Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2020: G

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Ga, Rodion Born in   (exact date unknown) Pop star in Ceausescu's Romania whose work has been discovered by western musos in recent years. The B-Team

Gaga, Lady Born 28 March 1986  (New York City, New York, USA) Glamorous pop star that dem kids are listening to. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Gahan, Dave Born 9 May 1962  (North Weald, Essex, England) Lead singer of veteran electro-rockers Depeche Mode. Gooseberry Crumble

Gale, Megan Born 7 August 1975  (Medina, Western Australia, Australia) Australian model, sometimes actress and TV starlet (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Gall, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Lard Bazaar Shot in the Dark The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2020

Gallagher, Leo Born 24 July 1946  (Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA) AKA Gallagher, American prop comedian, who is famous for smashing watermelons! (THEME) Laughter Kills

Gallego, Miguel Artola Born 12 July 1923  (San Sebastian, Spain) Spanish historian who specialises in the Spanish contemporary era. Died in June without a qualifying obit. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Galloway, George Born 16 August 1954  (Dundee, Scotland) Maverick left-wing Respect MP for Bradford West. (THEME) See You In Hell Tomb It May Concern

Gambon, Michael Born 19 October 1940  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Actor - made it big in 'The Singing Detective' and has been in the last 2 Harry Potter films as Dumbledore. Recently popped up in 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Mr Whit's Wonders Stairway To Heaven

Gammoudi, Mohammed Born 11 February 1938  (Sidi Aich, Tunisia) Long distance runner who won an Olympic Gold medal in 1968. Peanut Farmer & The Gang

Gamoneda, Antonio Born 30 May 1931  (Oviedo, Spain) Spanish poet, and former winner of the Cervantes Prize. Bucket Of Blood

Garcia, Santiago Grisolia Born 6 January 1923  (Valencia, Spain) Spanish biochemist. (THEME) Death Is Intellectual

Gardam, Jane Born 11 July 1928  (Redcar, England) Author of children's novel The Hollow Land, winner of the 1983 Whitbread Award. (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After

Garden, Graeme Born 18 February 1943  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Qualified doctor, but became famous as one of 'The Goodies', and has been involved in broadcasting ever since the late 1960s. Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Monty Python's Dying Circus

Gardiner, Barry Born 10 March 1957  (Glasgow, Scotland) Labour Shadow Trade Secretary, often seen on TV. (THEME) Aardvark's Bupa Listing

Gardner, Chris Born 9 February 1954  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Motivational speaker who is known for The Pursuit of Happyness. (THEME) Yvan Eht Nioj

Gargan, Nick Born in   (exact date unknown) Former Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset, who was suspended in May 2014. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020

Garland, Nicholas Born 1 September 1935  (London, England) Cartoonist. Illustrated the Barry McKenzie comics in 'Private Eye' and, despite his left-wing roots, was the first political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph. (THEME) Poisoned Pens

Garner, Alan Born 17 October 1934  (Congleton, United Kingdom) British children's book author and reteller of old folk tales (THEME) And They All Died Happily Ever After

Garr, Teri Born 11 December 1944  (Lakewood, Ohio, USA) US film & TV star, now battling MS. Dead Wait Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Still Life The Whipping Posts Valar Morghulis You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

Gascoigne, Paul Born 27 May 1967  (Gateshead, Co Durham, England) Flawed genius of the football field, who played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and of course England, when he wasn't busy boozing and/or crying. On and off the wagon constantly. (THEME) #1 Hits (THEME) 2020 Exit Draft  BALDY FOREVER BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff DAI YAB'STARDS Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DEAD SPOTTERS Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Don't Eat The Figs Every Death You Take Falling Off The Perch (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem GuardiDeadArmy Hangman's XX Heaven or Hell? Hydrangea I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Jellydead They're Loving Angels Instead Open The Pearly Gates Seasideessexxile Shot in the Dark Stiffer Steaks (THEME) Sudden Death The Buckley Mystic The 6 feet under club  The Grateful Dead The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There's A Shiva In The Park TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS @JonesEuro YOUREOUT

Gascoine, Jill  Born 11 April 1937  (Lambeth, London, England) Died 28 April 2020  (Los Angeles, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Actress in 'The Onedin Line' and novelist. It's Grim Up North Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Amanita virosa ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Bruises Beyond a Little Peaky Breathless In Seattle Aye, they're off the fags alright Charon's Crew Compost Corner Crofty's Coffin Crew Crypts Suzette Dead And Dusted 1 DEAD LOSS Ethnic Cleansing Exu's Exiteers Faster Than A Dead Horse Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a Coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Green GOING UNDERGROUND Grave Danger Grief Encounter Guild of Master Reapers And Now His Watch Is Ended It's A Grim World (After All) Jellydead Just fade Away They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Life Flies By So Fast Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Grief Hijackers Only Fools and Corpses Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix A Trophy For Atrophy Simply Dead Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order (THEME) The British (D)i(e)sles  Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril The Grateful Dead (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com  The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Team With No Name The Walking Dead Tomb It May Concern UTC Worm farmer You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper You Must Be Croaking!

