Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: D

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Daba, Sadiq Born in Nigeria  (exact date unknown) Leading Nigerian actor. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

D'Abo, Mike Born 1 March 1944  (Betchworth, UK) Former lead vocalist of Manfred Mann, also wrote the lyrics of busker-friendly dirge "Handbags and Gladrags" for Chris Farlowe. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Daddy, Trick Born 27 September 1974  (Liberty City, Miami, Florida) One of the most influential rappers of the past 20 years, his career has been slowed by legal, financial and health issues. Currently refusing to take medication for his lupus. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

Dahl, Arlene Born 11 August 1925  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Six-times married columnist and actress. Had a short relationship with JFK, was married to Lex Barker and is mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Yvonne's Gone Too

Daker, David Born in Bilston, England  (exact date unknown) Familiar character actor whose known role was as Harry Crawford in the 1980s series 'Boon' with the late Michael Elphick. Born c.1937. (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Dale, Jim Born 15 August 1935  (Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England) Actor, one of the few living stars of Carry On, whose Carry On legend status was severely damaged when he appeared in the woeful Carry on Columbus. Francis of Arse-Easy 2020

Daley, Richard M. Born 24 April 1942  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former Mayor of Chicago of the Daley dynasty Statik Charge

Daley, Tom Born 21 May 1994  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Reasonably successful English Olympic Diver turned crap reality TV presenter. (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Dalglish, Kenny Born 4 March 1951  (Glasgow, Scotland) One of Britain's greatest post-war footballers, with Celtic FC and then Liverpool FC. 102 caps for Scotland and later manager with Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Dalton, Phyllis Born 16 October 1925  (London, England, United Kingdom) Oscar-winning costume designer, for example, "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Doctor Zhivago" Get Busy Dyin

Dalton, Timothy Born 21 March 1946  (Colwyn Bay, Wales) Actor, the 4th man to play James Bond on screen. Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Daly, John Born 28 April 1966  (Carmichael, California, USA) Hard drinking, cigarette puffing, high-stake gambling, drug-taking & hugely overweight golfer. Also one of the most popular & most talented golfers of the last 20 years, probably because of all the above... 20 4 2020 Brown Breads Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Damme, Miguel Van Born 25 September 1993  (Belgium) Belgian footballer, goalkeeper for Cercle Brugge. Cancerous Hatred B

Daniel, Jean  Born 21 July 1920  (Blida, Algeria) Died 19 February 2020  (Paris, France) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) French journalist, author, and founder of Le Nouvel Observateur weekly. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Daniels, Charlie  Born 28 October 1936  (Leland, North Carolina, USA) Died 6 July 2020  (Nashville, Tennessee) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Country music singer, guitarist and fiddler. (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Daniels, William Born 31 March 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, best known as the acerbic voice of KITT in the 1980s TV series 'Knight Rider'. Amazonian Warrior Gotham Knight (THEME) Guest 50+ Headstone Hunters

Daniher, Neale Born 15 February 1961  (West Wyalong, Australia) Former Australian Rules footballer and coach now battling motor neurone disease. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List Soylent Green Is You The Conqueror Worm

Dankula, Count Born 17 October 1987  (Coatbridge, Scotland, United KIngdom) real name Mark Meechan, YouTube personality who taught his dog to show the Hitler salute (THEME) 20 Yutes

Danner, Blythe Born 3 February 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) US screen actress and mother of Gwyneth and Jake Paltrow. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Darby, Stephen Born 6 October 1988  (Liverpool, UK) Former England U21 defender who had a lengthy spell with Bradford City. Retired in 2018 after being diagnosed with ALS. Charon's Crew Crofty's Coffin Crew Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Dead And Dusted Die Laughing (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die In 2020 United (THEME) Sudden Death

Darren, James Born 8 June 1936  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor & singer - a teen idol, who later had a recurring role in 'TJ Hooker'. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Darrow, Henry Born 15 September 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Puerto-Rican American actor best known for his role as Manolito Montoya in 'The High Chaparral'. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Davi, Robert Born 26 June 1953  (Astoria, New York, USA) Pock-marked actor turned jazz singer. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Davidson, Jim Born 13 December 1953  (Kidbrooke, London, England) Controversial racist comedian who somehow has turned into a popular family entertainer. Has also had a colourful private life. Grey Gardens The Worst Acronym Team

Davidson, Pete Born 16 November 1993  (Staten Island, New York, USA) Sickly looking "Saturday Night Live" comic who tried to off himself after being dumped by Ariana Grande in 2018. Has a tatoo of Hillary Clinton, for some reason. (THEME) 20 Yutes Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Noz4News Open The Pearly Gates Say Hi To Uncle George Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling UTC Where's My Damn List?

