Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: E

 

Eagleton, Terry
Born 22 February 1943  (Salford, England)
English Christian Marxist philosopher
[Picture of Terry Eagleton]

 

Eames, Robin
Born 27 April 1936  (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
Anglican bishop. One of his greatest challenges under his tenure was helping settle a dispute over a local parade in 1996.
[Picture of Robin Eames]

 

Earl, Vince
Born 11 June 1944  (Birkenhead, Cheshire, England)
Actor, comedian and singer best known as the grouchy Ron Dixon in the Channel 4 soap 'Brookside'.
[Picture of Vince Earl]

 

Earle, Steve
Born 17 January 1955  (Fort Monroe, Virginia, USA)
Country, rock and folk singer songwriter, acted in the Wire.
[Picture of Steve Earle]

 

Easterby, Peter
Born 5 August 1929  ()
Retired horse trainer, the only person to have saddled over 1000 winners in both flat and national hunt categories.
[Picture of Peter Easterby]

 

Eastman, George
Born 16 August 1942  (Genoa, Italy)
Italian B-movie actor and screenwriter who used his towering stature to great effect as villains in gory horror films directed by Joe D'Amato, such as the insane, cannibalistic serial killer Klaus Wortmann in 1980's 'Antropophagus'.
[Picture of George Eastman]

 

Easton, Sheena
Born 27 April 1959  (Bellshill, North Lanakshire, Scotland)
Scottish singer who shot to fame when appearing in the proto-X Factor TV show 'The Big Time' in 1980 before recording a number of hit singles in the 1980s.
[Picture of Sheena Easton]

 

Eastwood, Clint
Born 31 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA)
College dropout son of a steelworker who made it big in spaghetti westerns and has been playing hard men ever since. Starred in the film which gave the DDP its name, so it will be truly ironic if he turn
[Picture of Clint Eastwood]

 

Eaton, Shirley
Born 13 January 1937  (London, England)
Actress, most famous for playing Jill Masterson, the Bond girl who died after being painted head to toe in gold paint in 'Goldfinger'.
[Picture of Shirley Eaton]

 

Eavis, Michael
Born 17 October 1935  ()
Dairy farmer and founder of the Glastonbury Festival.
[Picture of Michael Eavis]

 

Ebadi, Shirin
Born 21 June 1947  (Hamedan, Iran)
Iranian lawyer and human rights who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2003. The award was allegedly confiscated by the Iranian state.
[Picture of Shirin Ebadi]

 

Ebersol, Dick
Born 28 July 1947  (Torrington, Connecticut, USA)
TV executive known for producing Olympics and NFL broadcasts.
[Picture of Dick Ebersol]

 

Ecclestone, Bernie
Born 28 October 1930  (St Peter South Elmham, Suffolk, England)
Top dog in the Formula 1 world, with sole control of F1 media rights and an estimated personal fortune of £2.4 billion, which makes him the 3rd wealthiest living Briton. Coincidentally, he's also the 3rd shortest man in Britain, standing just 2'9" in his
[Picture of Bernie Ecclestone]

 

Eden, Barbara
Born 23 August 1931  (Tucson, Arizona, USA)
Best remembered for her role as Jeannie in 'I Dream of Jeannie'.
[Picture of Barbara Eden]

 

Edmonds, Mike
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England  (exact date unknown)
Actor, best remembered as Little Ron in 'Maid Marian & Her Merry Men' or as Logray in 'Return of the Jedi'.
[Picture of Mike Edmonds]

 

Edmonds, Noel
Born 22 December 1948  (Ilford, Essex, England)
Bearded TV presenter who spunked away a small fortune on his ill-advised Mr Blobby theme parks, managed to kill a contestant on his 'Late Late Breakfast Show', then amazed everyone by making an unlikely comeback with 'Deal or No Deal'.
[Picture of Noel Edmonds]

 

Edmonds, Ray
Born 25 April 1936  (Grimsby, England)
Ex-snooker player and commentator
[Picture of Ray Edmonds]

 

EDP445, (youtuber)
Born 15 December 1990  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Highly volatile video streamer, possibly an active pedophile, possibly very ill, he's more often suspended from posting than not
[Picture of (youtuber) EDP445]

 

Edwards, Eric
Born 30 November 1945  (Michigan, USA)
Award winning pornographic actor; recovered from cacer in 2005; diagnosed with demintia in 2023.
[Picture of Eric Edwards]

 

Edwards, Harry
Born 22 November 1942  (East St. Louis, Illinois, USA)
Sociologist and civil rights activist.
[Picture of Harry Edwards]

 

Edwards, Huw
Born 18 August 1961  (Bridgend, Wales)
BBC newscaster and presenter.
[Picture of Huw Edwards]

 

Edwards, Jonathan
Born 28 July 1946  (Aitkin, Minnesota, USA)
American folk and country singer who peaked at US No.4 with 1971's "Sunshine".
[Picture of Jonathan Edwards]

 

efron, zac
Born 18 October 1987  (San Luis Obispo, California, USA)
Teenage heartthrob actor of the High School Musical movies, he still has a career at age 30+
[Picture of zac efron]

