Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: G

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

Gaekwad, Datta  Born 27 October 1928  (Vadodara, British India) Died 13 February 2024  (Baroda, Gujarat, India) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Indian cricketer. Exu's Exiteers

Gaines, Steve Born 31 December 1957  (Corinth, Mississippi, USA) Southern Baptist pastor. Banana's Bruises Plan B from Outer Space Skibidi Toilet

Gale, Ed Born 23 August 1963  (Plainwell, Michigan, USA) American actor and stuntman, also being Chucky when necessary 20 Random Guys Part 3

Gall, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. Bastard Must've Died I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Deathlist.net Dr Shipman's waiting room Exu's Exiteers (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Lard Bazaar (THEME) Nature's Way Windsor's OBE Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Prowlers Goners '24 Sad News FC (THEME) That Was Your Life The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Gallacher, Bernard Born 9 February 1949  (Bathgate, Scotland) Retired professional golfer. Captained Europe to Ryder Cup success in 1995. Daughter is Sky Sports wet dream Kirsty Gallacher. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Gallacher, Kirsty Born 20 January 1976  (Edinburgh, UK) Former prsenter of Sky Sports, joined GBNews in 2021. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2024

Gallagher, Helen Born 19 July 1926  (New York, NY, USA) After a long and productive career on Broadway, winning two Tony Awards, she found a new audience as matriarch Maeve Ryan in ABC's Ryan's Hope, winning three daytime Emmys. I died once. It was awful (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille

Gallego, Ruben Born 20 November 1979  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Progressive Arizona politician and war veteran (THEME) Dying Probably's Twitter Page

Galtung, Johan  Born 24 October 1930  (Oslo, Norway) Died 17 February 2024  (Bærum, Norway) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) 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

Gannushkina, Svetlana Born 6 March 1942  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Russian human rights activist (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Garbin, Tathiana Born 30 June 1977  (Mestre , Italy) Italian tennis player. Salmon Mousse

Garcia, Charly Born 23 October 1951  (Bueni=os Aires, Argentina) Argentinian rock musician. (THEME) American As Apple Pie Bucket Of Blood (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's The Deadest Of The Dead

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) God's Gonna Gettem

Gardner, Jim Born 17 May 1948  (New York City, New York, USA) American news anchor. (THEME) Pennsylvania Pushes Up the Daisies

Gardner, Trixie  Born 17 July 1927  (Parkes, New South Wales, Australia) Died 14 April 2024  () Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Current member of the House of Lords. I Told You I Was Ill

Garfield, David Born in   (exact date unknown) Actor ('Doctor Who'). Born 1930. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

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 2024

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 (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Garnett, Ruby Nash Born 15 June 1934  (Akron, Ohio, USA) R&B singer with the Romantics whose harmonies would later influence the Temptations. (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. (THEME) Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Noz4news (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Garrick, Beulah Born 12 June 1921  (Nottingham, England) Actress who was one of the hostages in 'Dog Day Afternoon'. Diana Rots

Garrison, Ben Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Right-wing cartoonist, who preferred to teat Covid with Ivermectin & beetroot juice. Time for Me to Fly

Garry, Len Born 6 January 1942  (Wavertree, England) English musician for The Quarrymen, and The Beatles in an alternate timeline. Tragic, our Maurice!

Gary, Lorraine Born 16 August 1937  (New York, NY, USA) Popular TV actress of the 60s and 70s who appeared more in films in the latter years of her career, notably as Chief Brody's wife in Jaws. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Blueberry Crumble

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. (THEME) 2024 Exit Draft BLIMEY! Worm Fodder Coffin Fit Dai YaB'stards Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Hangman's XX I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader They're Loving Angels Instead (THEME) Sudden Death

Gaskin, Ina May Born 8 March 1940  (Iowa, USA) Queen of the midwifes, founder of The Farm, a self-sustaining community (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Gastineau, Mark Born 20 November 1956  (Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA) NFL Hall of Famer who played for the New York Jets. Let the Bodies Hit the Floor