Gastineau, Mark Born 20 November 1956  (Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA) NFL Hall of Famer who played for the New York Jets. EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Shaun of the Dead 69

Gates, Bill Born 28 October 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Absurdly rich and much-vilified chairman of Microsoft. (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead? Statik Charge

Gates, David Born 11 December 1940  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, best known as the co-lead singer of the group Bread. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Gates Sr, William H.  Born 30 November 1925  (Bremerton, Washington, USA) Died 14 September 2020  (Hood Canal, Washington, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Former Lawyer and father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Keeling over

Gaughan, Dick Born 17 May 1948  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs. You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Gaynor, Gloria Born 7 September 1949  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) R & B singer who enjoyed great success in the 1970s with hits such as 'I Will Survive' and 'Never Can Say Goodbye', making her something of a gay icon. (THEME) Super Squirrels

Gaynor, Mitzi Born 4 September 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Hollywood singer and dancer of the 1950s. Was the second musical guest on the night of The Beatles' debut appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies

Gehry, Frank Born 28 February 1929  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian-born American architect, whose works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age". Belmont-Cragin Reaper Keeling over

Geiberger, Al Born 1 September 1937  (Red Bluff, California, USA) Golfer, the first to hit a score of 59 in a PGA Tour. A different hole-in-one came when his colon was removed in 1980. (THEME) In the Hole!

Geldof, Bob Born 5 October 1951  (Dun Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland) Former Boomtown Rats front man turned shouty, sweary Live Aid and Live 8 organiser. Has been looking even rougher than usual of late, which certainly takes some doing. (THEME) Passing of the passed

Geldof, Pixie Born 17 September 1990  (London, England) Daughter of Sir Bob Geldof & general waste of space, like her sister Peaches. (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

Genson, Ed Born 30 June 1941  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Chicago lawyer who has defended R. Kelly and Conrad Black. Died in April without a qualifying obit. So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team The B-Team

Gento, Francisco Born 21 October 1933  (Guarnizo, Spain) Legendary footballer for Real Madrid. Won 6 European Cup winners medals. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

George, Barry Born 15 April 1960  (Hammersmith, London, England) Accused, but subsquently cleared of killing TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

George, Bobby Born 16 February 1945  (Manor Park, East London, England) Cockney darts player. The only person in the world who wears more jewellery than Jimmy Savile or Michael Carroll. (THEME) Gone Solo The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

George, Boy Born 14 June 1961  (Eltham, Kent, England) Cross-dressing lead singer of Culture Club and later solo artist, born George Alan O'Dowd. Going going gone (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags (THEME) They Just Keep Dye-ing!

George, Elizabeth Born 26 February 1949  (Warren, Ohio, USA) American author of the British-based 'Inspector Lynley' detective novels. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Gephardt, Dick Born 31 January 1941  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) US House Majority leader from 1989 to 1995. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Gerard, Gil Born 23 January 1943  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) Star of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'. Also got to flirt with Erin Gray, the lucky ol' dog. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Gervais, Ricky Born 25 June 1961  (Reading, Berkshire, England) Annoying one trick pony. Hit paydirt with the mockumentary 'The Office' in 2001, perhaps the most monumentally overrated programme in the history of television. (THEME) God, you're annoying (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List

Geun-Hye, Park Born 2 February 1952  (Samdeok-don, South Korea) Former president of South Korea from 2013-2017 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Ghani, Ashraf Born 12 February 1949  (Logar, Afghanistan) Current president of Afghanistan. (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year

Giaever, Ivar Born 5 April 1929  (Bergen, Norway) winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his solid research (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Gibb, Barry Born 1 September 1946  (Douglas, Isle of Man) The eldest of the Bee Gees. The last one standing… The Death Stars (THEME) The Survivors

Gibbons, Billy Born 16 December 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) AKA "Reverend Willie G", the guitarist in ZZ Top. (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Gibbs, Marla Born 14 June 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American TV sitcom actress, best known as wisecracking maid Florence on 'The Jeffersons'. Belmont-Cragin Reaper

