Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: N

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Nader, Ralph Born 27 February 1934  (Winsted, Connecticut, USA) Independent Presidential candidate, runs on green issues. Also works as an attorney. (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Nagasaki, Kendo Born 19 October 1941  (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Born Peter Thornley, was the mysterious, samurai-dressed wrestler usually on ITV's 'World of Sport' programme with Big Daddy and the like. Now there's a wrestler I have bloody well heard of! The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2024

Nagazumi, Yasuko Born 4 April 1943  (Tokyo, Japan) Former actress, born 1943, known for The Protectors and You Only Live Twice. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Nakadai, Tatsuya Born 13 December 1932  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese film actor wo collaborated with the likes of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi. (THEME) Dead Continent

Nakamatsu, Yoshiro Born 26 June 1928  (Japan) AKA Dr. NakaMats. Japanese inventor with over 4000 patents. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Nano, Fatos Born 16 September 1952  (Tirana, Albania) Albanian socialist politician who was the Prime Minister of Albania several times (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Napoleon, Alix Princess Born 5 April 1926  (Marseille, France) Member of the Bonaparte family through marriage, considered the "Empress of France" by those who think the House of Bonaparte is still a thing. Death Is International 2024 (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Napolitano, Grace Born 12 April 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Member of the U.S. house of Representatives from California. (THEME) MAGA Hit List (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome

Nappi, Valentina Born 6 November 1990  (Salerno, Italy) Italian porn star, brought into the industry by the legendary Rocco Siffredi. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Napthine, Denis Born 6 March 1952  (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) Australian politician and Premier of Victoria. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Nara, Wanda Born 10 December 1986  (Boulogne Sur Mer, Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentine model, television presenter, and football agent. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Nas X, Lil Born 9 April 1999  (Lithia Springs, Georgia, USA) Aggressively gay on purpose, a US rapper who hit the jackpot with country-crossover hit Old Town Road (THEME) Gala Gallows (THEME) Rappers Delight

Nash, Graham Born 2 February 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Singer and songwriter with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death

Nassar, Larry Born 16 August 1963  (Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA) One of America's most prolific sex offenders, molesting at least 251 youngsters during his time as doctor for the US Gymnastics team and at Michigan University. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Say Hi to Uncle George

Naumann, Horst Born 17 November 1925  (Dresden, Germany) German actor. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Navalny, Alexei  Born 4 June 1976  (Butyn, Soviet Union) Died 16 February 2024  (Correctional colony #3, Arctic Circle) Age at death: 47  (read death notice) Russian lawyer and political activist. Could be a shrewd choice considering what happened to fellow anti-Putinite Boris Nemtsov… and as foretold... Dead Wait Down Bad La Faucheuse It's A Grim World After All Neither There Nor Thereabouts Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia (THEME) Pazuzu Bad Boys

Navratilova, Martina Born 18 October 1956  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Czech born, but US citizen. Legendary female tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players in history. Manifest Death-stiny Stone Dead Cert (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Naylor, Joss  Born 10 February 1936  (Wasdale Head, United Kingdom) Died 28 June 2024  () Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Fell runner legend, i.e. someone who runs tracks with huge height differences. Got him an MBE. 20 Random Guys Part 3 A Pelican In The Wilderness

Negri, Joe Born 10 June 1926  (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) Jazz guitarist and guitar teacher, he appeared over 300 times in Mr, Rogers Neighbourhood as himself and "Handyman Negri". Bro is Flabbergasted

Neil, Andrew Born 21 May 1949  (Paisley, Scotland) Former editor of the Sunday Times. Now plies his trade with the BBC, like so many of the TV insitiution's critics! (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2024

Neil, Vince Born 8 February 1961  (Hollywood, California, USA) Frontman of 80s Jack-Daniels-and-tits rockers Motley Crue. (THEME) Red Ink Pen

Neill, Sam Born 14 September 1947  (Omagh, United Kingdom) Popular and versatile A-List actor, best known for his main role in Jurassic Park Banana's Not Quite Ripe Death Can Be Funny Expiry Date - 2024 GUN Fishing I Told You I Was Ill Mourning Glory Neither There Nor Thereabouts Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Not at All Well Noz4news SAMSONS AND DELILAHS SeasideEssexXile Tentoesup The End of the World As We Know It the old lady Very Ill Turned Very Dead

