Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: S

 

SABBAGE, Sophie
Date and place of birth unknown
Yes, another terminally ill mother. This time she wrote a book about it, 'The Cancer Whisperer'.
[Picture of Sophie SABBAGE]

 

SAFIN, Marat
Born 27 January 1980  (Moscow, Russia)
Mercurial Russian former tennis player.
[Picture of Marat SAFIN]

 

SAFRA, Lily
Born 30 December 1934  (Porto Alegre, Brazil)
Brazilian socialite who married into money no less than four times and is now one of the most richest women in the World. Gawd knows what the feminists would think of this...
[Picture of Lily SAFRA]

 

SAGEBRECHT, Marianne
Born 27 August 1945  (Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany)
German film actress.
[Picture of Marianne SAGEBRECHT]

 

SAHL, Mort
Born 11 May 1927  (Montreal, Canada)
Canadian stand up comedian & humourist, as well as being a political speechwriter.
[Picture of Mort SAHL]

 

SAID, Wafic
Born 21 December 1943  (Damascus, Syria)
Syrian businessman.
[Picture of Wafic SAID]

 

SAID AL SAID OF OMAN, Qaboos bin
Born 18 November 1940  (Salalah, Oman)
Sultan of Oman since 1970, when he overthew his father. Hmmm little bit Oedipal that...
[Picture of Qaboos bin SAID AL SAID OF OMAN]

 

SAINSBURY, Roger
Born 2 October 1936  (place of birth unknown)
Former Bishop of Barking.
[Picture of Roger SAINSBURY]

 

SAINT, Eva Marie
Born 4 July 1924  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Actress, best known for her role in 'North by Northwest'.
[Picture of Eva Marie SAINT]

 

SALDIVAR, Yolanda
Born 19 September 1960  (Jimenez, Tamaulipas, Mexico)
Killer of popular Mexican singer Selena.
[Picture of Yolanda SALDIVAR]

 

SALLING, Mark
Born 17 August 1982  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
One of the stars of 'Glee'. Arrested for having child pornography in 2015.
[Picture of Mark SALLING]

 

SALLIS, Peter Peter SALLIS is no longer with us
Born 1 February 1921  (Twickenham, Middlesex, England)

Died 2 June 2017  (London, England)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Comic actor who played Norman Clegg in the British TV series 'Last of the Summer Wine'. More recently he has provided the voice of Wallace out of 'Wallace & Gromit'. Cracking!
[Picture of Peter SALLIS]

 

SALMON, Rena
Date and place of birth unknown
Woman who shot dead her husband's lover and released on compassionate grounds in 2016. Born 1960.
[Picture of Rena SALMON]

 

SALMOND, Alex
Born 31 December 1954  (Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland)
Former leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland from 2007-14.
[Picture of Alex SALMOND]

 

SAMPHAN, Khieu
Born 27 July 1931  (Svay Rieng, French Indochina (now Cambodia))
Cambodian communist politician, President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979.
[Picture of Khieu SAMPHAN]

 

SAMPLES, Candy
Born 12 April 1928  (Lincoln, Nebraska, USA)
Old-school pornographic actress.
[Picture of Candy SAMPLES]

 

SAMUELSSON, Bengt I.
Born 21 May 1934  (Halmstad, Sweden)
Swedish biochemist who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1982.
[Picture of Bengt I. SAMUELSSON]

 

SANCHEZ, Altemio
Born 19 January 1958  (San Sebastián, Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rican-born American serial killer.
[Picture of Altemio SANCHEZ]

 

SANCHEZ, Eleuterio
Born 15 April 1942  (Salamanca, Spain)
Once Spain's most wanted man and known as "El Lute". Pardoned in 1981.
[Picture of Eleuterio SANCHEZ]

 

SANDEMO, Margit
Born 23 April 1924  (Lena, Norway)
Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author.
[Picture of Margit SANDEMO]

 

SANDERS, Bernie
Born 8 September 1941  (New York City, New York, USA)
Leftist Democrat senator who took on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for the US presidency in 2016.
[Picture of Bernie SANDERS]

 

SANDERS, Doug
Born 24 July 1933  (Cedartown, Georgia, USA)
US golfer who famously choked when all set to win the 1970 Open Championship at the Old Course.
[Picture of Doug SANDERS]

 

SANDERSON, Richard
Born 5 March 1953  (Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England)
Singer who enjoyed his biggest international hit with 'Reality' in 1980.
[Picture of Richard SANDERSON]

 

SANDON, Henry
Born 10 August 1928  (London, England)
'Antiques Roadshow' regular and authority on Royal Worcester porcelain.
[Picture of Henry SANDON]

 

SANDRICH, Jay
Born 24 February 1932  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Televison director, mainly of sitcoms such as 'Soap', 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'The Golden Girls'.
[Picture of Jay SANDRICH]

 

SANSOM, Kenny
Born 26 September 1958  (London, England)
Former Arsenal FC and England international left back.
[Picture of Kenny SANSOM]

 

SANTAN, David
Born 5 June 1998  (London, England)
Rapper known as "Dave".
[Picture of David SANTAN]

 

SAROSY, Zoltan
Born 23 August 1906  (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian chess grandmaster. Died in June 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Zoltan SAROSY]

 

SARSTEDT, Peter Peter SARSTEDT is no longer with us
Born 10 December 1941  (Delhi, India)

Died 8 January 2017  (Sussex, England)

Age at death: 75  (read death notice)
Indian-born British singer whose most famous song was 'Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?' in 1969.
[Picture of Peter SARSTEDT]

 

SARTZETAKIS, Christos
Born 6 April 1929  (Thessaloniki, Greece)
President of Greece from 1985-1990.
[Picture of Christos SARTZETAKIS]

 

SATURN, Perry
Born 25 October 1966  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
American wrestler, born Perry Arthur Satullo.
[Picture of Perry SATURN]

 

SAULL, Laura
Date and place of birth unknown
Young woman with cancer…
[Picture of Laura SAULL]

 

SAUNDERS, Ernest
Born 21 October 1935  (place of birth unknown)
Convicted fraudster who was released from prison early because he had Alzheimer's Disease, only to make a full recovery, the only man ever to do so. Hmmm...
[Picture of Ernest SAUNDERS]

 

SAUNDERS, Ron
Born 6 November 1932  (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)
Former manager of Aston Villa, Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion.
[Picture of Ron SAUNDERS]

 

SAURA, Carlos
Born 4 January 1932  (Huesca, Spain)
Film director.
[Picture of Carlos SAURA]

 

SAVAGE, Robbie
Born 18 October 1974  (Wrexham, Wales)
Gobshite footballer turned gobshite TV pundit.
[Picture of Robbie SAVAGE]

 

SAVIDENT, John
Born 21 January 1938  (Guernsey, Channel Islands)
TV actor, played Fred Elliott in 'Coronation Street'.
[Picture of John SAVIDENT]

 

SAWCHUK, Darren
Date and place of birth unknown
Tragically Hip tribute band singer who is also suffering from cancer. Died in March 2017 and I'll be frankly amazed if he gets an obit…
[Picture of Darren SAWCHUK]

 

SAWYER, Connie
Born 27 November 1912  (Oakland, California, USA)
Actress considered the oldest working in the business.
[Picture of Connie SAWYER]

 

SAWYER, Ray "Eye Patch"
Born 1 February 1937  (Chickasaw, Alabama, USA)
Eye-catching vocalist with country-pop band Dr. Hook.
[Picture of Ray

 

SAYER, Leo
Born 21 May 1948  (Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England)
Bubble-haired singer-songwriter, best known for his songs, 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' and 'When I Need You'.
[Picture of Leo SAYER]

 

SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-SAYN, Marianne
Born 9 December 1919  (Salzburg, Austria)
Austrian photographer.
[Picture of Marianne SAYN-WITTGENSTEIN-SAYN]

 

