Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2016: W

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W3ll5, J@ck Date and place of birth unknown Man who after suffering a pain in his arm for two years was then told he had an incurable cancer. Born 1992. Died in June 2016 but no obit. Shameless

Waddington, David Born 2 August 1929  (Burnley, Lancashire, England) Conservative politician. Was briefy Home Secretary in the final year of the Thatcher government before being enobled and becoming governor of Bermuda. Must have done something embarrassing then... Grobler's Stiff Ones No More Expenses

Wade, Abdoulaye Born 29 May 1926  (Kébémer, Senegal) Senegalese politician. President of Senegal from 2000-2012. The Class of 1926

Wade, Dwayne Born 17 January 1982  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Three-time NBA champion, has played for the Miami Heat since turning professional in 2003. Death Hooop Still The Same

Waggoner, Lyle Born 13 April 1935  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Actor and model. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of 'The Longest Day' fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Wood off a boat. Baldy's Burial Service Cashier Number 86 Please! in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Say Hello To The Angels

Wain, Bea Born 30 April 1917  (New York City, New York, USA) Big Band singer, closely associated with bandleader Larry Clinton. One of her hits, 'Deep Purple', inspired the name of the eponymous hard rock band as it was a favourite tune of Ritchie Blackmore's grandmother. Get ya Popcorn Ready  Manuel's Stiffs

Waite, Terry Born 31 May 1939  (Styal, Cheshire, England) Rotund, bearded Church of England envoy who hugged a radiator in Beirut for almost 5 years after a peace mission went wrong. No Weddings And Twenty Funerals

Wajda, Andrzej  Born 6 March 1926  (Suwalki, Poland) Died 9 October 2016  (Warsaw, Poland) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Polish film director. Cut! Take(n)!  Sir Candy's All Stars

Wakabayashi, Akiko Born 26 August 1941  (Ota, Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actress, portrayed the Bond girl Aki in 'You Only Live Twice'. Death Can Be Sexy Spectres-to-Be

Wakeman, Rick Born 18 May 1949  (London, England) Keyboardist for prog-rockers Yes and the name most associated with that genre's excesses. Toast's Moribund Musos

Waldheim, Elisabeth Born 13 April 1922  (place of birth unknown) Widow of former United Nations General Secretary, Kurt. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Waldhorn, Gary Born 3 July 1943  (London, England) Councillor Horton in 'The Vicar of Dibley', along with various other roles. Spongebob's Pet Snail

Waldo, Janet  Born 4 February 1924  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Died 12 June 2016  (Encino, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Actress - the voice of Penelope Pitstop amongst others. "I'll get you Penelope Pitstop if it's the last thing I ever do!" I Hear Voices Szaboss

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Walker, April Date and place of birth unknown Actress, mostly as a guest star in classic 70s sitcoms such as 'Fawlty Towers'. Was also the actress originally poised for the now-beloved companion role of Sarah Jane Smith in 'Doctor Who', which ultimately went to Elisabeth Sladen. Born 1941. The Man In Black's the Kipper and the Corpses

Walker, Clint Born 30 May 1927  (Hartford, Illinois, USA) Towering actor who starred in the western TV series 'Cheyenne'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front  Pearly Gates You Can't Die If You're Already Dead, Darling

Walker, Jimmie Born 25 June 1947  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Actor and comdedian, best known as J.J. Evans in the U.S. 1970s sitcom 'Good Times'. Laughter Kills

Walker, Mort Born 3 September 1923  (El Dorado, Kansas, USA) Newspaper cartoonist. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Not Killed in Action

Walker, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Abracadaver  Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Coffin Fit DeathIsAllAround's Sports Superstars Dead Loss Girlfriend In A Coma Hunting Halos M6 Toll(ed) Mortem Omnibus Old Farts Windsor's OBE Burt Lungcancers Nervous 90s The Final Whistle Szaboss

