Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: S

 

Saakashvili, Mikheil
Born 21 December 1967  (Tbilisi, Georgia)
President of Georgia since 2004 and in common with some Eastern European leaders came to power on a tide of optimism before degenerating into a sort of authoritarian dictatorship.
[Picture of Mikheil Saakashvili]

 

Sabin, Alec
Born 28 August 1947  (Yorkshire, United Kingdom)
TV Actor in Dr Who, Tinker Tailor, Coronation St,…
[Picture of Alec Sabin]

 

Sadler, David
Born 5 February 1946  (Yalding, England)
Footballer who spent 10 years at Manchester United with 4 England caps
[Picture of David Sadler]

 

Safarov, Ramil
Born 25 August 1977  (Jabrayil, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union)
Azerbaijani army officer amd convicted murderer of an Armenian Lieutenant
[Picture of Ramil Safarov]

 

Saiki, Pat
Born 28 May 1930  (Hilo, Territory of Hawaii, USA)
Former US Representative from Hawaii and one of three Republican congresspeople in the state's history.
[Picture of Pat Saiki]

 

Saint, Eva Marie
Born 4 July 1924  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Actress, best known for her role in 'North by Northwest'.
[Picture of Eva Marie Saint]

 

Saint James, Susan
Born 14 August 1946  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
American film & TV actress.
[Picture of Susan Saint James]

 

Sajak, Pat
Born 26 December 1946  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
American host of Wheel of Fortune.
[Picture of Pat Sajak]

 

Sakai, Masaaki
Born 8 June 1946  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese entertainer best known to the western world as the star of crime drama 'Monkey'.
[Picture of Masaaki Sakai]

 

Salim, Emil
Born 8 June 1930  (Lahat, South Sumatra, Dutch East Indies)
Indonesian Economist, served in a number of Government advisory positions. Professor of Economic Development at the University of Indonesia
[Picture of Emil Salim]

 

Salm-Horstmar, Princess Felicitas of
Born 31 March 1920  (Eisenach, Germany)
Grandmother of the late Prince Georg-Constantin of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, part of the House of Wettin. As I think we all suspected, really...
[Picture of Princess Felicitas of Salm-Horstmar]

 

Salva, Victor
Born 29 March 1958  (Martinez, California, USA)
US horror film director, especially the Jeepers Creepers movies.
[Picture of Victor Salva]

 

Samii, Madjid
Born 19 June 1937  (Tehran, Imperial State of Iran)
Iranian neuroscientist.
[Picture of Madjid Samii]

 

Samphan, Khieu
Born 27 July 1931  (Svay Rieng, French Indochina (now Cambodia))
Cambodian communist politician, President of the State Presidium of Democratic Kampuchea from 1976 to 1979.
[Picture of Khieu Samphan]

 

Samudio, Domingo
Born 28 February 1937  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
Better known as Sam the Sham, frontman of the Pharoahs, who sang "Wooly Bully".
[Picture of Domingo Samudio]

 

Samuelson, Orion
Born 31 March 1934  (Ontario, Wisconsin, USA)
Iconic radio broadcaster who used to medium to educate the American Midwest on agricultural matters
[Picture of Orion Samuelson]

 

Sánchez de Lozada, Gonzalo
Born 1 July 1930  (La Paz, Bolivia)
President of Bolivia on two occasions.
[Picture of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada]

 

Sand, Todd
Born 30 October 1963  (Burbank, California, USA)
Pair skater and thrice US national champion.
[Picture of Todd Sand]

 

Sandberg, Ryne
Born 18 September 1959  (Spokane, Washington, USA)
Baseball player.
[Picture of Ryne Sandberg]

 

Sandeman, Mary Aneka
Born 20 November 1948  (Edinburgh, Scotland)
Traditional Scottish folk singer who had a brief moment of fame with No. 1 hit "Japanese Boy" in 1981.
[Picture of Mary Aneka Sandeman]

 

Sanders, Bernie
Born 8 September 1941  (New York City, New York, USA)
Leftist Democrat senator who took on Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination for the US presidency in 2016.
[Picture of Bernie Sanders]

 

Sanders, Deidre
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
Writer of The Sun's "Dear Deidre" column.
[Picture of Deidre Sanders]

 

Sanders, Ed
Born 17 August 1939  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
American poet, singer and social activist, regarded as a bridge between the Beat and the Hippie generation
[Picture of Ed Sanders]

 

Sanders, Richard
Born 23 August 1940  (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
Actor best known as newsman Les Nessman in sitcom 'WKRP in Cincinnati'.
[Picture of Richard Sanders]