 

Eger, Edith
Born 27 September 1927  (Košice, Czechoslovakia)
Psychologist and Holocaust survivor, a specialist in PTSD.
[Picture of Edith Eger]

 

Eggert, Nicole
Born 13 January 1972  (Glendale, California, USA)
Film and TV actress, mostly famous for being a Baywatch lifeguard (seasons 3 & 4)
[Picture of Nicole Eggert]

 

Ehret, Gloria
Born 23 August 1941  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
American golfer and Women's PGA Champion.
[Picture of Gloria Ehret]

 

Ehrlich, Paul R.
Born 29 May 1932  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
American biologist who predicted mass starvation from overpopulation
[Picture of Paul R. Ehrlich]

 

Eiding, Paul
Born 28 March 1946  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Actor increasingly known for voiceover roles such as Max Tennyson in 'Ben 10' and Colonel Roy Campbell in the 'Metal Gear' video games. Paul? PAUL!? PAAAAUUUUL!
[Picture of Paul Eiding]

 

Eiler, Elsie
Born in Monowi, Nebraska, USA  (exact date unknown)
Mayor and sole resident of Monowi, Nebraska, born on or around 13 October 1933
[Picture of Elsie Eiler]

 

Eilish, Billie
Born 18 December 2001  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Singer who has 8 gold singles in the US, 5 music awards, 6 Grammy nominations, Record of the Year, 2 active Guiness World Records and 3 UK top ten hits. She just turned 18 a month ago. Ever feel like you've wasted your life in comparison?
[Picture of Billie Eilish]

 

Eisman, Hy
Born 27 March 1927  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA)
Funny papers cartoonist such as 'Little Lulu' and 'Popeye'.
[Picture of Hy Eisman]

 

Ekland, Britt
Born 6 October 1942  (Stockholm, Sweden)
Actress, in film & TV, a former Bond Girl. Former wife of Peter Sellers.
[Picture of Britt Ekland]

 

Ekman, Paul
Born 15 February 1934  (Washington, DC, USA)
Psychologist who pioneered some facial expressions stuff
[Picture of Paul Ekman]

 

Elba, Idris
Born 6 September 1972  (London, England)
British actor who made his breakthrough in the US with the box-set fetishist's series of series 'The Wire'.
[Picture of Idris Elba]

 

ElBaradei, Mohamed
Born 17 June 1942  (Egypt)
Director General of the IAEA, former Vice President of Egypt, and Nobel Peace Prize winner.
[Picture of Mohamed ElBaradei]

 

el-Baz, Farouk
Born 2 January 1938  (Zagazig, Egypt)
A NASA scientist, chief geologist on the Apollo missions, and also had the idea of letting museum visitors touch the moon rock.
[Picture of Farouk el-Baz]

 

Eldon, Kevin
Born 2 October 1959  (Chatham, Kent, England)
English actor and comedian. He featured in British comedy television shows of the 1990s including Fist of Fun, Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, I'm Alan Partridge, Big Train and Brass Eye. In 2013, he appeared in his own BBC sketch series It's
[Picture of Kevin Eldon]

 

Elgin, Earl of
Born 17 February 1924  (Elgin, Scotland)
The current Earl of Elgin. A former Grand Master Mason of Scotland, and the Chief of the Clan Bruce.
[Picture of Earl of Elgin]

 

Elizondo, Hector
Born 22 December 1936  (New York, New York, USA)
Experienced American actor, star of 'Chicago Hope' amongst many others.
[Picture of Hector Elizondo]

 

Elliott, Brian
Born 13 December 1933  (Kent, England)
TV and stage comedian, remaining half of The Patton Brothers, who were the older brothers of The Chuckle Brothers
[Picture of Brian Elliott]

 

Elliott, Jane
Born 30 November 1933  (Riceville, Iowa, USA)
Schoolteacher who conducted the "Blue eyes/Brown eyes" exercise shortly after the MLK assassination to teach her third-grade students about racism.
[Picture of Jane Elliott]

 

Elliott, Sam
Born 9 August 1944  (Sacramento, California, USA)
US actor, mostly in films & in a gruff demeanour mostly.
[Picture of Sam Elliott]

 

Ellis, Peter
Born 30 May 1936  (Bristol, UK)
British actor who has been in loads of things but best known role probably Chief Superintendent Charles Brownlow in The Bill
[Picture of Peter Ellis]

 

Ellison, Christopher
Born 16 December 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom)
The Bill's DCI Frank Burnside
[Picture of Christopher Ellison]

 

Elvin, Elizabeth
Date and place of birth unknown
*** date and place of birth unknown*** British actress known for Hot Fuzz (2007), Nina Forever (2015) and State of Play (2003).
[Picture of Elizabeth Elvin]

 

Elyana, (singer)
Born 5 July 1987  (Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia)
Malaysian pop singer.
[Picture of (singer) Elyana]

 

Emerick, Louis
Born 11 June 1963  (Liverpool, England)
Actor best known as Mick Johnson in 'Brookside' and PC Walsh in 'Last of the Summer Wine'.
[Picture of Louis Emerick]