SCALES, Prunella
Born 22 June 1932  (Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England)
Actress - played Sybil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers' and went on to appear in 'After Henry' and various Tesco adverts. Wife of Timothy West, and frankly the pair of insufferable Bible-bashers deserve each other.
[Picture of Prunella SCALES]

 

SCANTLIN, Wes
Born 9 June 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Ginger and guitarist of post-grunge band Puddle of Mudd.
[Picture of Wes SCANTLIN]

 

SCARFE, Gerald
Born 1 June 1936  (London, England)
Unflinching satircal cartoonist.
[Picture of Gerald SCARFE]

 

SCARGILL, Arthur
Born 11 January 1938  (Worsbrough Dale, South Yorkshire, England)
Former miner, Communist, and president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Fought a bitter battle of wills with Margaret Thatcher during the 1984-85 miners' strike, lost, and then founded his own political party, the Socialist Labour Party.
[Picture of Arthur SCARGILL]

 

SCHAFER, Hans Hans SCHAFER is no longer with us
Born 19 October 1927  (Koln-Zollstock, Germany)

Died 7 November 2017  (Cologne, Germany)

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Former West German international footballer. One of the heroes of the country's unexpected World Cup triumph in 1954.
[Picture of Hans SCHAFER]

 

SCHAFERNAKER, Tomasz
Born 8 January 1979  (Gdansk, Poland)
Impish Meteorologist and BBC Weather presenter.
[Picture of Tomasz SCHAFERNAKER]

 

SCHAPPELL, George
Born 18 September 1961  (Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)
With Lori, one of a pair of cojoined twins.
[Picture of George SCHAPPELL]

 

SCHAPPELL, Lori
Born 18 September 1961  (Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)
With George, one of a pair of cojoined twins.
[Picture of Lori SCHAPPELL]

 

SCHIFRIN, Lalo
Born 21 June 1932  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentinian composer whose most famous tune is the theme for 'Mission: Impossible'. Dum Dum Der Num, Dum Dum Derrr Num...
[Picture of Lalo SCHIFRIN]

 

SCHILLING, Curt
Born 14 November 1966  (Anchorage, Alaska, USA)
Former Major League Baseball pitcher and court analyst.
[Picture of Curt SCHILLING]

 

SCHLUTER, Poul
Born 3 April 1929  (Tonder, Denmark)
Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982-1993.
[Picture of Poul SCHLUTER]

 

SCHMITT, Harrison
Born 3 June 1935  (Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA)
Former Astronaut, the last to set foot on the moon. Later a US senator for New Mexico.
[Picture of Harrison SCHMITT]

 

SCHNABEL, Parker
Born in Haines, Alaska, USA  (exact date unknown)
One of the stars of reality show 'Gold Rush'.
[Picture of Parker SCHNABEL]

 

SCHOENDIENST, Red
Born 2 February 1923  (Germantown, Illinois, USA)
Former MLB coach for the St. Louis Cardinals.
[Picture of Red SCHOENDIENST]

 

SCHOFIELD, Garry
Born 1 July 1965  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England)
Former Hull and Great Britain rugby league player and coach.
[Picture of Garry SCHOFIELD]

 

SCHULTZ, Dwight
Born 24 November 1947  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Actor forever known as "Howling Mad" Murdock in iconic 1980s series 'The A-Team'.
[Picture of Dwight SCHULTZ]

 

SCHUMACHER, Don
Date and place of birth unknown
Drag racing team owner.
[Picture of Don SCHUMACHER]

 

SCHUMACHER, Michael
Born 3 January 1969  (Hürth-Hermülheim, Cologne, Germany)
Racing driver who has won the Formula 1 world championship enough times to drain the EU champagne lake dry. Suffered serious head injuries after a skiing accident late in 2013.
[Picture of Michael SCHUMACHER]

 

SCHUSTER, Rudolf
Born 4 January 1934  (Kosice, Slovakia)
Former President of Slovakia, in charge between 1999 & 2004.
[Picture of Rudolf SCHUSTER]

 

SCHWARZENEGGER, Arnold
Born 30 July 1947  (Thal, Austria)
Monotonous, monosyllabic, actor and former bodybuilder. "Governator" of California from 2003-2011.
[Picture of Arnold SCHWARZENEGGER]

 

SCORSESE, Martin
Born 17 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Award winning Italian-American movie director.
[Picture of Martin SCORSESE]

 

SCOTT, Andy
Born 30 June 1949  (Wrexham, Wales)
Lead guitarist with glam rockers The Sweet who bizarrely appeared in a number of TV adverts for an insurance company in 2010.
[Picture of Andy SCOTT]

 

SCOTT, Brenda
Born 15 March 1943  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
American film and television actress.
[Picture of Brenda SCOTT]

 

SCOTT, David
Born 6 June 1932  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
US Astronaut, the seventh to walk on the Moon, in 1971.
[Picture of David SCOTT]

 

SCOTT, Ridley
Born 30 November 1937  (South Shields, Tyne and Wear)
Successful English director, famous for the films 'Alien', 'Bladerunner' and 'Gladiator'.
[Picture of Ridley SCOTT]

 

SCOTTY, Ludwig
Born 20 June 1948  (Anabar, Nauru)
President of Nauru, first in 2003 and then from 2004 to 2007 and has surely the best name of any politician ever.
[Picture of Ludwig SCOTTY]

 

SCULLION, Leo
Born 10 April 1958  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Snooker referee, now suffering from cancer.
[Picture of Leo SCULLION]

 

SEDAKA, Neil
Born 13 March 1939  (Brooklyn, New York City, USA)
Pop singer, songwriter & pianist, composer of 'Is This The Way to Amarillo?'
[Picture of Neil SEDAKA]

 

SEELER, Uwe
Born 5 November 1936  (Hamburg, Germany)
Diminutive striker for Hamburger SV and West Germany.
[Picture of Uwe SEELER]

 

SEGERSTAM, Leif
Born 2 March 1944  (Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland)
Prolific Finnish composer.
[Picture of Leif SEGERSTAM]

 

SEGOVIA, Manuel
Born in Ayapa, Mexico  (exact date unknown)
One of the last known speakers of the ancient Mexican language of Ayapaneco. Born 1939.
[Picture of Manuel SEGOVIA]

 

SEIXAS, Vic
Born 30 August 1923  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Retired US tennis player. Wimbledon singles champion in 1953.
[Picture of Vic SEIXAS]

 

SEKULARAC, Dragoslav
Born 30 November 1937  (Stip, Macedonia)
Retired Yugoslavian footballer and coach.
[Picture of Dragoslav SEKULARAC]

 

SELBY, Tony
Born 26 February 1938  (Lambeth, London, England)
Veteran British actor, mostly on TV.
[Picture of Tony SELBY]

 

SELLECK, Tom
Born 29 January 1945  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Impressively 'tached star of 'Magnum PI', amongst many other films & TV shows.
[Picture of Tom SELLECK]

 

SEN, Hun
Born 5 August 1952  (Peam Koh Sna, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia)
Prime Minister of Cambodia since 1985.
[Picture of Hun SEN]

 

SERBEDZIJA, Rade
Born 27 July 1946  (Bunic, Croatia)
Serbo-Croat actor, often employed in Hollywood as a suitably eastern european heavy.
[Picture of Rade SERBEDZIJA]

 

SERGEANT, John
Born 14 March 1944  (Oxford, England)
Former Political correspondent for the BBC turned droll TV personality. Famously bundled out of the way of TV cameras by Maggie Thatcher's entourage during her dramatic leadership campaign in 1990.
[Picture of John SERGEANT]

 

SERMANNI, Rachel
Born 7 November 1991  (Carrbridge, Scotland)
Scottish folk singer.
[Picture of Rachel SERMANNI]

 

SERRANO, Julieta
Born 2 January 1933  (Barcelona, Spain)
Spanish theatre and cinema actress.
[Picture of Julieta SERRANO]