 

Sanderson, William
Born 10 January 1944  (Memphis, Tennesse, USA)
Actor who appeared in Blade Runner and Deadwood.
[Picture of William Sanderson]

 

Sandrelli, Stefania
Born 6 May 1946  (Viareggio, Italy)
Actress famous for her many roles in the commedia all'Italiana.
[Picture of Stefania Sandrelli]

 

Sands, Tommy
Born 27 August 1937  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Pop singer and former teen idol.
[Picture of Tommy Sands]

 

Sandusky, Jerry
Born 26 January 1944  (Washington, Pennsylvania, USA)
Former coach of the Penn State University American football team, arrested in 2011 for alleged sexual abuse.
[Picture of Jerry Sandusky]

 

Sanguillén, Manny
Born 21 March 1944  (Colón, Panama)
Former Catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1967 to 1980 (except for 1968 in the minors and 1977 for the 'A's). He was due to be on the plane that crashed killing Roberto Clemente, and helped with the recovery mission.
[Picture of Manny Sanguillén]

 

Sansal, Boualem
Born 15 October 1949  (Théniet El Had, Tissemsilt, French Algeria)
Algerian novelist; outspoken about the spread of Islamic extremism in Algeria, he was arrested in 2024 for "undermining national unity". In December he was transferred to hospital because of poor health.
[Picture of Boualem Sansal]

 

Sansom, Kenny
Born 26 September 1958  (London, England)
Former Arsenal FC and England international left back.
[Picture of Kenny Sansom]

 

Santana, Carlos
Born 20 July 1947  (Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, México)
Popular Mexican rock guitarist.
[Picture of Carlos Santana]

 

Santiago, Herman
Born 18 February 1941  (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Puerto Rican rock and roll pioneer with the vocal group Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, co-wrote Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
[Picture of Herman Santiago]

 

Sarandon, Susan
Born 10 April 1946  (New York, New York, USA)
Prolific film actress known for 'Thelma & Louise', 'Bull Durham', and an Oscar-winning role in 'Dead Man Walking', among many other films. Also a longtime political activist.
[Picture of Susan Sarandon]

 

Sarmiento, Luis Carlos
Born 27 January 1933  (Bogotá, Colombia)
The second-richest man in Colombia with a fortune made from the banking conglomerate Grupo Aval
[Picture of Luis Carlos Sarmiento]

 

Sarne, Mike
Born 6 August 1940  (London, England)
Actor and singer with a varied career in television and film as well as the pop charts.
[Picture of Mike Sarne]

 

Sarney, Jose
Born 24 April 1930  (Pinheiro, Brazil)
Former President of Brazil 1985-1990 who has a steadily expanding medical history
[Picture of Jose Sarney]

 

Sartain, Gailard
Born 18 September 1946  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)
American actor and frequent Jim Varney collaborator.
[Picture of Gailard Sartain]

 

Sasdy, Peter
Born 27 May 1935  (Budapest, Hungary)
Film and TV director, for productions as diverse as Taste the Blood of Dracula, and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole.
[Picture of Peter Sasdy]

 

Saud, Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al
Born 24 February 1940  (Riyadh, Saudi-Arabia)
Saudi-Arabian royalty and high-ranking politician. Friend of Prince Charles and quite possibly on the Crown Prince's to-do list.
[Picture of Prince Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud]

 

Saunders, Ernest
Born 21 October 1935  ()
Convicted fraudster who was released from prison early because he had Alzheimer's Disease, only to make a full recovery, the only man ever to do so. Hmmm...
[Picture of Ernest Saunders]

 

Savage, 21
Born 22 October 1998  (Plaistow, London, UK)
Pretty successful UK rapper who had the breakout single Rockstar
[Picture of 21 Savage]

 

Savage, Michael
Born 31 March 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Conservative talk radio host, born Michael Weiner. His son is the man behind utterly repulsive energy drink Rockstar.
[Picture of Michael Savage]

 

Sawalha, Nadim
Born 8 September 1933  (Madaba, Jordan)
Jordanian actor who has appeared in many TV and film roles
[Picture of Nadim Sawalha]

 

Saward, Eric
Born 9 December 1944  ()
Script editor on 'Doctor Who' from 1981-86.
[Picture of Eric Saward]

 

Sayer, Leo
Born 21 May 1948  (Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, England)
Bubble-haired singer-songwriter, best known for his songs, 'You Make Me Feel Like Dancing' and 'When I Need You'.
[Picture of Leo Sayer]

 

Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn, Marianne
Born 9 December 1919  (Salzburg, Austria)
Austrian photographer.
[Picture of Marianne Sayn-Wittgenstein-Sayn]

 

Scales, Prunella
Born 22 June 1932  (Sutton Abinger, Surrey, England)
Actress - played Sybil Fawlty in 'Fawlty Towers' and went on to appear in 'After Henry' and various Tesco adverts. Wife of Timothy West, and frankly the pair of insufferable Bible-bashers deserve each other.
[Picture of Prunella Scales]

 

Scarfe, Gerald
Born 1 June 1936  (London, England)
Unflinching satircal cartoonist.
[Picture of Gerald Scarfe]

 

Scargill, Arthur
Born 11 January 1938  (Worsbrough Dale, South Yorkshire, England)
Former miner, Communist, and president of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Fought a bitter battle of wills with Margaret Thatcher during the 1984-85 miners' strike, lost, and then founded his own political party
[Picture of Arthur Scargill]

 

Schab, Ike
Born 4 July 1920  (USA)
Pearl Harbor survivor.
[Picture of Ike Schab]

 

Schallock, Art
Born 25 April 1924  (Mill Valley, California, USA)
As of 2024 the oldest living former MLB player
[Picture of Art Schallock]

 

Schantz, Barbara
Born in Enon, Ohio, United States  (exact date unknown)
Policewoman who became infamous for appearing nude in Playboy magazine in 1982
[Picture of Barbara Schantz]

 

Schell, Ronnie
Born 23 December 1931  (Richmond, California, USA)
US actor on Gomer Pyle, but also a comedian with frequent TV appearances as a beatnik parody
[Picture of Ronnie Schell]

 

Schieffer, Bob
Born 25 February 1937  (Austin, Texas, USA)
US political journalist and former host of CBS' "Face The Nation"
[Picture of Bob Schieffer]

 

Schifrin, Lalo
Born 21 June 1932  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentinian composer whose most famous tune is the theme for 'Mission: Impossible'. Dum Dum Der Num, Dum Dum Derrr Num...
[Picture of Lalo Schifrin]

 

Schilling, Mel
Born in Australia  (exact date unknown)
Australian dating coach appearing on the British and Australian versions of 'Married at First Sight'. Born 1972.
[Picture of Mel Schilling]

 

Schimpf, Rolf
Born 14 November 1924  (Berlin, Germany)
German television actor
[Picture of Rolf Schimpf]

 

Schlatter, George
Born 31 December 1929  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)
US TV Producer (Laugh-In) with his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
[Picture of George Schlatter]

 

Schmeiser, Louise
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Wife of Canadian Right Livelihood Award laureate Percy Schmeiser.
[Picture of Louise Schmeiser]

 

Schmidt, Irmin
Born 29 March 1937  (Berlin, Germany)
Keyboardist for krautrock overlords Can, now gainfully employed as a film score composer.
[Picture of Irmin Schmidt]

 

Schmitt, Harrison
Born 3 June 1935  (Santa Rita, New Mexico, USA)
Former Astronaut, the last to set foot on the moon. Later a US senator for New Mexico.
[Picture of Harrison Schmitt]

 

Schmucker, Mary
Born in Punxsutawney, PA, USA  (exact date unknown)
Mama on "Return to Amish"
[Picture of Mary Schmucker]

 

Schneider, Ronnie
Born 20 October 1943  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Music manager who looked after early tours of Rolling Stones and the financial affairs of many top acts
[Picture of Ronnie Schneider]

 

Schofield, Leslie
Born 12 December 1938  (Oldham, UK)
One of the great "I know the face…" British character actors. Often played out-of-their-depth policemen or other downtrodden security figures.
[Picture of Leslie Schofield]

 

Schofield, Phillip
Born 1 April 1962  (Oldham, England)
Born, appropriately, on April fools day, he spent a lot of time locked in a broom cupboard with Gordon the Gopher on children's TV.
[Picture of Phillip Schofield]

 

Scholz, Olaf
Born 14 June 1958  (Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, West Germany)
Chancellor of Germany, probably out of office when you're reading this.
[Picture of Olaf Scholz]

 

Schone, Reiner
Born 19 January 1942  (Fritzlar, Germany)
German voice actor.
[Picture of Reiner Schone]

 

Schopper, Herwig
Born 28 February 1924  (Lanskroun, Czechoslovakia)
Director of CERN 1981-1988
[Picture of Herwig Schopper]

 

Schreiber, Karlheinz
Born 25 March 1934  (Petersdorf, Thuringia, Germany)
He is a German and Canadian citizen, an industrialist, lobbyist, fundraiser, arms dealer, businessman, and convicted criminal. He was extradited from Canada to Germany in August 2009, and convicted of tax evasion.
[Picture of Karlheinz Schreiber]