Davies, Barry Born 24 October 1937  (London, England) Sports commentator for the BBC since 1969, Davies has commentated on a whole of sports including tennis, gymnastics, hockey and ice skating. Still primarily known as a football commentator on 'Match of the Day'. Crofty's Coffin Crew

Davies, Dave Born 3 February 1947  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Younger brother of Ray and fellow member of the Kinks. Down Under the Daisies

Davies, Dickie Born 30 April 1933  (Wallasey, Cheshire, England) Former presenter of World of Sport, well known for his badger-like hair. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Going going gone Powder Picks em off

Davies, Freddie Born 21 July 1938  (Brixton, England, United Kingdom) British comedian with a long TV career following "Opportunity Knocks" Unusual Suspects

Davies, Ray Born 21 June 1944  (Muswell Hill, London, England) Legendary songwriter and lead singer of The Kinks. The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

Davies, Rick Born 22 July 1944  (Swindon, Wiltshire, England) Lead singer and songwriter for 1970s progressive rock band Supertramp. Breathless In Seattle (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Davies, Sharon Born 1 November 1962  (Plymouth, England) Swimmer who won Gold at the 1978 Commonwealth Games. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Davis, Alice Born 26 March 1929  (Escalon, California, USA) Costume designer who worked for Disney. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Davis, Carl Born 28 October 1936  (New York City, USA) prolific conductor and film composer, including works for silent films, married to Jean Boht Unusual Suspects

Davis, Clive Born 4 April 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Music producer, founder & long time head of Arista Records. (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Davis, Lisa Born 20 April 1936  (London, England) Voice actress who was Anita in 101 Dalmations. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Davis, Stephanie Born 8 March 1993  (Merseyside, England) Appears in Hollyoaks as Sinead O'Connor, a character who has moodswings, had one musical hit of note, and criticises the Catholic Church. (THEME) Unpersons

Davison, Peter Born 13 April 1951  (London, England) Actor best known as the fifth incarnation of 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next I close my eyes, draw back the curtains

Dawkins, Richard Born 26 March 1941  (Nairobi, Kenya) Noted & controversial evolutionary biologist. When he dies, if there's a hint of a pearly gate in front of him, he's in shit streak! (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Dawson, Ronnie Born 5 June 1932  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Former Ireland and British Lions rugby union international. Captained the Lions on the 1959 tour of Australia & New Zealand. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Day O'Connor, Sandra Born 26 March 1930  (El Paso, Texas, USA) Former member of the US Supreme Court. (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... Pretty Noose (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin

Dayan, Ruth Born 7 March 1917  (Haifi, Israel) First wife of the late Israeli politician/pirate lookalike Moshe Dayan. Strangely enough is good friends with Yasser Arafat's mother-in-law. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

De Havilland, Olivia  Born 1 July 1916  (Tokyo, Japan) Died 26 July 2020  (Paris, France) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) Sister of Joan Fontaine, but hasn't spoken to her since 1942. Actress who picked up the award-winning parts, largely as she wasn't the most glamorous girl on the block. Now retired and living in France. 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right?  Amazonian Warrior (THEME) Awarded Oscarites  BALDY FOREVER Beyond a Little Peaky Black Penguins of Doom Bladerunner BLIMEY! Worm Fodder BROWN BANANAS  CENTAURIANS  Crofty's Coffin Crew Crypts Suzette DAI YAB'STARDS Gotham Knight Deader than a dead thing Deadies 7 DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise  DEAD SPOTTERS Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Deathly Steeds eejit Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch Fat kids always win at seesaw Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead Fireball  The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! (THEME) Gray Panthers Grief Encounter (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral Heaven or Hell? I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Joe pesci's team JoeRam Jumptheshark v.11.0 Just fade Away Knocking on Heavens Door Lidders Late Lamentables LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies Mercarte Moldy Oldies Mortem Omnibus Mr C Mr Whit's Wonders Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt Old People Smell Of Piss (THEME) Old People Party of 20 Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Pool Ghoul Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Quebec's Predictions Soylent Green Is You Satan's Hootenanny Say hello to the angels (THEME) She's A Goner SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling SOYLENT DREAMS Spookygal Stairway To Heaven Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Bucket O'Hare Tentoesup The Crowdsourced Deathlist The End of the World As We Know It The Grateful Dead McCririck's Last Hurdle THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS  Psycho Muppet There's A Shiva In The Park (THEME) The Survivors The Spanners (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Who Turned Out The Lights? Wot The Deuce You Must Be Croaking! Yvonne and Gone

De Klerk, F. W. Born 18 March 1936  (Johannesburg, South Africa) Former President of South Africa from 1989-1994. (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

