Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2021: K

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Kaarik, Aino Born 20 November 1918  (Selja, Estonia) Estonian botanist known all across the world for the groundbreaking "The identification of the mycelia of wood-decay fungi by their oxidation reactions with phenolic compounds". Died in July without any obits. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Kabuki, The Great Born 8 September 1948  (Nobeoka, Japan) Japanese pro-wrestler with a 53-year career, and the inventor of classic racist wrestling trope "Asian mist". The One's That Won't Go Away

Kaczynski, Ted Born 22 May 1942  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) The Unabomber, the pretty unique green terrorist who warned us against technology, but we wouldn't listen. Probably because he killed three people and wounded 23. (THEME) Space Wasters

kagawa, kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan) Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kalb, Bernard Born 4 February 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Former "New York Times" writer who joined the Reagan administration as spokesperson for the state department in 1984. He left the post two years later over what he saw as a "disinformation campaign" against Colonel Gaddafi. Captain Hemlock's Twenty IMGONESOLONG

Kander, John Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'. Don't Eat The Figs IMGONESOLONG

kara, ritchii Born in Saltdean, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Drag queen who was diagnosed with vCJD, the human equivalent of Mad Cow disease, in spite of being a vegetarian for the past five years. Born c.1985. The Conqueror Worm

kardashian, rob Born 17 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) The reverse ugly duckling of the Kardashians, might actually rather kill himself before becoming like the others Kardashians Gone Wild

KAREN, Anna Born 19 September 1936  (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) Actress best known for her role as the hapless Olive Rudge in ITV's hit 70s sitcom 'On the Buses'. (THEME) Comedy Cremations (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Karl, George Born 12 May 1951  (Penn Hills, Pennsylvania, USA) Basketball coach for the Denver Nuggets. Italian Grim reaper

Karolyi, Bela Born 13 September 1942  (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) Possibly the most important coach in gymnastics history, whose methods are now seen as archaic and cruel. YOUREOUT

Kasdan, Lawrence Born 14 January 1949  (Miami, Florida, USA) Film producer, scriptwriter and director. Wrote the original treatment for 'The Bodyguard' back in the 1970s, when it was mooted be a project for Diana Ross and Steve McQueen. Kasdan then went on to write the screenplays for 'The Empire Strikes Back', 'Ra (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

kasem, jean Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA  (exact date unknown) American actress, widow of the late Casey. As Groucho Marx once said "No wonder he passed away!" Born 1955. Miscreants

Kasparov, Garry Born 13 April 1963  (Baku, Azerbaijan) Retired former world chess champion, who has now entered the dangerous world of Russian politics, opposing Vladimir Putin. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Kate, Anissa Born in   (exact date unknown) French porn star, two-time winner of the AVN for best Foreign Female Performer. (THEME) Scrubber Out (THEME) Viva la Europe, la pandemie

Katona, Kerry Born 6 September 1980  (Warrington, Cheshire, England) Former topless model and member of Atomic Kitten who admitted to never having sung a note on any of the band's hits. Now a divorced mother of two in her thirties, the vacuous, talentless bint amazingly has the gall to hold herself up as a role model for Don't Eat The Figs

Katz, Alex Born 24 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pop Art artist & sculptor. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kaunda, Kenneth  Born 28 April 1924  (Chinsali, Zambia) Died 17 June 2021  (Lusaka, Zambia) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) President of Zambia from 1964-91. Champion Funeral Home (THEME) Complications from a fall Deadies 8 Feng Shui Pig Heaven or Hell? (THEME) Hell to the Chief Mortem Omnibus Prophet's Prophecy (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife When your times up

KAURISMAKI, Aki Born 4 April 1957  (Orimattila, Finland) Acclaimed Finnish film screenwriter and director. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Kavner, Julie Born 7 September 1950  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress - husky voiced Marge Simpson in 'The Simpsons'. (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

