Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: A

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

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) Hell to the Chief

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. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos (THEME) Who's laughing now?

Abbott, Diane Born 27 September 1957  (Paddington, London, England) MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. A regular of weekly TV political programme 'This Week', cosying up to Michael Portillo. Stood unsuccessfully for the leadership of the Labour Party in 2010. However her presence on the ballot paper may I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Rotting Kanzlerin The Really, Really Rottens You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Abbott, Tony Born 4 November 1957  (London, England) Liberal Prime Minister of Australia 2013-2015 (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

Abdul Aziz, Salman bin Born 31 December 1935  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) King of Saudi-Arabia since 2015. Defers a lot of authority to his axe-wielding son. Falling Off The Perch From Here to Eternity (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

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! Weakend at Bernies

Aberavon, John Morris of  Born 5 November 1931  (Aberysthwyth, United Kimgdom) Died 5 June 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Baron Morris of Aberavon, former Secretary of State for Wales Diana Rots (THEME) No More Expenses (THEME) One More Knight

Abisov, Sergey Born 27 November 1967  (Simferopol, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) Russian political figure appointed "minister of internal affairs for the Republic of Crimea." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Abraham, Farrah Born 31 May 1991  (Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA) Reality TV personality, came to prominence after being cast in '16 and Pregnant' in 2009. (THEME) Unpersons

Ackland, Joss  Born 29 February 1928  (North Kensington, London, England) Died 19 November 2023  (Clovelly, Devon, Great Britain) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) 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! It's Grim Up North Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged (THEME) Exiting The Stage Faster Than A Dead Horse Just Fade Away Lard Bazaar No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Poppin’ Clogs Prowlers Goners Simply Dead The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

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

Acosta, Nelson Born 6 December 1944  (Pso de los Toros, Uruguay) Retired footballer and coach. Among other clubs coached Everton, two stints. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Adair, Thelma Davidson Born 29 August 1920  (Iron Station, North Carolina, USA) American church leader, and women's and civil rights activist. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Adams, Jayde Born 26 November 1984  (Bedminster, Bristol, England) British comedian, actress and opera singer. (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

Adams, Martin Born 6 April 1956  (Sutton, London, England) Darts player, AKA "Wolfie". Rotting Kanzlerin

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...

Adey, Christopher Born 19 February 1943  (London, England) Conductor. Rotting Kanzlerin

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023

Adkins, David Born 10 November 1956  (Benton Harbor, Michigan, USA) Comedian and actor, known by his stage name "Sinbad". Corpsicles (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP Worm Farmer

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. Died in January but the UK press didn't take notice. (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 1931  (Zurich, Switzerland) German film and stage actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

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

Agnew, Pete Born 14 September 1946  (Dunfermline, Scotland) Scottish hard rock bassist for Nazareth. (THEME) Keeping the band alive!!

Ahrweiler, Helene Born 29 August 1926  (Athens, Greece) Greek-French Byzanthologist. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Ahtisaari, Martti  Born 23 June 1937  (Viipuri Province, Finland) Died 16 October 2023  (Helsinki, Finnland) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Prize laureate of 2008 (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) Nobel Notables

Aimar, Lucien Born 28 April 1941  (Hyeres, France) Tour De France winner in 1966. (THEME) On yer bike!

Aimee, Anouk Born 27 April 1932  (Paris, France) Actress and former Mrs. Albert Finney. (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE (THEME) Drop Dead Diva (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts (THEME) Perfect 10 (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Airapetyan, Larisa Born 21 February 1970  (Antratsit, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine) Ukrainian political figure appointed "minister of health for the Luhansk People's Republic." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Aitken, Charlie  Born 5 January 1942  (Edinburgh, UK) Died 29 October 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) 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) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Akhurst, Lucy Born 18 November 1970  (London, England) UK TV regular with the occasional lead role. Rotting Kanzlerin