De La Billière, Peter Born 29 April 1934  (Harrow, Middlesex, England) Former director of the SAS and Commander-in-Chief of British forces in the Gulf War of 1991. Departures Board

De Plata, Brazo Born 19 March 1963  (Mexico City, Mexico) Roly-poly luchador who wrestled in the US as Super Porky. Part of the Alvarado wrestling dynasty. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Deacon, John Born 19 August 1951  (Leicester, England) Quiet and enigmatic bass player and songwriter for rock giants Queen. The National Union of Coffin Polishers

Dean, John Born 14 October 1938  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Former White House Counsel to Richard Nixon. Became deeply involved in the Watergate Scandal. Now an author & political activist. There's A Shiva In The Park

Dean, Peter Born 2 May 1939  (London, England) Pete Beale in 'EastEnders', whose death in 1993 marked a change in the show's direction. Later weighed his genitals on a fruit and veg scale in an episode of 'Banzai'. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab

Dearden, Jack Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown) BBC radio sports journalist born ca. 1952 Dinner Reservation for 20

Dee, Sophie Born 17 January 1984  (Carmarthen, Wales) Welsh pornographic actress, also known as Kirsty Hill. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Deghayes, Amer Born in   (exact date unknown) British insurgent, currently fighting with Hayat Tahrir al-Sham against Assadist forces in Syria. Born c.1990. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Deif, Mohammed Born in Khan Younis, Gaza, Palestine  (exact date unknown) Commander of the military wing of Hamas, and suspected master bomb-maker. Target of several Israeli assassination attempts to date. (THEME) The Politicorpses

Deitch, Gene  Born 8 August 1924  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 16 April 2020  (Prague, Czech Republic) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Animator who destroyed Tom and Jerry in the 1960s. Today's the day the maggots have their picnic

Del Grande, Louis Born 23 March 1943  (Union City, New Jersey, USA) Canadian actor and writer best recognised from the "exploding head" scene in David Cronenburg's 1981 horror classic 'Scanners'. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Del Sierra, Liza Born 30 August 1985  (Pontoise, France) French pornographic actress. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Del Toro, Benicio Born 19 February 1967  (San German, Puerto Rico) Oscar-winning Puerto Rican actor best known for his role in the 1995 cult classic 'The Usual Suspects'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Delahanty, Thomas Born in Washington DC, USA  (exact date unknown) DC cop wounded saving Ronald Reagan from his 1981 assasination attempt. I hope Ron said thanks. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Delair, Suzy  Born 31 December 1916  (Paris, France) Died 15 March 2020  (Paris, France) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Veteran French actress, was the co-star in 'Robinson Crusoeland' (AKA Atoll K), the final film Laurel and Hardy made together. Oscar The Beast (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Delevingne, Cara Born 12 August 1992  (London, UK) Model, descended from the Faudel-Phillips baronets. Has somehow convinced herself she should be an actress now. (THEME) A Model Corpse

Delon, Alain Born 8 November 1935  (Sceaux, France) Brooding, heartthrob French actor who solidified his place in the arthouse pantheon with his roles in Jean-Pierre Melville's 'Le Samourai', Luchino Visconti's 'Rocco and His Brothers' and 'Asterix at the Olympic Games'. (THEME) Perfect 10

Delors, Jacques Born 20 July 1925  (Paris, France) President of the European Commission from 1985-95. I Told You I Was Ill Madonna's Hand Of Bod (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Delvecchio, Alex Born 4 September 1931  (Fort William, Canada) Nicknamed "Fats", one of the greatest players in NHL history. Three-time Stanley Cup winner. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Dench, Judi Born 9 December 1934  (York, Yorkshire, England) Actress, firstly in stage, then became famous in TV sitcoms, before appearing in an increasing number of feature films. The Death Stars The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard (THEME) They is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Deneuve, Catherine Born 22 October 1943  (Paris, France) french actress who is currently in the process of becoming "La Grande Dame du cinema" Let Us Embalm You the old lady

Dennis, Les Born 12 October 1954  (Liverpool, England) Former host of Family Fortunes and the inappropriately-named Les Dennis Laughter Show. More recently known for appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, and for splitting up with his wife, Amanda Holden, who'd been shagging that bloke off Men Behaving Badly. McCririck's Last Hurdle

Dennis, Ron Born 1 June 1947  (Woking, England) Former CEO of McLaren. (THEME) ...and Its Goodnight From Him

Depp, Johnny Born 9 June 1963  (Owensboro, Kentucky, USA) Actor, often in kooky roles & beloved by many a female. Hangman's XX Heads in a Bag You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! Kardashians Gone Wild (THEME) Train Wreck Central Wot The Deuce

