Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: K

 

Ka-Chun, Shiu
Born 3 June 1969  (British Hong Kong)
Leading activist throughout the Hong Kong protests of 2014.
[Picture of Shiu Ka-Chun]

 

Kagawa, Kyoko
Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan)
Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s
[Picture of Kyoko Kagawa]

 

Kahn, Robert E.
Born 23 December 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American electrical engineer, who co-invented the TCP and IP protocols that you can't avoid anymore when dealing with the internet in any way
[Picture of Robert E. Kahn]

 

Kaji, Meiko
Born 24 March 1947  (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese actress and singer. Some of her songs showed up in 'Kill Bill' which led to something of a musical career boost.
[Picture of Meiko Kaji]

 

Kalms, Stanley
Born 21 November 1931  (United Kingdom)
Life President and former chairman of Currys plc, Baron Kalms.
[Picture of Stanley Kalms]

 

Kalodner, John
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown)
Music executive known for promoting 70s/80s rock outfits like Whitesnake, Foreigner, and Aerosmith.
[Picture of John Kalodner]

 

Kamolvisit, Chuwit
Born 29 August 1961  (Hong Kong)
Formerly Thailand's biggest massage parlour owner, self-proclaimed "superpimp", now an anti-corruption campaigner, suffering from advanced liver cancer. Given 8 months to live in August 2023.
[Picture of Chuwit Kamolvisit]

 

Kander, John
Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'.
[Picture of John Kander]

 

Kane, Steven
Born 3 December 1968  (Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA)
American television screenwriter.
[Picture of Steven Kane]

 

Kang, Maria
Born in San Francisco, California, USA  (exact date unknown)
Fitness 'guru', coach. She's the one in the "What's Your Excuse" photo which went viral in 2012, Diagnosed with Colon cancer in 2023.
[Picture of Maria Kang]

 

Kanjo Hassan, Mohammad
Born in Duraykish District, Syria  (exact date unknown)
Syrian major general who led military justice across Syria, born circa 1957.
[Picture of Mohammad Kanjo Hassan]

 

Kants, Ivar
Born 19 July 1949  (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia)
Australian actor known for his roles in "Home and Away" and "Neighbours."
[Picture of Ivar Kants]

 

Karadordevic, Katherine
Born 13 November 1943  (Athens, Kingdom of Greece)
Wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia.
[Picture of Katherine Karadordevic]

 

Karadzic, Radovan
Born 19 June 1945  (Petnijca, Savnik, Montenegro)
Former Serbian leader, now wanted for war crimes and currently in hiding.
[Picture of Radovan Karadzic]

 

Karayilan, Murat
Born 5 June 1954  (Birecik, Şanlıurfa, Turkey)
Co-founder of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and Commander-in-Chief.
[Picture of Murat Karayilan]

 

Kariko, Katalin
Born 17 January 1955  (Szolnok, Hungary)
Hungarian biochemist important in the eventual development of the RNA vaccines against COVID
[Picture of Katalin Kariko]

 

Karolyi, Marta
Born 29 August 1942  (Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania)
Romanian-born former American gymnastics coach who trained many Olympic champions with husband Béla. Also accused of severe mistreatment of athletes and covering up Larry Nassar's sexual abuse.
[Picture of Marta Karolyi]

 

Karpov, Anatoly
Born 23 May 1951  (Slatoust, Russian SSR, Soviet Union)
Former world chess champion, who played slightly conservative and supported the communist regime
[Picture of Anatoly Karpov]

 

Kars, Aileen
Born 12 September 1913  (Tokomaru, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand)
Oldest living New Zealander.
[Picture of Aileen Kars]

 

Kassebaum, Nancy
Born 29 July 1932  (Topeka, Kansas, USA)
Daughter of one of the chaps who got steamrolled by FDR in his presidential elections, later a senator from Kansas in her own right.
[Picture of Nancy Kassebaum]

 

Kate, Anissa
Born in   (exact date unknown)
French porn star, two-time winner of the AVN for best Foreign Female Performer.
[Picture of Anissa Kate]

 

Katz, Alex
Born 24 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Pop Art artist & sculptor.
[Picture of Alex Katz]

 

Kaushal, Kamini
Born 16 January 1927  (Lahore, British India)
Indian leading lady for decades, one of her movies received a Palme D'Or in 1946
[Picture of Kamini Kaushal]

