Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: K

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Ka-Chun, Shiu Born 3 June 1969  (British Hong Kong) Leading activist throughout the Hong Kong protests of 2014. The Love Boat

Kagawa, Kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan) Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

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 The Conqueror Worm

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. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Kalms, Stanley  Born 21 November 1931  (United Kingdom) Died 30 March 2025  () Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Life President and former chairman of Currys plc, Baron Kalms. Obituarynotice

Kalodner, John Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) Music executive known for promoting 70s/80s rock outfits like Whitesnake, Foreigner, and Aerosmith. Not at All Well

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. Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Dave's Grim Underground BO DDP Tofoa Deceased Hose Droller Coaster drunkasaskunk Fat Kids Always Win at Seasaw House Of Soon To Be With The Lord  I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jellydead Life Got Cold Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter People I Think Might Die In 2025 United Plan B from Outer Space Salmon Mousse Shaun of the Dead 69 Skibidi Toilet Smart Beta Still_Drunkasaskunk Summer in Transylvania The B-Team The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order THE DEAD C**T SCROTS

Kander, John Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'. Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Kane, Steven Born 3 December 1968  (Cherry Hill, New Jersey, USA) American television screenwriter. Mancunian Medley

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. Banana's Bruises The B-Team

Kanjo Hassan, Mohammad Born in Duraykish District, Syria  (exact date unknown) Syrian major general who led military justice across Syria, born circa 1957. The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

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

Karadordevic, Katherine Born 13 November 1943  (Athens, Kingdom of Greece) Wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Manuel's Stiffs Substitution Bench and Star Players

Karadzic, Radovan Born 19 June 1945  (Petnijca, Savnik, Montenegro) Former Serbian leader, now wanted for war crimes and currently in hiding. (THEME) Dead Leaders

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

Kariko, Katalin Born 17 January 1955  (Szolnok, Hungary) Hungarian biochemist important in the eventual development of the RNA vaccines against COVID (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

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. (THEME) Play Ball!

Karpov, Anatoly Born 23 May 1951  (Slatoust, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) Former world chess champion, who played slightly conservative and supported the communist regime ..better to burn out...

Kars, Aileen Born 12 September 1913  (Tokomaru, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand) Oldest living New Zealander. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

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. Touch of Grey

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

Katz, Alex Born 24 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pop Art artist & sculptor. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Dr Shipman's waiting room Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

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 (THEME) Dead Continent

Kavanagh, John Born in Ireland  (exact date unknown) Irish actor, born 1946. the new team

Kavner, Julie Born 7 September 1950  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress - husky voiced Marge Simpson in 'The Simpsons'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Kawakubo, Rei Born 11 October 1942  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese fashion designer who founded the labels Comme des Garcons and Dover Street Market (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kay, Charles  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. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 Hangman's XX

Kaye, Carol Born 24 March 1935  (Everett, Washington, USA) Bass guitarist, most notably on The Beach Boys' 1966 classic 'Pet Sounds'. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

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 Wanted Dead, Not Alive

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.. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

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". (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Mmmmmmmm Drop (Theme) Not going in a Black Cab The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2025

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. (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Keaton, Diane  Born 5 January 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 11 October 2025  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 79  (read death notice) 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. (THEME) The Golden State Strikes Back

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. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

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

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 (THEME) Rappers Delight

Keen, Diane Born 29 July 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom) UK soap actress on "Doctors" and Nescafé adverts (THEME) Comedy Cremations

Keene, Tom Born 9 December 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Multi-media talkshow host and economic analyst for Bloomberg LP. (THEME) The Talking Dead

Kefford, Ace Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom) English bassist for The Move, inspired by the (very) early Bowie (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

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... (THEME) Comedy Cremations Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Keleti, Agnes  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 Do they do qo? (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Play Ball! The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Kelly, Craig Born 29 September 1963  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian politician and peddler of climate change/COVID-related conspiracies. (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Bastard Must've Died Death Is International 2024  (THEME) Gray Panthers Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (Theme) Not going in a Black Cab

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 (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kelly, Henry  Born 17 April 1946  (Athlone, Co. Westmeath, Rep of Ireland) Died 25 February 2025  (Hampstead, London) Age at death: 78  (read death notice) 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'. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Kelly, Jim Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013. (THEME) Traded to the Saints

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 (THEME) And That's a Rap

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 2025 Not Alive Puppy-dog eyes

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. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

