Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2022: A

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Aaron, Tommy Born 22 February 1937  (Gainesville, Georgia, USA) American former professional golfer. Winner of the 1973 Masters. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) The DOA Tour

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) The Politicorpses

Abbot, Russ Born 16 September 1947  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Comedian and actor. Born Russell Roberts, he was voted "funniest man on television" 5 times. If he was the funniest, then we'd hate to see who was the unfunniest. Also Pipe Smoker of the Year 2001, which might be more relevant to the DDP. Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Abbott, Greg Born 13 November 1957  (Wichita Falls, Texas, USA) Republican governor of Texas, with a couple of outlandish views, like supporting a ban on sex toys, and the harshest abortion law in the country. (THEME) The Right to Die

Abdicasova, Panu Born 5 December 1935  (Kazakhstan) Kazakh chess player. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Abdul Aziz, Salman bin Born 31 December 1935  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) King of Saudi-Arabia (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Born 16 April 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) US basketball player with the LA Lakers in the 1970s and 80s but he insists he's Roger Murdock, an airline co-pilot! Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0 Neither There Nor Thereabouts

Aberavon, John Morris of Born 5 November 1931  (Aberysthwyth, United Kimgdom) Baron Morris of Aberavon, former Secretary of State for Wales Diet Of Worms

Abish, Walter Born 24 December 1931  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian-American author and alliterative artist. Died in June but did not receive a qualifying obit. Bangers and Mash

Abraham, Father  Born 11 April 1935  (Elst, the Netherlands) Died 8 November 2022  (Delft, The Netherlands) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Stage name of Pierre Kartner, the Dutch singer who topped the charts in many countries with "The Smurf Song" in 1977. Are You Still Dying, Darling?

Abraham, S. Daniel Born 15 August 1924  (Long Beach, New York, USA) American businessman and peace activist Tentoesup

Abu-Jamal, Mumia Born 24 April 1954  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Political activist, born Wesley Cook, who was on Death Row for the murder of a policeman, then had his sentence commuted to life, but may yet still face execution. (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys

Ackland, Joss Born 29 February 1928  (North Kensington, London, England) Distinguished and experienced actor, still working. His date of birth drastically reduces the chances of anyone collecting a "party pooper" bonus on him - bar 2012, of course! Dr Shipman's waiting room No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Poppin’ Clogs (THEME) Protectors, Persuaders and Prisoners in a Suitcase (Deceased) Simply Dead There Goes Another One! :)

Ackles, Jensen Born 1 March 1978  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Television actor, known from 'Days of Our Lives', 'Dark Angel' and 'Smallville'. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Ackroyd, Peter Born 5 October 1949  (London, England) UK author, writer of London - The Biography. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Adamkiene, Alma Born 10 February 1927  (Siauliai, Lithuania) First Lady of Lithuania from 1998-2009. (THEME) First Lady's First

Adamkus, Valdas Born 3 November 1926  (Kaunas, Lithuania) President of Lithuania from 1998-2003 and 2004-2009. (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR

Adams, Faye Born 22 May 1923  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) American rhythm and blues and gospel singer from the 1950s (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky

Adele, (singer) Born 5 May 1988  (London, England) Singer and current most successful recording artist in Britain, with massive sales of her first two albums, '19' and '21' respectively. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Adelman, Kenneth Born 9 June 1946  (United States) American high-ranking bureaucrat and William Shakespeare scholar. Also helped to justify the Iraq War of Bush and Blair (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2022 Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff  Doodler Julia

Adler, Jerry Born 4 February 1929  (New York City, New York, USA) US TV Actor from The Sopranos Touch of Grey

Adler Schnee, Ruth Born 13 May 1923  (Frankfurt, Germany) One of America's leading textile design figures. (THEME) Made In Detroit

Adlon, Percy Born 1 June 1935  (Munich, Germany) German director, screenwriter, and producer. (THEME) Perfect 10

Adorf, Mario Born 8 September 1930  (Zurich, Switzerland) German film and stage actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Afif, Akram Born 18 November 1996  (Doha, Qatar) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Ağca, Mehmet Ali Born 9 January 1958  (Ismailli, Hekimhan, Malatya, Turkey) Turkish gunman who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Currently serving time for an assassination attempt on someone else that actually did succeed. (THEME) Miscreants