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

Gauger, Georg Date and place of birth unknown German student who caused a flurry of headlines in 2023 when having a shag in the US Senate Hearing Room. (THEME) Dying Probably's Twitter Page

Gaulle, Philippe de  Born 28 December 1921  (Paris, France) Died 12 March 2024  (Paris, France) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) French politician and son of Charles. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Gray Panthers

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 (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime Time's-up Team

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

Gayle, Chris Born 21 September 1979  (Kingston, Jamaica) Jamaican legendary cricketer. (THEME) 2024 Exit Draft

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) Songbirds in the Cemetery

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) Jane's Antique Wrinklies

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

Gee, Prunella Born 17 February 1950  (London, United Kingdom) English therapist who turned to acting in a role for Coronation street, and quite a few theatre and screen roles. Bucket O'Hare

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) Last Show Before Bedtime

Geffen, David Born 21 February 1943  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Business magnate, founder or co-founder of three record companies and the film studio DreamWorks. (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves

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". (THEME) Stars On Ice

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!

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) Passing of the Passed

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

Gentleman, David Born 11 March 1930  (London, England) Watercolour and wood engraving artist best known for his murals at the Charing Cross Underground Station. Time's-up Team

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 (THEME) Songbirds in the Cemetery

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, 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) Get Me Points For When You Go-Go 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

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 2024

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 Dr Shipman's waiting room

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) Bearded Wonders (THEME) Last ones, Part II (THEME) The Survivors

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

Gibbons, Steve Born 13 July 1941  (Harborne, Birmingham, England) Rock singer-songwriter and musician. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Gibbs, Marla Born 14 June 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American TV sitcom actress, best known as wisecracking maid Florence on 'The Jeffersons'. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille 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 House of Extravaganza

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

Giffin, Doc Date and place of birth unknown American assistant to Arnold Palmer for over 50 years. (THEME) The DOA Tour

Gil, Gilberto Born 26 June 1942  (Salvador, Brazil) Brazilian singer-songwriter and former Minister of Culture. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

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. Ambulance chaser BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Complete Phallusies Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead And Dusted DEAD LOSS Skate Dumpers For whom the bell tolls Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious! (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) Have I Got Death For You  Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Lord Football's Lot Pedro's catacomb collective Simply Dead The Death Toll is Catastrophic the old lady Zombie Nation

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

Gilles, Piper Born 16 January 1992  (Rockford, Illinois, USA) Ice dancer for Canada. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

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 c. a. daver (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Gilmer, Jimmy Born 15 September 1940  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Frontman of 60s rock outfit the Fireballs, who scored with a barista in his biggest hit "Sugar Shack". (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Gilmour, David Born 6 March 1946  (Cambridge, England) Guitarist & singer, member of Pink Floyd. (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves

Gimenez, Cecilia Born in Spain  (exact date unknown) Church parishioner who, in 2012, famously "restored" the fresco Ecce Homo at the Sanctuary of Mercy church in Borja, Spain. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Giorgi, Eleonora Born 21 October 1953  (Rome, Italy) Italian actress. Stiff Competition

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

Girkin, Igor Born 17 December 1970  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Former FSB agent and Minister of Derfence of the Donetsk People's Republic up until the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Giuliani, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. ARSE-IN-HOLE Dead Last? Dead Right! (THEME) Decomposing Blubber  Huddled Masses Mortem Omnibus

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

Glashow, Sheldon Born 5 December 1932  (New York, NY, USA) Nobel Laureate in Physics (1979) with Abdus Salam & Steven Weinberg for work on electroweak unification models. My Wife Left Me

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. COMPOST CORNER Deadpool Surprise (THEME) End of the Ballgame Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious! (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem  Manifest Death-stiny (THEME) Nature's Way (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two Stiff Competition The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Glenn-Copeland, Beverly Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) American singer and songwriter who was only really discovered at an advanced age, born 1944. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

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 Death to the Future (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels Powder Picks Em Off Song to the Siren (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