 

SESELJ, Vojislav
Born 11 October 1954  (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
Serbian politician, currently on trial at the Hague for war crimes. Went on hunger strike in 2006, but as he was a lardarse beforehand, this only resulted in him looking trimmer, rather than gaunt.
[Picture of Vojislav SESELJ]

 

SESSIONS, Jeff
Born 24 December 1946  (Selma, Alabama, USA)
US Attorney General under President Trump.
[Picture of Jeff SESSIONS]

 

SHAERI, Khalid bin Mohsin
Date and place of birth unknown
Morbidly obese Saudi man who was airlifted out of his own home in 2013. Born c. 1993.
[Picture of Khalid bin Mohsin SHAERI]

 

SHAJARIAN, Mohammad-Reza
Born 23 September 1940  (Mashhad, Iran)
Acclaimed Persian classical singer and composer.
[Picture of Mohammad-Reza SHAJARIAN]

 

SHAKIRA, (singer)
Born 2 February 1977  (Barranquilla, California, USA)
Oft-gyrating, scantily-clad Colombian singer.
[Picture of (singer) SHAKIRA]

 

SHALIT, Gene
Born 25 May 1926  (New York City, New York, USA)
Colourful film and book critic for NBC's 'The Today Show' since 1973.
[Picture of Gene SHALIT]

 

SHANE, Bob
Born 1 February 1934  (Hilo, Hawaii, USA)
Last surviving founder member of US folk band The Kingston Trio.
[Picture of Bob SHANE]

 

SHANE, Sara
Born 18 May 1928  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Actress and author, also known as Elaine Hollingsworth.
[Picture of Sara SHANE]

 

SHARP, Leo
Born 7 May 1924  (Michigan City, Indiana, USA)
World War II veteran whose daytime job as a florist was a cover for a series of drug smuggling operations for which he was finally caught in 2013.
[Picture of Leo SHARP]

 

SHARP, Leslie
Date and place of birth unknown
Former Chief Constable of Cumbria and then Strathclyde Police. Born 1936.
[Picture of Leslie SHARP]

 

SHARPTON, Rev Al
Born 3 October 1954  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Evangelist and civil rights activist, and candidate for the 2004 Democratic US presidential election.
[Picture of Rev Al SHARPTON]

 

SHATNER, William
Born 22 March 1931  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Actor who will forever be known as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, playing the character in the original 'Star Trek' series and reprising the role in seven of the films and various related spin-offs.
[Picture of William SHATNER]

 

SHEARER, Harry
Born 23 December 1943  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actor, best known as Spinal Tap bass player Derek Smalls in 'This is Spinal Tap' and as Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns in 'The Simpsons'.
[Picture of Harry SHEARER]

 

SHEEHAN, Neil
Born 27 October 1936  (Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA)
Pulitzer Prrize-winning journalist.
[Picture of Neil SHEEHAN]

 

SHEEN, Charlie
Born 3 September 1965  (New York, New York, USA)
Born Carlos Estevez, he was hugely popular in the 1980s, but since then has been embroiled in a string of scandals involving firearms, prostitutes, cocaine and violent behaviour, which has dimmed his shining star somewhat. Now HIV positive.
[Picture of Charlie SHEEN]

 

SHEEN, Gillian
Born 21 August 1928  (London, England)
British Olympic fencer.
[Picture of Gillian SHEEN]

 

SHEEN, Martin
Born 3 August 1940  (Dayton, Ohio, USA)
Irish/Hispanic/American actor whose most notable roles have included Captain Willard in the classic film 'Apocalypse Now' and the President in TV series 'The West Wing'.
[Picture of Martin SHEEN]

 

SHEINDLIN, Judith
Born 21 October 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
AKA 'Judge Judy', star of the long-running daytime TV series, dispensing judgement on a host of issues.
[Picture of Judith SHEINDLIN]

 

SHEKAU, Abubakar
Born in Niger  (exact date unknown)
Leader of the Nigerian militant group Boko Haram. Born 1969.
[Picture of Abubakar SHEKAU]

 

SHELLEY, Burke
Born 10 April 1947  (Tiger Bay, Wales)
Bass guitarist with 1970s Welsh rockers Budgie.
[Picture of Burke SHELLEY]

 

SHEPHERD, Richard
Born 6 December 1942  (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Conservative MP for Aldridge-Brownhills since 1979.
[Picture of Richard SHEPHERD]

 

SHEPHERD, Sherri
Born 22 April 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
US actress and comedian.
[Picture of Sherri SHEPHERD]

 

SHERIDAN, Liz
Born 10 April 1929  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress and former fiancée of the legendary James Dean.
[Picture of Liz SHERIDAN]

 

SHERLOCK, David
Date and place of birth unknown
Former life partner of the late Monty Python legend Graham Chapman.
[Picture of David SHERLOCK]

 

SHERMAN, Richard M.
Born 12 June 1928  (New York, New York, USA)
Hollywood music composer, mostly worked on Disney films. Came up up with the word "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", the aural assault that is 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang', and the songs in any number of Disney's 'Winnie the Pooh' travesties.
[Picture of Richard M. SHERMAN]

 

SHERMAN, Russell
Born in New York City, New York, USA  (exact date unknown)
American classical pianist. Born 1930.
[Picture of Russell SHERMAN]

 

SHINODA, Toko
Born 28 March 1913  (Dalian, China)
Japanese artist.
[Picture of Toko SHINODA]

 

SHIRLEY, Steve
Born 16 September 1933  (Dortmund, Germany)
German-born British information technology pioneer and businesswoman.
[Picture of Steve SHIRLEY]

 

SHORE, Mitzi
Born 25 July 1925  (Marinette, Wisconsin, USA)
Co-founder of the Comedy Store in 1972 which helped launch the careers of the likes of Robin Williams, Chevy Chase and Jim Carrey.
[Picture of Mitzi SHORE]

 

SHREVE, Larry
Born 11 January 1941  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
Former WWE wrestler known as "Abdullah the Butcher".
[Picture of Larry SHREVE]

 

SHROYER, Sonny
Born 28 August 1935  (Valdosta, Georgia, USA)
Actor - Deputy Sheriff Enos Strate in 'The Dukes of Hazzard'.
[Picture of Sonny SHROYER]

 

SHULA, Don
Born 4 January 1930  (Grand River, Ohio, USA)
NFL coaching legend, winner of two Superbowls with the Miami Dolphins.
[Picture of Don SHULA]

 

SHULL, Stephen
Date and place of birth unknown
Former Iraq War vet turned deputy sheriff and you can guess why he's here…
[Picture of Stephen SHULL]

 

SHULTZ, George P.
Born 13 December 1920  (New York City, New York, USA)
Former US Secretary of State between 1982-1989.
[Picture of George P. SHULTZ]

 

SHWE, Than
Born 2 February 1933  (Kyaykse, Mandalay, Myanmar)
Reclusive & controversial Head of State of Burma. Allegedly very ill, but as with many things with Shwe, it's all rumours so far.
[Picture of Than SHWE]

 

SIDIBE, Gabourey
Born 6 May 1983  (New York City, New York, USA)
Morbidly obese US actress.
[Picture of Gabourey SIDIBE]

 

SIEVERS, Roy
Born 18 November 1926  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Retired MLB baseball left fielder. Died in April 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Roy SIEVERS]

 

SILENTO, (rapper)
Born 22 January 1998  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Rapper.
[Picture of (rapper) SILENTO]

 

SILLA, Felix
Born 11 January 1937  (Rome, Italy)
Actor - played Cousin Itt in 'The Addams Family'.
[Picture of Felix SILLA]

 

SILVA, Henry
Born 15 September 1928  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actor who has appeared in numerous American and European films, such as 'The Manchurian Candidate' and the original 'Ocean's 11', as well as futuristic TV series 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'.
[Picture of Henry SILVA]

