Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: P

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de la Parra, Jose de Jesus Sahagun Born 1 January 1922  (Cotija, Mexico) Mexican Roman Catholic bishop. (THEME) Fiona's 1922

Pacino, Al Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA) Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Noz4news Pearly Gates

Packer, Ann Born 8 March 1942  (Moulsford, England) English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper who won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics (THEME) And the SPOTY Winner is… dead

Packwood, Bob Born 11 September 1932  (Portland, Orgeon, USA) Disgraced former US senator for Oregon. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) Six Feet Under the Dome (THEME) Space Wasters

Padilla, Robin Born 23 November 1969  (Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines) Philippines actor who's also a Philippines senator, leader of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino. Seems also to be a relic of a bygone age when it comes to women's rights. (THEME) BOBBING FOR APPLES

Page, Genevieve  Born 13 December 1927  (Paris, France) Died 14 February 2025  (Paris, France) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) Global star, at home on stage or screen has appeared in numerous French, Italian, British and American films, including El Cid and Grand Prix. She continued acting into her 70s. (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille

Page, Jimmy Born 9 January 1944  (Heston, Middlesex, England) Guitarist, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Paget, Debra Born 19 August 1933  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Hollywood actress who later became a born-again christian. Prowlers Goners '25 Women's Deaths Matter Too

Paine, Terry Born 23 March 1939  (Winchester, England) Former Southampton FC stalwart and member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad. (THEME) Sudden Death

Paisley, Eileen Born 2 November 1931  (Belfast) Wife of Norn Iron motormouth Ian Paisley. Born 1934. Dr Shipman's waiting room (THEME) No More Expenses

Pakhmutova, Aleksandra Born 9 November 2029  (Stalingradsky district, USSR) A Soviet and Russian composer, she has remained one of the best known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s (THEME) Russian Box Players

Palin, Michael Born 5 May 1943  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England) Member of Monty Python, now equally well known for his travel documentaries. Don't Eat The Figs

Pallete, Pilar Born 3 September 1928  (Paita, Peru) Peruvian actress, third and final wife of constipated racist John Wayne. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Palmer, Carl Born 20 March 1950  (Birmingham, England) Drummer and sole survivor of the supergroup Emerson, Lake and (you guessed it) Palmer. (THEME) Last surviving original band members III (THEME) The Survivors

Palmer, Clive Born 26 March 1954  (Footscray, Victoria, Australia) Australian businessman with his own fringe political party. He once had plans to build a new Titanic. (THEME) Close Up: The Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest Musical

Palmer, Phil Born in England, UK  (exact date unknown) "Workshop Phil", a mechanic and classic car entusiast who works as part of the restoration team on Car SOS. Born 1944. the new team

Palmer (politician), Geoffrey Born 21 April 1942  (Nelson, New Zealand) 33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand serving in the post for just over 1 year (which is actually much better than a lot of NZ PMs - 16 out of 40 have not lasted as long) (THEME) Kiwi fruit sundae

Palmolive, (musician) Born 3 January 1955  (Granada, Spain) Spanish-born drummer for punk pioneers The Slits and The Raincoats. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Pan, Rebecca Born 29 December 1931  (Shanghai, China) Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer. (THEME) Dead Continent

Panetta, Leon Born 28 June 1938  (Monterey, California, USA) American politician who has served as White House Chief of Staff, director of the CIA, and Secretary of Defence. Dust in the Wind (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Panic, Milan Born 20 December 1929  (Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) Former prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1993. (THEME) 90s vs 90s

Parazaider, Walter Born 14 March 1945  (Maywood, Ilinois, USA) US musician, founding member of the band, Chicago. (THEME) #1 Hits

Parekh, Asha Born 2 October 1942  (Mumbai, India) Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time in Hindi cinema and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s and 1970s (THEME) Dead Continent

Parenti, Michael Born 30 September 1933  (New York, NY, USA) Political writer and lecturer, known for Marxist views Plausible Passings of 2025

