Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: B

 

B., Cardi
Born 11 October 1992  (New York City, New York, USA)
Former stripper who parlayed social media fame into a career as the leading female rapper of her generation. Threw a shoe at Nicki Minaj.
[Picture of Cardi B.]

 

Babbitt, Bruce
Born 27 June 1938  (Flagstaff, Arizona, USA)
Governor of Arizona from 1978 to 1987.
[Picture of Bruce Babbitt]

 

Babcock, Barbara
Born 27 February 1937  (Fort Riley, Kansas, USA)
Retired American actress, won an Emmy for her work in "Hill Street Blues" and later popped up on "Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman".
[Picture of Barbara Babcock]

 

Baby, Da
Born 22 December 1991  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Real Name Jonathan Lyndale Kirk, rapper on the top of his game as of right now
[Picture of Da Baby]

 

Baby, Lil
Born 3 December 1994  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Trap rapper who came to prominence in 2018, went top 5 in the US with the single "Drip Too Hard".
[Picture of Lil Baby]

 

Bachchan, Amitabh
Born 11 October 1942  (Allahabad, United Provinces, British India)
Massive superstar of Bollywood who the industry practically revolved around in the 70s and 80s.
[Picture of Amitabh Bachchan]

 

Bachman, Randy
Born 27 September 1943  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada)
Guitarist for bands The Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive. Let us rock!
[Picture of Randy Bachman]

 

Badawi, Abdullah Ahmad
Born 26 November 1939  (Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia)
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009. It was reported in September 2022, that he was suffering from dementia, unable to recognize or remember family members, and requires the use of a wheelchair.
[Picture of Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]

 

Baddeley, Alan
Born 23 March 1934  (Leeds, UK)
Noteworthy psychologist. Famous for his research on how human memory functions.Proposed the 3 component of memory , now refined and expanded to 4 component theory.
[Picture of Alan Baddeley]

 

Badran, Adnan
Born 15 December 1935  (Jerash, Transjordan)
Former Prime Minister of Jordan (briefly)
[Picture of Adnan Badran]

 

Baer, Jr., Max
Born 4 December 1937  (Oakland, California, USA)
Actor, best known as Jethro in the 1960s fish-out-of-water comedy series 'The Beverly Hillbillies'.
[Picture of Max Baer, Jr.]

 

Baerbock, Annalena
Born 15 December 1980  (Hanover, West Germany)
German Greens politician.
[Picture of Annalena Baerbock]

 

Baez, Joan
Born 9 February 1941  (New York City, New York, USA)
Folk singer, recognised for her collaborations with Bob Dylan.
[Picture of Joan Baez]

 

Bahler, Tom
Born 1 June 1943  (Inglewood, California, USA)
Songwriter who wrote the song "She's Out of My Life" for Frank Sinatra that was instead recorded as an uncharacteristic ballad by Michael Jackson.
[Picture of Tom Bahler]

 

Bailey, Bill
Born 13 January 1965  (Bath, Somerset, England)
English musician, comedian, actor and television presenter, he is known for his role as Manny in the sitcom Black Books and for his regular appearances on the panel shows Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Have I Got News for You, and QI, as well as for his stand-
[Picture of Bill Bailey]

 

Bailey, David
Born 2 January 1938  (Leytonstone, London, England)
Iconic photographer who came to prominence in the "Swinging Sixties".
[Picture of David Bailey]

 

Bailey, G. W.
Born 27 August 1945  (Port Arthur, Texas, USA)
Actor, who, no matter what else he does, will be forever known as Captain Thaddeus Harris in the 'Police Academy' series.
[Picture of G. W. Bailey]

 

Bailey, Halle
Born 27 March 2000  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Singer and actress, singing both solo and with her sister as Chloe x Halle. Known mostly in the UK for her role as Ariel in the live-action musical version of The Little Mermaid and the surrounding controversy about her not being a real mermaid or summat.
[Picture of Halle Bailey]

 

Bailey, Judy
Born 3 October 1935  (Auckland, New Zealand)
New Zealand-born pianist, jazz musician and composer
[Picture of Judy Bailey]

 

Bailey, Mike
Born 27 February 1942  (Wisbech, England)
Ensligh footballer for Wolverhampton.
[Picture of Mike Bailey]

 

Bain, Barbara
Born 13 September 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Actress and ex-wife of 'Mission:Impossible' and 'Space 1999' star Martin Landau, with whom she appeared with.
[Picture of Barbara Bain]

 

BAIO, Scott
Born 22 September 1960  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actor of 'Happy Days' and 'Bugsy Malone' fame.
[Picture of Scott BAIO]

 

Bajrakitiyabha, Princess
Born 12 July 1978  (Bangkok, Thailand)
Oldest grandchild of King Bhumibol, Diplomat and Attorney Genral of Udon Thani Province.
[Picture of Princess Bajrakitiyabha]

 

Baker, Anne
Born 14 May 1914  ()
Writer of numerous historical biographies in addition to 50 years of volunteer work. Which is only one-half of her life, to be honest.
[Picture of Anne Baker]

 

Baker, Carroll
Born 28 May 1931  (Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Blonde bombshell actress in the 1950s in Hollywood before moving to Europe in the 1960s to be a horror star.
[Picture of Carroll Baker]

 

Baker, Colin
Born 8 June 1943  (London, England)
Actor who played the sixth 'Doctor Who' from 1984-86.
[Picture of Colin Baker]

 

Baker, James
Born 28 April 1930  (Houston, Texas)
Former US Secretary of State.
[Picture of James Baker]

 

Baker, Janet
Born 21 August 1933  (Hatfield, South Yorkshire, England)
English mezzo-soprano.
[Picture of Janet Baker]

 

Baker, Kenneth
Born 3 November 1934  (Newport, Wales)
Former Tory MP and Home Secretary. To teachers and school kids, his main legacy is "Baker days", which allow them an extra day off school. To everyone else, he's best remembered as his caricature of a snail in the satirical TV show 'Spitting Image'.
[Picture of Kenneth Baker]

 

Baker, Tom
Born 20 January 1934  (Liverpool, England)
Actor who played Doctor Who from 1974-81. More recently known for his deadpan voiceovers on 'Little Britain'.
[Picture of Tom Baker]

 

Baker (drummer), James
Born 7 March 1954  (Perth, Western Australia, Australia)
Drummer for multiple Australian rock and punk rock bands, most notably The Scientists, Beasts of Bourbon, and The Dubrovniks.
[Picture of James Baker (drummer)]

 

Bakewell, Joan
Born 16 April 1933  (Stockport, England)
Television presenter, newsreader and interviewer. The original thinking man's crumpet. Had a long affair with the late playwright Harold Pinter.
[Picture of Joan Bakewell]

 

Bakker, Jim
Born 2 January 1940  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA)
Televangelist, ex-husband of Tammy Faye, who was brought down by fraud, tax evasion, racketeering and sex scandals. Despite this, he still preaches on his own TV show. 10/10 for persistence.
[Picture of Jim Bakker]

 

Bakshi, Ralph
Born 29 November 1938  (Haifa, British Protectorate of Palestine)
American director, resposible for the animated 1978 version of "Lord of the Rings"
[Picture of Ralph Bakshi]

 

Baldwin, Alec
Born 3 April 1958  (Massapequa, Long Island, New York, USA)
Hollywood actor, whose breakthrough year was 1988, when he starred in no fewer than 5 films. Went on to appear in 'The Hunt For Red October', 'Glengarry Glen Ross' and 'Mercury Rising' among others, and was married to Kim Basinger for 8 years. His broth
[Picture of Alec Baldwin]

 

Bale, Christian
Born 30 January 1974  (Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales)
Eccentric actor and star of the Batman films.
[Picture of Christian Bale]

 

Ball, Johnny
Born 23 May 1938  (Bristol, England)
Former TV presenter - Zoe's dad and hence Fatboy Slim's father-in-law.
[Picture of Johnny Ball]

 

Ball, Michael
Born 27 June 1962  (Bromsgrove, UK)
Twinkly eyed housewives' favourite, king of middle-of-the-road musical theatre.
[Picture of Michael Ball]

 

Ball, Vincent
Born 4 December 1923  (Wee Waa, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian character actor.
[Picture of Vincent Ball]

 

Bankman-Fried, Sam
Born 6 March 1992  (Stanford, California, United States)
Founder and CEO of crypto currency exchange FTX that collapsed and is now a suspected fraudster and former billionaire
[Picture of Sam Bankman-Fried]

 

Banks-Smith, Nancy
Born in   (exact date unknown)
TV critic, mainly for the Guardian, formerly for the Sun & Daily Express. Born 1929.
[Picture of Nancy Banks-Smith]

 

Banner, Tommy
Born in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Longest-serving member of the British Scrumpy band "The Wurzels"
[Picture of Tommy Banner]

 

Barbeau, Adrienne
Born 11 June 1945  (Sacramento, California, USA)
US actress who started as a pole dancer for the New York mafia, and then frequently crossed the revolving door between Broadway and TV
[Picture of Adrienne Barbeau]

 

Barber, Bob
Born 26 September 1935  (Withington, Manchester, England)
Cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Lancashire and Warwickshire in the 1950s and 1960s.
[Picture of Bob Barber]

 

Barber, Tony
Born 28 March 1940  (Oldham, England)
Australian host of "Sale of the Century" and "Wheel of Fortune".
[Picture of Tony Barber]

 

Barclay, Frederick Hugh
Born 27 October 1934  (Hammersmith, London, England)
With his now deceased twin brother he owned Littlewoods, Yodel, handbag.com, Woolworths and Ladybird brands. They also owned several newspapers including the Scotsman and the Telegraph Media Group.
[Picture of Frederick Hugh Barclay]

