Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: K

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Kabuki, The Great Born 8 September 1948  (Nobeoka, Japan) Japanese pro-wrestler with a 53-year career, and the inventor of classic racist wrestling trope "Asian mist". Zero Hit's Wishlist

Kaczmarek, Jan A. P.  Born 29 April 1953  (Konin, Poland) Died 21 May 2024  (Kraków, Poland) Age at death: 71  (read death notice) Oscar-winning Polish film composer. The B-Team

Kadyrov, Ramzan Born 5 October 1976  (Tsenteroi, Chechnya) Former Chechen rebel, now president of the country. People I Think Might Die In 2024 United

Kagawa, Kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan) Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s Dr Shipman's waiting room (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

Kallianiotes, Helena Born 24 March 1938  (Megalopolis, Greece) Greek-American actress, Golden Globe nominated for 'Kansas City Bomber'. Waiting for the Hearse

Kalodner, John Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) Music executive known for promoting 70s/80s rock outfits like Whitesnake, Foreigner, and Aerosmith. Not at All Well

Kamolvisit, Chuwit Born 29 August 1961  (Hong Kong) Formerly Thailand's biggest massage parlour owner, self-proclaimed "superpimp", now an anti-corruption campaigner, suffering from advanced liver cancer. Given 8 months to live in August 2023. David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Octopus of Odstock The B-Team

KANDEL, Eric Born 7 November 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Nobel Prize-winning Austrian-American neuroscientist. I died once. It was awful

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

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

Kardashian, Kim Born 21 October 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Most recognisable of the vapid, unavoidable Kardashian empire. (THEME) Gala Gallows

Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch Born 21 August 1951  (Voskehat, Armenian SSR, Soviet Union) Supreme Catholic Patriarch of Armenia (THEME) Thou Shall Seek Death

Kariko, Katalin Born 17 January 1955  (Szolnok, Hungary) Hungarian biochemist important in the eventual development of the RNA vaccines against COVID (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Karpov, Anatoly Born 23 May 1951  (Slatoust, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) Former world chess champion, who played slightly conservative and supported the communist regime ..better to burn out...

Kars, Aileen Born 12 September 1913  (Tokomaru, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand) Oldest living New Zealander. (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

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 Dr Shipman's waiting room Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Katz, Jonathan Born 1 December 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Voice actor in adult animated series 'Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist', 'Home Movies', and 'Squidbillies'. Diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996. Pretty Noose

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

Kavner, Julie Born 7 September 1950  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress - husky voiced Marge Simpson in 'The Simpsons'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

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) (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

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

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) Red Ink Pen (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Keach, Stacy Born 2 June 1941  (Savannah, Georgia, USA) Film actor who never quite became the big star he had the potential to be. Was jailed in Britain in 1984 for smuggling cocaine into the country. (THEME) Here's Who You Could Have Won

Kean, Thomas Born 21 April 1935  (New York City, New York, USA) Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, which attempted to prove that Bush didn't bring down the towers. Bro is Flabbergasted

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. Mourning Glory

Keaton, Diane Born 5 January 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Highly regarded actress, as seen in The Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall and Father of the Bride. Has won the Oscar, the BAFTA and 2 Golden Globes. (THEME) Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown klinews Squid's Stiffs

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

Keaulana, Rusty Born 6 March 1966  (Oaho, HI, USA) A professional longboard surfer, won three consecutive world championships ('93, '94 & '95). He's also been in a Guinness commercial Gooseberry Crumble

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

Keen, Diane Born 29 July 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom) UK soap actress on "Doctors" and Nescafé adverts Bucket O'Hare

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)

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) Comedy Cremations (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Keith, Toby  Born 8 July 1961  (Clinton, Oklahoma, United States) Died 5 February 2024  () Age at death: 62  (read death notice) American country music singer who has had twenty number one singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat  Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Day in the Death DDP Tofoa Dead Is Dead Deceased Hose Droller Coaster Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2024 Faster Than A Dead Horse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals GUN Fishing Haben die Spaten I'm Sorry For Your Trouble It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Let the Bodies Hit the Floor Life Got Cold Long Story Short… It's Over! Morrigan Newlydeads Noz4news Once You Go Black On Their Last Leg Pearly Gates Pedro's catacomb collective Plan B from Outer Space Plausible Passings of 2024  Pretty Noose Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Rigor Mort Us Salmon Roe Shaun of the Dead 69 Southerners Stiffs Swimming in the Death Pool the old lady  Thomas Jefferson Survives What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?  You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now Zipline

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

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Death Is International 2024  drunkasaskunk Hearse of the Dead Again 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