Gibson, Bob  Born 9 November 1935  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Died 2 October 2020  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Former pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals. Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred B Deceased Hose Droller coaster EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Fade To Black David Quantick's Showbiz Pals And Now His Watch Is Ended Jackie Treehorn The Misers Prophet's Prophecy Smart Beta List (THEME) Sports Yay Sports The B-Team There's A Shiva In The Park

Gibson, Edward Born 8 November 1936  (Buffalo, New York, USA) Science Pilot on the Skylab 4 mission (THEME) Apollogies for Still Living

Gibson, Hutton  Born 26 August 1918  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Died 11 May 2020  (Thousand Oaks, California, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) Father of Mel Gibson. Also a religious writer & activist. (THEME) Gray Panthers

Gibson, Richard Born 1 January 1954  (Kampala, Uganda) Actor who played horndog Gestapo Officer Herr Flick in "Allo Allo". (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

Gilbert, Greg Born in   (exact date unknown) Frontman for indie-band Delays. Born 1977. Amanita virosa Banana's Bruises Beyond a Little Peaky Aye, they're off the fags alright Charon's Crew (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Compost Corner  Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Dead Ends Dead Wait Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Deceased Hose Droller coaster Eddie's Parade Of Darkness and Despair  Fat kids always win at seesaw Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a Coma  (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Green GOING UNDERGROUND Grave Danger GUN Fishing His and Hearse I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life Jellydead Just fade Away They're Loving Angels Instead Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs  (THEME) Nicked but not Dead Only Fools and Corpses Open The Pearly Gates Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble A Trophy For Atrophy Read 'em and Reap Sad News FC Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Seasideessexxile Skeleton Crew Southerners Stiffs Heading Nowhere Terror of the Vervoorts The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule The Deadest Of The Dead the gorge of eternal peril The Grateful Dead THE OLD ONES ARE THE PESTS The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Team With No Name The Walking Dead TINY and ELLIE's PICK of the DROPS Valar Morghulis  Very Ill Turned Very Dead You Must Be Croaking!

Gilbert, Johnny Born 13 July 1924  (Newport News, Virginia, USA) Jeopardy Announcer. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season?

Gilbert, Walter Born 21 March 1932  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Nobel-winning chemist, won the gong in 1980 for his work on nucleic acid sequencing. (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Giles, Bill Born 18 November 1939  (Dittisham, Devon, England) Popular weather forecaster for the BBC for many years before his retirement in 2000. (THEME) Jack Ketch Is Not A Weatherman

Gillespie, Gary Born 5 July 1960  (Stirling, UK) Coventry and Liverpool defender of the 1980s, stil works as a commentator on Liverpool TV. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Gillespie, Robert Born 9 November 1933  (Lille, France) Veteran actor on British TV, in comic and serious roles. In recent years, he returned to his first love of the stage. Trojan Hearse

Gilliam, Terry Born 22 November 1940  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) The only non-British member of the Monty Python team and director of a whole bunch of films that don't quite work. Departures Board (THEME) Monty Python's Dying Circus Bucket O'Hare

Gillmeister, Trevor Born 13 March 1964  (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) Australian rugby league player and broadcaster known as The Axe. (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under

Gilot, Francoise Born 26 November 1921  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) French painter and muse to the legendary Pablo Picasso. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Fireball (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Gilsenan, Rory  Born in Bicester, England  (exact date unknown) Died 22 April 2020  (Ireland) Age at death: 50  (read death notice) Showjumper suffering from cancer. The House of Extravaganza (THEME) The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn

Ginsburg, Ruth Bader  Born 15 March 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 18 September 2020  (Washington D.C., USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) First Jewish woman to be elected to the United States Supreme Court. 2021? – No thank you! I’ll leave before 5 Feet and 1 to Go Amanita virosa And they all died BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Cancel My Appointments Charon's Crew Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Dead Is Dead Deadpool Surprise Dead Wait Death Can Be Funny Dinner Reservation for 20 DROP DEAD CELEBRATION eejit Ethnic Cleansing EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Faster Than A Dead Horse Feng Shui Pig Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a Coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem You're Dead Now, so Shut Up! (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life I'll sleep when you're dead It's A Grim World (After All) Jellydead Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Krypton-Kid They're Loving Angels Instead Let Us Embalm You LL's Pool Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Mr C Grief Hijackers Not At All Well Noz4News Once You Go Black Open The Pearly Gates A Trophy For Atrophy Puzlman's Puzzling Picks Read 'em and Reap Satan's Hootenanny Say Hi To Uncle George  (THEME) She's A Goner Shot in the Dark Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Terror of the Vervoorts The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist The End of the World As We Know It the gorge of eternal peril The Living End The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury  the old lady There's A Shiva In The Park (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin This Mortal Coil Today's the day the maggots have their picnic (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season? Valar Morghulis Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