Neilson, David Born 13 March 1949  (Loughborough, UK) Barkeeper Roy Cropper in Coronation Street. (THEME) Lil Tay Is Not Dead but Alive With Soul

Nelson, Russell M. Born 9 September 1924  (Salt Lake City, Utah USA) American religious leader and former surgeon who is the 17th and current president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (THEME) Fill the Century or die! On Their Last Leg (THEME) Thou Shall Seek Death

Nelson, Willie Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Country & Western guitarist and singer-songwriter. Wrote 'Crazy', which was a hit for Patsy Cline and 'Always On My Mind', made famous by Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys. Busted for cannabis possession in November 2010. (THEME) #1 Hits 2024 No More 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) Bearded Wonders Be No More in 2024 Bladerunner BLIMEY! (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deader than a Dead Thing Deadies 10 Doodar dead good 20 (THEME) Facing the Music For whom the bell tolls (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Wisconsin Reaper Beater 3.0 klinews Hi-Fat Worm Food Min Reaper Mort (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024 Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys NoSoup4U! Old People Smell Of Piss (THEME) Pazuzu XP Permanent Kip 2024 Pull my finger Soylent Green Is You SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Say Hi to Uncle George Spectre of Death The Choir Invisibule The nice one needs an outlet Time for Me to Fly Wot The Deuce

Ness, Jonathan Van Born 28 March 1987  (Quincy, Illinois, USA) One of the queer eyes for the straight guys, YAS queen! Finbarr Returns from the Dead

Nesty, Anthony Born 25 November 1967  (Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago) Swimmer, Olymipic gold medal winner for Suriname, 100m Buutterfly in Seoul 1988. (THEME) Quinn -v- Curtis

Netanyahu, Benjamin Born 21 October 1949  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Prominent & controversial politician in Israel, the current prime minister, his 2nd time in the job. Mourning Glory

Nettles, John Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know! SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Neville, Aaron Born 24 January 1941  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Singer with the sibling soul group The Neville Brothers. Had a successful solo career too. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Neville, Gary Born 18 February 1975  (Bury, Greater Manchester, England) Former Manchester United and England right-back whose taken to football punditry like a duck to water... (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Newell, David Born 24 November 1938  (O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, United States) American actor most notable for playing the deliveryman on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (THEME) Pennsylvania Pushes Up the Daisies Rigor Mort Us

Newhart, Bob  Born 5 September 1929  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) Died 18 July 2024  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) Stand-up comedian. Did a much talked-about (but rarely seen these days) routine called 'The Driving Instructor'. Always Look On The Bright Side Be No More in 2024 ..better to burn out... Bladerunner (THEME) Body with No Arms No Legs Floating in Ocean Boo! I'm dead c. a. daver (THEME) Comedy Cremations Deadpool Surprise Eternity Tours Evil Grimace (THEME) Exiting The Stage Free Fallers' Hearse of the Dead Again JoeRam (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Mr Shadrack’s Apparatus Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nature's Way Pearly Gates Permanent Kip 2024 Poppin’ Clogs SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS The Death Toll is Catastrophic The nice one needs an outlet The Spanners (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! (THEME) Who's laughing now? Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Newman, John Born 16 June 1990  (Settle, Yorkshire, England) English pop singer with three #1 hits whose career is repeatedly interrupted by a benign brain tumour. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Newman, Nanette Born 29 May 1934  (Northampton, England) Winsome actress and children's author. Widow of film director Bryan Forbes. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association

Newman, Pauline Born 20 June 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) US judge known for her defence of the patent system. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Newmar, Julie Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat (THEME) Cesar Romero's Orange Wedges Diego Manifest Death-stiny NoSoup4U! (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Newton, Wayne Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! ONE BAR GAS FIRE AND A TIN OF DOG FOOD

Ng, Charles Born 24 December 1960  (Hong Kong) Serial killer born in Hong Kong, but committed between 11 and 25 murders with his accomplice Leonard Lake in California. Sentenced to Death in 1999, so only able to provide points if he dies of other causes. (THEME) Miscreants

Nianio, Svitlana Date and place of birth unknown Ukrainian singer-songwriter. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Nice, Natasha Born 28 July 1988  (Fontenay-sous-Bois, France) French porn starlet, previously known as "Natalie Nutsdeep". (THEME) Scrubber Out

