Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2018: V

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Vader, Big Van  Born 14 May 1955  (Lynwood, California, USA) Died 18 June 2018  (Boulder, Colorado, USA) Age at death: 63  (read death notice) Retired professional wrestler, boen Leon Allen White. Dead Last? Dead Right! Dead Wait Jackie Treehorn Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Robbinsdale High School Memorial Deathsquad

Vajpayee, Atal Bihari  Born 25 December 1924  (Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India) Died 16 August 2018  (New Dehli, India) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Prime Minister of India, first for a brief spell in 1996, and then again from 1998-2004. Alternatively In The News Predictor's Predictions Heef's Politics XX Hell to the Chief

Valance, Ricky Born 10 April 1939  (Ynysddu, Monmouthshire, Wales) Pop/rock singer, easily best known for his 1960 hit, 'Tell Laura I Love Her'. Dying For Some Points

Valente, Caterina Born 14 January 1931  (Paris, France) Italian singer and guitar player. Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Valli, Frankie Born 3 May 1934  (Newark, New Jersy, USA) Singer with the Four Seasons, famous for his falsetto voice on hits such as 'Walk Like a Man' and 'December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)'. Dying For Some Points Great Gig in the Sky Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! Rockers who Rolled to the Grave Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Van Day, David Born 28 November 1956  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Singer with 80s pop duo Dollar. Now hawks himself to any reality TV show that can be bothered to put up with him. Headstone Holders Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today 1982 was the best year for pop

Van Doren, Charles Born 12 February 1926  (New York City, New York, USA) American intellectual who was the centre of a TV scandal in the 1950s, when he was given the answers to the questions on the quiz show 'Twenty One' because the producers thought he was popular with viewers and wanted him to continue. CoffinItUp TOETAG4U

Van Dyke, Dick Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA) Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in 'Mary Poppins'. Bangels 2 Blackburn Brownbread Bladerunner BLIMEY! Breathless BXBOY422 CJN Darling Did You Forget to Take a Breath? DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Deadies 5 Dead Last? Dead Right! Dead Spotters Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Falling Off The Perch Francis of Arse-Easy 2018 Fuck 'Em All Great Gig in the Sky I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Death, Uh, Finds a Way in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks ISIHAC Who Died Jellydead Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Jumptheshark v.9.0 Just another American Idiot Lastorders Laughter Kills Weakend At Bernies Naked Florida Gravediggers No Weddings and 20 Funerals Old People Smell Of Piss Open the Pearly Gates Owt to Stop Me Coffin Riding The Jesus Train Shorter of Breath, One Day Closer to Death Stairway to Heaven Stiffer Steaks The FEDs The Grim Reaper Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed UTC Wot The Deuce You Must be Croaking! Zombie Nation

Van Gyseghem, Joanna Born 4 September 1941  (Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England) TV actress best known for her role as Linda Cochran in the 1980s sitcom 'Duty Free'. Fucked n' Dumped

Van Halen, Eddie Born 26 January 1955  (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Dutch guitarist, co-founder of the rock group Van Halen. Has suffered health problems in the last few years, which have affected his output somewhat. Tom Petty Memorial Death Squad

van Hoogstraten, Nicholas Born 25 February 1945  (Shoreham, East Sussex, England) Property tycoon, absolute crook and once Britain's youngest millionaire. Considers Robert Mugabe as "100% decent and incorruptible", which says an awful lot about him... See You In Hell

Vanderbilt, Gloria Born 20 February 1924  (New York, New York, USA) Became a multi-millionaire heiress at just 15 months old, and later became an artist, actress & socialite. Dead Is Dead GOODBYLADIES The Empire State Strikes Back

Vangelis, (musician) Born 29 March 1943  (Agrias, Greece) Greek electronic music composer, famed for his soundtracks to 1980s film classics 'Chariots of Fire' and 'Blade Runner'. 1982 was the best year for pop

Varda, Agnes Born 30 May 1928  (Brussels, Belgium) French film director. Perfect 10 Vive la France...et la mort!

Vargas Llosa, Mario Born 28 March 1936  (Arequipa, Peru) Preuvian novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010. American As Apple Pie Nobel(e)y Dying

Vaz, Keith Born 22 November 1956  (Aden, Yemen) Britain's longest-serving Asian MP, a long-time campaigner against video game violence and a fan of unprotected sex with male prostitutes. No More Expenses

Vega, Isela Born 5 November 1939  (Sonora, Mexico) Model-turned-actress, most famously in blood-splattered western "Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia". Most Unique Picks 2018

Veltman, Martinus Born 27 June 1931  (Waalwijk, Netherlands) Co-winner of the 1999 Nobel Prize for physics for his work on particle theory. Nobel(e)y Dying

Venetiaan, Ronald Born 18 June 1936  (Paramaribo, Suriname) Twice President of Suriname. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Venglos, Jozef Born 18 February 1936  (Ruzomberok, Slovakia) Much-travelled manager, the first from outside of the British Isles to manager a top-flight English club. OldPolesEtc

Venuti, Maria Born 7 March 1941  (Australia) Australian entertainment veteran who had a stroke in 2016 after discovering an intruder in her house. Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi

Verstappen, Max Born 30 September 1997  (Hasselt, Belgium) Formula 1 racing driver, the youngest ever to compete and score points. Falling Off The Perch

