Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2024: Y

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YAGHMAEI, Kourosh Born 3 December 1946  (Shahrud, Semnan, Iran) Iranian rock musician whose career was undermined by the Iranian Revolution of 1979. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Yakubova, Muhiba Born 22 January 1937  (Bukhara, Uzbek SSR; Soviet Union) Tajik biologist researching photosynthesis (THEME) Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

Yamada, Yoji Born 13 September 1931  (Toyonaka City, Osaka, Japan) Japanese film director, best known for his 'Otoko wa Tsurai yo' film series. Dr Shipman's waiting room

Yamashita, Yosuke Born 26 February 1942  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese jazz pianist & composer. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Yang, Chen-Ning Born 1 October 1922  (Hefei, Anhui, China) Chinese born American physicist. (THEME) Fiona's 1922

Yankovic, Weird Al Born 23 October 1959  (Downety, California, USA) Spoofing artist and funny guy. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Yannacone, Victor Date and place of birth unknown American environmental attorney that fought for Vietnam veterans against the effects of Agent Orange. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Yarrow, Arnold  Born 17 April 1920  (London, England) Died 9 December 2024  (Herne Bay, Kent) Age at death: 104  (read death notice) British actor and screenwriter ('Doctor Who', 'Softly, Softly'). (THEME) A Bottle of Lucozade and the warm blanket (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab (THEME) Old As Dirt One Eyed Jacks

Yarrow, Peter Born 31 May 1938  (New York City, New York, USA) The Peter in Peter, Paul, and Mary, and co-writer of their hit 'Puff, the Magic Dragon'. Had a not-so-magic moment in 1970 when he was arrested for taking "immoral and improper liberties" with a 14-year-old girl. (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2024

Yasargil, Gazi Born 6 July 1925  (Lice, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey) Turkish medical scientist and neurosurgeon who developed devices to treat epilepsy and brain tumours. Waiting for the Hearse

Yates, Andy Date and place of birth unknown Musician and member of folk group The Longest Johns. (THEME) Picked by Youtube

Yeats, Ron  Born 15 November 1937  (Aberdeen, UK) Died 6 September 2024  () Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Former Liverpool captain, a key lieutenant for the Bill Shankly's all-conquering 1960s side. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two (THEME) Sudden Death (THEME) They think it's all over

Yerxa, Ron Born 18 May 1947  (United States) American Film Producer, e.g. Little Miss Sunshine and Nebraska (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Ying-jeou, Ma Born 13 July 1950  (Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong) Powerful Taiwanese politician in various roles (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

Yonath, Ada Born 22 June 1939  (Jerusalem, Israel) First female Israeli to win the Nobel Prize, in 2009. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Yong-nam, Kim Born 4 February 1928  (Pyongyang, North Korea) Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea. Some believe that he's the one that really runs the show in this most most rogue of rogue states... (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Dead Continent

Yoon, Suk Yeol Born 18 December 1960  (Seoul, South Korea) Current president of South Korea (THEME) Political Correctness Gone Mad

York, Michael Born 27 March 1942  (Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, England) Classy actor, star of 'Cabaret', 'Logan's Run' and the Austin Powers trilogy. Dead Last? Dead Right!

Yosef, Yitzhak Born 16 January 1952  (Jerusalem, Israel) The sephardic chief rabbi of Israel (THEME) Thou Shall Seek Death

Young, (singer) Neil Born 12 November 1945  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Legendary singer-songwriter (“Southern Man”, “Rockin’ in the Free World”), 1/4th of CSNY, still recording music in his mid-70s. (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm Don't Eat The Figs Wisconsin Reaper Beater 3.0 (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death Zombie Nation

Young, Andrew Born 12 March 1932  (New Orleans, LA, USA) Civil rights activist, once a friend and ally of Martin Luther King Jr, before moving into politics. Former US Representative for Georgia (1973-77), US Ambassador to the UN (1977-79), and Mayor of Atlanta (1982-90) (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome

Young, Avalon Born 16 July 1994  (San Diego, California, USA) American Idol contestant. Salmon Roe

Young, Jesse Colin Born 22 November 1941  (Queens, New York, USA) Founding member of The Youngbloods. Later solo. In 2012 diagnosed with Chronic Lyme disease. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Young, La Monte Born 14 October 1935  (Bern, Idaho, USA) American avant garde musician, one of the originators of drone music. (THEME) Musical chairs

Young (actor), Paul Born 3 July 1944  ( Edinburgh, Scotland) Scottish TV and radio actor who was in the cast of Still Game for 17 years Time's-up Team

Young-ok, Kim Born 5 December 1937  (Incheon, South Korea) South Korean actress. (THEME) Dead Continent

Youyou, Tu Born 30 December 1930  (Ningbo, China) Nobel Prize-winning Chinese chemist and educator. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes  (THEME) Nobel Notables

Yulin, Harris Born 5 November 1937  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Prolific movie and TV actor who has been in everything, Buffy, X-files, Star Trek, Veep, Frasier, etc… (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

Yunos, Jamal Born 4 August 1970  (Sungai Leman, Sekinchan, Selangor, Malaysia) Malaysian politician suffering from lung cancer. The Love Boat The Necro Files

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