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. Ah, the ol’ team ARSE-IN-HOLE Grave Danger (THEME) Hell to the Chief  I Told You I Was Ill Lard Bazaar Lights Out Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper (THEME) One More Knight Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven So Long Farewell Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Colnbrook Coroner The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Akimov, Oleg Born 15 September 1981  (Luhansk, Ukraine) Ukrainian politician and Putin supporter. (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Aksyonov, Sergey Born 26 November 1972  (Bălți, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union) Russian political figure appointed "head of the Republic of Crimea." (THEME) Just in Case (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Alagiah, George  Born 22 November 1955  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Died 24 July 2023  (London, England) Age at death: 67  (read death notice) Popular BBC newscaster. Diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2014. It's Grim Up North 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Amanita virosa Are You Still Dying, Darling? ARSE-IN-HOLE Banana's Peel Slippers Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bladerunner BLIMEY!  Worm Fodder BROWN BANANAS (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023  Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners Cobbled on the Eve The Love Boat COMPOST CORNER Couldn't Think of a Team Name 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 Ends Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise Dead Ringers Dead Wait Deadwig Death Becomes Them Death Can Be Funny Deceased Hose Departures Board Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Droller Coaster Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2023 Exu's Exiteers Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Faucheuse’s main list Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Frail or cancerous Funeral Furore Girlfriend In A Coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Green Going Underground Grave Danger Grobler's Stiff Ones  GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten Heaven or Hell? His and Hearse (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 I Told You I Was Ill 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 Julia Elston Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar  Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Long Lived the Queen Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Weakend at Bernies Mass Hole Cemetery Min Reaper The Misers Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Neither There Nor Thereabouts No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Octopus of Odstock Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black Windsor's OBE Pan Breed Pazuzu United pedro's catacomb ensemble People I Think Might Die In 2023 United Pity da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space A Trophy For Atrophy Powder Picks Em Off Pretty Noose Puzlman's Passing Picks  Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Rigor Mort Us Roasting Bodies In Redcar Sad News FC Salmon Mousse SeasideEssexXile Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice  Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Smart Beta So Long Farewell  Southerners Stiffs Forgotten But Not Gone Star Dust Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Team Cat AIDS Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2023 The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers  The Choir Invisibule The corpse list The Crowdsourced Deathlist THE DEAD C**T SCROTS The Death Toll is Catastrophic The End of the World As We Know It Funeral Director 2023 The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking the old lady The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu There's A Shiva In The Park There is no spoon The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Sound of the Underground The Spanners (THEME) The Talking Dead The Walking Dead They Might All Die 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 To Kill A Gabor Sister Two Coins & A Punt Very Ill Turned Very Dead  Windsor the Troll Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. (THEME) Dead Leaders The Choir Invisibule Where's My Damn List?

Al-Bashir, Omar Born 1 January 1944  (Hosh Bannaga, Northern State, Sudan) Current (and controversial) President of Sudan. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Albert, Hans Born 8 February 1921  (Cologne, Germany) Philosopher and sociologist. Alternative Observations 2023 (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Albertine, Viv Born 1 December 1954  (Sydney, Australia) Australian-British punk guitarist for The Stills. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Albright, Tenley Born 18 July 1935  (Newton Centre, Massachusetts, USA) Figure skater, 1956 Olympic champion. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Albrow, Martin Born in UK  (exact date unknown) Sociologist with a recent focus on China. Apricot Crumble

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  Deader than a Dead Thing Trumps Disinfectant Chumps LW's Czech Out Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) The Dead Parrots Society Who Turned out the lights?

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'. BANGELS (THEME) Comedy Cremations

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. 2nd time's a charm 6 Feet (Down) Under AbraCadaver Alternative Observations 2023 Amanita virosa (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living BALDY FOREVER (THEME) Cashier Number 91 please!  Couldn't Think of a Team Name Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son Deader than a Dead Thing Deadies 8 (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries Diego Down Under Death Merchants Falling Off The Perch Lidders Late Lamentables Mr & Mrs Drummerboy NoSoup4U!  ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD Only Fools and Corpses Peter Falk's Friends Sad News FC Say Hi to Uncle George See You In Heaven Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH So Long Farewell Steve's Stiffs The Alternative Deathlist The Old Ones are the Pests Touch of Grey

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, James Born 17 December 1948  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American R&B musician and last surviving member Bar-Kays, a backing band for Otis Redding. (THEME) Keeping the band alive!!

