Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: N

 

Nader, Ralph
Born 27 February 1934  (Winsted, Connecticut, USA)
Independent Presidential candidate, runs on green issues. Also works as an attorney.
[Picture of Ralph Nader]

 

Nagasaki, Kendo
Born 19 October 1941  (Stoke-on-Trent, England)
Born Peter Thornley, was the mysterious, samurai-dressed wrestler usually on ITV's 'World of Sport' programme with Big Daddy and the like. Now there's a wrestler I have bloody well heard of!
[Picture of Kendo Nagasaki]

 

Nagayo, Chigusa
Born 8 December 1964  (Omura, Japan)
Japanese female professional wrestler ,one half of The Crush Gals.
[Picture of Chigusa Nagayo]

 

Nagazumi, Yasuko
Born 4 April 1943  (Tokyo, Japan)
Former actress, born 1943, known for The Protectors and You Only Live Twice.
[Picture of Yasuko Nagazumi]

 

Nakadai, Tatsuya
Born 13 December 1932  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese film actor wo collaborated with the likes of Akira Kurosawa and Masaki Kobayashi.
[Picture of Tatsuya Nakadai]

 

Nakamatsu, Yoshiro
Born 26 June 1928  (Japan)
AKA Dr. NakaMats. Japanese inventor with over 4000 patents.
[Picture of Yoshiro Nakamatsu]

 

Nakano, Bull
Born 8 January 1968  (Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan)
real name Keiko Aoki, retired japanese golfer and wrestler, presumably not at the same time?
[Picture of Bull Nakano]

 

Namath, Joe
Born 31 May 1943  (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA)
NFL great with the Jets venerated for his come-from-behind victory in Superbowl III. A familiar face on US TVs to this day as a Medicare spokesman.
[Picture of Joe Namath]

 

Nano, Fatos
Born 16 September 1952  (Tirana, Albania)
Albanian socialist politician who was the Prime Minister of Albania several times
[Picture of Fatos Nano]

 

Napoleon, Alix Princess
Born 5 April 1926  (Marseille, France)
Member of the Bonaparte family through marriage, considered the "Empress of France" by those who think the House of Bonaparte is still a thing.
[Picture of Alix Princess Napoleon]

 

Napolitano, Grace
Born 12 April 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA)
Member of the U.S. house of Representatives from California.
[Picture of Grace Napolitano]

 

Napthine, Denis
Born 6 March 1952  (Geelong, Victoria, Australia)
Australian politician and Premier of Victoria.
[Picture of Denis Napthine]

 

Nas X, Lil
Born 9 April 1999  (Lithia Springs, Georgia, USA)
Aggressively gay on purpose, a US rapper who hit the jackpot with country-crossover hit Old Town Road
[Picture of Lil Nas X]

 

Nash, Alanna
Born 16 August 1950  (Louisville, Kentucky, United States)
Acclaimed American journalist and biographer, most well-known for her works on Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley.
[Picture of Alanna Nash]

 

Nash, Diane
Born 15 May 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s.
[Picture of Diane Nash]

 

Nash, Graham
Born 2 February 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)
Singer and songwriter with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
[Picture of Graham Nash]

 

Nash, Terre
Born in Nanaimo, Canada  (exact date unknown)
Film director who's film was so controversial that renting it got you reported to the FBI. Born 1947.
[Picture of Terre Nash]

 

Nassar, Larry
Born 16 August 1963  (Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA)
One of America's most prolific sex offenders, molesting at least 251 youngsters during his time as doctor for the US Gymnastics team and at Michigan University.
[Picture of Larry Nassar]

 

Navalnaya, Yulia
Born 24 July 1976  (Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union )
Widow of Alexei Navalny who became the chairperson of the Human Right s Foundation upon his death.
[Picture of Yulia Navalnaya]

 

Navratilova, Martina
Born 18 October 1956  (Prague, Czechoslovakia)
Czech born, but US citizen. Legendary female tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players in history.
[Picture of Martina Navratilova]

 

Neave, Richard
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
English forensic facial artist, known for his historical works on the likes of Jesus and King Midas, born 1936
[Picture of Richard Neave]