Derbyshire, Eileen Born 6 October 1930  (Urmston, Manchester, England) Actress, has played Emily Bishop in 'Coronation Street' since 1961. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest Going going gone Grief Encounter Researched to death Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin @JonesEuro Wot The Deuce

Dern, Bruce Born 4 June 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, best known for playing complete fruitcakes on the silver screen. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool (THEME) Guest 50+ (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral

Deutschkron, Inge Born 23 August 1922  (Finsterwalde, Germany) German journalist and author. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Devane, William Born 5 September 1939  (Albany, New York, USA) Actor on 24. (THEME) Dial D for Deadpool

Devellano, Jimmy Born 18 January 1943  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Vice President of the Detroit Red Wings. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Devgn, Ajay Born 2 April 1969  (New Delhi, India) Indian film actor. Jellydead

Devito, Danny Born 17 November 1944  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Pint-sized actor, now director & producer. Best known TV wise for 'Taxi' - in films he appeared in 'Twins' and 'Batman Returns'. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) Super Squirrels

Devito, Tommy  Born 19 June 1928  (Belleville, New Jersey, USA) Died 21 September 2020  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Founding member of The Four Seasons, though left the band in 1970 after racking up a hefty gambling debt. Can he go 'Let's Hang On!' for another year, or is it 'Bye Bye Baby' for him? The Whipping Posts Worm farmer

Devonshire, Alan Born 13 April 1956  (London, England) Current manager of Maidenhead United, former West Ham player. Next Year Greta

Devos, Betsy Born 8 January 1958  (Holland, Michigan, USA) Secretary of Education in the Trump administration, responsible for what American students learn before they get shot. (THEME) The Right To Die

Devoto, Howard Born 15 March 1952  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) Original lead singer for punk band Buzzcocks before leaving in 1977 to form Magazine. (THEME) Gone Solo

Dexter, Ted Born 15 May 1935  (Milan, Italy) Italian born, but very English cricketer, a successful test player who later became a broadcaster, then a selector. (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

D'hotel, Robert Chef Born 2 February 1922  (Sud, New Caledonia) Silver medalist for France in the 4x400 metre relay in 1948. Already died in late 2019 off the radar. (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Diack, Lamine Born 7 June 1933  (Dakar, Senegal) Businessman, sports administrator, and former athlete, IOC member. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Diamond, Dustin Born 7 January 1977  (San Jose, California, USA) Screech in 'Saved by the Bell'. Kardashians Gone Wild

Diamond, Michael Born 20 May 1972  (Sydney, Australia) Professional target shooter from Australia, and not the Beastie Boy as I had assumed. The Skinny Kiltrunner

Diamond, Neil Born 24 January 1941  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Born Noah Kaminsky. Very successful, albeit decidedly cheesy, US singer. Headstone Hunters Living in a Box (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME (THEME) The Last Waltz

Diaz, Justino Born 29 January 1940  (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Puero Rican opera singer. (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner

Dick, Andy Born 21 December 1965  (Charleston, South Carolina, USA) Extremely controversial American comic actor, who hosts his own radio show called 'The Shit Show'. I close my eyes, draw back the curtains (THEME) Laughter Kills

Dickinson, Angie Born 30 September 1931  (Kulm, North Dakota, USA) Actress, in many a film & TV show from the 1950s onwards. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral

Dickinson, Bruce Born 7 August 1958  (Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England) British singer and lead vocalist with mega-successful heavy metal band Iron Maiden. In recent years has spent his spare time sensibly flying aeroplanes, fencing, brewing beer and other boring stuff that just isn't really Rock 'n' Roll. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Dicks, Alan Born 29 August 1934  (London, UK) Footballer who, as a manager, guided Bristol City to their most-sustained period of success in the 1970s. BANGELS

Dignam, Christy Born 25 May 1960  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Lead singer of the popular Irish rock band Aslan. Has regular drug problems. Charon's Crew Researched to death The Anfield Iron (THEME) The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn

Dimucci, Dion Born 18 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Rock/doo-wop singer-songwriter, started off fronting the Belmonts before hitting solo success with the likes of 'Runaround Sue' and 'The Wanderer'. Does he want to be just like Zsa Zsa Gabor this year? (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Dingwort-Nusseck, Julia Born 6 October 1921  (Altona, Germany) German business journalist. (THEME) Death Is International

Dinkins, David  Born 10 July 1927  (Trenton, New Jersey, USA) Died 23 November 2020  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) The only African American to hold the office of Mayor of New York, which Dinkins did from 1990-1993. Captain Hemlock's Twenty CENTAURIANS

