Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: Z

Born 4 May 1954 (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA)

Child star actress, who later went into modelling and singing.

Moldy Oldies

Born 9 August 1931 (Maceio, Brazil)

Former player and coach for the Brazilian national team, winning the World Cup as a player in 1958 and 1962 and again as manager in 1970.

ZAMIR, Zvi

Born in Poland (exact date unknown)

Director of the feared Mossad Israeli secret service from 1968-74. Born 1925

Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

ZANGPO, Takna Jigme

Date and place of birth unknown

Tibetan former political prisoner, incarcerated for 37 years. Born 1927.

Dead Space 5000

ZARIN, Bobby

Born 29 March 1970 (New York City, New York, USA)

Husband of 'Real Housewives of New York City' reality star Jill Zarin. The Monty Brinson of 2017?

ZEFFIRELLI, Franco

Born 12 February 1923 (Florence, Tuscany, Italy)

Italian film director, famous for the films 'Jesus of Nazareth' & 'Tea with Mussolini'. Awarded an honorary British knighthood in 1999. Born Gianfranco Corsi.

ZEID, Mahmoud Abou

Date and place of birth unknown

Photojournalist known as "Shawkan", currently in prison in Egypt.

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ZEMIN, Jiang

Born 17 August 1926 (Yangzhou, Jiangsu, China)

Former Chinese President (1993-2003) & General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party

ZETA-JONES, Catherine

Born 25 September 1969 (Swansea, Wales)

Foxy Welsh actress who made a succcesful transition from British tv star to Hollywood, marrying Michael Douglas along the way.

Just Fade Away Already

ZIESMER, Jerry

Born 31 May 1939 (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)

American assistant film director on over 50 films but forever known for his acting role in 'Apocalypse Now', instructing Martin Sheen to "terminate... with extreme prejudice".