Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: L

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La Frenais, Ian Born 7 January 1937  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Comedy scriptwriter - created 'Auf Wiedersehen, Pet', 'Porridge', 'The Likely Lads' with Dick Clement. Time's-2 Team

La Plante, Lynda Born 15 March 1946  (Formby, Lancashire, England) Author & screenwriter (and occasional actress), best known for her 'Prime Suspect' TV series. (THEME) Dey Do Die Don't Dey Doh

La Russa, Tony Born 10 April 1944  (Tampa, Florida, USA) One of the most successful managers in MLB history, retired in 2022 due to health concerns. Tumbling Dice

Labelle, Patti Born 24 May 1944  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Singer of R 'n' B, disco & soul music. (THEME) Pennsylvania Pushes Up the Daisies

Labeouf, Shia Born 11 June 1986  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Young actor, whose looking well on the way to becoming another Hollywood casualty. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Laborde, Catherine Born 5 August 1951  (Bordeaux, France) Television actress and journalist. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Labritain, Pablo Born in Great Britain  (exact date unknown) Longtime drummer with 999, born in the early 50s (THEME) Punk is Dead

Lacey, Jerry Born 27 March 1936  (Sioux City, Iowa, United States) Actor best known for appearing in Dark Shadows The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Lacey, Martin Born in England  (exact date unknown) Former owner of the now redundant Great British Circus, born 1947 Apricot Crumble

Ladd, Diane  Born 29 November 1935  (Meridian, Mississippi, USA) Died 3 November 2025  (Ojai, California, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Oscar-nominated A-List actress with an impressive amount of TV guest roles. Married to Bruce Dern, mother to Laura Dern. (THEME) D Ceased (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Lafayette, Bernard Born 29 July 1940  (Tampa, Florida, USA) Leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. (THEME) Good Trouble

Laffite, Jacques Born 21 November 1943  (Paris, France) F1 driver and later presenter, achieved six wins in his career for the Ligier team (THEME) Formula Fatality (THEME) Wheel meet again

Lagos, Ricardo Born 3 February 1938  (Santiago, Chile) President of Chile from 2000-06, a prominent Pinochet opponent of the 1980s. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Lagus, Charles Born 8 September 1928  (Prague, Czechia) Photographer and filmmaker known for his work on nature documentaries. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Laidley, Danielle Born 27 March 1967  (Balga, Australia) Australian football coach best known for stint with North Melbourne (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical

Lain, Chasey Born 7 December 1971  (Cocoa Beach, Florida, USA) Porn actress immortalised in the hit 'The Ballad of Chasey Lain' by the Bloodhound Gang. (THEME) Perfect 10

Laine, Cleo  Born 28 October 1927  (Southall, Middlesex, England) Died 24 July 2025  (Wavendon, Buckinghamshire) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Possibly Britain's most famous jazz singer, famed for her partnership with late husband Johnny Dankworth. After You, Madam Always Look On The Bright Side Blodreina Casket Ready (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Coffin Fit Culled Rush Centenary Cemetery Deathlist.net Death Stalks United debs dead ball Diego "Down Under" Death Merchants Drop Dead Celebration (THEME) Fatal Exceptions Goneville (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Have I got Pews for you! (THEME) It's time to meet the music I've Been Dying To Play This Jumptheshark Long Story Short… It's Over! Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Old as Dirt 2 Piston Broke (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers The Anfield Iron The Crowdsourced Deathlist (THEME) There is nothing like a dame Time for Me to Fly Women's Deaths Matter Too

Laing, Eleanor Born 1 February 1958  (Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) Former MP, one of the longest serving female MPs in history, when she stood down in 2004. Subsequently given a peerage. Time for Me to Fly

Lamarche, Maurice Born 30 March 1958  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Voice actor, instantly recognisable as the scheming mouse hell bent on world domination from 'Pinky and the Brain'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Lamaze, Eric Born 17 April 1968  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Canadian showjumper and Olympic champion The Choir Invisibule

Landis, Monte Born 20 April 1931  (Glasgow, UK) Scottish-born but American-raised actor, most famous as the stuffy square in episodes of "The Monkees". (THEME) Stay Golden

Landsbergis, Vytautas Born 18 October 1932  (Kaunas, Lithuania) Lithuanian conservative politician. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Lane, Abbe Born 14 December 1932  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American singer and actress. Pearly Gates

Langdon, Sue Ann Born 3 August 1936  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA) US TV and film actress best known for spunky comedic roles. Naked Florida Gravediggers