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

Kelly, Machine Gun Born 22 April 1990  (Houston, Texas, USA) US rapper with rock influences, which means that he occasionally carries a guitar to look more edgy (THEME) And That's a Rap Dying to Win

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 Dying to Win (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Kelly, Tori Born 14 December 1992  (Wildomar, California, USA) Pop singer. Down Bad

Keltie, Kate Born 23 February 1986  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian former actress who was Michelle Scully in Neighbours (Everybody Needs Good Neighbours) BLIMEY! Skate Dumpers Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious! (THEME) OzEDeath List: Proudly Brought To You By Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest Spectre of Death the new team the old lady The Walking Dead Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops

Kember, Norman Born 27 March 1931  (London, England) British peace activist, born 1931. In November 2005, he went to Iraq with the well-meaning but somewhat naïve idea of showing sympathy and solidarity with the people there, and of gaining an understanding of the current situation in their country. Howev 20 Random Guys Part 1

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, Ethel  Born 11 April 1928  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Died 10 October 2024  () Age at death: 96  (read death notice) 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. Ah, the ol’ team Always Look On The Bright Side Blasphemous Rumours 'B' Curtains for Carter Deathlist.net Diego (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Peter Falk's Friends 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 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 Dusted

Kenny, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

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. ..better to burn out... Death Stalks United Death to the Future SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Swimming in the Death Pool

Kent, Princess Michael of Born 15 January 1945  (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) Minor British Royal. Married to Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. klinews

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. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) D Ceased Death Stalks United House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Told You I Was Ill They're Loving Angels Instead Manuel's Stiffs (THEME) No More Expenses Plausible Passings of 2024 Poppin’ Clogs SeasideEssexXile So Long Farewell Swimming in the Death Pool The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers 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

Kenyon, Michael H. Born in Elgin, Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) The Illinois Enema Bandit, who, yes, gave his robbery and assault victims enemas. Rigor Mort Us

Keoghan, Barry Born 18 October 1992  (Dublin, Ireland) Oscar-nominated Irish actor. (THEME) Gala Gallows

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

Kerr, Miranda Born 20 April 1983  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian model, ex-wife of Orlando Bloom and current wife of billionaire Evan Spiegel (THEME) OzEDeath List: Proudly Brought To You By Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest

Kerr, Patrick Born 23 January 1956  (Wilmington, Delaware) Frequent face on TV shows, from Frasier to Curb Your Enthusiasm (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

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

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) Hell to the Chief Rowntree's Randoms (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Stone Dead Cert

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

Kidd, Eddie Born 22 June 1959  (London, England) Stunt man, best known for his motorcycle stunts, a UK version of Evel Knievel. The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) Nature's Way

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) Gala Gallows (THEME) OzEDeath List: Proudly Brought To You By Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest

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

Kildee, Dan Born 11 August 1958  (Flint, MI, USA) US Congressman representing Michigan since 2013; co-chair of the House Democrat Steering committee as od 2023 (THEME) MAGA Hit List

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... Be No More in 2024 Dead Last? Dead Right! Feng Shui Pig You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hunting Halos I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Morbid United F.C. Morrigan (THEME) Sad Last Days Sad News FC (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel STAYING ALIVE!! (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

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 2024

Kim, Lil Born 11 July 1974  (New York City, New York, USA) Biggie Smalls-discovered rapper who would go on to be one of the biggest ever names in women's hip-hop, and 1/5th of the group that brought you the wedding reception floorfiller cover "Lady Marmalade". (THEME) And That's a Rap

Kim, Yo Jong Born 26 September 1987  (Pyongyang, North Korea) The unsettingly sexy, crazy sister of North Korea's dictator Kim Yong Un. Quite possibly the real power behind the throne. (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

King, Billie Jean Born 22 November 1943  (Long Beach, California, USA) Hugely successful tennis player, 6 times Wimbledon ladies Champion. (THEME) Dieopics

KING, Carole Born 9 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) Singer-songwriter who co-wrote several hits with her husband Gerry Goffin before enjoying a massive hit with the 1971 album 'Tapestry'. (THEME) Gone Solo

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 Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying (THEME) D Ceased Lidders Late Lamentables Morbid United F.C. Oscar The Beast The Anfield Iron

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

King, Stephen Born 21 September 1947  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Horror writer - 'Carrie', 'The Shining', 'It', 'Misery' etc. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 3.0

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. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) No More Expenses

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) Died 7 April 2024  (Mill Hill, London, UK) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Former Tottenham & Ireland footballer, before becoming a very outspoken, but not particularly successful manager. Crofty's Coffin Crew La Faucheuse (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Newlydeads (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two A Trophy For Atrophy (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Kinney, Phyllis Born 4 July 1922  (United States) US-born authority on Welsh folk music Tragic, our Maurice!

