Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: G

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Egziabher, Tewolde Berhan Gebre Born 19 February 1940  (Adwa, Tigray Governorate, Italian East Africa) Ethiopian scientist who won the Right Livelihood Award in 2000. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

G, Sheff Born 23 September 1998  (New York City, New York, USA) Eminent figure in the Brooklyn drill rap scene (THEME) Rappers Delight

Gage, William  Born 22 April 1938  (United Kingdom) Died 13 September 2023  () Age at death: 85  (read death notice) British judge who presided, for example, over the Jill Dando case Gooseberry Crumble

Gaither, Bill Born 28 March 1936  (Alexandria, Indiana, USA) Gospel singer and songwriter. (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy??

Galkin, Aleksandr Born 22 March 1958  (Ordzhonikidze, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union ) Russian military general. (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

Gall, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. BALDY FOREVER Bastard Must've Died Deathlist.net (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Heaven Can't Wait I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Lard Bazaar Windsor's OBE Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Prowlers Goners Still_Drunkasaskunk The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Galtung, Johan Born 24 October 1930  (Oslo, Norway) Norwegian sociologist whose research on conflict studied earned him an "Alternative Nobel Prize". Sort of a European Chomsky. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Gambon, Michael  Born 19 October 1940  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Died 28 September 2023  (Witham, Essex) Age at death: 82  (read death notice) Actor - made it big in 'The Singing Detective' and has been in the last 2 Harry Potter films as Dumbledore. Recently popped up in 'Doctor Who'. Dead And Dusted (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Just Fade Away Moldy Oldies Reaping the Benefits The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2023

Garaud, Marie-France Born 3 March 1934  (Poitiers, France) French politician with close ties to Pompidou and Chirac. (THEME) Oui Oui Baguette

Garavito, Luis  Born 25 January 1957  (Génova, Quindío, Colombia) Died 12 October 2023  (Valledupar, Colombia) Age at death: 66  (read death notice) Colombian serial killer who admitted to the rape and murder of 147 young boys in 1999 for which he received a sentence of just 22 years. (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys The B-Team

Garber, Victor Born 16 March 1949  (London, Canada) Actor who played Jesus in the 1973 film 'Godspell'. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven

Garcia, Charly Born 23 October 1951  (Bueni=os Aires, Argentina) Argentinian rock musician. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Garden, Graeme Born 18 February 1943  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Qualified doctor, but became famous as one of 'The Goodies', and has been involved in broadcasting ever since the late 1960s. (THEME) Comedy Cremations Don't Eat The Figs  (THEME) Gone Solo  (THEME) The Dead Parrots Society

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

Garfield, David Date and place of birth unknown Actor ('Doctor Who'). Born 1930. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Garfunkel, Art Born 5 November 1941  (Forest Hills, New York, USA) Singer/songwriter, one half of Simon & Garfunkel. A Bunch Of Punts  (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard

Gargan, Nick Born in   (exact date unknown) Former Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset, who was suspended in May 2014. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

Garko, Gianni Born 15 July 1935  (Zadar, Croatia) Italian actor who delivered a machine gun fire of Spaghetti Western performances (THEME) ALLITERATIVELY ALIVE NO MORE

Garn, Jake Born 12 October 1932  (Richfield, Utah, USA) Former senator from Utah who became the first sitting congressman to fly into space in 1985. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Garner, Alan Born 17 October 1934  (Congleton, United Kingdom) British children's book author and reteller of old folk stories Tragic, our Maurice!

Garnett, Ruby Nash Born 15 June 1934  (Akron, Ohio, USA) R&B singer with the Romantics whose harmonies would later influence the Temptations. After You, Madam  (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

GAROZZO, Benito Born 5 September 1927  (Naples, Italy) Bridge player, one of the all-time greats. Still playing professionally past 80 Pity da Foolz

Garr, Teri Born 11 December 1944  (Lakewood, Ohio, USA) US film & TV star, now battling MS. Death Stalks United Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia Noz4news (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts  (THEME) Syndication Zombies

Garza, Larry Date and place of birth unknown American comedian and sketch comic based out of San Antonio. Died in February but only obited locally. Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick!