Langella, Frank Born 1 January 1940  (Bayonne, New Jersey, USA) Actor, mainly on stage, but with many memorable roles in film & TV to boot. (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Langevin-Joliot, Helene Born 19 September 1927  (Paris, France) Nuclear physicist, advisor to the French government. (THEME) A la vie, a la mort (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Langhans, Rainer Born 19 June 1940  (Oschersleben, Germany) German writer/filmmaker known for Kommune 1. Alternative Observations 2025

Langley, Lesley Born 26 March 1944  (Weymouth, Dorset, England) Miss United Kingdom and Miss World, both in 1965. (THEME) Miss DEAD

Lappe, Frances Moore Born 10 February 1944  (Pendleton, Oregon, USA) Author on food and democracy policy. (THEME) Alternative in Death - The Right Deadlihood Award

Laroi, The Kid Born 17 August 2003  (waterloo, Australia) Australian rapper, singer and songwriter. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Larter, David Born 24 April 1940  (Inverness, Inverness-shire, Scotland) Scottish English-side national team cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Lasker-Wallfisch, Anita Born 17 July 1925  (Breslau, Germany) Acclaimed cellist who survived Auschwitz. (THEME) Fill the Century or die!

Lasser, Louise Born 11 April 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) An early wife to Woody Allen, she appeared in several of his films and performed her own stage show, then accumulated an absolutely terrible reputation of being a nervous wreck and coke addict. Could have been her playing a character though. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association (THEME) Saturday Night Dead The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Latchford, Dave Born 9 April 1949  (Birmingham, England) Footballer and brother of Bob and the Mighty Peter who played for the Glorious Glasgow Celtic. He made over 200 appearances for Birmingham City. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Latta, Nigel  Born in Oamaru, New Zealand  (exact date unknown) Died 30 September 2025  (Auckland, New Zealand) Age at death: 58  (read death notice) Psychologist. Author, TV presenter, film producer, and consultant to government agencies. He was given 6-12 months to live following an "inoperable and incurable" cancer diagnosis in September 2024. (So probably good for 2026 and beyond). Born 1967. 2026? No thank you! Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Smart Beta Team Terminal They Might All Die

Latynina, Larisa Born 27 December 1934  (Kherson, Ukraine) A former Soviet gymnast. Between 1956 and 1964 she won 14 individual Olympic medals and four team medals. She holds the record for the most Olympic gold medals by a gymnast, male or female, with 9. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Lauer, Matt Born 30 December 1957  (New York, New York, USA) Co-host of the American TV show "Today" for 20 years before he got Weinstein'd in late 2017. Song to the Siren

Lauper, Cyndi Born 22 June 1953  (New York City, New York, USA) Kookie singer who had a number of hits in the 1980s - 'Girls Who Want to Have Fun', 'True Colors' and 'I Drove All Night' amongst others. Rotting Kanzlerin

Lavallade, Carmen de Born 6 March 1931  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Dancer who appeared in the film Carmen Jones. Huddled Masses

Laver, Rod Born 9 August 1938  (Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia) Australian tennis player who enjoyed his greatest successes in the '60s. (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two Powder Picks Em Off (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Law, Denis  Born 24 February 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Died 17 January 2025  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Age at death: 84  (read death notice) Former ace striker with Scotland, Manchester United & Manchester City. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North Ah, the ol’ team (THEME) A Question of Sprouts Blasphemous Rumours 'B' Bought the Peanut Farm Dead and Dusted 1 Death Can Be Funny debs dead ball Diego Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dropping Like Flies (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Free Fallers' Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green Goneville Hearse of the Dead Once Again I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Imelda's Terrahawks Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Jocks Away (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS Mass Hole Cemetery (THEME) Nature's Way 2 Old People Smell Of Piss (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two (THEME) Windsor's OBE Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix (THEME) Play Ball! Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger Simply Dead Skibidi Toilet Forgotten But Not Gone (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2025 United Still_Drunkasaskunk (THEME) Sudden Death Team Cat AIDS Heading Nowhere Colnbrook Coroner The Spanners The Walking Dead (THEME) They think it's all over This Mortal Coil Today's the day the maggots have their picnic You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now

Law, Phyllida Born 8 May 1932  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actress, mother of both Emma and Sophie Thompson. (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Time for Me to Fly

Law, Roger Born 6 September 1941  (Ely, Cambridgeshire) Caricaturist and with Peter Fluck created the 1980s satircal puppet series 'Spitting Image'. IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt

Lawler, Jerry Born 29 November 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Wrestler, with some pop songs and film credits also to his credit. Ghost of Alternative Deathlist (THEME) Grappling with Mortality Statik Charge