Walker, Rudolph Born 28 September 1939  (Trinidad, West Indies) Actor, best known for 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'The Thin Blue Line' and now on 'EastEnders' as Patrick Trueman. Bury My Stiffy

Waller, Rik Born 25 August 1981  (Gillingham, Kent, England) Singer who shot to fame in Pop Idol in 2002, despite (or because of) his massive obesity. Still performing. Extra Wide Coffin

Walter, Jessica Born 31 January 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Lucille Bluth in 'Arrested Development' and the nutjob who tries to kill Clint Eastwood in 'Play Misty for Me'. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Walters, Barbara Born 25 September 1929  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Legendary US television news anchorwoman and interviewer. Dead Is Dead

Waltz, Christoph Born 4 October 1956  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian-born actor who won acclaim (and Best Supporting Actor Oscar) for his subtle portrayal of SS officer Colonel Lander in the Quentin Tarantino film 'Inglourious Basterds'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Wan, Gok Born 9 September 1974  (Leicester, England) Camp-as-Christmas fashion consultant, gets paid ridiculous sums just for telling fat girls to wear a belt. Gay-Tes Of Heaven

Wanamaker, Zoë Born 13 May 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Versatile stage and screen actress, daughter of Sam Wanamaker, appeared in everything from 'My Family' through 'Doctor Who' & 'Harry Potter' to 'Prime Suspect'. Married to actor Gawn Grainger. Dr Who's Next

Wangford, Hank Date and place of birth unknown Stage name for Dr. Samuel Hutt, a family planning dcotor for the NHS! Wangford is noted for his humourous but political country music. Born 1940. All The Good Country Singers Are Already Dead

Wapner, Joseph Born 15 November 1919  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former American judge, later turned US TV personality. Good to Know…You’re Dead Time's-Up Team Who?

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel BatLord of the WhoTrekLock

Ward, Lalla Born 28 June 1951  (London, England) Aristocratic actress most famous for her portrayal as Romana's second incarnation in 'Doctor Who'. Formally married to Tom Baker now married to Richard Dawkins. Raises money for Denville Hall. Born The Honourable Sarah Ward. Dr Who's Next

Ward, Mary Born 6 March 1914  (Freemantle, Australia) Veteran Australian actress. Played "Mum" Brooks in cult series 'Prisoner Cell Block H'. The Show Can't Go On

Warman, Bob Born 11 October 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) TV presenter in the midland region for aeons. I must stop saying aeons…. Oldham Scalphunters

Warne, Shane Born 13 September 1969  (Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia) Ace cricketer, one of the greatest leg spinners in cricket history. Best remembered for making Mike Gatting look an ever bigger fool than normal in 1993. Mourning Glory II

Warnock, Mary Born 14 April 1924  (Winchester, Hampshire, England) Baroness Warnock. Moral philosopher known for her writings on existentialism. Lady’s in Waiting

Warren, Lorraine Born 31 January 1927  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Paranormal investigator, who along with her husband, looked into the "Amityville Horror" which later became a film. Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky

Warren, Tony  Born 8 July 1936  (Pendlebury, Lancashire, England) Died 1 March 2016  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Screenwriter, the man who devised and produced 'Coronation Street' in 1960. LGBTD Trojan Hearse

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. She's A Goner

Washington, Abraham Born 4 July 1977  (Texas, USA) Patriotically-fashioned WWE wrestler and commentator until 2012, when a joke about Kobe Bryant's sexual assault allegations forced him off the air. Born Brian Bary Jossie. Half A Century Aint A Given

Waterhouse, Matthew Born 19 December 1961  (Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) Actor who played Adric in 'Doctor Who' in the early eighties, one of the few companaions to be killed off. Dr Who's Next

Waterman, Dennis Born 24 February 1948  (Clapham, London, England) English actor, who also likes to sing the theme tune to almost every show he's ever appeared in. Puke on My Grave