Gascoigne, Paul Born 27 May 1967  (Gateshead, Co Durham, England) Flawed genius of the football field, who played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and of course England, when he wasn't busy boozing and/or crying. On and off the wagon constantly. BALDY FOREVER BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Chelski Pensioners Coffin Fit Dai YaB'stards Deader than a Dead Thing Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Hangman's XX Julia Elston They're Loving Angels Instead (THEME) Sudden Death

Gascoyne-Cecil, Robert Born 30 September 1946  (place of birth unknown) British politician and former leader fo the House of Lords (7th Marquess of Salisbury). (THEME) One More Knight

Gastoni, Lisa Born 28 July 1935  (Alassio, Italy) Italian film actress named "Best Italian Actress of the Year 1966". After the 60s her career slowed down significantly. (THEME) Lost of the Lost

Gates, David Born 11 December 1940  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, best known as the co-lead singer of the group Bread. (THEME) Dead Beats

Gates (football), Bill  Date and place of birth unknown Died 22 October 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Former Middlesbrough player now with dementia, a pain to Google for. (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United

Gatiss, Mark Born 17 October 1966  (Sedgefield, County Durham, England) Comedian, actor and writer who emerged in the late 1990s with the comedy group 'The League of Gentlemen' before embarking on a successful solo career. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Gaulle, Philippe de Born 28 December 1921  (Paris, France) French politician and son of Charles. (THEME) Gray Panthers Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die

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

Gautier, Leon  Born 27 October 1922  (Rennes, Britanny, France) Died 3 July 2023  (Caen, France) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) WWII veteran who fought at Normandy. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem

Gavaskar, Sunil Born 7 October 1949  (Bombay, Province of Bombay, India) Indian cricket batsman. Now a commentator. (THEME) Five Minute Bell Ends

Gayle, Crystal Born 1 September 1951  (Paintsville, Kentucky, USA) Long, long-haired country singer who broke into the mainstream with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue". Also the younger sister of Loretta Lynn. (THEME) Hoosier Deaddy??

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

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

Gayoom, Maumoon Abdul Born 29 December 1937  (Malé, Maldives) President of the Maldives from 1978-2008, later arrested in 2018 for planning a coup. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Geary, Anthony Born 29 May 1947  (Coalville, Utah, USA) American soap actor appearing on "General Hospital." Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers

Gebelek, Ese Born in Aydin Province, Ottoman Empire (Turkey)  (exact date unknown) Unverified age claimant, supposed to be over 128 years old, also survivor of Covid-19. Born..1894. (THEME) One Century Is Enough, Madam!

Geering, Lloyd Born 26 February 1918  (Rangiora, New Zealand) New Zealand theologian who faced charges of heresy in 1967 for teaching that the Bible's record of Jesus' death and resurrection is not true (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Geeson, Sally Born 23 June 1950  (Cuckfield, UK) Actress best known for playing Sid James daughter, Saly, in Bless This House and also in Carry On films. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Gehry, Frank Born 28 February 1929  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian-born American architect, whose works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age". Ambulance chaser Steve's Stiffs (THEME) The Politicorpses

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

Geldof, Bob Born 5 October 1951  (Dun Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland) Former Boomtown Rats front man turned shouty, sweary Live Aid and Live 8 organiser. Has been looking even rougher than usual of late, which certainly takes some doing. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean (THEME) Great-Dead Britons (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Geller, Ruth Born 16 October 1923  (Chemnitz, Germany) German actress. (THEME) Acting as in the Twenties

Genefke, Inge Kemp Born 6 July 1938  (Frederiksberg, Denmark) A prize-winning campaigner and worker on behalf of torture victims. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

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

Gentry, Jan Born 31 October 1948  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Contestant in Survivor: Thailand (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

George, Barry Born 15 April 1960  (Hammersmith, London, England) Accused, but subsquently cleared of killing TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

George, Bobby Born 16 February 1945  (Manor Park, East London, England) Cockney darts player. The only person in the world who wears more jewellery than Jimmy Savile or Michael Carroll. 6 Feet (Down) Under Aye, they're off the fags alright

George, Boy Born 14 June 1961  (Eltham, Kent, England) Cross-dressing lead singer of Culture Club and later solo artist, born George Alan O'Dowd. (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven Going, Going, Gone (THEME) Great-Dead Britons I'll sleep when you're dead

