Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2023: K

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Kaczynski, Ted  Born 22 May 1942  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 10 June 2023  (FMC Butner, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) The Unabomber, the pretty unique green terrorist who warned us against technology, but we wouldn't listen. Probably because he killed three people and wounded 23. (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law Ah, the ol’ team Banana's Bruises Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Cobbled on the Eve The Love Boat Couldn't Think of a Team Name I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son Deceased Hose Error 404s Ethnic Cleansing Evil Grimace Funeral Furore Going Green Going Underground And Now His Watch Is Ended It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! JoeRam John Key's List Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Long Lived the Queen Manuel's Stiffs Mass Hole Cemetery The Misers Much Ado About Snuffing Not at All Well (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys People I Think Might Die In 2023 United Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Plausible Passings of 2023 (THEME) Space Wasters Spectre of Death Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Alternative Deathlist The Colnbrook Coroner The Conqueror Worm The End of the World As We Know It Windsor the Troll Worm Farmer

Kadyrov, Ramzan Born 5 October 1976  (Tsenteroi, Chechnya) Former Chechen rebel, now president of the country. (THEME) Just in Case (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

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

Kahn, Robert E. Born 23 December 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American electrical engineer, who co-invented the TCP and IP protocols that you can't avoid anymore when dealing with the internet in any way The Conqueror Worm

Kalb, Bernard  Born 4 February 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 8 January 2023  (North Bethesda, Maryland, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Former "New York Times" writer who joined the Reagan administration as spokesperson for the state department in 1984. He left the post two years later over what he saw as a "disinformation campaign" against Colonel Gaddafi. Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Kamm, Henry Born 3 June 1925  (Wrocław, Poland) A correspondent for The New York Times he won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1978 for his coverage of the plight of refugees from Indochina. Died in August but without a qualifying obit. (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

Kan, Naoto Born 10 October 1946  (Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2010/11 (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

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

Kane, Eden Born 29 March 1940  (New Delhi, British India) English pop/rock singer, musician, record producer and actor Unusual Suspects

Kanegai, Bruce Born 17 December 1947  (Japan) Contestant from Survivor: Panama (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Karadzic, Radovan Born 19 June 1945  (Petnijca, Savnik, Montenegro) Former Serbian leader, now wanted for war crimes and currently in hiding. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Kara-Murza, Vladimir Born 7 September 1981  (Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Russian political activist and Putin critic. (THEME) Just in Case

Karlic, Estanislao Esteban Born 2 July 1926  (Olivia, Argentina) Cardinal, former archbishop of Paraná. bry80cr Diego

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

Kassebaum, Nancy Born 29 July 1932  (Topeka, Kansas, USA) Daughter of one of the chaps who got steamrolled by FDR in his presidential elections, later a senator from Kansas in her own right. Touch of Grey

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

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

Kaushal, Kamini Born 16 January 1927  (Lahore, British India) Indian leading lady for decades, one of her movies received a Palme D'Or in 1946 (THEME) Dead Continent

Kawakubo, Rei Born 11 October 1942  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese fashion designer who founded the labels Comme des Garcons and Dover Street Market (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

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

KAY, JOHN Born 4 December 1944  (Sovetsk, Russia) Born Joachim Fritz Krauledat, lead singer and founding member of Steppenwolf, Born to be wild, Magic Carpet Ride. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? Hangman's XX The Cobbles Toll for Thee

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

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

Keating, Paul Born 18 January 1944  (Darlinghurst, Australia) Prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. Took Labor to a surprise victory in the 1993 election despite an ongoing recession. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

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

Keck, Donald Born 2 January 1941  (Lansing, Michigan, USA) American physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber The Conqueror Worm

Keem, Baby Born 22 October 2000  (Carson, California, USA) Young US rapper whose connections to Kanye West and especially Kendrick Lamar undoubtedly helped his career (THEME) Rappers Delight

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

Keitel, Harvey Born 13 May 1939  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actor, most notably in 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Pulp Fiction'. Funeral Directors Apprentice 2023

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

Keith, Toby Born 8 July 1961  (Clinton, Oklahoma, United States) American country music singer who has had twenty number one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Dai YaB'stards Dead Is Dead Droller Coaster Skate Dumpers I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Morrigan Not at All Well Noz4news Plan B from Outer Space Rigor Mort Us This Mortal Coil What’s the Story, Mourning Glory? Zipline

