Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2021: 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. Died in March without a qualifying obit. The B-Team

Gabbana, John Date and place of birth unknown Rapper known as Boonk Gang. I Hope You Had The Time of Your Life

Gaetz, Matt Born 7 May 1982  (Hollywood, Florida, USA) Huge Antifa fan. (THEME) The Right to Die

Gall, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. BALDY FOREVER Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Lard Bazaar The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2021

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

Gallagher, Liam Born 21 September 1972  (Burnage, Manchester, England) Lead singer of Oasis and now Beady Eye, with a distinctive singing stance. It's been argued that his attitude & behaviour in public was the catalyst to the downfall of standards in this country, but I think that's going a bit far. He's only a bloody singe Shot in the Dark

Gallan, Patricia Born 26 October 1965  (Paisley, Scotland) British police officer who served as Assistant Commissioner Specialist Crime and Operations of the Metropolitan Police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2021

Galtung, Johan Born 24 October 1930  (Oslo, Norway) Norwegian sociologist, originally known for his founding work in peace and conflict studies but now famed for his massively anti-Semitic theories on media control. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

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. Whits Wonders The Buckley Mystic

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) Gone Solo

Gardner, Trixie Born 17 July 1927  (Parkes, New South Wales, Australia) Current member of the House of Lords. (THEME) No More Expenses

Garfunkel, Art Born 5 November 1941  (Forest Hills, New York, USA) Singer/songwriter, one half of Simon & Garfunkel. owt to stop me coffin? (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard

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 2021

Garr, Teri Born 11 December 1944  (Lakewood, Ohio, USA) US film & TV star, now battling MS. (THEME) Comedy Cremations Heads in a Bag Let Us Embalm You Noz4news (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts (THEME) Syndication Zombies The Master of Unlocking You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Gascoigne, Bamber Born 24 January 1935  (London, England) Author & TV personality, former host of 'University Challenge'. (THEME) CRT to DOA

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. 2021 Exit Draft  BALDY FOREVER Big Iain's Blumpkins BLIMEY! Boo! I'm Dead  Worm Fodder Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Dai YaB'stards Deader than a Dead Thing DEAD SPOTTERS Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Dolly’s Deadbeats Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) End of the Ballgame Falling Off The Perch (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Hangman's XX Heaven Can't Wait Hydrangea I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Italian Grim reaper They're Loving Angels Instead Much Ado About Snuffing Open the Pearly Gates Stiffer Steaks (THEME) Sudden Death The Buckley Mystic the 6 feet under club The Grateful Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops YOUREOUT Your Beating Hearts Shall Stop

Gastineau, Mark Born 20 November 1956  (Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA) NFL Hall of Famer who played for the New York Jets. Jackie Treehorn Plan B from Outer Space

Gates, Bill Born 28 October 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Absurdly rich and much-vilified chairman of Microsoft. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead? Wisconsin Reaper Beater 1.0 Stop The Steal

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) Dead Beats

Gathegi, Edi Born 10 March 1979  (Nairobi, Kenya) Kenyan actor best known for his role as Darwin in X-Men: First Class. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Gaulle, Philippe de Born 28 December 1921  (Paris, France) French politician and son of Charles. Dead By Dawn

Gaunt, William Born 3 April 1937  (Pudsey, UK) Long-time TV actor, most famously as one of the three super-agents in 60s sci-fi thriller "The Champions". Time's-up Team

Gavan, Alex Born 19 May 1982  (Romania) Mountaineer who specialises in climbing mountains without oxygen tanks. (THEME) GUN Cold in Here

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". Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard

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) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Geller, Uri Born 20 December 1946  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Spoon-bending friend of the late Michael Jackson. (THEME) The Reality Is Death

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

Gentry, Bobbie Born 27 July 1942  (Chickasaw County, Mississippi, USA) Trailblazing American country singer-songwriter. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

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. 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. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven Going, going, gone! I'll sleep when you're dead Lived so let's die

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

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. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Gerstenhaber, Murray Born 5 June 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) US mathematician who is so good, he has a branch of algebra named after him Death Is International

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

Giamatti, Paul Born 6 June 1967  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA) Oscar-nominated American actor and producer, Emmy winner for playing US president John Adams (THEME) Pauls & Neils