Dinsdale, Reece Born 6 August 1959  (Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England) English stage, screen and TV actor. Played the role of Joe Mcintyre in 'Coronation Street' and yet another one of Gail's Ill-fated love interests. Fucked n' Dumped

Dion, Céline Born 30 March 1968  (Charlemagne, Quebec) Caterwauling French-Canadian singer who won the Eurovision contest for Switzerland in 1988 before having a successful career in the 1990s with hits such as 'Think Twice' and that dreary song from 'Titanic'. Now plays in Las Vegas. Only Fools and Corpses Owt To Stop Me Coffin? the old lady

Ditka, Mike Born 18 October 1939  (Carnegie, Pennsylvania, USA) American football player and coach who won the Super Bowl in both roles. YOUREOUT

Dobson, Anita Born 29 April 1949  (Stepney, London, England) Former EastEnders actress & awful singer. (THEME) Gone Solo

Dobson, Wayne Born 5 July 1957  (Leicester, England) British magician. Gooseberry Crumble

Docherty, Tommy  Born 24 August 1928  (Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland) Died 31 December 2020  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Scottish international footballer and outspoken football manager. Black Penguins of Doom (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Simply Dead (THEME) Sports Yay Sports

Dodd, Chris Born 27 May 1944  (Willimantic, Connecticut, USA) Former Connecticut Senator from 1981 to 2011. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Dogg, Snoop Born 20 October 1971  (Long Beach, California, USA) Gangsta rapper, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Doherty, Paddy Born 6 February 1959  (Manchester, England) Gypsy who came to prominence in 2011 in 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'. (THEME) Unpersons

Doherty, Pete Born 12 March 1979  (Liverpool, England) Former lead singer of The Libertines, now with Babyshambles. His addictions to heroin and crack have made his behaviour increasingly random, self-centred and downright tedious. Death Stinks Next Year Greta (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags Powder Picks em off (THEME) Train Wreck Central William Hague's Special Friend

Doherty, Shannen Born 12 April 1971  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American TV and film actress best known for playing Brenda Walsh in hit US teen drama 'Beverly Hills, 90210'. Suffering from Crohn’s disease and also diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Deader than a dead thing Every Death You Take Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Leftovers Only Fools and Corpses Pearly Gates (THEME) P@F #metoo Say Hi To Uncle George Seasideessexxile Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Stone Dead Cert The Anfield Iron There's A Shiva In The Park The Worst Acronym Team

Dolan, Charles Born 16 October 1926  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Founder of HBO and owner of Cablevision and Madison Square Garden. Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently

Dole, Bob Born 22 July 1923  (Russell, Kansas, USA) Veteran US politician, former Presidential candidate back in 1996. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) All about the Men Are You Still Dying, Darling? Bladerunner BLIMEY! Worm Fodder BXBOY422 Crypts Suzette (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Deader than a dead thing Deadies 7 Dead Last? Dead Right! Deadpool Surprise Deathlist.net Eternity Tours Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat kids always win at seesaw Feng Shui Pig Predictor's Predictions Funeral Furore Girlfriend in a Coma Going Green Grim McGraw  Heaven or Hell? Here's Who You Could Have Won (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life It's A Grim World (After All) Jellydead Joe pesci's team JoeRam Jumptheshark v.11.0 Keeling over (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Knocking on Heavens Door (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year Leftovers Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Not At All Well (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... (THEME) Old People Party of 20 Open The Pearly Gates (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Say Hi To Uncle George Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Simply Dead SOYLENT DREAMS Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool Tentoesup The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist Sovereign-Reaper the old lady There's A Shiva In The Park (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin The Team With No Name You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Yvonne and Gone

Dole, Elizabeth Born 29 July 1936  (Salisbury, North Carolina, USA) Former senator for North Carolina and wife of failed 1996 US presidential candidate Bob Dole. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Doleman, Chris  Born 16 October 1961  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Died 28 January 2020  () Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Former NFL star, most notably for the Minnesota Vikings. Made the NFL "Team of the Decade" for the 90s 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before Amanita virosa Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Cancerous Hatred B The Love Boat Day in the Death  DDP Tofoa Deadpool Surprise Deceased Hose Droller coaster Ethnic Cleansing David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Bucket Of Blood Grave Danger GUN Fishing I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Jackie Treehorn  John Key's List Just fade Away Life Flies By So Fast Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People The Misers (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Once You Go Black Pan Breed  Peanut Farmer & The Gang People who could die 2020 Plan B from Outer Space Roasting Bodies In Redcar Seasideessexxile Smart Beta List (THEME) Sports Yay Sports Stone Dead Cert Heading Nowhere  The Deadest Of The Dead  The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS The Skinny Kiltrunner The Walking Dead Thomas Jefferson Survives  To Kill A Gabor Sister UTC