 

Schreyer, Edward
Born 21 December 1935  (Beausejour, Manitoba, Canada)
Former governor general of Canada and premier of Manitoba.
[Picture of Edward Schreyer]

 

Schultz, Dwight
Born 24 November 1947  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Actor forever known as "Howling Mad" Murdock in iconic 1980s series 'The A-Team'.
[Picture of Dwight Schultz]

 

Schultz, Peter C.
Born 3 December 1942  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Co-inventor of the fiber optics that are now used worldwide for telecommunications
[Picture of Peter C. Schultz]

 

Schulz, Willi
Born 4 October 1938  (Wattenscheid, Germany)
German national team footballer.
[Picture of Willi Schulz]

 

Schumacher, Michael
Born 3 January 1969  (Hürth-Hermülheim, Cologne, Germany)
Racing driver who has won the Formula 1 world championship enough times to drain the EU champagne lake dry. Lives in Switzerland, and apparently his favourite drink is apple juice mixed with sparkling water. Life in the fast lane!
[Picture of Michael Schumacher]

 

Schumacher-Cawley, Katie
Born 10 March 1980  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Former volleyball player who is the current head coach of the Penn State women's volleyball team.
[Picture of Katie Schumacher-Cawley]

 

Schwab, Klaus
Born 30 March 1938  (Ravensburg, German Reich)
Founder and chairman of the World Economic Forum, the apparent anti-Christ if you're an antivaxxer conspiracy theorist, everyone else doesn't really know or care who he is.
[Picture of Klaus Schwab]

 

Schwarz, Sissy
Born 19 May 1936  (Vienna, Austria)
Figure skater.
[Picture of Sissy Schwarz]

 

Schwarzenegger, Arnold
Born 30 July 1947  (Thal, Austria)
Monotonous, monosyllabic, actor and former bodybuilder. "Governator" of California from 2003-2011.
[Picture of Arnold Schwarzenegger]

 

Schweickart, Rusty
Born 24 October 1935  (Neptune, Jersey, USA)
NASA astronaut and one of the key test pilots for what eventually became Apollo 9.
[Picture of Rusty Schweickart]

 

Scialfa, Patti
Born 29 July 1952  (Deal, New Jersey, USA)
Married to Bruce Springsteen since 1991 she is also a singer-songwriter and guitarist and a member of the E Street Band since 1984.
[Picture of Patti Scialfa]

 

Scoggins, Tracy
Born 13 November 1953  (Galveston, Texas, USA)
US soap actress, for example on Dynasty and Babylon 5 (basically a Soap in space)
[Picture of Tracy Scoggins]

 

Scoggo, Tony
Born 6 May 1936  (England)
Actor with roles in 'Brookside' and 'Doctor Who'.
[Picture of Tony Scoggo]

 

Scolyer, Richard
Born 16 December 1966  (Launceston, Australia)
Expert on melanoma now suffering from mela- actually, glioblastoma.
[Picture of Richard Scolyer]

 

Score, Mike
Born 5 November 1952  (Beverley, England)
Lead singer of A Flock of Seagulls.
[Picture of Mike Score]

 

Scorsese, Martin
Born 17 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
Award winning Italian-American movie director.
[Picture of Martin Scorsese]

 

Scott, Andy
Born 30 June 1949  (Wrexham, Wales)
Lead guitarist with glam rockers The Sweet who bizarrely appeared in a number of TV adverts for an insurance company in 2010.
[Picture of Andy Scott]

 

Scott, David
Born 6 June 1932  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
US Astronaut, the seventh to walk on the Moon, in 1971.
[Picture of David Scott]

 

Scott, Naomi
Born 6 May 1993  (Hounslow, London)
Singer and actress, starred as Jasmine in the live Disny film Aladdin, and Pink ranger in the Power Rangers movie. Nothing in the way of chart success (one single reached number 73) but she has featured on Disney albums.
[Picture of Naomi Scott]

 

Scott, Norman
Born 12 February 1940  (Sidcup, England)
Liberal leader Jeremy Thorpe's boyfriend and nearly murder victim
[Picture of Norman Scott]

 

Scott, Pippa
Born in Los Angeles, California, USA  (exact date unknown)
American actress.
[Picture of Pippa Scott]

 

Scott, Travis
Born 30 April 1992  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Massively successful US rapper, real name Jacques Bermon Webster II
[Picture of Travis Scott]

 