 

Bardem, Javier
Born 1 March 1969  (Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain)
Successful actor in his native Spain, more recently in international films.
[Picture of Javier Bardem]

 

Barden, Leonard
Born 20 August 1929  (Croydon, London, United KIngdom)
this British chess player holds the record for the longest-running daily chess column by the same author
[Picture of Leonard Barden]

 

Bardot, Brigitte
Born 28 September 1934  (Paris, France)
French actress, sex symbol, model and animal rights activist.
[Picture of Brigitte Bardot]

 

Bare, Bobby
Born 7 April 1935  (Ironton, Ohio, USA)
Country music singer.
[Picture of Bobby Bare]

 

BARENBOIM, Daniel
Born 15 November 1942  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentine-boen Israeli conductor and pianist.
[Picture of Daniel BARENBOIM]

 

Barge, Gene Gene Barge is no longer with us
Born 9 August 1926  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA)

Died 2 February 2025  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

Age at death: 98  (read death notice)
Jazz musician, saxophone player. He also arranged and produced, and supported artist such as Fats Domino and Chuck berry. Acted too, appearing in The Fugitive and Under Siege amongst others
[Picture of Gene Barge]

 

Barker, Clive
Born 5 October 1952  (Liverpool, England)
Acclaimed horror writer whose health has been out of his own novels of late.
[Picture of Clive Barker]

 

Barker, Travis
Born 12 November 1975  (Fontana, California, USA)
Drummer with punk-pop band Blink-182.
[Picture of Travis Barker]

 

Barlow, Gary
Born 20 January 1971  (Frodsham, England)
Lead singer and songwriter for Take That.
[Picture of Gary Barlow]

 

Barlow, Thelma
Born 29 June 1929  (Middlesbrough, England)
Televison actress, still best known as the dithering Mavis Wilton in 'Coronation Street' despite leaving the soap in 1997.
[Picture of Thelma Barlow]

 

Barnes, Jimmy
Born 28 April 1956  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Australian rocker with prolific success as both a soloist and the frontman of Cold Chisel.
[Picture of Jimmy Barnes]

 

Barney, Gerry
Born 18 September 1939  (place of birth unknown)
Graphic Designer, worked at the Design Research Unit, and came up with the British Rail Double Arrow logo. With the demise of BR, it beacme the National Rail Double Arrow.
[Picture of Gerry Barney]

 

Barney, Lem
Born 8 September 1945  (Gulfport, MS, USA)
Former NFL footballer (Detroit Lions), singer, sang backing vocals for Marvin Gaye, and actor. in advanced stages of dementia as of August 2023.
[Picture of Lem Barney]

 

Barnor, James
Born 6 June 1929  (Accra, Gold Coast)
Ghanaian photographer.
[Picture of James Barnor]

 

Barr, Roseanne
Born 3 November 1952  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
American actress & comedienne, best known for her show 'Roseanne'.
[Picture of Roseanne Barr]

 

Barre-Sinoussi, Francoise
Born 30 July 1947  (Paris, France)
French virologist who co-discovered HIV.
[Picture of Francoise Barre-Sinoussi]

 

Barrett, Norman
Born in York, England  (exact date unknown)
Circus ringmaster who spent 25 years at Blackpool Tower Circus whilst making consistent TV appearances, born 1935
[Picture of Norman Barrett]

 

Barrett, T. L.
Born 13 January 1944  (Jamaica, New York, USA)
American gospel musician and Pentecostal preacher.
[Picture of T. L. Barrett]

 

Barrie, Amanda
Born 14 September 1935  (Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire,England)
Actress. Was Alma Sedgewick in Coronation Street.
[Picture of Amanda Barrie]

 

Barrie, Barbara
Born 23 May 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Actress and author.
[Picture of Barbara Barrie]

 

Barrie, J. J.
Born 7 July 1933  (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)
Born Barry Authors. Country music singer, best known for his sentimental 1976 UK-chart topper 'No Charge'.
[Picture of J. J. Barrie]

 

Barrymore, Michael
Born 4 May 1952  (Bermondsey, London, England)
Entertainer and game show host, born Kiernan Michael Parker. In March 2001, an unfortunate incident involving a dead homosexual in his swimming pool wrecked his career and made some DDPers feel that suicide may be on the cards.
[Picture of Michael Barrymore]

 

Barstow, Josephine
Born 27 September 1940  (Sheffield, UK)
Opera singer who, in her role as Salome, became probably the only Dame of the British Empire to appear onstage wearing nothing but a G-string.
[Picture of Josephine Barstow]

 

Bartlett, Bonnie
Born 20 June 1929  (Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, USA)
American actress, mainly know for her role as Ellen Craig on St. Elsewhere
[Picture of Bonnie Bartlett]

 

Bartlett, Roscoe
Born 3 June 1926  (Moorland, Kentucky, USA)
US representative for Maryland 1993-2013
[Picture of Roscoe Bartlett]

 

Barton, Margaret
Born 27 May 1926  (Finsbury Park, London, UK)
Retired actress, Brief Encounter.
[Picture of Margaret Barton]

 

Baruah, Paresh
Born 15 February 1957  (Chabua, Assam, India)
Indian seperatist, army chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom, who want Assam seperated from the Indian State. Living in exile in China.
[Picture of Paresh Baruah]

 

Bashir, Martin
Born 19 January 1963  (London, England)
Slimy, arrogant television journalist, best remembered for his Panorama interview with Princess Diana in 1995.
[Picture of Martin Bashir]

 

basil, toni
Born 22 September 1943  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Singer-songwriter, most famous for her 1981 Number One hit 'Mickey'.
[Picture of toni basil]

 

Basilashvili, Oleg
Born 26 September 1934  (Moscow, Russia)
A prolific Russian actor on both stage and screen. Having watched a few dozen movies that he starred in, I still cannot understand a word he says.
[Picture of Oleg Basilashvili]

 

Baskin, Carole
Born 6 June 1961  (Bexar County, Texas, USA)
CEO of Big Cat Rescue, made famous by Tiger King.
[Picture of Carole Baskin]

 

Bass, William M.
Born 30 August 2028  (Staunton, Virginia, USA)
American forensic anthropologist, best known for his research on human osteology (that is bones to the likes of you and me) and human decomposition (NICE!!!!). I think we should invite him to participate in our game.
[Picture of William M. Bass]

 

Bassett, William H.
Born 28 December 1935  (Evanston, Illinois, USA)
One of those "bit part" actors that have appeared in over 1o movies and TV show but you would walk past in the street. According to Wikipedia, he is "known" for his role in ads for Whataburger. Need I say more?
[Picture of William H. Bassett]

 

Bassey, Shirley
Born 8 January 1937  (Cardiff, Wales)
Singer who had several hits in the 1950s and '60s, as well as singing the theme tunes to 3 James Bond films. Had a minor comeback in the late '90s as an ironic cult heroine.
[Picture of Shirley Bassey]

 

Bastian, Ali
Born 27 February 1982  (Windsor, Berkshire, England)
English actress appearing on "Hollyoaks", "The Bill "and "Doctors."
[Picture of Ali Bastian]

 

Bates, Chic
Born 28 November 1949  (West Bromwich, England)
Football player who spent 9 years at Shrewsbury Town
[Picture of Chic Bates]

 

Bates, Kathy
Born 28 June 1948  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
Oscar-winning actress known for the parts of quirky and quite often dangerous women she has played on screen.
[Picture of Kathy Bates]

 

Bates, Ken
Born 4 December 1931  (Ealing, London, England)
Outspoken football chairman, formerly of Chelsea, now with Leeds United.
[Picture of Ken Bates]

 

Bates, Simon
Born 17 December 1947  (Birmingham, England)
Quintessentially smooth disc jockey for Radio 1 from 1977-1993.
[Picture of Simon Bates]

 

Batt, Mike
Born 6 February 1949  (Southampton, England)
Composer and musician best known as making The Wombles into pop stars. Wrote 'Bright Eyes' too, if he hasn't already done enough damage.
[Picture of Mike Batt]

 

Bauchau, Patrick
Born 6 December 1938  (Brussels, Belgium)
Film actor who started off as a French New Wave figure before becoming better known for roles such as one of the baddies in 'A View to a Kill'. Was one of the actors considered for Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation'.
[Picture of Patrick Bauchau]

 

Bauer, Cate
Born 27 August 1922  (London, England)
Actress who voiced the character of Perdita in 'One Hundred and One Dalmatians'.
[Picture of Cate Bauer]

 

Baxter, Biddy
Born in Leicester, Leicestershire, England  (exact date unknown)
Born in 1933. Former long-time editor of Blue Peter, the long-running children's TV show.
[Picture of Biddy Baxter]

 

Baxter, Meredith
Born 21 June 1947  (South Pasadena, California, USA)
Actress known as the eldest daughter in 'Family' and as the mum in 'Family Ties'.
[Picture of Meredith Baxter]

 

Baxter, Stanley
Born 24 May 1926  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Comic actor, impressionist & female impersonator, who retired after starring in children's TV show 'Mr Majeika'. Now lives in Berkshire.
[Picture of Stanley Baxter]

 

Bayly, Lorraine
Born 16 January 1937  (Narrandera, NSW, Australia)
Actress who began as a child, and appeared in just about every medium, played matriarch Grace Sullivan in 594 episodes of The Sullivans.
[Picture of Lorraine Bayly]

 

baynton, Maureen
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
English former snooker and billiards player, seven-time Women's Amateur Billiards champion.
[Picture of Maureen baynton]