Waters, John Born 22 April 1946  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Cult film director. LGBTD The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death

Waterston, Sam Born 15 November 1940  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Veteran actor best known for his long-standing portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on 'Law & Order'. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom TOETAG4U

Watkins, Ian Born 30 July 1977  (Merthyr Tygfil, Glamorganshire, Wales) Singer with noughties metallers Lost Prophets. Jaild for the sexual abuse of children in 2013. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Gazza's A Gonna I'll Sleep When You're Dead Clean Bill Of Health Perps & Perverts

Watkins, Matthew J. Born 2 September 1978  (Newport, Wales) Former Wales and Llanelli Scarlets rugby centre. Jacques Oeuf

Watkins, Peter Born 29 October 1935  (Norbiton, Surrey, England) Film and television director, a pioneer in docudrama whose works frequently embody an anti-war message. His 'The War Game', which hypothesised a nuclear attack on Kent, was met to critical acclaim despite being banned by the BBC. Cut! Take(n)!

Watkins, Tom Date and place of birth unknown Music impresario, perhaps best known as the manager of synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. Born c. 1950. I'm Sorry For Your Trouble

Watsa, Mahinder Born in Punjab, India  (exact date unknown) Indian journalist who found national fame at a late age as the country's premier sexual advice columnist. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Watson, Dr James Born 6 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Molecular biologist, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA. Recently in a spot of bother over racial comments he made. Brownest Bread Unusual Suspects

Watson, Emma Born 15 April 1990  (Paris, France) Hermione in the 'Harry Potter' movie series, female rights activist and very, very rich. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Watson-Challis, Mike Date and place of birth unknown Former chairman of Luton Town, whose decision to sell the club in 2003 led to that venerable institution's rapid fall down the league. Dead Loss

Watt, James G. Born 31 January 1938  (Lusk, Wyoming, USA) Former Secretary of the Interior under President Reagan. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Waugh, Steve Born 2 June 1965  (Sydney, NSW, Australia) Cricketer. Captained Australia to their victory in the 1999 Cricket World Cup. Mourning Glory II

Waxman, Henry Born 12 September 1939  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Though his name suggests a fixture at Madame Tussauds, he's actually a US politician with oft-Photoshopped nostrils. Who Nose When They Will Die?

Waylett, Jamie Born 21 July 1989  (London, England) Vincent Crabbe in the 'Harry Potter' movies, more famous for his arrest for criminal damage during the 2012 London Riots. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. DAI YAB'STARDS Death Nebula 3000  Gazza's A Gonna Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead The Grim Grampian Reapers

Weaver, Fritz  Born 19 January 1926  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 26 November 2016  (Manhattan, New York, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Actor, often seen in genre shows such as 'The X-Files'. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Pearly Gates

Webb, Laurie Date and place of birth unknown Actor, played Mr. Ollis in the 'Doctor Who' serial 'The Three Doctors'. Born 1925. The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Webber, Mark Born 27 August 1976  (Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia) Plucky racing driver. A Formula 1 mainstay until switching to the less frenetic FIA World Endurance Championship in 2013, where he won his first world championship in 2015. Mourning Glory II

Webster, William Born 6 March 1924  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Attorney, one of the few to work at a high level for the CIA and FBI. "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou..."

Weekes, Everton Born 26 February 1925  (Saint Michael, Barbados) Former West Indies cricketer, one of the legendary "3 W's", of Walcott, Weekes and Worrall. 20 Names 20 Sports  Nervous Nineties Pickett's Popped Off Picks The Dead Certs Unusual Suspects

Weidenfeld, George  Born 13 September 1919  (Vienna, Austria) Died 20 January 2016  (London, England) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Philanthropist & publisher (one half of Weidenfeld & Nicolson). Unusual Suspects

