Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: O

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O, Yeong-su Born 19 October 1944  (Kaepung, Korea) South Korean actor catapulted to global stardom in the wake of Netflix hit Squid Game, also accused of being a sexual molester 20 Random Guys Part 2

O’Hara, Jenny Born 24 February 1942  (Sonora, California, USA) Television actress, King of Queens and many other series. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

O’Neal, Shaquille Born 6 March 1972  (Newark, NJ, USA) 7'1" NBA all-star, better known as Shaq. (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

O’Sullivan, Gilbert Born 1 December 1946  (Waterford, Ireland) Irish singer, Nothing Rhymed, Matremony, Clair etc. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Oakes, Trevor Born in England  (exact date unknown) Showaddywaddy co-founder. (THEME) #1 Hits

Oakley, Roger Born 21 August 1943  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealander actor who played Tom Fletcher on "Home and Away." (THEME) Gone and Away

Oaks, Dallin H. Born 12 August 1932  (Provo, UT, USA) Apostle of the Church of Latter Day Saints Taxidermied Frogs

Oar, Tom Born in Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) Former rodeo cowboy who is part of History Channel's reality TV show Mountain Men. Born 1943 Oscar The Beast

Oates, Joyce Carol Born 16 June 1938  (Lockport, New York, USA) An American writer, she published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Obaida, Abu Born 11 February 1985  (Gaza City, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip) Hamas militant and spokesperson for the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades. DDP Tofoa Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Obermeyer, Klaus Born 2 December 1919  (Oberstaufen, Germany) Founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd. Centenarian Club

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea) President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Death Stinks

O'Brien, Bill  Born 25 January 1929  (Pontefract, England) Died 18 May 2025  () Age at death: 96  (read death notice) MP for Normanton from 1983 to 2005. Succeeded by Ed Balls. (THEME) No More Expenses

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Moldy Oldies

O'Brien, Casey Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA  (exact date unknown) American collegiate football player for the University of Minnesota. Haben die Spaten

O'Brien, Margaret Born 15 January 1937  (San Diego, California, USA) Former child actress. (THEME) Last Christmas

O'Brien, Richard Born 25 March 1942  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) The man behind 1975's 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', who hasn't really done anything since, except present television series 'The Crystal Maze'. His real name is the rather plainer Richard Smith. Said to have based the Dr. Frank-N-Furter character on < Dai YaB'stards (THEME) Empty Chairs at Empty Tables (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Ken Dodds dads dog Neither There Nor Thereabouts RIP It Up and Start Again

O'Callaghan, Gareth Born in   (exact date unknown) Irish radio DJ, diagnosed with multiple system atrophy in 2018. Life Got Cold

O'Callaghan, Richard Born 7 March 1940  (London, England) Actor son of the late Patricia Hayes. Time's-2 Team

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria Born 13 October 1989  (New York City, USA) House Representative for New York since 2019. (THEME) Dying Probably's Twitter Page

O'Connor, Hazel Born 16 May 1954  (Coventry, England) Singer-songwriter known for her hits "Eighth Day", "D-Days", and "Will You?". Suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2022. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Lord Football's Lot

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Rochdale's most famous son apart from Cyril Smith, Oddie is one of the most respected names in the world of ornithology, but is perhaps most famous as one third of the popular 1970s comedy team The Goodie Blasphemous Rumours 'B' (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2025 Don't Eat The Figs Final Curtain Call IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt Living in a Box

Odenkirk, Bob Born 22 October 1962  (Berwyn, Illinois, USA) US actor who immortalized himself as Breaking Bad's scummy lawyer Saul Goodman (THEME) BOBBING FOR APPLES

O'Donnell, Chris Born 26 June 1970  (Winnetka, Illinois, USA) Quintessentially 90s actor, star of Scent of a Woman and Batman Forever. Interesting fact: Chris O'Donnell, no mental handicap (THEME) Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel

O'Donnell, Roger Born 29 October 1955  (East London, England) Longtime keyboardist with the Cure who will be needing a cure after a 2023 lymphoma diagnosis. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today Southerners Stiffs The Living End

O'Dwyer, Mick  Born 9 June 1936  (Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland) Died 3 April 2025  () Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Irish Gaelic footballer and all-time great manager. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Ofarim, Esther Born 13 June 1941  (Safed, Mandatory Palestine) Israeli Eurovision singer who also sang "Cinderella Rockefella" with husband Abi. Now that sodding song will be playing in my head all day… Unusual Suspects

Offit, Sidney Born 13 October 1928  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) American writer who wrote childrens' books in the 1950s and 60s Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Offset, (rapper) Born 14 December 1991  (Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA) Rapper with Migos. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Oganessian, Yuri Born 14 April 1933  (Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Nuclear physicist who has discovered multiple superheavy elements, including his namesake organesson. The second (and only currently living) person to have an element named after them while still alive. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Oggay, Whang-od Born 17 February 2017  (Tinglayan, Philippines) Also known as Maria Oggay. In April 2023 she appeared on the cover of Vogue Philippines' Beauty Issue. She was 106 at the time and this made her the oldest living person to ever be on the cover of Vogue 20 Random Guys Part 3

O'Hanlon, Rory Born 7 February 1934  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish politician who served as many ministerial roles. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

O'Hara, Mary Born 12 May 1935  (County Sligo, Ireland) Irish soprano and harpist who took a 12-year career break to become a nun in the 1960s. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Oke, Janette Born 18 February 1935  (Champion, Canada) Author of inspirational fiction who has published over 75 books (THEME) Perfect 10

O'Keefe, Andrew Born 1 October 1971  (Sydney, Australia) Former TV presenter who turned out to be a domestic abuser and general crapbag. (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical

Oldham, Andrew Loog Born 29 January 1944  (London, England) Manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967, Down Under the Daisies

Oldman, Gary Born 21 March 1958  (London, England) Acclaimed British film actor, best known for his recurring role as James Gordon in the recent Batman trilogy. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Oliver, Tom Born 12 June 1938  (Fareham, Hampshire, England) British born actor, but best known in Aussie soap "Neighbours" as Lou Carpenter. (THEME) Gone and Away

Olivier, Tarquin Born 21 August 1936  (England) Laurence Olivier's eldest son who had a very short acting career as a child Gooseberry Crumble

Ollerenshaw, Maggie Born 8 October 1949  (Ashton-On-Ribble, United Kingdom) British Soap actress Open All Hours (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Olsen, Niels Born 13 April 1954  (Denmark) One half of Danish duo Olsen Brothers, 2000 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. 2026? No thank you!

Olson, Nancy Born 14 July 1928  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, in many films in the 1940s & 1950s but has had a very low profile in recent years. After You, Madam (THEME) And the nominees are… dead! (THEME) Easy as ABC Have I got Pews for you! (THEME) It's a Small World (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Pearly Gates  (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille

Omartian, Michael Born 26 November 1945  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Record producer and songwriter. Produced and played the keyboard for USA for Africa's "We Are the World" which remains in the top ten selling singles of all time. (THEME) They Were the World

Ondaatje, Michael Born 12 September 1943  (Colombo, Sri Lanka) Booker Prize-winning Canadian novelist whose novel 'The English Patient' was later successfully adapted for film. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

O'Neal, Alexander Born 15 November 1953  (Natchez, Mississippi, USA) Soul and R&B singer who enjoyed a number of hits from the mid-80s onwards. (THEME) Hits Of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today (THEME) Unpersons

O'Neal, Redmond Born 30 January 1985  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Wayward son of Ryan O'Neal & Farrah Fawcett, with a liking for drugs, drink & other unhealthy type things. Blueberry Crumble

O'Neal, Tatum Born 5 November 1963  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress who is the youngest to win a competitive Oscar, for 'Paper Moon' in 1973. Two Coins & A Punt