Nicholas, Mark Born 29 September 1957  (London, England) English cricket player and now commentator, who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995. (THEME) 2024 Exit Draft

Nicholl, Chris  Born 12 October 1946  (Wilmslow, UK) Died 25 February 2024  (Southampton, UK) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Part of Northern Ireland's 1982 World Cup squad, later managed Southampton. Going Green (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Nicholls, Sue Born 23 November 1943  (Walsall, UK) Has played Audrey Roberts in "Coronation Street" since 1979, and had a cancerous mole spotted by one eagle-eyed viewer in 2011. Down Under the Daisies

Nichols, Bobby Born 14 April 1936  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) American golfer, who won the PGA Championship in 1964. (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) The DOA Tour

Nichols, Ted Born 2 October 1928  (Missoula, Montana, USA) Composer, conductor, and arranger, created the Scooby Doo & Banana Splits themes (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Nicholson, Jack Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Star of such films as 'Chinatown', 'About Schmidt' and the Michael Douglas-produced 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. Said to have retired from making films in 2013. BANGELS Big Iain's Picks Death Nebula 3000 Departures Board (THEME) Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown God, It's Brutal Out Here Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Nearly Dead Kennedys Not at All Well (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death Permanent Kip 2024 (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel The Alternative Deathlist Twilight of the Ghosts

Nicklaus, Jack Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport. Bucket Kickers 79 Dust in the Wind (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) The DOA Tour

Nicks, John Born 22 April 1929  (Brighton, England) British figure skating coach and former pair skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Nicks, Stevie Born 26 May 1948  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) American singer, successful both as a solo artist and as part of Fleetwood Mac. I'll sleep when you're dead

Nielson, Claire Born 8 April 1937  (Scotland) Scottish actress best recognised for the playing the wife of loud-mouthed American hotel guest Mr Hamilton in the TV classic 'Fawlty Towers'. Born 1937. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Nisbet, Scott Born 30 January 1968  (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) Scottish football player most notable with the Glasgow Rangers (THEME) They think it's all over

Nitschke, Philip Born 8 August 1947  (Ardrossan, Australia) Author and promoter of euthanasia. Ground Floor of the Bungalow

Nixon, Cynthia Born 9 April 1966  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress best known for her role as Miranda in 'Sex in the City'. Came out as a lesbian in 2004. Who Turned out the lights?

Nixon, Walter Born 16 December 1928  (Biloxi, Mississippi, USA) American district court judge who was impeached for perjury The Death Toll is Catastrophic

Noda, Tetsuya Born 5 March 1940  (Uki, Kumamoto, Japan) Widely considered to be Japan’s most important living print-artist, and one of the most successful contemporary print artists in the world. The Deadest Of The Dead

Noe, Luis Felipe Born 26 May 1933  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentinian artist and intellectual, who is probably most notable for his expressionist paintings. The Deadest Of The Dead

Nogami, Teruyo Born 24 May 1927  (Tokyo, Japan) Script supervisor and confidante to Akira Kurosawa for 40 years. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Noguchi, Thomas Born 4 January 1927  (Japan) Former Chief Medical Officer for the County of Los Angleles and coroner on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy. Any conspiracy theorists out there may consider that this is the man to talk to… My Wife Left Me  Plausible Passings of 2024

Noguera, Hector Born 8 July 1937  (Santiago, Chile) Chilean actor and director, with numerous telenovelas under his belt. Worst of Deathlist 2023