Ahmed, Homan Born 25 August 1999  (Qatar) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Ahn, Ralph  Born 28 September 1926  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 26 February 2022  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Korean-American character actor, most recently as Tran in "New Girl". Past Picks and Future Picks

Ahtisaari, Martti Born 23 June 1937  (Viipuri Province, Finland) Former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2008 (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep (THEME) DDP Tofoa Former Picks in the Elderly Nursing Home (THEME) Nobel Notables Stephen Hawking's Football Boots

Aimee, Anouk Born 27 April 1932  (Paris, France) Actress and former Mrs. Albert Finney. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE (THEME) Perfect 10

Aitken, Charlie Born 5 January 1942  (Edinburgh, UK) Former Aston Villa defender, also played for New York Cosmos in Pele's retirement season. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Aitken, Jonathan Born 30 August 1942  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Disgraced ex-cabinet minister. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Ajeery, Saleh Born 23 June 1920  (Kuwait) A Kuwaiti astronomer. Died in February mostly off the western radar. (THEME) Gray Panthers

Akabusi, Kriss Born 28 November 1958  (London, England) Soldier turned athlete who's greatest moment was his anchor leg for Great Britain's victorious 4 x 400m relay team in the 1991 World Championships. Partridge As Reaper

Akihito of Japan, Emperor Born 23 December 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) First son of Emperor Hirohito, acceded to the Imperial throne on the death of his father in 1989. ARSE-IN-HOLE Bangers and Mash Crofty's Coffin Crew Deathlist.net (THEME) Hell to the Chief I Told You I Was Ill Lard Bazaar (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Puzlman's Passing Picks (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife SeasideEssexXile Stop The Steal Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Alternative Deathlist The Colnbrook Coroner The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Akira, Asa Born 3 January 1985  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Porn star who won, for real, the Female Performer of the Year Award in 2013. WTF? (THEME) Scrubber Out

Alaaeldin, Ahmed Born 31 January 1993  (Doha, Qatar) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Alagiah, George Born 22 November 1955  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Popular BBC newscaster. Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. It's Grim Up North 2023? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Amanita virosa A Pelican In The Wilderness Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Bangers and Mash BLIMEY!  Worm Fodder Buttsoup (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2022  Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners  The Love Boat Crofty's Coffin Crew I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead By Dawn Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD LOSS Dead Ringers  Dead Wait Deadwig  Death Can Be Funny Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Deceased Hose Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged  Dinner Reservation for 20 Doodler Julia Droller Coaster Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair eejit Ethnic Cleansing Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2022 Exu's Exiteers Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead Funeral Furore (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem  Going Green Going Underground Grave Danger Grobler's Stiff Ones Guild of Master Reapers GUN Fishing H5N1 Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Heaven or Hell? (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I'll sleep when you're dead  And Now His Watch Is Ended It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam  John Key's List Jumptheshark V 13.0 (now living in Derby) Just Fast away Kenny's Entry They're Loving Angels Instead  Lard Bazaar Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Min Reaper The Misers Grief Hijackers Octopus of Odstock Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Pazuzu United pedro's catacomb ensemble People I Think Might Die In 2022 United Pity da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space A Trophy For Atrophy Powder Picks Em Off Puzlman's Passing Picks  Quite Unwell Illustrious Mortals Sad News FC Salmon Mousse SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Smart Beta Southerners Stiffs Spoonful of Sugar Star Dust Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Team Cat AIDS Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule The corpse list The Crowdsourced Deathlist The End of the World As We Know It Sovereign-Reaper The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Hair Blair Bunch Pussy No More The Living End The Master of Unlocking (THEME) The Politicorpses There's A Shiva In The Park There Goes Another One! :) There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Sound of the Underground The Spanners The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tom's Chainsaw Massacre Very Ill Turned Very Dead Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Al-Ahrak, Abdullah Born 10 May 1997  (Doha, Qatar) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. The Buckley Mystic The Choir Invisibule Where's My Damn List? You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Albert, Hans Born 8 February 1921  (Cologne, Germany) Philosopher and sociologist. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Albright, Madeleine  Born 15 May 1937  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Died 23 March 2022  (United States) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Former US Secretary of State, the first woman in the role. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in 'M*A*S*H'. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE  c. a. daver Deader than a Dead Thing (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury Would I Lie to You At Death?

