Standard. Poisoned Pens

Dickinson, Bruce Born 7 August 1958  (Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) British singer and lead vocalist with mega-successful heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In recent years has spent his spare time sensibly flying aeroplanes, fencing, brewing beer and other boring stuff that just isn't really Rock 'n' Roll. Pop Goes The Pop Star Snort The Ashes

Didion, Joan Born 5 December 1934  (Sacramento, California, USA) Writer and journalist. She's A Goner

Dignam, Christy Born 25 May 1960  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Lead singer of the popular Irish rock band Aslan. Has regular drug problems. Can I join the Derby Dead Pool? Dead Ends Dead Wait Researched To Death Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Pity da Foolz Plowing The Deep The Anfield Iron The Dead Certs The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Don't Stop the Music Whole in Won

Dillard, Harrison Born 8 July 1923  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Athlete. Winner of the gold medal in the 100m at the 1948 Olympic Games in London. You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Dillon, Steve  Born 22 March 1962  (London, England) Died 22 October 2016  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 54  (read death notice) Comic book artist. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Dimassa, Diane Born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA  (exact date unknown) American feminist artist, author and cartoonist. Born 1959. Coffinio De Lesbos

Dinenage, Fred Born 8 June 1942  (Birmingham, England) Despite his birthplace, has been long since based in the South of England. Well known nationally for 'How?' and 'How 2', and to football fans as a former director of Portsmouth F.C. One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest

Dingell, John Born 8 July 1926  (Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA) Current longest-serving member of the House of Representatives in the U.S. Cancel My Appointments

Dinkins, David Born 10 July 1927  (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) The only African American to hold the office of Mayor of New York, which Dinkins did from 1990-1993. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Not Killed in Action

Dinsdale, Reece Born 6 August 1959  (Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) English stage, screen and TV actor. Played the role of Joe Mcintyre in 'Coronation Street' and yet another one of Gail's Ill-fated love interests. Puke on My Grave

Disick, Scott Born 26 May 1983  (Eastport, Long Island, New York, USA) TV personality and socialite. The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom You Gotta Risk It For The Biscuit

Diski, Jenny  Born 8 July 1947  (London, England) Died 28 April 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) Writer and essayist, a prodigy of Doris Lessing and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Cancel My Appointments Carkers Convention 2016 Crossing The Styx Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dead As A Doornail Deceased Hose Drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Girlfriend In A Coma Ho's Before Bro's I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Pan Breed Pedro’s Catacomb Ensemble Plowing The Deep Golden Slumbers Shaun of the Dead 69 Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Heading Nowhere Still Life The Deadest of the Dead The End of the World As We Know It The Living End The Wanky Yankee Thomas Jefferson Survives Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Dix, Tommy Born 6 December 1923  (New York City, New York, USA) Child actor and US army World War II veteran. Born Thomas Paine Brittain Navard. TOETAG4U

Docherty, Tommy Born 24 August 1928  (Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish international footballer and outspoken football manager. Black Penguins Of Doom Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

Dodd, Ken Born 8 November 1927  (Liverpool, England) End-of-the-pier stand-up comedian turned TV star and surprisingly successful singer. Not remotely funny to anyone under the age of about 70. Will this be the year he says "tatty bye" for the last time? Angela of Death Comedy Cremations Dead And Dusted  Drop Dead Celebration Get Knotted  Dead Funny I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader Jellydead Windsor's OBE The Show Can't Go On Stairway To Heaven William Hague's Special Friend

Dodson, Betty Born 24 August 1929  (place of birth unknown) American Sex educator and feminist which apparently makes her an expert in the field of Sex-positive feminism. Book Em Danno

Doerr, Bobby Born 7 April 1918  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Major League Baseball player. Second baseman for the Boston Red Sox. Yolo

Doherty, Paddy Born 6 February 1959  (Manchester, England) Gypsy who came to prominence in 2011 in 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'. Unpersons

Doherty, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. 6-Foot-Under Gazza's A Gonna Last Train To Palookaville Seasideessexxile Sing Your Last Song For Me  Song To The Siren Toasted Brown Bread Two Coins & A Punt William Hague's Special Friend

Doherty, Shannen Born 12 April 1971  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American TV and film actress best known for playing Brenda Walsh in hit US teen drama 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. Suffering from Crohn’s disease and also diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. Bloody Dead Rep George Lass and the Gravelings P@F Deathlist Chemo Sabee