O'Neill, Ed Born 12 April 1946  (Youngstown, Ohio, USA) Actor known for his roles in two successful but wildy different family-based sitcoms, 'Married... with Children' and 'Modern Family'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Ono, Jiro Born 27 October 1925  (Tenryu, Shizuoka, Japan) Japanese sushi chef. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Ono, Takashi Born 26 July 1931  (Akita, Japan) Gymnast, won five gold medals at the Olympics between 1952 and 1964. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment in between. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North 2025 Not Alive (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Ambulance chaser And they all died Are You Still Dying, Darling? A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Blasphemous Rumours 'A' BLIMEY! Blodreina Carkers Convention 2025 Captain Hemlock's Twenty c. a. daver (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Curtains for Carter (THEME) Dead Continent Death Becomes Them Death Stinks Deathlist.net (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey debs dead ball Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration Drop Dead Gorgeous Dropping Like Flies Eternity Tours Fat Kids Always Win at Seasaw Feng Shui Pig Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool Flat White and Flat Line Freaky Farleys Free Fallers' Funeral Furore Ghost of Alternative Deathlist GIAC - It's really Serious! Goneville Grave Danger (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky I've Been Dying To Play This They're Loving Angels Instead (THEME) Last Christmas  LL's Pool Long Story Short… It's Over! Madonna's Hand Of Bod Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Old as Dirt 2 (THEME) Peace, Love, and Death  Peacocks Anus Horribilis Peter Falk's Friends Piston Broke Poppin’ Clogs Pull my finger RIP It Up and Start Again (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS See You In Heaven Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stop the Steal...ing of My Felonies Senor Trump (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers Team Cat AIDS The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Good, The Bad and Cliff Richard Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce  You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Zipline

Oosting, Dick Born in Netherlands  (exact date unknown) Dutch human rights activist and former head of Amnesty International in Europe, born June 1946. (THEME) Good Trouble

Oppenheim-Barnes, Sally  Born 26 July 1928  (Dublin, Ireland) Died 1 January 2025  () Age at death: 96  (read death notice) Former Conservative Member of Parliament for Gloucester from 1970 to 1987 (THEME) No More Expenses

Oppenheimer, Alan Born 23 April 1930  (New York, New York, USA) American voice actor, the voice behind 'Mighty Mouse' and 'Skeletor' in He-Man. (THEME) Apology Accepted

O'Quinn, Terry Born 15 July 1952  (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA) Slaphead actor who played Locke in "Lost". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

O'Ree, Willie Born 15 October 1935  (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Canadian ice hockey player noted as the first black player in the NHL. 20 Random Guys Part 3 NoSoup4U!

Orji, Zack Born in Libreville, Gabon  (exact date unknown) Nigerian Nollywood actor. Born 1960. Diana Rots

Orlando, Tony Born 3 April 1944  (New York City, New York, USA) Singer turned music producer who worked with some of the biggest acts of the 1970s incuding Barry Manilow and The Grateful Dead. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2

Ormsby, Brendan Born 1 October 1960  (Birmingham, UK) Former Aston Villa and Leeds United defender. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Orpo, Petteri Born 3 November 1969  (Finland) Current Prime minister of Finland. Leader of the nation coalition party and says he is determined to deal with Finlands debt crisis via huge austerity cuts. ONE-IN-THE-CHAMBER

Orr, Bobby Born 20 March 1948  (Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada) Ice hockey player considered one of their all time greats. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Orr, Corinne Born 6 January 1936  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) The June Foray of 'Speed Racer', havingvoicedthelittleboyandeveryfemalecharacterinthefasttalkingEnglishdubofthepopularanime. (THEME) Perfect 10

Ortega, Amancio Born 28 March 1936  (Leon, Spain) Europe's richest man following the death of Ingvar Kamprad. Began selling bathrobes, progressing on to forming the Zara clothing chain. Has only ever given three interviews. Bucket Of Blood Most Unique Picks 2024