 

Beagle, Peter S.
Born 20 April 1939  (New York City, New York, USA)
Fantasy novelist best known for 'The Last Unicorn'.
[Picture of Peter S. Beagle]

 

Beal, Dana
Born 9 January 1947  (Ravenna, Ohio, USA)
American activist prominently involved in marijuana legzalization.
[Picture of Dana Beal]

 

Beale, Simon Russell
Born 12 January 1961  (Penang, Malaysia)
One of England's leading stage actors, often turns up on TV and film if there's anything Shakespeare-y going on.
[Picture of Simon Russell Beale]

 

Beamon, Bob
Born 29 August 1949  (Queens, New York, USA)
Renowned long-jumper who held the world record of 8.90 metres for an astonishing 23 years. Set at the 1968 Mexico Olympics, it's still the Olympic record, over 55 years later. He's also a hip-hop (I thought that was a different event) jazz percussionist.
[Picture of Bob Beamon]

 

Bean, Sean
Born 17 April 1959  (Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England)
Actor, often used to great effect to add a bit o' nurthern grit to films such as 'Lord of the Rings' and the cult TV hit 'Game of Thrones'.
[Picture of Sean Bean]

 

Beard, Frank
Born 11 June 1949  (Frankston, Texas, USA)
Drummer and non-bearded member of blues-rock group ZZ Top.
[Picture of Frank Beard]

 

Beattie, George
Date and place of birth unknown
Scottish convicted murderer for the murder Margaret McLaughlin in 1973.
[Picture of George Beattie]

 

Beatty, Warren
Born 30 March 1937  (Richmond, Virginia, USA)
US actor, lothario in his early days, now tamed by wife Annette Bening. Brother of Shirley MacLaine, ex-boyfriend of most of the celebrity female world.
[Picture of Warren Beatty]

 

Beaumont, Bill
Born 9 March 1952  (Chorley, Lancashire, England)
Former rugby union player, turned broadcaster of rather dour persona. Later on TV as a captain on 'A Question of Sport'. More recently works as a rugby pundit.
[Picture of Bill Beaumont]

 

Beaumont, Kathryn
Born 27 June 1938  (London, England)
Actress who was the voice of Alice in Disney's 'Alice in Wonderland'.
[Picture of Kathryn Beaumont]

 

Beckwith, Mike
Born 15 March 1935  (Hendon, London, England)
Former racing driver, most successful in sports car races in his Lotus 23. He also raced in one non-championship F1 race in 1963 (retired on lap 17, Oulton Park). Said to be in poor health (2023)
[Picture of Mike Beckwith]

 

Bedi, Kabir
Born 16 January 1946  (Punjab, India)
Indian actor who starred in both Bollywood and western films.
[Picture of Kabir Bedi]

 

Begley Jr., Ed
Born 16 September 1949  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Second-generation actor and environmental activist, a key member of the Christopher Guest mockumentary regulars.
[Picture of Ed Begley Jr.]

 

Behar, Joy
Born 7 October 1942  (New York, New York, USA)
Actress and TV host best known as her off 'The View'.
[Picture of Joy Behar]

 

Behn, Peter
Born 4 July 1934  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Actor - the voice of Thumper in 'Bambi'.
[Picture of Peter Behn]

 

Bell, Archie
Born 9 January 1944  (Henderson, Texas, USA)
Frontman of funk pioneers Archie Bell & the Drells.
[Picture of Archie Bell]

 

Bell, Colin S.
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
RAF WW2 fighter pilot and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, born 1920/1921.
[Picture of Colin S. Bell]

 

Bell, Derek
Born 31 October 1941  (Pinner, Middlesex)
Reitred racing driver, did Formula One but most succes came in the Le Mans 24 hour race, where he was a 5-time winner.
[Picture of Derek Bell]

 

Bell, Greg
Born 7 November 1930  (Terre Haute, Indiana, USA)
Winner of the gold medal for the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Melbourne in 1956.
[Picture of Greg Bell]

 

Bell, Le'Veon
Born 18 February 1992  (Reynoldsburg, Ohio, USA)
US football player.
[Picture of Le'Veon Bell]

 

Bell, Madeline
Born 23 July 1942  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
American soul singer who prospered best in the UK as part of Blue Mink.
[Picture of Madeline Bell]

 

Bell, Martin
Born 31 August 1938  (Redisham, UK)
"The Man In The White Suit" - former war correspondant who became an anti-corruption campaigner and MP in 1997.
[Picture of Martin Bell]

 

Bell, Michael
Born 30 July 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Veteran voice actor. Voiced a menagerie of Smurfs and Transformers in the 80s, come the 90s he voiced three 'Rugrats' dads (nerdy Chaz Finster, swell Drew Pickles, and folksy Boris Kropotkin).
[Picture of Michael Bell]

 

Bellamy, George
Born 10 August 1941  (Sunderland, England)
Guitarist with Joe Meek outfit the Tornados, best known for their space pop smash "Telstar". Also father to Muse frontman Matt.
[Picture of George Bellamy]

 

Bellisario, Donald P.
Born 8 August 1935  (Cokeburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
TV producer who created 'Magnum, P.I.', 'Airwolf', and 'Quantum Leap'.
[Picture of Donald P. Bellisario]

 

Ben, Jorge
Born 22 March 1942  (Rio, Brazil)
Leading Brazilian musician, famously ripped off by Rod Stewart for "D'Ya Think I'm Sexy".
[Picture of Jorge Ben]

 

Benedict, Dirk
Born 1 March 1945  (Helena, Montana, USA)
Actor, best known as part of the famous 'A-Team' as Templeton "Face" Peck.
[Picture of Dirk Benedict]

 

Benford, Gregory
Born 30 January 1941  (Mobile, Alabama, USA)
Sci-fi author whose 1969 story "The Scarred Man" was the first written about a computer virus.
[Picture of Gregory Benford]

 

Benglis, Lynda
Born 25 October 1941  (Lake Charles, Lousiana, USA)
American sculptor and visual artist known for her wax and latex works.
[Picture of Lynda Benglis]

 

Benitez, Wilfred
Born 12 September 1958  (New York City, New York, USA)
Former boxer, a welterweight.
[Picture of Wilfred Benitez]

 

Benjamin, Christopher Christopher Benjamin is no longer with us
Born 27 December 1934  (Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England)

Died 10 January 2025  ()

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Character actor known for his parts in 'The Prisoner' and most notably 'Doctor Who'.
[Picture of Christopher Benjamin]

 

Benjamin, Richard
Born 22 May 1938  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actor in films & TV.
[Picture of Richard Benjamin]

 

Benn, Hilary
Born 26 November 1953  (Hammersmith, London, England)
Labour UK cabinet minister, son of Tony Benn.
[Picture of Hilary Benn]

 

Bennett, Alan
Born 9 May 1934  (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England)
Lugubrious playwright.
[Picture of Alan Bennett]

 

Bennett, Leeman
Born 20 June 1938  (Paducah, Kentucky, USA)
US football player.
[Picture of Leeman Bennett]

 

Bennett Kennedy, Joan
Born 2 September 1936  (Riverdale, New York, USA)
Former wife of Ted Kennedy. Has had well-known drink problems, and was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2006.
[Picture of Joan Bennett Kennedy]

 

Bensedrine, Sihem
Born 28 October 1950  (La Marsa, Tunisia)
Tunisian journalist and human rights activist.
[Picture of Sihem Bensedrine]

 

Benson, George
Born 22 March 1943  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Talented jazz guitarist and R&B singer-songwriter.
[Picture of George Benson]

 

Benson, Harry
Born 2 December 1929  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Internationally renowned Scottish photographer who photographed The Beatles in particular
[Picture of Harry Benson]

 

Benson, Joanne C.
Born 11 March 1941  (Roanoke, VA, USA)
Maryland State Senator
[Picture of Joanne C. Benson]

 

Benton, Joe
Born 28 September 1933  (Bootle, England)
Labour MP for Bootle from 1990 to 2015.
[Picture of Joe Benton]

 

Ben-Victor, Paul
Born 24 July 1965  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Character actor best known for playing Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos in the HBO drama series The Wire.
[Picture of Paul Ben-Victor]

 

Berbie, Jane
Born 6 May 1931  (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, France)
French mezzo-soprano
[Picture of Jane Berbie]

 

Beresford, Bruce
Born 16 August 1940  (Paddington, Australia)
Film director, most famously for 1989 cringefest "Driving Miss Daisy".
[Picture of Bruce Beresford]

 

Bergen, Candice
Born 9 May 1946  (Beverly Hills, California, USA)
Arguably the most successful model-turned-actress in history, went from "Vogue" cover girl to a 50-year career on the boards. Played the eponymous Murphy Brown in that sitcom Americans love and nobody else could give a flying shit about.
[Picture of Candice Bergen]

 

Bergin, Michael
Born 18 March 1969  (Waterbury, Connecticut, United States)
American model who succeeded Mark Wahlberg for Calvin Klein's underwear photoshoots, also dabbled in acting most notably in Baywatch
[Picture of Michael Bergin]

 

Bergman, Alan
Born 11 September 1925  (New York City, New York, USA)
Male half of the Oscar-winning Bergman composer couple
[Picture of Alan Bergman]

 

Berkoff, Steven
Born 3 August 1937  (London, England)
Acclaimed stage and film actor with the recognisable mole on his forehead.
[Picture of Steven Berkoff]

 

Berkowitz, David
Born 1 June 1953  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American serial killer, currently serving a long jail term for his crimes.
[Picture of David Berkowitz]

 