Alderton, John Born 27 November 1940  (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) Amiable actor, star of 'Please Sir!' and other TV shows & comedies. Husband of Pauline Collins. Also the narrator of 'Fireman Sam'. (THEME) Comedy Cremations

Aldridge, George Born 1 February 1936  (London, United Kingdom) British middleweight boxing champion in 1962/63 Last Gasp Saloon

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon, who has always claimed he'd have been the first if it wasn't for the fact that the only door of the lunar lander was on Neil Armstrong's side. AbraCadaver Alternative Observations 2022 (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please!  Couldn't Think of a Team Name Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living! Deader than a Dead Thing (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Ding Dong Da Celeb is Dead (THEME) Last ones! Lidders Late Lamentables Mr & Mrs Drummerboy NoSoup4U!  Sad News FC Say Hi to Uncle George Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH Swimming in the Death Pool The Alternative Deathlist

Aleandro, Norma Born 2 May 1936  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentina's leading actress who has also appeared in a number of Hollywood films, earning an Oscar nomination for her role in "Gaby: A True Story". (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Alexander, Silas Born in United States  (exact date unknown) "Legendary" Atlanta DJ, born in June 1963. Died in March but did not get a qualifying obituary. Yahoo Will Do

Alexandra, Princess Born 25 December 1936  (Windsor, Berkshire, England) First cousin of the Queen and sister to Prince Michael of Kent. Variously known as The Honourable Lady Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. Stiff as a Board 2 The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Al-Fayed, Mohammed Born 27 January 1929  (Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt) Owner of Harrods and Fulham FC. Not overly popular in many quarters, but at least he lives in Switzerland now. It's Grim Up North AbraCadaver Bladerunner  Couldn't Think of a Team Name Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Drop Dead Celebration Funeral Furore Zombie Dance Party I'm Sorry For Your Trouble Lard Bazaar (THEME) Passing of the Passed You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Al-Haydos, Hassan Born 11 December 1990  (Doha, Qatar) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Alice, Mary  Born 3 December 1941  (Indianola, Mississippi, USA) Died 27 July 2022  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) American film, television, and stage actress, with a Tony Award. She was the Oracle in the 3rd Matrix movie. Most Unique Picks 2022

Allam, Assem  Born 1 August 1939  (Egypt) Died 2 December 2022  (Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Egyptian-british businessman, the owner of Hull City Living in a Box

Allardyce, Sam Born 19 October 1954  (Dudley, West Midlands, England) Gum-chewing, headpiece wearing, bung-taking (Allegedly - at the DDP lawyer's request) football manager, who likes his teams to play dirty, unattractive football. Formerly at Bolton & Newcastle United. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Allen, Lily Born 2 May 1985  (Hammersmith, London, England) Pop singer who owes her fame to myspace.com. That and the fact that her dad happens to be TV personality Keith Allen. Next Year Greta

Allen, Richard V. Born 1 January 1936  (Collingswood, New Jersey, USA) US National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 until 1982. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Allen, Tim Born 13 June 1953  (Denver, Colorado, USA) The Toolman, moved from 80s stand up to 90 sitcom to being the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Allen, Woody Born 30 November 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Dead Is Dead Death Stinks Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!  Touch of Grey

Allén, Sture Born 31 December 1928  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Professor of computational linguistics at the University of Gothenburg. Died in June but did not receive a qualifying obit. Death Is International

Alley, Kirstie  Born 12 January 1951  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Died 5 December 2022  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Actress, best known for her role as Rebecca Howe in 'Cheers'. (THEME) Unpersons

Allison, Jerry  Born 31 August 1939  (Hillsboro, Texas, USA) Died 22 August 2022  (Lyles. Tennessee, USA) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Drummer for The Crickets, who co-wrote "Peggy Sue" with Buddy Holly. (THEME) That’ll Be The Day … That I Die

Almada, Martín Born 30 January 1937  (Puerto Sastre, Paraguay) Paraguayan recipient of the "Right Livelihood Award" for his fight against the Stroessner regime (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Al-Masri, Abu Hamza Born 15 April 1958  (Alexandria, Egypt) Blind, one-armed and loopy Muslim cleric, currently in jail for inciting racial hatred. (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1957  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly front man of Soft Cell and Coil. Pull my finger

Al-Oraydi, Sami Born in Amman, Jordan  (exact date unknown) al-Qaeda terrorist. Born 1973. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Alou, Felipe Born 12 May 1935  (Haina, Dominican Republic) The first Dominican to play regular in Major League Baseball, as well as a three-time All Star. (THEME) Perfect 10