Orton, Jr., Bob Born 10 November 1950  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Wrestler from a family of professional wrestlers including his father and son. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Osborne, Jeffrey Born 9 March 1948  (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) R&B musician and former drummer and lead singer of L.T.D. (THEME) They Were the World

Osborne, Tom Born 23 February 1937  (Hastings, NE, USA) Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach who later became a congressman (THEME) The Big Brain Theory

Osbourne, Ozzy  Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England) Died 22 July 2025  (Bucks, United Kingdowm) Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Mumbling reality TV star and former lead singer of Black Sabbath, who once caught rabies after an on-stage bat-biting incident. The heavy drinker and heavy metaller was nearly killed in a quad-biking crash in December 2003. 2025 Not Alive 3rd times the charm (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Also-Ran Ambulance chaser (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME (THEME) Assorted Alliterates Blodreina Bought the Peanut Farm Casket Ready Coffin Fit Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Death Stinks Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Death Stalks United (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Dirt Nappers Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Headstone Hunters Heaven Can't Wait I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Wisconsin Reaper Beater 3.0 Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam Morbid United F.C. (THEME) Musical chairs Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Not at All Well Only Fools and Corpses Oscar The Beast RIP It Up and Start Again Rotting Kanzlerin Forgotten But Not Gone The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury The Really, Really Rottens (THEME) The Talking Dead Times up! Wayne Manor

Osbourne, Sharon Born 10 October 1953  (London, England) Wife and manager of Ozzy, she suddenly rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of MTV's 'The Osbournes', and was diagnosed with colon cancer around the same time. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Drop Dead Gorgeous Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) The Talking Dead Where's My Damn List?

Osmond, Alan Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA) The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings. From Here to Eternity

Osmond, Marie Born 13 October 1959  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Country & pop singer, part of the Osmond singing dynasty. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Osoba, Tony Born 15 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor, best known as the tough inmate "Jock" McLaren in the classic 1970s sitcom 'Porridge'. Last Show Before Bedtime

Ostrum, Peter Born 1 November 1957  (Dallas, Texas, USA) American vetenarian who may be better known as Charlie from 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Eat The Figs Don't Stay Alive in '25 Francis of Arse-Easy 2024 His and Hearse Jellydead Ken Dodds dads dog Last Show Before Bedtime Only Fools and Corpses Trojan Hearse  The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

O'Sullivan, Ronnie Born 5 December 1975  (Wordsley, West Midlands, England) Four-time World Snooker Champion. Said to suffer from depression and various addictions. (THEME) Gone Solo

Ottman, Fred Born 10 August 1956  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Wrestler behind myriad gimmicks, including Tugboat, Typhoon and, of course, the man who shocked the world - THE SHOCKMASTER. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Overath, Wolfgang Born 29 September 1943  (Sieburg, Germany) Former Germany international footballer. Played in both the 1966 and 1974 World Cup finals. Spent his entire playing career at 1. FC Köln. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Owen, David Born 2 July 1938  (Plymton, Devon, England) Suave politician and diplomat. One of the infamous 'Gang of Four' who formed the Social Democratic Party in 1981 before engaging in the Liberal-SDP alliance with David Steel. (THEME) No More Expenses

Owen, Nick Born 1 November 1947  (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) TV presenter, known initially for sports reporting; was the origianl announcer on Bullseye, and original host of Sporting Triangles; should probably mention Anne & Nick too (much better than Richard & Judy). Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. Puppy-dog eyes

Owens, Delia Born 4 April 1949  (Georgia, USA) American conservationist and author, whose debut novel "Where the Crawdads Sing" became a bestseller. Also wanted for questioning in Zambia for being a possible co-conspirator in the murder of a poacher. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Owens, Shirley Born 10 June 1941  (Henderson, North Carolina, USA) Lead singer of early 60s girl group the Shirelles, behind classics such as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Tonight's the Night". (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Oxx, John Born 14 July 1950  (place of birth unknown) Irish horse trainer. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Ozick, Cynthia Born 17 April 1928  (New York, New York, USA) Great American novelist (THEME) Stars on Hice

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