Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: J

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Jabarin, Zaher Born 18 September 1968  (Salfit, West Bank, Palestine) Leader of Hamas in the West Bank since 2024. Morrigan

Jacklin, Tony Born 7 July 1944  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England) One of Britain's most successful golfers. Captained Europe to an epochal win over the United States in the Ryder Cup in 1985. (THEME) And the SPOTY Winner is… dead (THEME) In The Hole! The Spanners

Jacks, Terry Born 29 March 1944  (Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) Canadian singer-songwriter who enjoyed a massive hit single in 1974 with 'Seasons in the Sun', a loose interpretation of a Jacques Brel song. (THEME) #1 Hits Roasting Bodies In Redcar

JACKSON, (1956) Randy Born 23 June 1956  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Longest serving judge on American Idol. Manifest Death-stiny

Jackson, Alphonso Born 9 September 1945  (Marshall, Texas, USA) Dubya cabinet member who served as US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Jackson, Betty Born 24 June 1949  (Bacup, Lancashire, England) British fashion designer. Lost her leg aged six. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Jackson, Jesse Born 8 October 1941  (Greenville, South Carolina, USA) Controversial politician & civil rights activist, as well as a Baptist minister. (THEME) Assorted Alliterates BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Dead... Or are they? (THEME) Dying Donkeys  (THEME) Good Trouble  You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Wisconsin Reaper Beater 3.0 Long Story Short… It's Over! LW's Czech Out Peter Falk's Friends

Jackson, Josephine Born 1 February 1995  (Zolochiv, Ukraine) Porn star. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Jackson, Katherine Born 4 May 1930  (Barbour County, Alabama) Matriarch of the legendary Jackson family of musicians. Funeral Furore Goneville Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (THEME) Sad Last Days Stay safe friends!

Jackson, La Toya Born 29 May 1956  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Fifth child of the famous Jackson family of singers. (THEME) They Were the World (THEME) Unpersons You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Jackson, Philip Born 18 June 1948  (Retford, Nottinghamshire, England) Experienced character actor, probably best remembered as Chief Inspector James Japp in 'Agatha Christie's Poirot'. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Jackson, Victoria Born 2 August 1959  (Miami, Florida, USA) Regular cast member on Saturday Night Live 1986-1992, then became a Conservative activist Faster Than A Dead Horse Going Underground It's A Grim World After All Manuel's Stiffs Moldy Oldies Newlydeads A Trophy For Atrophy Puzlman's Passing Picks  (THEME) Saturday Night Dead  Shaun of the Dead 69 Swimming in the Death Pool Team Terminal The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now You've got a Shiva In The Dark

Jackson, Wanda Born 20 October 1937  (Maud, Oklahoma, USA) Acclaimed rockabilly singer. (THEME) LW's Latest Hit (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Jackson, Wes Born 15 June 1936  (Topeka, Kansas, United States) Co-Founder of the Land Institute and participant on the World Future Council. That's very good because future is good. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Jacobi, Derek Born 22 October 1938  (Leytonstone, London, England) Actor, mostly on stage, but with notable TV & film credits as well. (THEME) Animals to the Afterlife (THEME) Disney Dizzies (THEME) Dr Who's Next (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Jacobs (gymnast), David Born 3 March 1942  (Sheboygan, Wisconsin, United States) World Champion American gymnast best recognised nowadays for his appearance on Impractical Jokers Blueberry Crumble

Jaffrey, Madhur Born 13 September 1933  (Delhi, India) Indian born actress, writer on food and traveling, and TV personality, she can do it all! Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying (Theme) Not going in a Black Cab

Jagannathan, Krishnammal Born 16 June 1926  (Tamil Nadu, India) Tamil social activist for the poor (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Jager, Harald Born 27 April 1943  (Germany) Berlin Wall guard on the East German side whose opening of the Bornholmer Straße crossing heralded the Wall's fall. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Jagger, Mick Born 26 July 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England) Rubber-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME Falling Off The Perch (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! Manchester Pity SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

James, Brian  Born 18 February 1955  (Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom) Died 6 March 2025  () Age at death: 70  (read death notice) English punk rock guitarist, and original member of The Damned as well as of The Lords of the New Church (THEME) Punk is Dead

James, Lily Born 5 April 1989  (Esher, Surrey) Film, TV and stage actress, notable appearances include Debora in Baby Driver, Desdenoa and Juliet on stage, and Pamela Anderson in Pam and Tommy, for which she was Emmy-nominated. (THEME) Disney Dizzies