Alpert, Herb Born 31 March 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Trumpeter and record company executive. The A in A&M Records and the man responsible for (or should that be "guilty of"?) signing The Carpenters. Black Penguins of Doom Dead Is Dead (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) POPPED THEIR CLOGS

Al-Qurashi, Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi  Born in Tal Afar, Iraq  (exact date unknown) Died 3 February 2022  (Atme, Syria) Age at death: 45  (read death notice) Current Head of ISIS after the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, born 1976. Carkers Convention 2022

Al-Rawi, Bassam Born 16 December 1997  (Baghdad, Iraq) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Al-Rimi, Abdullah Born in Taiz, Yemen  (exact date unknown) al-Qaeda recruiter who the US has been hunting since 2006. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Al-Sabah, Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Born 25 June 1937  (Kuwait City, Kuwait) Emir of Kuwait since 2020 (THEME) LEAD, FOLLOW AND DIE THIS YEAR

Al-Senussi, Ahmed Born in Masrsa Matrouh, Egypt  (exact date unknown) Libyan member of the Senussi House. Alternative Observations 2022

Al-Zawahiri, Ayman Born 19 June 1951  (Maadi, Egypt) One of bin Laden's deputies in Al-Qaeda, about whom recent whereabouts are sketchy. (THEME) Miscreants

Amanpour, Christiane Born 12 January 1958  (London, England) Investigative reporter whose Gulf War reporting for CNN earned widespread acclaim Captain Hemlock's Twenty Stiff as a Board 2

Ames, Ed Born 9 July 1927  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer & actor. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Amiel, Barbara Born 4 December 1940  (Watford, Hertfordshire, England) Journalist and wife of disgraced media tycoon Conrad Black. Blueberry Crumble

Amir, Yigal Born 31 May 1970  (Herzliya, Israel) The man who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. (THEME) Miscreants

Amiss, Dennis Born 7 April 1943  (Birmingham, UK) Batsman who has the highest ODI average of any England cricketer to have played more than five times. Also one of only two cricketers to have hit a century in both their first and last ODIs. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Amos, John Born 27 December 1939  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Actor, known for 'Good Times' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. A Yankee's picks

Amos, Stephen K. Born 3 December 1967  (London, United Kingdom) British stand-up comedian with regular TV appearances Error 404s

Anders, William Born 17 October 1933  (Hong Kong) One of the first three men to leave Earth's orbit, and also the first person to recite a Bible verse in space. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Andersen, Greta Born 1 May 1927  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Danish swimmer and Olympic medallist. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Anderson, Bill Born 1 November 1937  (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Country music singer whose song 'Still' crossed over to the Billboard pop charts in 1963 (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN...

Anderson, Criscilla Born 25 March 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Wife of Coffey Anderson. Finbarr Returns from the Dead SeasideEssexXile Stone Dead Cert The Conqueror Worm Tom's Chainsaw Massacre

Anderson, Ian Born 10 August 1947  (Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland) Lead singer of prog rockers Jethro Tull. Not at All Well

Anderson, John Born 28 November 1931  (Glasgow, Scotland) Gladiators referee/TV personality. John, you will go on my first whistle. Grim Reaper, you will go on my second... (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN... Dead and Deader IV: No, no, no, no, no, (…) There's No Living! I'll sleep when you're dead

Anderson, Louie  Born 23 March 1953  (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) Died 21 January 2022  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) American stand-up comedian and gameshow host, won an Emmy in 2016 for his performance in "Baskets". (THEME) Laughter Kills

Anderson, Willie Born 24 January 1947  (Liverpool, UK) Former Aston Villa winger, place in the history books probably comes down to him being the first ever substitute brought on by Manchester United (replacing George Best in the 1965 Charity Shield). (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Andersson, Harriet Born 14 February 1932  (Stockholm, Sweden) Ingmar Bergman-film actress. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Anderton, James  Born 24 May 1932  (Wigan, Lancashire, England) Died 5 May 2022  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) God-fearing former chief constable of the Greater Manchester Police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2022  Tragic, our Maurice!