Bernadotte, Marianne
Born 15 July 1924  (Helsingborg, Sweden)
Philanthropist and Countess of Wisborg, widow of Sigvard Bernadotte.
[Picture of Marianne Bernadotte]

 

Bernstein, Carl
Born 14 February 1944  (Washington DC, USA)
With Bob Woodward, one of the Washington Post investigative journalists who followed the money to eventually topple Nixon. Later married Nora Ephron.
[Picture of Carl Bernstein]

 

Berry, Halle
Born 14 August 1966  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Film actress & former model who has appeared & acted well in some excellent movies but will also be remembered for her awful performance in the god-awful 'Catwoman'.
[Picture of Halle Berry]

 

Berry, Mark
Born 18 April 1964  (Salford, Greater Manchester, England)
A.K.A. Bez, perennially hammered dancer for Baggy giants Happy Mondays.
[Picture of Mark Berry]

 

Berry, Mary
Born 24 March 1935  (Bath, England)
Food writer and television chef, whose career has had a second wind thanks to the success of 'The Great British Bake Off'.
[Picture of Mary Berry]

 

Berry, Raymond
Born 27 February 1933  (Corpus Christi, TX, USA)
NFL footballer for the Baltimore Colts, formed a formidable partnership as receiver to QB Johnny Unitas. Post-playing career he became a coach, having the position of receiving coach for 6 teams before becoming head coach of the New England patriots, then
[Picture of Raymond Berry]

 

Best, Pete
Born 24 November 1941  (Madras, India)
Member of The Beatles from 1959-62, when he was fired and replaced by Ringo Starr, who, unlikely though it may seem, was considered a better drummer than him.
[Picture of Pete Best]

 

Betts, Jack
Born 11 April 1929  (Miami, Florida, USA)
Frequent actor on US TV.
[Picture of Jack Betts]

 

Bevan, Bev
Born 25 September 1944  (Birmingham, UK)
Original drummer for both The Move and ELO. Inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the latter.
[Picture of Bev Bevan]

 

Beymer, Richard
Born 20 February 1938  (Avoca, Iowa, USA)
Actor best known for the role of Tony in 'West Side Story'.
[Picture of Richard Beymer]

 

Bhabie, Bhad
Born 26 March 2003  (Boynton Beach, Florida, USA)
Rapper, internet personality, meme. Catch outside, how 'bout that? Ah now you know her! Confirmed she has cancer November 2024.
[Picture of Bhad Bhabie]

 

Bhagwati, Jagdish
Born 26 July 1934  (Bombay, British India)
Indian-American economist.
[Picture of Jagdish Bhagwati]

 

Bhosle, Asha
Born 8 September 1933  (Sangli, India)
Indian singer and actress.
[Picture of Asha Bhosle]

 

Bialiatski, Ales
Born 25 September 1962  (Vyartsilya, Karelian ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union)
Belarusian pro-democract activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022.
[Picture of Ales Bialiatski]

 

Bialik, Mayim
Born 12 December 1975  (San Diego, CA, USA)
Big Bang Theory actress who played Amy. Later became a host of Jeopardy.
[Picture of Mayim Bialik]

 

Bianchi, Daniela
Born 31 January 1942  (Rome, Italy)
Actress who played Bond girl Tatiana Romanova in 'From Russia with Love'.
[Picture of Daniela Bianchi]

 

Bibi, Michael
Born 23 June 1990  (London, England)
Upstart underground DJ and producer who was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023.
[Picture of Michael Bibi]

 

Biden, Hunter
Born 4 February 1970  (Wilmington, Delaware, USA)
Son of Presidential hopeful Joe, whose holiday trips to the Ukraine had Donald Trump very excited last year.
[Picture of Hunter Biden]

 

Biden, Jill
Born 3 June 1951  (Hammonton, New Jersey, USA)
Wife of that one guy who says "malarkey" all the time.
[Picture of Jill Biden]

 

Biden, Joe
Born 20 November 1942  (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA)
The current President of the USA.
[Picture of Joe Biden]

 

Bidmead, Christopher H.
Born 18 January 1941  (Bolton, Lancs. England)
A RADA trained actor, he turned to scriptwriting, becoming script editor for Doctor Who during the Tom Baker era, and later as a writer for Doctor number 5. Also a journalist.
[Picture of Christopher H. Bidmead]

 

Bieber, Hailey
Born 22 November 1996  (Tucson, Arizona, USA)
American model married to Justin Bieber, former Baldwin.
[Picture of Hailey Bieber]

 

Bieber, Justin
Born 1 March 1994  (London, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian pop singer and teen idol.
[Picture of Justin Bieber]

 

Bietry, Charles
Born 5 November 1943  (Rennes, France)
Former journalist who became head of sports for Canal+ and BeIN Sports. Has ALS and is said he will utilise assisted suicide at end-of-life.
[Picture of Charles Bietry]

 

Biggins, Christopher
Born 16 December 1948  (Oldham, Lancashire, England)
Outrageously camp comic actor, TV presenter and pantomime star.
[Picture of Christopher Biggins]

 

Bilardo, Carlos
Born 16 March 1938  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Football manager who won the 1986 World Cup with Argentina.
[Picture of Carlos Bilardo]

 

Bilbow, Tony
Born 17 April 1928  (Burnham, Buckinghamshire, England)
Interviewer and presenter of the BBC's "Late Night Line-Up."
[Picture of Tony Bilbow]

 

Billingsley, Jake
Born 21 August 1941  (McKinney, Texas, USA)
Survivor: Thailand contestant.
[Picture of Jake Billingsley]

 

Bilton, Tim
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
Former TV Chef.
[Picture of Tim Bilton]

 

Bindel, Julie
Born 20 July 1962  (United Kingdom)
radical British feminist writer and anti-violence activist
[Picture of Julie Bindel]

 

Binder, Dennis
Born 18 November 1928  (Rosedale, Mississippi, USA)
Blues & Country singer cheifely, though has ventured intoother genres. He played with Ike Turner's band in the 50s, and was still performing as recently as 2008, releasing his debut album in 2007.
[Picture of Dennis Binder]

 

Binder, Steve
Born 12 December 1932  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
American producer and director of the 'Star Wars Holiday Special'.
[Picture of Steve Binder]

 

Bingham, Walter
Born in Karlsruhe, Germany  (exact date unknown)
British-Israeli journalist who went from being a kindertransport child in 1939 to taking part in the D-Day landings five years later. Also the oldest known man to have completed a skydive.
[Picture of Walter Bingham]

 

Binks, Jimmy
Born 5 October 1935  (Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England)
English former cricketer.
[Picture of Jimmy Binks]

 

Bird, Dickie
Born 19 April 1933  (Barnsley, Yorkshire, England)
Well-respected but now retired cricket umpire, who also took the field as a player many moons ago.
[Picture of Dickie Bird]

 

Birdsong, Cindy
Born 15 December 1939  (Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, USA)
Singer with the Supremes and with Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles.
[Picture of Cindy Birdsong]

 

Birkenshaw, Jack
Born 13 November 1940  (Rothwell, Leeds, Yorkshire, England)
English national team cricketer and umpire.
[Picture of Jack Birkenshaw]

 

Birt, John
Born 10 December 1944  (Liverpool, England)
Dalek who was BBC Director-General during the 1990s.
[Picture of John Birt]

 

Biya, Paul
Born 13 February 1933  (Mvomeka, Cameroon)
President of Cameroon since 1982.
[Picture of Paul Biya]

 

Bjelland, Kat
Born 9 December 1963  (Salem, Oregon, USA)
Frontwoman of all-female alternative rock/grunge group Babes in Toyland.
[Picture of Kat Bjelland]

 

Black, Ian
Born 27 June 1941  (Inverness, Scotland)
Scottish swimmer
[Picture of Ian Black]

 

Black, Kodak
Born 11 June 1997  (Pompano Beach, Florida, USA)
Rapper currently in jail on weapons charges.
[Picture of Kodak Black]

 

black, tori
Born 26 August 1988  (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Pornographic actress, born Michelle Chapman.
[Picture of tori black]

 

Black Bart, (wrestler) (wrestler) Black Bart is no longer with us
Born 30 January 1948  (Texarkana, Arkansas, USA)

Died 9 January 2025  ()

Age at death: 76  (read death notice)
Professional wrestler. Has mentored occasional DDP cult pick Necro Butcher.
[Picture of (wrestler) Black Bart]

 

Blackburn, Elizabeth
Born 26 November 1948  (Hobart, Tasmania, Australia)
Biological researcher who won the Nobel Prize in 2009 for her work in molecular biology.
[Picture of Elizabeth Blackburn]

 

Blackburn, Ken
Born in Bristol, England  (exact date unknown)
New Zealand actor with roles in 'Xena: Warrior Princess' and 'Farscape'.
[Picture of Ken Blackburn]

 

Blackburn, Tony
Born 29 January 1943  (Guildford, Surrey, England)
Made a promising start to his career, joining offshore pirate station Radio Caroline in 1964 as Britain's youngest radio DJ, and in 1967 presented the first-ever show on Radio 1. However, he soon descended into the cheesy world of easy listening and pain
[Picture of Tony Blackburn]

 

Blackwell, Chris
Born 22 June 1937  (Westminster, London, England)
Record producer and founder of Island Records.
[Picture of Chris Blackwell]

 

Blaha, John E.
Born 26 August 1942  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
NASA astronaut. Was unable to vote in the 1996 US presidential election because he was in space for the entire voting period.
[Picture of John E. Blaha]

 

Blair, Ian
Born 15 March 1953  (Chester, England)
Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2005-2008.
[Picture of Ian Blair]

 