 

Kavanagh, John
Born in Ireland  (exact date unknown)
Irish actor, born 1946.
[Picture of John Kavanagh]

 

Kavner, Julie
Born 7 September 1950  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress - husky voiced Marge Simpson in 'The Simpsons'.
[Picture of Julie Kavner]

 

Kawakubo, Rei
Born 11 October 1942  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese fashion designer who founded the labels Comme des Garcons and Dover Street Market
[Picture of Rei Kawakubo]

 

Kay, Charles Charles Kay is no longer with us
Born 31 August 1930  (Coventry, England)

Died 8 January 2025  ()

Age at death: 94  (read death notice)
Actor who added a degree of class to TV and film such as Edge of Darkness (the original) and Amadeus.
[Picture of Charles Kay]

 

Kay, Peter
Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England)
Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread?
[Picture of Peter Kay]

 

Kaye, Carol
Born 24 March 1935  (Everett, Washington, USA)
Bass guitarist, most notably on The Beach Boys' 1966 classic 'Pet Sounds'.
[Picture of Carol Kaye]

 

Kazan, Lainie
Born 15 May 1940  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
An American actress and singer, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for My Favorite Year
[Picture of Lainie Kazan]

 

Ke$ha, (singer)
Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't..
[Picture of (singer) Ke$ha]

 

Keating, Michael
Born 10 February 1947  (London, UK)
Played Vila Restal in "Blake's 7", now a semi-regular as the local priest on "Eastenders".
[Picture of Michael Keating]

 

Keating, Paul
Born 18 January 1944  (Darlinghurst, Australia)
Prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. Took Labor to a surprise victory in the 1993 election despite an ongoing recession.
[Picture of Paul Keating]

 

Keaton, Diane
Born 5 January 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Highly regarded actress, as seen in The Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall and Father of the Bride. Has won the Oscar, the BAFTA and 2 Golden Globes.
[Picture of Diane Keaton]

 

Keaton, Michael
Born 5 September 1951  (Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, USA)
American actor, a former Batman. Also in 'Beetlejuice' and the criminally underrated 'Night Shift' with Henry Wrinkler.
[Picture of Michael Keaton]

 

Keck, Donald
Born 2 January 1941  (Lansing, Michigan, USA)
American physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber
[Picture of Donald Keck]

 

Keem, Baby
Born 22 October 2000  (Carson, California, USA)
Young US rapper whose connections to Kanye West and especially Kendrick Lamar undoubtedly helped his career
[Picture of Baby Keem]

 

Keen, Diane
Born 29 July 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom)
UK soap actress on "Doctors" and Nescafé adverts
[Picture of Diane Keen]

 

Keene, Tom
Born 9 December 1952  (New York City, New York, USA)
Multi-media talkshow host and economic analyst for Bloomberg LP.
[Picture of Tom Keene]

 

Kefford, Ace
Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom)
English bassist for The Move, inspired by the (very) early Bowie
[Picture of Ace Kefford]

 

Keith, Penelope
Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England)
Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it...
[Picture of Penelope Keith]

 

Keleti, Agnes Agnes Keleti is no longer with us
Born 9 January 1921  (Budapest, Hungary)

Died 2 January 2025  (Budapest, Hungary)

Age at death: 103  (read death notice)
Hungarian-Israeli gymnast and five-time gold medal winner
[Picture of Agnes Keleti]

 

Kelly, Craig
Born 29 September 1963  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian politician and peddler of climate change/COVID-related conspiracies.
[Picture of Craig Kelly]

 

Kelly, Elizabeth
Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England)
Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000.
[Picture of Elizabeth Kelly]

 

Kelly, Elsie
Born 7 June 1936  (Merseyside, United Kingdom)
English actress, known for portraying the role of Noreen Maltby in the ITV sitcom Benidorm 2007-2012 and 2015-2018
[Picture of Elsie Kelly]

 

Kelly, Henry
Born 17 April 1946  (Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Rep of Ireland)
Radio DJ and TV presenter, one of the quartet of 'Game for a Laugh' and very much his own man presenting the bizarre, but brilliant, Eurovision type quiz show, 'Going for Gold'.
[Picture of Henry Kelly]

 

Kelly, Jim
Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013.
[Picture of Jim Kelly]

 