Dolenz, Micky Born 8 March 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Child star as "Corky the Circus Boy", later 1/4 of The Monkees. Wrote the lyrics for "Alternate Title" and was one of the first owners of a Moog Synthesizer. (THEME) Taking The Michael

Dolgikh, Vladimir Born 5 December 1924  (Ilansky, Russia) Russian politician in a variety of roles. Died in Octobre without receiving a qualifying obit (THEME) The Bedsoring '20s

Domingo, Plácido Born 21 January 1941  (Madrid, Spain) Legendary tenor, famous for his collaborations with Luciano Pavarotti and José Carreras as "The Three Tenors". (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Don Baker, Joe Born 12 February 1936  (Groesbeck, Texas, USA) Actor, best known for his role as Jack Wade in 'Goldeneye'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Donahue, Phil Born 21 December 1935  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Talk show host, better known in the US, but his fame has also filtered across the Atlantic to an extent. Lastorders

Donaldson, Sam Born 11 March 1934  (El Paso, Texas, USA) ABC News longtime White House correspondent and journalist who covered the Watergate scandal (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight

Donner, Jörn Born 5 February 1933  (Helsinki, Finland) Finnish director and producer, most notably of Ingmar Bergman's 'Fanny and Alexander' from 1981. Died in January but did not receive a qualifying obit. Most Unique Picks 2020

Donner, Richard Born 24 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Extremely successful US Director and Producer. Directed all-time classics such as 'The Omen', 'Superman', 'The Goonies' and the Lethal Weapon Series. Where's My Damn List? ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Donovan, Raymond J. Born 31 August 1930  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Not the bootleg Irish-American version of 'The Sopranos', but rather the Secretary of Labor in the first Reagan Administration. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Doo-Hwan, Chun Born 18 January 1931  (Hapcheon, South Gyeongsang, South Korea) President of South Korea from 1980-88. Dinner Reservation for 20

Doshi, Balkrishna Vithaldas Born 26 August 1927  (Pune, India) Indian architect. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Doucet, Lyse Born 24 December 1958  (Bathurst, Canada) Current chief international correspondant for BBC News. Occasionally hosts Newsnight and has a name far too close to "Lysol Douch" for my liking. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Douglas, Bryan Born 27 May 1935  (Blackburn, England) Former Blackburn Rovers right-winger. Scored eleven goals for England as well. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Sudden Death

Douglas, Kirk  Born 9 December 1916  (New York, New York, USA) Died 5 February 2020  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) Born Issur Danielovitch Demsky. Has appeared in over 100 films, spanning almost 60 years, and still going. Father of Michael. It's Grim Up North 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before Abracadaver (THEME) All about the Men (THEME) All Part Of The Show... Right? (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT  Amazonian Warrior And they all died ARSE-IN-HOLE BALDY FOREVER Beyond a Little Peaky Black Penguins of Doom Bladerunner BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Breathless In Seattle BROWN BANANAS Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them CENTAURIANS Charon's Crew Chelski Pensioners C. A. Daver Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Crofty's Coffin Crew Crypts Suzette DAI YAB'STARDS Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Dead And Dusted 1 Deader than a dead thing Deadies 7 DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise DEAD SPOTTERS Death Nebula 3000 Death Stinks Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Deathly Steeds Departures Board  Die Laughing Down Under the Daisies Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair eejit Eternity Tours EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Every Death You Take Exu's Exiteers Falling Off The Perch Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat kids always win at seesaw Finbarr Returns from the Dead Fireball The Forest Lawn Jockeys Francis of Arse-Easy 2020 Girlfriend in a Coma Going going gone  (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! (THEME) Gray Panthers  Grief Encounter GuardiDeadArmy Guild of Master Reapers (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral Hangman's XX Zombie Dance Party  Researched to death Heaven or Hell? His and Hearse Hydrangea  I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life  I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) You Had My Curiosity, Now You Have To Die For My Attention I Told You I Was Ill Jellydead Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite  Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Joe pesci's team JoeRam Jumptheshark v.11.0 Just fade Away Keeling over Knocking on Heavens Door  They're Loving Angels Instead Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Lastorders Let Us Embalm You Lidders Late Lamentables  Living in a Box LL's Pool Weakend at Bernies Mercarte  Mortem Omnibus Mr C Mr Whit's Wonders Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Grief Hijackers NoSoup4U!  No Weddings And Twenty Funerals (THEME) Old As Dirt (THEME) Old People Party of 20  Only Fools and Corpses Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Partridge As Reaper  Permanent kip Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs Prophet's Prophecy Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Quebec's Predictions Soylent Green Is You (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS Satan's Hootenanny Say hello to the angels Seasideessexxile SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling SOYLENT DREAMS Spookygal  Stairway To Heaven Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiffer Steaks Stone Dead Cert Tentoesup  The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist  The Death Stars  The End of the World As We Know It The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard the gorge of eternal peril The Grateful Dead McCririck's Last Hurdle The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS the old lady Psycho Muppet The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Spanners The Worst Acronym Team TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS Today's the day the maggots have their picnic UTC Valar Morghulis Vicky's heres hoping Who Turned Out The Lights? Windsor the Troll Wot The Deuce  You Must Be Croaking! (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj Yvonne and Gone