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. Dead Is Dead (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Kelman, James Born 9 June 1946  (Glasgow, Scotland) Controversial Scottish novelist who won the 1994 Booker prize for 'How Late It Was How Late'. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Keltie, Kate Born 23 February 1986  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian former actress who was Michelle Scully in Neighbours (Everybody Needs Good Neighbours) BLIMEY! Funeral Furore (THEME) Gone and Away Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops

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 20 Random Guys Part 1

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. LW's Czech Out

Kennedy, Peter Born 4 September 1927  (Olympia, Washington, USA) Figure skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

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. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

KENNEDY, William Born 16 January 1928  (Albany, New York, USA) Pulitzer Prize-winning US author. (THEME) Kill Bills, Vol. 3

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. Stop the Steal...ing of My Felonies Senor Trump

Kennedy Martin, Ian Born 23 May 1936  () Television writer, specialising in police drama. Created 'The Sweeney', 'Juliet Bravo' and 'The Chinese Detective'. Dead And Dusted

Kennelly, Sheila Born 28 December 1937  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Australian character actress in everything from soaps to sitcoms. (THEME) Gone and Away

Kenny, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Kent, Duchess of  Born 22 February 1933  (Hovingham Hall, Worsley, Yorkshire) Died 4 September 2025  (Kensington Palace) Age at death: 92  (read death notice) Katharine Lucy Mary Windsor - married to (unsurprisingly) the Duke of Kent, who is the Queen's cousin. ..better to burn out... Death Stalks United Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' SAMSONS AND DELILAHS

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. DEADIES 11

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. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) D Ceased Death Stalks United Hearse of the Dead Once Again House Of Soon To Be With The Lord I Told You I Was Ill They're Loving Angels Instead Peter Falk's Friends Pool Ghoul Poppin’ Clogs SeasideEssexXile Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Spanners You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

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. (THEME) Disney Dizzies

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. Final Curtain Call I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Lidders Late Lamentables

Kerr, Patrick Born 23 January 1956  (Wilmington, Delaware) Frequent face on TV shows, from Frasier to Curb Your Enthusiasm (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

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. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Kerry, Margaret Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kerwin, Joseph Born 19 February 1932  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) US astronaut, Science Pilot on the Skylab 2 mission 100 Bodies in a Day (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Kettley, John Born 11 July 1952  (Halifax, Yorkshire, England) …is a weather man, a weather man, a weather man. (THEME) Easy as ABC

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. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Khabbaz, George Born 5 November 1976  (Hasbaya, Lebanon) Lebanese actor & comedian. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

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. Dead Is Dead

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. Drop Dead Celebration (THEME) From the Middle East to the Middle of the Ground (THEME) Hell to the Chief Noz4news (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Stone Dead Cert

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

Khorasani, Hossein Wahid Born 1 January 1921  (Nishapur, Sublime State of Persia) Iranian author, Grand Ayatollah and head of the Qom Seminary. (THEME) From the Middle East to the Middle of the Ground

Kidd, Delena Born 11 February 1935  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Veteran stage, film and TV actress. The Deadest Of The Dead

Kidd, Eddie Born 22 June 1959  (London, England) Stunt man, best known for his motorcycle stunts, a UK version of Evel Knievel. The Forest Lawn Jockeys

Kier, Udo  Born 14 October 1944  (Lindenthal, Cologne, Nazi Germany) Died 23 November 2025  (Palm Springs, California, USA) Age at death: 81  (read death notice) German actor, Iron Sky series. (THEME) DCAU Demises

Kikwete, Jakaya Born 7 October 1950  (Msoga, Tanzania) President of Tanzania 2005-2015 Gooseberry Crumble

Kilburn, Terry Born 25 November 1926  (London, England) Child actor in the original Goodbye Mr Chips. Moldy Oldies Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kill, Jerry Born 24 August 1961  (Cheney, Kansas, USA) American college football coach (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Kilmer, Val  Born 31 December 1959  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Died 1 April 2025  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 65  (read death notice) Square-jawed film actor. Excellent in 'Tombstone', shit in 'Batman' and indeed everything else... 3rd times the charm Dead Last? Dead Right! Feng Shui Pig You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hunting Halos I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader The Misers Morbid United F.C. (THEME) Sad Last Days (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock The Spanners

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. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2025

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". (THEME) And That's a Rap

Kimball, Judy Born 17 June 1938  (Sioux City, Iowa, USA) American golfer and Women's PGA Champion. (THEME) Hole-in-one

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. Puppy power

King, Billie Jean Born 22 November 1943  (Long Beach, California, USA) Hugely successful tennis player, 6 times Wimbledon ladies Champion. (THEME) Dieopics Had a good innings Headstone Hunters Rotting Kanzlerin