Scott (1940), Tommy
Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Pop, rock, and folk songwriter and producer who supplied hits to Them and The Dubliners among others. Born 1940.
[Picture of Tommy Scott (1940)]

 

Scott (politician), David
Born 27 June 1945  (Aynor, South Carolina, USA)
American politician and businessman who has served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003.Whilst standing for election in 2024 he said “Thank God I’m in good health, moving and doing the people’s work,”
[Picture of David Scott (politician)]

 

Scotty, Ludwig
Born 20 June 1948  (Anabar, Nauru)
President of Nauru, first in 2003 and then from 2004 to 2007 and has surely the best name of any politician ever.
[Picture of Ludwig Scotty]

 

scullion, leo
Born 10 April 1958  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Snooker referee, now suffering from cancer.
[Picture of leo scullion]

 

Seagal, Steven
Born 10 April 1952  (Lansing, Michigan, USA)
Actor, best known for action-packed pot boilers such as 'Under Siege'.
[Picture of Steven Seagal]

 

Seal, (singer)
Born 19 February 1963  (Paddington, London, England)
Full name is Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel. He is a singer, songwriter and record producer and has won 3 Brits and 4 Grammys
[Picture of (singer) Seal]

 

Searle, John
Born 31 July 1932  (Denver, Colorado, USA)
Philosopher, much concerned with how language is processed in the mind. May also be a serial sex pest.
[Picture of John Searle]

 

Sebastian, John
Born 17 March 1944  (New York City, New York, USA)
Singer-songwriter and founder of US pop band The Lovin' Spoonful.
[Picture of John Sebastian]

 

Seccombe, Joan
Born 5 March 1930  (England)
Baroness Seccombe. Tory politician.
[Picture of Joan Seccombe]

 

Sedaka, Neil
Born 13 March 1939  (Brooklyn, New York City, USA)
Pop singer, songwriter & pianist, composer of 'Is This The Way to Amarillo?'
[Picture of Neil Sedaka]

 

Sedaris, David
Born 26 December 1956  (Johnson City, New York, USA)
American comedian & author.
[Picture of David Sedaris]

 

Sedgman, Frank
Born 29 October 1927  (Melbourne, Australia)
Australian tennis player, winner of 5 grand slam titles.
[Picture of Frank Sedgman]

 

Seeger, Peggy
Born 17 June 1935  (New York, New York, USA)
American-born but British-based folk singer, among those leftist entertainment figures targeted by McCarthyism who utilised a quick-footed plan to marry a Scottish folkie to stay out of the US!
[Picture of Peggy Seeger]

 

Seger, Bob
Born 6 May 1945  (Lincoln Park, Michigan, USA)
American singer-songwriter and pioneer of "heartland rock", with hits such as 'Night Moves'.
[Picture of Bob Seger]

 

Seith, Bobby
Born 9 March 1932  (Coatbridge, UK)
Scottish footballer, won league titles both sides of the border (with Burnley and Dundee, respectively).
[Picture of Bobby Seith]

 

Sen, Amartya
Born 3 November 1933  (Manikganj, British India (now in Bangladesh))
Indian economist.
[Picture of Amartya Sen]

 

Sensenbrenner, Jim
Born 14 June 1943  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Republican representative from Wisconsin who served from 1979-2021.
[Picture of Jim Sensenbrenner]

 

Senussi, Abdullah
Born 5 December 1949  (Sudan)
The late Colonel Gaddafi's brother-in-law and former head of Libyan intelligence.
[Picture of Abdullah Senussi]

 

Seong-Min, Kim
Born in Chagang Province, North Korea  (exact date unknown)
North Korean defector and co-founder and director of Free North Korea Radio.
[Picture of Kim Seong-Min]

 

Serpico, Frank
Born 14 April 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
New York police officer who's stand against corruption in the department was the subject of Sidney Lumet's 1971 film starring Al Pacino.
[Picture of Frank Serpico]

 

Serrano, Jose E.
Born 24 October 1943  (Mayagüez, Puerto Rico)
Longtime US Representative, serving New York as a Democrat. Retired in 2020 due to a Parkinson's diagnosis.
[Picture of Jose E. Serrano]

 

Serrano, Julieta
Born 2 January 1933  (Barcelona, Spain)
Spanish theatre and cinema actress.
[Picture of Julieta Serrano]

 

Serre, Jean-Pierre
Born 15 September 1926  (Bages, France)
French mathematician who specializes in Algebra, won the Fields medal in 1954
[Picture of Jean-Pierre Serre]

 

Serrini, (singer)
Born 13 August 1990  (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong singer-songwriter
[Picture of (singer) Serrini]