 

SILVERIA, David
Born 21 September 1972  (San Leandro, California, USA)
Drummer with rock band Korn from 1993-2006.
[Picture of David SILVERIA]

 

SILVERMAN, Sarah
Born 1 December 1970  (Bedford, New Hampshire, USA)
Controversy-courting stand-up comedian and actress.
[Picture of Sarah SILVERMAN]

 

SIM, Sue
Date and place of birth unknown
Former Chief Constable of Northumbria Police.
[Picture of Sue SIM]

 

SIMMONS, Earl
Born 18 December 1970  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Rapper known as "DMX".
[Picture of Earl SIMMONS]

 

SIMMONS, Richard
Born 12 July 1948  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Annoying physical fitness expert, often on TV.
[Picture of Richard SIMMONS]

 

SIMON, Abbey
Born 8 January 1922  (New York City, New York, USA)
American classical pianist.
[Picture of Abbey SIMON]

 

SIMON, Neil
Born 4 July 1927  (The Bronx, New York, USA)
Playwright & screenwriter, creator of 'The Odd Couple' amongst others.
[Picture of Neil SIMON]

 

SIMON, Paul
Born 13 October 1941  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Successful singer-songwriter who first found fame in the 1960s with singing partner Art Garfunkel before continuing with a solo career of similar distinction.
[Picture of Paul SIMON]

 

SIMONOT, Renee
Born 10 September 1911  (Le Havre, France)
French actress.
[Picture of Renee SIMONOT]

 

SIMONSSON, Agne
Born 19 October 1935  (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Swedish football international. Played and scored in the 1958 World Cup final, in the Swedes 5-2 defeat to Brazil.
[Picture of Agne SIMONSSON]

 

SIMONYAN, Nikita
Born 12 October 1926  (Armavir, Russia)
Former Soviet Union football internation striker.
[Picture of Nikita SIMONYAN]

 

SIMPSON, Alan Alan SIMPSON is no longer with us
Born 27 November 1929  (London, England)

Died 8 February 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 87  (read death notice)
One half of arguably Britain's greatest comedy writing team with his partner Ray Galton. Created 'Hancock's Half Hour' and 'Steptoe and Son'.
[Picture of Alan SIMPSON]

 

SIMPSON, Billy Billy SIMPSON is no longer with us
Born 12 December 1929  (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Died 27 January 2017  (Glasgow, Scotland)

Age at death: 87  (read death notice)
Former centre forward for Rangers and Northern Ireland.
[Picture of Billy SIMPSON]

 

SIMPSON, Bob
Born 3 February 1936  (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Legendary Australian cricket captain and coach. Captained the national team on three occasions.
[Picture of Bob SIMPSON]

 

SIMPSON, O. J.
Born 9 July 1947  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Murderer. Sorry, we mean bad actor & very good American footballer who had, shall we say, a "spot of bother" with the law in the 1990s. Another "spot of bother" saw him jailed in 2008 - this time being violent robbery, amongst other things!
[Picture of O. J. SIMPSON]

 

SIMS, Mark Mark SIMS is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 19 January 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 28  (read death notice)
Terminally ill doctor. You'd think he's spot that, wouldn't you?
[Picture of Mark SIMS]

 

SIMS, Sylvia
Born 6 January 1934  (Woolwich, London, England)
Veteran actress, whose spectacular loss of her good looks worked well in her favour in later years.
[Picture of Sylvia SIMS]

 

SINATRA, Nancy
Born 8 February 1940  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA)
Singer and actress who never quite moved out her famous father Frank's shadow.
[Picture of Nancy SINATRA]

 

SINCLAIR, Angus
Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Scottish serial killer. Sentenced in 2014 to life in prison for the World's End Murders in 1977.
[Picture of Angus SINCLAIR]

 

SINCLAIR, Clive
Born 30 July 1940  (Richmond, London, England)
Businessman & entrepreneur, the man behind the ZX81 & Spectrum computers and much more infamously, the C5 electronic bike/buggy/car, which, quite frankly, was an unmitigated disaster.
[Picture of Clive SINCLAIR]

 

SINGH, Fauja
Born 1 April 1911  (Beas Pind, India)
Possibily the oldest man ever to compete in a marathon. Retired from competitive running in 2013 at the age of 102!
[Picture of Fauja SINGH]

 

SINGH, Jagraj Jagraj SINGH is no longer with us
Date and place of birth unknown

Died 20 July 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 38  (read death notice)
Sikh preacher and founder of Basics of Sikhi.
[Picture of Jagraj SINGH]

 

SINGH, Simon
Born 19 September 1964  (Wellington, Somerset, England)
Author of popular science books 'Fermat's Last Theorem' and 'Big Bang'.
[Picture of Simon SINGH]

 

SINGLETON, Valerie
Born 9 April 1937  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England)
TV presenter, best known as part of the immortal 1960s line up on 'Blue Peter' with John Noakes and Peter Purves. Also presented 'The Money Programme'.
[Picture of Valerie SINGLETON]

 

SIPHANDON, Khamtai
Born 8 February 1924  (place of birth unknown)
President of Laos from 1998-2006.
[Picture of Khamtai SIPHANDON]

 

SIRHAN, Sirhan
Born 19 March 1944  (Jerusalem, Israel)
Assassin of Robert Kennedy, currently serving life imprisonment in a Californian jail.
[Picture of Sirhan SIRHAN]

 

SIRIKIT, Queen
Born 12 August 1932  (Bangkok, Thailand)
Queen consort of Thailand.
[Picture of Queen SIRIKIT]

 

SITHOLE, Moses
Born 17 November 1964  (Vosloorus, South Africa)
Serial killer, known for the so-called "ABC" murders , in which he murdered over 30 people. Was sentenced in 1997 to 2,410 years in prison.
[Picture of Moses SITHOLE]

 

SIXX, Nikki
Born 11 December 1958  (San Jose, California, USA)
Bassist with over-the-top heavy metal band Mötley Crüe. Was dead for two minutes in 1987 after an overdose. They have to stay dead to win points in this game...
[Picture of Nikki SIXX]

 

SIZEMORE, Tom
Born 29 November 1961  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Decent film actor whose work has been overshadowed by frequent drugs, assault and sex scandals.
[Picture of Tom SIZEMORE]

 

SKELLERN, Peter Peter SKELLERN is no longer with us
Born 14 March 1947  (Bury, Lancashire, England)

Died 17 February 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 69  (read death notice)
Singer-songwriter who became an ordained priest in 2016.
[Picture of Peter SKELLERN]

 

SKERRITT, Tom
Born 25 August 1933  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Actor whom many might recognise as Captain Dallas in the original 'Alien' film from 1979.
[Picture of Tom SKERRITT]

 

SKINNER, Dennis
Born 11 February 1932  (Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England)
Labour MP, the self-styled "Beast of Bolsover". Firebrand maverick of Parliament, one of the few MPs to actually speak his mind, no matter how much trouble it gets him in.
[Picture of Dennis SKINNER]

 

SKOU, Jens C.
Born 8 October 1918  (Lemvig, Denmark)
Danish chemist and co-winnrer of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1997.
[Picture of Jens C. SKOU]

 

SLATER, Bill
Born 29 April 1927  (Clitheroe, Lancashire, England)
Former Wolverhampton and England footballer.
[Picture of Bill SLATER]

 

SLAYTON-HUGHES, Helen
Born 30 October 1930  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Veteran US TV actress.
[Picture of Helen SLAYTON-HUGHES]

 

SLENCZYNSKA, Ruth
Born 15 January 1925  (Sacramento, California, USA)
American pianist.
[Picture of Ruth SLENCZYNSKA]

 

SLICK, Grace
Born 30 October 1939  (Evanston, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Singer, of Jefferson Airplane, Starship and alcoholism fame.
[Picture of Grace SLICK]