James, Matt Born in Australia  (exact date unknown) Part of Aussie dance music 'project' Mashd N Kutcher, diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2023 Dave's Grim Underground BO (THEME) Mmmmmmmm Drop Old People Smell Of Piss

James, Steve Born 2 May 1961  (Cannock, Staffordshire, England) English former snooker player. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Jameson, John  Born 30 June 1941  (Bombay, Bombay Presidency, British India) Died 13 September 2025  (Solihull, West Midlands) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) English national team cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Jannati, Ahmad Born 23 February 1927  (Isfahan, Persia) Iranian Conservative politician, member of The Guardian Council, and anti-everything. (THEME) From the Middle East to the Middle of the Ground

Jannetty, Marty Born 3 February 1960  (Columbus, Georgia, USA) Wrestler in tag team partnership "The Rockers" with Shawn Michaels. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Janosch, (author) Born 11 March 1931  (Zabrze, Poland) German children's author and illustrator now living in beautiful Panama, born as Horst Eckert Alternative Observations 2025

Janson, Horst  Born 4 October 1935  (Mainz-Kastel, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany ) Died 28 January 2025  (Munch, Bavaria, germany) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) German actor. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Jaouad, Suleika Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Writer who channeled a cancer diagnosis into a mainstay 'New York Times' column and a best-selling memoir. Born 1988. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Jardine, Penelope Date and place of birth unknown Painter and sculptor. Longtime bestie of Muriel Spark and the executor of her literary estate. (THEME) Here's Who You Could Have Won

Jarier, Jean-Pierre Born 10 July 1946  (Charenton-le Pent, France) French F1 racer for a few years in the 70s (THEME) Formula Fatality

Jarmusch, Jim Born 22 January 1953  (Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA) American independent filmmaker. (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Jarrett, Keith Born 8 May 1945  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) Spirited American jazz / classical music pianist and composer. Started at a young age in Miles Davis' band (THEME) Musical chairs (THEME) Nice! (THEME) Pennsylvania Pushes Up the Daisies

Jarvie, Drew Born 5 October 1948  (Annathill, UK) Scottish Footballer mainly playing for Aberdeen where he won the Scottish League Cup and the League title (THEME) They think it's all over

Jarvis, Martin Born 4 August 1941  (Cheltenham, Gloucs. England) Versatile actor, appearing in numerous film, TV and radio roles as well a handy catalogue of voiceover work, notably for video games. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Jason, David Born 2 February 1940  (Edmonton, London, England) Comedy actor, best known as Granville in 'Open All Hours' and Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses'. Even after a decade, it's still hard not to smirk at his supposedly serious role as Detective Inspector Jack Frost in 'A Touch of Frost'. Dead but not buried DEAD LOSS Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves Forever young pups Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) Windsor's OBE The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Funeral Director 2025 Times up!

Jean, Sister  Born 21 August 1919  (San Francisco, California, USA) Died 9 October 2025  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 106  (read death notice) Jean Dolores Schmidt, nun and chaplain for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team of Loyola University Chicago. Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Centenarian Club (THEME) Gray Panthers His and Hearse

Jeavons, Colin Born 20 October 1929  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) Actor who was a regular on TV until his retirement in 1994. Was the voice behind 1970s children's cartoon 'Barnaby the Bear'. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour  (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang Prowlers Goners '25 Trojan Hearse The Rotting Corpses of the Undead Time's-up Team

Jefferies, Dinah Born in Malacca, Malaysia  (exact date unknown) Malaysian-born British novelist. Born 1948. Apricot Crumble

Jeffries, Mike Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Former chairman and CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch until facing sex trafficking charges and a dementia diagnosis in 2024, born 1943/1944. Multiple Stiffies

Jelinek, Elfriede Born 20 October 1946  (Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria) Austrian feminist playwright & novelist. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Jenkins, David Born 29 June 1936  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Figure skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Jenkins, Hayes Alan Born 23 March 1933  (Akron, Ohio, USA) Figure skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown Time for Me to Fly

Jenkins, Karl Born 17 February 1944  (Penclawdd, Wales) Avantagrde classical jazz-influenced composer Bucket Of Blood

Jenner, Caitlyn Born 28 October 1949  (Mount Kisco, New York, USA) Olympic Decathlon champion in 1976. Made headlines in 2015 by declaring himself a woman. It'll be the end of days before Daley Thompson slips on a dress and a couple of falsies… Puppy-dog eyes (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list Who Turned out the lights? Wot The Deuce