Douglas, Michael Born 25 September 1944  (New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA) Followed his father Kirk into films, and was a moderately successful actor for 20 years until 'Fatal Attraction' really launched him into superstardom in 1987, quickly followed by 'Wall Street' and 'Basic Instinct'. Som Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home DEAD LOSS Don't Eat The Figs Falling Off The Perch Hydrangea Bruce Forsyth's Rug Sale at Carpet Rite Living in a Box (THEME) SAD LAST DAYS (THEME) Taking The Michael

Douglas, Shirley  Born 2 April 1934  (Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) Died 5 April 2020  (Toronto, Canada) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Actress and mother to Keifer Sutherland. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Dourdan, Gary Born 11 December 1966  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Former star of 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', now struggling financially. Kardashians Gone Wild

Dourif, Brad Born 18 March 1950  (Huntington, West Virginia, USA) Respected actor who first came to fame as Billy in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Now retired from the industry, with the exception of providing the voice for killer doll Chucky. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Downing, John  Born 17 April 1940  (Llanelli, Wales) Died 8 April 2020  (Wales, United Kingdom) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Seven time winner of British Press Photographer of the Year. Visited Chernobyl and was an enemy of Idi Amin. Banana's Peel Slippers David Quantick's Showbiz Pals The Living End The Whipping Posts

Downs, Hugh  Born 14 February 1921  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Died 1 July 2020  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) American broadcaster, producer and game show host. BXBOY422 Circling the Drain Grim McGraw You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! (THEME) Our Top Story Tonight  Yvonne and Gone

Dozier, Lamont Born 16 June 1941  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) One-third of Holland-Dozier-Holland. The middle third, to be specific. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Drake Born 24 October 1986  (Toronto, Canada) Canadian monotonous singer whose girlfriends get younger as he gets older Dead Is Dead

Dreja, Chris Born 11 November 1945  (London, England) Longtime guitarist for The Yardbirds until multiple strokes halted his career in 2013. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Drewitt-Barlow, Tony Born 19 August 1964  (Manchester, UK) One of the first gay men to father a child in the UK through surrogacy, often pops up in the papers when there's a story to sell. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Just fade Away The Team With No Name The Walking Dead

Drif, Zohra Born 28 December 1934  (Tissemsilt, Algeria) Retired Algerian lawyer, moudjahid (a militant of the Algerian War of Independence), and the vice-president of the Council of the Nation, the upper house of the Algerian Parliament. Waiver Wire Rookie Roundup

Driscoll, Patricia Born 17 December 1927  (Clonakilty, Ireland)  Irish actress, appeared on British TV as Maid Marian and presented the children's programme, Picture Book. 12 Lords a-leaving, 8 Ladies dying

Drury, James  Born 18 April 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 6 April 2020  (Houston, Texas, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Actor, star of US 1960s Western series 'The Virginian'. (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral LORD GRAVEDIGGER (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Du Bois, Barry Born 4 August 1960  (Sydney, Australia) One of two cancer-battling Antiopedean TV "fix-your-house-up" types getting a DDP call-up in 2018. Beyond a Little Peaky Compost Corner Deceased Hose Finbarr Returns from the Dead Girlfriend in a Coma Grave Danger His and Hearse I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life Just fade Away (THEME) Nicked but not Dead P@F deathlist The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order the gorge of eternal peril The Team With No Name The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Tomb It May Concern UTC Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Duckenfield, David Born in   (exact date unknown) The police officer in charge during the Hillsborough Stadium crush in 1989 and former chief superintendent of South Yorkshire police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020 @JonesEuro

Ducklo, Tj Born in   (exact date unknown) Press secretary for Joe Biden during his 2020 bid for the Presidency. A Pelican In The Wilderness Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Bucket Of Blood Here's Who You Could Have Won