Kay, Charles Born 31 August 1930  (Coventry, England) Actor who added a degree of class to TV and film such as Edge of Darkness (the original) and Amadeus. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? Hangman's XX Sad News FC Team Cat AIDS The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Kazanjian, Howard G. Date and place of birth unknown Film producer, born 1942. Mainly with Lucasfilms. It was he who came up with the brainwave of creating a fake film production, 'Blue Harvest', to deflect attention from the making of 'Return of the Jedi' in 1982. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

Kazarinov, Rudolf F. Born in Soviet Union  (exact date unknown) Soviet Inventor in early IT, born 1933. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Ke$ha, (singer) Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't.. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives? William Hague's Special Friend

Keane, Margaret Born 15 September 1927  (Nashville, Tennesse, USA) an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with scary big eyes. (THEME) Pazuzu XP

Keating, Michael Born 10 February 1947  (London, UK) Played Vila Restal in "Blake's 7", now a semi-regular as the local priest on "Eastenders". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Keaton, Diane Born 5 January 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Highly regarded actress, as seen in The Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall and Father of the Bride. Has won the Oscar, the BAFTA and 2 Golden Globes. Death Nebula 3000

Keaton, Michael Born 5 September 1951  (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA) American actor, a former Batman. Also in 'Beetlejuice' and the criminally underrated 'Night Shift' with Henry Wrinkler. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

kefford, ace Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom) English bassist for The Move, inspired by the (very) early Bowie (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Keino, Kip Born 17 January 1940  (Kipsamo, Nandi District, Kenya) Legendary Kenyan athlete. Won the Olympic 1500m title in Mexico City in 1968 and the 3000m steeplechase in Munich in 1972. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying

Keirn, Steve Born 10 September 1951  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Wrestled as jobber to the stars “Skinner The Alligator Man” in early 90s WWF. (THEME) Chokeslam from Hell…To Hell

Keitel, Harvey Born 13 May 1939  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, most notably in 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'. IMGONESOLONG

Keith, Lierre Born in USA   (exact date unknown) American feminist writer. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Keith, Penelope Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England) Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it... (THEME) Sitcom to Heaven

Keithley, Joe Born 3 June 1956  (Burnaby, British Colombia, Canada) Lead guitarist for band DOA. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

keleti, agnes Born 9 January 1921  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian-Israeli gymnast and five-time gold medal winner CENTAURIANS

Keller, Tim Born 23 September 1950  (Allentown, Pennslyvania, USA) Christian apologist theologian who wont get a QO. Cancerous Hatred Predictor's Predictions Pussy No More  Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Kellerman, Sally Born 2 June 1937  (Long Beach, California, USA) Actress, "Hot Lips" Houlihan in 'M*A*S*H*'. Blueberry Crumble

Kelley, Kitty Born 4 April 1942  (Spokane, Washington, USA) American author and journalist. Famous  for her notoriously  critical 'biographies' of Nancy Reagan   Frank Sinatra and the Bush family. Apricot Crumble

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Death Is International  IMGONESOLONG (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Kelly, Freda Born 14 July 1945  (Dublin, Ireland) Brian Epstein's secretary during The Beatles' rise to international acclaim, then the president of their fan club 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying

kelly, henry Born 17 April 1946  (Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Rep of Ireland) Radio DJ and TV presenter, one of the quartet of 'Game for a Laugh' and very much his own man presenting the bizarre, but brilliant, Eurovision type quiz show, 'Going for Gold'. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

kelly, jim Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013. Mr C (THEME) THE FINAL WHISTLE

Kelly, Robert "R." Born 8 January 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Singer, best known for his song 'I Believe I Can Fly' - which he insists was NOT copied from Keith Harris & Orville. Kardashians Gone Wild (THEME) Snort the Ashes

Kendal, Felicity Born 25 September 1946  (Olton, England) Verrrry popular actress, best known as one of the leads in The Good Life. The one everyone openly fancied while secretly Penelope Keith. Gotham Knight

Kennedy, Anthony Born 23 July 1936  (Sacramento, California, USA) Former member of the US Supreme Court who resigned so that we could get Amy Coney Barrett, appointed by President Reagan in 1987. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Kennedy, Ethel Born 11 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Widow of Robert Kennedy. Perhaps the most cursed of all the Kennedys, as her parents, brother, husband, sister-in-law and two sons all died early, most in accidents. Amazing that she's made it this far, in a way. Dr Shipman's waiting room Pool Ghoul RIDING THE JESUS TRAIN Soylent Green Is You Swimming in the Death Pool Where's My Damn List?