 

Emerson, Roy
Born 3 November 1936  (Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia)
One of the all time great tennis players. Held the record for the most grand slam singles titles for many years until being surpassed by Pete Sampras.
[Picture of Roy Emerson]

 

Emerton, Audrey
Born 10 September 1935  (place of birth unknown)
As Baroness Emerton, of Tunbridge Wells, she sat in the House of Lords until her retirement in November 2019
[Picture of Audrey Emerton]

 

Emin, Tracey
Born 3 July 1963  (Croydon, Kent, England)
Controversial artist & photographer.
[Picture of Tracey Emin]

 

Eminem, (rapper)
Born 17 October 1972  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Rapper.
[Picture of (rapper) Eminem]

 

Engdahl, Sylvia
Born 24 November 1933  (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
Science fiction writer best known for "Enchantress from the Stars"
[Picture of Sylvia Engdahl]

 

Engel, Susan
Born 25 March 1935  (Vienna, Austria)
British actress on stage, TV and radio
[Picture of Susan Engel]

 

English, Terence
Born 3 October 1932  (Pietermaritzburg, South Africa)
South African born British surgeon who led the team for the first successful heart transplant in Britain
[Picture of Terence English]

 

Englund, Robert
Born 6 June 1947  (Glendale, California, USA)
Actor. Best known as Freddy Krueger from the 'Nightmare on Elm Street' film series.
[Picture of Robert Englund]

 

Erdogan, Recep Tayyip
Born 26 February 1954  (Istanbul, Turkey)
Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003.
[Picture of Recep Tayyip Erdogan]

 

Ernaux, Annie
Born 9 January 1940  (Lillebonne, France)
French writer and Nobel laureate.
[Picture of Annie Ernaux]

 

ESAKI, Leo
Born 12 March 1925  (Osaka, Japan)
Nobel Prize-winning Japanese physicist.
[Picture of Leo ESAKI]

 

Espert, Nuria
Born 11 June 1935  (Barcelona, Spain)
Theatre and television actor and director
[Picture of Nuria Espert]

 

Essex, David
Born 23 July 1947  (Plaistow, London, England)
Pop singer & actor, particularly popular in the 1970s.
[Picture of David Essex]

 

Estes, Richard
Born 14 May 1932  (Kewanee, Illinois, USA)
Artist, known for his paintings that were remarkably similar to actual photos.
[Picture of Richard Estes]

 

Estevez, Joe
Born 13 February 1946  (Dayton, Ohio, USA)
Actor, director, and producer, among the members of the Estevez/Sheen Hollywood dynasty.
[Picture of Joe Estevez]

 

Estrada, Roy
Born 17 April 1943  (Santa Ana, Claifornia, USA)
Guitarist with Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention and convicted sex offender.
[Picture of Roy Estrada]

 

Estrin, Danny
Born in Australia  (exact date unknown)
Eurovision contestant now with cancer. Born c. 1982.
[Picture of Danny Estrin]

 

Eubank, Chrith
Born 8 August 1966  (London, England)
Flamboyant, lisping, monacle wearing former Super Middleweight boxing champion.
[Picture of Chrith Eubank]

 

Eubanks, Bob
Born 8 January 1938  (Flint, Michigan, USA)
American TV presenter and host of 'The Newlywed Game'.
[Picture of Bob Eubanks]

 

Eure, Wesley
Born 17 August 1951  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Actor, singer, author, producer, director, charity fundraiser, and lecturer, best known as Michael Horton in 'Days of Our Lives'.
[Picture of Wesley Eure]

 

Evans, Chris
Born 1 April 1966  (Warrington, UK)
Ginger TV and radio host who we all liked for 18 months in the 1990s and we've been paying for it ever since.
[Picture of Chris Evans]

 

Evans, Luke
Born 15 April 1979  (Pontypool. Torfaen, Wales)
Singer & actor, on stage, big and small screen. He had a couple of successful albums, but never troubled the singles chart. On film, he's featured in The Fast & the Furious franchise, and was Gaston in Beauty & The Beast.
[Picture of Luke Evans]

 

Evans, Nick
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
British actor who appeared in Doctor Who in the 60s.
[Picture of Nick Evans]

 

Evans, Pete
Born 29 August 1973  (Melbourne, Australia)
Celebrity chef better known for being a supporter of pseudoscience and anti-vaxxers.
[Picture of Pete Evans]

 

Evans, Roy
Born 10 January 1930  (Fishponds, Bristol, United Kingdom)
British TV bit actor, some movie appearances, e.g. The Elephant Man
[Picture of Roy Evans]

 

Evert, Chris
Born 21 December 1954  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
Legendary tennis player and eternal rival of Martina Navratilova, even now they're in a cancerous competititon
[Picture of Chris Evert]

 

Exotic, Joe
Born 5 March 1963  (Garden City, Kansas, USA)
The Tiger King. Neglectful, eccentric zoo owner whose attempt to kill conservationist rival Carole Baskin sent him to prison and formed the basis of Netflix smash 'Tiger King'.
[Picture of Joe Exotic]

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