Jennings, Alex Born 10 May 1957  (Essex, United Kingdom) Decorated theatre actor with occasional roles in Film (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Jens, Salome Born 8 May 1935  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress who played the Female Changeling in Star Trek: Deep Space 9. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Jensen, Erik Born 20 July 1970  (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA) US film and TV regular of the past 20 years, such as on 'The Walking Dead'. Now has advanced colon cancer. Alternative Observations 2025  (THEME) Cardavers Dave's Grim Underground BO Dead Last? Dead Right! Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers La Faucheuse Finbarr Returns from the Dead Girlfriend In A Coma Hunting Halos Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam They're Loving Angels Instead Weakend at Bernies Min Reaper Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia SeasideEssexXile So Long Farewell The Conqueror Worm the new team the old lady You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Jeremy, Ron Born 12 March 1953  (Long Island, New York, USA) Actor, almost exclusively in porn films. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him Death Stalks United Free Fallers' Ghost of Alternative Deathlist Life Got Cold Morrigan Newlydeads Not at All Well Shovelful of Dirt (THEME) Space Wasters Colnbrook Coroner Today's the day the maggots have their picnic

Jessen, Christian Born 4 March 1977  (Hammersmith, London, England) UK TV doctor on the likes of Embarrassing Bodies who was sued by the First Minister of Northern Ireland Arlene Foster Blueberry Crumble

Jewell, Geri Born 13 September 1956  (Buffalo, New York, USA) American stand-up comedian afflicted with cerebral palsy from an early age on. Her comedy goes hand in hand with her disability activism (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

Jianbang, Zheng Born in Shimon County, China  (exact date unknown) Vice chairperson of one of Chinas small number of minor political parties, the standing committee of the national peoples congress Born January 1957 ONE-IN-THE-CHAMBER

Jinping, Xi Born 15 June 1953  (Beijing, China) Current President of China. ONE-IN-THE-CHAMBER

Jintao, Hu Born 21 December 1942  (Jixi, Anhui Province, China) President of China since March 2003. Hu is the President of China? We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? And so on. And they all died (THEME) Complications from a fall Puzlman's Passing Picks

Jodorowsky, Alejandro Born 7 February 1929  (Tocopilla, Chile) Jewish Chilean filmmaker who made the cult western 'El Topo' in 1970. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Joe, Grandad Born 11 May 1933  (England) Octogenarian TikTok star, the Alan Melinek of 2023? 20 Random Guys Part 2 Upside Down Planet

Joel, Billy Born 9 May 1949  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Born William Joseph Martin Joel. Rock singer whose hits include 'Uptown Girl', 'Piano Man' and 'We Didn't Start The Fire'. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) They Were the World

Johansen, David  Born 9 January 1950  (Staten Island, New York, USA) Died 28 February 2025  (New York City, New York, USA) Age at death: 75  (read death notice) Actor and singer. Frontman with influential proto-punk band New York Dolls. (THEME) Last surviving original band members III (THEME) Punk is Dead

John, Elton Born 25 March 1947  (Pinner, Middlesex, England) The most successful pop star of the 1970s, who has managed to remain more or less in the limelight ever since, despite (or perhaps because of) drug and alcohol problems, bust-ups with his lyricist Bernie Taupin, a turbulent love life and a lamentable dres Death Becomes Them Down Under the Daisies Forever young pups You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!  Heaven Can't Wait Manchester Pity The Honey Trap SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury Times up!

Johnny, Southside Born 4 December 1948  (Neptune Township, New Jersey, USA) American rock and blues singer and frontman of the band "Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes". Martin Scorsese’s The Departed

Johns, Jasper Born 15 May 1930  (Augusta, Georgia, USA) American abstract expressionist painter. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association (THEME) All Death Is Consolation (THEME) Assorted Alliterates (THEME) Jaydead

Johns, Milton Born 13 March 1938  (Bristol, UK) Character actor, often plays corrupt or obsequious government officials or authority figures. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Johnson, Betsey Born 10 August 1942  (Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA) Fashion designer, known for her flamboyant designs. Was once briefly married to the Velvet Underground's John Cale. Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying

Johnson, Brian Born 5 October 1947  (Dunston, Gateshead, England) Lead singer of AC/DC. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun The Really, Really Rottens