Nolan, Anne Born 12 November 1950  (Dublin, Ireland) Member of the increasingly cancer-struck Nolan family of singers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Nolan, Christopher Born 30 July 1970  (London, England) Arguably the most successful British film director currently working today. Hit films include 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception'. (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Nolan, Linda Born 23 February 1959  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Member of the Nolan Sisters, and a singer in her own right, occasional TV presenter as well. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North 2025? – no thank you! I’ll leave before Ah, the ol’ team Also-Ran ARSE-IN-HOLE A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Banana's Not Quite Ripe Bastard Must've Died  Blasphemous Rumours 'B' BLIMEY! Bromsgrove Deathtrove Aye, they're off the fags alright Carkers Convention 2024 c. a. daver (THEME) CLOG POPPERS COMPOST CORNER Crofty's Coffin Crew I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Deader than a Dead Thing Deadies 10 Dead Last? Dead Right! Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Deadpool Surprise Dead Wait Deaths R Us Death Can Be Funny Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Deceased Hose Drop Dead Celebration Dropping Like Flies drunkasaskunk Eternity Tours Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Every Death You Take Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2024 Exu's Exiteers (THEME) Facing the Music Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns from the Dead Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool  For whom the bell tolls Funeral Holmes Funeral Furore Girlfriend in a Coma…. Its really Serious! Going Green Grave Danger (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky GUN Fishing Heaven Can't Wait His and Hearse Hunting Halos I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is I'll sleep when you're dead I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All I've Been Dying To Play This I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jellydead Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Kissinger of Death They're Loving Angels Instead Life Got Cold (THEME) Lil Tay Is Not Dead but Alive With Soul  LL's Pool Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Mass Hole Cemetery The Misers Mortem Omnibus Much Ado About Snuffin' (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024 Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia  Grief Hijackers Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Pazuzu United People I Think Might Die In 2024 United Pity da Foolz Plan B from Outer Space A Trophy For Atrophy (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels  Pull my finger Puzlman's Passing Picks Beat the Cost of Living Crisis with One Simple Trick! Soylent Green Is You  Sad News FC Salmon Mousse SeasideEssexXile Shame Thatcher Can't Die Twice Shaun of the Dead 69 Sitting Ducks So Long Farewell (THEME) Songbirds in the Cemetery Southerners Stiffs Forgotten But Not Gone Squid's Stiffs Statik Charge STAYING ALIVE!! Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert Team Cat AIDS Tentoesup The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Choir Invisibule Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Death Toll is Catastrophic The End of the World As We Know It The House of Extravaganza The nice one needs an outlet the old lady The Rotting Corpses of the Undead (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn  The Spanners The Walking Dead This Mortal Coil Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Tombstone Ticklers (THEME) Unpersons  Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor the Troll Women's Deaths Matter Too Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Nolte, Nick Born 8 February 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actor - 'The Prince of Tides', 'Hotel Rwanda'. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice Mourning Glory

Norris, Chuck Born 10 March 1940  (Ryan, Oklahoma, USA) The straight-to-video actor and martial artist. 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) Bearded Wonders

Norris, David Born 1 July 1944  (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo) Irish gay rights activist. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Norris, Ed Born 10 April 1960  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Former law enforcement office for the NYPD, turned actor. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

North, Jay Born 3 August 1951  (Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA) Former child actor famous for playing Dennis The Menace (US Variety), he fell out of favour as he grew older, and initially struggled before receiving counselling. Was the subject of a death hoax in 1988. (THEME) Child Actor Graveyard

North, Oliver Born 7 October 1943  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Disgraced former Colonel of the US Marines, now a TV broadcaster. (THEME) Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou...

Norton, Jim Born 19 July 1968  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) American stand-up comedian and podcaster. Bucket Kickers 79

Norton (actor), Jim Born 4 January 1938  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish stage and occasional TV actor, won a Tony award for The Seafarer Time's-up Team

Nott, John  Born 1 February 1932  (Bideford, Devon, England) Died 6 November 2024  () Age at death: 92  (read death notice) What most people remember of John Nott is an interview with Robin Day - Day asked Nott whether the public should believe the retiring MP's statements on defence cuts, since Day thought Nott was a "here today, gone tomorrow politician". Nott then stood up, (THEME) No More Expenses

Novak, Kim Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress, best remembered for her role in 'Vertigo'. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva (THEME) Exiting The Stage Falling Off The Perch I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Noz4news Unusual Suspects

Nujoma, Sam Born 12 May 1929  (Ongandjera, Namibia) First president of Namibia, from 1990-2005. NoSoup4U! (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife

Numan, Gary Born 8 March 1958  (London, England) Influential electro-rock musician who hit the big time in the late 1970s, suffered a career decline before being rehabilitated as a pioneer. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane Born 20 October 1942  (Magdeburg, Germany) Biologist and co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for her work on embryonic development. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Nyad, Diana Born 22 August 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) American long-distance swimmer with many claims of dubious belief. (THEME) Dieopics

Nye, Rich Born 4 August 1944  (Oakland, California, USA) American baseball pitcher. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Nylon, Judy Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Multidisciplinary American artist and former best pal of Patti Smith. Born 1948. Most Unique Picks 2024

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