Giscard D'Estaing, Valery  Born 2 February 1926  (Koblenz, Germany) Died 2 December 2020  (Authon, France) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) President of France from 1974-81. Abracadaver (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Deathlist.net Feng Shui Pig Fireball (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) GOLDEN OLDIES! Keeling over (THEME) Lead, Follow and Die This Year Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Mercarte Pool Ghoul (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort Wayne Manor

Giuffre, Virginia Roberts Born in   (exact date unknown) Young woman who has accused Prince Andrew of rape. Team Cat AIDS

Giuliani, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. (THEME) The Right To Die

Gladys, Maria Born 23 November 1939  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian actress. Peanut Farmer & The Gang

Glaetzer, Matthew Born 24 August 1992  (Adelaide, Australia) Australian cyclist and Olympian Tom's Chainsaw Massacre

Glanville, Brian Born 24 September 1931  (London, England) Football journalist, the doyen of the genre - has been in the industry since the early 1950's. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Glashow, Sheldon Lee Born 15 December 1932  (New York City, New York, USA) Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist, who is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University and Higgins Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Harvard University, and is a member of the Board of Sponsors for the Bulletin o (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Gleason, Steve Born 19 March 1977  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Former American footballer, who is now suffering from ALS. Beyond a Little Peaky  Compost Corner Dead Ends Dead Last? Dead Right! Die Laughing (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Jackie Treehorn Grief Hijackers Seasideessexxile Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril

Gleeson, Brendan Born 29 March 1955  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Irish actor who took up acting in his 30s but is now a regular on film and TV. Waiting for the Hearse

Glenn, Glen Born 24 October 1934  (Joplin, Missouri, USA) Rockabilly singer/songwriter whose career started in the 1950s and ended in late 2015 due to health reasons. (THEME) Gris Gris

Glezos, Manolis  Born 9 October 1922  (Naxos, Greece) Died 30 March 2020  (Athens, Greece) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Green journalist and briefly MEP who was a WW2 resistance fighter and continues to protest well into his 90s. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem

Glitter, Gary Born 8 May 1944  (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) 1970s glam rocker who was jailed in 1999 for possession of hardcore child porn. "Do you wanna be in my gang?" Er...we'll give it a miss, thanks, Gary. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE Deathly Steeds (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Hits of 36 years ago and hits today Jumptheshark v.11.0 Lived So Let's Die Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags Open The Pearly Gates (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Powder Picks em off Satan's Hootenanny (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME

Glock, Gaston Born 19 July 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Found of the firearms company Glock, who didn't start designing guns until he was well into his 50s. Well, it's something to do… Lard Bazaar

Glover, Bruce Born 2 May 1932  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor - played the camp assassin Mr Wint in the 1971 James Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Glover, Julian Born 27 March 1935  (London, England) Reknowned actor who's appeared on stage, screen and tv and is an aluminous of the 'Star Wars, 'James Bond' and 'Doctor Who' series. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Goalby, Bob Born 14 March 1929  (Belleville, Illinois, USA) Golfer who won the 1968 PGA Masters due to an incorrectly filled-in scorecard. (THEME) In the Hole!

Godard, Jean-Luc Born 3 December 1930  (Paris, France) Acclaimed French film director from the "New Wave" school of film-making. (THEME) Cashier Number 90 Please! Gobbing On Life (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Goddard, Liza Born 20 January 1950  (Smethwick, West Midlands, England) Despite her roles in countless kids' TV series, still best known for being the female team captain on 'Give Us A Clue' for years. Fucked n' Dumped

Godwin, Tim Born in   (exact date unknown) Senior British police officer, and former Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, having served from 2009-2011. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2020

Gold, Johnny Born in   (exact date unknown) Owner of his infamous nightclub Tramp. Born in 1932. Gooseberry Crumble

Goldberg, Denis  Born 11 April 1933  (Cape Town, South Africa) Died 29 April 2020  (Cape Town, South Africa) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Anti-apartheid activist, the only white person convicted at the 1964 maxi-trial that saw Nelson Mandela imprisoned. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Girlfriend in a Coma Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing His and Hearse (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Life Flies By So Fast (THEME) Nicked but not Dead So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team Terror of the Vervoorts The Beatles Are Dying in The Wrong Order Sovereign-Reaper the gorge of eternal peril The Team With No Name

Goldsmith, Jemima Born 30 January 1974  (London, England) Journalist who was once married to Imran Khan and whose brother is the former Tory MP Zac. Next Year Greta

