Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2019: W

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

Wagner, Chuck Born 20 June 1958  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Broadway veteran who also starred on TV in the short-lived Tron rip-off "Automan". All these moments will be lost

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 Forever Cashier Number 89 Please! Death Nebula 3000 Fuck 'Em All in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks Let Us Embalm You Made In Detroit Rotting Kanzlerin Say Hello To The Angels Soylent Dreams

Wahlberg, Mark Born 5 June 1971  (Boston, Massachussets, USA) King of Boston, once beat a Vietnamese pensioner to near-death while yelling about "slant-eyed gooks". Worlds Worst Mixtape

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. Men with Beards

Wakabayashi, Akiko Born 26 August 1941  (Ota, Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actress, portrayed the Bond girl Aki in 'You Only Live Twice'. Most Unique Picks 2019

Wakeham, John Born 22 February 1932  (place of birth unknown) Cabinet minister who's wife was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Waldegrave, William Born 15 August 1946  (London, England) Health secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and held a number of posts under John Major but lost his seat in 1997 and was elevated to the house of lords. Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair

Walden, Brian  Born 8 July 1932  (West Bromwich, England) Died 9 May 2019  (Guernsey, UK) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Former Labour MP and presenter of political magazine show 'Weekend World', which is just as well since he famously couldn't pronounce his r's! The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2019

Walder, Ernst Born 17 November 1927  (Salzburg, Austria) Actor who played Ivan Cheveski in "Coronation Street" during the 1960s, and was also the lover of show creator Tony Warren. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour The Cobbles To A Coffin

Waldo, Elisabeth Born 18 June 1918  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Composer and ethnomusicologist. Obituarynotice

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. Belmont-Cragin Reaper

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, 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, Murray Born 10 October 1923  (Hall Green, Birmingham, England) Excitable motor-racing commentator. Alternatively in the News Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Dai Yab'stards Dead Loss Deathlist.net Feng Shui Pig GuardiDeadArmy Heaven or Hell? It was acceptable in the 20's  Joni Mitchell Dies Mortem Omnibus Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2019 United Stairway To Heaven  Stiff Upper Lip The FEDs The Final Whistle Szaboss!! There Goes Another One! :)

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. Around the Square Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff

Wallis, Larry  Born 19 May 1949  (place of birth unknown) Died 19 September 2019  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Original guitarist for Motorhead. Also played with UFO, Bloodwyn Pig and The Pink Fairies. Carkers Convention 2019

Wallis, Steven Date and place of birth unknown 2007 Masterchef champion. Angela of Death

Walser, Martin Born 24 March 1927  (Wasserburg am Bodensee, Germany) German writer. Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich!

Walsh, Paul Born 1 October 1962  (Plumstead, UK) One-time England international and a top-flight regular for some 15 years. Now serves as one of the backup pundits on "Soccer Saturday". Welcome to heysHELL

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. Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Dead Is Dead Eternity Tours Predictor's Predictions It's A Grim World (After All)  Jane's Antique Wrinklies Poppin’ Clogs Tentoesup The A Team

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!!!

Wanamaker, Zoe 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

Wang, Yuja Born 10 February 1987  (Beijing, China) Internationally acclaimed concert pianist, has a name that sounds a bit like "Huge Wang". Dead And Dusted 2

Waqa, Baron Born 31 December 1959  (Boe District, Nauru) President of Nauru since 2013. Heads of Fate

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. Gone Solo 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

Ware, Jonathan Date and place of birth unknown The child from the legendary "I like turtles" meme of the mid-2000s. Born c.1997. Obscura Camera

Wark, John Born 4 August 1957  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish midfielder, most associated with his lengthy stays with Ipswich Town. Also popped up in "Escape to Victory". Welcome to heysHELL

Warland, Holly Date and place of birth unknown Australian woman who is detailing her slow death from Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy on Instagram. Born c.1991. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Warren, Lesley Ann Born 16 August 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) American actress who never quite made the top rung of Hollywood stardom. Get a Clue

Warren, Lorraine  Born 31 January 1927  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Died 18 April 2019  (Monroe , Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Paranormal investigator, who along with her husband, looked into the "Amityville Horror" which later became a film. Whatever's Written on your Death (That's All That Matters)

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. 20 Crooners Croakin' Spectre of Death Women's Deaths Matter Too