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, Danny Born 22 July 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, best known for his performances in the 'Lethal Weapon' series. Twilight of the Ghosts

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. Blasphemous Rumours 'A' (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Glover Jr., John Born 7 August 1944  (Kingston, New York, USA) Cocaine-eyed actor with a career that began in the mid-70s already (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

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 Also-Ran ARSE-IN-HOLE Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Banana's Not Quite Ripe Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) Comedy Cremations Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk  Dead Last? Dead Right! Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Faster Than A Dead Horse Finbarr Returns from the Dead Going Green Going Underground (THEME) Have I Got Death For You It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Min Reaper Old People Smell Of Piss Pretty Noose Shovelful of Dirt (THEME) Slippery Soap Smart Beta Team Cat AIDS the old lady Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops

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 2024

Goffe, Rusty Born 30 October 1948  (Herne Bay, Kent, England) 4'2" dwarf actor. Was an Oompa-Loompa in the 1971 version of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', and played 3 minor roles in 'Star Wars', although he was uncredited for the latter. (THEME) Arthur's Theme: Jimmy White and the 19 Dwarfs

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)

Golden, LaVona Date and place of birth unknown Mother of Tonya Harding, depicted in 'I, Tonya'. Born 1940. (THEME) Dieopics

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

Goldin, Claudia Born 14 May 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) US economist on the role of women in the economy. Has owned award-winning golden retrievers since the 1970s (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Goldsboro, Bobby Born 18 January 1941  (Marianna, Florida, USA) Country music star who had a massive hit with 'Honey' in 1968. Free Fallers' (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Goldsmith, Jonathan Born 26 September 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) US character actor but also the most interesting man in the meme world Rigor Mort Us

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

Goldust, (wrestler) Born 11 April 1969  (Austin, Texas, USA) Pro-wrestler who has had several long runs with the WWF/E and now works for his brothers AEW company. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Gollmann, Rosi Born 9 June 1927  (Germany) Co-founder of the Rosi Gollmann Andheri Foundation. Death Is International 2024

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

Gonzalez, Felipe Born 5 March 1942  (Sevilla, Spain) Prime minister of Spain for 14 years (THEME) Political Correctness Has Gone Too Far

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

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. Curtains for Carter Dead And Dusted 1 Manifest Death-stiny (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Goodwill, Robert Born 31 December 1956  (Terrington, England) MP for Scarborough and Whitby since 2005. the new team

Goodwin, Doris Kearns Born 4 January 1943  (New York, NY, USA) Biographer of several US Presidents, TV contributor, and Pulitzer Prize judge until caught in a plagiarism scandal. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Goodwin, Trudie Born 13 November 1951  (Lewisham, England) English actress who played Sergeant June Ackland on 'The Bill'. (THEME) The Final Bill

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, ARSE-IN-HOLE Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Dead Wait Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic (THEME) Decomposing Blubber For whom the bell tolls Kissinger of Death Lord Football's Lot Grief Hijackers  Only Fools and Corpses Windsor's OBE Poppin’ Clogs (THEME) Slippery Soap Team Cat AIDS The Death Toll is Catastrophic The Spanners (THEME) Unpersons

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

Gordy, Berry Born 28 November 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Record executive & producer, mostly associated with "Motown" music. Ambulance chaser (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Hi-Fat Worm Food (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Gormley, Anthony Born 30 August 1950  (London, UK) Artist best known for woring with steel, creator of the Angel of the North. (THEME) Quinn -v- Curtis

Gormley, Phil Born in Surrey, England  (exact date unknown) Former Chief Constable of Police Scotland. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2024

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

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

Gossett, Jr., Louis  Born 27 May 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 29 March 2024  (Santa Monica, CA, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) 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

Gould, Elliott Born 29 August 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) Star of 'The Long Goodbye' and 'M*A*S*H', married to Barbra Streisand for eight years. From Here to Eternity Two Coins & A Punt