Johnson, Brian "Liver King" Date and place of birth unknown Influencer who long insisted his chiseled physique was entirely down to practicing an "ancestral lifestyle" and eating raw meat. Then word came out he took steroids, as they all do… 20 Random Guys Part 2 (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Johnson, Clark Born 10 September 1954  (Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA) Tv Actor, played Gus Haynes in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Johnson, Holly Born 19 February 1960  (Khartoum, Sudan) African-born former front man of '80s Scouse popsters Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Was diagnosed with HIV in the late '80s, but treatment has kept it at bay ever since, and he continues to work in the music industry. Partridge As Reaper

Johnson, John Lee "Jaimoe" Born 8 July 1944  (Ocean Spring , Mississppi , USA) American drummer. Founding member and last surviving member of the Allman brothers. Used to perform alongside Otis Redding. Expressed desire to be best jazz drummer in the world (THEME) Last surviving original band members III

Johnson, Karl Born 1 March 1948  (Wales, UK) Welsh actor of stage, TV and film. Played a cracking Cato the Younger in the HBO/BBC series Rome. (THEME) Yes, I Suppose

Johnson, Marjorie  Born 9 August 1919  (Hennepin County, MN, USA) Died 30 October 2025  () Age at death: 106  (read death notice) A baker, famous for winning lots of awards and appearing on TV. She also wrote a book. (THEME) Old As Dirt

Johnson, Martha Born 18 December 1950  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer and songwriter, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Johnson, Nancy Born 5 January 1935  (Chicago, USA) American lobbyist and politician and probably instantly forgettable at parties. God, It's Brutal Out Here

johnson, plas Born 21 July 1931  (Donaldsonville, Louisiana) US saxophonist, most notably on Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme (THEME) #1 Hits

Johnston, J. Bennett Born 10 June 1932  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Former US Senator from Louisiana between 1972-1997. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Johnston, Jennifer  Born 12 January 1930  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 25 February 2025  (Dún Laoghaire) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Noted Irish novelist whose works deal with the fading power of the Catholic Church. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Johnston, Mark Born 10 October 1959  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish horse trainer. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Jolie, Angelina Born 4 June 1975  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Lara Croft actress. (THEME) Disney Dizzies

Jones, (F1) Alan Born 2 November 1946  (Melbourne, Va, Australia) Racing driver, won Formula 1 Championshipin 1980. Went into broadcasting following his retirement from racing. (THEME) Formula Fatality

Jones, Alan Born 13 April 1941  (Oakey, Queensland, Australia) Australian rugby coach, a former player & current broadcaster. (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical Flat White and Flat Line

Jones, Alex Born 11 February 1974  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Perma-angry conspiracy theorist par excellance and owner of the site anyone even remotely politically aware secretly dips into, Infowars. Stop the Steal...ing of My Felonies Senor Trump

Jones, Amy Holden Born 17 September 1955  (USA) Screenwriter and film director who also created medical drama 'The Resident'. A Spot of Death

Jones, Ann Born 7 October 1938  (Birmingham, UK.) Tennis player who has an impressive 8 Grand slam championship wins under her belt. Daughter of a tennis champion (THEME) And the SPOTY Winner is… dead (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Jones, Booker T. Born 12 November 1942  (Memphis Tennesse, USA) Keyboard player, former child prodigy of playing assorted musical iinstruments, and songwriter of Booker and the Mgs. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Jones, Bruce Born 24 January 1953  (Collyhurst, Manchester, England) Actor, Les Battersby in Coronation Street. Currently, and this was seen by OoO once, performing stand-up comedy in his beloved Benidorm. He wasn't very good. (THEME) Unpersons

Jones, Clarence B. Born 8 January 1931  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) American lawyer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. Couldn't Think of a Team Name

Jones, Cliff Born 7 February 1935  (Swansea, Wales) Former Tottenham Hotspur winger, part of the legendary double winning side of 1961. (THEME) A Question of Sprouts (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS (THEME) Nature's Way (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two

Jones, Gwyneth Born 7 November 1936  (Pontnewynydd, Wales) Welsh soprano opera singer. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Jones, Howard Andrew Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA  (exact date unknown) American author of the fantasy series The Chronicles of Sword and Sand. The B-Team

Jones, Jeffrey Born 28 September 1946  (Buffalo, New York, USA) Actor, in a heap of films and TV shows. Also a registered sex offender. Song to the Siren

Jones, John Paul Born 3 January 1946  (Sidcup, Kent, England) Led Zeppelin's bassist and keyboard player. Real name: John Baldwin. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Upside Down Planet