Wash, Martha Born 28 December 1953  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former singer with the Weather Girls and Black Box, although you wouldn't of known about the latter at the time… 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Washington, Lennis Born in Georgia, USA  (exact date unknown) Mother of Denzil, appears herself in "Malcolm X". Most Unique Picks 2019

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. Fucked n' Dumped

Waters, Ken Born in Cwmbran, UK  (exact date unknown) Welsh rugby player, earned his only international cap in the infamous 16-13 loss to Western Samoa at the 1991 World Cup. ALS is BS Banana's ALS Pals

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

Waterson, Norma Born 15 August 1939  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) Folk singer with The Watersons. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Rotting Kanzlerin

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. Cause I'm A Creep, I'm A Weirdo  Clog Poppers Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch

Watkins, Matthew J. Born 2 September 1978  (Newport, Wales) Former Wales and Llanelli Scarlets rugby centre. Neither There Nor Thereabouts

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. Apricot Crumble Natural Selection Team A

Watson, Emma Born 15 April 1990  (Paris, France) Hermione in the 'Harry Potter' movie series, female rights activist and very, very rich. Fatal Beauty

Watson, June Born in Edinburgh, UK  (exact date unknown) Character actress who tends to take matronly roles. Pops up on Sky comedies a lot. Born 1935. Last of The Summer Winos

Watson, Kylie Born 7 May 1978  (Gosford, Australia) Australian actress, model and interior designer, as you do… Coffinio De Lesbos

Watson, Ralph Born 20 January 1936  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK) British actor who worked as a straightman for Dave Allen, among thousands of other minor roles. The Retchid Pong of Brit Sitcom

Watson, Russell Born 24 November 1966  (Salford, Lancashire, England) English opera singer, who has had two brain tumours removed in the last few years. The Fat Lady's singing...

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

Watts, Charlie Born 2 June 1941  (Islington, London, England) The Rolling Stones' drummer. Diagnosed with throat cancer in June 2004. Lastorders Say Hello To The Angels The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Tour Never Ends

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Blackity Black and I'm Black Yall Death Nebula 3000  Little People  Potential Unnatural Deaths

Wayne, Ronald Born 17 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) The less-remembered third of the trio that founded Apple, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. ...and Its Goodnight From Him

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. Blackity Black and I'm Black Yall The Final Whistle Unusual Suspects

Weighton, Bob Born 29 March 1908  (Hull, UK) The oldest-living man in the UK (alongside Alf Smith, born on the same day) as of the start of 2019. The Old Ones Are The Pests

Weiner, Anthony Born 4 September 1964  (New York City, New York, USA) Former Democrat member of the US House of Representatives. Kennedy Driving School

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. Cause I'm A Creep, I'm A Weirdo Death Stinks Dying Is Hazardous to Your Health Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill One should keep their fingers crossed The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Worst Acronym Team

Weir, Doddie Born 4 July 1970  (Edinburgh, UK) Former rugby union lock with 61 appearances for the Scotland national team. Now dying from ALS. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying Aardvark Man  ALS is BS Banana's ALS Pals Aye, they're off the fags alright C. A. Daver Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Faster Than A Dead Horse Fuck 'Em All  Hippoposthumous Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Life's too short Pickett's Popped Off Picks Propheticum per prophetam Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2019 United Terror of the Vervoorts The Conqueror Worm The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2019 The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Weise, Dietrich Born 21 November 1934  (Groben, Germany) Journeyman German football coach. Whatever's Written on your Death (That's All That Matters)

Weiskopf, Tom Born 9 November 1942  (Massilion, Ohio, USA) Golfer, winner of the 1973 Open. Currently a pundit in the US. Go on Be a Sport - Die in 2019

Weiss, Barry Born 11 February 1959  (New York City, New York, USA) "The Collector", the black-gloved star of the glory years of "Storage Wars". Made his fortunes importing fruit and vegetables, and not to be confused with the record executive of the same name. Most Unique Picks 2019

Welch, Bruce Born 2 November 1941  (Bognor Regis, England) Rhythm guitarist for The Shadows, also served as the songwriter for many of Sir Cliff's early hits. Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

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. Most Unique Picks 2019

Weld, William Born 31 July 1945  (Smithtown, New York, USA) Former governor of Massachusetts and a major mover in Libertarian politics. Bucket Of Warm Spit

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. I Hear Voices

Wells, Lisa  Date and place of birth unknown Died 17 August 2019  (Bath, UK) Age at death: 32  (read death notice) Cancer mum. Faster Than A Dead Horse

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

Wendt, Albert Born 27 October 1939  (Apia, Samoa) Samoan poet, member of the Order of New Zealand. The South Shall Rise Again

Wepner, Chuck Born 26 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Heavyweight boxer, whose title shot against Muhammad Ali in 1975 was the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky'. The Killage People The Whipping Posts

Wertmuller, Lina Born 14 August 1926  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director. First woman to be nominated for Best Director, in 1976. The One's That Won't Go Away Viva l'Italia, la morte Where's My Damn List?