Parfitt, Judy Born 7 November 1935  (Sheffield, UK) Veteran actress, currently starring in "Call the Midwife". (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies Mancunian Medley

Parfitt, Peter Born 8 December 1936  (Billingford, Norfolk, England) English former cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Pargeter, Lucy Born 1 March 1977  (Nottingham, UK) Soap actress, who appeared in both the 2000s Crossroads reboot and, more recently, Emmerdale. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Paribatra, Induratana Born 2 February 1922  (Bangkok, Siam) Ancient member of the Thai royal house (THEME) Fiona's 1922

Parker, Posie Born in England  (exact date unknown) Militant feminist. (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Parker Bowles, Andrew Born 27 December 1939  (Surrey, UK) The man who was cuckolded by Prince Charles - Camilla's first husband. He later married a direct descendant of the man who invented Pitman shorthand. Death Stinks

Parker Bowles, Camilla Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England) Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side. c. a. daver Dead Wait Living in a Box Multiple Stiffies Who Turned out the lights?

Parkes, Tony Born 5 May 1949  (Sheffield, United Kingdom) English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach in service of the Blackburn Rovers (THEME) A Question of Sprouts Grief Hijackers Only Fools and Corpses (THEME) Sudden Death

Parkin, Maurice Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) English snooker player. (THEME) snooker loopy c*NTS are we

Parkinson, Gary Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England) Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Now youth team coach at Blackpool FC. (THEME) Sudden Death

Parrish, Leslie Born 13 March 1935  (Melrose, Massachusetts, USA) American actress, environmentalist writer and producer. After You, Madam

Parsons, Estelle Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA) American actress who won an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Also known for playing Roseanne's bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'. (THEME) And the nominees are… dead! Blue-Teams Dirt Nappers (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

Pärt, Arvo Born 11 September 1935  (Paide, Järva County, Estonia) Estonian classical music composer. (THEME) Musical chairs

Parton, Dolly Born 19 January 1946  (Sevierville, Tennessee, USA) Country music singer whose name was used for the first cloned sheep because its genetic material was taken from a mammary gland. Headstone Hunters Mr & Mrs Drummerboy

Partridge, Andy Born 11 November 1953  (Mtarfa, Malta) I knooooow oooooone thiiiiiing, and that's he led XTC. (THEME) Dead Beats

Partridge, Derek Born 29 June 1935  (London, UK.) Mainly minor actor who once had his own chatshow in Zimbabwe .Narrated a show about the death of Gone with the wind actor Leslie Howard. (THEME) Apology Accepted

Pascal, Francoise Born 14 October 1949  (Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius) Mauritius-British actress and singer of the 70s. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Pascual, Camilo Born 20 January 1934  (Havana, Cuba) Baseball player for played for the Washington Senators and other teams. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

PASSMORE, George Born 8 January 1942  (Plymouth, Devon, England) Artist, one half along with Gilbert Proesch of the duo known as Gilbert and George. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Pate, Johnny Born 5 December 1923  (Chicago Heights, illinois, USA) Began as a jazz bass guitarist in the 1940s, moving into producing and arranging for artists such as Peabo Bryson and later the Bee Gees. (THEME) Old as Dirt 2

Paternoster, Marissa Born 1 August 1986  (Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA) Screaming Females singer. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Paterson, Bill Born 3 June 1945  (Glasgow, UK) Scottish character actor. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Paterson, Katherine Born 31 October 1932  (Huai'an, China) Children's author whose best known work, Bridge to Terabithia, won the Newbery Medal and has been adapted into a film. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Patil, Pratibha Born 19 December 1934  (Nadagon, Maharashtra, India) The current President of India. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Patrese, Riccardo Born 17 April 1954  (Padua, Italy) Very durable Formula racing driver with six wins (THEME) Formula Fatality