Dolan, Charles Born 16 October 1926  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Founder of HBO and owner of Cablevision and Madison Square Garden. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently

Dole, Bob Born 22 July 1923  (Russell, Kansas, USA) Veteran US politician, former Presidential candidate back in 1996. Buzzards BXBOY422 Deathlist.net Eejit Get ya Popcorn Ready Gag Slow And Die  Good to Know…You’re Dead Kennedy Driving School Mr C Mr. Yuck Old People Party Of 20 Soylent Dreams Tentoesup You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Dombrovskis, Valdis Born 5 August 1971  (Riga, Latvia) Former Prime Minister of Latvia and now European Commissioner for the Euro and Social Dialogue. The Baltics Are Laying Down

Domino, Fats Born 26 February 1928  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rock 'n' roll star. 20 Crooners Croakin' Baldy's Burial Service Black Penguins Of Doom Aye, they're off the fags alright Circling The Drain Clog Poppers Dead And Dusted Death Grips Await Die You On The Bayou Lastorders One Too Many Pieces of Cake Pickett's Popped Off Picks See You In Heaven Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead Sing Your Last Song For Me  Toast's Moribund Musos Welshman

Don, Tran Van Born 19 August 1917  (Bordeaux, France) One of the key figures in the removal of South Vietnam president Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963. Some sources say he died in 1998. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Don Baker, Joe Born 12 February 1936  (Groesbeck, Texas, USA) Actor, best known for his role as Jack Wade in 'Goldeneye' and Darius Jedburgh in the classic 1980s TV serial 'Edge of Darkness'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Spectres-to-Be

Donato, Dick Born 24 June 1963  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Yet another reality TV star, this time from US 'Big Brother 8'. Diagnosed with HIV in 2011 which he himself suspects was contracted during unprotected sex with a stripper in Las Vegas after a long night of drinking. Therein lies a lesson Reality Bites, But Death Swallows

Donen, Stanley Born 13 April 1924  (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Film director and choreographer who's most famous work is 'Singing in the Rain'. Also directed 'Bedazzled' with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. Predictor's Predictions

Donner, Richard Born 24 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Extremely successful US Director and Producer. Directed all-time classics such as 'The Omen', 'Superman', 'The Goonies' and the Lethal Weapon Series. Cut! Take(n)! Where's My Damn List?

Donoughue, Bernard Born 8 September 1934  (Ashton, Northamptonshire, England) Baron Donoughue. Allegedly born into poverty, the Labour politician, academic, businessman and author is another "boy done good" story. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Donovan, Raymond J. Born 31 August 1930  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Not the bootleg Irish-American version of 'The Sopranos', but rather the Secretary of Labor in the first Reagan Administration. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Doocey, Dee Born 2 May 1948  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Liberal Democrat peer. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix

Doocy, Fred Born 5 May 1913  (Hartford, Connecticut, USA) US politician and banker. Former 77th Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut. The Old Ones Are The Pests

Doolan, Ed Born 20 July 1941  (Sydney, Australia) Australian-born broadcaster on the BBC. M6 Toll(ed)

d'Ormesson, Jean Born 16 June 1925  (Paris, France) French novelist. Dead Space 5000

Dorough, Bob Born 12 December 1923  (Perry County, Arkansas, USA) American Jazz pianist, singer, composer, songwriter, arranger and producer. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently

Dotcom, Kim Born 21 January 1974  (Kiel, Germany) Born Kim Schmitz, big-living, big-gutted former computer hacker who later founded Megaupload and got involved in various political squabbles in New Zealand. Extra Wide Coffin

Dotrice, Michele Born 27 September 1948  (Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England) Actress still best known today for her role as Betty, the long-suffering wife of Michael Crawford's iconic Frank Spencer in 'Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em'. Was married to Edward Woodward from 1987 till his death in 2009. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix Situation...Dead!