Lawley, Sue Born 14 July 1946  (Sedgley, Staffordshire, England) English broadcaster and former presenter of "Desert Island Discs" on BBC Radio 4. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Lawrence, Andria Born 20 June 1936  (London, UK.) Thespian who has starred in notable works such as Ken Loachs critically acclaimed Cathy come home (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Lawrence, David "Syd"  Born 28 January 1964  (Gloucester, England) Died 22 June 2025  () Age at death: 61  (read death notice) Retired cricketer for Gloucestershire and briefly for England Dead and Dusted 1 (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Going Underground Grief Hijackers Shuffle Off Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Conqueror Worm This Mortal Coil

Laws, John  Born 8 August 1935  (Wau, Papua New Guinea) Died 9 November 2025  (Sydney, Australia) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Australian media personality, a former radio presenter Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Lax, Peter Born 1 May 1926  (Budapest, Hungary) Hungarian-born American mathematician who specializes in fluid dynamics and scientific computing. (THEME) Clinging on for a 99

Layden, Frank  Born 5 January 1932  (Brooklyn, NY, USA) Died 9 July 2025  (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Former NBA head coach and general manager of the Utah Jazz. Rigor Mort Us

Lazar, Aaron Born 21 June 1976  (Cherry Hill, NJ, USA) Actor in theatre mostly, released album called "Impossible Dream" Team Terminal The Conqueror Worm

Lazenby, George Born 5 September 1939  (Queanbeyan, Australia) The "forgotten" Bond - did just one film as Jimbo B - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service'. Ambulance chaser Down Under the Daisies Plausible Passings of 2025

Le Bon, Simon Born 27 October 1958  (Bushey, Hertfordshire, England) Lead singer of New Romantic stars Duran Duran. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Le Mat, Paul Born 22 September 1946  (Rahway, New Jersey, USA) American film actor. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat

Le Pen, Jean-Marie  Born 20 June 1928  (La Trinité-sur-Mer, Brittany, France) Died 7 January 2025  (Garches, France) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Founder (and still president) of the right-wing Front National party, who has courted controversy throughout his life. Some of his "achievements" have included practising torture in Algeria (allegedly), and losing his seat in the European Parliamen Ah, the ol’ team (THEME) A la vie, a la mort ARSE-IN-HOLE A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Bladerunner Blodreina Blue-Teams  (THEME) Complications from a fall Couldn't Think of a Team Name  Day in the Death DEADIES 11 Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Droller Coaster Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool Goneville Grave Danger Heaven Can't Wait I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader (THEME) Jaydead Long Story Short… It's Over! Lord Football's Lot Manuel's Stiffs Peter Falk's Friends Plan B from Outer Space Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger See You In Heaven Stiff Competition The Best and Worst of Us  The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Death Toll is Catastrophic  the old lady To Kill A Gabor Sister Touch of Grey (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Leahy, Pat Born 31 March 1940  (Montpelier, Vermont, USA) Batman fanboy who has been one of the longest-serving US senators in history, representing Vermont as a Democrat. (THEME) Dying Donkeys (THEME) MAGA Hit List (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians) (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome

Leakey, Meave Born 28 July 1942  (London, England) Palaeoanthropologist who discovered the early human fossil "flat-faced man of Kenya". Alternative Observations 2025

Least Heat-Moon, William Born 27 August 1939  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) American travel writer and historian. A Pelican In The Wilderness

Léaud, Jean-Pierre Born 28 May 1944  (Paris, France) French actor in artistic movies (THEME) A la vie, a la mort One Eyed Jacks (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Lee, Andrew Daulton Born 3 January 1952  (California, United States) American criminal convicted of espionage during the Cold War Gooseberry Crumble

Lee, Brenda Born 11 December 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Singer who was a star at a young age in the 1950s. (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Lee, Dave Born 8 December 1926  (Newington, London, England) Jazz musician who worked on 'That Was the Week That Was' and 'The Avengers', parlaying the latter into writing "Kinky Boots". (THEME) Clinging on for a 99 Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Lee, David M. Born 20 January 1931  (Rye, New York, USA) American physicist, joint winner of the 1996 Nobel prize in the field. Obituarynotice

Lee, Elle Born 10 April 1999  (place of birth unknown) Porn star. Manchester Pity

