Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: N

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Nabors, Jim Born 12 June 1930  (Sylacauga, Alabama, USA) Actor (best known & loved for his role as Gomer Pyle), singer (Sung 'Back Home in Indiana' from 1972-2006 at the Indianapolis 500) & nut plantation owner. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Sid And Marty Coffin Syndication Zombies Wayne Manor

Nader, Ralph Born 27 February 1934  (Winsted, Connecticut, USA) Independent Presidential candidate, runs on green issues. Also works as an attorney. Get Knotted

Naipaul, V. S. Born 17 August 1932  (Chaguanas, Trinidad) Writer, born in Trinidad of Indian parentage but now a naturalised British citizen, who was catapulted to fame in 1961 by his novel 'A House For Mr Biswas', and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. V. S. = Vidiadhar Surajprasad. You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Najihah, Tuanku Born 1 September 1924  (Seri Menanti, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia) Malaysian Royal, Queen of a large area in Malaysia. By Royal Appointment

Nakadai, Tatsuya Born 13 December 1932  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese film actor wo collaborated with the likes of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi. Dead Continent

Nakamatsu, Yoshiro Born 26 June 1928  (Japan) AKA Dr. NakaMats. Japanese inventor with over 4000 patents. Cancel My Appointments The Love Boat Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Drunkasaskunk Freaks And Geeks Maysles Brothers Memorial Death Squad  Golden Slumbers Heading Nowhere Still Life This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives

Nakasone, Yasuhiro Born 27 May 1918  (Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan) Former Prime Minister of Japan, known for pushing through the privatisation of state-owned companies and the breakup of Japan National Railways. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..." Old People, Young Death

Napolitano, Giorgio Born 29 June 1925  (Naples, Italy) The current President of Italy. Clean Bill Of Health

Navratilova, Martina Born 18 October 1956  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Czech born, but US citizen. Legendary female tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players in history. Coffinio De Lesbos

Neary, Tony Born 25 November 1948  (Manchester, England) Former rugby union international. Represented England 43 times between 1971 and 1980. Died In The Wool

Neil, Andrew Born 21 May 1949  (Paisley, Scotland) Former editor of the Sunday Times. Now plies his trade with the BBC, like so many of the TV insitiution's critics! Extra Wide Coffin

Neill, Noel  Born 25 November 1920  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Died 3 July 2016  (Tucson, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Actress. Was Lois Lane in the early 'Superman' film and television series. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Grim McGraw Syndication Zombies Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Nelly, (rapper) Born 2 November 1974  (Austin, Texas, USA) Rapper. Born Cornell Iral Haynes, Jr. Fireball

Nelson, Sandy Born 1 December 1938  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Drummer who enjoyed a number of instrumental hits in the 1960s. Had his right foot amputated in 1963 after a car crash. Last Gasp Saloon

Nelson, Willie Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Country & Western guitarist and singer-songwriter. Wrote 'Crazy', which was a hit for Patsy Cline and 'Always On My Mind', made famous by Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys. Busted for cannabis possession in November 2010. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead Clog Poppers I'll Sleep When You're Dead Lastorders One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Pop Goes The Pop Star

Netanyahu, Benjamin Born 21 October 1949  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Prominent & controversial politician in Israel, the current prime minister, his 2nd time in the job. Black Penguins Of Doom

Nettles, John Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know! Stiffer Steaks

Nettleton, John Born 5 February 1929  (London, England) Veteran character actor, perhaps best known as the wise cabinet secretary Sir Arnold Robinson in 'Yes, Minister'. One Scythe Fits All The Vile Pong of Brit Sit-Com

Newell, Mike Born 28 March 1942  (St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England) British film director of hit movies 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' among others. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Newhart, Bob Born 5 September 1929  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Stand-up comedian. Did a much talked-about (but rarely seen these days) routine called 'The Driving Instructor'. Death Grips Await You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Laughter Kills Lord Gravedigger One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Say Hello To The Angels Just Fade Away Already

Newman, Nanette Born 29 May 1934  (Northampton, England) Winsome actress and children's author. Widow of film director Bryan Forbes. Northampton Town I'm proud to be

Newmar, Julie Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Newton, Wayne Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas. 20 Crooners Croakin' No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Pop Goes The Pop Star

Nichols, Nichelle Born 28 December 1932  (Robbins, Illinois, USA) Actress, Lieutenant Uhura from 'Star Trek'. Brownest Bread On The Box/In The Box BatLord of the WhoTrekLock

Nicholson, Jack Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Star of such films as 'Chinatown', 'About Schmidt' and the Michael Douglas-produced 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. Big-Iain's Team The Return of Dr Death's Diabolical Dice Of Doom Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel BatLord of the WhoTrekLock There Goes Another One! :)

Nicklaus, Jack Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death

Nielsen, Nive Born in Nuuk, Greenland  (exact date unknown) Singer-songwriter and surely the first person from Greenland ever to be nominated for the DDP? Ikea Nokia Lego Obscura Camera

Nielson, Claire Born in Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish actress best recognised for the playing the wife of loud-mouthed American hotel guest Mr Hamilton in the TV classic 'Fawlty Towers'. Born 1937. The Man In Black's the Kipper and the Corpses

Nightingale, Annie Born 1 April 1942  (London, England) Long time Radio DJ on Radio 1 - the first female presenter in the station's history. Puke on My Grave

Nilsen, Dennis Born 23 November 1945  (Fraserburgh, Scotland) Serial killer, jailed for the murders of 15 young men and boys between 1978 and 1983. LGBTD