 

Nedzi, Lucien
Born 28 May 1925  (Hamtramck, Michigan, USA)
Former US Representative from Michigan.
[Picture of Lucien Nedzi]

 

Neeson, Liam
Born 7 June 1952  (Ballymena, UK)
Irish actor with a very particular set of skills.
[Picture of Liam Neeson]

 

Neil, Andrew
Born 21 May 1949  (Paisley, Scotland)
Former editor of the Sunday Times. Now plies his trade with the BBC, like so many of the TV insitiution's critics!
[Picture of Andrew Neil]

 

Neill, Sam
Born 14 September 1947  (Omagh, United Kingdom)
Popular and versatile A-List actor, best known for his main role in Jurassic Park
[Picture of Sam Neill]

 

Nelson, Larry
Born 10 September 1947  (Fort Payne, Alabama, USA)
American golfer and three-time Major champion.
[Picture of Larry Nelson]

 

Nelson, Willie
Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA)
Country & Western guitarist and singer-songwriter. Wrote 'Crazy', which was a hit for Patsy Cline and 'Always On My Mind', made famous by Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys. Busted for cannabis possession in November 2010.
[Picture of Willie Nelson]

 

Nesbitt, Derren
Born 19 May 1935  (London, England)
Actor. One of the few surviving actors to play 'Number Two' in the classic 1960s tv series 'The Prisoner'.
[Picture of Derren Nesbitt]

 

Ness, Jonathan Van
Born 28 March 1987  (Quincy, Illinois, USA)
One of the queer eyes for the straight guys, YAS queen!
[Picture of Jonathan Van Ness]

 

Netanyahu, Benjamin
Born 21 October 1949  (Tel Aviv, Israel)
Prominent & controversial politician in Israel, the current prime minister, his 2nd time in the job.
[Picture of Benjamin Netanyahu]

 

Nettles, John
Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England)
Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know!
[Picture of John Nettles]

 

Neubauer, Luisa
Born 21 April 1996  (Hamburg, Germany)
German climate activist.
[Picture of Luisa Neubauer]

 

Neville, Aaron
Born 24 January 1941  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA)
Singer with the sibling soul group The Neville Brothers. Had a successful solo career too.
[Picture of Aaron Neville]

 

Neville, Gary
Born 18 February 1975  (Bury, Greater Manchester, England)
Former Manchester United and England right-back whose taken to football punditry like a duck to water...
[Picture of Gary Neville]

 

Newell, David
Born 24 November 1938  (O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, United States)
American actor most notable for playing the deliveryman on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
[Picture of David Newell]

 

Newell, Mike
Born 28 March 1942  (St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England)
British film director of hit movies 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire' among others.
[Picture of Mike Newell]

 

Newman, Geraldine
Born 18 February 1934  (Brighton, Sussex, England)
English actress most notably appearing on "Ever Decreasing Circles."
[Picture of Geraldine Newman]

 

Newman, John
Born 16 June 1990  (Settle, Yorkshire, England)
English pop singer with three #1 hits whose career is repeatedly interrupted by a benign brain tumour.
[Picture of John Newman]

 

Newman, Nanette
Born 29 May 1934  (Northampton, England)
Winsome actress and children's author. Widow of film director Bryan Forbes.
[Picture of Nanette Newman]

 

Newman, Pauline
Born 20 June 1927  (New York City, New York, USA)
US judge known for her defence of the patent system.
[Picture of Pauline Newman]

 

Newman, Randy
Born 28 November 1943  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
American singer-songwriter and film composer, best known nowadays for his work on Disney-Pixar movies. Does the DDP have a friend in him?
[Picture of Randy Newman]

 

Newmar, Julie
Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman.
[Picture of Julie Newmar]

 

Newsom, Gavin
Born 10 October 1967  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Governer of California (as of Jan 2019); anti-Trump.
[Picture of Gavin Newsom]

 

Newton, Wayne
Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA)
Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas.
[Picture of Wayne Newton]

 