Lee, Geddy Born 29 July 1953  (Willowdale, Ontario, Canada) Lead singer and bassist for Canadian rock giants Rush. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Lee, Jackie Born 29 May 1936  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish singer best known for singing the theme tunes to the children's TV programmes White Horses and Rupert The Bear. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Lee, Jeanette Born 9 July 1971  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pool player nicknamed "Black Widow" for her vicious playstyle, albeit Lee herself is an arachnophobe! Captain Hemlock's Twenty Crofty's Coffin Crew Dead Ringers Freaky Farleys GIAC - It's really Serious! The Misers Old People Smell Of Piss (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Lee, Michele Born 24 June 1942  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, one of the stars of 1980s soap 'Knots Landing'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Lee, Opal Born 7 October 1926  (Marshall, Texas, USA) An American retired teacher, counselor, and activist, she became widely known in the 21st century as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” for her role in having the date — when Union soldiers arrived in Texas in 1865 to tell the enslaved people of the state of Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Lee, Philomena Born 24 March 1933  (Newcastle West, Limerick, Rep of Ireland) Adoption rights activist who was packed off to a nunnery at 18 for getting pregnant. Her story of being forced to give up her son was dramatized in the film 'Philomena', to wide-spread acclaim. Didn't go down too well with the Catholic church mind… (THEME) Dieopics (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Lee, Ruta Born 30 May 1935  (Montreal, Canada) Canadian actress and dancer who appeared as one of the brides in the film 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Lee Jones, Tommy Born 15 September 1946  (San Saba, Texas) Film actor, who spent years as a character actor before hitting the big-time in the mid 90s onwards. (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

Lee-McNelis, Joye  Born 2 June 1962  (Leetown, Mississippi, USA) Died 24 June 2025  (Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA) Age at death: 63  (read death notice) American basketball coach of Southern Mississippi university's women's team. GIAC - It's really Serious!

Leeming, Jan Born 5 January 1942  (Kent, England) Former BBC newsreader. Headstone Hunters

Leeson, John Born 16 March 1943  (Leicester, England) English actor, voice of the ridiculous K-9 in 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next the new team

Leeuwen, Robbie van Born 29 October 1944  (The Hague, the Netherlands) He's got it, baby he's got it, the only one left of the Shocking Blue incarnation that did "Venus". (THEME) Last surviving original band members III

Legrand, Mirtha Born 23 February 1927  (Villa Canas, Argentina) Argentine actress and TV star well known in her own country… (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Lehner, Robin Born 24 July 1991  (Gothenburg, Sweden) Ice hockey goaltender whose career's on hiatus after suffering from mental illness and legal issues. Funeral Furore

Lehrer, Tom  Born 9 April 1928  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 26 July 2025  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Mathematician & musician, a singer of satirical songs. Ah, the ol’ team A Pelican In The Wilderness Bladerunner Blodreina Culled Rush Centenary Cemetery Grave Danger I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I've Been Dying To Play This (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Manifest Death-stiny Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Stay safe friends!

Leitch, Donovan Born 10 May 1946  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish folk singer, popular in the 1960s. Once had Shaun Ryder as a son-in-law… Sorry For Your Trouble Stay safe friends!

Lennon, Dianne Born 1 December 1939  (Venice, California, USA) American singer and one quarter of the Lennon Sisters Moldy Oldies

Leno, Jay Born 28 April 1950  (Natick, Massachusetts, USA) Big-chinned comedian & talk show host. Blasphemous Rumours 'B'  (THEME) The Talking Dead

Leno, Mavis Born 5 September 1946  (San Francisco, California, USA) She has been the chair of the Feminist Majority Foundation's Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan since 1997. She is also married to JAY LENO who was recently granted conservatorship of her estate and financial assets as she suffers with demen Shovelful of Dirt

Leonard, Herbert Born 25 February 1945  (Strasbourg, France) French singer who has also found the time to write books on WWII-era Russian planes. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Leonard, Keith Born 10 November 1950  (Birmingham, United Kingdom) Aston Villa striker and youth coach (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lester, Ketty Born 16 August 1934  (Hope, Arkansas, USA) Singer and actress best known for her hit 'Love Letters', later covered by Elvis Presley. (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Letterman, David Born 12 April 1947  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA) Famed US entertainer, talk show host & businessman. (THEME) CRT to DOA (THEME) The Talking Dead

Leuchtenburg, William  Born 28 September 1922  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 28 January 2025  (Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Lecturer and the leading expert on Franklin D. Roosevelt Captain Hemlock's Twenty (THEME) Fiona's 1922