Weinstein, Harvey Born 19 March 1952  (Flushing, New York, USA) Hollywood honcho, co-founder of Miramax. Something of a provocative figure in the industry due to his history of tantrums and his overtampering with the foreign films he distributes. Angela of Death

Weisz, Rachel Born 7 March 1970  (London, England) Award winning actress most noticeably for 'The Constant Gardener' but most people are more interested in the fact she is Mrs Daniel Craig. Death Can Be Sexy

Welbourne, Duncan Born 28 July 1940  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) Footballer, spent most of his playing career for Watford FC, later managed Southport FC for a brief spell. The Butthole Monkeys

Welch, Jenna Hawkins Born 21 July 1919  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) Mother of former US First Lady Laura Bush. Grim Sleeper

Weld, Tuesday Born 27 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Film actress, nominated for several awards and married once to Dudley Moore but seemingly fell off the radar since the mid-80s. Death Can Be Sexy

Weldon, Fay Born 22 September 1931  (Birmingham, England) Old school feminist writer who works include 'The Life and Loves of a She Devil' and 'The Cloning of Joanna May'. Bibliogryphon’s Bookworm Food

Welker, Frank Born 12 March 1946  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Veteran voice actor, the go-to guy in the industry if you need someone to mimic animal noises. Has also voiced meddling kid Fred in nearly all of the umpteen 'Scooby-Doo' incarnations. Honest Abe and the Long Walk to Freedom

Wells, Stanley Born 21 May 1930  (Kingston-Upon-Hull, England) Shakespearean scholar editor of the Oxford Shakespeare series. Was formally married to 'Woman In Black' author Susan Hill. Unusual Suspects

Wertmüller, Lina Born 14 August 1926  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director. First woman to be nominated for Best Director, in 1976. Diem Brown Memorial Deathsquad Where's My Damn List?

Wessely, Rudolf Born 19 January 1925  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian Shakespearean actor, most notably as The Fool in 'King Lear'. Died in April 2016 but no obit. Who?

West, Adam Born 19 September 1928  (Walla Walla, Washington, USA) Played Batman in the original (1966-68) TV series. 6-Foot-Under Aunt Jessica Fletcher's Weekend Visit Lidders Late Lamentables Lord Gravedigger On The Box/In The Box Ryan's Rest Home Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Say Hello To The Angels BatLord of the WhoTrekLock Exit Stage Left

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. Inexplicably married to vapid reality show parasite, big-arsed Kim Kardashian. 1 Dead In Ohio 2 Sick Not 2 Quit 5 Feet And 1 To Go Last Train To Palookaville

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. She is serving a life sentence. You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

West, Timothy Born 20 October 1934  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but has had loads of TV roles. Married to Prunella Scales. Currently acting the socks off everyone else in 'EastEnders' as patriarch Stan Carter. Tarkinator The Cobbles To A Coffin

Westbrook, Daniella Born 5 November 1973  (Walthamstow, London, England) EastEnders actress of yore who is better remembered for her cocaine habit which destroyed the septum in her nose. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Don't Eat The Figs See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!

Westheimer, Dr Ruth Born 4 June 1928  (Frankfurt, Germany) American sex therapist & author. Also, believe it or not, was a trained sniper during the Arab-Israeli war of 1948. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother She's A Goner

Weston, Brad Date and place of birth unknown Actor, mainly in westerns and TV series. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

Westwood, Vivienne Born 8 April 1941  (Tintwistle, Glossop, Derbyshire, England) Fashion designer, with a strong tendency to feature punk & new wave into fashions, even now. Lady’s in Waiting

Wetton, John Born 12 June 1949  (Willington, Derbyshire, England) Singer, songwriter & guitarist. Dead As A Doornail Ethnic Cleansing P@F Slain By Sin The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu Toast's Moribund Musos Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic We're All Gonna Die!