Andre, Carl Born 16 September 1935  (Quincy, Massachusetts, USA) Minimalist artist of firebricks fame. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Andre, Soeur Born 11 February 1904  (Ales, France) Oldest living French citizen as of the start of 2018. (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam! Prophet's Prophecy (THEME) Reelin' In the Years

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. A Bunch Of Punts (THEME) Breast in Peace From Here to Eternity Let Us Embalm You (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) Time Travellers, Astronauts and Spies

Andretti, Mario Born 28 February 1940  (Motovun, Croatia) Italian-American racing driver, the last American to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, in 1978. (THEME) Formula Fatality

Andrew, Prince Born 19 February 1960  (London, England) Second son of Queen Elizabeth II. Married to Sarah Ferguson from 1986 to 1996. Shunned by society for attending too many sketchy parties on and off Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 Feet and 1 to Go Death Stinks Diet Of Worms You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) Kennedy Driving School (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Oliver's Army (of The Dead) Pull my finger Say Hi to Uncle George Stop The Steal The corpse list The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of 'The Sound of Music'. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Bourne to Die Dead And Dusted Dead And Dusted 1 Equatic Doom Final Curtain Calls (THEME) Gone Solo (THEME) Last Christmas Let Us Embalm You (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway So Long Farewell Funeral Director 2022 (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it)

Angell, Roger  Born 19 September 1920  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 20 May 2022  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) Baseball writer for The New Yorker. (THEME) Gray Panthers

Angelos, Peter Born 4 July 1929  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) US trial lawyer who now owns the Baltimore Orioles Finbarr Returns from the Dead  Jellydead SeasideEssexXile

Anger, Kenneth Born 3 February 1927  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Underground filmmaker and author. Wrote the bestselling 'Hollywood Babylon' in 1959. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven Ground Floor of the Bungalow Star Dust The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Aniston, Jennifer Born 11 February 1969  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress and darling of America, serially not pregnant, and not back together with Brad Pitt (THEME) The One Where Everyone Dies

Aniston, John  Born 24 July 1934  (Crete, Greece) Died 11 November 2022  () Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Actor father of the rather more famous Jennifer. A Yankee's picks

Aniston, Nicole Born 9 September 1987  (San Diego, California, USA) Popular adult actress. Filmed her first anal scene in 2017, apparently. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Anka, Paul Born 30 July 1941  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Singer songwriter and lyricist of one of the most famous songs of all time, 'My Way', based on a French tune called 'Comme d'habitude'. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' A Bunch Of Punts Let Us Embalm You SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS  (THEME) That’ll Be The Day … That I Die

Annesley, Hugh Born 22 June 1939  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1989 to 1996. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2022

Anoa'i, Samu Born 29 May 1963  (San Francisco, California, USA) Wrestler, member of the widespread Samoan wrestling family. Perhaps still best remembered as one-half of early 90s tag team The Headshrinkers. Deceased Hose

Anoa'I Sr, Afa Born 21 November 1942  (Samoa) Former professional wrestler. Past Picks and Future Picks

Anthony, Piers Born 6 August 1934  (Oxford, UK) Fantasy novellist, behind the long-lasting Xanth series. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Anthony, Ray Born 20 January 1922  (Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA) Bandleader, best known for his songs, 'Hokey Pokey' and 'Bunny Hop'. Bucket Kickers 79 Hearse of the Dead (THEME) Last ones! Naked Florida Gravediggers  (THEME) Reelin' In the Years

Antonios, Abune  Born 12 July 1929  (Hambriti, Eritrea) Died 9 February 2022  (Asmara, Eritrea) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Patriarch of the Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church. Has been under house arrest since 2007. Alternative Observations 2022

Aparicio, Luis Born 29 April 1934  (Maracaibo, Venezuela) First Venezuelan inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, regarded as one of the greatest shortstops in the sport's history. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Apatow, Maude Born 15 December 1997  (Los Banos, California, USA) Actress, best known for her roles as the daughter to her real-life mother's characters in movies, including 'This Is 40'. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Apfel, Iris Born 29 August 1921  (New York City, New York, USA) Interior designer and fashionista. Bri's Babes Dinner Reservation for 20 Down Under Death Merchants Pull my finger (THEME) Reelin' In the Years Swimming in the Death Pool

Apostol, Eugenia Born 29 September 1925  (Sorsogon, Philippines) Publisher, whose political publications helped cause the downfall of two Filipino presidents. (THEME) Dead Continent (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Applegate, Christina Born 25 November 1971  (Hollywood, California, USA) American actress & comedienne who has suffered from & beaten breast cancer. JoeRam Woody's ddp