 

SMETHURST, Jack
Born 9 April 1932  (Collyhurst, Manchester, England)
Actor, mainly in comedies - perhaps best known as a racist in 'Love Thy Neighbour' in the 1970s.
[Picture of Jack SMETHURST]

 

SMITH, A. C.
Born 25 October 1936  (Birmingham, England)
English cricketer, the last amateur to play for the national side.
[Picture of A. C. SMITH]

 

SMITH, Alf
Date and place of birth unknown
UK's oldest man as of 2017.
[Picture of Alf SMITH]

 

SMITH, Arthur
Date and place of birth unknown
Last survivor of the HMS Royal Oak tragedy in 1939. Died late in 2016 so no points…
[Picture of Arthur SMITH]

 

SMITH, David
Born 21 April 1978  (Dunfermline, Scotland)
UK Paralympic rower.
[Picture of David SMITH]

 

SMITH, Delia
Born 18 June 1941  (Woking, Surrey, England)
Cook and Norwich City chairwoman, partial to a bit of a drink & half-time...er..."motivating" at football matches.
[Picture of Delia SMITH]

 

SMITH, Harry Leslie
Born 25 February 1923  (Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England)
British writer and political commentator. Served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.
[Picture of Harry Leslie SMITH]

 

SMITH, Huey "Piano"
Born 26 January 1934  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Influential rock and roll piano player best known for 'Don't You Just Know it'.
[Picture of Huey

 

SMITH, Ian
Born 19 June 1938  (Melbourne, Australia)
Harold Bishop of Neighbours fame.
[Picture of Ian SMITH]

 

SMITH, Jaden
Born 8 July 1998  (Malibu, California, USA)
Actor and son of Hollywood star Will Smith.
[Picture of Jaden SMITH]

 

SMITH, Keely Keely SMITH is no longer with us
Born 9 March 1928  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

Died 16 December 2017  (Palm Springs, California, USA)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
Jazz singer.
[Picture of Keely SMITH]

 

SMITH, Lucky Blue
Born 4 June 1998  (Spanish Fork, Utah, USA)
American fashion model.
[Picture of Lucky Blue SMITH]

 

SMITH, M. J. K.
Born 30 June 1933  (Leicester, England)
Former international batsman. Captain of England from 1963-66.
[Picture of M. J. K. SMITH]

 

SMITH, Madeline
Born 2 August 1949  (Hartfield, Sussex, England)
Buxom actress of Hammer films and comedies.
[Picture of Madeline SMITH]

 

SMITH, Maggie
Born 28 December 1934  (Ilford, Essex, England)
Actress who started out on stage with the likes of Laurence Olivier, before making the transition to the big screen and appearing in 'Death On The Nile' and 'A Room With A View', and more recently in 'Downton Abbey'.
[Picture of Maggie SMITH]

 

SMITH, Mark E.
Born 5 March 1957  (Broughton, Lancashire, England)
Lead singer of punk band, The Fall, who has made a number of bizarre & controversial appearances in the media since.
[Picture of Mark E. SMITH]

 

SMITH, Putter
Born 19 January 1941  (California, USA)
Jazz bassist and former actor. Played homosexual hitman Mr. Kidd in the 1971 Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
[Picture of Putter SMITH]

 

SMITH, Ron
Date and place of birth unknown
Comic book artist who created Judge Dredd for 2000AD. Born 1924.
[Picture of Ron SMITH]

 

SMITH, Sam
Born 19 May 1992  (London, England)
British singer-songwriter, rose to stardom, being featured on 'Latch' by Disclosure. Later had his own hits, including 'Stay With Me' and 'I'm Not The Only One'.
[Picture of Sam SMITH]

 

SMITH, Steve
Born 21 August 1954  (Whitman, Massachusetts, USA)
Drummer with US rock band Journey.
[Picture of Steve SMITH]

 

SMITH, Terri
Date and place of birth unknown
Reputedly the World's fattest woman, weighing in at 50 stone. Born 1961.
[Picture of Terri SMITH]

 

SMITH, Tommy
Born 5 April 1945  (Liverpool, England)
Former Liverpool footballer, nicknamed "The Anfield Iron".
[Picture of Tommy SMITH]

 

SMITH, Viola
Born 29 November 1912  (Mount Calvary, Wisconsin, USA)
Professional drummer specialising in swing. Still swinging the sticks at 104!
[Picture of Viola SMITH]

 

SMITH, Walter
Born 24 February 1948  (Larnark, Scotland)
Former manager of Everton FC and Rangers FC.
[Picture of Walter SMITH]

 

SMITH, Wilbur
Born 9 January 1933  (Kabwe, Zambia)
Very successful author, whose works have a strong African theme.
[Picture of Wilbur SMITH]

 

SMITHIES, Oliver Oliver SMITHIES is no longer with us
Born 23 June 1925  (Halifax, West Yorkshire, England)

Died 10 January 2017  (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA)

Age at death: 91  (read death notice)
Nobel Prize-winning geneticist.
[Picture of Oliver SMITHIES]

 

SNAILHAM, Amber
Born 18 December 1998  (place of birth unknown)
Teenager with teminal cancer who married her "childhood sweetheart".
[Picture of Amber SNAILHAM]

 

SNOAD, Harold
Born 28 August 1935  (Hendon, Middlesex, England)
TV producer and director, most notably of 'Keeping Up Appearances'.
[Picture of Harold SNOAD]

 

SNOW, Peter
Born 20 April 1938  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland)
Newscaster and presenter of 'Newsnight' from 1980 to 1997. Best known for his swingometer on election nights.
[Picture of Peter SNOW]

 

SNUKA, Jimmy Jimmy SNUKA is no longer with us
Born 18 May 1943  (Fiji Islands)

Died 15 January 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 73  (read death notice)
Professional wrestler, nicknamed "Superfly".
[Picture of Jimmy SNUKA]

 

SNYDER, Gary
Born 8 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Poet. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 'Turtle Island' in 1975.
[Picture of Gary SNYDER]

 

SOAMES, Nicholas
Born 12 February 1948  (Croydon, England)
British Member of Parliament for Crawley from 1983 to 1997. Grandson of Winston Churchill.
[Picture of Nicholas SOAMES]

 

SOARES, Mario Mario SOARES is no longer with us
Born 7 December 1924  (Lisbon, Portugal)

Died 7 January 2017  (Lisbon, Portugal)

Age at death: 92  (read death notice)
Former President & Prime Minister of Portugal.
[Picture of Mario SOARES]

 

SOBERS, Garfield
Born 28 July 1936  (Bridgetown, Barbados)
Legendary West Indian cricketer, who, amongst other things, was the first batsman to hit six sixes off an over, back in 1968.
[Picture of Garfield SOBERS]

 

SOFIA OF SPAIN, Queen
Born 2 November 1938  (Psychiko, Athens, Greece)
Greece-born Queen consort of Spain and wife of King Juan Carlos.
[Picture of Queen SOFIA OF SPAIN]

 

SOKOLOV, Grigory
Born 18 April 1950  (St Petersburg, Russia)
Russian concert pianist.
[Picture of Grigory SOKOLOV]

 

SOLES, Paul
Born 11 August 1930  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian actor, original voice of Spider-Man.
[Picture of Paul SOLES]

 

SOLOW, Robert
Born 23 August 1924  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Nobel Prize-winning economist.
[Picture of Robert SOLOW]

 

SOMARE, Michael
Born 9 April 1936  (Rabaul, Papua New Guinea)
Prime Minister of Papa New Guinea on three occasions.
[Picture of Michael SOMARE]

 

SOMERS, Suzanne
Born 16 October 1946  (San Bruno, California, USA)
Cheesy star of many a cheesy US TV sitcom. Overcame breast cancer, and has since written self-help books.
[Picture of Suzanne SOMERS]