Blair, Selma
Born 23 June 1972  (Southfield, Michigan, USA)
Brunette actress who played second fiddle to the blonde lead in every movie 1997 to 2003 (Cruel Intentions, The Sweetest Thing, Legally Blonde).
[Picture of Selma Blair]

 

Blair, Tony
Born 6 May 1953  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
MP for Sedgefield, County Durham since 1983, elected Labour leader in 1994 and Prime Minister in 1997. Not a popular DDP pick, as he's youngish and apparently in good health, but maybe he'll die of embarrassment if Cherie decides to sing in public again.
[Picture of Tony Blair]

 

Blake, Howard
Born 28 October 1938  (London, England)
Composer noted for the soundtrack to 'The Snowman'.
[Picture of Howard Blake]

 

Blake, Julia
Born 13 May 1937  (Bristol, England)
Bristol born Australian actress, probably best remember as Nancy McCormack in Prisoner Cellblock H and a long film career.
[Picture of Julia Blake]

 

Blake, Peter
Born 25 June 1932  (Dartford, Kent, England)
Pop artist, best known for his design of the 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' album for the Beatles in 1967, for which he was paid £200.
[Picture of Peter Blake]

 

Blake, Quentin
Born 16 December 1932  (Sidcup, Kent, England)
Illustrator, often in conjunction with legendary children's author Roald Dahl.
[Picture of Quentin Blake]

 

Blake, Sophie
Born 9 November 1972  (England)
Presenter, reporter and model
[Picture of Sophie Blake]

 

Blakiston, Caroline
Born 3 February 1933  (London, England)
Actress best recognised as Rebel Alliance leader Mon Mothma in 'Return of the Jedi'.
[Picture of Caroline Blakiston]

 

Blanc, Erika
Born 23 July 1942  (Gargnano, Italy)
Italian actress who was Emmanuelle in Io, Emmanuelle
[Picture of Erika Blanc]

 

Blanc, Noel
Born 19 October 1938  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Voice artist who took over voicing cartoons from his father Mel when the latter died in 1989.
[Picture of Noel Blanc]

 

blanchard, tully
Born 22 January 1954  (Calgary, Canada)
American-Canadian professional wrestler and manager. He is best known for his appearances with Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation in the mid-to-late 1980s as a member of The Four Horsemen and The Brain Busters
[Picture of tully blanchard]

 

Blatter, Sepp
Born 10 March 1936  (Visp, Canton Valais, Switzerland)
Slippery president of world football body FIFA since 1998.
[Picture of Sepp Blatter]

 

Bleasdale, Alan
Born 23 March 1946  (Liverpool, England)
British television screenwriter of numerous BBC serials.
[Picture of Alan Bleasdale]

 

Bleken, Hakon
Born 1 September 1929  (Trondheim, Norway)
Norwegian painter.
[Picture of Hakon Bleken]

 

Blessed, Brian
Born 9 October 1937  (Mexborough, Yorkshire, England)
Large, bearded actor whose presence and booming voice has landed him parts in everything from Shakespeare adaptations to Robin Hood to 'Star Wars'.
[Picture of Brian Blessed]

 

Blix, Hans
Born 28 June 1928  (Uppsala, Sweden)
UN Weapons Inspector, former Swedish Foreign Minister. Got in trouble for not finding any weapons of mass destruction, which was a bit harsh, because there never were any.
[Picture of Hans Blix]

 

Block, Joshua
Born 7 August 2001  (New York, NY, USA)
TikTok star known as "World of T-Shirts", which certainly doesn't seem like a particularly interesting world
[Picture of Joshua Block]

 

Blofeld, Henry
Born 23 September 1939  (Hoveton, Norfolk, England)
BBC Radio 4 cricket commentator. His father went to school with Ian Fleming, who borrowed his surname for James Bond's long-time nemesis, Ernst Stavro.
[Picture of Henry Blofeld]

 

Blomstedt, Herbert
Born 11 July 1927  (Springfield MA, USA)
Orchestral conductor, once of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra. A Seventh-day Adventist favoured Austrian & German composers and championed Scandinavians
[Picture of Herbert Blomstedt]

 

Bloodvessel, Buster
Born 6 September 1958  (Hackney, London, England)
Formerly 30-stone (420 lb) front man of ska group Bad Manners. Collapsed and almost died during a gig in Italy in 2001, since when he is reputed to have lost a lot of weight. His real name is Douglas Trendle.
[Picture of Buster Bloodvessel]

 

Bloodworth-Thomason, Linda
Born 15 April 1947  (Poplar Bluff, Missouri, USA)
Writer, mainly of TV shows (some MASH, Rhoda, Desihning Women), and novelist. Friend of the Clintons.
[Picture of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason]

 

Bloom, Claire
Born 15 February 1931  (London, England)
Actress known for her costumed roles in film.
[Picture of Claire Bloom]

 

Bluford, Guion
Born 22 November 1942  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
American astronaut and first African American in space.
[Picture of Guion Bluford]

 

Blume, Judy
Born 12 February 1938  (Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA)
Award-winning author of novels aimed at young adults.
[Picture of Judy Blume]

 

Blumenthal, W. Michael
Born 3 January 1926  (Oranienburg, Brandenburg, Weimar Republic)
US Secretary of the Treasury during the Carter administration.
[Picture of W. Michael Blumenthal]

 

BLUNSTONE, FRANK
Born 17 October 1934  (Crewe, England)
English footballer.
[Picture of FRANK BLUNSTONE]

 

Blunts, Dave
Born 1 July 2001  (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
Rapper with a TikTok channel who got famous for using an oxygen tank while performing
[Picture of Dave Blunts]

 

bluth, don
Born 13 September 1937  (El Paso, Texas, USA)
US director and animator who challanged the Disney monopoly in the 1980s
[Picture of don bluth]

 

Blyth, Ann
Born 16 August 1928  (Mount Kisco, New York, USA)
Hollywood actress who was nominated for an Academy award for Best Supporting Actress in 1945 for the film 'Mildred Pierce'.
[Picture of Ann Blyth]

 

Boardman, Stan
Born 7 December 1937  (Liverpool, England)
Liverpool comic who once got into trouble on live TV for an innocous joke about German Fokker aircraft.
[Picture of Stan Boardman]

 

Bob, Jim
Born in 24 Minutes From Tulse Hill  (exact date unknown)
The singer from Carter USM
[Picture of Jim Bob]

 

Bobbitt, John Wayne
Born in USA  (exact date unknown)
Petty criminal and wifebeater who will forever be known as the receiving end of a certain choppy incident in the 90s, though his attempts to stay relevant off the incident (such as acting in porn film 'Frankenpenis') failed miserably.
[Picture of John Wayne Bobbitt]

 

Boff, Leonardo
Born 14 December 1938  (Concórdia, Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Brazilian liberation theologian and former Catholic priest.
[Picture of Leonardo Boff]

 

Boggs, Wade
Born 15 June 1958  (Omaha, Nebraska, United States)
Fomrer professional baseball player mainly with Boston Red Sox although he won the 1996 World Series with the New York Yankees
[Picture of Wade Boggs]

 

Bohringer, Richard
Born 16 January 1941  (Moulins, France)
French Actor.
[Picture of Richard Bohringer]

 

Bolam, James
Born 16 June 1935  (Sunderland, England)
Charismatic actor, comfortable in both comedy and drama. Known for his roles in 'The Likely Lads', 'When the Boat Comes In, 'The Beiderbecke Affair' and more recently 'New Tricks'.
[Picture of James Bolam]

 

Bolger (New Zealand), Jim
Born 31 May 1955  (Opunake, New Zealand)
New Zealand political juggernaut and prime minister for the National Party
[Picture of Jim Bolger (New Zealand)]

 

Bolland, Rob
Born 17 April 1955  (Port Elizabeth, South Africa)
Half of a Dutch brother producer duo who whoa-oh-oh-orked with Falco on "Rock Me Amadeus".
[Picture of Rob Bolland]

 

Bolton, Bruce
Born 31 May 1935  (Christchurch, New Zealand)
New Zealand cricketer who played in two Tests in 1958–59
[Picture of Bruce Bolton]

 

Bolton, Michael
Born 26 February 1953  (New haven, Connecticut, USA)
Magestically mullet-haired singer.
[Picture of Michael Bolton]

 

Bonds, Gary U.S.
Born 6 June 1939  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
Rock singer who danced 'til quarter to three in the 60s with the help of Daddy G, and enjoyed an 80s comeback with the help of Bruce Springsteen.
[Picture of Gary U.S. Bonds]

 

Bonerz, Peter
Born 6 August 1938  (Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA)
US actor who moved into directing, Police Academy 6 for example….
[Picture of Peter Bonerz]

 

Bongo Ondimba, Ali
Born 9 February 1959  (Brazzaville, Congo-Brazzaville)
No, not the beloved TV magician of the 70s and 80s, but rather the president of Gabon since 2009. Rumoured to be in very ill health at the start of 2019 and some forces in the country look eager to help him on his way out…
[Picture of Ali Bongo Ondimba]

 

Bonington, Chris
Born 6 August 1934  (London, England)
Prolific mountain climber who scaled the north face of the Eiger in 1962.
[Picture of Chris Bonington]

 

Bonino, Emma
Born 9 March 1948  (Bra, Italy)
Liberal, Pro European politician.Formerly an Italian senator and EU commisioner for health and consumer protection..Leader of the More Europe Party.considered a social radical.
[Picture of Emma Bonino]

 

Bonynge, Richard
Born 29 September 1930  (Sydney, NSW, Australia)
Australian conductor and widower of Dame Joan Sutherland.
[Picture of Richard Bonynge]

 

Book, Tony Tony Book is no longer with us
Born 4 September 1934  (Bath, Somerset, England)

Died 13 January 2025  ()

Age at death: 90  (read death notice)
Former footballer & manager of Manchester City.
[Picture of Tony Book]

 

Bookout Jr., John Frank
Born 31 December 1922  (Shreveport, LA, USA)
Oil tycoon who later got nominated to be Ambassador to Saudi Arabia by H.W. Bush
[Picture of John Frank Bookout Jr.]