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. (THEME) One More Knight The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Time for Me to Fly

alexievich, svetlana Born 31 May 1948  (Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) Belarussian journalist and writer, Nobel Prize winner in 2015 (THEME) Literarily Dead

Al-Fayed, Mohammed  Born 27 January 1929  (Bakos, Alexandria, Egypt) Died 30 August 2023  (London, United Kingdom) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) 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  Bucket Kickers 79 Couldn't Think of a Team Name Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Funeral Furore Zombie Dance Party  Lard Bazaar (THEME) Passing of the Passed  Prowlers Goners The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023 What’s the Story, Mourning Glory? Windsor the Troll

Ali Zardari, Asif Born 21 July 1956  (Nawabshah, Pakistan) Widower of Benazir Bhutto, who announced that he would nominally head her party whilst their son is at university in England. Then became insurgent target number 1 when he became President of the country in 2008. (THEME) Hell to the Chief

Allan, Laurie Born 19 February 1943  (London, England) Drummer for Delivery and Gong. Rotting Kanzlerin

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, Joseph P. Born 27 June 1937  (Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA) US astronaut who didn't get the biggest gigs, but still left a mark, for example as consultant to the Armageddon movie (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Allen, Marshall Born 25 May 1924  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) US jazz saxophonist, currrent leader of the Sun Ra Orkestra after having been a part of it for decades The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

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) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Allen, Woody Born 1 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. Dead Is Dead Death Stinks  (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!  Permanent Kip Steve's Stiffs (THEME) The Dead Parrots Society Touch of Grey

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) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Almond, Marc Born 9 July 1956  (Southport, Lancashire, England) Flamboyantly gay singer, formerly front man of Soft Cell and Coil. Pull my finger

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. Dead Is Dead (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

al-Qurashi, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini  Date and place of birth unknown Died 29 April 2023  (Idlib, Syria) Age at death: 50  (read death notice) 4th Caliph of the Islamic State following the death of Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi. Carkers Convention 2023 Ethnic Cleansing Morrigan

Al-Sabah, Sheikh Salem Al Ali Born in Kuwait  (exact date unknown) Oldest living member of the Kuwaiti Royal house, born 1926. (THEME) Pazuzu 5 Points

al-Sahhaf, Muhammad Saeed Born 30 July 1937  (Hillah, Iraq) Saddam Hussein's extremely professional media spokesperson, nicknamed Comical Ali.. Those were the days. 20 Random Guys Part 3

Alvarez, Angela Born 13 June 1927  (Cuba) Cuban-born American singer and the oldest Latin Grammy Award for Best New Artist winner ever Waiting for the Hearse

Alves, Rodrigo Born 30 July 1983  (Sao Paulo, Brazil) The "Human Ken Doll" who has spent £500,000 on cosmetic procedures. Looks like a burns victim. 2024 Here No More

Ames, Ed  Born 9 July 1927  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Died 21 May 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Singer & actor. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERNS FRONT

Ames, Rachel Born 2 November 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA ) US film and TV actress, probably best known for her long-running role in General Hospital. Swimming in the Death Pool

Amiel, Jon Born 20 May 1948  (London, England) TV and film director, BAFTA-nominated for 'The Singing Detective'. Rotting Kanzlerin

Amir, Yigal Born 23 May 1970  (Herzliya, Israel) The man who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. (THEME) Miscreants

Amirov, Rodion  Born 10 February 2001  (Salavat, Russia) Died 14 August 2023  (Munich, Germany) Age at death: 21  (read death notice) Russian Icehockey player. Toronto Maple Leafs, undergoing brain tumor treatment. Banana's Bruises

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) Five Minute Bell Ends (THEME) M6 Toll(ed) (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Amos, John Born 27 December 1939  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Actor, known for 'Good Times' and 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

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

Anderson, Criscilla Born 25 March 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Wife of Coffey Anderson. Fade to Black Finbarr Returns from the Dead Grave Danger SeasideEssexXile Stone Dead Cert

Anderson, Daniel Born 3 May 1967  (Australia) Australian retired rugby league coach. Pazuzu United

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... Departures Board I'll sleep when you're dead

Anderson, Moira Born 5 June 1938  (Kirkintilloch, UK) Scottish singer who had her own show on BBC in 1968 called, imaginatively, Moira Anderson Sings (THEME) Jocks Away The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023