Kelly, Machine Gun
Born 22 April 1990  (Houston, Texas, USA)
US rapper with rock influences, which means that he occasionally carries a guitar to look more edgy
[Picture of Machine Gun Kelly]

 

Kelly, Matthew
Born 9 March 1950  (Manchester, England)
Former host of UK TV shows 'Game For A Laugh' and 'Stars In Their Eyes', whose career came down crashing down around his ears in late 2002 when various insalubrious accusations were made about his sexual preferences. "Tonight, Matthew, you're going to be
[Picture of Matthew Kelly]

 

Kelly, Michael Patrick
Born 5 December 1977  (Dublin, Ireland)
An Irish-American singer, musician and composer. He was a member of the pop and folk band The Kelly Family, a commercially successful act in Europe, with over 20 million records sold since the mid-1990s.
[Picture of Michael Patrick Kelly]

 

Kelly, Robert "R."
Born 8 January 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Singer, best known for his song 'I Believe I Can Fly' - which he insists was NOT copied from Keith Harris & Orville.
[Picture of Robert

 

Kelman, James
Born 9 June 1946  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Controversial Scottish novelist who won the 1994 Booker prize for 'How Late It Was How Late'.
[Picture of James Kelman]

 

Keltie, Kate
Born 23 February 1986  (Melbourne, Australia)
Australian former actress who was Michelle Scully in Neighbours (Everybody Needs Good Neighbours)
[Picture of Kate Keltie]

 

Kember, Norman
Born 27 March 1931  (London, England)
British peace activist, born 1931. In November 2005, he went to Iraq with the well-meaning but somewhat naïve idea of showing sympathy and solidarity with the people there, and of gaining an understanding of the current situation in their country. Howev
[Picture of Norman Kember]

 

Kemper, Edmund
Born 18 December 1948  (Burbank, California, USA)
"The Co-ed Killer", giant of a serial killer with brains to match the brawn. Serving life in prison after murdering, dismembering and raping ten people. Usually in that order, so a pleasant chap all round.
[Picture of Edmund Kemper]

 

Kennedy, Peter
Born 4 September 1927  (Olympia, Washington, USA)
Figure skater.
[Picture of Peter Kennedy]

 

Kennedy, Sarah
Born 8 July 1950  (East Grinstead, West Sussex, England)
Broadcaster who first caught the nation's attention in 1981 as part of the 'Game for a Laugh' team with the late Jeremy Beadle. Left Radio 2 in September 2010 after 17 years.
[Picture of Sarah Kennedy]

 

KENNEDY, William
Born 16 January 1928  (Albany, New York, USA)
Pulitzer Prize-winning US author.
[Picture of William KENNEDY]

 

Kennedy Jr., Robert F.
Born 17 January 1954  (Washington D.C., USA)
Radio host and environmentalist. Son of the late Bobby Kennedy. Vanity candidate for president in 2024 on a platform of vaccine trutherism.
[Picture of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]

 

Kennedy Martin, Ian
Born 23 May 1936  ()
Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'.
[Picture of Ian Kennedy Martin]

 

Kennelly, Sheila
Born 28 December 1937  (Brighton, East Sussex, England)
Australian character actress in everything from soaps to sitcoms.
[Picture of Sheila Kennelly]

 

Kenny, Tom
Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA)
Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'.
[Picture of Tom Kenny]

 

Kent, Duchess of
Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire)
Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin.
[Picture of Duchess of Kent]

 

Kent, Princess Michael of
Born 15 January 1945  (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
Minor British Royal. Married to Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II.
[Picture of Princess Michael of Kent]

 

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of
Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England)
The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon.
[Picture of Duke of Kent (Prince Edward)]

 

Kenzari, Marwan
Born 16 January 1983  (The hague, Netherlands)
Could have been a footballer had a girlfriend not signed him up for an audition. Broke into English-language films in 2017 before playing Jafar (dubbed 'hot Jafar' by the media) in the live Aladdin movie.
[Picture of Marwan Kenzari]

 

Kerr, Graham
Born 22 January 1934  (London, England)
One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'.
[Picture of Graham Kerr]

 

Kerr, Patrick
Born 23 January 1956  (Wilmington, Delaware)
Frequent face on TV shows, from Frasier to Curb Your Enthusiasm
[Picture of Patrick Kerr]

 