Gibb, Barry Born 1 September 1946  (Douglas, Isle of Man) The eldest of the Bee Gees. The last one standing… Francis of Arse-Easy 2021 I Told You I Was Ill (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Gibbons, Billy Born 16 December 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) AKA "Reverend Willie G", the guitarist in ZZ Top. (THEME) Dead Beats

Giblin, John Born 26 February 1952  (Bellshill, Scotland) British studio musician who played bass on a high number of records (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

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

Gibson, Mimi Born 19 October 1948  (Renton, Washington, USA) Former child star who appeared in The Three Faces of Eve as the younger Joanne Woodward. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

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) Died 30 September 2021  (England, Great Britain) Age at death: 44  (read death notice) Frontman for indie-band Delays. Born 1977. Amanita virosa A Pelican In The Wilderness Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) CLOG POPPERS COMPOST CORNER  Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Dead Wait Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Droller Coaster Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair  Skate Dumpers Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Funeral Holmes Girlfriend in a coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Green Heaven or Hell? I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All Jellydead Just fade away They're Loving Angels Instead (THEME) Let there be Rot!  Life Flies By So Fast Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Much Ado About Snuffing pedro's catacomb ensemble A Trophy For Atrophy Read 'em and Reap (THEME) The Year the Music Died Sad News FC Satan's Hootenanny Southerners Stiffs Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Choir Invisibule The Conqueror Worm The Grateful Dead The Hair Blair Bunch The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Team With No Name The Walking Dead Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops

Gilbert, Johnny Born 13 July 1924  (Newport News, Virginia, USA) Jeopardy Announcer. (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Statik Charge (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season

Giles, Johnny Born 6 November 1940  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Former Leeds United midfield maestro turned RTE pundit. Here's Who You Could Have Won

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. (THEME) Comedy Cremations Trojan Hearse (THEME) The Unprofessionals

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. Bourne to Die

gilot, francoise Born 26 November 1921  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) French painter and muse to the legendary Pablo Picasso. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Tick Tock Stopped Ticking (THEME) Viva la Europe, la pandemie (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Ging, Jack Born 30 November 1931  (Alva, Oklahoma, USA) US TV and movie actor, for example, on The A-Team (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Giuliani, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. Deadwig Dolly’s Deadbeats (THEME) Saturday Night Dead Stop The Steal (THEME) The Right to Die

Gladys, Maria Born 23 November 1939  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian actress. The Deadest Of The Dead

Glaetzer, Matthew Born 24 August 1992  (Adelaide, Australia) Australian cyclist and Olympian There is no spoon

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 (THEME) The curse of late September

Gleason, Steve Born 19 March 1977  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Former American footballer, who is now suffering from ALS. COMPOST CORNER Deadpool Surprise (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Jackie Treehorn Life Flies By So Fast CHEMO SABEE Sovereign-Reaper The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard There's A Shiva In The Park

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

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 Better Off Dead For whom the bell tolls (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) (THEME) Let there be Rot! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) SING YOUR LAST SONG FOR ME Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters

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 Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die

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!!! (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Glover, Danny Born 22 July 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, best known for his performances in the 'Lethal Weapon' series. Family Affair

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) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Glück, Louise Born 22 April 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) US writer and Nobel Laureate in 2020 (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

goalby, bob Born 14 March 1929  (Belleville, Illinois, USA) Golfer who won the 1968 PGA Masters due to an incorrectly filled-in scorecard. Dr Shipman's waiting room (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 91 please! (THEME) Ninety! (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season (THEME) Viva la Europe, la pandemie (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 2021

GOLD, Johnny  Born in   (exact date unknown) Died 7 October 2021  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Owner of his infamous nightclub Tramp. Born in 1932. Gooseberry Crumble

Gold, Marian Born 26 May 1954  (Herford, West Germany) Frontman of synth band Alphaville who does not want to be forever young (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

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

Golpayegani, Lotfollah Safi Born in Golpaygan, Iran  (exact date unknown) Iranian cleric. Born 1918. (THEME) Coffin-Clerics

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. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket

Goodenough, John B. Born 25 July 1922  (Jena, Germany) Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry from 2019. Going Green Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard (THEME) Nobel Notables

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, Apricot Crumble c. a. daver (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to A Coffin (THEME) Unpersons

Goran, Gerd Born 5 January 1919  (Karmansbo, Sweden) Swedish textile artist and painter (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