Aragonés, Sergio Born 6 September 1937  (Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) Spanish-born Mexican cartoonist for Mad magazine. Wayne Manor

Arau, Alfonso Born 11 January 1932  (Mexico City, Mexico) Actor: The Wild Bunch, Romancing the Stone. Past Picks and Future Picks

Arber, Werner Born 3 June 1929  (Granichen, Switzerland) Swiss scientist. Shared the 1978 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Death Is International

Archer, Jeffrey Born 15 April 1940  (London, England) Habitual liar, novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman. Convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001. Jill Dando's Cat (THEME) Old Lags and Old Slags

Ardern, Jacinda Born 26 July 1980  (Hamilton, New Zealand) Current PM of New Zealand. Death Stinks

Argerich, Martha Born 5 June 1941  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Acclaimed pianist. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Arkin, Alan Born 26 March 1934  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, in films from the mid-60s onwards. (THEME) Awarded Oscarites Death Nebula 3000 (THEME) Last Christmas

Armatrading, Joan Born 9 December 1950  (Basseterre, Saint Kitts) Singer-songwriter best known for her hits 'Love and Affection' and 'Drop the Pilot'. An alleged affair with Blue Peter's Valerie Singleton is the stuff of myth and legend. (THEME) Dead Beats

Armfield, Diana Born 11 June 1920  (Ringwood, England) Landscape artist. BROWN BANANAS  (THEME) Old As Dirt

Armstrong, Lance Born 18 September 1971  (Plano, Texas, USA) Former cyclist, 7 times winner of the Tour de France, who overcame brain, lung and testicular cancer. It was revealed in 2012 that he was a systematic drugs cheat all along and now enters into sporting infamy. 2022 Exit Draft H5N1 (THEME) YOUREOUT

Arnett, Peter Born 13 November 1934  (Riverton, New Zealand) Journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for his reports from Vietnam. Worked for CNN from 1981-1999. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Arno, (singer) Born 21 May 1949  (Ostend, Belgium) born Arnold Charles Ernest Hintjens, Belgian singer/songwriter and former frontman of TC Matic. Died in Aparil but did not receive a QO. The Whipping Posts

Arnoux, Rene Born 4 July 1948  (Pontcharra, France) French racecar driver, winning 7 Formula One Grands Prix (THEME) Formula Fatality

Arpaio, Joe Born 14 June 1932  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. A controversial figure, accused of abusing his powers. Became famous for accusing Barack Obama for having forged his birth certificate during his first election 2008. Sounds a bit like a Jealous Joey. (THEME) Space Wasters

Arvizu, Reginald Born 2 November 1969  (Bakersfield, California, USA) Guitarist of hard rockers Korn, also known as Fieldy (THEME) Sad to the Bone

Ascot, Hazel Born 10 May 1928  (Manchester, England) 1930s child star advertised as a British parallel to Shirley Temple, though the outbreak of WWII prevented her from reaching Temple's heights. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Ashcroft, Chloe Born 7 July 1942  () Children's television presenter, most notably of 'Play School'. Bucket O'Hare

Asher, Peter Born 22 June 1944  (London, England) Peter from music act Peter and Gordon fame. (THEME) The Survivors

Ashton, John Born 30 November 1957  (Forest Gate, London, England) Guitarist and composer with post punk/new wave band The Psychedelic Furs. Amanita virosa Cancel My Appointments Day in the Death (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today  Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Aso, Taro Born 20 September 1940  (IIzuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2008/09 and member of their olympic shooting team in 1976 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of 'This Is Your Life' and 'Antiques Roadshow'. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME - YOUR STARTER FOR TEN... Bourne to Die BROWN BANANAS (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2022 Prowlers Goners Sad News FC The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2022

Assadalla, Ali Born 19 January 1993  (Manama, Bahrain) Qatari footballer. (THEME) Fuck Your World Cup

Assange, Julian Born 3 July 1971  (Townsville, Queensland, Australia) Controversial Australian journalist and internet activist, whose WikiLeaks website regularly release confidential documents and communications from the U.S. and other governments. Arrested in December 2010. Heads in a Bag You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) Kennedy Driving School  Noz4news