Anderson, Willie Born 24 February 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, Benny Born 16 December 1946  (Vallingby, Sweden) Bearded pianist and songwriter with pop legends ABBA. even one's a win

Anderton, Nick Born 22 April 1996  (Preston, England) Football player, Bristol Rovers. Banana's Bruises Dead And Dusted Octopus of Odstock

Andre, Annette Born 24 June 1939  (Drummoyne, Australia) Australian actress. After You, Madam

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) Died 17 January 2023  (Toulon, France) Age at death: 118  (read death notice) Oldest living French citizen as of the start of 2018. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Down Under Death Merchants Falling Off The Perch (THEME) Gray Panthers  Lidders Late Lamentables Madonna's Hand Of Bod Mortem Omnibus (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!  the old lady They Might All Die Who Turned out the lights?

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. A Bunch Of Punts From Here to Eternity (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable (THEME) Sad Last Days

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 even one's a win (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers  Pull my finger Rotting Kanzlerin The Really, Really Rottens Vale: These 20 Cunts

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of 'The Sound of Music'. Bourne to Die Deadies 8 Equatic Doom Final Curtain Calls (THEME) Great-Dead Britons (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023 (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Angakkorsuaq, Angaangaq Date and place of birth unknown Shaman, elder and traditional healer from Kalaallit Nunaat. (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

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) Died 11 May 2023  (Yucca Valey, California) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Underground filmmaker and author. Wrote the bestselling 'Hollywood Babylon' in 1959. I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven Pistonbroke

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 Equatic Doom SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS (THEME) The Masked Dier

Anne, Princess Born 15 August 1950  (London, England) The Princess Royal, the second child and only daughter of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh. Bieber's Believers

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 2023

Annis, Francesca Born 14 May 1945  (Kensington, London, England) BAFTA-winning actress for playing Lillie Langtry in period drama 'Lillie'. Film roles include 'Macbeth' and 'Dune'. BANGELS Rotting Kanzlerin

Anoa'I Sr, Afa Born 21 November 1942  (Samoa) Former professional wrestler. Zero Hit's Wishlist

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'. (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Keeping the band alive!! (THEME) MST3K Massacre Naked Florida Gravediggers

Antipov, Igor Born 26 May 1961  (Moscow, Russia) Russian political figure and "minister of information for the Donetsk People's Republic." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

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. Down Under Death Merchants (THEME) Drop Dead Diva  (THEME) Old As Dirt Pull my finger Swimming in the Death Pool The Old Ones are the Pests

Apostol, Eugenia Born 29 September 1925  (Sorsogon, Philippines) Publisher, whose political publications helped cause the downfall of two Filipino presidents. (THEME) Dead Continent

Applegate, Christina Born 25 November 1971  (Hollywood, California, USA) American actress & comedienne who has suffered from & beaten breast cancer. Ambulance chaser

Applegate, Phyllis Born 5 August 1944  (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) Actress with frequent bit parts in US TV and film over the years. Died in January without getting a qualifying obit. Most Unique Picks 2023

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

Arato, Andras Born 11 July 1945  (Koszeg, Hungary) Legendary stock photo character, Hide the Pain Harold, who keeps smiling no matter what. 20 Random Guys Part 1

Arau, Alfonso Born 11 January 1932  (Mexico City, Mexico) Actor: The Wild Bunch, Romancing the Stone. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

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

Arcand, Denys Born 25 June 1941  (Deschambault, Canada) Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. Won Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2004 (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Archer, Anne Born 24 August 1947  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress who got an Oscar nomination as Best Supporting Actress for playing Michael Douglas's wife in Fatal Attraction - it was her daughter's rabbit that got boiled. (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

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. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

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

Argent, James Born 5 December 1987  (London, England) English TV personality, The Only Way is Essex. Married to Gemma Collins too, the poor sod. Error 404s

ARGENTO, Dario Born 7 September 1940  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Zero Hit's Wishlist

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) Died 29 June 2023  (Carlsbad, California, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Actor, in films from the mid-60s onwards. (THEME) Last Christmas