Wheatley, Ossie Born 28 May 1935  (Low Fell, Gateshead, County Durham) Cricketer who captained Glamorgan to the County Championship in 1969. A Good Captain's Innings

Wheeler, Anne Born 23 September 1946  (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) Canadian film director, mostly of World War II-set dramas. Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Whelan, Eileen Born 30 October 1911  (London, England) Played in 7 tests for England women's team in the 30s & 40s. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Old As Dirt One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Whibley, Deryck Born 21 March 1980  (Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) Turps-nudging Sum 41 lead singer who was married to Avril Lavigne for four years. No wonder he turned to the bottle. Half A Century Aint A Given Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Whitaker, Johnny Born 13 December 1959  (Van Nuys, California, USA) US child actor who did the expected thing and sank into the drink/drugs mire. Sid And Marty Coffin

Whitcomb, Edgar  Born 6 November 1917  (Hayden, Idaho, USA) Died 4 February 2016  (Rome, Indiana, USA) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) 43rd governor of Indiana who later blew the majority of his fortune on trying to sail around the world. Old People, Young Death Yolo

White, Arthur Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Elder brother of Sir David Jason and his co-star in 'A Touch of Frost'. Born 1933. Exit Stage Left

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the 'Golden Girls' 1980s TV sitcom, despite being the eldest. 20 to 1: Bets Nobs and Broome Stix A Good Innings Antique Femme Fatales Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them C. A. Daver Fuck 'Em All George Lass and the Gravelings GOODBYLADIES You're Gonna Need a Bigger Coffin Jumptheshark 7.0 Say Hello To The Angels She's A Goner The Buckley Mystic Just Fade Away Already Exit Stage Left Healey's First Law The Worm Your Honour Tick Tock Zodiac's Wishlist

White, Michael  Born 16 January 1936  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 7 March 2016  (Ojai, California, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Scottish theatre and film producer ('The Rocky Horror Show', Monty Python and the Holy Grail'). Maysles Brothers Memorial Death Squad

Whitehead, Geoffrey Born 1 October 1939  (Sheffield, England) Superbly laconic TV, radio and theatre actor. Another member of the "oh, its him.." brigade. One Scythe Fits All

Whitehorn, Katharine Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Journalist and columnist for The Observer. Born 1928. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother

Whitfield, June Born 11 November 1925  (London, England) Veteran Comedy actress, who started out in radio in the 1950s and went on to work with most of the top comedians of her era. Was best known as the eponymous June in 'Terry and June' before taking the role of Mother in 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Baldy's Burial Service Comedy Cremations Deadly J Fuck 'Em All Hardwood Surround Last of the Summer Winos One Scythe Fits All The Cobbles To A Coffin The Vile Pong of Brit Sit-Com

Whitman, Stuart Born 1 February 1928  (San Francisco, California, USA) U.S. film actor. Kentucky Fried Genocide The Show Can't Go On

Whitwam, Barry Born 21 July 1946  (Prestbury, Cheshire, England) Drummer with 1960s band Herman's Hermits. Pop Goes The Pop Star

Whitworth, Ralph V. Date and place of birth unknown Former Hewlett Packard chairman who quit the company in 2014 due to health issues. Born 1955. Died in September 2016 but no obit. Whole in Won

Wicks, John Born 28 February 1953  (Caversham, Reading, England) Singer-songwriter, fronted power pop band The Records. Thomas Jefferson Survives

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. Get Knotted

Wiedmeier, Bryan Born 19 October 1959  (place of birth unknown) NFL Executive Vice President for the Cleveland Browns. Died in June 2016 but no obit. The afterLife of Brian

Wiesel, Elie  Born 30 September 1928  (Sighet, Romania) Died 2 July 2016  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Israeli political activist, novelist & Holocaust survivor. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite

Wiesel, Torsten Born 3 June 1924  (Uppsala, Sweden) Neurophysiologist, co-recipient of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his studies of the visual system. Nobel Laureates

Wilcox, Paula Born 13 December 1949  (Manchester, England) Chrissy Plummer in 'Man About The House', doing better healthwise than her co-star Richard O'Sullivan. Puke on My Grave Situation...Dead!