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

Keller, Tim  Born 23 September 1950  (Allentown, Pennslyvania, USA) Died 19 May 2023  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 72  (read death notice) Christian apologist theologian who wont get a QO - died in 2023, and got a QO. (THEME) Clerically Dead Cobbled on the Eve Fade to Black Life Got Cold Long Lived the Queen Pazuzu United Plan B from Outer Space Smart Beta The Living End There is no spoon Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Death Is International  Hearse of the Dead Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Not Going in a Black Cab

Kelly, Elsie Born 7 June 1936  (Merseyside, United Kingdom) English actress, known for portraying the role of Noreen Maltby in the ITV sitcom Benidorm 2007-2012 and 2015-2018 (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

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

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

Kelly, Robert "R." Born 8 January 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Singer, best known for his song 'I Believe I Can Fly' - which he insists was NOT copied from Keith Harris & Orville. Dead Is Dead (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Keltie, Kate Born 23 February 1986  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian former actress who was Michelle Scully in Neighbours (Everybody Needs Good Neighbours) 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 2024? – no thank you! I’ll leave before 2024 Here No More  A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat  Banana's Bruises Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Carkers Convention 2023 Corpsicles Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead Ends DEAD LOSS Dead Ringers Dead Wait Deadwig Deceased Hose Skate Dumpers Expiry Date 2023 Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse Faucheuse’s main list Frail or cancerous Going Underground GUN Fishing I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended Jackie Treehorn Octopus of Odstock ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD People I Think Might Die In 2023 United A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose  Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Salmon Mousse (THEME) Slippery Soap  Southerners Stiffs Star Dust  Statik Charge  Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Heading Nowhere The Award for Best Original Decomposition goes to... The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Death Toll is Catastrophic The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Grim Actuary The Master of Unlocking There is no spoon The Sound of the Underground The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Tinker, Taylor, Soldier, Die Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Very Ill Turned Very Dead (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives? Worm Farmer You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Kemp, Brian Born 2 November 1963  (Athens, Georgia, United States) American businessman and politician serving as the 83rd governor of Georgia since January 2019 (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Kemper, Edmund Born 18 December 1948  (Burbank, California, USA) "The Co-ed Killer", giant of a serial killer with brains to match the brawn. Serving life in prison after murdering, dismembering and raping ten people. Usually in that order, so a pleasant chap all round. (THEME) Space Wasters

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

Kennedy, Bobby Born 23 June 1937  (Motherwell, UK) Scottish footballer who spent most of his career with Man City winning the league with them in 1968 (THEME) They think it's all over

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

Kennedy, Sarah Born 8 July 1950  (East Grinstead, West Sussex, England) Broadcaster who first caught the nation's attention in 1981 as part of the 'Game for a Laugh' team with the late Jeremy Beadle. Left Radio 2 in September 2010 after 17 years. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Laugh-in to the Grave

KENNEDY, William Born 16 January 1928  (Albany, New York, USA) Pulitzer Prize-winning US author. (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Born 17 January 1954  (Washington D.C., USA) Radio host and environmentalist. Son of the late Bobby Kennedy. Vanity candidate for president in 2024 on a platform of vaccine trutherism. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  () Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead and Deader V: Carrion My Wayward Son Dead And Dusted

Kent, Duchess of Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire) Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin. A Bunch Of Punts Death Stalks United Death to the Future I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Manuel's Stiffs SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Swimming in the Death Pool

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England) The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon. ARSE-IN-HOLE BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE bry80cr Death Stalks United Departures Board Frail or cancerous (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I'm Sorry For Your Trouble They're Loving Angels Instead Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Lights Out (THEME) One More Knight Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs Swimming in the Death Pool The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers THE DEAD C**T SCROTS The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Spanners

Kenton, June Born in England  (exact date unknown) Businesswoman who specialises in lingerie. Was long the "royal bra fitter" for Queen Elizabeth II. Apricot Crumble

Kenwright, Bill  Born 4 September 1945  (Liverpool, England) Died 23 October 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Actor-turned theatre impressario. Also chairman of Everton FC. Where's the funeral money, Bill? The Cobbles Toll for Thee