West, David Born 16 November 1964  (Dorchester, UK) Former Liverpool striker, career ended early following an accident with a milk truck. Welcome to heysHELL

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. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Deathly Steeds Death Runs in the Family From Here to Eternity Oh My God They Killed Kenny Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Say Hi To Uncle George Train Wreck Central

West, Norma Born 19 November 1943  (Cape Town, South Africa) TV actress ("The Prisoner", "The Shadow of the Tower") Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

West, Ray Date and place of birth unknown Photojournalist and father of Kanye. Death Runs in the Family

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. Cons & Ex-Cons  Dead Wait Funeral Holmes Grave Danger Oliver's Army (of the Dead) One should keep their fingers crossed The Worst Acronym Team Time to Take Out the Trash

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. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch The Cobbles To A Coffin The Cobbles Toll for Thee

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. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Around the Square  Don't Eat The Figs Faster Than A Dead Horse I'll sleep when you're dead P@F #metoo Powder picks em off See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!  Slippery Soap Chemo Sabee Unpersons You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Westergaard, Kurt Born 13 July 1935  (D?strup, Denmark) Danish cartoonist whose cartoons of the prophet Muhammad in 2005 caused an almighty rumpus among Islamists and he now under police protection. Ikea Nokia Lego

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. She's a Goner

Westlake, Wally Born 8 November 1920  (Gridley, California, USA) Oldest living All-Star baseball player as of the start of 2019. Part of the Cleveland Indians team that lost the 1954 World Series. A. Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association

Westmoreland, Stoney Born 18 March 1970  (place of birth unknown) Actor who, after finally getting regular work as the grandfather on the Disney Channel's "Andi Mack", celebrated by soliciting sex with a 13-year-old. Not a great call. Kardashians Gone Wild

Whang, Suzanne  Born 28 September 1962  (Arlington, Virginia, USA) Died 17 September 2019  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 56  (read death notice) Comedian who formerly served as the host of HGTV's "House Hunters". Thomas Jefferson Survives

Whelan, Eileen Born 30 October 1911  (London, England) Played in 7 tests for England women's team in the 30s & 40s. 19 Women and The Man Gray Panthers Old As Dirt  One Century Is Enough, Madam! Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2019 United

Whelan, Ronnie Born 25 September 1961  (Dublin, Ireland) Liverpool midfielder for 15 years and part of Ireland's 1990 and 1994 World Cup squads. Welcome to heysHELL

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

White, Angela Born 4 March 1985  (Sydney, Australia) 32GG-breasted adult actress, arguably Australia's greatest ever contribution to the industry. Scrubber Out

White, Betty Born 17 January 1922  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Last survivor of the 'Golden Girls' 1980s TV sitcom, despite being the eldest. 2020? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before All Part Of The Show... Right? BLIMEY! Brown Bananas Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them Circling The Drain Colin H Spannerman Comedy Cremations Dead Spotters Deathlist.net Deathly Steeds Ding Dong Bell, Celebs in a well Dying Is Hazardous to Your Health  The Forest Lawn Jockeys Get a Clue Golden Oldies! Guild of Master Reapers I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Illinois Reaper Beater (Version 3.0)  Death Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry It was acceptable in the 20's Jane's Antique Wrinklies Joni Mitchell Dies Just fade away Old People Smell Of Piss One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Pull my finger Say Hello To The Angels Say Hi To Uncle George She's a Goner Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Buckley Mystic The Dead Certs The Fifth Horseman The Retirement Village Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Twenty Little Roosters Where's My Damn List? Who Turned Out The Lights? Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking! Zodiac's Wishlist ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

White, Jacqueline Born 27 November 1922  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) RKO leading lady of the 40s and 50s, most notably in "The Narrow Margin". Apricot Crumble

White, Jimmy Born 2 May 1962  (London, England) Popular snooker player, who has never won the World Championship, finishing runner-up 6 times. Researched to Death

White, Marco Pierre Date and place of birth unknown Son of the famous chef and dabbler in the reality TV game. Born 1994. Unpersons