Wilde, David Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) Pianist and composer. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Wilde, Taylor Born 26 January 1986  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Wrestler. Born Shantelle Larissa Malawski. Half A Century Aint A Given

Wildenstein, Jocelyn Born 5 August 1940  (Lausanne, Switzerland) Socialite who's excessive plastic surgery has amused and scared people in equal measure. Wot The Deuce

Wilder, Gene  Born 11 June 1933  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Died 28 August 2016  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Comic actor, screenwriter and director, noted for his collaborations with Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. Underwent treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 1999, apparently making a full recovery. Real name Jerome Silberman. Going Underground Guild Of Master Reapers Joni Mitchell Never Dies Mr C Obscura Camera Old Farts The Honey Trap Star-Way to Heaven The Walking Dead The Worm Your Honour

Wildish, D. B. H. Born 24 December 1914  (Milton, Kent, England) Vice admiral in the Royal Navy. Survived the sinking of the HMS Prince of Wales during World War II. Old As Dirt

Will, George Born 4 May 1941  (Champaign, Illinois, USA) American conservative political commentator and journalist. Was chummy with Reagan, though his relationship with the GOP has been fractious in recent years. Fireball

Willenberg, Samuel  Born 16 February 1923  (Czestochowa, Poland) Died 19 February 2016  (Udim, Israel) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Apparently the last survivor of the Treblinka concentration camp. Brown Bananas

Willett, Aimee Born in Sittingbourne, Kent, England  (exact date unknown) "Inspiring", "cancer", "battler" with two mentions on the Daily Mail website. Can I join the Derby Dead Pool? Finding Chemo With Rocket Man Puzlman's Passing Picks You Gotta Risk It For The Biscuit

Williams, Betty Born 22 May 1943  (place of birth unknown) Co-founder with Máiread Corrigan-Maguire of the Community of Peace People, an attempt to forge peace in Northern Ireland during 'the troubles', who's efforts led to the receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, Billy Dee Born 6 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, chiefly recognised as Lando Calrissian in the 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Surely he's not 77? Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Williams, Cara Born 29 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Long-retired actress, Oscar-nominated in 1958 for her role in 'The Defiant Ones' and briefly married into the Barrymore acting family. Kentucky Fried Genocide

Williams, Frank Born 2 July 1931  (Hampstead, London, England) Actor - Rev. Farthing in 'Dad's Army'. Dead Funny Old People Smell Of Piss One Scythe Fits All You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Williams, Jody Born 9 October 1950  (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA) Aid worker and teacher who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for her campaign to ban landmines. Nobel Loserettes

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as 'Star Wars', 'Superman', 'ET', 'Indiana Jones' and many more. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes Where's My Damn List? Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

Williams, Leila Born 4 April 1937  (Walsall, England) Beauty queen who became the first female presenter of 'Blue Peter' in 1958. M6 Toll(ed)

Williams, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Gazza's A Gonna

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. Brownest Bread

Williams, Sir Frank Born 16 April 1942  (County Durham, England) Boss of the Williams Formula 1 team. In a wheelchair since a car accident in 1986. DeathIsAllAround's Sports Superstars GMC Ghost Town Old People Smell Of Piss You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Williams, Van  Born 27 February 1934  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Died 28 November 2016  (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Starred as the titular Green Hornet in the 1960s TV show, his fame has been eclipsed by his co-star on the programme Bruce Lee. Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Willis, Eddie Born 3 June 1936  (Grenada, Mississippi, USA) Electric guitarist for Motown. Maysles Brothers Memorial Death Squad

Willis, Elliot Born 16 June 1983  (Kent, England) Sailor whose hopes of partaking in the 2016 Olympics were dashed by a bowel cancer diagnosis in late 2015. A Pelican In The Wilderness The Choir Invisibule 2016 Dead And Dusted Dead Wait People I Think Might Die In 2016 United