Kerry, John
Born 11 December 1943  (Aurora, Colarado, USA)
Former Vietnam war hero turned peacenik, who ran for President in 2004, losing to George W Bush. Now Senator for Massachusetts.
[Picture of John Kerry]

 

Kerry, Margaret
Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell.
[Picture of Margaret Kerry]

 

Kerwin, Joseph
Born 19 February 1932  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA)
US astronaut, Science Pilot on the Skylab 2 mission
[Picture of Joseph Kerwin]

 

Kettley, John
Born 11 July 1952  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England)
…is a weather man, a weather man, a weather man.
[Picture of John Kettley]

 

Keys, Alicia
Born 25 January 1981  (Hell's Kitchen, New York, USA)
US R'n'B singer who had great success with her piano ballads in the 2000s.
[Picture of Alicia Keys]

 

Khabbaz, George
Born 5 November 1976  (Hasbaya, Lebanon)
Lebanese actor & comedian.
[Picture of George Khabbaz]

 

Khaled, DJ
Born 26 November 1975  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Social media king and occasional recording artiste, already has two US number ones to his name.
[Picture of DJ Khaled]

 

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali
Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran)
Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989.
[Picture of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei]

 

Khelif, Imane
Born 2 May 1999  (Aïn Sidi Ali, Laghouat, Algeria)
Algerian boxer that faced transphobic attacks during the 2024 Summer Olympics.
[Picture of Imane Khelif]

 

Khorasani, Hossein Wahid
Born 1 January 1921  (Nishapur, Sublime State of Persia)
Iranian author, Grand Ayatollah and head of the Qom Seminary.
[Picture of Hossein Wahid Khorasani]

 

Kidd, Delena
Born 11 February 1935  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England)
Veteran stage, film and TV actress.
[Picture of Delena Kidd]

 

Kidd, Eddie
Born 22 June 1959  (London, England)
Stunt man, best known for his motorcycle stunts, a UK version of Evel Knievel.
[Picture of Eddie Kidd]

 

Kier, Udo
Born 14 October 1944  (Lindenthal, Cologne, Nazi Germany)
German actor, Iron Sky series.
[Picture of Udo Kier]

 

Kikwete, Jakaya
Born 7 October 1950  (Msoga, Tanzania)
President of Tanzania 2005-2015
[Picture of Jakaya Kikwete]

 

Kilburn, Terry
Born 25 November 1926  (London, England)
Child actor in the original Goodbye Mr Chips.
[Picture of Terry Kilburn]

 

Kill, Jerry
Born 24 August 1961  (Cheney, Kansas, USA)
American college football coach
[Picture of Jerry Kill]

 

Kilmer, Val
Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else...
[Picture of Val Kilmer]

 

Kilroy-Silk, Robert
Born 19 May 1942  (Birmingham, England)
Politician (formerly with Labour and UKIP) and former talk show host. Outspoken, over tanned & not particularly liked by anyone bar himself.
[Picture of Robert Kilroy-Silk]

 

Kim, Lil
Born 11 July 1974  (New York City, New York, USA)
Biggie Smalls-discovered rapper who would go on to be one of the biggest ever names in women's hip-hop, and 1/5th of the group that brought you the wedding reception floorfiller cover "Lady Marmalade".
[Picture of Lil Kim]

 

Kimball, Judy
Born 17 June 1938  (Sioux City, Iowa, USA)
American golfer and Women's PGA Champion.
[Picture of Judy Kimball]

 

Kimmel, Jimmy
Born 13 November 1967  (New York City, USA)
Late-night talk-show host; has hosted the Oscars 4 times as of January 2025.
[Picture of Jimmy Kimmel]

 

King, Billie Jean
Born 22 November 1943  (Long Beach, California, USA)
Hugely successful tennis player, 6 times Wimbledon ladies Champion.
[Picture of Billie Jean King]

 

King, Don
Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair.
[Picture of Don King]

 

King, Jonathan
Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England)
Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys.
[Picture of Jonathan King]

 

King, Kanya
Born in Kilburn, London, England  (exact date unknown)
Born 1969. British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards.
[Picture of Kanya King]

 

King, Patsy
Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown)
Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929.
[Picture of Patsy King]

 

King, Paul
Born 9 January 1948  (Dagenham, Essex, England)
Mungo Jerry singer and instrumentalist who contributed to both their number 1 hits. Underwent heart surgery in 2024.
[Picture of Paul King]