White, Ron Born 18 December 1956  (Fritch, Texas, USA) US comedian of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, whatever that is. Laughter Kills

Whitehorn, Katharine Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Journalist and columnist for The Observer. Born 1928. I'm Sorry For Your Trouble

Whiting, Roy Born 26 January 1959  (Horsham, West Sussex, England) Murderer of Sarah Payne in 2000. Now at HMP Wakefield. Time to Take Out the Trash

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

Whitmore, Richard Born 22 December 1933  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) BBC newsreader from the 1970s. Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Whittaker, Roger Born 22 March 1936  (Nairobi, Kenya) Easy-listening musician. 20 Crooners Croakin'

Whittington, Harry Born 3 March 1927  (Henderson, Texas, USA) A lawyer who made headlines in 2006 when he was accidentally shot in the face by Vice President Dick Cheney while they were both out hunting. Pretty Noose

Wiedlin, Jane Born 20 May 1958  (Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, USA) Lead singer of new wave popettes The Go-Gos. Get a Clue

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. Fucked n' Dumped

Wilde, Dee Dee Born 24 September 1946  (place of birth unknown) Member of dance troupe Pan's People between 1966 and 1975. Well Done If You Got These at Home

Wilde, Gabriella Born 8 April 1989  (Basingstoke, USA) Model-turned-actress, formerly the face of Estee Lauder and currently in the "Poldark" reboot. Fatal Beauty

Wilde, Kim Born 18 November 1960  (London, England) New wave popstrel and daughter of Marty Wilde, now a landscape gardener. 1982 was the best year for pop

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. Pop go the Weasels

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

Wilkie, David Born 8 March 1954  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Scottish athlete, often considered the greatest swimmer in British history. Go on Be a Sport - Die in 2019

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

Willesee, Mike  Born 29 June 1942  (Perth, Australia) Died 1 March 2019  (Sydney, Australia) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Leading Australian news reporter for 50 years, in later years became an avid believer in the credibility of stigmatics. Compost Corner Deceased Hose Bucket of Blood Grave Danger I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life Just fade away Nicked but not Dead .....Norfolk & Good Old People Smell Of Piss Seasideessexxile Spirited Away  Heading Nowhere The Grateful Dead The South Shall Rise Again The Team With No Name Waiting for a Star to Fall

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'. 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, Cindy Born 22 August 1947  (Los angeles, California, USA) Actress, the still-living half of "Laverne and Shirley". Gone Solo

Williams, Frank Born 2 July 1931  (Hampstead, London, England) Actor - Rev. Farthing in 'Dad's Army'. From Z-Cars to Dead Stars?

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. Coda 2 Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Where's My Damn List? Windsor the Troll Wretched Hive of scum and villainy

Williams, Kate Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Actress, played Audrey in the original "Widows" trilogy, as well as popping up in "Eastenders" about a decade back. Around the Square

Williams, Kipper Born 30 December 1951  (The Wirral, UK) Cartoonist whose unfunny work has appeared pretty much everywhere in the past 30 years. Most associated with the "Radio Times". Poisoned Pens

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

Williams, Montel Born 3 July 1956  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US talk show host, formerly a US Naval Officer. Diagnosed with MS in 1999. Oliver's Army (of the Dead)

Williams, Oritse Born 27 November 1986  (London, UK) Former member of R&B boyband JLS, currently on trial for the alleged rape of a fan in 2018. Miscarriage of Popjustice

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. Oliver's Army (of the Dead) The Survivors

Williams, Paul Born 19 September 1940  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Singer-songwriter who has written for acts as varied as The Carpenters, Daft Punk and Kermit the Frog. Very distinctive singing voice as well. Sid And Marty Coffin

Williams, Rex Born 20 July 1933  (Halesowen, West Midlands, England) Former snooker player, who spent over 40 years playing the sport. Szaboss!!

Williams, Shirley Born 27 July 1930  (London, England) Labour MP who defected and formed the SDP in 1981, before becoming a Lib Dem member of the House of Lords. The Dead Certs The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

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. Francis of Arse-Easy 2019 Going Going Gone You Ain't Seen Me, Right?