 

SOMERSET, David David SOMERSET is no longer with us
Born 23 February 1928  (place of birth unknown)

Died 16 August 2017  (Badminton, Gloucestershire, England)

Age at death: 89  (read death notice)
11th Duke of Beaufort, descended from the House of Plantagenet, the nob.
[Picture of David SOMERSET]

 

SONDHEIM, Stephen
Born 22 March 1930  (New York City, New York, USA)
Award-winning and hugely successful composer and lyricist.
[Picture of Stephen SONDHEIM]

 

SOO SOO, Papillon
Born in London, England  (exact date unknown)
Model and actress infamous for her "love you long time" cameo in Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket'. Born 1960.
[Picture of Papillon SOO SOO]

 

SOROS, George
Born 12 August 1930  (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian-American financier, currency speculator and philanthropist.
[Picture of George SOROS]

 

SOULAGES, Pierre
Born 24 December 1919  (Rodez, France)
French painter, engraver & sculptor.
[Picture of Pierre SOULAGES]

 

SPALDING, Phil
Born 19 November 1957  (London, England)
Bass player and session musician.
[Picture of Phil SPALDING]

 

SPASSKY, Boris
Born 30 January 1937  (Leningrad (now St. Petersburg again), Russia)
Russian chess legend, a former world champion.
[Picture of Boris SPASSKY]

 

SPEAKMAN, William
Born 21 September 1927  (Altrincham, Cheshire, England)
One of the few living recipients of the Victoria Cross, which he won for bravery in the Korean War.
[Picture of William SPEAKMAN]

 

SPECTOR, Phil
Born 26 December 1940  (The Bronx, New York, USA)
Highly influential record producer who invented the "Wall of Sound" production technique in the 1960s and produced the Beatles and the Ramones amongst others. Jailed for murder in 2009.
[Picture of Phil SPECTOR]

 

SPECTOR, Ronnie
Born 10 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA)
Lead singer of The Ronnettes.
[Picture of Ronnie SPECTOR]

 

SPENCER, June
Born in Nottingham, England  (exact date unknown)
Actress who has played Peggy Archer in 'The Archer's' BBC radio series since it's very beginning in 1951.
[Picture of June SPENCER]

 

SPINKS, Leon
Born 11 July 1953  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
Boxer who shocked Muhammad Ali in 1978 to become the undisputed Heavyweight Champion of the World. Lost the title to Ali 7 months later.
[Picture of Leon SPINKS]

 

SPINNEY, Caroll
Born 26 December 1933  (Waltham, Massachusetts, USA)
Puppeteer, best known as the characters Big Bird and Oscar in 'Sesame Street'.
[Picture of Caroll SPINNEY]

 

SPINRAD, Norman
Born 15 September 1940  (New York City, New York, USA)
American science fiction writer.
[Picture of Norman SPINRAD]

 

SPIRIDONOV, Valery
Date and place of birth unknown
Russian man set to be the first get a head transplant. Somehow I get the feeling that it's going to go well. Born 1984.
[Picture of Valery SPIRIDONOV]

 

SPIVAK, Gayatri Chakravorty
Born 24 February 1942  (Ballygunge, Kolkata, India)
Indian literary theorist.
[Picture of Gayatri Chakravorty SPIVAK]

 

SPRINGSTEEN, Bruce
Born 23 September 1949  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA)
Popular US singer & songwriter.
[Picture of Bruce SPRINGSTEEN]

 

SQUIBB, June
Born 6 November 1929  (Vandalia, Illinois, USA)
American film actress.
[Picture of June SQUIBB]

 

ST. JOHN, Ian
Born 7 June 1938  (Motherwell, Scotland)
Scottish footballer. Played for Scotland from 1959 to 1965, and later became a manager and pundit. Ach, you kill me, Greavsie!
[Picture of Ian ST. JOHN]

 

ST. JOHN, Jill
Born 19 August 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress, remembered for her role as Tiffany Case in the Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
[Picture of Jill ST. JOHN]

 

STAHL, Nick
Born 5 December 1979  (Harlingen, Texas, USA)
Actor who played John Connor in 'Terminator 3'.
[Picture of Nick STAHL]

 

STALKER, John
Born 17 April 1939  (Manchester, England)
Former Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, newspaper columnist & garage door endorser.
[Picture of John STALKER]

 

STALLONE, Jackie
Born 29 November 1921  (Washington, DC, USA)
Bonkers mother of Sylvester Stallone who claims that she's a psychic, believes that dogs can predict the future, and tells fibs about her age (she was born in 1921, but she says 1934, which would have made her 12 when Sly was born).
[Picture of Jackie STALLONE]

 

STALLONE, Sylvester
Born 6 July 1946  (New York, New York, USA)
Actor, star of 'Rocky' & 'Rambo', also a useless goalkeeper in 'Escape to Victory'.
[Picture of Sylvester STALLONE]

 

STAMP, Terence
Born 22 July 1939  (Stepney, London, England)
Actor, once an "Angry Young Man" of British cinema, now one of its respected elder statesmen. After his relationship to Jean Shrimpton dissolved, Stamp moved to India and became a Hindu hermit for some years, before returning to acting.
[Picture of Terence STAMP]

 

STANDING, John
Born 16 August 1934  (London, England)
Actor and 4th Baronet.
[Picture of John STANDING]

 

STANTON, Harry Dean Harry Dean STANTON is no longer with us
Born 14 July 1926  (West Irvine, Kentucky, USA)

Died 15 September 2017  (Los Angeles, California, USA)

Age at death: 91  (read death notice)
Versatile character actor who has appeared in films such as 'The Green Mile', 'Repo Man' and 'Paris, Texas.' He also sings and plays guitar in his own band.
[Picture of Harry Dean STANTON]

 

STAPLE, Neville
Born 11 April 1955  (Manchester, Jamaica)
Singer with legendary ska revival band The Specials.
[Picture of Neville STAPLE]

 

STARR, Bart
Born 9 January 1934  (Montgomery, Alabama, USA)
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback.
[Picture of Bart STARR]

 

STARR, Freddie
Born 9 January 1943  (Huyton, Liverpool, England)
Singer, "comedian" and "impressionist" according to his PR blurb. All most people will remember him for is his hamster-eating antics, which he still denies.
[Picture of Freddie STARR]

 

STARR, Ringo
Born 7 July 1940  (Liverpool, England)
The Beatles' drummer and Thomas The Tank Engine's narrator. Real name Richard Starkey.
[Picture of Ringo STARR]

 

STEADMAN, Ralph
Born 15 May 1936  (Wallasey, Merseyside, England)
Cartoonist best known for his work with the late author Hunter S. Thompson.
[Picture of Ralph STEADMAN]

 

STEEL, David
Born 31 March 1938  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland)
The "boy" David became leader of the Liberal Party in 1976 at the age of just 38. Formed a doomed alliance with the SDP (ask your father) in 1981 and was briefly leader of the merged Liberal Democrats before making way for Paddy Ashdown.
[Picture of David STEEL]

 

STEELE, Barbara
Born 29 December 1937  (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)
Actress specialising in horror films.
[Picture of Barbara STEELE]

 

STEELE, George George STEELE is no longer with us
Born 16 April 1937  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Died 16 February 2017  (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA)

Age at death: 79  (read death notice)
Wrestler, known as "The Animal".
[Picture of George STEELE]

 

STEELE, Tommy
Born 17 December 1936  (Bermondsey, London, England)
British entertainer, born Thomas Hicks. He enjoyed massive success with a singing career in the 1950s, before moving into acting in the 1960s.
[Picture of Tommy STEELE]

 

STEFANSSON, Stefan Karl
Born 10 July 1975  (Hafnarfjor?ur, Iceland)
Icelandic actor, best known as the villain Robbie Rotten in 'Lazytown'.
[Picture of Stefan Karl STEFANSSON]