 

Boone, Pat
Born 1 June 1934  (Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
Crooner, most successful with ballads and blues.
[Picture of Pat Boone]

 

Boorman, John
Born 18 January 1933  (Shepperton, Surrey, England)
Film director, noted for such films as 'Deliverance', 'Excalibur' and 'Zardoz'.
[Picture of John Boorman]

 

Booth, Connie
Born 31 January 1944  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
Actress and writer-turned psychotherapist. Famously co-wrote 'Fawlty Towers' with her then husband John Cleese.
[Picture of Connie Booth]

 

Booth, Heather
Born 15 December 1945  (Brookhaven, Mississippi, USA)
American feminist civil rights activist.
[Picture of Heather Booth]

 

Boozer, Young
Born 23 November 1948  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)
On-and-off Treasurer of Alabama destined to have a drunk driving scandal in his future.
[Picture of Young Boozer]

 

Border, Allan
Born 27 July 1955  (Cremorne, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian ICC Hall of Fame cricketer and former national team captain, now commetator.
[Picture of Allan Border]

 

Borker, Jacques
Born 29 September 1922  (Paris, France)
A notable tapestry designer
[Picture of Jacques Borker]

 

Bornstein, Eli
Born 28 December 1922  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
An artist known for his three-dimensional reliefs - aren't they all three-dimensional?
[Picture of Eli Bornstein]

 

Bornstein, Kate
Born 15 March 1948  (Neptune City, New Jersey, USA)
Gender theorist, born as a man, now a lesbian woman. Has suffered from PTSD and also diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, chronic lymphocytic leukemia and in September 2012 with lung cancer.
[Picture of Kate Bornstein]

 

Boroujerdi, Hossein Kazemeyni
Born 2 August 1958  (Qom, Iran)
Iranian cleric who dared to criticize the regime. Now in prison. Should death occur by execution, the pick will not score.
[Picture of Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi]

 

Boschero, Dominique
Born 27 April 1937  (Paris, France)
French-Italian film actress.
[Picture of Dominique Boschero]

 

Boschwitz, Rudy
Born 7 November 1930  (Berlin, Germany)
A refugee from Nazi Germany, he grew up in Minnesota, establishing a successful business before becoming a Senator (1978-91) . Appointed as ambassador to the UNHCR in 2005.
[Picture of Rudy Boschwitz]

 

Boston, Billy
Born 6 August 1934  (Tiger Bay, Wales)
Legendary rugby league player.
[Picture of Billy Boston]

 

Bourdin, Lise
Born 30 November 1925  (Néris-les-Bains, Allier, France)
French actress.
[Picture of Lise Bourdin]

 

Bourke, Anthony "Ace"
Date and place of birth unknown
Infamous co-owner of Christian the lion.
[Picture of Anthony

 

Boven, Theo van
Born 17 May 1934  (Voorburg, Netherlands)
Dutch professor of international law, recipient of an "Alternative Nobel Prize"
[Picture of Theo van Boven]

 

Bowden, Andrew
Born 8 April 1930  (United Kingdom)
Retired Conservative MP, formerly of Brighton Kemptown (1970 to 1997), the epitome of the loyal backbencher. He did call for Boris Johnson to resign so has his good points too. Played poker after retiring.
[Picture of Andrew Bowden]

 

Bowen, Jason
Born 24 August 1972  (Merthyr Tydfil, Wales)
Former Welsh national team footballer with motor neurome disease.
[Picture of Jason Bowen]

 

Bowen, Michael
Born 21 June 1958  (Houston, Texas, USA)
American actor with roles in Lost and Breaking Bad who also played Tommy in Valley Girl. Birth year either 1953 or 1958.
[Picture of Michael Bowen]

 

Bowie, Micah
Born 10 November 1974  (Webster, Texas, USA)
American former MLB pitcher.
[Picture of Micah Bowie]

 

Bowler, Norman
Born 1 August 1932  (London, England)
Craggy actor best known as Frank Tate in 'Emmerdale' from 1989-1997.
[Picture of Norman Bowler]

 

bowman, scotty
Born 18 September 1933  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Retired Canadian National Hockey League head coach.
[Picture of scotty bowman]

 

Boycott, Geoff
Born 21 October 1940  (Fitzwilliam, Yorkshire, England)
Notoriously slow-scoring Yorkshire and England cricketer. Now an equally dull cricket commentator.
[Picture of Geoff Boycott]

 

Bozizé, Francois
Born 14 October 1946  (Mouila, Gabon)
President of the Central African Republic for 10 years before being driven out of power in 2013..
[Picture of Francois Bozizé]

 

Bradley, David
Born 17 April 1942  (York, England)
British actor famous for playing Argus Filch in the Harry Potter film series and later starred as Walder Frey in 'Game of Thrones'.
[Picture of David Bradley]

 

Bradley, Michael
Born 13 August 1959  (Derry, Northern Ireland, UK)
Bassist and singer in punk rock band The Undertones.
[Picture of Michael Bradley]

 

Bradshaw, Terry
Born 2 September 1948  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA)
Former NFL quaterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
[Picture of Terry Bradshaw]

 

Brady, Nicholas F.
Born 11 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA)
Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents Reagan and Bush Snr.
[Picture of Nicholas F. Brady]

 

Brady, Pete
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada  (exact date unknown)
DJ and Magpie presenter. Radio 1 for sorrow, 2 for joy. Born 1941.
[Picture of Pete Brady]

 

Braeden, Eric
Born 3 April 1941  (Bredenbek, Germany)
Actor best known for "The Young and The Restless" and "The Rat Patrol"
[Picture of Eric Braeden]

 

Bragg, Melvyn
Born 6 October 1939  (Carlisle, United Kingdom)
Longtime broadcaster for British TV eventually made peer.
[Picture of Melvyn Bragg]

 

Brand, Ralph
Born 8 December 1936  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Scottish footballer with quite a fe seasons at Glasgow Rangers
[Picture of Ralph Brand]

 

Brand, Russell
Born 4 June 1975  (Grays, Essex, England)
TV presenter & comic who is nowhere near as funny as he thinks he is.
[Picture of Russell Brand]

 

Brand, Stewart
Born 14 December 1938  (Rockford, Illinois, USA)
Editor of the Whole Earth Catalog.
[Picture of Stewart Brand]

 

Brand, Vance
Born 9 May 1931  (Longmont, Colorado, USA)
US testpilot and astronaut, most notably on the Apollo-Soyuz test project, then later on the Columbia Space Shuttle
[Picture of Vance Brand]

 

Brandauer, Klaus Maria
Born 22 June 1943  (Bad Aussee, Austria)
Austrian actor known for his role as Largo in the sort-of Bond film 'Never Say Never Again'.
[Picture of Klaus Maria Brandauer]

 

Brandreth, Gyles
Born 8 March 1948  (Wuppertal, Germany)
TV personality and something of a polymath - writer, presenter, producer, biographer, you name it. Was even a Conservative MP and junior minister at one time.
[Picture of Gyles Brandreth]

 

Brandt, Victor
Born 19 September 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actor who guested on US staples like 'Star Trek' and 'Mission Impossible' before increasingly turning to voiceover roles in recent years.
[Picture of Victor Brandt]

 

Branson, Richard
Born 18 July 1950  (Sharnley Green, Surrey, England)
Entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he started a national student magazine. Now boss of the Virgin records/banking/airline/mobile phones/etc empire.
[Picture of Richard Branson]

 

Brass, Tinto
Born 26 March 1933  (Venice, Italy)
Italian filmmaker of the somewhat soft-porn kind.
[Picture of Tinto Brass]

 

Brazil, Alan
Born 15 June 1959  (Simshill, Glasgow, Scotland)
Former porky striker for Ipswich, Spurs & Man U, now a pundit on television.
[Picture of Alan Brazil]

 

Brearley, Mike
Born 28 April 1942  (Harrow, United Kingdom)
Former England Test Cricket captain
[Picture of Mike Brearley]

 

Bredesen, Phil
Born 21 November 1943  (Oceanport, New Jersy, USA)
48th Governor of Tennessee, 2003-2011, a Democrat.
[Picture of Phil Bredesen]

 

Breer, Murle
Born 20 January 1939  (St. Petersburg, Florida, USA)
American golfer and US Women's Open champion.
[Picture of Murle Breer]

 

Brejnholm, Ruth
Born 13 December 1926  (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Danish film actress
[Picture of Ruth Brejnholm]

 

Bremberg, Gia
Born in Sweden  (exact date unknown)
Swedish model who was the Timotei girl in the famous 80s adverts. Born 1964.
[Picture of Gia Bremberg]

 

Bremner, Des
Born 7 September 1952  (Aberchirder, Banffshire, Scotland)
Former Aston Villa midfielder who won the European Cup with them in 1982.
[Picture of Des Bremner]

 

Brendon, Nicholas
Born 12 April 1971  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actor still best known as Xander Harris in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer'.
[Picture of Nicholas Brendon]

 

Bri, Sky
Born 21 February 1999  (Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania, USA)
Porn star.
[Picture of Sky Bri]

 