Wills, Garry Born 22 May 1934  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Historian and faith writer, one of the US's leading authorities on the history of the Catholic Church. Spongebob's Pet Snail

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Hangman's XX Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

Wilson, Brian Born 20 June 1942  (Hawthorne, California, USA) Founder member of, and producer, composer and arranger for, The Beach Boys. Has suffered from long-term mental illness and drug problems. Abracadaver Sing Your Last Song For Me  Snort The Ashes Song To The Siren The afterLife of Brian Til I Die

Wilson, Carnie Born 29 April 1968  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Daughter of Brian Wilson, who had some success with the group Wilson Phillips in the 1980s. Til I Die

Wilson, Mary Born 16 January 1916  (Diss, Norfolk, England) Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, widow of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Drunkasaskunk The British (D)i(e)sles

Wilson, Ray Born 17 December 1934  (Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England) Former footballer, left back for England when they won the 1966 World Cup. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death Sudden Death

Wilson, Ray Born 14 July 1955  (place of birth unknown) Synth musician. Curator of the do-it-yourself synths database Music from Outer Space. Died in July 2016 but no obit. C. A. Daver You Gotta Risk It For The Biscuit

Wilson, Rebel Born 3 February 1986  (Sydney, Australia) Australian comedian and actress. One Too Many Pieces of Cake

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. Will the other foot follow this year? Oldham Scalphunters

Wilson of Dinton, Lord Richard Born 11 October 1942  (place of birth unknown) Civil servant and peer. The Politicorpses

Wiltshire, Gary Date and place of birth unknown Morbidly obese bookmaker as seen on television. Born 1964. Chemo Sabee

Windass, Dean Born 1 April 1969  (Kingston upon Hull, England) The very epitome of the journeyman footballer. Helped his home club Hull City win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008. William Hague's Special Friend

Windsor, Barbara Born 6 August 1937  (Shoreditch, London, England) Veteran actress of the 'Carry On' films who went on to become Peggy Mitchell in the tiresome BBC soap 'EastEnders'. Changed her surname from Deeks and known for her off-screen connections to the Kray Twins. Distant relative of the artist John Constable. C. A. Daver Dead And Dusted 2 Francis of Arse-Easy Slaughter = S + laughter

Windsor, Frank Born 12 July 1927  (Walsall, West Midlands, England) Actor, best known, for his role in 'Z Cars' & its spin off, 'Softly Softly'. Still appears in TV adverts & the odd TV show. Bloody Dead Rep M6 Toll(ed)

Winokur, Marissa Jaret Born 2 February 1973  (New York City, New york, USA) Actress best known as Tracy Turnblad in the Broadway version of John Waters' cult film 'Hairspray'. Jellydead

Winspear, Jacqueline Born 30 April 1955  (Kent, England) Mystery writer, best known for her Maisie Dobbs novels. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

Wogan, Terry  Born 3 August 1938  (County Limerick, Republic of Ireland) Died 31 January 2016  (Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Radio & TV presenter, former piss-taking commentator for the UK feed of the Eurovision Song Contest and more earnest host of the Children In Need shows. Eastbourne Exits  Mortem Omnibus Mourning Glory Only Fools and Corpses The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers You Must Be Croaking!

Wohlert, Johan Born 10 March 1976  (Denmark) Bassist for Danish indie rockers Mew. Half A Century Aint A Given

Wolde-Giorgis, Girma Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  (exact date unknown) President of Ethiopia since 2001. Born December 1924. Sir Candy's All Stars

Wolfe, Tom Born 2 March 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Journalist and novelist who wrote 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'. Cashier Number 86 Please!