Levene, John Born 24 December 1941  (Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) Actor, best known as the ever reliable Sergeant Benton of UNIT, from 'Doctor Who'. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Lever, Peter  Born 17 September 1940  (Todmorden, Yorkshire, England) Died 27 March 2025  () Age at death: 84  (read death notice) English national team cricketer. DoD tbc. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Levin, Sander Born 6 September 1931  (Detroit, MI, USA) US Congressman representing Michigan (1983-2019), was also chairman of the House Ways & Means committee (THEME) MAGA Hit List (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome

Levine, Rachel Born 28 October 1957  () American pediatrician currently serving as the United States Assistant Secretary for Health. Diana Rots Morrigan

Levinson, Barry Born 6 April 1942  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Award winning (Rain Man) film director, producer & screenwriter. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Levy, Marv Born 3 August 1925  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Former American Football coach. Led the Buffalo Bills to 4 consecutive AFC championships. (THEME) 99 Not Out! ..better to burn out... Tentoesup (THEME) Traded to the Saints

Lewis, Ananda  Born 21 March 1973  (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Died 11 June 2025  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 52  (read death notice) Former MTV veejay, later hosted her own show, the Ananda Lewis Show. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Darling Did You Forget to Take A Breath? Going Underground Heaven Can't Wait Not at All Well Octopus of Odstock Once You Go Black Pan Breed Shuffle Off Southerners Stiffs Still_Drunkasaskunk Substitution Bench and Star Players This Mortal Coil Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Have 1 Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now

Lewis, Bernard Born 10 February 1926  () English entrepreneuer behind the River Island fashion brand Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Lewis, Huey Born 5 July 1950  (New York City, New York, USA) Born Hugh Anthony Cregg III. Lead singer with Huey Lewis and the News. Made a cameo appearance as a music teacher in 'Back To The Future' (1985). (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun (THEME) They Were the World

Lewis (cricket), Tony Born 7 June 1938  (Swansea, Wales) Cricketer. Later a journalist and a face of BBC cricket coverage. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Lewis (headmaster), John Born 23 February 1942  (New Zealand) Former Headmaster at historic UK elite school Eton Apricot Crumble

Leyton, John Born 17 February 1936  (Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England) Singer and actor best known for the haunting "Johnny Remember Me", one of the finest instances of the death disc genre that permeated the early 1960s. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

L'Huillier, Anne Born 16 August 1958  (Paris, France) Winner of the Nobel Prize in Phsyics in 2023, deals in attoseconds (THEME) Nobel Loserettes

Lifton, Robert Jay  Born 16 May 1926  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 4 September 2025  (Truro, Massachusetts, USA) Age at death: 99  (read death notice) American psychiatrist and researcher specializing in the cheery subject of human behaviour in warfare and political violence. Culled Rush Centenary Cemetery

Lime, Yvonne Born 7 April 1935  (Glendale, California, USA) TV sitcom regular of the 50s and 60s before turning to philanthropy. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Lina, Ria Born in High Wycombe, England  (exact date unknown) Comedian who hosted Pointless that one time (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

Linden, David Born 3 November 1961  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Neuroscience professor, known for making his field more easily understandable to the masses. (THEME) D Ceased Ethnic Cleansing (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves  John Key's List A Trophy For Atrophy

Linden, Hal Born 20 March 1931  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor of stage and television who saw the most success as the eponymous lead in 'Barney Miller'. Understandably didn't use his birthname of Harold Lipshitz for his career. ..better to burn out... (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. (THEME) Stay Golden (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Lindsay, Mark Born 9 March 1942  (Eugene, Oregon, USA) Lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders, though the drummer was the band namesake instead as the name Paul Revere was too good a hook to pass up on! (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Lindsay, Robert Born 13 December 1949  (Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England) Born Robert Lindsay Stevenson. BAFTA, Tony & Olivier award winning actor but will be known to most people from his sitcom work: 'Citizen Smith', 'Nightingales' or 'My Family' depending on your vintage. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Linehan, Graham Born in Dublin, Ireland  (exact date unknown) Good: created "Father Ted". OK: created "Black Books". Bad: created "The IT Crowd", is a TERF. (THEME) Hell's Gender Neutral Toilets

Lineker, Gary Born 30 November 1960  (Leicester, England) Former England striker turned TV presenter. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Linnehan, Richard M. Born 19 September 1957  ( Lowell, Massachusetts, USA) American Army veterinarian and astronaut. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Linsley, Jonathan Born 17 January 1956  (Bradford, UK) Actor, played Ogilvey in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Linton, Ivor Born 20 November 1959  (West Bromwich, West Midlands, England) Part of the 1982 European Cup winning Aston Villa team whose only notable contribution to the campaign was conceding a penalty with his first touch in the second round. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Lipman, Maureen Born 10 May 1946  (Kingston-upon-Hull, England) British film, theatre and television actress, columnist and comedian. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Lipponen, Paavo Born 23 April 1941  (Turtola, Finland) 38th Prime Minister of Finland and speaker of the Finnish parliament. Manchester Pity