Gerard, Gil Born 23 January 1943  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) Star of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'. Also got to flirt with Erin Gray, the lucky ol' dog. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Gerasimov, Valery Born 8 September 1955  (Kazan, Tatar ASSR, Soviet Union) Russian military general serving as chief of the general staff. (THEME) Just in Case

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

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

Getty, Gordon Born 20 December 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Member of the Getty business dynasty who also composes classical music to the side. Dirt Nappers

geun-hye, park Born 2 February 1952  (Samdeok-don, South Korea) Former president of South Korea from 2013-2017 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Gibb, Barry Born 1 September 1946  (Douglas, Isle of Man) The eldest of the Bee Gees. The last one standing… (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (THEME) Keeping the band alive!! (THEME) The Survivors (THEME) Weird with a Beard

Gibbons, Billy Born 16 December 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) AKA "Reverend Willie G", the guitarist in ZZ Top. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Gibbs, Marla Born 14 June 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American TV sitcom actress, best known as wisecracking maid Florence on 'The Jeffersons'. (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends Time for Me to Fly (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Gibson, Andrea Born 13 August 1975  (Calais, Maine, USA) American poet LGBTQ etc. activist. Another "they"-smug. The Love Boat

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

Gibson, Kirk Born 28 May 1957  (Pontiac, Michigan, USA) American professional baseball player and manager for the Detroit Tigers, nicknamed Gibby Not at All Well

Gilbert, Johnny Born 13 July 1928  (Newport News, Virginia, USA) Jeopardy Announcer. Couldn't Think of a Team Name (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Thomas Jefferson Survives

Gilbert, Rhod Born 18 October 1968  (Carmarthen, Wales) Welsh stand-up comedian. It's Grim Up North 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before 20 Random Guys Part 3 A Pelican In The Wilderness ARSE-IN-HOLE Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Chelski Pensioners Cobbled on the Eve  (THEME) Comedy Cremations I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead And Dusted Dead Ends DEAD LOSS Dead Ringers Dead Wait Deadwig Deceased Hose Droller Coaster Error 404s Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2023 Faster Than A Dead Horse For whom the bell tolls Funeral Furore Grave Danger Haben die Spaten I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended I Told You I Was Ill Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam John Key's List Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Life Got Cold Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People The Misers Morrigan Much Ado About Snuffing People I Think Might Die In 2023 United Pity da Foolz  Plan B from Outer Space Powder Picks Em Off Pretty Noose Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Salmon Mousse Southerners Stiffs Star Dust Statik Charge The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order Funeral Director 2023 The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking the old lady There is no spoon Very Ill Turned Very Dead (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?  Windsor the Troll You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Gilberto, Astrud  Born 29 March 1940  (Bahia, Brazil, USA) Died 5 June 2023  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Brazilian latin jazz chantuese. (THEME) Thats 70's Mixtape

GILLAN, IAN Born 19 August 1945  (Chiswick, London, UK) Lead singer of Deep Purple, Child in time. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

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

Gillette, Anita Born 16 August 1936  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Her name sounds like someone begging for a razor, but she's an American actress and routine game show panelist. God, It's Brutal Out Here

Gilliam, Terry Born 22 November 1940  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) The only non-British member of the Monty Python team and director of a whole bunch of films that don't quite work. Bourne to Die (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness (THEME) The Dead Parrots Society

Gilot, Francoise  Born 26 November 1921  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) Died 6 June 2023  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 101  (read death notice) French painter and muse to the legendary Pablo Picasso. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Deadies 8 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Girardi, Thomas Born 6 March 1939  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Attorney, involved in the case that inspired 'Erin Brockovich'. Now has Alzheimer's. Touch of Grey

Giuliani, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. Deadwig (THEME) Kennedy Driving School

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

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

Glass, Philip Born 31 January 1937  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Highly influential minimalist composer known for his film scores and usage of repetitive structures. (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys

Gleason, Steve Born 19 March 1977  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Former American footballer, who is now suffering from ALS. Cancel My Appointments COMPOST CORNER Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead Ends Deadpool Surprise Deceased Hose Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Girlfriend In A Coma (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Jackie Treehorn Lord Football's Usual List of Ill People Heading Nowhere The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Glenn, Scott Born 26 January 1941  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Film actor, has been in 'Hunt for Red October' and 'Silence of the Lambs'. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Glitter, Gary Born 8 May 1944  (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) 1970s glam rocker who was jailed in 1999 for possession of hardcore child porn. "Do you wanna be in my gang?" Er...we'll give it a miss, thanks, Gary. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky & It's a Good by from me VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard Song to the Siren The corpse list THE DEAD C**T SCROTS (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Glock, Gaston  Born 19 July 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Died 27 December 2023  () Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Found of the firearms company Glock, who didn't start designing guns until he was well into his 50s. Well, it's something to do… (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Lard Bazaar Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