Patrick, Butch Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Patterson, James Born 22 March 1947  (Newburgh, New York, USA) Prolific and award-winning American author, a former advertising executive. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Patton, Mark Born 22 September 1959  (Kansas City, MO, USA) Actor, Nightmare on Elm St 2, dubbed cinema's first Scream King. Diagnosed with HIV at 40, announced in 2023 the diagnosis had progressed to AIDS. (THEME) Mmmmmmmm Drop

Paul, Dorothy Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Scottish comedienne and entertainer, born 1937 (THEME) Jocks Away

Paul, Ron Born 20 August 1935  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) US Libertarian politician and candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him Couldn't Think of a Team Name Tumbling Dice

Paul-Robie, Joanna Born in Hamilton, New Zealand  (exact date unknown) New Zealand news anchor who's been a screen presence since 1978. She revealed a terminal cancer diagnosis in June 2024 while receiving the Matariki Icon Award. Age unknown. Banana's Bruises The Love Boat Fade to Black Haben die Spaten Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Pan Breed Team Terminal Heading Nowhere

Paxman, Jeremy Born 11 May 1950  (Leeds, England) Waspish presenter of 'Newsnight' who famously asked the same question to former Home Secretary Michael Howard 12 times in 1997. Retired from the Newsnight hotseat in June 2014. (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt

Paxton, Robert Born 15 June 1932  (Lexington, Kentucky , USA) Esteemed political scientist and historian who ruffled many feathers in France with his books on fascism and its rise in France during world war two. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Payne, Davey Born 11 August 1944  (Willesden, London, England) Saxophonist, formerly in the backing band for The Blockheads. Played the catchy jazz solo in "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick". (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Payne, Freda Born 19 September 1942  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Singer best known for her 1970 hit single "Band of Gold". (THEME) Dead And Dusted 2 (THEME) Dead Beats God, It's Brutal Out Here (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Payne, Keith Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia) VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Peach, Mary Born 20 October 1934  (Durban, South Africa) BAFTA-nominated film and TV actress. Widow of Hammer horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster. (THEME) The Gallifrey Regeneration Game

Peacock, Alan  Born 29 October 1937  (Middlesbrough, England) Died 29 June 2025  () Age at death: 87  (read death notice) English footballer, most famously for Midlesbrough. (THEME) A Question of Sprouts (THEME) Sudden Death

Pearcy, Stephen Born 3 July 1956  (Long Beach, California, USA) Ratt guitarist now dealing with a liver cancer diagnosis that's been going round and round. Tentoesup

Pearson, Felicia Born 18 May 1980  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Former drug dealer who later acted on every media ponce's favourite TV show 'The Wire'. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Pearson, Graeme Born 1 April 1950  (Partick, Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish policeman and former MSP. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2025

Peebles, Jim Born 25 April 1935  (Winnipeg, Canada) Astrophysicist and astronomer. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Pegg, Simon Born 14 February 1970  (Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England) Actor and screenwriter - of 'Spaced', 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' fame. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons? (THEME) Yes, I Suppose

Peil, Mary Beth Born 25 June 1940  (Davenport, Iowa, USA) She is an actress and producer, known for Mirrors (2008), The Stepford Wives (2004) and Dawson's Creek (1998). Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Pelicot, Gisele Born 7 December 1952  (Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany) Right. Own up. Who picked her? Gisèle Pelicot is a French woman who was covertly drugged and raped by her husband Dominique Pelicot on numerous occasions over a nine-year period between 2011 and 2020. 51 men were convicted in trial that riveted France (THEME) I Made the News Today, Oh Boy

Pelmear, Donald Born in Middlesbrough, England  (exact date unknown) Played Professor Rubeish in the 1973 'Doctor Who' story "The Time Warrior". Born 1924. (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

Pelosi, Nancy Born 26 March 1940  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007-2011. (THEME) MAGA Hit List  (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians) The Conqueror Worm

Pelosi, Paul Born 15 May 1940  (San Fransisco, California, USA) Owns Financial Leasing Services Inc. but mostly known hammer victim and as hisband of Nancy. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Peltier, Leonard Born 12 September 1944  (Belcourt, North Dakota, USA) Native American activist and convicted murderer. Mass Hole Cemetery