 

Setna, Renu
Born in Karachi, British India  (exact date unknown)
British actor.
[Picture of Renu Setna]

 

Severinsen, Carl Hilding "Doc"
Born 7 July 1927  (Arlington, Oregon, USA)
American jazz & pop trumpeter.
[Picture of Carl Hilding

 

Shaffer, Paul
Born 28 November 1949  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian arranger well-known as band leader of David Letterman's show band
[Picture of Paul Shaffer]

 

Shaimiev, Mintimer
Born 20 January 1937  (Anyakovo, Russia)
A Russian former politician who served as the president of Tatarstan from 1991 to 2010. (Do not worry - we have never heard of it either) He was re-elected president in 1996, 2001, and 2005.
[Picture of Mintimer Shaimiev]

 

Shalala, Donna
Born 14 February 1941  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
Former US congressional representative and HHS secretary under President Clinton
[Picture of Donna Shalala]

 

Shalit, Gene
Born 25 May 1926  (New York City, New York, USA)
Colourful film and book critic for NBC's 'The Today Show' since 1973.
[Picture of Gene Shalit]

 

Shantz, Bobby
Born 26 September 1925  (Pottstown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Baseball pitcher who won the World Series in 1958 with the New York Yankees.
[Picture of Bobby Shantz]

 

Sharif, Urfan
Born in Pakistan  (exact date unknown)
Father and murderer of his daughter Sara Sharif, an act which became gained prominence over an international manhunt for her killer(s).
[Picture of Urfan Sharif]

 

Sharpe, William F.
Born 16 June 1934  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)
American economist.
[Picture of William F. Sharpe]

 

Sharpton, Al
Born 3 October 1954  (New York, New York, USA)
American civil rights leader and once a Democratic candidate for president.
[Picture of Al Sharpton]

 

Shatner, William
Born 22 March 1931  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
Actor who will forever be known as Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise, playing the character in the original 'Star Trek' series and reprising the role in seven of the films and various related spin-offs. He also played T. J. Hooker and wrote
[Picture of William Shatner]

 

Shattock, Aaron
Born 2 May 1980  (Australia)
Retired Australian Rules Football player who, as of the time of writing, is in an induced coma after an accident involving an excavator.
[Picture of Aaron Shattock]

 

Shaver, Helen
Born 24 February 1951  (St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada)
Film and Television actor and director; appeared in features The Osterman Weekend and The Color of Money, and on TV in many US television shows. Directed her first feature film in 2020, afer many TV episodes and TV moveirs.
[Picture of Helen Shaver]

 

Shawn, Wallace
Born 12 November 1943  (New York City, New York, USA)
Gnomish actor known for roles such as bully Vizzini in 'The Princess Bride' and the voice of nervous Rex in the 'Toy Story' franchise.
[Picture of Wallace Shawn]

 

Sheahan, John
Born 19 May 1939  (Dublin, Ireland)
Musician and composer for the Dubliners, and last surviving member
[Picture of John Sheahan]

 

Shearer, Harry
Born 23 December 1943  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actor, best known as Spinal Tap bass player Derek Smalls in 'This is Spinal Tap' and as Ned Flanders and Mr. Burns in 'The Simpsons'.
[Picture of Harry Shearer]

 

Sheen, Charlie
Born 3 September 1965  (New York, New York, USA)
Born Carlos Estevez, he was hugely popular in the 1980s, but since then has been embroiled in a string of scandals involving firearms, prostitutes, cocaine and violent behaviour, which has dimmed his shining star somewhat.
[Picture of Charlie Sheen]

 

Sheen, Martin
Born 3 August 1940  (Dayton, Ohio, USA)
Actor of Irish and Spanish ancestry whose most notable roles have included Captain Willard in the classic film 'Apocalypse Now' and the President in TV series 'The West Wing'. Father of Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez (
[Picture of Martin Sheen]

 

Sheerman, Barry
Born 17 August 1940  (Sunbury-on-Thames, England )
Combative backbench Labour MP for Huddersfield since 1979.
[Picture of Barry Sheerman]

 

Sheinbaum, Claudia
Born 24 June 1962  (Mexico City, Mexico)
Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo is a Mexican politician who, since 1 October 2024, is the president of Mexico - the first woman to hold the office.
[Picture of Claudia Sheinbaum]

 

Sheindlin, Judy
Born 21 October 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
The highest-paid person on TV, thanks to her always watchable shouting at trailer park inhabitants who stole their ex-wife's car on "Judge Judy".
[Picture of Judy Sheindlin]

 