Goldust Born 11 April 1969  (Austin, Texas, USA) Pro-wrestler who has had several long runs with the WWF/E and now works for his brothers AEW company. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Golisano, Tom Born 14 November 1941  (Irondequoit, New York, USA) Founder of payroll company Paychex, and was also a perennial governor candidate in New York until he left the state in protest of its high taxes (which, given he's a billionaire, means he'd have to give up a spare yacht). Now in cahoots with Monica Seles. (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Gollmann, Rosi Born 9 June 1927  (Germany) Co-founder of the Rosi Gollmann Andheri Foundation. (THEME) Death Is International

Golpayegani, Lotfollah Safi Born 20 February 1919  (Golpaygan, Iran) Iranian cleric. Born 1918. (THEME) Death Is International

Golson, Benny Born 25 January 1929  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Jazz musician. (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT

Gomez, Selena Born 22 July 1992  (Grand Prairie, Texas, USA) The starlet of 'The Wizards of Waverley Place' who, in a stunningly original move for Disney Channel actresses, then embarked on a pop career that involved her wearing very few clothes. Open The Pearly Gates Vicky's heres hoping

Goodenough, John B. Born 25 July 1922  (Jena, Germany) Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry from 2019. Keeling over (THEME) YES, I got the Nobel – but NO, I do not care for the climate

Goodman, Len Born 25 April 1944  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Ballroom dancer, best known as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. Known for shouting out "Seven" in a particularly strange way. C. A. Daver Pearly Gates

Goodyear, Julie Born 29 March 1942  (Heywood, Lancashire, England) Gobby Northern actress who played Bet Lynch in 'Coronation Street' for 25 years. Her off-screen love life has been the stuff of a tabloid editor's dreams: 3 short-lived marriages (one of which was annulled after the reception), 2 called-off engagements, Blueberry Crumble Dead Wait (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to a Coffin Sovereign-Reaper (THEME) Unpersons (THEME) Women's Deaths Matter Too

Gooley, Mike Born 13 October 1936  () Co-founder and Chairman of the Trailfinders travel agency company. Gobbing On Life

Gorbachev, Mikhail Born 2 March 1931  (Privolnoye, Stavropol, Russia) Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952, rising steadily to become its General Secretary from 1985-91 and President of the USSR from 1990-91. Has a map of Italy tattooed on his head for some reason. Abracadaver (THEME) All about the Men BXBOY422 Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Deader than a dead thing DROP DEAD CELEBRATION  eejit Exu's Exiteers Faster Than A Dead Horse (THEME) Give Us a Y (Chromosome) (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Grim McGraw Guild of Master Reapers Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I close my eyes, draw back the curtains (THEME) Kennedy Driving School Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Mr Whit's Wonders (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Sad News FC Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Shot in the Dark (THEME) Sid And Marty Coffin Simply Dead Stone Dead Cert (THEME) Taking The Michael The B-Team  The Crowdsourced Deathlist McCririck's Last Hurdle (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season? Vicky's heres hoping Wayne Manor

Gordon, Josh Born 13 April 1991  (Houston, Texas, USA) NFL player who took "indefinite leave" from the sport in December 2018 to focus on his mental health. William Hague's Special Friend

Gordy, Berry Born 28 November 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Record executive & producer, mostly associated with "Motown" music. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas (THEME) Great gig in the sky Jajem Lastorders (THEME) MADE IN DETROIT (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Gosset, Danny Born 30 September 1994  (Bangor, Wales) Footballer who played for Bala Town. This Mortal Coil

Gossett, Jr., Louis Born 27 May 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gangly actor who turned down an offer to play professional basketball in order to go into films instead. Won an Oscar in 1982 for his part in 'An Officer and a Gentleman', and has gone on to play various tough guys and rough diamonds since. Leftovers

Gotti, Peter Born 15 October 1939  (New York, USA) Older brother of the Teflon Don and jailed for racketeering. GOING UNDERGROUND

Gotz, Elly Born in Kaunas, Lithuania  (exact date unknown) Engineer and Holocaust survivor. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Gould, Carol Born 19 September 1953  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American writer who often appears on BBC Radio and TV. Predictor's Predictions

Gove, Michael Born 26 August 1967  (Edinburgh, UK) Pob-faced former Channel 4 late night presenter who, 20 years later, looks like he'll be our country's prime minister soon. The absolute state of the UK. Fireball

Grady, Mike Born 6 February 1946  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) Best known for playing the henpecked Barry in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Graham, "Superstar" Billy Born 7 June 1943  (Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA) Born Eldridge Wayne Coleman. Former WWF World Heavyweight Champion. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Skeleton Crew