Nice, Natasha
Born 28 July 1988  (Fontenay-sous-Bois, France)
French porn starlet, previously known as "Natalie Nutsdeep".
[Picture of Natasha Nice]

 

Nicholas, Mark
Born 29 September 1957  (London, England)
English cricket player and now commentator, who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995.
[Picture of Mark Nicholas]

 

Nicholls, Simon
Born in UK  (exact date unknown)
Hugely talented producer of television comedy Eg The Thick of it , Quacks.Has a strong ability to find nurture and develop talent and ideas. Born 1977
[Picture of Simon Nicholls]

 

Nichols, Bobby
Born 14 April 1936  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA)
American golfer, who won the PGA Championship in 1964.
[Picture of Bobby Nichols]

 

Nichols, Ted
Born 2 October 1928  (Missoula, Montana, USA)
Composer, conductor, and arranger, created the Scooby Doo & Banana Splits themes
[Picture of Ted Nichols]

 

Nicholson, Jack
Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA)
Star of such films as 'Chinatown', 'About Schmidt' and the Michael Douglas-produced 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. Said to have retired from making films in 2013.
[Picture of Jack Nicholson]

 

Nicklaus, Jack
Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA)
Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport.
[Picture of Jack Nicklaus]

 

Nicks, John
Born 22 April 1929  (Brighton, England)
British figure skating coach and former pair skater.
[Picture of John Nicks]

 

Nicks, Stevie
Born 26 May 1948  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
American singer, successful both as a solo artist and as part of Fleetwood Mac.
[Picture of Stevie Nicks]

 

Nicol, Jimmie
Born 3 August 1939  (Barnes, London. UK)
Drummer who found brief megafame when he temporarily replaced The Beatles Ringo Starr on the drums.
[Picture of Jimmie Nicol]

 

Nigh, George
Born 9 June 1927  (McAlester, Oklahoma, USA)
American politician who was two-time governor of Oklahoma.
[Picture of George Nigh]

 

Nighy, Bill
Born 12 December 1949  (Caterham, Surrey, England)
Acclaimed actor, star of 'Love Actually' amongst others. Was strongly rumoured to take the part of the 9th Doctor Who in 2005. Ultimately though, he featured five years later playing an art critic.
[Picture of Bill Nighy]

 

Nikonenko, Sergey
Born 16 April 1941  (Moscow, Russia)
Soviet and Russian actor, film director and screenwriter. He was awarded with People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1991 (There is no truth in the rumour that it stands for Really Sorry For Such Rubbish)
[Picture of Sergey Nikonenko]

 

Niven, Larry
Born 30 April 1938  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
American science fiction author.
[Picture of Larry Niven]

 

Noboa, Alvaro
Born 21 November 1950  (Ecuador)
Failed Presidential candiate numerous times but consolation may have arrived now that his son has achieved what his father couldnt and has been elected President of Ecuador
[Picture of Alvaro Noboa]

 

Noda, Tetsuya
Born 5 March 1940  (Uki, Kumamoto, Japan)
Widely considered to be Japan’s most important living print-artist, and one of the most successful contemporary print artists in the world.
[Picture of Tetsuya Noda]

 

Noe, Luis Felipe
Born 26 May 1933  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentinian artist and intellectual, who is probably most notable for his expressionist paintings.
[Picture of Luis Felipe Noe]

 

Nogami, Teruyo
Born 24 May 1927  (Tokyo, Japan)
Script supervisor and confidante to Akira Kurosawa for 40 years.
[Picture of Teruyo Nogami]

 

Noguchi, Thomas
Born 4 January 1927  (Japan)
Former Chief Medical Officer for the County of Los Angleles and coroner on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy. Any conspiracy theorists out there may consider that this is the man to talk to…
[Picture of Thomas Noguchi]

 

Nolan, Anne
Born 12 November 1950  (Dublin, Ireland)
Member of the increasingly cancer-struck Nolan family of singers
[Picture of Anne Nolan]

 

Nolan, Christopher
Born 30 July 1970  (London, England)
Arguably the most successful British film director currently working today. Hit films include 'The Dark Knight' and 'Inception'.
[Picture of Christopher Nolan]