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 Amanita virosa Big Iain's Blumpkins BLIMEY! BXBOY422 Checking Out By Christmas (THEME) Complications from a fall Deader than a Dead Thing Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration Francis of Arse-Easy 2021 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Grim McGraw Zombie Dance Party (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Huddled Masses Jellydead (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Mercarte Mr. Whits Wonders (THEME) Ninety! (THEME) Nobel Notables (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou... Pazuzu United (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Sad News FC Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH (THEME) sid and marty coffin Simply Dead Spookygal Stairway To Heaven Stone Dead Cert The Crowdsourced Deathlist Sovereign-Reaper The Hair Blair Bunch The House of Extravaganza Pussy No More The Worm Your Honour Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season Twenty little roosters Wayne Manor When your times up j0neseur0

Gordon, Derv Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) One of The Equals, Eddy Grant’s band. (THEME) #1 Hits

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. Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard Trumps Disinfectant Chumps (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Gorzkowska, Magdalena Born in Poland  (exact date unknown) Track and field athlete, also mountaineer. (THEME) GUN Cold in Here

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. Captain Hemlock's Twenty From Here to Eternity

Gotti, Peter  Born 15 October 1939  (New York, USA) Died 25 February 2021  (Butner, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) Older brother of the Teflon Don and jailed for racketeering. Going Underground

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. Hydrangea

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 Just fade away  Life Flies By So Fast Perhaps' Pointless Punts Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt The Team With No Name

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

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, England) English character actor and voice artist Worm Fodder (THEME) I Hear Voices

GRAHAM, Lindsey Born 9 July 1955  (Central, South Carolina, USA) South Carolina senator who tried to run for US President against Trump but failed miserably. As they all did… (THEME) The Right to Die

Grahame, Nikki  Born 28 April 1982  (Northwood, United Kingdom) Died 9 April 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 38  (read death notice) Big Brother UK contestant who turned her appearance into a surprising career Error 404s (THEME) Unpersons

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) #1 Hits

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

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, Lee Born 31 October 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites LFN PLC 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. A Bunch Of Punts Angela of Death The corpse list

Grant, Saginaw  Born in Pawnee, Oklahoma, USA  (exact date unknown) Died 27 July 2021  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Born 1936. Actor, dancer and campaigner for Native Americans. SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Grassley, Chuck Born 17 September 1933  (New Hartford, Iowa, USA) US Republican Senator from Iowa since 1981. Champion Funeral Home Dirt Nappers

Gravel, Mike  Born 13 May 1930  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Died 26 June 2021  (Seaside, California, USA) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) US Democrat senator for Alaska from 1969-1981. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Graves, Milford  Born 20 August 1941  (Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA) Died 12 February 2021  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) an American jazz drummer, percussionist, Professor Emeritus of Music, researcher/inventor, visual artist/sculptor, gardener/herbalist, and martial artist. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals

Gravy, Wavy Born 15 May 1936  (East Greenbush, New York, USA) US hippie entertainer and activist. (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and 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, Ugly Dave Born 26 December 1933  (Manchester, England) Australian TV personality. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Gray (actor), Andy  Born 13 September 1959  (Glasgow, Scotland) Died 18 January 2021  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 61  (read death notice) Scottish comedy actor, part of the Naked Video team in the 1980s and a prodigious pantomime dame in recent years. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

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

Greaves, Jimmy  Born 20 February 1940  (Poplar, London, England) Died 19 September 2021  (Danbury, United Kingdom) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) British football legend. Abracadaver Amanita virosa Apricot Crumble ARSE-IN-HOLE Big Iain's Blumpkins Bourne to Die Aye, they're off the fags alright Checking Out By Christmas Chelski Pensioners c. a. daver DEAD SPOTTERS Death Nebula 3000 Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Down Under Death Merchants  eejit (THEME) End of the Ballgame Exu's Exiteers Girlfriend in a coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Green Grave Danger Grief Encounter Grobler's Stiff Ones Guild of Master Reapers Haben die Spaten I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All Jellydead  Jill Dando's Cat Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Life Flies By So Fast Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Neither There Nor Thereabouts Grief Hijackers No Weddings and Twenty Funerals ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Open the Pearly Gates Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Sad News FC Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Stiffer Steaks (THEME) Sudden Death Team Cat AIDS (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport Still Life (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE  The Hair Blair Bunch The House of Extravaganza The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Walking Dead The Worm Your Honour Time's-up Team Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Windsor the Troll YOUREOUT