 

STEINBERGER, Jack
Born 25 May 1921  (Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany)
German-American Nobel prize-winning phycisist.
[Picture of Jack STEINBERGER]

 

STEINEM, Gloria
Born 25 March 1934  (Toledo, Ohio, USA)
Feminist, journalist & former magazine publisher.
[Picture of Gloria STEINEM]

 

STEINER, Rick
Born 9 March 1961  (Bay City, Michigan, USA)
Professional wrestler.
[Picture of Rick STEINER]

 

STELLA, Frank
Born 12 May 1936  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA)
Abstract/minimalist painter.
[Picture of Frank STELLA]

 

STEPANOVA, Yuliya
Born 3 July 1986  (Russia)
Russian track and field athlete turned whistle-blower on the apparent widespread doping by the Russian national athletics team.
[Picture of Yuliya STEPANOVA]

 

STEPHENS, Harvey Spencer
Born 12 November 1970  (London, England)
Actor best recognised as the Devil's spawn himself, Damien in 'The Omen'.
[Picture of Harvey Spencer STEPHENS]

 

STERNHAGEN, Frances
Born 13 January 1930  (Washington DC, USA)
Actress, a long time stalwart of Broadway & other theatres.
[Picture of Frances STERNHAGEN]

 

STEVENS, John
Born 21 October 1942  (Kent, England)
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 2000 to 2004.
[Picture of John STEVENS]

 

STEVENS, John Paul
Born 20 April 1920  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Former member of the Supreme Court of the United States.
[Picture of John Paul STEVENS]

 

STEVENS, Kirk
Born 17 August 1958  (Ontario, Canada)
Snooker player, whose career never recovered after he admitted he took cocaine.
[Picture of Kirk STEVENS]

 

STEVENS, Shakin'
Born 4 March 1948  (Ely, Cardiff, Wales)
Welsh Elvis lookalike who had a string of hits in the 1980s with 'This Ole House', 'Green Door', 'Oh Julie' and others. Well respected for once attacking Richard Madeley on live TV.
[Picture of Shakin' STEVENS]

 

STEVENS, Stella
Born 1 October 1938  (Yazoo City, Mississippi, USA)
Former Playboy model, turned actress & film producer.
[Picture of Stella STEVENS]

 

STEWART, Helen
Date and place of birth unknown
Wife of Formula 1 racing legend Jackie Stewart.
[Picture of Helen STEWART]

 

STEWART, Jackie
Born 11 June 1939  (Milton, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland)
Scottish racing driver, three time F1 World Champion & later a team owner in the sport.
[Picture of Jackie STEWART]

 

STEWART, Lynne Lynne STEWART is no longer with us
Born 8 October 1939  (New York City, New York, USA)

Died 7 March 2017  (New York City, New York, USA)

Age at death: 77  (read death notice)
Lawyer who was jailed in 2005 for providing material support for suspected terrorists. Released on compassionate grounds in 2013.
[Picture of Lynne STEWART]

 

STEWART, Micky
Born 16 September 1932  (Herne Hill, England)
Retired cricketer. Captain of Surrey CCC from 1963-72.
[Picture of Micky STEWART]

 

STEWART, Patrick
Born 13 July 1940  (Mirfield, Yorkshire, England)
Distinguished actor, famed for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and Professor X in the 'X-Men' film series.
[Picture of Patrick STEWART]

 

STEWART, Peggy
Born 5 June 1923  (West Palm Beach, Florida, USA)
Actress whose film career started way back in 1937 and is still going strong.
[Picture of Peggy STEWART]

 

STEWART, Rod
Born 10 January 1945  (Highgate, London, England)
Past-his-prime rock star. Best-known hits include 'Maggie May', 'You Wear It Well' and the mildly sickening 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?'. Far superior, though, is the classic 'Stay With Me', which he co-wrote and recorded while a member of the Faces.
[Picture of Rod STEWART]

 

STEWART, William G. William G. STEWART is no longer with us
Born 15 July 1933  (Habrough, Lincolnshire, England)

Died 21 September 2017  (location of death unknown)

Age at death: 84  (read death notice)
TV producer & director, but best remembered as the austere presenter of dreary Channel 4 quiz show 'Fifteen to One'.
[Picture of William G. STEWART]

 

STILES, Nobby
Born 18 May 1942  (Collyhurst, Greater Manchester, England)
Tenacious midfielder for England and Manchester United, part of the legendary 1966 World Cup winning side.
[Picture of Nobby STILES]

 

STILLER, Jerry
Born 8 July 1927  (New York City, New York, USA)
Comedian & actor, father of Ben & perhaps best known for his role in 'Seinfeld'.
[Picture of Jerry STILLER]

 

STING, (singer)
Born 2 October 1951  (Wallsend, nr. Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Former leader singer of The Police, now a very successful (and slightly weird) solo singer.
[Picture of (singer) STING]

 

STIRLING, Angus
Born 10 December 1933  (place of birth unknown)
Former Director General of the National Trust.
[Picture of Angus STIRLING]

 

STOBBS, Alex
Born 30 January 1990  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England)
Musician with cystic fibrosis who became the subject of a Channel 4 documentary 'A Boy called Alex' in 2008.
[Picture of Alex STOBBS]

 

STOCKWELL, Dean
Born 5 March 1936  (Hollywood, California, USA)
In films as a boy, well known for his role in 'Kim'. More recently, he shot to fame towards a new audience and thus huge cult popularity as Al in 'Quantum Leap'.
[Picture of Dean STOCKWELL]

 

STOLLER, Mike
Born 13 March 1933  (Long Island, New York, USA)
Songwriter of many a hit single with the late Jerry Lieber.
[Picture of Mike STOLLER]

 

STOLPE, Manfred
Born 13 May 1936  (Szczecin, Poland)
German Politician, Ministerpresident of Bradenburg from 1990 to 2002.
[Picture of Manfred STOLPE]

 

STONE, Sharon
Born 10 March 1958  (Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA)
Actress who famously bared her beaver in 1992's 'Basic Instinct'.
[Picture of Sharon STONE]

 

STONE, Sly
Born 15 March 1943  (Denton, Texas, USA)
American musician - the main vocalist for soul/funk group Sly & The Family Stone.
[Picture of Sly STONE]

 

STORARO, Vittorio
Born 24 June 1940  (Rome, Italy)
Italian cinematographer, known for his work with film directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Francis Ford Coppola.
[Picture of Vittorio STORARO]

 

STORCH, Larry
Born 8 January 1923  (New York City, New York, USA)
Experienced character actor in numerous films over the years.
[Picture of Larry STORCH]

 

STORDALEN, Gunhild
Born 15 January 1979  (Haugesund, Norway)
Norwegian physician, environmental advocate and public debater.
[Picture of Gunhild STORDALEN]

 

STORM, Tempest
Born 29 February 1928  (Eastman, Georgia, USA)
Actress, stripper & burlesque performer.
[Picture of Tempest STORM]

 

STOSSEL, John
Born 6 March 1947  (Chicago Heights, Illinois, USA)
US TV libertarian pundit.
[Picture of John STOSSEL]

 

STOTTLEMYRE Sr, Mel
Born 13 November 1941  (Hazelton, Missouri, USA)
Some old baseball player and father of another baseball player of the same name, apparently.
[Picture of Mel STOTTLEMYRE Sr]

 

STOVE, Betty
Born 24 June 1945  (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Tennis player, lost Wimbledon's Singles Final in 1977 to Virginia Wade but made up for it by winning 10 Grand Slam titles in Doubles Finals.
[Picture of Betty STOVE]

 

STRACHAN, Crispian
Date and place of birth unknown
Chief Constable of Northumbria Police from 1998 to 2005. Born 1949.
[Picture of Crispian STRACHAN]

 