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

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. This Mortal Coil

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

Graham, Bob  Born 9 November 1936  (Coral Gables, Florida, USA) Died 16 April 2024  (Gainsville, Florida, USA) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Former Florida Governor (1979-87) and Senator (1987-2005). (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Graham, David Born 11 July 1925  (London, England) English character actor and voice artist (THEME) #1 Hits Worm Fodder (THEME) Everybody's Dead, Dave (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem (THEME) I Hear Voices Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang The Death Toll is Catastrophic

Graham, Denys Born 29 June 1926  (Newport, United Kingdom) British actor most prominently in war movies Obituarynotice One Eyed Jacks

Graham, Eve Born 19 April 1943  (Auchterarder, Perth and Kinross, Scotland) Scottish singer with The New Seekers. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

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

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

Grange, Kenneth Born 17 July 1929  (London, England) Modernist and one of Britain's leading product designers. Responsible for the looks of the Kodak Instamatic, the Intercity 125 train and the first UK parking meters, among others. Diana Rots

Grant, Lee Born 31 October 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s. (THEME) Cesar Romero's Orange Wedges Eternity Tours God, It's Brutal Out Here Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Just One More Death Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends  (THEME) Old As Dirt Prowlers Goners '24

Granville, Ralph Born 23 April 1931  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish footballer. (THEME) Jocks Away

Grassley, Chuck Born 17 September 1933  (New Hartford, Iowa, USA) US Republican Senator from Iowa since 1981. Blasphemous Rumours 'B' Dirt Nappers Peter Falk's Friends Rowntree's Randoms (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome

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

GRAY, EDDIE Born 17 January 1948  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish national team footballer and member of Leeds United. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

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

Gray, Stuart  Born 18 December 1973  (Harrogate, United Kingdom) Died 27 January 2024  (Yorks. England) Age at death: 50  (read death notice) English fullback with notable stints at Celtic and Reading, more notable for having brain cancer since 2023 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Banana's Peel Slippers The Love Boat Skate Dumpers Fade to Black David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Going Underground I'm Sorry For Your Trouble I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Octopus of Odstock One Eyed Jacks Pan Breed Southerners Stiffs The Necro Files The Sound of the Underground (THEME) They think it's all over

Gray, Ugly Dave Born 26 December 1933  (Manchester, England) Australian TV personality. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Greason, Bill Born 3 September 1924  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Baseball player-turned-minister. 20 Random Guys Part 1 Sitting Ducks

Green, Al Born 13 April 1946  (Forrest City, Arkansas, USA) Legendary singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including 'Take Me to the River', 'Love and Happiness' and his signature song, 'Let's Stay Together'. (THEME) All the Colors Have Faded Away  (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

Green, Lester Born 2 June 1968  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA) Also known as Beetlejuice. A comedian & actor, one of Howard Stern's sidekicks. (THEME) Arthur's Theme: Jimmy White and the 19 Dwarfs

Green, Lloyd Born 4 October 1937  (Leaf, Mississippi, USA) The Nashville Carol Kaye, has served as session guitarist on thousands of country music recordings. (THEME) All the Colors Have Faded Away

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) All the Colors Have Faded Away (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Green, Tony  Born 29 January 1939  (Kingston Upon Hull, England) Died 4 March 2024  () Age at death: 85  (read death notice) Veteran Darts commentator for the BBC and co-host of 'Bullseye' for Central TV. Treatment for cancer of the tongue (oh, the irony) prevented him from commentating on the BDO World Championships in 2010 for the first time since the tournament began. The Alternative Deathlist

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

Greenspan, Alan Born 6 March 1926  (New York, New York, USA) Economist, former US Federal Reserve chairman from 1987-2006. Always Look On The Bright Side Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Curtains for Carter Deadpool Surprise Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Death to the Future Down Under Death Merchants (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Hi-Fat Worm Food Newlydeads Windsor's OBE (THEME) Pazuzu XP The Crowdsourced Deathlist Wayne Manor