Green, Philip Born 15 March 1952  (Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom) British retail businessman, and, or so I hear, twat Oliver's Army (of The Dead)

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. (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' Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Dead Beats

Greene, Ashley Born 21 February 1987  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Actress who played Alice Cullen in the Twilight Saga films. (THEME) Dead Franchise

Greenspan, Alan Born 6 March 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Economist, former US Federal Reserve chairman from 1987-2006. Deathlist.net (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Trumps Disinfectant Chumps (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season

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) The Reality Is Death (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list (THEME) Unpersons

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

Grey, Beryl Born 11 June 1927  (Highgate, London, England) One of the finest ballerinas Britain had in the 20th Century. BROWN BANANAS c. a. daver (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

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?

GRIFFITH, Nanci  Born 6 July 1953  (Seguin, Texas, USA) Died 13 August 2021  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) 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

Grigorova, Romayne Born in England  (exact date unknown) known for her work on ITV Saturday Night Theatre, Great Performances and Don Carlo. (THEME) The curse of late September

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

Grimes, Karolyn Born 4 July 1940  (Hollywood, California, USA) Child actress best known for the Christmas classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'. (THEME) Last Christmas

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

GROHL, Dave Born 14 January 1969  (Warren, Ohio, USA) American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, director and producer best known as the former drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and the founder and frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters. A Good Day for Buying A Bucket

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

Gruen, Dieter Born 21 November 1922  (Germany) Acclaimed scientist who worked on the Manhatten Project. Here's Who You Could Have Won

Grusin, Dave Born 26 June 1934  (Littleton, Colorado, USA) Oscar-awarded American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

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

Gulen, Fethullah Born 27 April 1941  (Pasinler District, Turkey) Moderate Islamic preacher, currently living in the USA due to issues with the Turkish government. A Pelican In The Wilderness

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) Died 29 November 2021  (Murray Bridge, Australia) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) 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. 2022? – no thank you! I’ll leave before ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bleaching the Bottom of the Barrel BLIMEY! BROWN BANANAS Cancel My Appointments Cancerous Hatred Carkers Convention 2021 The Love Boat  COMPOST CORNER Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deceased Hose Dinner Reservation for 20 Droller Coaster Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig  Funeral Furore Girlfriend in a coma Bucket Of Blood Going Underground Grave Danger Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten His and Hearse  I'm Sorry For Your Trouble It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn John Key's List Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) Just fade away Kenny's Entry They're Loving Angels Instead Life Flies By So Fast The Misers Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black Only Fools and Corpses Pan Breed pedro's catacomb ensemble People I Think Might Die In 2021 United A Trophy For Atrophy Quite Unwell Illustrious Mortals Roasting Bodies In Redcar Soylent Green Is You  Salmon Mousse Satan's Hootenanny SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Smart Beta Southerners Stiffs Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to...  The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule Still Life The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Hair Blair Bunch The Living End There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead  The Sound of the Underground The Team With No Name Thomas Jefferson Survives Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Twenty little roosters Very Ill Turned Very Dead Worm Farmer You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Gurwitch, Annabelle Born 4 November 1961  (Mobile, Alabama, USA) Hostess of Dinner and a Movie on TBS. Predictor's Predictions

Gutch, Jessi Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) Young movie producer whose career was impacted heavily by her cancer diagnosis. Born around 1990. Once You Go Black

Guthrie, Arlo Born 10 July 1947  (Coney Island, New York, USA) Folk-singer son of the legendary troubador Woody Guthrie. JoeRam

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

Gwynne, John Born 23 April 1945  (Shropshire, England) Sky Sports Commentator Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Droller Coaster Leftovers Grief Hijackers Southerners Stiffs (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Gyatso, Jigme Born in Gansu province, China  (exact date unknown) Tibetan activist, dissident and former monk, who is imprisoned for "endangering national security" since 1996. Member of the Association of Tibetan Freedom Movement. Born 1961. Alternative Observations 2021

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. Dirt Nappers Aaaaah.... Pass the Mustard (THEME) Nobel Notables SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH The Flying Comedy Government

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. Kardashians Gone Wild

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