Kennedy, Ray  Born 28 July 1951  (Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England) Died 30 November 2021  (Great Britain) Age at death: 70  (read death notice) Former Liverpool and England footballer, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. ARSE-IN-HOLE BALDY FOREVER Exu's Exiteers The Forest Lawn Jockeys

KENNEDY Jr, Robert F. Born 17 January 1954  (Washington D.C., USA) Radio host and environmentalist. Son of the late Bobby Kennedy. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  (place of birth unknown) Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead And Dusted

KENNY, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. (THEME) I Hear Voices (THEME) Stairway Tom Heaven

Kent, Duchess of Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire) Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin. Apricot Crumble I'm Sorry For Your Trouble

Kent, Princess Michael of Born 15 January 1945  (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) Minor British Royal. Married to Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Gotham Knight

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England) The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon. (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I'm Sorry For Your Trouble It's A Grim World After All Manuel's Stiffs The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Twenty little roosters Your Beating Hearts Shall Stop

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Lidders Late Lamentables

Kerry, Margaret Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell. (THEME) This Knee Ain't What It Used To Be

Kerwin, Joseph Born 19 February 1932  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) US astronaut, Science Pilot on the Skylab 2 mission (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Khaled, DJ Born 26 November 1975  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Social media king and occasional recording artiste, already has two US number ones to his name. Dead Is Dead

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. Cancel My Appointments Deathlist.net (THEME) Hell to the Chief Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife STAB in the DARK Stone Dead Cert Twenty little roosters (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Khan, Imran Born 25 November 1952  (Lahore, Pakistan) Former Pakistani cricketer, turned media celebrity, turned socialite, turned politician, turned arch-enemy of President Musharraf! Next Year Greta

Khiem, Tran Thien  Born 15 December 1925  (Cochinchina) Died 24 June 2021  (San José, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Vietnamese high ranking official who put down the 1960 coup and helped lead the 1963 coup. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Khorasani, Sheikh Hossein Vahid Born 1 January 1921  (Neyshabur, Iran) Iranian cleric, plucked from this Wikipedia list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_Maraji (THEME) Coffin-Clerics

Khosrow Ali Vaziri, Hossein Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran) The Iron Sheik, baby. Crack-smoking former Olympic wrestler for Iran who helped usher in Hulkamania by laying down for the big legdrop in 1984. Daughter was murdered in 2003. (THEME) Chokeslam from Hell…To Hell (THEME) Dead Continent (THEME) Francis of Arse-Wrestleeasy 221

Kilburn, Terry Born 25 November 1926  (London, England ) Child actor in the original Goodbye Mr Chips. Gooseberry Crumble Moldy Oldies

Kill, Jerry Born 24 August 1961  (Cheney, Kansas, USA) American college football coach (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Kilmer, Val Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... Circling the Drain Dead Last? Dead Right! (THEME) Decomposing Blubber Feng Shui Pig (THEME) GUN Fight at the Not O.K. Corral ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD P@F deathlist (THEME) Sad Last Days Sad News FC (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel STAB in the DARK (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock Team Cat AIDS

King, Billie Jean Born 22 November 1943  (Long Beach, California, USA) Hugely successful tennis player, 6 times Wimbledon ladies Champion. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. It's Grim Up North Abracadaver Bevs Bucket Kickers Crofty's Coffin Crew Jumptheshark V 12.0 (now living in Derby) (THEME) Ninety!  Grief Hijackers Oscar The Beast Quebec's Predictions The Anfield Iron There Goes Another One! :) YOUREOUT