Pender, John Born 19 November 1963  (Luton, United Kingdom) Irish footballer who captained a Burnley team to promotion twice, now battling ALS (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles  Peter Falk's Friends  Shaun of the Dead 69

Penn, June Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown) Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928. Drop Dead Celebration

Pennington, Michael Born 7 June 1943  (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England) Respected stage actor, writer and director who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. Rather better known to the hoi polloi as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in 'Return Of The Jedi'. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Apology Accepted

Penrose, Roger Born 8 August 1931  (Colchester, Essex, England) Mathematician. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries (THEME) Nobel Notables

Pepe, (footballer) Born 25 February 1935  (Santos, Brazil) Two time FIFA World Cup winner and Santos FC club legend. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Perdue, Sonny Born 20 December 1946  (Perry, Georgia, USA) American politician and Governor of Georgia. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Perelman, Ronald Born 1 January 1943  (Greensboro, NC, USA) Big banker who lost 90% of his wealth between 2018 and 2022 (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

PEREZ ESQUIVEL, Adolfo Born 26 November 1931  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentine arty type and human rights activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980. (THEME) Nobel Notables

Perez Minaya, Leo Born 28 September 1939  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Dominican entrepeneur. The Deadest Of The Dead

Perhacs, Linda Born 1 December 1943  (Mill Valley, California, USA) American folk singer whose 1970 album "Parallelograms" was rediscovered as a lost classic upon its reissue in the late 1990s. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Perkins, Polly Born 31 May 1943  (London, England) Theatre actress who later played Dot Cotton's estranged half-sister Rose in 'EastEnders'. (Theme) Not going in a Black Cab

Perlman, Rhea Born 31 March 1948  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Actress best known as the sarcastic bartender Carla Tortelli in 'Cheers'. (THEME) Goodnight, Seattle

Peron, Isabel Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina) Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976. Bad 4 U, You Look Dying & Decaying Dead Is Dead (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Swimming in the Death Pool The Best and Worst of Us The End of the World As We Know It the old lady

Perrett, Peter Born 8 April 1952  (Camberwell, London, United Kingdom) English musician and the frontman and main creative force of rock band the Only Ones (THEME) Punk is Dead

Perrier, Denise Born 13 February 1935  (Ambérieu-en-Bugey, France) Miss France and Miss World 1953. (THEME) Miss DEAD

Perrine, Valerie Born 3 September 1943  (Houston, Texas, USA) Actress, particularly successful in the 1970s. Dead Ringers You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Grief Hijackers Prowlers Goners '25 (THEME) Sad Last Days Wayne Manor

Perry, Adam Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown) Former British model who appeared in the biggest-selling poster in UK history, L'Enfant, which featured a bare-chested man holding a baby. Born 1963. Apricot Crumble

Perry, Brian Born 11 March 1946  (place of birth unknown) British veterinarian surgeon. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Perry, Steve Born 22 January 1949  (Hanford, California, USA) Lead singer of Journey and icon of 80's arena rock, their most well known hit being "Don't Stop Believin'" (THEME) They Were the World

Perry, William "The Refrigerator" Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986. Captain Hemlock's Twenty (THEME) Kill Bills, Vol. 3  (THEME) One Ball Bigger Than The Other Two (THEME) Traded to the Saints

Perry, William J. Born 11 October 1927  (Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA) US Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term. (THEME) Kill Bills, Vol. 3 (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Persky, Bill Born 9 September 1931  (place of birth unknown) American television director, most notably for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. (THEME) Kill Bills, Vol. 3

Pesci, Joe Born 9 February 1943  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Short Italian-American character actor who is always on hand when a film script calls for a short Italian-American character. Which, indeed, many have done, including 'Raging Bull', 'Goodfellas' and 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'. 2025 Not Your Year (THEME) 90s vs 90s Pearly Gates