 

King, Si
Born 20 October 1966  (Kibblesworth, County Durham, England)
Co-presenter of "Hairy Bikers" alongside the late Dave Myers.
[Picture of Si King]

 

King, Tom
Born 13 June 1933  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England)
Former British cabinet minister, immortalised in the late Alan Clarke's diaries. Recently given the finger by Baroness Tumpington afer a typical gaff in the House of Lords.
[Picture of Tom King]

 

Kinney, Fern
Born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA  (exact date unknown)
R&B singer who enjoyed a massive hit in 1980 with 'Together We Are Beautiful'.
[Picture of Fern Kinney]

 

Kinnock, Neil
Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales)
Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner.
[Picture of Neil Kinnock]

 

Kinsella, Sophie
Born 12 December 1969  (London, England)
English author of the Shopaholic series, born Madeleine Wickham.
[Picture of Sophie Kinsella]

 

Kinsey, Mike
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
TV actor best known as Gunner "Nosher" Evans in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. Later a Labour councillor.
[Picture of Mike Kinsey]

 

Kirby, Albert
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
Detective Superintendent at Merseyside Police, who led the murder investigation into the James Bulger case. Born 1946. 
[Picture of Albert Kirby]

 

Kirkby, Elizabeth
Born 26 January 1921  (Bolton, Lancashire, England)
Australian politician, theatre, television and film actress, entertainer, radio broadcaster, writer, public affairs commentator, producer, director and sheep and wheat farmer and Australia's oldest university graduate. Well she's had a century to do it…
[Picture of Elizabeth Kirkby]

 

Kirkland, Sally
Born 31 October 1941  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress – JFK, Bruce Almighty.
[Picture of Sally Kirkland]

 

Kirkpatrick, Maggie
Born 29 January 1941  (Albury, Australia)
The Freak from Prisoner Cell Block H.
[Picture of Maggie Kirkpatrick]

 

Kiser, Terry
Born 1 August 1939  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Actor in numerous TV show & films - including Bernie in 'Weekend at Bernie's' & HG Wells in 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'.
[Picture of Terry Kiser]

 

Kitson, Ken
Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown)
British actor who has a habit of popping up in Last of the Summer Wine and.... not much else really. Born 1946.
[Picture of Ken Kitson]

 

Klaus, Vaclav
Born 19 June 1941  (Prague, Czechia)
Former President of Czechia from 2003 to 2013
[Picture of Vaclav Klaus]

 

Klein, Robert
Born 8 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
New York Stand-Up comedian with an occasional stage or TV role
[Picture of Robert Klein]

 

Klitschko, Vitali
Born 19 July 1971  (Belovodskoye, Kyrgyzstan)
Former boxer who later became Mayor of Kyiv
[Picture of Vitali Klitschko]

 

Klitschko, Wladimir
Born 25 March 1976  (Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan)
Former WBO heavyweight title holder
[Picture of Wladimir Klitschko]

 

Knatchbull, Norton
Born 8 October 1947  (London, United Kingdom)
The 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma
[Picture of Norton Knatchbull]

 

Knight, Alan
Born 3 October 1961  (Balham, London)
Goalkeeper who holds the record for most league appearances (683) for a single club (Portsmouth FC), from 1978 to 2000.
[Picture of Alan Knight]

 

Knight, Barry
Born 18 February 1938  (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England)
Former all-rounder for the England cricket team.
[Picture of Barry Knight]

 

Knight, Gillian
Born 1 November 1934  (Redditch, UK)
English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas
[Picture of Gillian Knight]

 

Knight, Gladys
Born 28 May 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
"The Empress of Soul", one of the few artists (along with her Pips) who achieved more fame after leaving Motown than on it.
[Picture of Gladys Knight]

 

Knight, Hilary
Born 1 November 1926  (Hempstead, New York, USA)
American artist and illustrator, most well known for co-creating and illustrating the "Eloise" childrens books in the 1950s.
[Picture of Hilary Knight]

 

Knight, Marion "Suge"
Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA)
Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again.
[Picture of Marion

 

Knight, Merald "Bubba"
Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips.
[Picture of Merald

 

Knight, Phil
Born 24 February 1938  (Portland, Oregon, USA)
American billionaire sports executive who co-founded Nike.
[Picture of Phil Knight]

 