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. It's Grim Up North Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Blasphemous Rumours 'A' (THEME) D Ceased debs dead ball Kop-ing it Lidders Late Lamentables Morbid United F.C. Names are for friends, so I don’t need one Oscar The Beast Plausible Passings of 2025 The Anfield Iron

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. Ghost of Alternative Deathlist (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers Puppy-dog eyes Song to the Siren

King, Kanya Born in Kilburn, London, England  (exact date unknown) Born 1969. British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards. (THEME) Assorted Alliterates Banana's Peel Slippers Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Dead Ends Dead Wait Expiry Date - 2025 Funeral Furore Haben die Spaten Sorry For Your Trouble I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is  Imelda's Terrahawks It's A Grim World After All Jackie Treehorn Lord Football's Lot Martin Scorsese’s The Departed  Grief Hijackers Octopus of Odstock (THEME) Windsor's OBE  Peacocks Anus Horribilis People I Think Might Die In 2025 United Southerners Stiffs Still_Drunkasaskunk Stone Dead Cert Summer in Transylvania The Living End This Mortal Coil Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Windsor the Troll

King, Patsy Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown) Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929. Forgotten But Not Gone

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. Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic

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

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. Dr Shipman's waiting room

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'. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Kinnock, Neil Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales) Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner. Di's Dies Owt to stop me Coffin

Kinsella, Sophie Born 12 December 1969  (London, England) English author of the Shopaholic series, born Madeleine Wickham. 2026? No thank you! Are You Still Dying, Darling?  Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Carkers Convention 2025 Captain Hemlock's Twenty Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Day in the Death Dead Ends Dead Ringers  Dead Wait Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Droller Coaster Dropping Like Flies drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2025 Fade to Black Faster Than A Dead Horse La Faucheuse Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool David Quantick's Showbiz Pals (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper  Free Fallers' Funeral Holmes Funeral Furore Haben die Spaten Sorry For Your Trouble Imelda's Terrahawks I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn  JoeRam Manuel's Stiffs  Mass Hole Cemetery The Misers Morrigan Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Neither There Nor Thereabouts Octopus of Odstock Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' Once You Go Black Pan Breed Peacocks Anus Horribilis A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose Shaun of the Dead 69 Shuffle Off Skibidi Toilet Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs  (THEME) Stars on Hice Stiff Competition Still_Drunkasaskunk Summer in Transylvania Heading Nowhere The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2025  The Crowdsourced Deathlist Still Life  The End of the World As We Know It The Living End  The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad The Sound of the Underground They Might All Die This Mortal Coil Thomas Jefferson Survives Windsor the Troll Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Zipline

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. Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kirby, Albert  Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) Died 29 October 2025  () Age at death: 80  (read death notice) Detective Superintendent at Merseyside Police, who led the murder investigation into the James Bulger case. Born 1946.  Apricot Crumble

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… (THEME) Old As Dirt

Kirkland, Sally  Born 31 October 1941  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 11 November 2025  (Palm Springs, California, USA) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Actress – JFK, Bruce Almighty. (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts (THEME) Players in The Player

Kirkpatrick, Maggie Born 29 January 1941  (Albury, Australia) The Freak from Prisoner Cell Block H. (THEME) Gone and Away

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'. Weakend at Bernies (THEME) Stay Golden

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. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Klaus, Vaclav Born 19 June 1941  (Prague, Czechia) Former President of Czechia from 2003 to 2013 LW's Czech Out

Klein, Robert Born 8 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) New York Stand-Up comedian with an occasional stage or TV role (THEME) BOBBING FOR APPLES Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Klitschko, Vitali Born 19 July 1971  (Belovodskoye, Kyrgyzstan) Former boxer who later became Mayor of Kyiv (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

Klitschko, Wladimir Born 25 March 1976  (Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan) Former WBO heavyweight title holder (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

Knatchbull, Norton Born 8 October 1947  (London, United Kingdom) The 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma Diana Rots Manuel's Stiffs

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. The Death Toll is Catastrophic

Knight, Barry  Born 18 February 1938  (Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England) Died 10 November 2025  (Bundanoon, New South Wales, Australia) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) Former all-rounder for the England cricket team. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

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 (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

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. From Here to Eternity (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall  Wayne Manor

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. (THEME) Stars on Hice

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. (THEME) And That's a Rap (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Knight, Merald "Bubba" Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips. (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Phil Born 24 February 1938  (Portland, Oregon, USA) American billionaire sports executive who co-founded Nike. Manifest Death-stiny The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard

