Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: I

 

Icke, David
Born 29 April 1952  (Leicester, Leicestershire, England)
Former footballer and sports presenter turned author. Stunned the nation by going on Terry Wogan's TV chat show in 1991 and claiming to be the son of God. Since then, he has repeatedly voiced his conviction that the wo
[Picture of David Icke]

 

Ickx, Jacky
Born 1 January 1945  (Brussels, Belgium)
Belgian formaer F1 racing driver.
[Picture of Jacky Ickx]

 

Idle, Eric
Born 29 March 1943  (South Shields, Tyne & Wear, England)
Member of Monty Python, actor & writer of comedy songs, including the recent musical, 'Spamalot'.
[Picture of Eric Idle]

 

Ifield, Frank
Born 30 November 1937  (Coventry, England)
Yodelling singer, popular in the UK in the early 1960s.
[Picture of Frank Ifield]

 

Iglesias, Julio
Born 23 September 1943  (Madrid, Spain)
Smoove-as-silk Spanish crooner who has sold over 120 million records to menopausal women across the civilised world.
[Picture of Julio Iglesias]

 

Ignorant, Steve
Born in Stoke, England  (exact date unknown)
Punk singer.
[Picture of Steve Ignorant]

 

Ikeda, Masako
Born 1 January 1939  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese voice actress
[Picture of Masako Ikeda]

 

Iles, Jon
Born 17 May 1954  (Ripon, England)
English actor who played DC Mike Dashwood on 'The Bill'.
[Picture of Jon Iles]

 

Iliescu, Ion
Born 2 March 1930  (Oltenita, Romania)
Former President of Romania, replaced the hated Ceausescu in 1989. Had a 2nd spell as President between 2000-2004.
[Picture of Ion Iliescu]

 

Iliescu, Nina
Born 4 March 1930  (Bucharest, Romania)
former First Lady of Romania, Ion Iliescu’s wife
[Picture of Nina Iliescu]

 

Immonen, Mika
Born 17 December 1972  (London, England)
Finnish Pool player, revealed a stage IV cancer diagnosis in December 2023
[Picture of Mika Immonen]

 

Impiazzi, Jess
Born 9 March 1989  (London, England)
English actress.
[Picture of Jess Impiazzi]

 

Ingrams, Richard
Born 19 August 1937  ()
Curmudgeonly ex-editor of Private Eye.
[Picture of Richard Ingrams]

 

Ing-wen, Tsai
Born 31 August 1956  (Taipei, Taiwan)
The current president of Taiwan
[Picture of Tsai Ing-wen]

 

Inhofe, Jim
Born 17 November 1934  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
Retired senator from Oklahoma and hobby climatologist
[Picture of Jim Inhofe]

 

Innes, George
Born 8 March 1938  (Stepney, East London, England)
Actor, a regular on both UK and US TV. Roles include footman Alfred Harris on 'Upstairs, Downstairs' whose LGBT storyline was quite controversial at the time.
[Picture of George Innes]

 

Iommi, Tony
Born 19 February 1948  (Birmingham, England)
Left-handed lead guitarist for heavy rock legends Black Sabbath since their formation in 1964.
[Picture of Tony Iommi]

 

Irons, Jeremy
Born 19 September 1948  (Cowes, Isle of Wight, England)
Children's TV presenter turned luvvie award-winning actor on film & TV.
[Picture of Jeremy Irons]

 

Irving, David
Born 24 March 1938  (Hulton, Essex, United Kingdom)
British speculative author and Holocaust denier, the Nazi whisperer
[Picture of David Irving]

 

Irving, George
Born 6 May 1954  (South Shields, UK)
Actor who played Hungarian surgeon Anton Meyer in the early seasons of "Holby City".
[Picture of George Irving]

 

Irving, James K.
Born 20 March 1928  (Rothesay, New Brunswick, Canada)
Co-owner of the Irving Group with his brother Arthur.
[Picture of James K. Irving]

 

Irwin, Jonnie Jonnie Irwin is no longer with us
Born 18 November 1973  (Bitteswell, Leicestershire, UK)

Died 2 February 2024  (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England)

Age at death: 50  (read death notice)
TV Presenter of property shows Escape to the Country and A Place in the Sun
[Picture of Jonnie Irwin]

 

IShowSpeed, (streamer)
Born 21 January 2005  (Ohio, USA)
Video game streamer who has become a viral star for his OTT reactions while playing 'Minecraft', 'Fortnite', etc.
[Picture of (streamer) IShowSpeed]

 

Isley, Ronald
Born 21 May 1941  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
American singer, one of the Isley Brothers. Currently in prison for tax evasion & there are rumours that his health is not good.
[Picture of Ronald Isley]

 

Issa, Marwan Marwan Issa is no longer with us
Born in Egyptian-occupied Gaza Strip  (exact date unknown)

Died 11 March 2024  (Nuseirat, Deir al-Balah Governorate)

Age at death: 58  (read death notice)
Deputy commander of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Palestine & Israeli target. Born 1965. Age at death approximate; so far date of death is unconfirmed, but sources say "an operation last week", so w/c 11-3-2024.
[Picture of Marwan Issa]

 

Ito, Robert
Born 2 July 1931  (Vancouver, British Colombia, USA)
Candian-Japanese actor, best known as Sam Fujiyama in the hit 70s TV show 'Quincy M.E.' with the late Jack Klugman.
[Picture of Robert Ito]

 

Ivory, James
Born 7 June 1928  (Berkeley, California, USA)
Film director, the Ivory of the Merchant-Ivory film productions company.
[Picture of James Ivory]

 

Ivy, Madison
Born 14 June 1989  (Munich, Germany)
Petite American porn starlet, specialises in facial scenes. Apparently.
[Picture of Madison Ivy]

 

Iwan, Dafydd
Born 23 August 1943  (Brynaman, Carmarthenshire, Wales,=)
Welsh folk singer-turned-politician. He is the current president of Plaid Cymru.
[Picture of Dafydd Iwan]

 

Iyall, Debora
Born 29 April 1954  (Soap Lake, Washington, USA)
American Cowlitz Native American punk singer leading Romeo Void.
[Picture of Debora Iyall]

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