Briatore, Flavio
Born 12 April 1950  (Verzuolo, Italy)
Italian businessman now mostly associated with the Benetton Formula One racing team
[Picture of Flavio Briatore]

 

Bridgeman, Robin
Born 5 December 1930  ()
AKA Viscount Bridgeman, Conservative peer.
[Picture of Robin Bridgeman]

 

Bridger, Mark
Born 6 November 1965  (Carshalton, London, England)
Wales-based Englishman, sentenced to life imprisonment for the abduction and murder of five-year-old April Jones in 2012. Has six children by four women himself.
[Picture of Mark Bridger]

 

Bridges, Beau
Born 9 December 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actor (son of Lloyd - he's actually Lloyd Bridges III, brother of Jeff). As likely to be found on TV as the cinema, he was Academy Award nominated, but has won three Emmys and a Grammy.
[Picture of Beau Bridges]

 

Brigance, O. J.
Born 29 September 1969  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Former CFL and NFL football player, and senior advisor to player development for the Baltimore Ravens.
[Picture of O. J. Brigance]

 

Briggs, Anne
Born 29 September 1944  (Toton, Nottinghamshire, England)
English folk singer, never achieved public acknowledge of her music.
[Picture of Anne Briggs]

 

Briggs, Barry
Born 30 December 1934  (Christchurch, New Zealand)
Four-time speedway world champion, who competed in a record 18 consecutive world championship seasons.
[Picture of Barry Briggs]

 

Britt, May
Born 22 March 1934  (Lidingo, Sweden)
Swedish actress whose interracial marriage to Sammy Davis Jr saw the song-and-dance man shunned by certain portions of American society in the 1960s.
[Picture of May Britt]

 

Brittain, Clive
Born 15 December 1934  (Caine, United Kingdom)
British horse-race trainer
[Picture of Clive Brittain]

 

Britz, Jerilyn
Born 1 January 1943  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
American golfer and US Women's Open champion.
[Picture of Jerilyn Britz]

 

Broadbent, Jim
Born 24 May 1949  (Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England)
TV & film actor, often in sitcoms too.
[Picture of Jim Broadbent]

 

Broch, Hugo
Born 6 January 1922  (Leichlingen, Germany)
World War II Luftwaffe ace credited with 81 victories in 324 missions, a believer until the end
[Picture of Hugo Broch]

 

Brokaw, Tom
Born 6 February 1940  (Webster, South Dakota, USA)
American television journalist with NBC News.
[Picture of Tom Brokaw]

 

Bron, Eleanor
Born 14 March 1938  (Stanmore, United Kingdom)
British film, TV and stage actress, brought to fame by playing Ahme in "Help!"
[Picture of Eleanor Bron]

 

Bronson, Charles
Born 6 December 1952  (Luton, Bedfordshire, England)
Notorious prisoner, who has little in common with the late actor except the 'tache. Originally jailed for armed robbery, now for some violent escapades during his prison stay, including an attempt to poison a cell neighbour. Born Michael Gordon Peterson.
[Picture of Charles Bronson]

 

Brooker, Alex
Born 15 May 1984  (Ashford, UK)
One-legged co-host of Channel 4 comedy graveyard "The Last Leg".
[Picture of Alex Brooker]

 

Brooks, David
Born 8 July 1997  (Warrington, United Kingdom)
Currently playing Bournemeouth & Wales footballer
[Picture of David Brooks]

 

Brooks, Greg
Born in Harvey, Louisiana, USA  (exact date unknown)
LSU football player fighting cancer.
[Picture of Greg Brooks]

 

Brooks, Mel
Born 28 June 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Comic actor and film director.
[Picture of Mel Brooks]

 

Broome, David
Born 1 March 1940  (Cardiff, Wales)
Former showjumping champion. Won two bronzes at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome.
[Picture of David Broome]

 

Brosmer, Betty
Born 6 August 1929  (Pasadena, California, USA)
American Hall of Fame bodybuilder and model.
[Picture of Betty Brosmer]

 

Brown, Alan
Born 17 October 1935  (Rainworth, Nottinghamshire, England)
English former cricketer.
[Picture of Alan Brown]

 

Brown, Antonio
Born 10 July 1988  (Miami, Florida, USA)
NFL player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and likely CTE sufferer. Case in point? He stripped down and ran shirtless on the field during a match in early 2022 and the Buccs released him days later.
[Picture of Antonio Brown]

 

Brown, Arthur
Born 24 June 1942  (Whitby, Yorkshire, England)
"I am the God of Hellfire, and I bring youuuuuuuu.. FIRE!" Madcap, possibly actually medically mad, but hugely entertaining singer.
[Picture of Arthur Brown]

 

Brown, Bobby
Born 5 February 1969  (Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA)
R & B singer & dancer, whose litany of crimes is much too long to list here, but suffice to say, not many people think of him as "a nice boy".
[Picture of Bobby Brown]

 

Brown, Chris
Born 5 May 1989  (Tappahonnock, Virginia, USA)
Pop and R&B singer who got himself into hot water by assaulting his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009.
[Picture of Chris Brown]

 

Brown, Gordon
Born 20 February 1951  (Govan, Glasgow, Scotland)
Prime Minister of Great Britain from 2007 to 2010.
[Picture of Gordon Brown]

 

Brown, Joe
Born 13 May 1941  (Swarby, Lincolnshire, England)
Singer, guitarist & TV entertainer.
[Picture of Joe Brown]

 

Brown, Kathy
Born 12 July 1960  (South Carolina, USA)
Dance and house singer who has topped the US Dance charts. Biggest UK success was #6 "Strings of Life (Stronger on My Own)".
[Picture of Kathy Brown]

 

Brown, Ken
Born 16 February 1934  (Forest Gate, London, England)
Former West Ham footballer with over 350 games for the club and current oldest living former player.
[Picture of Ken Brown]

 

Brown, Miquel
Born 8 February 1945  (Montreal, Canada)
Actress and disco + soul singer, who sung "Close to Perfection"
[Picture of Miquel Brown]

 

Brown, Roy "Chubby"
Born 3 February 1945  (Grangetown, Middlesbrough, England)
Stand-up comedian, known for his flying helmet and fruity language. Real name Royston Vasey.
[Picture of Roy

 

Brown, Stephen
Born 3 October 1924  (Staffordshire, England)
British judge.
[Picture of Stephen Brown]

 

Brown, Tommy Tommy Brown is no longer with us
Born 6 December 1927  (New York, NY, USA)

Died 15 January 2025  (Altemonte Springs, Florida, USA)

Age at death: 97  (read death notice)
Former professional baseball player nicknamed Buckshot
[Picture of Tommy Brown]

 

Brown, William Andreas
Born 7 September 1930  (Winchester, Massachusetts, USA)
Former American Ambassador to Thailand (1985 to 1988) and Israel (1988 to 1992)
[Picture of William Andreas Brown]

 

Browne, Ronnie
Born 20 August 1937  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Scottish folk singer known as "The Voice".
[Picture of Ronnie Browne]

 

Brownworth, Victoria
Born in USA  (exact date unknown)
*** I have found 3 years of birth for her *** American journalist, writer, and editor. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she wrote numerous award-winning articles about AIDS in women, children, and people of colour. She was the first person in the United S
[Picture of Victoria Brownworth]

 

Bruce, Kitty
Born 7 November 1955  (Miami, Florida, USA)
American actress/singer daughter of Lenny Bruce.
[Picture of Kitty Bruce]

 

Bruneau, Becki
Born 19 May 1905  (Tunbridge Wells, England)
Councillor and anti-euthanasia campaigner
[Picture of Becki Bruneau]

 

Brunemann, Emily
Born 19 September 1986  (Cincinnati, Ohio, USA)
American national team swimmer.
[Picture of Emily Brunemann]

 

Brunt, Dominic
Born 15 April 1970  (Macclesfield, UK)
Actor who has played vet Paddy Kirk on Emmerdale since 1997.
[Picture of Dominic Brunt]

 

Bryan, Zachery Ty
Born 9 October 1981  (Aurora, Colorado, USA)
Actor best known as the trouble-prone eldest son on 'Home Improvement'. Has outflanked his character in recent years, with multiple assault arrests and a fraudulent startup scheme. Oehhhhh?
[Picture of Zachery Ty Bryan]

 

Bryant, Sandra
Born 30 September 1945  (Edgware, England)
English television actress.
[Picture of Sandra Bryant]

 

Buchan, Wattie
Born 24 July 1957  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Lead singer with punk band The Exploited.
[Picture of Wattie Buchan]

 

Buchanan, Ian
Born 16 June 1957  (Hamilton, Scotland)
Scottish soap actor and often David Lynch collaborator.
[Picture of Ian Buchanan]

 

Buchanan, Pat
Born 2 November 1938  (Washington D.C., USA)
Conservative politician, was advisor to Nixon, Ford & Reagan, unsuccessfully stood for the Republican nomination against GHW Bush.
[Picture of Pat Buchanan]

 

Buck, Linda B.
Born 29 January 1947  (Seattle, Washington, USA)
American biologist who won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work on olfactory receptors.
[Picture of Linda B. Buck]

 

Buckingham, Lindsey
Born 3 October 1949  (Palo Alto, California, USA)
Band leader of Fleetwood Mac during their classic era of international stardom.
[Picture of Lindsey Buckingham]

 

Buckingham, Yvonne
Born in Yorkshire  (exact date unknown)
Starting as a 'background artist' in the 50s before moving onto more prominemt roles, she played Christine Keeler in 1963's The Christine Keeler Story. Born 1937.
[Picture of Yvonne Buckingham]

 

Buckler, Rick
Born 6 December 1955  (Woking, United Kingdom)
Former drummer of modders The Jam
[Picture of Rick Buckler]