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. (THEME) Complete Phallusies (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Knott, Alan Born 9 April 1946  (Belvedere, Kent, England) Legendary English cricket player, one of the greatest wicket-keepers of all-time. Two Coins & A Punt

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. Upside Down Planet

Knowles, Beyonce Born 4 September 1981  (Houston, Texas, USA) Big-bummed singer, a solo star, former Destiny's Child singer. (THEME) Disney Dizzies

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Knox, (singer) Born 4 September 1945  (Cricklewood, London, United Kingdom) Born as Ian Milroy Carnochan, British punk musician and founding member of the Vibrators. (THEME) Punk is Dead

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. Di's Dies Heaven Can't Wait (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies

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

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. Banana's Bruises Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Culled Rush Centenary Cemetery Dead Ends Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Deceased Hose Droller Coaster (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers  Evil Grimace Fade to Black  Faster Than A Dead Horse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Freaky Farleys (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!  G-O-T-T-O-G-O! Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Once Again I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! The Misers Once You Go Black Pretty Noose Salmon Mousse Skibidi Toilet Smart Beta Statik Charge  Stiff Competition Still_Drunkasaskunk Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order They Might All Die Today's the day the maggots have their picnic You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

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. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Cardavers (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Kojima, Akiko Born 29 October 1936  (Tokyo, Japan) First Japanese Miss Universe, being crowned in 1959. (THEME) Miss DEAD

Kollo, Rene Born 20 November 1937  (Berlin, Germany) German operatic tenor. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Kondo, Mine Born 1 September 1910  (Ikuma-cho, Toyota, Aichi, Japan) Japanese supercentenarian. Have I got Pews for you!

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 20 Random Guys Part 2

Koontz, Dean Born 9 July 1945  (Everett, Pennsylvania, USA) Best-selling American author who specializes in suspense novels. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

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… (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

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. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Kosar, Bernie Born 25 November 1963  (Youngstown, PA, USA) Former NFL quarterback who won the NCAA National Championship with the Miami Hurricanes in 1983. Rigor Mort Us

Kostroff, Michael Born 22 May 1961  (New York, New York, USA) Tv actor played defence attorney Maurice Levy in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Kotabe, Yoichi Born 15 September 1936  (Taipei, Taiwan) Japanese illustrator, animator and character designer with an extensive CV in anime films, games and television. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

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. Dead Is Dead Manifest Death-stiny

Koutcher, Nadine Born 18 May 1983  (Minsk, Belarus) Belarussian opera singer with international recognition GIAC - It's really Serious! Girlfriend In A Coma Rigor Mort Us

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. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Krabbe, Jeroen Born 5 December 1944  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Somewhat lightweight Bond villain in The Living Daylights. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Kraivichien, Thanin  Born 5 April 1927  (Bangkok, Siam) Died 23 February 2025  () Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Former prime minister of Thailand from 1976 until 1977. (THEME) Dead Leaders

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. Team Terminal

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. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

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. (THEME) Russian Box Players The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

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. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

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

Kreutzmann, Bill Born 7 May 1946  (Palo Alto, California, United States) Drummer and founding member of Grateful Dead (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

Kristiansen, Kjeld Kirk Born 27 December 1947  (Billund, Denmark) Lego CEO from 1979 to 2004 Taxidermied Frogs

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. Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Grim McGraw Moldy Oldies (THEME) sid and marty coffin (THEME) Stars on Hice (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

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 The Deadest Of The Dead

Kuczynski, Pedro Pablo Born 3 October 1938  (Lima, Peru) Former president and prime minister of Peru. (THEME) Dead Leaders

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 (THEME) Dying Donkeys

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. (THEME) Dead Continent

Kupsch, Anita Born 18 May 1940  (Berlin, Germany) German voice actor and TV actress in mostly harmless roles (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Kurobe, Susumu Born 22 November 1939  (Kurobe, Japan) Japanese television, film and stage actor, best known as "Ultraman" (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kurtag, Gyorgy Born 19 February 1926  (Lugoj, Romania) Classical composer and pianist. (THEME) Clinging on for a 99 Bucket Of Blood

Kurtz, Swoosie Born 6 September 1944  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Highly decorated theatre and TV actress (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

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 (THEME) Russian Box Players

Kusama, Yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room" (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Couldn't Think of a Team Name (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, currently married to Demi Moore. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Kutyna, Donald J. Born 6 December 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Retired United States Air Force officer, often involved with NASA missions. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

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

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. (THEME) Nobel Loserettes (THEME) Nobel Notables

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