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

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

Glück, Louise  Born 22 April 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 13 October 2023  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 80  (read death notice) US writer and Nobel Laureate in 2020 (THEME) Literarily Dead

Godard, Vic Born in Mortlake, London, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) British singer-songwriter formerly of the punk group Subway Sect.  (THEME) Punk is Dead

Godley, Janey Born 20 January 1961  (Glasgow, United Kingdom) Scottish stand-up comedienne 20 Random Guys Part 1 A Pelican In The Wilderness Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying  Aye, they're off the fags alright Chelski Pensioners (THEME) Comedy Cremations Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  Dead Last? Dead Right! Deceased Hose Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date 2023 Funeral Furore (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Going Underground GUN Fishing Heaven or Hell? And Now His Watch Is Ended Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. The Misers Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Pazuzu United Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Salmon Mousse (THEME) Slippery Soap Southerners Stiffs Statik Charge Team Cat AIDS Heading Nowhere The Choir Invisibule This Mortal Coil You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Godwin, Tim Born in   (exact date unknown) Senior British police officer, and former Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, having served from 2009-2011. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

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

Goldfarb, Eddy Born 5 September 1922  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American toy inventor best known for the Yakity Yak Talking Teeth, Battling Tops, KerPlunk, Stompers, and Vac-U-Form 20 Random Guys Part 1

Goldthwait, Bobcat Born 26 May 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) American actor with a distinct voice, also an active stand-up comedian (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

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

Golson, Benny Born 25 January 1929  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Jazz musician. (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) Nice!

Gomez, Wilfredo Born 29 October 1956  (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Bazooka Gómez, Puerto Rican former professional boxer and three-time world champion Waiting for the Hearse

Gonzalez, Jorge Born 12 June 1964  (San Miguel, Chile) Chilean singer-songwriter, singer of the band Los Prisoneros, the most popular band in the country. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Gonzalez, Randy  Born 13 September 1987  (Brazil) Died 25 January 2023  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Age at death: 35  (read death notice) Video streamer of popular family collective Enkyboys (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time To Kill A Gabor Sister

Goodale, James Born 27 July 1933  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) New York Times journalist, their former vice president and a strong voice for press freedom (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Goodall, Jane Born 3 April 1934  (London, England) Conservationist, known for her 45 year study of chimpanzees. Dead And Dusted 1 Spectre of Death (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Goodenough, John B.  Born 25 July 1922  (Jena, Germany) Died 25 June 2023  (Austin, Texas, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Nobel Prize winner in Chemistry from 2019. bry80cr (THEME) Nobel Notables

Goodman, Len  Born 25 April 1944  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Died 22 April 2023  (Royal Tunbridge Wells, England) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Ballroom dancer, best known as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. Known for shouting out "Seven" in a particularly strange way. A Bunch Of Punts Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Pearly Gates (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Goodyear, Julie Born 29 March 1942  (Heywood, Lancashire, England) Gobby Northern actress who played Bet Lynch in 'Coronation Street' for 25 years. Her off-screen love life has been the stuff of a tabloid editor's dreams: 3 short-lived marriages (one of which was annulled after the reception), 2 called-off engagements, BALDY FOREVER c. a. daver Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Error 404s Windsor's OBE (THEME) Slippery Soap The Cobbles Toll for Thee (THEME) Unpersons

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

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

Gordy, Berry Born 28 November 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Record executive & producer, mostly associated with "Motown" music. Ambulance chaser God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore  Trumps Disinfectant Chumps LW's Czech Out (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Gore, Martin Born 23 July 1961  (London, England) English musician and founding member of Depeche Mode. (THEME) Gone Solo

Gorgatti, Guido Born 5 December 1919  (Rovigo, Veneto, Italy) Italian-born Argentine film actor joining Jeanne Calment and George Burns as a cautionary tale against smoking. Died in May without obiting Diego