STRAHL, Chuck
Born 25 February 1957  (New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada)
Canadian government minister, diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2005, but still became Minister of Agriculture a year later after being re-elected to parliament.
[Picture of Chuck STRAHL]

 

STRATUS, Trish
Born 18 December 1975  (Flemingdon Park, Toronto, USA)
Wrestler and model.
[Picture of Trish STRATUS]

 

STRAULI, Christopher
Born 13 April 1946  (Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England)
TV actor. Norman Binns in hospital sitcom 'Only When I Laugh'.
[Picture of Christopher STRAULI]

 

STREET, Adrian
Born 5 December 1940  (Brynmawr, Wales)
Flamboyant Welsh professional wrestler.
[Picture of Adrian STREET]

 

STREISAND, Barbra
Born 24 April 1942  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actress, screenwriter, producer, director, singer and gay icon.
[Picture of Barbra STREISAND]

 

STROBEL, Al
Born in Seattle, Washington, USA  (exact date unknown)
Actor best known as MIKE (yes, it is in capitals) in 'Twin Peaks'.
[Picture of Al STROBEL]

 

STROLL, Lance
Born 29 October 1998  (Montreal, Canada)
Canadian racing driver.
[Picture of Lance STROLL]

 

STROUD, Don
Born 1 September 1943  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Actor and surfer.
[Picture of Don STROUD]

 

STROUSE, Charles
Born 7 June 1928  (New York City, New York, USA)
US composer and lyricist for the hit musicals 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie'.
[Picture of Charles STROUSE]

 

STUBBLEFIELD, Clyde Clyde STUBBLEFIELD is no longer with us
Born 18 April 1943  (Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA)

Died 18 February 2017  (Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

Age at death: 73  (read death notice)
Drummer with James Brown's band whose drum pattern on 'Funky Drummer' is one of the most sampled pieces of music of all time.
[Picture of Clyde STUBBLEFIELD]

 

STUBBS, Una
Born 1 May 1937  (Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England)
Actress best known as Rita in 'Til Death Us Do Part' and recently as Mrs Hudson in 'Sherlock' and as the subject of one of the most infamous urban legends there is…
[Picture of Una STUBBS]

 

STURROCK, Paul
Born 10 October 1956  (Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland)
Former Dundee Utd striker, one of the key players in their 1983 League championship win.
[Picture of Paul STURROCK]

 

SUAREZ MIRAMONTES, Luis
Born 2 May 1935  (A Coruna, Galicia, Spain)
Former Barcelona, Internazionale and Spain international footballer. European footballer of the year in 1960.
[Picture of Luis SUAREZ MIRAMONTES]

 

SUBBA ROW, Raman
Born 29 January 1932  (London, England)
Left-handed international test cricketer for England.
[Picture of Raman SUBBA ROW]

 

SUCHET, David
Born 2 May 1946  (London, England)
Actor brother of newscaster John Suchet. Star of 'Poirot'
[Picture of David SUCHET]

 

SUGGS, (singer)
Born 13 January 1961  (Hastings, Sussex, England)
Lead singer with enduring pop legends Madness. Born Graham McPherson.
[Picture of (singer) SUGGS]

 

SUISALA, Ben
Date and place of birth unknown
Father-of-two with terminal brain cancer. Died in April 2017 but no obit.
[Picture of Ben SUISALA]

 

SUMNER, Steve Steve SUMNER is no longer with us
Born 2 April 1955  (England)

Died 8 February 2017  (New Zealand)

Age at death: 61  (read death notice)
Former New Zealand football international. Captained the All-Whites in the 1982 World Cup in Spain.
[Picture of Steve SUMNER]

 

SUNG-KYUNG, Jeong
Born 6 February 1990  (South Korea)
K-pop star known as "Hari".
[Picture of Jeong SUNG-KYUNG]

 

SUTCLIFFE, Irene
Born 12 July 1930  (Burnley, Lancashire, England)
Maggie Clegg of 'Coronation Street' fame.
[Picture of Irene SUTCLIFFE]

 

SUTCLIFFE, Peter
Born 2 June 1946  (Bingley, West Yorkshire, England)
The notorious Yorkshire Ripper, imprisoned for life in 1981 for murdering 13 women and leaving 7 others for dead over the previous 6 years.
[Picture of Peter SUTCLIFFE]

 

SUTHERLAND, Donald
Born 17 July 1935  (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada)
Canadian actor, often in kooky, offbeat roles. Father of '24' actor, Keifer.
[Picture of Donald SUTHERLAND]

 

SUTHERLAND, Fred
Date and place of birth unknown
Last-surviving Canadian member of the famous Dambusters raid during World War II. Born 1923.
[Picture of Fred SUTHERLAND]

 

SUTTON, Dudley
Born 6 April 1933  (Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England)
Long-time actor on British TV & films, best known as "Tinker" in 'Lovejoy'.
[Picture of Dudley SUTTON]

 

SUZUKI, Akira
Born 12 September 1930  (Mukawa, Japan)
Nobel Prize-winning Japanese chemist.
[Picture of Akira SUZUKI]

 

SUZUKI, Seijun Seijun SUZUKI is no longer with us
Born 24 May 1923  (Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Japan)

Died 13 February 2017  (Tokyo, Japan)

Age at death: 93  (read death notice)
Japanese film and TV director and actor.
[Picture of Seijun SUZUKI]

 

SVANKMAJER, Jan
Born 4 September 1934  (Prague, Czech Republic)
Czech filmmaker and artist.
[Picture of Jan SVANKMAJER]

 

SWAMIJI, Shivakumara
Born 1 April 1907  (Veerapura, Magadi Taluk Karnataka, India)
Indian educationalist.
[Picture of Shivakumara SWAMIJI]

 

SWARTZWELDER, John
Born 8 February 1949  (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Reclusive author of the majority of episodes of 'The Simpsons' until it's 15th season. Now a novelist.
[Picture of John SWARTZWELDER]

 

SWEENEY, Jim
Born 7 May 1955  (Bournemouth, Dorset, England)
Comedian and actor, known for his double act with Steve Steen and as part of the improvisation team The Comedy Store Players. Now suffers from multiple sclerosis.
[Picture of Jim SWEENEY]

 

SWEETIN, Jodie
Born 19 January 1982  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
US child actress ('Full House').
[Picture of Jodie SWEETIN]

 

SWIFT, Clive
Born 9 February 1936  (Liverpool, England)
Character actor best known as the brow-beaten husband of Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances'.
[Picture of Clive SWIFT]

 

SWIFT, Taylor
Born 13 December 1989  (Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter.
[Picture of Taylor SWIFT]

 

SWINBURNE, Richard
Born 26 December 1934  (Smethwick, West Midlands, England)
Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford and one of the few to argue non-religious figures to argue for the existence of God.
[Picture of Richard SWINBURNE]

 

SWINTON OF KIMMERGHAME, John
Born 21 April 1921  (place of birth unknown)
etired senior British Army officer and father of actress Tilda Swinton.
[Picture of John SWINTON OF KIMMERGHAME]

 

SWIRE, Hugo
Born 30 November 1959  (London, England)
Conservative MP for East Devon since 2001.
[Picture of Hugo SWIRE]

 

SWIT, Loretta
Born 4 November 1937  (Passaic, New Jersey, USA)
Actress, mainly on television - best remembered for her role in 'M*A*S*H' as "Hot Lips" Houlihan.
[Picture of Loretta SWIT]

 

SYTCH, Tammy Lynn
Born 7 December 1972  (Matawan, New Jersey, USA)
Female wrestling manager and occasional wrestler.
[Picture of Tammy Lynn SYTCH]

 

SZELES, John
Born 9 September 1958  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Stand-up comedian and magician. AKA The Amazing Jonathan.
[Picture of John SZELES]

 

SZONYI, Erzsebet
Born 25 April 1924  (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian composer.
[Picture of Erzsebet SZONYI]

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