Lister, Renny Born 24 May 1934  (Manchester, England) British film and TV actress, the widow of Kenneth Cope. (THEME) Slippery Soap

Little, Rich Born 26 November 1938  (Ottawa, Canada) Richard Caruthers "Rich" Little is a Canadian-American impressionist and voice actor, nicknamed "The Man of a Thousand Voices" by voice actor Mel Blanc. (THEME) Complete Phallusies (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. Where's My Damn List?

Livanov, Vasily Born 19 July 1935  (Moscow, Soviet Union) Notable for portraing Sherlock Holmes on Russian TV (THEME) Russian Box Players

Lively, Penelope Born 17 March 1933  (Cairo, Egypt) Booker Prize-winning novellist who took the award in 1987 for her book "Moon Tiger". Also writes children's fiction. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Livgren, Kerry Born 18 September 1949  (Topka, Kansasm USA) Founder member and songwriter for Kansas (the rock band, not the state). Had a stroke in 2009, but has recovered "partially" - enough to resume work. (THEME) Easy as ABC

Livingstone, Dandy Born 14 December 1943  (Kingston, Jamaica) British-Jamaican ska musician. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Livingstone, Ken Born 17 June 1945  (London, England) AKA "Red Ken", charismatic leader of the GLC from 1981 until it's dissolution in 1986. Then Mayor of London from 2000-2008. I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is (THEME) No More Expenses Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Lloyd, Charles Born 15 March 1938  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) Jazz saxophonist and band leader (THEME) Nice!

Lloyd, Christopher Born 22 October 1938  (Stamford, Connecticut, USA) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Addams Family' & as Doc Brown in the 'Back to the Future' films. (THEME) Cardavers c. a. daver (THEME) It's a Small World Neither There Nor Thereabouts Owt to stop me Coffin Permanent Kip 2024 Rotting Kanzlerin

LLOYD, Jake Born 5 March 1989  () Also known as Jake Broadbent. He is an American former actor who gained fame when he was chosen by George Lucas to play young Anakin Skywalker in the 1999 film 'Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace', the first in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. He re (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Lloyd Webber, Andrew Born 22 March 1948  (London, England) Started composing music when still at school, and met Tim Rice in 1965. Together they wrote the scores for, among others, 'Jesus Christ Superstar', 'Evita', 'Cats' and 'Phantom of the Opera'. Three times married, most famously to Sarah Brightman, and ol Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway

Loach, Ken Born 17 June 1936  (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) Left-wing filmmaker whose often improvised films include 'Kes', 'Riff-Raff' and 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley'. Simply Dead

Lochte, Ryan Born 3 August 1984  (Rochester, New York, USA) American competitive swimmer, a 12-time Olympic medalist, which ranks him second in swimming behind Michael Phelps. (THEME) 2025 Exit Draft

Lockhart, June  Born 25 June 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 23 October 2025  (santa Monica, California, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Regular US TV actress, mainly on soap operas. (THEME) 99 Not Out! After You, Madam (THEME) Animals to the Afterlife Eternity Tours (THEME) Fatal Exceptions (THEME) It's a Small World I've Been Dying To Play This Jumptheshark Kop-ing it Madonna's Hand Of Bod Names are for friends, so I don’t need one NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt Pool Ghoul (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille  The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul Time for Me to Fly (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Lockie, Ken Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England  (exact date unknown) English singer-songwriter and member of Cowboys International. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Lodders, Catharina Born 18 August 1942  (Haarlem, Netherland) Dutch Miss World 1962. The longtime Mrs. Chubby Checker, he wrote the song "Loddy Lo" about her. (THEME) Miss DEAD

Lodge, David  Born 28 January 1935  (London, England) Died 1 January 2025  (Birmingham, England) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Author of the books 'Small World' and 'Nice Work', which was later adapted for television. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Loe, Judy  Born 6 March 1947  (Urmston, Lancashire, England) Died 15 July 2025  () Age at death: 78  (read death notice) TV actress and mum to Kate Beckinsdale. Evil Grimace Imelda's Terrahawks (THEME) Jaydead  LL's Pool Long Story Short… It's Over! Names are for friends, so I don’t need one Octopus of Odstock Pan Breed Salmon Mousse (THEME) Slippery Soap Windsor the Troll