Kernan, David  Born 23 June 1938  (London, United Kingdom) Died 26 December 2023  (United Kingdom) Age at death: 85  (read death notice) English actor and singer, best known as an interpreter of Stephen Sondheim songs (THEME) Lost of the Lost

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

Kerry, John Born 11 December 1943  (Aurora, Colarado, USA) Former Vietnam war hero turned peacenik, who ran for President in 2004, losing to George W Bush. Now Senator for Massachusetts. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Kerry, Margaret Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kerslake, Seana Born 21 October 1990  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish actress, broke through with the TV series "Can't Cope, Won't Cope". (THEME) DDP 2063

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

Keys, Alicia Born 25 January 1981  (Hell's Kitchen, New York, USA) US R'n'B singer who had great success with her piano ballads in the 2000s. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

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

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Shovelful of Dirt Stone Dead Cert The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

Khan, Chaka Born 23 March 1953  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Musical artist known as the 'Queen of Funk' who had a string of hits in the 1980s. (THEME) The Masked Dier

Khorasani, Hossein Wahid Born 1 January 1921  (Nishapur, Sublime State of Persia) Iranian author, Grand Ayatollah and head of the Qom Seminary. (THEME) Clerically Dead

Khosrow Ali Vaziri, Hossein  Born 15 March 1943  (Tehran, Iran) Died 7 June 2023  (Fayetteville, Georgia, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) The Iron Sheik, baby. Crack-smoking former Olympic wrestler for Iran who helped usher in Hulkamania by laying down for the big legdrop in 1984. Daughter was murdered in 2003. (THEME) Dead Continent (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2023

Kidd, Delena Born 11 February 1935  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Veteran stage, film and TV actress. The Deadest Of The Dead

Kidman, Nicole Born 20 June 1967  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Australian actress in films since the 1980s & one of Hollywood's top draw-stars. Also, according to the team who picked her, a slag. (THEME) Dick Smith's OzEDeath List

KIEDIS, Anthony Born 1 November 1962  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) Lead singer of the funk rock icons The Red Hot Chili Peppers. even one's a win

Kier, Udo Born 14 October 1944  (Lindenthal, Cologne, Nazi Germany) German actor, Iron Sky series. (THEME) DCAU Demises

Kilborn, Pam Born 12 August 1939  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Australian former athlete and for a long time the world's best female hurdler Soylent Green Is You

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

Kilfoyle, Peter Born 6 September 1946  (Liverpool, UK) Former member of Parliament for the Labour Party, had quadrupe bypass heart surgery in 2006. Blueberry Crumble

Kilgarriff, Michael Born 16 June 1937  (Brigthon, East Sussex, United Kingdom) British actor with a heavy focus on voice work (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

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

Kilmer, Val Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... 2nd time's a charm c. a. daver Dead Last? Dead Right! Feng Shui Pig Jackie Treehorn Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam The Misers Morrigan (THEME) Sad Last Days Sad News FC (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock (THEME) Well, Somebody Ate All The Pies

Kilroy-Silk, Robert Born 19 May 1942  (Birmingham, England) Politician (formerly with Labour and UKIP) and former talk show host. Outspoken, over tanned & not particularly liked by anyone bar himself. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2023

Kimbrough, Charles  Born 23 May 1936  (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) Died 11 January 2023  (Culver City, California, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Actor, played Jim Dail in the TV series Murphy Brown, 250 episodes. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. It's Grim Up North (THEME) A Brush (or more) with the Law A Pelican In The Wilderness Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Julia Elston Lidders Late Lamentables LW's Czech Out Oscar The Beast The Anfield Iron

King, Jefferson Born 1 July 1961  (London, England) Was "Shadow" on the ITV show 'Gladiators' before getting the sack for using performance-enhancing drugs. Gooseberry Crumble

King, Jonathan Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England) Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys. (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Song to the Siren

King, Patsy Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown) Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929. Forgotten But Not Gone Waiting for the Hearse

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

Kingsley, Ben Born 31 December 1943  (Snainton, Yorkshire, England) Acclaimed actor, still best known for playing Gandhi in the 1982 biopic of the same name. Knighted in 2002, inflating his head to the size of a small moon, but seems to have mellowed in recent years. Pull my finger

Kinnear, Greg Born 17 June 1963  (Logansport, Indiana, USA) Much-liked US actor, Oscar-nominated for his memorable part opposite Jack Nicholson in As Good As It Gets (THEME) The Talking Dead