Knobbs, Brian
Born 6 May 1964  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
One half of wrestling's The Nasty Boys tag team, more famous now as one of Hulk Hogan's most brown-nosed hang-ons.
[Picture of Brian Knobbs]

 

Knott, Alan
Born 9 April 1946  (Belvedere, Kent, England)
Legendary English cricket player, one of the greatest wicket-keepers of all-time.
[Picture of Alan Knott]

 

Knowles, Alison
Born 29 April 1933  (New York, New York, USA)
American visual artist and founding member of the Fluxus art movement of the 60s and 70s.
[Picture of Alison Knowles]

 

Knowles, Beyonce
Born 4 September 1981  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Big-bummed singer, a solo star, former Destiny's Child singer.
[Picture of Beyonce Knowles]

 

Knowles, Michael
Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown)
Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937.
[Picture of Michael Knowles]

 

Knox, (singer)
Born 4 September 1945  (Cricklewood, London, United Kingdom)
Born as Ian Milroy Carnochan, British punk musician and founding member of the Vibrators.
[Picture of (singer) Knox]

 

Knox, Barbara
Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England)
Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964.
[Picture of Barbara Knox]

 

Koch, Charles
Born 1 November 1935  (Wichita, Kansas, USA)
CEO of Koch Industries who has funnelled billions into right-wing causes in the US.
[Picture of Charles Koch]

 

Koch, Georg
Born 3 February 1972  (Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany)
Former professional footballer (goalkeeper) having played with SC Herford, Vienna Rapid, Duisburg, Energie Cottbus, Kaiserslautern, Arminia Bielefeld, PSV, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Dinamo and Erkenschwick. Currently suffering with terminal pancreatic cancer.
[Picture of Georg Koch]

 

Koenig, Walter
Born 14 September 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Actor, who will forever be known as Chekov in the original 'Star Trek'. Later a comic book artist.
[Picture of Walter Koenig]

 

Kojima, Akiko
Born 29 October 1936  (Tokyo, Japan)
First Japanese Miss Universe, being crowned in 1959.
[Picture of Akiko Kojima]

 

Kollo, Rene
Born 20 November 1937  (Berlin, Germany)
German operatic tenor.
[Picture of Rene Kollo]

 

Kondo, Mine
Born 1 September 1910  (Ikuma-cho, Toyota, Aichi, Japan)
Japanese supercentenarian.
[Picture of Mine Kondo]

 

Kony, Joseph
Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda)
Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape fem
[Picture of Joseph Kony]

 

Koontz, Dean
Born 9 July 1945  (Everett, Pennsylvania, USA)
Best-selling American author who specializes in suspense novels.
[Picture of Dean Koontz]

 

Kopell, Bernie
Born 21 June 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
American TV actor as seen on The Love Boat and Get Smart. That’s the TV show, not Reptile’s DDP winning team, I think…
[Picture of Bernie Kopell]

 

Koppel, Ted
Born 8 February 1940  (Nelson, Lancashire, England)
English born, but American based broadcaster, based mainly in news broadcasting, with some other sidelines recently.
[Picture of Ted Koppel]

 

Kosar, Bernie
Born 25 November 1963  (Youngstown, PA, USA)
Former NFL quarterback who won the NCAA National Championship with the Miami Hurricanes in 1983.
[Picture of Bernie Kosar]

 

Kostroff, Michael
Born 22 May 1961  (New York, New York, USA)
Tv actor played defence attorney Maurice Levy in the Wire.
[Picture of Michael Kostroff]

 

Kotabe, Yoichi
Born 15 September 1936  (Taipei, Taiwan)
Japanese illustrator, animator and character designer with an extensive CV in anime films, games and television.
[Picture of Yoichi Kotabe]

 

Koufax, Sandy
Born 30 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
One of the greatest baseball players of all time, and the youngest person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
[Picture of Sandy Koufax]

 

Koutcher, Nadine
Born 18 May 1983  (Minsk, Belarus)
Belarussian opera singer with international recognition
[Picture of Nadine Koutcher]

 

Kovic, Ron
Born 4 July 1946  (Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA)
Anti-war activist paralysed in the Vietnam War. Oliver Stone made a film, Born on the Fourth of July, about him.
[Picture of Ron Kovic]

 

Krabbe, Jeroen
Born 5 December 1944  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Somewhat lightweight Bond villain in The Living Daylights.
[Picture of Jeroen Krabbe]