Williamson, Oliver E. Born 27 September 1932  (Superior, Wisconsin, USA) Winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Economics for his work in economic governance. YES, I got the Nobel – but there was no use to write anything

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. Dead And Dusted

Willis, Wincey Born 8 August 1948  (Gateshead, UK) Mulleted weathergirl who briefly became the darling of British media in the early 80s during her spell on "TV-AM". Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Wilson, Ann Born 19 June 1950  (San Diego, California, USA) Big-lunged, big-haired frontwoman of rock balladeers Heart. Underwent gastric band surgery in 2002. Amanita virosa

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. 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. Clog Poppers Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead Snort The Ashes The Survivors You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Wilson, Charles Date and place of birth unknown Former CEO of Tesco, resigned from the role in 2018 after a throat cancer diagnosis. People I Think Might Die In 2019 United Chemo Sabee

Wilson, Chris Born in Alphington, Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian blues musician. Died January 2019 but no obit. Ethnic Cleansing A Trophy For Atrophy Smart Beta List The B-Team Sovereign-Reaper The Skinny Kiltrunner The Whipping Posts You'll Never Find Us in the Guardian Obits at Parties

Wilson, Mikey Date and place of birth unknown The little boy famous in the "Dutch football fan gives the finger" meme for the past 20 years. Obscura Camera

Wilson, Owen Born 18 November 1968  (Dallas, Texas, USA) US actor, 'You, Me and Dupree' and lots more. Failed to commit suicide in 2007, but some DDP'rs may think "If at first, you don't succeed, try, try again". And they all died

Wilson, Rebel Born 3 February 1980  (Sydney, Australia) Australian comedian and actress. The South Shall Rise Again

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? Down Under the Daisies Gay-Tes Of Heaven Life's too short Only Fools and Corpses Sitcom to Heaven Spirited Away Team Europe

Wilson, Ross Born 18 November 1947  (Melbourne, Australia) Frontman of Australian rock groups Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock. Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Wilson of Dinton, Lord Richard Born 11 October 1942  (Glamorgan, UK) Civil servant and peer. The Politicorpses

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. All Part Of The Show... Right? And they all died Around the Square Blueberry Crumble Comedy Cremations Eddie's Parade Of Darkness And Despair Hippoposthumous I Told You I Was Ill Well, it was a decent innings… Passing of the passed Pickett's Popped Off Picks Poppin’ Clogs Slippery Soap The Killage People Robbie's Rotting @JonesEuro Windsor the Troll

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. From Z-Cars to Dead Stars?  M6 Toll(ed)

Winfrey, Oprah Born 29 January 1954  (Kosciusko, Illinois, USA) US talk show host, businesswoman and book critic. Hear Theme Roar

Winkle, Baddie Born 18 July 1928  (Hazard, Kentucky, USA) The "Instagrandma", an 89-year-old woman who is down with the kids and models latex mini-skirts. Obscura Camera Poppin’ Clogs

Winnick, David Born 26 June 1933  (Brighton, UK) Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979. M6 Toll(ed) No more expenses

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

Winton, Nan  Born in Portsmouth, UK  (exact date unknown) Died 11 May 2019  (Dorchester, UK) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) The first national newsreader on a BBC channel, doing so in 1960. Born 1925. Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Wiseman, Lofty Date and place of birth unknown Former SAS member who often pops up on TV when they need a survival expert and Bear Grylls isn't available. Natural Selection

Withers, Colin Born 21 March 1940  (Birmingham, England) Former goalkeeper for both Aston Villa and bitter rivals Birmingham City. M6 Toll(ed)

Withers, Jane Born 12 April 1926  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Actress, a child star that never really achieved the same success in adulthood. Gooseberry Crumble Moldy Oldies

Witteveen, Johan  Born 12 June 1921  (Zeist, Netherlands) Died 23 April 2019  (Wassenaar, Netherlands) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Dutch politician and managing director of the IMF between 1973 and 1978. Alternative Observations

Wolde-Yohannes, Legesse Date and place of birth unknown President of Honduras from 1982-86. Death Is International

Wolfe, Gene  Born 7 May 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 14 April 2019  (Peoiria, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Award winning Fantasy and SF author best known for his four volume 'The Book of the New Sun' series. Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Wolfendale, Arnold Born 25 June 1927  (Rugby, UK) Former astronomer royal and emeritus physics professor at Durham University. Decaying Orbit-uaries

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

Wolff, Lester L. Born 4 January 1919  (New York City, New York, USA) Former Democrat representative for New York from 1965-81. The Old Ones Are The Pests

Wolff, Nat Born 17 December 1994  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former Nickolodeon teen star in "The Naked Brothers Band". Went on to play the lead in 2015's "Paper Towns". Team 25