King, Jon Born 8 June 1955  (London, England) Founding member of punk band Gang of Four. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

King, Jonathan Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England) Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys. It Dies With You, I Hope (THEME) Let there be Rot! Song to the Siren

King, Larry  Born 19 November 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 23 January 2021  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) American broadcaster, who hosted a world-famous chat show on CNN until his retirement in 2010. Born Lawrence Harvey Zieger. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Buttsoup (THEME) Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them  Deadpool Surprise Dolly’s Deadbeats eejit En Passant Ethnic Cleansing Expiry Date 2021 Falling Off The Perch For whom the bell tolls Predictor's Predictions Funeral Furore Girlfriend in a coma (THEME) CRT to DOA Gooseberry Crumble You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I Hope You Had The Time of Your Life It Dies With You, I Hope It's A Grim World After All Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Once You Go Black ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Pazuzu United Powder Picks Em Off Puzlman's Passing Picks Sad News FC Say Hi to Uncle George Shaun of the Dead 69 Simply Dead STAB in the DARK Survived 22, ironically Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool Tentoesup (THEME) That’s… Death! The Choir Invisibule The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2021 The Keys of Marinus Pussy No More the old lady (THEME) The Talking Dead Twenty little roosters Only the good die young Where's My Damn List?  j0neseur0

King, Patsy Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown) Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929. People Who Could Die 2021

King, Perry Born 30 April 1948  (Alliance, Ohio, USA) Actor who played Han Solo in the radio series of 'Star Wars'. (THEME) Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy

King, Tom Born 13 June 1933  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) Former British cabinet minister, immortalised in the late Alan Clarke's diaries. Recently given the finger by Baroness Tumpington afer a typical gaff in the House of Lords. (THEME) No More Expenses

Kinnock, Neil Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales) Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner. Better Off Dead (THEME) Pauls & Neils SOYLENT DREAMS

Kinsella, Thomas  Born 4 May 1928  (Inchicore, Dublin, Ireland) Died 22 December 2021  (Dublin, Ireland) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Irish poet, translator, editor, and publisher pedro's catacomb ensemble (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

KINSEY, Tony Born 11 October 1927  (Sutton Coldfield, England) Jazz drummer. (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Kirby, Bruce  Born 24 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 24 January 2021  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) American TV actor never off US screens, best known as Sgt Kramer in Columbo. The Old Ones are the Pests

Kirkland, Douglas Born in Fort Erie, Ontario, Canada  (exact date unknown) Famed 60s photographer. drunkasaskunk

Kirkland, Sally Born 31 October 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress – JFK, Bruce Almighty. (THEME) She's a Goner

Kirkpatrick, Maggie Born 29 January 1941  (Albury, Australia) The Freak from Prisoner Cell Block H. Blueberry Crumble

Kiser, Terry Born 1 August 1939  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Actor in numerous TV show & films - including Bernie in 'Weekend at Bernie's' & HG Wells in 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'. Weakend at Bernies ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Kishi, Keiko Born 11 August 1932  (Yokohama, Japan) Japanese actress, one of the country's most revered. Starred in the Cannes-winning 1960 effort "Her Brother". (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kissinger, Henry Born 23 May 1923  (Fürth, Germany) Secretary of State in the US government under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Shared the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to broker a ceasefire in Vietnam - ironic, given that he'd been part of the governmen It's Grim Up North Abracadaver Ah, the ol’ team Bladerunner BLIMEY! Buttsoup BXBOY422 Champion Funeral Home DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise Deadwig Death Nebula 3000 Death Stinks Deathlist.net Eternity Tours Exu's Exiteers The Forest Lawn Jockeys Hangman's XX From Here to Eternity Heaven or Hell? (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 Italian Grim reaper Jellydead (THEME) Kennedy Driving School They're Loving Angels Instead Living in a Box LL's Pool (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party  Weakend at Bernies Mercarte Mortem Omnibus Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Nobel Notables No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) OLD PEOPLE PARTY OF 20 Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast People I Think Might Die In 2021 United Pool Ghoul Pull my finger Spookygal 2 STAB in the DARK Stairway To Heaven Stop The Steal Tentoesup The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Flying Comedy Government The Grateful Dead (THEME) The Politicorpses There's A Shiva In The Park The Spanners Tick Tock Stopped Ticking Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops  (THEME) Trebek’s Final Jeopardy Season Wayne Manor Only the good die young You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Kitahara, Mie Born 23 July 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actress (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