Graham, Bill Born 18 September 1918  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) American jazz saxophonist. Probably already dead since 1975, it happens sometimes… Alternative Observations

Graham, Bob Born 9 November 1936  (Coral Gables, Florida, USA) Former Florida Governor (1979-87) and Senator (1987-2005). (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Graham, Caroline Born 17 July 1931  (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) Novelist and creator of Inspector Barnaby, of which the endless 'Midsomer Murders' TV series is based on. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Graham, David Born 11 July 1925  (London, United Kingdom) British character actor, especially known for his voice work on Thunderbirds and Doctor Who (THEME) #1 Hits Worm Fodder (THEME) I Hear Voices

Graham, Franklin Born 14 July 1952  (Asheville, North Carolina, USA) Christian evangelist and missionary, son of Billy. (THEME) The Right To Die

Graham, George Born 30 November 1944  (Bargeddie, Glasgow, Scotland) Former footballer and bung-taking manager of Arsenal, amongst others. (THEME) Sports Yay Sports

Graham, Lindsey Born 9 July 1955  (Central, South Carolina, USA) South Carolina senator who tried to run for president against Trump but failed. Then he accepted Trump's dominance and submitted himself accordingly. (THEME) The Right To Die

Graham-Smith, Francis Born 25 April 1923  (Roehampton, Surrey, England) Thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Gramm, Lou Born 2 May 1950  (Rochester, New York, USA) Frizzy-haired frontman of 80s soft-rock icons Foreigner. (THEME) Hits of 36 years ago and hits today

Grammer, Kelsey Born 21 February 1955  (Saint Thomas, US Virgin Isles) Actor & comedian, best known as the lead role in 'Frasier', but also for his roles in 'Cheers' and 'The Simpsons' (as the voice of Sideshow Bob). Suffered a heart-attack in 2008. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Grande, Marjorie Born 12 October 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Grandmother of not-technically-jailbait pop strumpet Ariana Grande. Most Unique Picks 2020 Waiting for the Hearse

Grandin, Temple Born 29 August 1947  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) American professor and doctor of Animal Science. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Granger, Ann Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England  (exact date unknown) Writer who switched from historical romances to crime novels with great success. Born 1939. (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Grant, Bud Born 20 May 1927  (Superior, Wisconsin, USA) Dual-sport athlete (played in both the NFL and the NBA), won the 1969 Superbowl as coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Belmont-Cragin Reaper

Grant, Lee Born 31 October 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Grant, Richard E. Born 5 May 1957  (Mbabane, Eswatini) Withnail and I star who is instantly recognisable. Next Year Greta

Grant, Russell Born 4 February 1951  (Middlesex, England) Large, camp TV and newspaper astrologer. Angela of Death

Grant, Steve Born 26 February 1960  () Singer with cheesy 80s pop band Tight Fit. (THEME) 1982 was the best year for pop

Grauer, Guenther Born in Sydney, Australia  (exact date unknown) Man who got married. Has cancer. Drunkasaskunk

Gravel, Mike Born 13 May 1930  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) US Democrat senator for Alaska from 1969-1981. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Gravy, Wavy Born 15 May 1936  (East Greenbush, New York, USA) US hippie entertainer and activist. (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death Tomb It May Concern

Gray, Andy Born 30 November 1955  (Glasgow, Scotland) Ex-professional footballer and former pundit on Sky Sports. Sacked for alleged sexism in 2011. Angela of Death

Gray, Erin Born 7 January 1950  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Former model who played Colonel Wilma Deering in the 70s version of "Buck Rogers". Very popular with teenage boys of the time. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Gray, Henry  Born 19 January 1925  (Kenner, Louisiana, USA) Died 17 February 2020  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Blues musician who worked with Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas  I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Pedro's Catacomb Ensemble So It's Come to This: A Pan Breed C-team

Gray, Ugly Dave Born 26 December 1933  (Manchester, England) Australian TV personality. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Grayco, Helen Born 20 September 1924  (Tacoma, Washington, USA) Singer, actress, and widow of Spike Jones. Obituarynotice

Grayson, Simon Born 16 December 1969  (Ripon, England) Played 200 games for Leicester in the 90s, now a recurring lower league manager currently with Blackpool. (THEME) Simply Simon