Kinnear, Joe Born 27 December 1946  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Former Tottenham & Ireland footballer, before becoming a very outspoken, but not particularly successful manager. Crofty's Coffin Crew (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Life Got Cold A Trophy For Atrophy (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2023 United

Kinney, Phyllis Born 4 July 1922  (United States) US-born authority on Welsh folk music (THEME) Funk Pop a Roll

Kinnock, Glenys  Born 7 July 1944  (Roade, Northamptonshire, England) Died 3 December 2023  (London, England) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) Neil's wife, and politician in her own right. Now suffers from Alzheimer's. (THEME) No More Expenses

Kinsey, Mike Born in England  (exact date unknown) TV actor best known as Gunner "Nosher" Evans in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. Later a Labour councillor. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kirill of Moscow, Patriarch Born 20 November 1946  (Leningrad, Soviet Uniton) Russian-Orthodox patriarch of Moscow in an uneasy, possibly not even involuntary alliance with the Putin regime (THEME) Just in Case Over The Rainbow

Kirkby, Elizabeth Born 26 January 1921  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Australian politician, theatre, television and film actress, entertainer, radio broadcaster, writer, public affairs commentator, producer, director and sheep and wheat farmer and Australia's oldest university graduate. Well she's had a century to do it… (THEME) Old As Dirt

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

Kissinger, Henry  Born 23 May 1923  (Fürth, Germany) Died 29 November 2023  (Kent, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Secretary of State in the US government under Presidents Nixon and Ford. Shared the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize for helping to broker a ceasefire in Vietnam - ironic, given that he'd been part of the governmen It's Grim Up North 2nd time's a charm AbraCadaver And they all died (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Bladerunner BLIMEY! BROWN BANANAS Bucket Kickers 79 Champion Funeral Home c. a. daver Couldn't Think of a Team Name DEAD LOSS Deadpool Surprise  Deadwig Death Nebula 3000 Death Stinks Deathlist.net Death to the Future Departures Board Down Under Death Merchants Drop Dead Celebration Eternity Tours Exu's Exiteers Falling Off The Perch Feng Shui Pig Hangman's XX From Here to Eternity  Hearse of the Dead Heaven Can't Wait Heaven or Hell? (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader  & It's a Good by from me Jellydead VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! JoeRam Julia Elston  Just Fade Away (THEME) Kennedy Driving School They're Loving Angels Instead Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Lights Out Living in a Box LL's Pool (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party  Weakend at Bernies Min Reaper Mortem Omnibus Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Nobel Notables NoSoup4U! No Weddings and Twenty Funerals (THEME) OAPs (THEME) Old As Dirt Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast Pazuzu United Peter Falk's Friends Plausible Passings of 2023 Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs Prowlers Goners Puzlman's Passing Picks Reaping the Benefits SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice So Long Farewell Forgotten But Not Gone Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Still_Drunkasaskunk The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Colnbrook Coroner The Conqueror Worm The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Spanners They Might All Die Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Wayne Manor You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Zipline

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

Kitson, Frank Born 15 December 1926  (London, England) Former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. BROWN BANANAS

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

Klein, Robert Born 8 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) New York Stand-Up comedian with an occasional stage or TV role (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean Noah Reason and the Youth in Asia (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Klobuchar, Amy Born 25 May 1960  (Plymouth, Minnesota, USA) Democratic Senator from Minnesota (THEME) OAPs

Knatchbull, Norton Born 8 October 1947  (London, United Kingdom) The 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma Manuel's Stiffs

Knight, Barry Born 18 February 1938  (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) Former all-rounder for the England cricket team. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XI

Knight, Bobby  Born 25 October 1940  (Massilon, Ohio, USA) Died 1 November 2023  (Bloomington, Indiana, USA) Age at death: 83  (read death notice) Basketball coach known as “The General”. (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean There's A Shiva In The Park

Knight, Gillian Born 1 November 1934  (Redditch, UK) English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Knight, Gladys Born 28 May 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) "The Empress of Soul", one of the few artists (along with her Pips) who achieved more fame after leaving Motown than on it. c. a. daver From Here to Eternity (THEME) The Masked Dier (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall Wayne Manor (THEME) Willie Spence Memorial Deathsquad