KITSON, Frank Born 15 December 1926  (London, England) Former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. BROWN BANANAS Dr Shipman's waiting room

kitson, ken Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown) British actor who has a habit of popping up in Last of the Summer Wine and.... not much else really. Born 1946. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Klein, Robert Born 8 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) New York Stand-Up comedian with an occasional stage or TV role (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Klein, William Born 19 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Photographer and film maker Grobler's Stiff Ones

Knight, Bobby Born 25 October 1940  (Massilon, Ohio, USA) Basketball coach known as “The General”. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Knight, Gillian Born 1 November 1934  (Redditch, UK) Opera star, specialises in contralto roles of the Savoy classics. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Knight, Gladys Born 28 May 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) "The Empress of Soul", one of the few artists (along with her Pips) who achieved more fame after leaving Motown than on it. From Here to Eternity Wayne Manor (THEME) What A Voice on Her!

KNIGHT, Jill Born 9 July 1924  (London, England) Former Conservative MP for Birmingham Edgbaston. (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Knight, Marion "Suge" Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA) Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

KNIGHT, Merald "Bubba" Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips. (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Ronnie Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Nightclub owner and Krays associate, was married to Barbara Windsor for 21 years during which time he definitely didn’t plan the 1983 Security Express heist. Born 1934. Apricot Crumble

Knobbs, Brian Born 6 May 1964  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) One half of wrestling's The Nasty Boys tag team, more famous now as one of Hulk Hogan's most brown-nosed hang-ons. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

KNOWLES, Mathew Born 9 January 1952  (Gadsden, Alabama, USA) Record executive and father of Beyonce. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. Last Gasp Saloon (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Knox, Barbara Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964. Angela of Death BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Slippery Soap (THEME) The Cobbles to A Coffin

Knox, Terence Born 16 December 1946  (Richland, Washington, USA) American film, stage, and television actor (THEME) Saints Elsewhere

Knuth, Donald Born 10 January 1938  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Computer scientist & university tutor. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Koch, Charles Born 1 November 1935  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) CEO of Koch Industries who has funnelled billions into right-wing causes in the US. Huddled Masses

Koenig, Walter Born 14 September 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, who will forever be known as Chekov in the original 'Star Trek'. Later a comic book artist. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Koizumi, Junichiro Born 8 January 1942  (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) Prime Minister of Japan since 2005. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Kong, Aja Born 25 September 1970  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese professional wrestler, the leading heel in AJW during the promotions glory days. The One's That Won't Go Away

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape fem (THEME) Man-Erg

Kooper, Al Born 5 February 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Original frontman of Blood, Sweat and Tears, the man who convinced Dylan to go electric and producer of Lynyrd Skynyrd's biggest hits. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Kopell, Bernie Born 21 June 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American TV actor as seen on The Love Boat and Get Smart. That’s the TV show, not Reptile’s DDP winning team, I think… (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Kotto, Yaphet  Born 15 November 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 15 March 2021  (Philippines) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) US actor, known for his roles in 'Alien', 'Running Man' and 'Live and Let Die'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Koufax, Sandy Born 30 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) One of the greatest baseball players of all time, and the youngest person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. YOUREOUT

Kovic, Ron Born 4 July 1946  (Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA) Anti-war activist paralysed in the Vietnam War. Oliver Stone made a film, Born on the Fourth of July, about him. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Kowalewski, Waldemar Born in Poland  (exact date unknown) Mountaineer attempting to climb K2 this winter (THEME) GUN Cold in Here