Armani, Giorgio Born 11 July 1934  (Piacenza, Italy) Fashion designer and founder of the hugely successful Armani brand label. 2024 Here No More The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

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, Alun Born 17 July 1946  (Durham, England) One of the more regarded actors of his generation, traversing from A Bridge Too Far, to Adrian Mole, to Penny Dreadful, with nearly everything inbetween. (THEME) Softly Softly Catchee Monkey(pox)

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

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

Arrowsmith, Pat  Born 2 March 1930  (Royal Leamington Spa, England) Died 29 September 2023  (London, England) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Peace campaigner, co-founder of the CND, organiser of the Aldermaston March and former parliamentary candidate. Here's Who You Could Have Won

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

Ashmore, Jonathan Born 16 April 1948  (London, England) Physicist who focuses his studies on hearing. Rotting Kanzlerin

Ashton, John Born 30 November 1957  (Forest Gate, London, England) Guitarist and composer with post punk/new wave band The Psychedelic Furs. Cancel My Appointments Day in the Death

Ashton, Marcia Born 7 February 1931  (Sheffield, UK) Actress in multiple soap operas like Eastenders, On the buses, Upstairs Downstairs, The Bill etc. Gooseberry Crumble

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'. Bourne to Die (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023 Pistonbroke

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. Pretty Noose

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! I've Been Dying To Play This Not at All Well Pool Ghoul (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) Syndication Zombies Tentoesup (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

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) International Dying Festival (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. Women's Deaths Matter Too

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) There is nothing like a dame (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Atkins, Martin Born 3 August 1959  (Coventry, England) English drummer and session musician. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Atkins, Peter Born 8 October 1940  (Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England) English chemist and atheism activist. Apricot Crumble

Atkins, Ronnie Born 16 November 1964  (Vejle, Denmark) Pretty Maids singer, suffering from lung cancer. Dead Ends Fade to Black Girlfriend In A Coma Life Got Cold SeasideEssexXile The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking There's A Shiva In The Park There is no spoon

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...". (THEME) Unpersons (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Attagutsiak, Qapik  Born 11 June 1920  (Nunavut, Canada) Died 14 December 2023  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Age at death: 103  (read death notice) 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 Ah, the ol’ team And they all died Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Worm Fodder bry80cr Dead And Dusted Deader than a Dead Thing Deadies 8 Dead Last? Dead Right! Death Stalks United Don't Eat The Figs Down Under the Daisies Error 404s even one's a win Falling Off The Perch Final Curtain Calls (THEME) CRT to DOA (THEME) Great-Dead Britons Julia Elston Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby) Mr & Mrs Drummerboy NoSoup4U! No Weddings and Twenty Funerals Partridge As Reaper Pistonbroke Prowlers Goners Reaping the Benefits See You In Heaven So Long Farewell Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Anfield Iron The Choir Invisibule Funeral Director 2023 The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Old Ones are the Pests (THEME) The Talking Dead

Atwood, Margaret Born 18 November 1939  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Author and poet. Wrote the 'The Handmaid's Tale'. Powder Picks Em Off

Auber, Brigitte Born 27 April 1928  (Paris, France) French actress. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

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

Auger, Brian Born 18 July 1939  (Hammersmith, London, England) Jazz rock musician, mostly uses the Hammond organ. Rotting Kanzlerin

Aumann, Robert Born 8 June 1930  (Frankfurt, Germany) Nobel Prize-winning mathematician. The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Austin, Pamela Born 20 December 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actress. (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

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) Died 13 August 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) American music executive, and entrepreneur, also calls himself "The Black Godfather" Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying

Avocado, Nikocado Born 20 May 1992  (Kherson, Ukraine) YouTuber who, shall we say, is a big, big, big deal. Over The Rainbow

Awdry, Christopher Born 2 July 1940  (Devizes, UK) Author involved with Thomas the Tank Engine stories originally authored by his father (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Axelrod, Jack  Born 25 January 1930  (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Died 28 November 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) US Actor in films and TV was an architect until his 40s (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Ayers, Roy Born 9 October 1940  (Los Angerles, California, USA) American funk, soul and jazz composer, fibraphone player and music prodicer. The Colnbrook Coroner

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

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