Greaves, Jimmy Born 20 February 1940  (Poplar, London, England) British football legend. Abracadaver ARSE-IN-HOLE Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners Crofty's Coffin Crew DEAD SPOTTERS eejit Exu's Exiteers Get Busy Dyin  Girlfriend in a Coma Bucket Of Blood (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem  Going Green GuardiDeadArmy Guild of Master Reapers I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Hope You Had The Time Of Your Life I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World (After All) Jellydead  Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner  (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Neither There Nor Thereabouts Grief Hijackers No Weddings And Twenty Funerals Open The Pearly Gates Read 'em and Reap Sad News FC  Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 (THEME) See You In Heaven Skeleton Crew Stairway To Heaven Stiffer Steaks (THEME) Sudden Death Team Cat AIDS The Anfield Iron (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Walking Dead Time's-Up Team Today's the day the maggots have their picnic You Must Be Croaking! YOUREOUT

Gréco, Juliette  Born 7 February 1927  (Montpellier, France) Died 23 September 2020  (Ramatuelle, France) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) French chanson singer. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Green, Cliff  Born 6 December 1934  (Melbourne, Australia) Died 4 December 2020  (Australia) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Australian screenwriter most notable for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (THEME) Perfect 10

Green, Peter  Born 29 October 1946  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Died 25 July 2020  (Canvey Island, Essex, United Kingdom) Age at death: 73  (read death notice) Blues guitarist, a founder member of Fleetwood Mac. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Green, Seth Born 8 February 1974  (West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor, best known as Oz in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and Scott Evil in the Austin Powers franchise. Valar Morghulis (THEME) Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

Green, Tim Born 16 December 1963  (Liverpool, New York, USA) Former NFL linebacker who later became a news host on Fox. Jackie Treehorn

Greenbaum, Norman Born 20 November 1942  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer - 'Spirit in the Sky' (THEME) 20 to 1: Music for the soul

Greenberg, Joanne Born 24 September 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American author best known for the bestselling novel I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. (THEME) Judge, Jury, and Jimmycutioner

Greene, Shecky Born 8 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Comedian who has been a headline act in Las Vegas for over 30 years. Real name Sheldon Greenfield. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas

Greenfield, Martin Born 9 August 1928  (Zakarpattia Oblast, Ukraine) America's master tailor who has dressed six Presidents. (THEME) Surviving the Holocaust does not make immortal!

Greenspan, Alan Born 6 March 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Economist, former US Federal Reserve chairman from 1987-2006. (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas Deathlist.net The National Union of Coffin Polishers (THEME) The Star Spangled Coffin

Greer, Germaine Born 29 January 1939  (Melbourne, Australia) Six-foot tall, tub-thumping feminist Aussie writer, best known for her book 'The Female Eunuch' and her frequent appearances on chat shows, where she tries to make out that she isn't that scary really. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under (THEME) Trans Girls Hit Squad's Hit List (THEME) Unpersons

Gregg, Harry  Born 25 October 1932  (Tobermore, Northern Ireland) Died 16 February 2020  (Coleraine, United Kingdom) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Legendary ex-Manchester United & Northern Ireland goalkeeper who was a hero in the Munich Disaster, when he saved a number of people from death in the minutes after the plane crash. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) The Sick-bed of Cuchulainn

Greider, Carol W Born 15 April 1961  (San Diego, California, USA) Molecular biologist who won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Gretzky, Walter Born 8 October 1938  (Canning, Ontario, Canada) Wayne Gretzky's dad with some notability of his own in minor hockey and philantropy Jumptheshark v.11.0 (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Grey, Beryl Born 11 June 1927  (Highgate, London, England) One of the finest ballerinas Britain had in the 20th Century. BROWN BANANAS

Grey, Joel Born 11 April 1932  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Played the Master of Ceremonies in 'Cabaret' and came out of the closet (as if there was any need to) at the age of 82. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Where's My Damn List?

Grier, Rosey Born 14 July 1932  (Linden, New Jersey, USA) Former New York Giants football player, Christian minister, guitar-strumming folk singer and actor, who, despite his poncey name, is in fact a large hard bloke, Rosey being short for Roosevelt. Happened to be standing next to (THEME) Crypt O'Crayolas

Griffin, Maggie  Born 10 June 1920  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 18 March 2020  (USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) Mother of Kathy Griffin. To Kill A Gabor Sister

Griffith, Melanie Born 9 August 1957  (New York) Movie star from Working Girl and lots of other films Abracadaver

Griffith, Nanci Born 6 July 1953  (Seguin, Texas, USA) Folk and country singer-songwriter, won a Grammy in 1994 for her album 'Other Voices, Other Rooms'. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem

Griffiths, Derek Born 15 July 1946  (Woking, Surrey, England) Much adored children's TV presenter and actor from 'Play School' and 'Heads and Tales'. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff (THEME) Give Us a Y (Chromosome)