Kowalski, Stanislaw Born 14 April 1910  (Torun, Poland) The oldest man to ever run the 100m, doing so aged 105 in a leisurely 34.5 seconds. (THEME) Gray Panthers The Old Ones are the Pests The Spanners

Krabbe, Jeroen Born 5 December 1944  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Somewhat lightweight Bond villain in The Living Daylights. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Kramer, Eddie Born 19 April 1942  (Cape Town, South Africa) Record producer who worked with The Beatles and David Bowie. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Kranz, Gene Born 17 August 1933  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Mission control member during the infamous Apollo 13 voyage, played by Ed Harris in the movie adaptation. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Kratz, Ken Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (exact date unknown) District Attorney made infamous by Making a Murderer. Pussy No More

KRIPKE, Saul Born 13 November 1940  (Bay Shore, New York, USA) American philosopher and logician. (THEME) If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

Kristofferson, Kris Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. (THEME) Gris Gris From Here to Eternity Heads in a Bag (THEME) Saturday Night Dead (THEME) Super Squirrels

Krofft, Marty Born 9 April 1937  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) With his brother, Sid, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

krofft, sid Born 30 July 1929  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) With his brother, Marty, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Grim McGraw (THEME) sid and marty coffin

kruger, hardy Born 12 April 1928  (Wedding, Berlin, Germany) Veteran German actor, who appeared in many Hollywood films - 'Flight of the Phoenix' etc. Nice to think that if he was to snuff it this year he won't be the "one who got away.." from the DDP! (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20

Krzesinski, Adam Born 13 September 1965  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish fencer at the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. He won a Silver Medal at the latter. It Dies With You, I Hope

KSI Born 19 June 1993  (Watford, United Kingdom) English YouTube personality and co-founder of The Sidemen. The Colnbrook Coroner

Kumar, Dilip  Born 11 December 1922  (Peshawar, India) Died 7 July 2021  (Mumbai, India) Age at death: 98  (read death notice) Indian film actor turned politician. ARSE-IN-HOLE (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home Dead By Dawn Predictor's Predictions Funeral Furore Pazuzu United (THEME) Pazuzu XP (THEME) That’s… Death! The House of Extravaganza The Master of Unlocking the old lady

Kundera, Milan Born 1 April 1929  (Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) Author - wrote cult novel 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

kung, hans  Born 19 March 1928  (Sursee, Lucerne, Switzerland) Died 6 April 2021  (Tübingen, Germany) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Catholic priest who has been one of the top theological writers and thinkers for decades. Alternative Observations 2021

Kuok, Robert Born 6 October 1923  (Johor, Malaysia) Successful Malaysian/Chinese businessman, owner of the Shangri-La Hotel chain and 40th richest man in the World. (THEME) Dead Continent

Kurobe, Susumu Born 22 November 1939  (Kurobe, Japan) Japanese television, film and stage actor, best known as "Ultraman" (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

kusama, yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room" Women's Deaths Matter Too

Kushner, Jared Born 10 January 1981  (Livingston, New Jersey, USA) Donald Trump's son-in-law, possibly the only person in his administration who won't flip at some point. (THEME) The Right to Die

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, currently married to Demi Moore. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Kuzmina, Kristina Born 1 March 1980  (St. Petersburg, Soviet Union) Russian TV and movie actress (THEME) Russian Box Players

Kyi, Aung San Suu Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma) Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes (THEME) Nobel Notables

Kyle, Jeremy Born 7 June 1965  (Canning Town, London, England) ITV’s own ringmaster of the proletariat offers indulgent, self-serving entertainment to the nation’s legions of kept middle-class housewives, students and the retired. Profound absence of opportunity and lack of a basic education are no defence against K Kicking down heavens door

Kyong-thaek, Jong Born 1 January 1961  (North Korea) Minister of State Security in North Korea. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

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