Jones, Marty Born 13 December 1953  (Oldham, UK) Legendary British wrestler, now training the next generation of UK grapplers. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Jones, Paddy Born 1 July 1934  (Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England) The World's oldest salsa dancer, apparently… (THEME) Perfect 10

Jones, Paul Born 24 February 1942  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Depending on your age, or preference, you'll either remember him for being the lead singer of Manfred Mann, the star of children's TV show 'Uncle Jack' or being a broadcaster on Radio 2. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Jones, Sam J. Born 12 August 1954  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor who played the lead role in 1980's "Flash Gordon". The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Jones, Shirley Born 31 March 1934  (Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA) Oscar-winning actress and singer best known as Shirley, the matriarch of 'The Partridge Family' in the 1970s. After You, Madam (THEME) Empty Chairs at Empty Tables Final Curtain Call (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Old as Dirt 2 (THEME) Pennsylvania Pushes Up the Daisies (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Jones, Stephen Born in Wirral Peninsula, Cheshire, England  (exact date unknown) Acclaimed British milliner (hat maker), born 1957 Gooseberry Crumble

Jones, Steve Born 3 September 1955  (London, England) Guitarist/bassist for the Sex Pistols, amongst others. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Jones, Tom Born 7 June 1940  (Pontypridd, Wales) Gravelly-voiced, hirsute Welsh singer, inexplicably attractive to ladies of a certain age. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Jones (Foreigner), Mick Born 27 December 1944  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England) Guitarist in US band foreigner, diagnosed with Parkinson's "years back". (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Jong, Erica Born 26 March 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) American author whose book "Fear of Flying" influenced second-wave feminism. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Jong-Un, Kim Born 8 January 1983  (Pyongyang, North Korea) Son of the late North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il and appointed successor to the dear leader after his death in December 2011. 3rd times the charm (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Jopling, Michael Born 10 December 1930  () Former Conservative MP and government minister. Was Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food form 1983-1987. (THEME) Mmmmmmmm Drop (THEME) No More Expenses Obituarynotice  Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Jordan, Eddie  Born 30 March 1948  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 20 March 2025  (Cape Town, South Africa) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Former racing driver and F1 team owner. He announced in December 2024 (timing!) he'd been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate and bladder cancer earlier in the year. Angus Young's Highway to Hell ARSE-IN-HOLE Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Dead Wait Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Faster Than A Dead Horse La Faucheuse (THEME) Formula Fatality Francis of Arse-Easy 2024  I Told You I Was Ill Lard Bazaar Martin Scorsese’s The Departed Mortem Omnibus People I Think Might Die In 2025 United Shuffle Off So Long Farewell  Southerners Stiffs (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2025 United Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stone Dead Cert The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2025 The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn This Mortal Coil Two Coins & A Punt

Jordan, Michael Born 17 February 1963  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) One of the most successful & certainly most well-known basketball players of all time. (THEME) 2025 Exit Draft

Jordan, Sheila  Born 18 November 1928  (Detroit, MI, USA) Died 11 August 2025  (New York, New York, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Jazz singer best known for bebop and scat jazz styles survive while you can

Joseph, Jackie Born 7 November 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, Little Shop of Horrors. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

Josipovic, Ivo Born 28 August 1957  (Zagreb, Croatia) A former President of Croatia (2010-2015), also has talents in other areas - he wrote an opera based on the murder of John Lennon, and has composed for films. (THEME) Easy as ABC

Joslin, Peter Born 26 March 1933  () Former Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2025

Juan Carlos Of Spain, King Born 5 January 1938  (Rome, Italy) King of Spain 1975-2014. Still alive but turned into the embarassing old guy you dont want around anymore. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME (THEME) Hell to the Chief The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Juantorena, Alberto Born 3 December 1950  (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) Cuban Olympic runner who won gold for the 400m and 800m in the 1976 games in Montreal. The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2025

Juncker, Jean-Claude Born 9 December 1954  (Redange, Luxembourg) President of the European Commission and hate figure for very angry people with Union Jack avatars on Twitter. The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Jurasik, Peter Born 25 April 1950  (Queens, New York, USA) American actor, best known for his role as Londo Mollari in the pioneering sci-fi series 'Babylon 5'. (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Jurgensen, Sonny Born 23 August 1934  (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA) Former American Football quarterback for the Washington Redskins. (THEME) Traded to the Saints

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