Vertue, Beryl Born in Mitcham, Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Television Producer responsible for many successful series such as 'Men Behaving Badly', 'Coupling' and 'Sherlock', the latter two created by her son-in-law Steven Moffat. Born 1931. Unusual Suspects

Vervoort, Marieke Born 10 May 1979  (Diest, Belgium) Belgian Paralympic wheelchair athlete. 2019? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before  Aber-Deads Alternatively In The News  Are You Still Dying, Darling?  Banana's Peel Slippers  Cancel My Appointments Carkers Convention 2018 The Love Boat  Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Day in the Death  DDP Tofoa  Dead Ends  Dead Wait  Deceased Hose  Drollercoaster Drunkasaskunk  eejit Bucket Of Blood  Guild of Master Reapers GUN Away GUN Fishing Here's Who You Could Have Won  I'm Sorry For Your Trouble  And Now His Watch Is Ended Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill  Life Flies By So Fast Madonna's Hand Of Bod  Manuel's Stiffs The Misers  Missing Parsons Report Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! P@F only girls  People I Think Might Die In 2018 United  Prophet's Prophecy  Shaun of the Dead 69  Stone Dead Cert  Heading Nowhere The Blight House The Choir Invisibule  Still Life  The Devil Is a Complex Network of Pipes Sovereign-Reaper  The Heeflich Manoeuver The Living End  Thomas Jefferson Survives  Today's the day the maggots have their picnic  To Kill A Gabor Sister Two Coins & A Punt Whitehouse Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Vilanch, Bruce Born 23 November 1948  (New York, New York, USA) Well-fed comic who has wrote the Oscars script for the past 30 years. While The Dog Is Pissing On Their Feet

Villanueva Jaramillo, Celino  Born 25 July 1896  (Rio Bueno, Chile) Died 18 April 2018  (San Jose de Mariquina, Chile) Age at death: 121  (read death notice) Chilean who claims to be the world's oldest man. Unfortunately, he lost his birth certificate in a house fire 20 years ago. Tch. Lidders Late Lamentables

Villeneuve Sr, Jacques Born 4 November 1953  (Berthierville, Canada) Canadian motor racer, whoses nephew Jacques won the F1 World Championship in 1997 and brother Gilles was killed racing in 1982. Aye, they're off the fags alright Girlfriend in a Coma They're Loving Angels Instead

Vincent, Jan-Michael Born 15 July 1944  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Star of 1980s action series 'Airwolf'. Noz4news Owt to Stop Me Coffin

Vinge, Joan Born 2 April 1948  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) American SF writer. Winner of the 1981 Hugo award for 'The Snow Queen' and former wife of Vernor Vinge. Suffered brain damage in an accident in 2002 but recovered to resume writing in 2007. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Vinton, Bobby Born 16 April 1935  (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Early 60s pop star, of 'Blue Velvet' fame. Not to be confused with Bobby Vee of 'Rubber Ball' fame. 16 Is The Number 20 Crooners Croakin' Dying For Some Points The Show Can't Go On

Virgo, John Born 3 March 1946  (Salford, Lancashire, England) Snooker player, turned TV commentator & presenter. Hippoposthumous Nose Eye's Coffin Fillers

Virtanen, Jukka Born 25 July 1933  (Jamsankoski, Finland) One of Finland's most popular entertainers, had a long association with the legendary Spede Pasanen. Hearse of the Year Show

Vitti, Monica Born 3 November 1931  (Rome, Italy) Italian actress, associated with film director Michelangelo Antonioni. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Losing the Plot I'm Fed Up With This World

Vogel, Hans-Jochen Born 3 February 1926  (Gottingen, Germany) German politician. Leader of the SPD from 1987-91. Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

von Daniken, Erich Born 14 April 1935  (Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland) Author & UFO/alien fan. See You In Hell

von Falz-Fein, Eduard Born 14 September 1912  (Gavrilovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine) Liechtensteinian businessman and public figure. Died November 2018 but no obit. Death is International

von Hagens, Gunther Born 10 January 1945  (Skalmierzyce, Kalisz, Poland) Controversial German anatomist, known for his plastination technique for preserving body parts. Famously performed autopsys on Channel 4 in the mid-noughties. Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

von Sydow, Max Born 10 April 1929  (Lund, Skane, Sweden) Swedish actor, who has achieved fame both at home and abroad. Down Under the Daisies Lord Gravedigger Mr. Whits wonders No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!!  TOETAG4U Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

von Tiesenhausen, Georg  Born 18 May 1914  (Riga, Latvia) Died 2 June 2018  (Alabama, USA) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) German scientist brought to the USA after World War Two, later working for NASA and credited with the design the Lunar Rover. Decaying Orbit-uaries

Vos Savant, Marilyn Born 11 August 1946  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Columnist and author who was once credited with the highest ever IQ of 228. If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Vowden, Geoff Born 27 April 1941  (Barnsley, UK) Footballer who was replaced as a striker for New York Cosmos by some Brazilian chancer called Pele. Waiting for Ugo

Vuksanovic, Blazo Date and place of birth unknown Australian child sex offender who attempted to have his sentence suspended so he could travel to South America for alternative cancer therapies. Going Down in Down Under

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