Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: O

 

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
[Picture of Yeong-su O]

 

O’Hara, Jenny
Born 24 February 1942  (Sonora, California, USA)
Television actress, King of Queens and many other series.
[Picture of Jenny O’Hara]

 

O’Neal, Shaquille
Born 6 March 1972  (Newark, NJ, USA)
7'1" NBA all-star, better known as Shaq.
[Picture of Shaquille O’Neal]

 

O’Sullivan, Gilbert
Born 1 December 1946  (Waterford, Ireland)
Irish singer, Nothing Rhymed, Matremony, Clair etc.
[Picture of Gilbert O’Sullivan]

 

Oakes, Trevor
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
Showaddywaddy co-founder.
[Picture of Trevor Oakes]

 

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

 

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

 

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
[Picture of Tom Oar]

 

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.
[Picture of Joyce Carol Oates]

 

Obaida, Abu
Born 11 February 1985  (Gaza City, Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip)
Hamas militant and spokesperson for the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades.
[Picture of Abu Obaida]

 

Obermeyer, Klaus
Born 2 December 1919  (Oberstaufen, Germany)
Founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd.
[Picture of Klaus Obermeyer]

 

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro
Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea)
President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979.
[Picture of Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]

 

O'Brien, Bill
Born 25 January 1929  (Pontefract, England)
MP for Normanton from 1983 to 2005. Succeeded by Ed Balls.
[Picture of Bill O'Brien]

 

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

 

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

 

O'Brien, Margaret
Born 15 January 1937  (San Diego, California, USA)
Former child actress.
[Picture of Margaret O'Brien]

 

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 <
[Picture of Richard O'Brien]

 

O'Callaghan, Gareth
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Irish radio DJ, diagnosed with multiple system atrophy in 2018.
[Picture of Gareth O'Callaghan]

 

O'Callaghan, Richard
Born 7 March 1940  (London, England)
Actor son of the late Patricia Hayes.
[Picture of Richard O'Callaghan]

 

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
Born 13 October 1989  (New York City, USA)
House Representative for New York since 2019.
[Picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez]

 

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.
[Picture of Hazel O'Connor]

 

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
[Picture of Bill Oddie]

 

Odenkirk, Bob
Born 22 October 1962  (Berwyn, Illinois, USA)
US actor who immortalized himself as Breaking Bad's scummy lawyer Saul Goodman
[Picture of Bob Odenkirk]

 

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
[Picture of Chris O'Donnell]

 

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.
[Picture of Roger O'Donnell]

 

O'Dwyer, Mick
Born 9 June 1936  (Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland)
Irish Gaelic footballer and all-time great manager.
[Picture of Mick O'Dwyer]

 

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…
[Picture of Esther Ofarim]

 

Offit, Sidney
Born 13 October 1928  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
American writer who wrote childrens' books in the 1950s and 60s
[Picture of Sidney Offit]

 

Offset, (rapper)
Born 14 December 1991  (Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA)
Rapper with Migos.
[Picture of (rapper) Offset]

 

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.
[Picture of Yuri Oganessian]

 

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
[Picture of Whang-od Oggay]

 

O'Hanlon, Rory
Born 7 February 1934  (Dublin, Ireland)
Irish politician who served as many ministerial roles.
[Picture of Rory O'Hanlon]

 

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.
[Picture of Mary O'Hara]

 

Oke, Janette
Born 18 February 1935  (Champion, Canada)
Author of inspirational fiction who has published over 75 books
[Picture of Janette Oke]

 

O'Keefe, Andrew
Born 1 October 1971  (Sydney, Australia)
Former TV presenter who turned out to be a domestic abuser and general crapbag.
[Picture of Andrew O'Keefe]

 

Oldham, Andrew Loog
Born 29 January 1944  (London, England)
Manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967,
[Picture of Andrew Loog Oldham]

 

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.
[Picture of Gary Oldman]

 

Oliver, Tom
Born 12 June 1938  (Fareham, Hampshire, England)
British born actor, but best known in Aussie soap "Neighbours" as Lou Carpenter.
[Picture of Tom Oliver]

 

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

 

Ollerenshaw, Maggie
Born 8 October 1949  (Ashton-On-Ribble, United Kingdom)
British Soap actress Open All Hours
[Picture of Maggie Ollerenshaw]

 

Olsen, Niels
Born 13 April 1954  (Denmark)
One half of Danish duo Olsen Brothers, 2000 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest.
[Picture of Niels Olsen]