Wolfensohn, James Born 1 December 1933  (Sydney, Australia) President of the World Bank from 1995-2005. Dead And Dusted 2

Wolff, Heinz Born 29 April 1928  (Berlin, Germany) Eccentric scientist, presenter of 'The Great Egg Race' on BBC2 in the 1980s. Next slide, please

Wolpert, Lewis Born 19 October 1929  (South Africa) Eminent developmental biologist. Endured controversy in 2014 when plagarised passages from Wikipedia were discovered in one of his recent books. He could probably assist with the DDP bios then… Next slide, please

Won-Hong, Kim Born 17 July 1945  (North Hwanghae Province, North Korea) North Korean army general. Minister of State Security from 2012 until whenever he falls out of favour with Kim Jong-un. Tarkinator

Wood, Alf Born 25 October 1945  (Macclesfield, England) Millwall's lead striker in the early 1970s, now suffering with dementia. Sudden Death

Woodson, Woody Date and place of birth unknown 1-legged diabetic drummer who the music community recently pitched in and bought him a prosthetic. In his 2-legged days he played with Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, The Drifters, The Isley Brothers… Gris Gris

Woodward, Bob Date and place of birth unknown Founder of the CLIC Sargent cancer charity in 1976. Researched To Death

Woodward, Dani Born 7 March 1984  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Retired pornographic actress who, despite starring in 'Semen Sippers' and 'Lick My Balls', claims to be a lesbian. Coffinio De Lesbos

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother Fly 20 Fly Up Up To The Sky Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Woolf, Harry Born 2 May 1933  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Lord Chief Justice Woolf, one of Britain's foremost judges of the last 30 years. Dead Commons

Woolf, Henry Born 20 January 1930  (London, England) Film and theatre actor. Was lifelong friends with Harold Pinter, and it was Woolf who directed the original production of Pinter's debut play, 'The Room'. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased)

Worcester, Robert Born 21 December 1933  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) US-born but UK-based psephologist and founder of the MORI polling organisation. Insert Name Here

Worsthorne, Peregrine Born 22 December 1923  (Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England) Journalist & broadcaster, former editor of the 'Sunday Telegraph'. Brown Bananas IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt Tomb It May Concern

Wouk, Herman Born 27 May 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Popular author, best known for his novels 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'The Winds of War'. Book Em Danno Buzzards Compost Corner Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently DAI YAB'STARDS Dead Is Dead Death Stinks Deathlist.net Eternity Tours Feng Shui Pig Fireball Good to Know…You’re Dead Gray Panthers Let Us Embalm You Nosoup4U!  Not Long To Liver Not Killed in Action Old As Dirt Old People Party Of 20 Pool Ghoul The Old Ones Are The Pests

Wozniak, Steve Born 11 August 1950  (San Jose, California, USA) Co-founder of Apple, the tech wiz to compliment Steve Jobs's marketing prowess during the company's early years. Freaks And Geeks

Wright, Gary Born 26 April 1943  (Cresskill, New Jersey, USA) Mellow-voiced rocker of 'Dream Weaver' fame. For how much longer can he reach the morning light? Spongebob's Pet Snail

Wright, Suzanne  Date and place of birth unknown Died 29 July 2016  (Fairfield, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 69  (read death notice) Co-founder of the US's highest-profile autism advocacy organisation, Autism Speaks. Now has pancreatic cancer. No word on if she blames it on vaccines... Thomas Jefferson Survives

Wybourne, Sister Catherine Date and place of birth unknown Benedictine nun and prioress of the Howton Grove priory, often called upon when the BBC need a nun's perspective on things. Whole in Won

Wylton, Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, Wales) One of those TV actors you recognise from loads of things but don't know the name. Well now you know! Trojan Hearse

Wyngarde, Peter Born 23 August 1933  (Marseille, France) Actor, best known for his role as Jason King in the TV show of the same name. ..It's Better To Burn Out Than To Fade Away Ain’t It Grand To Be Bloomin’ Well Dead Down Under The Daisies One Scythe Fits All On The Box/In The Box Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Time's-Up Team

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