 

Buckley, Alan
Born 20 April 1951  (Mansfield, England, United Kingdom)
English former professional footballer and football manager who now works as a sports co-commentator for BBC Humberside
[Picture of Alan Buckley]

 

Buckley, Betty
Born 6 March 1947  (Big Spring, Texas, USA)
actress, Winner of a Tony, two daytime Emmy award winner, two time Grammy winner, Broadway musical Cats.
[Picture of Betty Buckley]

 

Budd, Pete
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Vocalist on most of The Wurzels' biggest chart hits, and a member of the band since 1972.
[Picture of Pete Budd]

 

Buder, Madonna
Born 24 July 1930  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA)
"The Iron Nun", a former Catholic nun who turned to sports later in life than most. Current world record holder for oldest female completion of an Ironman Triathlon, at 82.
[Picture of Madonna Buder]

 

Buffer, Michael
Born 2 November 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Wrestling announcer best known for his cry of "Let's get ready to rumble!".
[Picture of Michael Buffer]

 

Buffett, Warren
Born 30 August 1930  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
American businessman & author, the 2nd richest person in the world, according to Forbes magazine in 2006. Also an ace ukulele player.
[Picture of Warren Buffett]

 

Buffon, Lorenzo
Born 19 December 1929  (Majano, Italy)
Former AC Milan and Italy international footballer.
[Picture of Lorenzo Buffon]

 

Bugner, Joe
Born 13 March 1950  (Szoreg, Hungary)
Hungarian born, but Australian citizen - former heavyweight boxer.
[Picture of Joe Bugner]

 

Buhari, Muhammadu
Born 17 December 1942  (Daura, Nigeria)
President of Nigeria since 2015, whose time in power has been marked by battles with his health and Boko Haram.
[Picture of Muhammadu Buhari]

 

Bujold, Genevieve
Born 1 July 1942  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Actress. Won a Golden Globe for the title role in 'Anne of the Thousand Days'.
[Picture of Genevieve Bujold]

 

Bulger, William
Born 2 February 1934  (Dorchester, Massachusetts, USA)
Longest serving President of the Massachusets Senate, holding the office for eighteen years.
[Picture of William Bulger]

 

Bulifant, Joyce
Born 16 December 1937  (Newport News, Virginia, USA)
Character actress from numerous US sitcoms from the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s, who also had a steady side career in panel shows.
[Picture of Joyce Bulifant]

 

Bullrich, Esteban
Born 26 May 1969  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentine politician now suffering from ALS.
[Picture of Esteban Bullrich]

 

Bunch, Harry
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Retired Assistant Chief Constable to the Strathclyde Police.
[Picture of Harry Bunch]

 

Bunnell, John
Born 25 May 1944  (Pendleton, Oregon, USA)
Former sheriff better known for presenting 'World's Wildest Police Videos'.
[Picture of John Bunnell]

 

Bunyan, Vashti
Born in London, England  (exact date unknown)
Folk singer, whose album 'Just Another Diamond Day', released in 1970 became a cult hit thirty years after its release.
[Picture of Vashti Bunyan]

 

Burdon, Eric
Born 11 May 1941  (Walker, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Former lead singer of The Animals.
[Picture of Eric Burdon]

 

Burghoff, Gary
Born 24 March 1943  (Bristol, Connecticut, USA)
Actor best remembered as the bespectacled Radar O'Reilly in the hit TV series 'M*A*S*H'.
[Picture of Gary Burghoff]

 

Burke, David
Born 25 May 1934  (Liverpool, England)
Actor - played Dr Watson in the 1980s TV adaptation of 'The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'.
[Picture of David Burke]

 

Burke, Delta
Born 30 July 1956  (Orlando, Florida, USA)
TV actress who played Suzanne Sugarbaker in CBS sitcom Designing Women.
[Picture of Delta Burke]

 

Burke, James
Born 22 December 1936  (Derry, Northern Ireland)
Scientist, historian & TV presenter - presented 'Tomorrow's World'.
[Picture of James Burke]

 

Burke, Karey
Born 25 September 1966  (Orange County, California, USA)
Disney executive.
[Picture of Karey Burke]

 

Burke, Kathy
Born 13 June 1964  (London, UK)
Overrated "more working class than you" comedy actress who has switched to directing theatre in the past decade.
[Picture of Kathy Burke]

 

Burkinshaw, Keith
Born 23 June 1935  (Higham, England, United Kingdom)
Very successful football manager who won the UEFA Cup in 1984 with the Spurs
[Picture of Keith Burkinshaw]

 

Burley, George
Born 3 June 1956  (Cumnock, Scotland)
Footbll player and manager, had success with Ipswich winnning the FA Cup and UEFA Cup. Managed as well including Ipswich and Derby County plus the national team, lasting less than two years of his four-year contract. Undergoing treatment for cancer.
[Picture of George Burley]

 

Burnett, Carol
Born 26 April 1933  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Red-haired comedienne, best known for her eponymous variety show.
[Picture of Carol Burnett]

 

Burns, Ed
Born 29 January 1968  (Woodside, New York, USA)
Film actor, broke through as Sgt. Reiben in Saving Private Ryan.
[Picture of Ed Burns]

 

Burns, Gordon
Born 10 June 1942  (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Northern Irish newsreader and TV presenter most recognised as the host of 'The Krypton Factor' from 1977-1995.
[Picture of Gordon Burns]

 

Burns, Jake
Born 21 February 1958  (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Singer and guitarist with Northern Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers.
[Picture of Jake Burns]

 

Burrell, Kenny
Born 31 July 1931  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Jazz guitarist, most notably on the Blue Note record label.
[Picture of Kenny Burrell]

 

Burrell, Paul
Born 6 June 1958  (Grassmoor, Derbyshire, England)
Slimy, simpering former butler to Diana, Princess of Wales. Since her death, he has exploited her fame to build on his own celebrity and has popped up on numerous "celebrity" shows since.
[Picture of Paul Burrell]

 

Burrell, Theo
Date and place of birth unknown
Auctioneer and prominent face on Antiques Roadshow, now diagnosed with glioblastoma. Born ca. 1988.
[Picture of Theo Burrell]

 

Burrows, Harry
Born 17 March 1941  (Haydock, UK)
Winger who won the 1961 League Cup with Aston Villa before moving to Stoke.
[Picture of Harry Burrows]

 

Burrows, Malandra
Born 11 April 1965  (Woolton,Liverpool, UK)
Actress, Kathy Glover in the ITV soap Emmerdale.
[Picture of Malandra Burrows]

 

Burstyn, Ellen
Born 7 December 1932  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Film actress. Won an Academy award for Best Actress in 1974 for 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'.
[Picture of Ellen Burstyn]

 

Burton, James
Born 21 August 1939  (Dubberly, Louisiana, USA)
Rock and roll guitarist, member of the Wrecking crew.
[Picture of James Burton]

 

Busey, Gary
Born 29 June 1944  (Goose Creek, Texas, USA)
Actor, in numerous films & often in kooky roles.
[Picture of Gary Busey]

 

Bush, Billy Green
Born 7 November 1935  (Montgomery, Alabama, USA)
Amiable and exceptional character actor ( it says here) Bush often played engaging good ol' boy types, tough cowboys and stern police officers. You may remember him as Trooper Donner in The Hitcher, or as Bobby Angel in Hill Street Blues - but I really do
[Picture of Billy Green Bush]

 

Bush, Jr., George W.
Born 6 July 1946  (New Haven, Connecticut, USA)
43rd President of the United States. Somehow made it through 8 years in the job, but as the man himself once said: "They misunderestimated me."
[Picture of George W. Bush, Jr.]

 

Butler, Billy
Born 24 January 1942  (Amlwch)
Merseyside radio personality.
[Picture of Billy Butler]

 

Butler, Gloria
Born 25 December 1941  (Daytona Beach, FL, USA)
Georgia State Senator and former Minority Leader
[Picture of Gloria Butler]

 

Butler, Jerry
Born 8 December 1939  (Sunflower, Mississippi, USA)
Soul singer-songwriter and original leader of the R&B group, The Impressions.
[Picture of Jerry Butler]

 

Butler-Sloss, Elizabeth
Born 10 August 1933  (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England)
Head of the Family Division of the Court of Appeal, which makes her the most senior family law judge in the UK.
[Picture of Elizabeth Butler-Sloss]

 

Butterfield, Alexander
Born 6 April 1926  (Pensacola, Florida, USA)
Former aide to Richard Nixon who revealed Tricky Dick's secret taping system. The next 18 minutes of this write up have been mysteriously erased.
[Picture of Alexander Butterfield]

 

Button, Dick Dick Button is no longer with us
Born 18 July 1929  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA)

Died 30 January 2025  (North Salem, New York, USA)

Age at death: 95  (read death notice)
American former figure skater and two-time Olympic champion
[Picture of Dick Button]

 

Buttrick, Barbara
Born 3 December 1929  (Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England)
At just 4ft 11in, and known as The Mighty Atom, she became the first ever women's world boxing champion in 1957
[Picture of Barbara Buttrick]

 

Buzzi, Ruth
Born 24 July 1936  (Westerly, Rhode Island, USA)
Comedienne and actress on film, stage and television.
[Picture of Ruth Buzzi]

 

Bynes, Amanda
Born 3 April 1986  (Thousand Oaks, California, USA)
Actress in US teen movies & television show host.
[Picture of Amanda Bynes]

 

Byrne, Michael
Born 7 November 1943  (London, England)
British actor best known for playing nasty Nazis.
[Picture of Michael Byrne]

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