Lohan, Lindsay Born 2 July 1986  (New York, New York, USA) Apparently, she's an actress. However, much better known for her partying, car accidents, arguments, crash dieting, smoking, drug taking, going in & out of rehab etc etc. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Lolich, Mickey Born 12 September 1940  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Former baseball pitcher and World Series champion with the Detroit Tigers in 1968. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Long, Loretta Born 4 October 1938  (Paw Paw, MI, USA) Actress who played Susan Robinson on Sesame Street. (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

Long, Shelley Born 23 August 1949  (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) Actress - Diane Chambers in 'Cheers'. (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle Tumbling Dice

Longo, Robert Born 7 January 1953  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American NY-based artist. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Lonsbrough, Anita Born 10 August 1941  (York, Great Britain) UK Swimmer and flag carrier at the 1964 Olympics (THEME) And the SPOTY Winner is… dead

Lord, Barbara Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) British dancer and member of Pan's People, born 1945. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Lordan, Elaine Born 15 December 1966  (Islington, London, England) Ex-'EastEnders' actress. (Theme) Not going in a Black Cab

Loren, Sophia Born 20 September 1934  (Pozzuoli, Italy) Glamorous actress, born Sofia Villani Scicolone. Dead Is Dead Di's Dies (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Drop Dead Gorgeous (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Kop-ing it (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable Permanent Kip 2024 Pool Ghoul (THEME) Sad Last Days Wot The Deuce

Louganis, Greg Born 29 January 1960  (El Cajon, California, USA) Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS. (THEME) 2025 Exit Draft

Louis-Dreyfus, Julia Born 13 January 1961  (New York City, New York, USA) Elaine in "Seinfeld", Selina Meyer in "Veep" and still sponge-worthy in her 50s. Death Can Be Funny

Louise, Tina Born 11 February 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) American actress, best known as Ginger Grant from 'Gilligan's Island', and one of only two surviving cast members. After You, Madam God, It's Brutal Out Here NoSoup4U! (THEME) The Survivors

Lousma, Jack Born 29 February 1936  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) Astronaut, pilot on the Skylab 3 mission (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Lovato, Demi Born 20 August 1992  (Dallas, Texas, USA) Young singer-songwriter and actress. 5 Feet and 1 to Go

Love, Darlene Born 26 July 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American singer and occasional actress, most remembered for the single 'He's a Rebel'. (THEME) Last Christmas (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Love, Mia  Born 6 December 1975  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Died 23 March 2025  (Saratoga Springs, Utah, USA) Age at death: 49  (read death notice) American congresswoman and political commentator. The Living End

Love, Mike Born 15 March 1941  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer and lyricist with 1960s pop-rock legends The Beach Boys. (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Lovejoy, Tim Born 28 March 1968  (Northwood, United Kingdom) British TV show host of Soccer AM (THEME) The Talking Dead

Lovell, Jim  Born 25 March 1928  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Died 7 August 2025  (Lake Forest, Illinois, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Astronaut, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 space mission in 1970. Later became a businessman. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living  Are You Still Dying, Darling? (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries (THEME) Dieopics Eternity Tours God, It's Brutal Out Here NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt the new team The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Lowe, John Born 21 July 1945  (New Tupton, Derbyshire, England) Stone-faced darts legend, BDC World champion three times and the first player to achieve the "nine dart finish" on television in 1984. Headstone Hunters

Lowe, Rob Born 17 March 1964  (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA) Actor who's had an up and down career since first emerging as a member of the so-called "Brat Pack" of the 1980s. (THEME) Gone Solo

Lowenstein, Inge Born in Germany  (exact date unknown) Miss Germany 1949. Born 1923. (THEME) Miss DEAD

Lowry, Lois Born 20 March 1937  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) Children's author who uses works like The Giver to focus on racism, terminal illness and the Holocaust. (THEME) Assorted Alliterates

Lu, Lisa Born 19 January 1927  (Beijing, China) Chinese actress who won the Golden Horse Awards three times. Blue-Teams (THEME) Fatal Exceptions (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille The Deadest Of The Dead Upside Down Planet

Lucas, William R.  Born 1 March 1922  (Newbern, Tennessee, USA) Died 10 February 2025  (Huntsville, Alabama, USA) Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Former Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Luckinbill, Laurence Born 21 November 1934  (Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA) American stage actor and playwright. (THEME) All these moments will be lost Prowlers Goners '25