Shelby, Richard
Born 6 May 1934  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)
Senator from Alabama who switched parties but kept delivering the pork
[Picture of Richard Shelby]

 

Shepard, Jan Jan Shepard is no longer with us
Born 19 March 1928  (Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA)

Died 17 January 2025  (Burbank, California, USA)

Age at death: 96  (read death notice)
Actress in Westerns and Elvis films.
[Picture of Jan Shepard]

 

Shepard, Judy
Born 15 August 1952  (United States)
LGBTQ rights activist whose son was murdered in 1998 at the University of Wyoming.
[Picture of Judy Shepard]

 

Shepard, Sam
Born in Manchester, England  (exact date unknown)
Better known as "Floating Points", producer of music and DJ
[Picture of Sam Shepard]

 

Shepp, Archie
Born 24 May 1937  (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA)
US jazz saxophonist.
[Picture of Archie Shepp]

 

Sheppard, Mark
Born 30 May 1964  (London, England)
Raspy Cockney actor in series like 'Supernatural', the 2004 'Battlestar Galactica', and 'Firefly'.
[Picture of Mark Sheppard]

 

Sherman, Bobby
Born 22 July 1943  (Santa Monica, California, USA)
Singer-songwriter who wrote Little Woman.
[Picture of Bobby Sherman]

 

Sherwani, Imran
Born 9 April 1962  (Stoke-on-Trent, England)
Former field hockey player who won gold at the 1988 Olympics
[Picture of Imran Sherwani]

 

Shiesty, Pooh
Born 8 November 1999  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA)
US rapper with a recent meteoric rise, abruptly stopped by a 5-year prison term
[Picture of Pooh Shiesty]

 

Shigenobu, Fusako
Born 28 September 1945  (Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan)
Founder of the Japanese Red Army, an offshoot of the Red Army Faction. Spent 16 years in prison, disbanding the JRA while awaiting trial. She was released in 2022. She had her colon and intestine removed after a cancer diagnosis in 2008.
[Picture of Fusako Shigenobu]

 

Shimono, Sab
Born 31 July 1937  (Sacramento, California, USA)
Asian-American broadway actor, then crossed over into movies and a thousand TV roles
[Picture of Sab Shimono]

 

Shinoda, Masahiro
Born 9 March 1931  (Gifu, Japan)
Japanese new wave film director.
[Picture of Masahiro Shinoda]

 

Shinohara, Ushio
Born 17 January 1932  (Tokyo, Japan)
Japanese painter somewhere between Dada and Outsider art
[Picture of Ushio Shinohara]

 

Shire, Talia
Born 25 April 1946  (Lake Success, New York, USA)
American Actress, she was Rocky's Adrian, and Vito Corleone's daughter Connie
[Picture of Talia Shire]

 

SHIRLEY, Steve
Born 16 September 1933  (Dortmund, Germany)
German-born British information technology pioneer and businesswoman.
[Picture of Steve SHIRLEY]

 

Shope, Gertrude
Born 15 August 1925  (Johannesburg, South Africa)
South African unionist and politician who served as ANC Women's League president.
[Picture of Gertrude Shope]

 

Shreve, Larry
Born 11 January 1941  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
Former WWE wrestler known as "Abdullah the Butcher".
[Picture of Larry Shreve]

 

Shriver, Loren
Born 23 September 1944  (Jefferson, Iowa, USA)
NASA astronaut.
[Picture of Loren Shriver]

 

Shropshire, Elmo
Born 26 October 1936  (Lexington, Kentucky, USA)
US veterinarian better known as Dr. Elmo and who had a novelty hit with Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
[Picture of Elmo Shropshire]

 

Shtil, Georgy
Born 4 March 1932  (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
A Russian actor, he made his film debut in 1960, and soon became a popular comedian in Russia. His filmography includes over 100 supporting and cameo roles, he also played over 100 roles on stage
[Picture of Georgy Shtil]

 

Shu-zhen, Zhao
Born in Harbin, Heilongjiang, Manchukuo  (exact date unknown)
Chinese actress known for playing the grandmother "The Farewell," born 1944.
[Picture of Zhao Shu-zhen]

 

Shwe, Than
Born 2 February 1933  (Kyaykse, Mandalay, Myanmar)
Reclusive & controversial Head of State of Burma. Allegedly very ill, but as with many things with Shwe, it's all rumours so far.
[Picture of Than Shwe]

 

Sichel, Peter
Born 12 September 1922  (Mainz, Germany)
German-born CIA operations leader in Berlin during the early Cold War. Left the CIA to continue the family wine business and helped popularize the Blue Nun wine.
[Picture of Peter Sichel]