Nixon, Agnes  Born 10 December 1922  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 28 September 2016  (Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) TV producer and creator of long-running soap opera 'All My Children'. Ho's Before Bro's

Nixon, Marni  Born 22 February 1930  (Altadena, California, USA) Died 24 July 2016  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) American actress, and voice-artist. Her singing is what you actually hear in 'My Fair Lady' when Audrey Hepburn sings & 'West Side Story' when Natalie Wood sings - and those were just two of many "ghost-sings". Pop Goes The Pop Star

Nkemdiche, Robert Born 19 September 1994  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) College football player with the Ole Miss Rebels. P@F Slain By Sin

Noakes, John Born 6 March 1934  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) Beloved British children's TV presenter of the past - famous for Blue Peter, which he co-presented for 12 years, still the longest anyone has presented the programme. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying All That Glitters Is Not Mould Are You Still Dying, Darling? Big-Iain's Team Deadly J Dead Spotters Dead Wait Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Drunkasaskunk Lord Gravedigger Shaun of the Dead 69 The British (D)i(e)sles The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment Welshman

Noakes, Rab Born 13 May 1947  (St Andrews, Fife, Scotland) Scottish singer-songwriter whose worled with the likes of Lindisfarne, Barbara Dickson and the late Gerry Rafferty. The British (D)i(e)sles

Noguchi, Thomas Born 4 January 1927  (Japan) Former Chief Medical Officer for the County of Los Angleles and coroner on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy. Any conspiracy theorists out there may consider that this is the man to talk to... Insert Name Here

Nolan, Stephen Born 20 August 1973  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) BBC Radio 5 broadcaster with the best use of pregnant pause since Harold Pinter……………………"...and what did you think about that?" Extra Wide Coffin

Nolte, Nick Born 8 February 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actor - 'The Prince of Tides', 'Hotel Rwanda'. Grobler's Stiff Ones Toasted Brown Bread

Nooyi, Indra Born 28 October 1955  (Madras, Madras State, India) India-born US businesswoman. CEO of PepsiCo since 2006. Drive-Thru Shooting

Norden, Denis Born 6 February 1922  (Hackney, London, England) Clipboard-wielding comedy scriptwriter, "raconteur" and presenter of TV programmes such as 'It'll Be All Right on the Night' and 'Denis Norden's Laughter File'. It's Grim Up North Aaron & Helen's Drop Dead 20 A Good Innings Baldy's Burial Service Big-Iain's Team Bloody Dead Rep Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Comedy Cremations Crofty's Coffin Crew Dance On Your Grave Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Drunkasaskunk Final Curtain Fuck 'Em All Guild Of Master Reapers Dead Funny Hippoposthumous I Can’t Believe They’re Not Deader Jellydead Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit Lastorders Lidders Late Lamentables Lord Gravedigger Nervous Nineties  No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Windsor's OBE Squid's Stiffs Stairway To Heaven The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2016 Exit Stage Left The Funky Faz's Morgue of Merriment The Worm Your Honour You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Nordine, Ken Born 13 April 1920  (Cherokee, Iowa, USA) American voice actor, a familiar voice to many Americans. Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead

Nordli, Odvar Born 3 November 1927  (Tangen, Norway) Norwegian politician. Prime Minister of Norway from 1976-81. Ikea Nokia Lego

Noriega, Manuel Born 11 February 1934  (Panama City, Panama) Former military dictator of Panama, deposed by the US Army in 1989 for his drug dealing & is still in jail. Kennedy Driving School Song To The Siren

Norman, Barry Born 21 August 1933  (London, England) Movie critic. Presented Film '74, '75, '76 etc, until Jonathan Ross stepped in. Slaughter = S + laughter

Norman, Monty Born 4 April 1928  (London, England) Composer & singer, credited with composing the 'James Bond Theme'. Spectres-to-Be

Norris, David Born 1 July 1944  (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Irish gay rights activist. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Norvelle, Duncan Born in Hoton, Leicestershire, England  (exact date unknown) Comedian who peddeled an uamusingly camp persona to briefly capture fame in the 1980s despite being married with 3 kids. Born 1958. Unusual Suspects

Novak, Kim Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress, best remembered for her role in 'Vertigo'. Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health I Couldn't Eat Another Bite She's A Goner

Noye, Kenneth Born 24 May 1947  (Bexleyheath, Kent, England) Notorious gangster, invovled in the Brinks-Mat gold bullion robbery of 1983. Jailed for murder following a road rage incident in 1996. GMC Ghost Town

Numan, Gary Born 8 March 1958  (London, England) Influential electro-rock musician who hit the big time in the late 1970s, suffered a career decline before being rehabilitated as a pioneer. Eastbourne Exits Spongebob's Pet Snail

Nurth3n, M@rk Date and place of birth unknown Termnally-ill father-of-two and friend of 'Girls Aloud' singer Kimberley Walsh. Born 1977. Died in July 2016 but no obit. Shameless

Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane Born 20 October 1942  (Magdeburg, Germany) Biologist and co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for her work on embryonic development. Nobel Loserettes

Nutley, Zara Born 12 June 1926  (New Zealand) Actress who played college principle Dolores Courtney in the awful 1970s sitcom 'Mind Your Language'. Died in October 2016 but surprisingly no obit. Comedy Cremations Situation...Dead! The Funky Faz's Crypt Of Chortles Zsa-Zsa-ah-ah-ah! Zsa-Zsa-Ooh-la-la!

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