Knight, Jonathan Born 29 November 1968  (Worcester, Massachusetts, United States) One of New Kids on the Block (THEME) Gay-Tes Of Heaven

Knight, Marion "Suge" Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA) Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Knight, Merald "Bubba" Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Ricky Born 24 December 1953  (Norwich, Norfolk, England) Wrestling promoter and owner of the World Association of Wrestling. Most Unique Picks 2023

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

Knowles, Beyonce Born 4 September 1981  (Houston, Texas, USA) Big-bummed singer, a solo star, former Destiny's Child singer. (THEME) 80s Babies 20s Cadevers

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

Knox, (singer) Born 4 September 1945  (Cricklewood, London, United Kingdom) Born as Ian Milroy Carnochan, British punk musician and founding member of the Vibrators. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Knox, Barbara Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964. BALDY FOREVER I've Been Dying To Play This Julia Elston

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

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

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

Kononov, Vladimir Born 14 October 1974  (Gorskoe, Luhansk Oblast, Ukraine) Ukrainian political figure appointed "minister of defense for the Donetsk People's Republic." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

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

Kooymans, George Born 11 March 1948  (The Hague, the Netherlands) Golden Earring guitarist soon steppin' into the twilight zone after an ALS diagnosis. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

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

Koppel, Ted Born 8 February 1940  (Nelson, Lancashire, England) English born, but American based broadcaster, based mainly in news broadcasting, with some other sidelines recently. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

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

Kozlov, Sergey Born 7 November 1963  (Krasnodon, Luhansk Oblast, USSR) Ukrainian political figure appointed "chief of staff for the militia of the Luhansk People's Republic." (THEME) The Ukrainian Actuary

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

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

Krautler, Erwin Born 7 December 1939  (Koblach, Austria) Roman Catholic bishop who long headed the Territorial Prelature of Xingu, which sounds like a sci-fi locale. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Kreutzmann, Bill Born 7 May 1946  (Palo Alto, California, United States) Drummer and founding member of Grateful Dead (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

Kristofferson, Kris Born 22 June 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. (THEME) A Chris Goodbye (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Gris Gris From Here to Eternity (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Krofft, Marty  Born 9 April 1937  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Died 25 November 2023  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) With his brother, Sid, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Grim McGraw (THEME) sid and marty coffin Where's My Damn List?

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

Kruger, Richard Born in Paterson, New Jersey, USA  (exact date unknown) American author who has won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for his historical study of the American cigarette business, Ashes to Ashes: America's Hundred-Year Cigarette War, the Public Health, and the Unabashed Triumph of Philip Morris, born September 1934 (THEME) Pulling up the Daisies

Kubrick, Christiane Born 10 May 1932  (Brunswick, Germany) Stanley Kubrick's widow who acted in films but also was an artist whose paintings were on the walls in some of Kubrick films The Deadest Of The Dead

Kufuor, John Born 12 August 1938  (Kumasi, Colony of the Gold Coast) President of Ghana from 2001-09, nicknamed "the Gentle Giant". (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Kun, Goh Born 9 January 1938  (Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea) Former Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997-98 and later 2003-04, was also briefly Acting President after the impeachment of Roh Moo-Hyun. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Kundera, Milan  Born 1 April 1929  (Brno, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)) Died 11 July 2023  (Paris, France) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Author - wrote cult novel 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'. Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food Couldn't Think of a Team Name Diego Dirt Nappers Drop Dead Celebration (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness Just Fade Away Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Madonna's Hand Of Bod Manuel's Stiffs (THEME) Pazuzu 5 Points Poppin’ Clogs See You In Heaven (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Kunin, Madeleine Born 28 September 1933  (Zurich, Switzerland) Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991 (THEME) Dying Donkeys

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

Kupsch, Anita Born 18 May 1940  (Berlin, Germany) German voice actor and TV actress in mostly harmless roles (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

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

Kusama, Yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room" (THEME) All Death Is Consolation (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

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

Kutyna, Donald J. Born 6 December 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Retired United States Air Force officer, often involved with NASA missions. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Kwadrans, Natalie Born 14 February 1973  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Quebecois snowboarding athlete, now suffering from stage IV breast cancer Jumptheshark V 14.0 (now living in Derby)

Kyi, Aung San Suu Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma) Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010. (THEME) Nobel Notables No Weddings and Twenty Funerals The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury

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