Wolstenholme, Chris Born 2 December 1978  (Rotherham, Yorkshire, England) Bassist for prog-revivalists Muse. Miscarriage of Popjustice

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. Wayne Manor

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

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. Boo! I'm Dead Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Death Can Be Funny Deathly Steeds Heaven can't wait His and Hearse Mortem Omnibus One Bar Gas Fire And A Tin Of Dog Food Permanent Kip Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard Terror of the Vervoorts Valar Morghulis

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. 20 to 1: Music for the soul Well Done If You Got These at Home

Wood, Willie Born 23 December 1936  (Washington DC, USA) Hall of fame American footballer, part of the Green Bay Packers team that won the first two Super Bowls. I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life Spirited Away Traded to the Saints

Wood (Australia), John Born 14 July 1946  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian actor, won the Gold Lodie for the country's "most popular TV star" in 2006. Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Woodburn, Kim Born 25 March 1942  (Eastney, Hampshire, England) TV presenter & cleaner, one half of the presenting duo of TV programme 'How Clean Is Your House?'. Get Busy Dyin Spirited Away Unpersons

Woodcock, Jacci Date and place of birth unknown Terminally ill woman who sued her firm for forcing her out because of her illness. The Love Boat Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Woodward, Bob  Born in Bristol, UK  (exact date unknown) Died 20 January 2019  (Bristol, UK) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Founder of the CLIC Sargent cancer charity in 1976. Researched to Death

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. It's Grim Up North Are We Rolling? Awarded Oscarites B List Predictor's Predictions Gooseberry Crumble I Couldn't Eat Another Bite And Now His Watch Is Ended JoeRam Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Sad Last Days

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'. From Z-Cars to Dead Stars?

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

Worden, Alfred Born 7 February 1932  (Jackson, Michigan, USA) US astronaut, command module pilot on Apollo 15 in 1971. They went to the Moon don't you know… Lidders Late Lamentables

Worrall Thompson, Antony Born 1 May 1951  (Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England) TV chef. Once memorably described by Gordon Ramsay as "a squashed Bee Gee". Shot in the Dark

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

Wouk, Herman  Born 27 May 1915  (New York, New York, USA) Died 17 May 2019  (Palm Springs, California, USA) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Popular author, best known for his novels 'The Caine Mutiny' and 'The Winds of War'. Dai Yab'stards Dead Is Dead Deathlist.net Drunkasaskunk Eternity Tours Feng Shui Pig Fireball Funeral Furore Golden Oldies! Gray Panthers How the heck are you still alive?! I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader It's A Grim World (After All) JoeRam Let Us Embalm You Mortem Omnibus NoSoup4U! Old As Dirt Old People Party of 20 Pool Ghoul Propheticum per prophetam The Show Can't Go On Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Spectre of Death Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Grateful Dead The Old Ones Are The Pests The Old Lady The Retirement Village You Must Be Croaking!

Wretzky, D'Arcy Born 1 May 1968  (South Haven, Michigan, USA) Bass player with The Smashing Pumpkins until their split in 1999. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Wright, Betty Born 21 December 1953  (Miami, Florida, USA) Soul musician, had a big hit in the 70s with the much-sampled "Clean Up Woman". Lastorders

Wright Jr., Reggie Date and place of birth unknown Former head of security for the record label Death Row, one of many people who have been accused of 2Pac's (still unsolved) murder. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

Wrigley, Bernard Born in Bolton, UK  (exact date unknown) Singer and comic, nicknamed "The Bolton Bullfrog". Born 1948. The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Wurtzel, Elizabeth Born 31 July 1967  (New York City, New York, USA) Author best-known for her actually-not-very-good generation-defining debut novel "Prozac Nation". You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Wyatt, Caroline Born in Darlinghurst, Australia  (exact date unknown) BBC journalist for 25 years, covering defence and religious affairs, until MS forced her retirement in 2016. Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Wylie, Ron Born 6 August 1933  (Glasgow, UK) Scottish footballer who managed West Brom for two seasons in the early 80s. Waiting for Ugo

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

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. Breathless In Seattle Heaven can't wait Heaven or Hell? Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Permanent Kip Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard Simply Dead The Tour Never Ends

Wyner, Tom Born 16 June 1947  (Sheffield, UK) Voice actor, often in the English dubs of major Japanese films. BBC Heaven

Wynn, May Born 8 January 1929  (New York City, New Yorl, USA) 50s actress, was married to "Maverick" star Jack Kelly. All Quiet on the Westerns Front

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