Dudley-Smith, Timothy Born 26 December 1926  (Manchester, England) Former Bishop of Thetford who wrote the hymn 'Tell Out, My Soul'. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Duffy, Gillian Born in Rochdale, England  (exact date unknown) Woman called a bigot by Gordon Brown. Brown sadly later apologised. @JonesEuro

Duffy, Sir Patrick Born 17 June 1920  (United Kingdom) Former Labour MP and later an important NATO functionary Going Green

Duggan, Jim Born 14 January 1954  (Glenn Falls, New York, USA) Cartoon era WWF wrestler, winner of the first-ever Royal Rumble in 1988. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner

Dukakis, Michael Born 3 November 1933  (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA) Former Democrat govenor of Massachusetts, who unsuccessfully ran for President in 1988. (THEME) Dying Donkeys (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin

Dukakis, Olympia Born 20 June 1931  (Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) Actress. Starred as Rose Castorini in the 1987 film, 'Moonstruck'. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites

Duke, Charles Born 3 October 1935  (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) Youngest of the twelve men to walk on the Moon. (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Dullea, Keir Born 30 May 1936  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Actor, forever known as astronaut David "Dave" Bowman in Stanley Kubrick's epic 1968 film '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Funny to think we're a decade passed that now and no monolith to be found... (THEME) Guest 50+ Where's My Damn List?

Duma, Miroslava Born 10 March 1985  (Surgut, Russia) Russian digital entrepreneur. A Pelican In The Wilderness Banana's Bruises Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Fade To Black And Now His Watch Is Ended Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People The House of Extravaganza

Dumas, Roland Born 23 August 1922  (Limoges, France) Controversial/insane French socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister for most of the 80s and early 90s. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Dunagan, Donnie Born 16 August 1934  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) The voice of the young Bambi in the famously sentimental film. Left Hollywood behind afterwards for a career in the Marines. (THEME) I Hear Voices (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Dunaway, Faye Born 14 January 1941  (Bascom, Florida, USA) Actress, in films for over 40 years now. Hydrangea Bucket O'Hare

Dunham, Lena Born 13 May 1986  (New York City, New York, USA) Irritating, foot-in-mouth-prone actress and producer. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Dunn, Carola Born 14 November 1946  (London, England) British-born American crime writer of the "Miss Daisy" set of novels. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Dureau, Scott Born 29 July 1986  (Taree, Australia) Australian former professional rugby league footballer. Cancerous Hatred Dead Ends The House of Extravaganza

Durham, Judith Born 3 July 1943  (Essendon, Victoria, Australia) Vocalist for Australian folkies The Seekers. Real name Judith Cock. Was once stalked by a woman who sent her 40 doormats through the post. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS

Durkin, Beth Born in Cardiff, Wales  (exact date unknown) Young mum with ill baby. Isn't this meant to be a celebrity deadpool? P@F deathlist (THEME) P@F #metoo

Durst, Robert Born 12 April 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Real estate mogul implicated in the deaths of a number of people throughout the years. Skeleton Crew There's A Shiva In The Park

Duterte, Rodrigo Born 28 March 1945  (Maasin, Philippines) Colourful and controversial incumbent President of the Philippines, who made good on his promise of a brutal crackdown on drug users. And they say politicians never follow through… (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year

Duvall, Robert Born 5 January 1931  (San Diego, California, USA) US movie actor & director, in countless films since 1962. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Dead Last? Dead Right! (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral I Couldn't Eat Another Bite (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party The Honey Trap Spookygal

Duvall, Shelley Born 7 July 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) Actress, best known for her role in Stanley Kubrick's 'The Shining'. Grim McGraw Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Leftovers Pearly Gates

Duvitski, Janine Born 28 June 1952  (Lancaster, England) English actress who has appeared primarily in sitcoms. Most recently in ITV's 'Benidorm' as randy swinger Jacqueline Stewart. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff

Dyble, Judy  Born 13 February 1949  (London, England) Died 12 July 2020  () Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Singer-songwriter who was a founding member of Fairport Convention. Cancerous Hatred B Carkers Convention 2020 GUN Fishing (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner The Living End The Whipping Posts

Dye, Pete  Born 29 December 1925  (Urbana, Ohio, USA) Died 9 January 2020  (La Romana, Dominican Republic) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Designer of golf courses. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas

Dylan, Bob Born 24 May 1941  (Duluth, Minnesota, USA) Legendary folk singer with an annoying voice. Still touring. Don't Eat The Figs Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death Statik Charge (THEME) The Last Waltz

Dyson, Freeman  Born 15 December 1923  (Crowthorne, Berkshire, England) Died 28 February 2020  (Princeton, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) British-born American physicist and mathematician. Grobler's Stiff Ones Roasting Bodies In Redcar TOETAG4U Yvonne's Gone Too

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