Peters, Clarke Born 7 April 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor and favourite of David Simon, having played major roles in both 'The Wire' and 'Treme'. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Peters, Mary Born 6 July 1939  (Halewood, Lancashire, USA) Olympic gold-winning multi-eventer whose success in 1972 paved the way for the likes of Daley Thompson, Denise Lewis and Jessica Ennis-Hill to follow. (THEME) And the SPOTY Winner is… dead Don't Stay Alive in '25

Peters, Mike  Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales) Died 29 April 2025  (Dyserth, Wales) Age at death: 66  (read death notice) Lead singer of The Alarm. (THEME) #1 Hits Dead Wait Drop Dead Celebration  Faster Than A Dead Horse Headstone Hunters I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All Madonna's Hand Of Bod People I Think Might Die In 2025 United SeasideEssexXile Shaun of the Dead 69 So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs Stiff Competition The B-Team The Living End

Peterson, Jordan Born 12 June 1962  (Edmonton, Canada) Canadian psychologist and prominent public intellectual for his anti-political correctness campaign (THEME) Dying of Pretentiousness

Pettifer, Brian Born 1 January 1953  (Durban, South Africa) South African TV actor. (THEME) Comedy Cremations

Pettit, Bob Born 12 December 1932  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA) Retired basketball player. Played for the Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-65. (THEME) Complete Phallusies

Petty, Richard Born 2 July 1937  (Level Cross, North Carolina, USA) NASCAR driver, winner of the Daytona 500 a record 7 times amongst other achievements. Dirt Nappers (THEME) Wheel meet again

Phillips, Fiona Born 1 January 1961  (Canterbury, England) English journalist and presenter of GMTV Today. Dead Wait (THEME) CRT to DOA

Phillips, Lauren Born 8 December 1987  (Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA) Award winning pornographic actress and radio host (THEME) Scrubber Out

Phillips, Leighton Born 25 September 1949  (Neath, UK) Earned 58 caps for Wales during the 1970s and also won the 1977 League Cup with Aston Villa. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Phillips, Mackenzie Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

Phillips, Michelle Born 4 June 1944  (Long Beach, California, USA) Musician and actress, co-founder of the popular hippie combo, The Mamas and The Papas. (THEME) Last surviving original band members III (THEME) The Survivors

Phillips, Siân Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales) Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV. (THEME) Apology Accepted Bourne to Die (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Phillips, Stu Born 9 September 1929  (USA) Succesful composer of the main tunes of Knight Rider, Battlestar Gallactica, Six Million Dollar Man. (THEME) Stars on Hice Thomas Jefferson Survives

Philpott, Mick Born in   (exact date unknown) Notorious multi-fathering benefit scrounger, jailed in 2013 for the manslaughter of half his brood when a plot to discredit his mistress ended in tragedy. Born 1956. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Phoenix, Joaquin Born 28 October 1974  (San Juan, Puerto Rico) Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Seemingly gave up acting in 2008 to pursue a career i (THEME) batstarlord of the whotreklock

Piano, Renzo Born 14 September 1937  (Genoa, Italy) Highly influential italian architect, Pritzker Prize winner of 1998 Don't Stay Alive in '25

Pickles, Christina Born 17 February 1935  (Halifax, UK) Played Judy Geller, the mother of Monica and Ross, on Friends, among numerous other roles. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Pickles, Vivian Born 21 October 1931  (London, UK) English actress who memorably played Harold's mother in "Harold and Maude". Death Is International 2024 Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Picone, Vito Born 20 March 1941  (Staten Island, New York, USA) 50s doo-wopper with the Elegants whose nursery-rhyme-inspired "Little Star" was one of the rock era's earliest US one-hit wonders. Befitting his mobster-sounding name, he later cameoed in 'Goodfellas' and 'The Sopranos'. (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Pierce, Wendell Born 12 August 1963  (New Orleans, Louisiana) Television actor, main cast in Jack Ryan. Played Death in the Watch. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Piggins, George Born 14 October 1944  (Australia) Former Australian rugby union player and coach. The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Piletskaya, Tatyana Born 2 July 2028  (Saint Petersburg, Russia) A Soviet and Russian film and stage actress. In 1947 she made her film debut in Pirogov (1947). She was a staff actress at Lenfilm Studio and also worked at various theatre troupes in Russia. Her favourite colour is blue and her lucky number is 12. She (THEME) Russian Box Players