Gorgeous, Gigi Born 20 April 1992  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) One of them YouTubers the kids like, who has crossed over into mainstream fame. 2024 Here No More

Gorman, Patrick Born 3 August 1934  (Visalia, California, USA) US Actor in films and TV (THEME) The Gang joins the DDP

Gormley, Phil Born in Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Former Chief Constable of Police Scotland. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2023

Gorokhova, Galina Born 31 August 1931  (Moscow, Russia) Retired fencer, five time Olympic medal winner as well as nine time world championship gold medal winner. Bucket Of Blood

Gorrie, John Born 11 August 1932  (Hastings, East Sussex, England) BBC director, including of the early 'Doctor Who' short 'The Keys of Marinus'. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Gosar, Paul Born 27 November 1958  (Rock Springs, Wyoming, USA) Extremely conservative Arizona politician (THEME) OAPs

Gosling, Ryan Born 12 November 1980  (London, Ontario, Canada) Ask your girlfriend… (THEME) 80s Babies 20s Cadevers

Gossett, Jr., Louis Born 27 May 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gangly actor who turned down an offer to play professional basketball in order to go into films instead. Won an Oscar in 1982 for his part in 'An Officer and a Gentleman', and has gone on to play various tough guys and rough diamonds since. Captain Hemlock's Twenty From Here to Eternity (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Goulding, Steve Born 18 August 1960  (place of birth unknown) English former Australian rules footballer. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

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

Gowda, H. D. Deve Born 18 May 1933  (Haradanahalli, India) 11th prime minister of India, just a short term though (THEME) Complications from a fall

Gowon, Yakubu Born 19 October 1934  (Kanke, Northern Region, British Nigeria) Former military dictator of Nigeria from 1966-75 who committed war crimes in the throes of the Nigerian Civil War. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

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

Graf, Steffi Born 14 July 1969  (Mannheim, Germany) Former tennisplayer, seven time Wimbledon, four Australian open, six French open and five time US open winner. Mrs. André Agassi. (THEME) DDP 2063

Graham, "Superstar" Billy  Born 7 June 1943  (Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA) Died 17 May 2023  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Born Eldridge Wayne Coleman. Former WWF World Heavyweight Champion. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality Funeral Director 2023

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

Graham, David Born 11 July 1925  (London, England) Actor, best known for his voice work on 'Thunderbirds' as Parker and Brains and on 'Doctor Who' as one of the voices of the Daleks. (THEME) #1 Hits Worm Fodder Hearse of the Dead Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Perhaps' Pointless Punts Still_Drunkasaskunk Tragic, our Maurice!

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

Graham (golf), David Born 23 May 1946  (Windsor, New South Wales, Australia) Australian golfer with eight PGA wins and two major championships. (THEME) He's Making A List, He's Checking It Twice

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

Grainger, Gawn Born 12 October 1937  (Glasgow, Scotland) British stage actor and playwright, occasionally sells his soul for some TV work (THEME) Jocks Away (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Granass, Gardy Born 7 January 1930  (Berlin, Germany) German film actress. (THEME) Acting as in the Twenties

Grande, Ariana Born 26 June 1993  (Boca Raton, Florida, USA) American pop singer and actress. (THEME) Tik Tok… It’s Time

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

Grant, Bud  Born 20 May 1927  (Superior, Wisconsin, USA) Died 11 March 2023  (United States) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Dual-sport athlete (played in both the NFL and the NBA), won the 1969 Superbowl as coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Death to the Future

Grant, Hugh Born 23 March 1958  (Larkhall, South Lanarkshire, Scotland) Current CEO of the much-maligned GMO corporation Monsanto. No, not the actor… even one's a win

Grant, Lee Born 31 October 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s. God, It's Brutal Out Here Zombie Dance Party Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) MST3K Massacre (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends Pool Ghoul Prowlers Goners

Grant, Russell Born 4 February 1951  (Middlesex, England) Large, camp TV and newspaper astrologer. (THEME) Well Done If You Got These at Home  (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

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

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

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

Gray, Macy Born 6 September 1967  (Canton, Ohio, USA) US R&B singer known for her rasping voice. Hyped to the trees ten years ago. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

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

Greenaway, Peter Born 5 April 1942  (Newport, Wales) Welsh film director, screenwriter and artist - most successful film The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover Unusual Suspects