 

Kraivichien, Thanin
Born 5 April 1927  (Bangkok, Siam)
Former prime minister of Thailand from 1976 until 1977.
[Picture of Thanin Kraivichien]

 

Kramer, Tommy
Born 7 March 1955  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
A retired quarterback, played for the Minnesota Vikings from 1977 to 89, the a season with the Saints. Nicknamed 'two-minute Tommy' and thrice divorced. Make up your own jokes. He announce In September 2024 that he'd been diagnosed with dementia in '23.
[Picture of Tommy Kramer]

 

Kranz, Gene
Born 17 August 1933  (Toledo, Ohio, USA)
Mission control member during the infamous Apollo 13 voyage, played by Ed Harris in the movie adaptation.
[Picture of Gene Kranz]

 

Krasko, Ivan
Born 23 September 1930  (Leningrad Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union)
An stage and film actor, a Peoples Artist of Russia. He beagn on stage moving into film and TV roles in the 60s. Played Gandalf in the Russian TV version of The Hobbit.
[Picture of Ivan Krasko]

 

Krautler, Erwin
Born 7 December 1939  (Koblach, Austria)
Roman Catholic bishop who long headed the Territorial Prelature of Xingu, which sounds like a sci-fi locale.
[Picture of Erwin Krautler]

 

Krawcheck, Sallie
Born 28 November 1964  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Co-founder and CEO of investment platform Ellevest.
[Picture of Sallie Krawcheck]

 

Kreutzmann, Bill
Born 7 May 1946  (Palo Alto, California, United States)
Drummer and founding member of Grateful Dead
[Picture of Bill Kreutzmann]

 

Kristiansen, Kjeld Kirk
Born 27 December 1947  (Billund, Denmark)
Lego CEO from 1979 to 2004
[Picture of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen]

 

Krofft, Sid
Born 30 July 1929  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
With his brother, Marty, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s.
[Picture of Sid Krofft]

 

Kubrick, Christiane
Born 10 May 1932  (Brunswick, Germany)
Stanley Kubrick's widow who acted in films but also was an artist whose paintings were on the walls in some of Kubrick films
[Picture of Christiane Kubrick]

 

Kuczynski, Pedro Pablo
Born 3 October 1938  (Lima, Peru)
Former president and prime minister of Peru.
[Picture of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski]

 

Kunin, Madeleine
Born 28 September 1933  (Zurich, Switzerland)
Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991
[Picture of Madeleine Kunin]

 

Kuok, Robert
Born 6 October 1923  (Johor, Malaysia)
Successful Malaysian/Chinese businessman, owner of the Shangri-La Hotel chain and 40th richest man in the World.
[Picture of Robert Kuok]

 

Kupsch, Anita
Born 18 May 1940  (Berlin, Germany)
German voice actor and TV actress in mostly harmless roles
[Picture of Anita Kupsch]

 

Kurobe, Susumu
Born 22 November 1939  (Kurobe, Japan)
Japanese television, film and stage actor, best known as "Ultraman"
[Picture of Susumu Kurobe]

 

Kurtag, Gyorgy
Born 19 February 1926  (Lugoj, Romania)
Classical composer and pianist.
[Picture of Gyorgy Kurtag]

 

Kurtz, Swoosie
Born 6 September 1944  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
Highly decorated theatre and TV actress
[Picture of Swoosie Kurtz]

 

Kurvyakova, Raisa
Born 15 September 1945  (Gornaya Ulbinka, Kazakhstan)
Born in Kazakhstan she is a Ukrainian former basketball player who represented The Soviet Union in the 1976 Summer Olympics
[Picture of Raisa Kurvyakova]

 

Kusama, Yayoi
Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room"
[Picture of Yayoi Kusama]

 

Kutcher, Ashton
Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA)
Actor, currently married to Demi Moore.
[Picture of Ashton Kutcher]

 

Kutyna, Donald J.
Born 6 December 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Retired United States Air Force officer, often involved with NASA missions.
[Picture of Donald J. Kutyna]

 

Kuusela, Armi
Born 20 August 1934  (Muhos, Finland)
Finnish beauty queen. Won the first "Miss Universe" competition in 1952.
[Picture of Armi Kuusela]

 

Kyi, Aung San Suu
Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma)
Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010.
[Picture of Aung San Suu Kyi]

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