Pinera, Miguel Born 18 October 1954  (Chile) Entrepreneur and singer , who is a big part of the celebrity circuit and nightclub life in his home country, in part because he owns quite a few nightclubs (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's Smart Beta They Might All Die

Ping, Song Born 30 April 1917  (Ju County, Shandong, China) Chinese Communist bigwig known for his regular appearances on drol lists. (THEME) Gray Panthers

PINHEIRO, Heloisa Born 7 July 1945  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Brazilian Playboy model and the inspiration for 'The Girl from Ipanema'. 20 Random Guys Part 3

Pinto da Costa, Jorge Nuno  Born 28 December 1937  (Cedofeita, Porto, Portugal) Died 15 February 2025  (Porto, Portugal) Age at death: 87  (read death notice) former president of Portuguese football club Porto (1982 - 2024) Plan B from Outer Space The B-Team

Piper, Angela Born in Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Radio actress who spent a half century portraying Jennifer Aldridge on 'The Archers' before retiring in 2022. (THEME) Slippery Soap

Piquet, Nelson Born 17 August 1952  (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil) Three-time winner of the Formula One world championship. He didn't like the rising star of Ayrton Senna though (THEME) Formula Fatality Rotting Kanzlerin

Pires, Pedro Born 29 April 1934  (Fogo, Cape Verde) Cape Verdes politician. Prime Minister from 1975-91 before becoming President from 2001-11. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association (THEME) Dead Leaders

Pirro, Jeanine Born 6 February 1951  (Elmira, New York, USA) Trump-hugging jurist and TV host, a regular face on (where else) Fox News. A Spot of Death

Pistorius, Oscar Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa) Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Accused of murdering his girlfriend who was shot dead at his home on Valentine's Day 2013. (THEME) 2025 Exit Draft (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Place, Mary Kay Born 23 September 1947  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) Actress best known as Loretta Haggers on soaps parody 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

PLATT, Oliver Born 12 January 1960  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Canadian-born American actor who happens to be a second cousin once removed of Viscount Althorp and the late and sainted Princess Diana. (THEME) Easy as ABC

Plavsic, Biljana Born 7 July 1930  (Tuzla, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) Former President of Republika Srpska and convicted war criminal. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Player, Gary Born 1 November 1935  (Johannesburg, South Africa) South African golfer, regarded as one of the best ever The Forest Lawn Jockeys (THEME) Hole-in-one (THEME) In The Hole! Kop-ing it (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Playfair, Wendy Born 28 August 1926  (Woolahra, New South Wales, Australia) Australian character actress with one of her best-remembered roles in 'Prisoner: Cell Block H'. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Plenderleith, Jackie Born 6 October 1937  (Bellshill, UK) Scottish Footballer who played mainly for Hibs and Man City and once for Scotland (THEME) They think it's all over

Plowright, Joan  Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England) Died 16 January 2025  (London, England) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Highly regarded actress, widow of Laurence Olivier. After You, Madam (THEME) And the nominees are… dead! Blue-Teams (THEME) Complete Phallusies Drop Dead Gorgeous (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies (THEME) Jaydead (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Windsor's OBE (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts  (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille The Old Ones are the Pests (THEME) There is nothing like a dame Women's Deaths Matter Too

Podhoretz, Norman Born 16 January 1930  (New York, USA) American neoconservative magazine writer for Commentary Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Pointer, Priscilla  Born 18 May 1924  (New York City, New York, USA) Died 28 April 2025  (Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA) Age at death: 100  (read death notice) Veteran Hollywood actress. (THEME) Assorted Alliterates (THEME) Complete Phallusies Jumptheshark Lard Bazaar Living in a Box (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway The Old Ones are the Pests