Dotrice, Roy Born 26 May 1926  (Guernsey, Channel Islands) Tony Award-winning actor whose daughters Michele and Karen also acted. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom Fireball Lidders Late Lamentables Burt Lungcancers Nervous 90s Soylent Dreams

Douglas, Bryan Born 27 May 1935  (Blackburn, England) Former Blackburn Rovers right-winger. Scored eleven goals for England as well. Sudden Death

Douglas, Craig Born 12 August 1941  (Newport, Isle of Wight, England) Born Terence Perkins. Milkman-turned singer who topped the UK charts in 1959 with a cover of Sam Cooke's hit 'Only Sixteen'. Now aged 74 he still works the nightclubs and cruise ships. #1 Hits

Douglas, David Born 19 December 1929  (London, England) 12th Marquess of Queensberry and er..pottery designer! 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix

Douglas, Hazel  Born 2 November 1923  (place of birth unknown) Died 8 September 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Played Bathilda Bagshot in 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Douglas, Kirk Born 9 December 1916  (New York, New York, USA) Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Has appeared in over 100 films, spanning almost 60 years, and still going. It's Grim Up North 2017? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before Aardvark's Bupa Listing Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 A Good Innings All Part Of The Show... Right?  All Quiet on the Westerns Front Baldy's Burial Service The Choir Invisibule 2016 Beyond A Little Peaky Bladerunner Worm Fodder Brownest Bread Buzzards BXBOY422  Aye, they're off the fags alright Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Carkers Convention 2016 Chelski Pensioners Coffinitup  Coffin Fit Bury My Stiffy Crofty's Coffin Crew DAI YAB'STARDS Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dead Men Walking Club DeathIsAllAround's Superstars Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Deadies 3 Drop Deadline Dead Loss Deadly As Sin Till You Win Dead Spotters Death Nebula 3000 Death Grips Await Death On The Rocks Death Stinks Death By Hemeloids Deathlist.net Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Down Under The Daisies DpSeggi The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Finbarr Returns From The Dead Get ya Popcorn Ready Francis of Arse-Easy Gag Slow And Die George Lass and the Gravelings Ghouls, Ghouls, Ghouls Grendel's Graveyard Grim Sleeper Guild Of Master Reapers H5N1 HackinNcackin' Hangman's XX Hardwood Surround Researched To Death Heads In A Bag Hunting Halos I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader  I'll Sleep When You're Dead You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin I Told You I Was Ill Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit Well, it was a decent innings… JoeRam Joni Mitchell Never Dies  Kentucky Fried Genocide Lastorders Lidders Late Lamentables Weakend At Bernies  Mercarte Morbid United F.C. Mourning Glory Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers Nervous Nineties Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Grief Hijackers NorthernFoxiles No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Oldham Scalphunters Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 Only Fools and Corpses Open The Pearly Gates Pedro’s Catacomb Ensemble Pickett's Popped Off Picks  Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Passing Picks Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky The Show Can't Go On Ryan's Rest Home Sad Last Days Say Hello To The Angels Say Hi To Uncle George Seasideessexxile See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Slaughter = S + laughter  Song To The Siren Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Soylent Dreams Star-Way to Heaven Stairway To Heaven Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Team Cat AIDS Tentoesup The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Conqueror Worm Just Fade Away Already Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Empire State Strikes Back Exit Stage Left The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead Healey's First Law The Old Ones Are The Pests Szaboss There Goes Another One! :) The Grim Grampian Reapers The Walking Dead Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce  Yolo You Must Be Croaking! Zombie Nation

Douglas, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Bury My Stiffy Deadly As Sin Till You Win Mr. Yuck Riding The Jesus Train Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Taking the Michael

Douvall, Alicia Born 27 April 1980  (Crawley, West Sussex, England) "Model" and utterly, utterly pointless "celebrity". Unpersons

Downs, Hugh Born 14 February 1921  (Akron, Ohio, USA) American broadcaster, producer and game show host. Circling The Drain

Dr. John, (musician) Born 21 November 1940  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Quirky rhythm and blues singer, whose 1968 debut album 'Gris-Gris' bacame a cult classic. Born Malcolm John Rebennack, Jr. Die You On The Bayou Eastbourne Exits

Dragon, Daryl Born 27 August 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA) The captain in Captain and Tenille, divorced from Tenille in 2014. Love couldn't keep them together. Alimony however… I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Til I Die Toast's Moribund Musos

Drummond, Ed Born in Wolverhampton, England  (exact date unknown) Climber and poet, now suffering from Parkinson's. A Pelican In The Wilderness JoeRam .....Norfolk & Good The "B" Team Tomb It May Concern Whole in Won

Drury, James Born 18 April 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, star of US 1960s Western series 'The Virginian'. Lord Gravedigger

Drybrough, Colin Born 31 August 1938  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) English first-class cricketer, middle-order batsman and slow left-armer for Middlesex and Oxford University. Captain of Middlesex CCC 1963-4. A Good Captain's Innings