Astin, John Born 30 March 1930  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor - starred as Gomez Addams in 'The Addams Family', and has mainly appeared in TV comedies since. (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please! Pool Ghoul (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers (THEME) Syndication Zombies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Astiz, Alfredo Born 8 November 1951  (Argentina) Notorious torturer The Angel of Death under the Videla dictatorship. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Astley, Rick Born 6 February 1966  (Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England) Shy and retiring singer who had phenomenal success with the hit single 'Never Gonna Give You Up', the biggest selling UK single of 1987. Later became a phenomenon of a different kind as that single became part of an internet meme known as 'Rickrolling'. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Astrid of Norway, Princess Born 12 February 1932  (Villa Solbakken, Oslo, Norway) Older sister of Norway's King Harald. Also in the line of succession to the British throne. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Atkins, Eileen Born 16 June 1934  (London, England) BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actress and writer. Infamously chatted up by actor Colin Farrell at the age of 69. BROWN BANANAS (THEME) M6 Toll(ed) (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (and the Women who gives them it) (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Atkins, Ronnie Born 16 November 1964  (Vejle, Denmark) Pretty Maids singer, suffering from lung cancer. Dead Ends Fade to Black Going Underground I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Just Fast away Pazuzu United SeasideEssexXile Spoonful of Sugar The Living End There's A Shiva In The Park This Mortal Coil Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Atkinson, Big Ron Born 18 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former League football player, manager and now TV pundit. Renowned for his eclectic style of commentary, which involves saying things like "'There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs" and "van Nistelrooy, predating as usual...". GUBernatorial Selection (THEME) Managing To Survive (THEME) Unpersons

Atkinson, Rowan Born 6 January 1955  (Consett, County Durham, England) Comedian, best known as 'Mr. Bean' and 'Blackadder'. The Honey Trap

Attagutsiak, Qapik Born 11 June 1920  (Nunavut, Canada) Last known surviving contributor to the war effort in Inuit communities during World War II (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Attenborough, David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. AbraCadaver And they all died Worm Fodder Crofty's Coffin Crew Dead And Dusted Dead as a Doornail 2 Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Last? Dead Right! Deadwig Deathlist.net Ding Dong Da Celeb is Dead Don't Eat The Figs Doodler Julia  Down Under the Daisies Equatic Doom (THEME) CRT to DOA I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Jill Dando's Cat Mortem Omnibus NoSoup4U! Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Fucked n' Dumped  So Long Farewell Stiffer Steaks The Anfield Iron The Choir Invisibule Funeral Director 2022 The Old Ones are the Pests (THEME) The Talking Dead Zipline

Atwood, Margaret Born 18 November 1939  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Author and poet. Wrote the 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Bangers and Mash (THEME) Poets Passing Powder Picks Em Off (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Atzmon, Moshe Born 30 July 1931  (Budapest, Hungary) Israeli conductor, chief of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, 1967-1971 Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Auber, Brigitte Born 27 April 1925  (Paris, France) French actress. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Auerbach, Frank Born 21 April 1931  (Berlin, Germany) German-born British artist. A bit like Lucien Freud, really. Born 1931. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

August, Bille Born 9 November 1948  (Brede, Denmark) Danish film director. (THEME) Ikea Nokia Lego

Avalon, Frankie Born 18 September 1940  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Italian-American pop idol of the 1950s who also played the Teen Angel in "Grease". A Bunch Of Punts

Avant, Clarence Born 25 February 1931  (Greensboro, North Carolina, USA) American music executive, and entrepreneur, also calls himself "The Black Godfather" Dead as a Doornail 2

Averbakh, Yuri  Born 8 February 1922  (Kaluga, Russia) Died 7 May 2022  (Moscow, Russia) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Current oldest living chess grandmaster. It's Grim Up North Death Is International Grobler's Stiff Ones

Avocado, Nikocado Born 19 May 1992  (Kherson, Ukraine) YouTuber who, shall we say, is a big, big, big deal. Ah, the ol’ team Bucket Of Blood Waiting for the Hearse

Aykroyd, Dan Born 1 July 1952  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Comedian, actor, musician and screenwriter, of 'Blues Brothers', 'Ghostbusters' and 'Saturday Night Live' fame. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 2.0

Azaria, Hank Born 25 April 1964  (Forest Hills, New York, USA) Actor - the voice of grouchy barman Moe in 'The Simpsons'. Is there a Homer Sexual in the house? (THEME) I Hear Voices

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