POINTER, Ruth Born 19 March 1946  (Oakland, California, USA) Singer, eldest member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters. (THEME) Last surviving original band members III (THEME) They Were the World

Polanski, Roman Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France) Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family. (THEME) A la vie, a la mort And they all died Pearly Gates Permanent Kip 2024 Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

POLANYI, John Born 23 January 1929  (Berlin, Germany) Recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in chemical kinetics. (THEME) Stars on Hice

Pole, Dick Born 13 October 1950  (Trout Creek, Michigan, USA) Former MLB pitcher and coach. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Poniatowska, Elena Born 19 May 1932  (Paris, France) French-Mexican journalist and writer, regarded as one of Mexico's most important intellectuals. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Pop, Iggy Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA) Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr., he got his nickname from another of his old bands, The Iguanas. Celebrated for being a pioneer of stage-diving and cro (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky The Really, Really Rottens

Porter, Shirley Born 29 November 1930  (London, England) Leader of Westminster council in the 1980s before being exposed for "gerrymandering" votes in by shifting Labour voters out of marginal wards hrough various property-based schemes. (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Portuondo, Omara Born 29 October 1930  (Havana, Cuba) Bolero singer, a long-time star in Cuba and involved with the Buena Vista Social Club since 1996. (THEME) American As Apple Pie The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2024

Potts, Cliff Born 5 January 1942  (Glendale, California, USA) American actor across TV and film. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Pountney, Dave Born 12 October 1939  (Baschurch, UK) Former Aston Villa, Chester and Shrewsbury wing-half. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Povich, Maury Born 17 January 1939  (Washington, D.C., USA) TV host of the crappy but hugely entertaining Maury Povich Show. Maury, in the case of this year's Derby Dead Pool, you are NOT a hit... yet. (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right

Powell, Glen Born 21 October 1988  (Austin, Texas, USA) An American actor he made his breakthrough performance as Chad Radwell in the Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015-2016). He has since starred as Finnegan in the coming-of-age comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), astronaut John Glenn in the drama (THEME) I Made the News Today, Oh Boy

Pozner, Vladimir Born 1 April 1934  (Paris, France) Russian-American journalist most notable for presenting throughout the Cold War. Rigor Mort Us

Praddo, Diabao Born in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil  (exact date unknown) Brazilian tattoo artist, born 1975. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Prager, Dennis Born 2 August 1948  (New York, NY, USA) American conservative political commentator, host of The Dennis Prager Show and co-founder of conservative content house PragerU. Captain Hemlock's Twenty It's A Grim World After All Martin Scorsese’s The Departed

Prakash, Cedric Born 3 November 1951  (Mumbai, India) Catholic priest and social activist. (THEME) Good Trouble

Prentiss, Paula Born 4 March 1938  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Actress – Catch-22, Stepford Wives. Prowlers Goners '25 (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Presley, Priscilla Born 24 May 1945  (New York City, New York, USA) Former wife of Elvis Presley, turned Graceland into a tourist destination. Oh and she's a Scientologist.. (THEME) Dieopics (THEME) Sad Last Days

Pressler, Larry Born 29 March 1942  (Humboldt, South Dakota, USA) Ex senator from South Dakota now with a touch of pancreatic cancer. Compost Corner DEADIES 11 LL's Pool Colnbrook Coroner The End of the World As We Know It Time for Me to Fly

Price, Alan Born 19 April 1942  (Fatfield, England) Original keyboardist for The Animals, as well as the composer of the 'Andy Capp' TV series' theme tune. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights

Price, Amy Born in   (exact date unknown) Mother of tit model Katie. Finbarr Returns from the Dead Neither There Nor Thereabouts The Choir Invisibule