Du Cann, Edward Born 28 May 1924  (Oxford, England) Tory MP for Taunton for 31 years, and former head of the influential backbench 1922 Committee. Dead Commons No More Expenses The Honourable Member for DDP North Unusual Suspects

Du Preez, Frik Born 28 November 1935  (Rustenburg, South Africa) Former South African Rugby Union player who is well respected in his homeland and was named "The country's rugby player of the 20th century". Tri Not To Survive 2016

Dubs, Alf Born 12 December 1932  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Former MP for Battersea & one of the children saved from the Nazi's by Sir Nicholas Winton. Dead Commons

Dudley-Smith, Timothy Born 26 December 1926  (Manchester, England) Former Bishop of Thetford who wrote the hymn 'Tell Out, My Soul'. The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment

Duering, Carl Born 29 May 1923  (Berlin, Germany) German-born British actor whose best known role is as Dr. Brodsky in Stanley Kubrick's, 'A Clockwork Orange'. Moribold Krakatoa’s Playhour

Duffy, Ben Date and place of birth unknown Member of British Electro-pop group Fenech-Soler. Diagnosed with testicular cancer in 2011 but now in remission. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Duffy, Sir Patrick Born 17 June 1920  (place of birth unknown) Labour Politician and former MP for Colne Valley and Sheffield Attercliffe. The Honourable Member for DDP North

Duke, David Born 1 July 1950  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American White nationalist, writer, right-wing politician, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and former Republican Louisiana State Representative. Probably doesn't have Sidney Poitier round for dinner... Die You On The Bayou

Duke, Patty  Born 14 December 1948  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 29 March 2016  (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Stage, film and television actress. Won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her role as young Helen Keller in 1962 at the age of 16. Heads In A Bag

Dullea, Keir Born 30 May 1936  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, forever known as astronaut David "Dave" Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's epic 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Funny to think we're more than a decade passed that now and no monolith to be found... Where's My Damn List?

Dunagan, Donnie Born 16 August 1934  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) The voice of the young Bambi in the famously sentimental film. Left Hollywood behind afterwards for a career in the Marines. I Hear Voices

Duncan, David Douglas Born 23 January 1916  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) US photojournalist. Best known for his dramatic combat photographs primarily taken during the Korean and Vietnam wars. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association

Duncan, Jock Born in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish traditional folk singer. Born 1925. Old People Smell Of Piss

Duncan, Tim Born 25 April 1976  (Christiansted, US Virgin Islands) Number 1 NBA draft pick in 1997, has since gone on to be a five-time NBA champion and three time MVP. Death Hooop Still The Same

Dunlop, John Born 10 July 1939  (Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England) Retired horse racing trainer, the man behind 1994 Derby champ Erhaab along with a whole host of other Grade 1 winners. I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here

Dunlop, William Born 23 July 1985  (Ballymoney, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish motorcyclist. Brother of Michael. The Choir Invisibule 2016 Dead And Dusted 2

Dunn, Carola Born 14 November 1946  (London, England) British-born American crime writer of the "Miss Daisy" set of novels. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Dunnett, Jack Born 24 June 1922  (place of birth unknown) British Politician and former Labour MP for several Nottingham constituencies. Has also served as Chairman of both Brentford and Notts County Football Clubs. The Honourable Member for DDP North

Dunst, Kirsten Born 30 April 1982  (Point Pleasent, New Jersey, New York) Actress, first gained fame as a child actress in 'Interview with a Vampire' before appearing in the 'Spider-Man' trilogy. Insert Name Here

Durham, Judith Born 3 July 1943  (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) Vocalist for Australian folkies The Seekers. Real name Judith Cock. Was once stalked by a woman who sent her 40 doormats through the post. #1 Hits Death By Hemeloids Don't Stop the Music

Duval, Victoria Born 30 November 1995  (Bradenton, Florida, USA) Tennis player who made it to the second round of Wimbledon 2014 despite suffering from Hodgkin's lymphoma. GMC Ghost Town

Duvall, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. Grim McGraw Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party  Exit Stage Left

Duvitski, Janine Born 28 June 1952  (Lancaster, England) English actress who has appeared primarily in sitcoms. Most recently in ITV's 'Benidorm' as randy swinger Jacqueline Stewart Bury My Stiffy Situation...Dead!

Dylan, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice. Still touring. Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party

Dyson, Freeman Born 15 December 1923  (Crowthorne, Berkshire, England) British-born American physicist and mathematician. Body Snatcher's Body Count Slaughter = S + laughter TOETAG4U

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