Luft, Lorna Born 21 November 1952  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Judy Garland's other daughter. Like Liza, a singer and actress on both screen and stage. From Here to Eternity Martin Scorsese’s The Departed

Luger, Lex Born 2 June 1958  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) WCW wrestler (real name Lawrence Pfohl), whose finishing move is, apparently, the "Torture Rack". His partner and manager, Miss Elizabeth, was found dead at his home in May 2003; during the subsequent investigation the police found banned bodybuilding dru (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2025

Lugovoi, Andrei Born 19 September 1966  (Baku, Azerbaijan) Named as the leading suspect in the murder of Alexander Litivienko. Now a politician, which saves him from any extradition attempts by the UK. (THEME) Dead... Or are they? Tentoesup The Death Toll is Catastrophic

Lukas, D. Wayne  Born 2 September 1935  (Antigo, WI, USA) Died 28 June 2025  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Horse trainer and member of the US Racing Hall of Fame having won twenty Breeders' Cup races. Rigor Mort Us

Lulu, (singer) Born 3 November 1948  (Lennoxtown, Glasgow, Scotland) Scots pop singer who wisely shortened her name from Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie. Although she had a string of hits in the 1960s, the only one anyone can remember is "Shout". Unless you count the Eurovision entry "Boom Bang-A-Bang". It was only in 199 Manifest Death-stiny (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Lumley, Joanna Born 1 May 1946  (Srinagar, Kashmir, India) Model-turned-actress who has appeared in countless British TV series, notably 'The New Avengers' and, most famously, 'Absolutely Fabulous'. Was a thorn in Gordon Brown's side in 2009 over her campaign for rights for retired Ghurkhas. Drop Dead Gorgeous

Lundgren, Dolph Born 3 November 1957  (Stockholm, Sweden) Athlete who became an actor (of sorts), including a rather disastrous stint as 'He-Man' in the live action film of the same name. 2025 Not Alive Also-Ran Tentoesup Colnbrook Coroner

LuPone, Patti Born 21 April 1949  (Northport, New York, USA) Reputed theatre actress, mainly in musicals. A Spot of Death

Luxmoore, Simon Date and place of birth unknown Disgraced former chairman of UK Kennel club ousted in 2018, born c.1951 Blueberry Crumble

Luzita, Sara  Born 11 August 1922  (Hanley, Staffordshire, England) Died 14 February 2025  () Age at death: 102  (read death notice) Ballet dancer who appeared in 'Moulin Rouge' and was married to the actor who played the fiddler in the film version of 'Fiddler on the Roof'. 20 Random Guys Part 1

Lynam, Des Born 17 September 1942  (Ennis, County Clare, Rep of Ireland) Venerable sports anchorman, presenter of 'Grandstand' and 'Match of the Day'. The less said about 'Countdown' the better... (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) CRT to DOA Partridge As Reaper RIP It Up and Start Again

Lynch, David  Born 20 January 1946  (Missoula, Montana, USA) Died 15 January 2025  () Age at death: 78  (read death notice) One of the most acclaimed film makers alive, thanks to works like Blue Velvet and Mulhulland Drive, and fan favourite mindfuck TV show Twin Peaks. Are You Still Dying, Darling? Faster Than A Dead Horse G-O-T-T-O-G-O! Sorry For Your Trouble

Lyngstad, Anni-Frid Born 15 November 1945  (Ballangen, Norway) One quarter member of Europop megagods ABBA. Born to a single mother in Norway to an occupying German father. Manifest Death-stiny

Lynk, Roy Born in   (exact date unknown) Founder of the Union of Democratic Mineworkers (UDM) that disagreed with Arthur Scargill during the 1984-5 miner's strike and allowed the Thatcher government to face down the NUM. Unusual Suspects

Lynn, Ernest Ray Born 27 May 1951  (Washington DC, USA) Loretta Lynn's son, who has had some success of his own (opening shows for his mother, for example). Underwent life-saving surgery for kidney failure early in 2024, and has also had numerous DUI citations. Hmmmm. Tentoesup

Lyons, Mick Born 8 December 1951  (Liverpool, Lancashire, England) English footballer who appeared in nearly 400 matches with Everton. (THEME) Sudden Death

Lyubshin, Stanislav Born 6 April 1933  (Moscow, Russia) Russian actor, screenwriter and movie director.His debut movie was Shchit i mech (1968). I didn't think it was THAT bad !!! From 1964 to 1967, he was member of the Taganka Theatre company in Moscow. Since 1981 he has been a permanent member of the Moscow (THEME) Russian Box Players

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