Greenway, Harry  Born 4 October 1934  (Great Britain) Died 18 January 2024  () Age at death: 89  (read death notice) British Conservative politician and the former MP for Ealing North Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers

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

Gregory, Andre Born 11 May 1934  (Paris, France) French-born American theatre actor and director, also a few film performances Most Unique Picks 2024 Rigor Mort Us

Grenfell, 3rd Baron Grenfell, Julian Born 23 May 1935  (place of birth unknown) Member of the House of Lords. House Of Soon To Be With The Lord

Grey, Anthony Born 5 July 1938  (place of birth unknown) British journalist, once Chinese prisoner. (THEME) Desert Island Deaths

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. Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying (THEME) Cesar Romero's Orange Wedges (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Where's My Damn List?

Grier, Rosey Born 14 July 1932  (Linden, New Jersey, USA) Former New York Giants football player, Christian minister, guitar-strumming folk singer and actor, who, despite his poncey name, is in fact a large hard bloke, Rosey being short for Roosevelt. Happened to be standing next to 20 Random Guys Part 3

Griffin, Kathy Born 4 November 1960  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Actress and comedian. Pretty Noose

Griffin, Lynne Born 17 September 1952  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian comedic actress, had a part in Strange Brew and a rcurring role on Wind at my Back (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Griffiths, Merlin Born in London, United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) The bartender in TV production First Dates, born in February 1975 (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem

Grigorovich, Yuri Born 2 January 1927  (St Petersburg, Russia) One of Russia's leading ballet dancers and choreographers. Death Is International 2024

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

Grinham, Judy Born 5 March 1939  (Neasden, England) English swimmer who won Olympic gold in the backstroke in 1956. (THEME) Desert Island Deaths

Grist, Reri Born 29 February 1932  (New York City, New York, USA) Soprano, one of the earliest African-American sopranos to successfully go international. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

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

Grooms, Red Born 7 June 1937  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Pop artist who frequently depicts a hurried city life in his work. (THEME) All the Colors Have Faded Away

Gross, Michael Born 21 June 1947  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Lanky, mustachioed actor best known as the dad on 'Family Ties' and as an everpresent in the 'Tremors' monster franchise. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

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

Grusin, Dave Born 26 June 1934  (Littleton, Colorado, USA) Oscar-awarded American composer, arranger, producer, and pianist (THEME) Everybody's Dead, Dave (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves

Guerlain, Jean-Paul Born 9 January 1937  (Paris, France) Of the eponymous perfume company, he's the fourth generation and last of the family perfume-makers. (THEME) A la vie, a la mort

Guerra, Castulo Born 24 August 1945  (Salta, Argentina) Argentine-born, US-based film and TV actor. (THEME) DCAU Demises

Guerra, Ruy Born 22 August 1931  (Maputo, Mozambique) Film director, screenwriter, editor from Brazil. Cut! Take(n)!

Guetta, David Born 7 November 1967  (Paris, France) French Grammy-winning DJ and music producer. (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves

Guillemin, Roger Born 11 January 1924  (Dijon, France) French American neuroscientist, 1977 Nobel prize winner for Medicine. The Old Ones are the Pests

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

Guiry, Tom Born 12 October 1981  (Toms River NJ, USA) Actor who began as a child in the comedy The Sandlot, before graduating to adult roles in both film and TV (THEME) Child Actor Graveyard

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

Gunn, Tim Born 29 July 1953  (Washington D.C., USA) Fashion guru, voice actor and TV personality. (THEME) The Elders of Reality TV

Gunton, Bob Born 15 November 1945  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Character actor best remembered as the menacing prison warden in 'The Shawshank Redemption'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

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

Gurragchaa, Jugderdemidiin Born 5 December 1947  (Gurvanbulag, Bulgan, Mongolia) The first Mongolian in Space in 1981. 20 Random Guys Part 3

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) Nearly Dead Kennedys (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

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 (THEME) Nobel Notables Rowntree's Randoms SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH The Dead Parrot (THEME) Thou Shall Seek Death

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