 

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.
[Picture of Nancy Olson]

 

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.
[Picture of Michael Omartian]

 

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.
[Picture of Michael Ondaatje]

 

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.
[Picture of Alexander O'Neal]

 

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.
[Picture of Redmond O'Neal]

 

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.
[Picture of Tatum O'Neal]

 

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'.
[Picture of Ed O'Neill]

 

Ono, Jiro
Born 27 October 1925  (Tenryu, Shizuoka, Japan)
Japanese sushi chef.
[Picture of Jiro Ono]

 

Ono, Takashi
Born 26 July 1931  (Akita, Japan)
Gymnast, won five gold medals at the Olympics between 1952 and 1964.
[Picture of Takashi Ono]

 

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.
[Picture of Yoko Ono]

 

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

 

Oppenheim-Barnes, Sally Sally Oppenheim-Barnes is no longer with us
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
[Picture of Sally Oppenheim-Barnes]

 

Oppenheimer, Alan
Born 23 April 1930  (New York, New York, USA)
American voice actor, the voice behind 'Mighty Mouse' and 'Skeletor' in He-Man.
[Picture of Alan Oppenheimer]

 

O'Quinn, Terry
Born 15 July 1952  (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA)
Slaphead actor who played Locke in "Lost".
[Picture of Terry O'Quinn]

 

O'Ree, Willie
Born 15 October 1935  (Fredericton, New Brunswick)
Canadian ice hockey player noted as the first black player in the NHL.
[Picture of Willie O'Ree]

 

Orji, Zack
Born in Libreville, Gabon  (exact date unknown)
Nigerian Nollywood actor. Born 1960.
[Picture of Zack Orji]

 

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.
[Picture of Tony Orlando]

 

Ormsby, Brendan
Born 1 October 1960  (Birmingham, UK)
Former Aston Villa and Leeds United defender.
[Picture of Brendan Ormsby]

 

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.
[Picture of Petteri Orpo]

 

Orr, Bobby
Born 20 March 1948  (Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada)
Ice hockey player considered one of their all time greats.
[Picture of Bobby Orr]

 

Orr, Corinne
Born 6 January 1936  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
The June Foray of 'Speed Racer', havingvoicedthelittleboyandeveryfemalecharacterinthefasttalkingEnglishdubofthepopularanime.
[Picture of Corinne Orr]

 

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.
[Picture of Amancio Ortega]

 

Orton, Jr., Bob
Born 10 November 1950  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA)
Wrestler from a family of professional wrestlers including his father and son.
[Picture of Bob Orton, Jr.]

 

Osborne, Jeffrey
Born 9 March 1948  (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)
R&B musician and former drummer and lead singer of L.T.D.
[Picture of Jeffrey Osborne]

 

Osborne, Tom
Born 23 February 1937  (Hastings, NE, USA)
Nebraska Cornhuskers head coach who later became a congressman
[Picture of Tom Osborne]

 

Osbourne, Ozzy
Born 3 December 1948  (Aston, Birmingham, England)
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.
[Picture of Ozzy Osbourne]

 

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.
[Picture of Sharon Osbourne]

 

Osmond, Alan
Born 22 June 1949  (Ogden, Utah, USA)
The oldest of the Osmond singing siblings.
[Picture of Alan Osmond]

 

Osmond, Marie
Born 13 October 1959  (Ogden, Utah, USA)
Country & pop singer, part of the Osmond singing dynasty.
[Picture of Marie Osmond]

 

Osoba, Tony
Born 15 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish actor, best known as the tough inmate "Jock" McLaren in the classic 1970s sitcom 'Porridge'.
[Picture of Tony Osoba]

 

Ostrum, Peter
Born 1 November 1957  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
American vetenarian who may be better known as Charlie from 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'.
[Picture of Peter Ostrum]

 

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.
[Picture of Richard O'Sullivan]

 

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

 

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.
[Picture of Fred Ottman]

 

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.
[Picture of Wolfgang Overath]

 

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.
[Picture of David Owen]

 

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.
[Picture of Nick Owen]

 

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.
[Picture of Delia Owens]

 

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".
[Picture of Shirley Owens]

 

Oxx, John
Born 14 July 1950  (place of birth unknown)
Irish horse trainer.
[Picture of John Oxx]

 

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'.
[Picture of Frank Oz]

 

Ozick, Cynthia
Born 17 April 1928  (New York, New York, USA)
Great American novelist
[Picture of Cynthia Ozick]

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