Kinnock, Neil Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales) Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner. Departures Board (THEME) Gone Solo  Colnbrook Coroner

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) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

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

Kirkorov, Bedros Born 2 June 1932  (Varna, Kingdom of Bulgaria) Bulgarian-Russian singer & People's Artist of the Russian Federation. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

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

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

Kitschin, Fiona Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian rock musician with the Drones and Tropical Fuck Storm. Skibidi Toilet

Kitson, Frank  Born 15 December 1926  (London, England) Died 2 January 2024  () Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Former Commander-in-Chief UK Land Forces. Windsor's OBE

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 & the Youth in Asia (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

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

Knavs, Amalija  Born 9 July 1945  (Judendorf-Straßengel, Austria ) Died 9 January 2024  (Miami, Florida) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Mother of former US First Lady Melania Trump. Manifest Death-stiny

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

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. From Here to Eternity (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall  Wayne Manor

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) And That's a Rap (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. (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Phil Born 24 February 1938  (Portland, Oregon, USA) American billionaire sports executive who co-founded Nike. Manifest Death-stiny

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

Knowlden, Marilyn Born 12 May 1926  (Oakland, California, USA) Child actress of the 1930s, worked alongside the likes of Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis and James Cagney. Bro is Flabbergasted

KNOWLES, Mathew Born 9 January 1952  (Gadsden, Alabama, USA) Record executive and father of Beyonce. Pretty Noose

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. ARSE-IN-HOLE (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Knowles, Tony Born 13 June 1955  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Snooker player, who never really gained much success in the big tournaments. (THEME) Quinn -v- Curtis

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. Heaven Can't Wait

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 (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock Tolex

Kohli, Hardeep Singh Born 21 January 1969  (London, England) Presenter for BBC and Channel 4, often appears on celebrity reality television competitions. (THEME) Unpersons

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

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape fem 20 Random Guys Part 2

Kooymans, George Born 11 March 1948  (The Hague, the Netherlands) Golden Earring guitarist soon steppin' into the twilight zone after an ALS diagnosis. (THEME) Facing the Music (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024

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?

Koppinen, Ilmari Born 8 January 1918  (Rauma, Finland) Finnish senior sports activist (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Kostroff, Michael Born 22 May 1961  (New York, New York, USA) Tv actor played defence attorney Maurice Levy in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Kotcheff, Ted Born 7 April 1931  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian director, for example Rambo: First Blood (THEME) Cut! Take(n)! I died once. It was awful (THEME) Stars On Ice

Koufax, Sandy Born 30 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) One of the greatest baseball players of all time, and the youngest person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Manifest Death-stiny

Koutcher, Nadine Born 18 May 1983  (Minsk, Belarus) Belarussian opera singer with international recognition Banana's Bruises Jackie Treehorn Once You Go Black Rigor Mort Us Skibidi Toilet Very Ill Turned Very Dead

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

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!!!

Kramer, Eddie Born 19 April 1942  (Cape Town, South Africa) Record producer who worked with The Beatles and David Bowie. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

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

Kresge, George Joseph  Born 12 January 1935  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Died 10 December 2024  (Caldwell, New Jersey, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Stage & TV magician in the US, normally just billed as "Kreskin". I died once. It was awful

Kretschmann, Charlotte Born 3 December 1909  (Breslau, German Empire) Oldest german alive - and ever Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool

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) Died 28 September 2024  (Maui, Hawai'i, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Successful folk and country singer-songwriter. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association  (THEME) A Chris Goodbye ..better to burn out... Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky From Here to Eternity LL's Pool (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024   (THEME) Saturday Night Dead Shovelful of Dirt

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 Moldy Oldies (THEME) sid and marty coffin (THEME) Stars On Ice

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

Kuhne, Klaus-Michael Born 2 June 1937  (Hamburg, Germany) German condiment magnate, also the dumb money behind failing football club Hamburger SV Bucket Of Blood

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

Kurtag, Gyorgy Born 19 February 1926  (Lugoj, Romania) Classical composer and pianist. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun They Might All Die Waiting for the Hearse

Kurtz, Swoosie Born 6 September 1944  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Highly decorated theatre and TV actress (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

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 Couldn't Think of a Team Name (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

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 Loserettes (THEME) Nobel Notables The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury

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