Griffiths, Lisa  Born in Cairns, Australia  (exact date unknown) Died 15 December 2020  (Cairns, Australia) Age at death: 27  (read death notice) Real estate agent with cancer. Born 1993 Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic  Droller coaster P@F deathlist (THEME) P@F #metoo Heading Nowhere The House of Extravaganza

Griffiths, Trevor Born 4 April 1935  (Manchester, England) Left-wing playwright and television scriptwriter. (THEME) Boddies... Manchester's Finest

Grigorovich, Yuri Born 2 January 1927  (St Petersburg, Russia) One of Russia's leading ballet dancers and choreographers. (THEME) Death Is International

Grimes, Martha Born 2 May 1931  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Detective novelist of the 'Richard Jury' books. Another American author writing 'British' mysteries! (THEME) in eternum+'s wrinkly dicks

Grobbelaar, Bruce Born 6 October 1957  (Durban, South Africa) Eccentric Liverpool goalkeeper of the 1980s whose clown-like behaviour overshadowed allegations of match-fixing and the fact he was in the Rhodesian Army. (THEME) Welcome to heysHELL

Groening, Matt Born 15 February 1954  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Creator & animator of 'The Simpsons'. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Groom, Simon Born 12 August 1950  (Chesterfield, England) Blue Peter Presenter from 1978 to 1986. Don't knock 'im. (THEME) Well Done if you got these at home

Grosvenor, Luther Born 23 December 1946  (Evesham, UK) Guitarist, former member of both Mott the Hoople and Stealers Wheel. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Guinness, Peter Born 3 May 1950  (Whitstable, UK) Baldy character actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Gulager, Clu Born 16 November 1928  (Holdenville, Oklahoma, USA) Veteran TV actor, appeared in both "The Tall Man" and "The Virginian" in the 1960s. (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral

Gulbinowicz, Henryk  Born 17 October 1923  (Wilno, Poland) Died 16 November 2020  (Wroclaw, Poland) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Archbishop of Wroclaw from 1976 to 2004, and a Cardinal from 1985. The Deadest Of The Dead

Gullit, Ruud Born 1 September 1962  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Inventor of "sexy football", an all-time great player and a somewhat less impressive manager. (THEME) Passing of the passed

Gulpilil, David Born 1 July 1953  (Arnhem Land, Australia) Indigenous Australian actor, globally famous as the native boy in the 70s film "Walkabout" but a - admittedly troubled - star in his home country to this day. Banana's Peel Slippers Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred Cancerous Hatred B  Carkers Convention 2020 The Love Boat Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Deceased Hose Droller coaster Drunkasaskunk  Ethnic Cleansing EtushIsPushingUpDaisies Feng Shui Pig  David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Get Busy Dyin Bucket Of Blood (THEME) Gone in the land Down Under  Grobler's Stiff Ones GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! John Key's List The Misers Once You Go Black Pan Breed A Trophy For Atrophy Prophet's Prophecy Roasting Bodies In Redcar Soylent Green Is You  Shaun of the Dead 69 Smart Beta List Southerners Stiffs Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Heading Nowhere The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life The End of the World As We Know It The Living End the old lady The Skinny Kiltrunner This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Today's the day the maggots have their picnic To Kill A Gabor Sister Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Worm farmer

Guy, Athol Born 5 January 1940  (Colac, Victoria, Australia) Double bass player for The Seekers who later had successful careers in Australian light entertainment TV and politics. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Guy, Buddy Born 30 July 1936  (Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA) Guitarist, best known for his extensive work in blues music. (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard

Guy, Richard K.  Born 30 September 1916  (Nuneaton, United Kingdom) Died 9 March 2020  (Calgary, Canada) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) British mathematician, only here because of his age. Died in February and got a belated QO in August in the, yes, Times crossword puzzle Obituarynotice

Gwynne Jones, Alun  Born 5 December 1919  (Llantaruam, Monmouthshire, Wales) Died 10 January 2020  () Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Born Alun Arthur Gwynne Jones. Former Foreign Office minister and military historian. I Told You I Was Ill

Gyatso, Tenzin Born 6 July 1935  (Takster, Qinghai, China) His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. According to our contributor, he's a nice guy, you'd want him for a grandfather, and he is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH

Gyllenhaal, Jake Born 19 December 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Film actor, still best known as the troubled Donnie Darko in the cult 2001 film of the same name. William Hague's Special Friend

Mane, (Rapper) Gucci Born 12 February 1980  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Trap rapper with 14 albums and 10 arrests since 2005. Has an ice cream cone tattooed on his face. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

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