Greenbaum, Norman Born 20 November 1942  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer - 'Spirit in the Sky' (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Dead Beats

Greene, Ellen Born 22 February 1951  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Longtime theatre actress, perhaps best known as ditzy love interest/man-eating plant namesake Audrey in the film version of 'Little Shop of Horrors'. Tumbling Dice

Greene, Patricia Born in Allenton, Derby, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) Actress, has consistently played 'The Archers' matriarch Jill Archer since 1957, a record for a soaps actor in any medium. Born 1931. A Pelican In The Wilderness (THEME) Slippery Soap

Greene, Shecky  Born 8 April 1926  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 31 December 2023  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Comedian who has been a headline act in Las Vegas for over 30 years. Real name Sheldon Greenfield. Deadpool Surprise Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia

Greenspan, Alan Born 6 March 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Economist, former US Federal Reserve chairman from 1987-2006. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Deathlist.net Death to the Future (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Just Fade Away Trumps Disinfectant Chumps Windsor's OBE Sad News FC See You In Heaven Spectre of Death

Greenway, Harry Born 4 October 1934  (Great Britain) British Conservative politician and the former MP for Ealing North (THEME) No More Expenses Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Greer, Germaine Born 29 January 1939  (Melbourne, Australia) Six-foot tall, tub-thumping feminist Aussie writer, best known for her book 'The Female Eunuch' and her frequent appearances on chat shows, where she tries to make out that she isn't that scary really. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list (THEME) Unpersons

Gretzky, Wayne Born 26 January 1961  (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) Legendary former Ice Hockey player. 20 Random Guys Part 2

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

Griffin, David Born 19 July 1943  (Richmond, Surrey, England) Actor, best remembered for his roles in 'Hi-de-HI' and 'Keeping up Appearances'. (THEME) YOU'LL DIE LAUGHING

Griffiths, Merlin Born in London, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) The bartender in TV production First Dates, born in February 1975 Aye, they're off the fags alright  The Choir Invisibule

Griffiths, Roland R.  Born 19 July 1946  (Glen Cove, New York, USA) Died 16 October 2023  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Professor of neuroscience, psychiatry and behavioral science. The B-Team

Griffiths, Terry Born 16 October 1947  (Llanelli, Wales) Snooker player, who played achingly slow. However, it won him the 1979 World Championship, and he enjoyed a long career in the sport. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

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

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

Groark, Dave Date and place of birth unknown Competitor in the debut season of 'The Amazing Race'. Born c. 1937. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Groat, Dick  Born 11 April 1930  (Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 27 April 2023  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Former professional baseball player, /short stop, Pittsburg Pirates. Lou Gehrig Memorial award winner. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Groom, Simon Born 12 August 1950  (Chesterfield, England) Blue Peter Presenter from 1978 to 1986. Don't knock 'im. (THEME) Well Done If You Got These at Home

Grosser, Renate Born 18 September 1927  (Berlin, Germany) German actress. (THEME) Acting as in the Twenties

Grossman, Loyd Born 16 September 1950  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American-British author and television presenter for Masterchef. (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

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

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

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

Gunnell, Adrian Born 24 August 1972  (Telford, West Midlands, England) English former snooker player. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Gurdon, John Born 2 October 1933  (Dippenhall, UK) British developmental biologist best known for his pioneering work in nuclear transplantation and cloning Death Nebula 3000

Gurnah, Abdulrazak Born 20 December 1948  (Sultanate of Zanzibar) Booker-nominated and Nobel-winning Tanzanian author. (THEME) Literarily Dead

Guthrie, Arlo Born 10 July 1947  (Coney Island, New York, USA) Folk-singer son of the legendary troubador Woody Guthrie. (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

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

Guy, Buddy Born 30 July 1936  (Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA) Guitarist, best known for his extensive work in blues music. (THEME) Great Gig In The Sky Encore (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys (THEME) Rockers who Rolled to the graveyard (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Guy, Dickie Born 6 January 1949  (Greenwich, London, England) Former Wimbledon FC goalkeeper in the days when the club was not in the Football League. The Living End

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

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

Taylor Greene, Marjorie Born 27 May 1974  (Milledgeville, Georgia, USA) People like her used to run the local gym, they were appreciated in the strip club, or the regional dog kennel show, now they successfully run for Congress (THEME) The Right to Die

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