Price, John Born 22 July 1937  (Harrow, Middlesex, England) English former cricketer. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Price, Katie "Jordan" Born 22 May 1978  (Newport, Wales) Surgically-enhanced "glamour" model and general waste of space Z-list "celebrity". Recently split from Peter Andre, as if we care. Dead but not buried Don't Eat The Figs Lard Bazaar (THEME) Unpersons

Price, Leontyne Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA) Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Names are for friends, so I don’t need one Pearly Gates Swimming in the Death Pool (THEME) The Dead Kennedys (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing... Unusual Suspects

Prideaux, Roger Born 31 July 1939  (London, England) Captain of Northamptionshire County Cricket Club since 1967-70. (THEME) Ashes to Ashes XII

Priest, Pat Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA) Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'. After You, Madam Touch of Grey (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Priestley, Dennis Born 16 July 1950  (Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England) Multiple darts champion. Kop-ing it

Prime, Geoffrey Born 21 February 1938  () Former British spy, convicted in 1982 for espionage and child abuse and was released in 2001. (THEME) Kiddyfiddler Harriers

Principi, Anthony Born 16 April 1944  (New York City, New York, USA) Dubya cabinet member who served as US Secretary of Veteran Affairs. (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Proctor, Phil Born 28 July 1940  (Goshen, Indiana, USA) Voice actor known for roles such as meagre parent Howard DeVille in 'Rugrats'. (THEME) DCAU Demises

PROESCH, Gilbert Born 17 September 1943  (San Martin de Tor, Italy) Artist, one half along with George Passmore of the duo known as Gilbert and George. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Pruett, Jeanne Born 30 January 1937  (Pell City, Alabama, USA) American country singer and songwriter and member of the Grand Ole Opry. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Pryce, Jonathan Born 1 June 1947  (Holywell, Flintshire, Wales) Highly rated actor probably still best recognised as the hapless Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic 'Brazil'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Puckett, Gary Born 17 October 1942  (Hibbing, Minnesota, USA) Of Union Gap fame. Despite more hits in his native US, his band only topped the charts in the UK, with the oft-misinterpreted "Young Girl". Pearly Gates

Pujol, Jordi Born 6 September 1930  (Barcelona, Spain) Spanish politician, Catalan nationalist. Blue-Teams (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Pulford, Bob Born 31 March 1936  (Newton Robinson, Canada) Former ice hockey forward in the NHL who later worked for 30 years with the Chicago Blackhawks (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Pulver, Liselotte Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland) Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Pump, Lil Born 17 August 2000  (Miami, Florida, USA) You know the modern-day rap score: braids, face tattoos, depression, prison sentences. Banned from entering Denmark. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Purcell, Steven Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown) Disgraced former leader of Glasgow City Council, born 1972 Blueberry Crumble

Pursey, Jimmy Born 9 February 1955  (Hersham, Surrey, England) Punk musician with Sham 69. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Putin, Vladimir Born 7 October 1952  (Leningrad (now St Petersburg again), Russia) President of Russia, former head of the FSB (the federal security services), and before that a KGB agent in East Germany. A big fan of sambo (a Russian martial art), he was Leningrad sambo champion on a number of occasions. 3rd times the charm Also-Ran BLIMEY! Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Heaven Can't Wait  (THEME) Hell to the Chief Hunting Halos I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I'll sleep when you're dead Mr & Mrs Drummerboy NoSoup4U! ONE-IN-THE-CHAMBER Powder Picks Em Off Forgotten But Not Gone The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers  The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul The Rotting Corpses of the Undead Tumbling Dice

Pynchon, Thomas Born 8 May 1937  (Glen Cove, New York, USA) Extremely reclusive author. In fact, the only times his voice has ever been broadcast is via three episodes of 'The Simpsons'. Moldy Oldies

Pyne, Natasha Born 9 July 1946  (Crawley, UK) Character actress, perhaps best known as one of the daughters in Patrick Cargill vehicle "Father, Dear Father". Trojan Hearse

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