 

Nolan, Linda Linda Nolan is no longer with us
Born 23 February 1959  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

Died 15 January 2025  (Blackpool, England)

Age at death: 65  (read death notice)
Member of the Nolan Sisters, and a singer in her own right, occasional TV presenter as well.
[Picture of Linda Nolan]

 

Nolte, Nick
Born 8 February 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA)
American actor - 'The Prince of Tides', 'Hotel Rwanda'.
[Picture of Nick Nolte]

 

Noone, Peter
Born 5 November 1947  (Davyhulme, Lancashire, England)
Perky lead singer of Herman's Hermits. Dunno who Herman is though…
[Picture of Peter Noone]

 

Norris, Chuck
Born 10 March 1940  (Ryan, Oklahoma, USA)
The straight-to-video actor and martial artist.
[Picture of Chuck Norris]

 

Norris, David
Born 1 July 1944  (Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Irish gay rights activist.
[Picture of David Norris]

 

Norris, Ed
Born 10 April 1960  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Former law enforcement office for the NYPD, turned actor.
[Picture of Ed Norris]

 

North, Oliver
Born 7 October 1943  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Disgraced former Colonel of the US Marines, now a TV broadcaster.
[Picture of Oliver North]

 

Norton (actor), Jim
Born 4 January 1938  (Dublin, Ireland)
Irish stage and occasional TV actor, won a Tony award for The Seafarer
[Picture of Jim Norton (actor)]

 

Novak, Kim
Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Actress, best remembered for her role in 'Vertigo'.
[Picture of Kim Novak]

 

Novello, Don
Born 1 January 1943  (Ashtabula, OH, USA)
Actor who played Guido Sarducci in SNL and several other things
[Picture of Don Novello]

 

Nowinski, Christopher
Born 24 September 1978  (Oak Park, IL, USA)
Neuroscientist, author, and wrestler. May be better known as "Chris Harvard".
[Picture of Christopher Nowinski]

 

Nudd, Bob
Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England  (exact date unknown)
Four time winner of the World Freshwater Angling Championships who was cruelly denied the 1991 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, to the ire of the Angling Times. Born September 1944.
[Picture of Bob Nudd]

 

Nujoma, Sam Sam Nujoma is no longer with us
Born 12 May 1929  (Ongandjera, Namibia)

Died 8 February 2025  (Windhoek, Namibia)

Age at death: 95  (read death notice)
First president of Namibia, from 1990-2005.
[Picture of Sam Nujoma]

 

Numan, Gary
Born 8 March 1958  (London, England)
Influential electro-rock musician who hit the big time in the late 1970s, suffered a career decline before being rehabilitated as a pioneer.
[Picture of Gary Numan]

 

Nunn, Judy
Born 13 April 1945  (Perth, Western Australia)
Australian actress and author known for her 15-year long stint on "Home and Away."
[Picture of Judy Nunn]

 

Nüsslein-Volhard, Christiane
Born 20 October 1942  (Magdeburg, Germany)
Biologist and co-winner of the 1995 Nobel Prize for her work on embryonic development.
[Picture of Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard]

 

Nyad, Diana
Born 22 August 1949  (New York City, New York, USA)
American long-distance swimmer with many claims of dubious belief.
[Picture of Diana Nyad]

 

Nye, Bill
Born 27 November 1955  (Washington D.C. USA)
Bill Nye, the Science Guy, host of the eponymous TV show familiar to USA viewers. In hand with the TV stuff, there are also lots of books! Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by outgoing President Joe Biden.
[Picture of Bill Nye]

 

Nye, Doug
Born 1 October 1945  (Farnham, England)
Motoring journalist who won a Lifetime Achievement Award for it
[Picture of Doug Nye]

 

Nye, Rich
Born 4 August 1944  (Oakland, California, USA)
American baseball pitcher.
[Picture of Rich Nye]

 

Nylon, Judy
Born in USA  (exact date unknown)
Multidisciplinary American artist and former best pal of Patti Smith. Born 1948.
[Picture of Judy Nylon]

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