 

Sidney, Ann
Born 27 March 1944  (Poole, England)
British Miss World 1964, later on a film, TV, and musical actress.
[Picture of Ann Sidney]

 

Siegel, Jay
Born 20 October 1939  (Brighton Beach, New York, USA)
Last survivor of the Tokens incarnation that wim-oh-wayed their way through "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".
[Picture of Jay Siegel]

 

Siegel, Ralph
Born 30 September 1945  (Munich, Germany)
German record producer, songwriter, and notable Eurovision figure for the 1982 winner "Ein bisschen Frieden."
[Picture of Ralph Siegel]

 

Silberg, Tusse
Born 15 October 1931  (Stockholm, Sweden)
Film and TV actress, did a fair amount of British TV (The Saint, Smiley's People etc) and film (The Danish Girl)
[Picture of Tusse Silberg]

 

Sillars, Jim
Born 4 October 1937  (Ayr, Scotland)
Scottish politician and independence activist who founded the shortlived Scottish Labour Party
[Picture of Jim Sillars]

 

Silva, Alex da
Born 27 March 1968  (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Brazilian choreographer who is not quite convinced that you can dance
[Picture of Alex da Silva]

 

Silverstein, Larry
Born 30 May 1931  (New York, NY, USA)
Businessman who built the new World Trade centre complex
[Picture of Larry Silverstein]

 

Silverstone, Alicia
Born 4 October 1976  (San Francisco, California, USA)
American actress and former teen idol who most notably starred in "Clueless."
[Picture of Alicia Silverstone]

 

Sim, Sue
Date and place of birth unknown
Northumbria Police chief constable who oversaw the manhunt for Raoul Moat.
[Picture of Sue Sim]

 

Simon, Carly
Born 25 June 1945  (New York City, New York, USA)
Singer-songwriter whose 1970s hit 'You're So Vain' has prompted much speculation over whoever it was about.
[Picture of Carly Simon]

 

Simon, David
Born 9 February 1960  (Washington, D.C., USA)
American writer/producer and creator of the "box set" series du jour 'The Wire'.
[Picture of David Simon]

 

Simon, Paul
Born 13 October 1941  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Successful singer-songwriter who first found fame in the 1960s with singing partner Art Garfunkel before continuing with a solo career of similar distinction.
[Picture of Paul Simon]

 

Simpson, (senator) Alan
Born 2 September 1931  (Denver, Colorado, USA)
US Senator for Wyoming from 1979 to 1997.
[Picture of (senator) Alan Simpson]

 

Simpson, Jacqueline
Born in Worthing, England  (exact date unknown)
British author on folklore, particularly renowned for her research on Scandinavian folklore.
[Picture of Jacqueline Simpson]

 

Sims, Roger
Born 27 January 1930  (England)
MP for Chislehurst from 1974-1997.
[Picture of Roger Sims]

 

Sinatra, Nancy
Born 8 February 1940  (Jersey City, New Jersey, USA)
Singer and actress who never quite moved out her famous father Frank's shadow.
[Picture of Nancy Sinatra]

 

Sinclair, Ian
Born 10 June 1929  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia)
Longtime Australian politician, the National Party's only Speaker of the House.
[Picture of Ian Sinclair]

 

Sinfield, Kevin
Born 12 September 1980  (Oldham, Greater Manchester, England)
English national team rugby union player and coach.
[Picture of Kevin Sinfield]

 

Singh, Fauja
Born 1 April 1911  (Beas Pind, India)
Possibily the oldest man ever to compete in a marathon. Retired from competitive running in 2013 at the age of 102!
[Picture of Fauja Singh]

 

Sinha, Mala
Born 11 November 1936  (Calcutta, British India)
Indian actress who has worked in Hindi, Bengali and Nepali films
[Picture of Mala Sinha]

 

Sinise, Gary
Born 17 March 1955  (Blue Island, Illinois, USA)
Intense-looking US film actor.
[Picture of Gary Sinise]

 

Sinwar, Mohammed
Born 16 September 1975  (Khan Yunis Refugee Camp, Gaza Strip)
Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades. He succeeeded his brother Yahya Sinwar (See DDP 2024) in both roles as is himself a potential assassination target.
[Picture of Mohammed Sinwar]

 

Sinyavskaya, Tamara
Born 6 July 1943  (Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union)
Russian mezzo-soprano.
[Picture of Tamara Sinyavskaya]

 

Sioux, Siouxsie
Born 27 May 1957  (London, UK)
Goth rock queen who gets very annoyed if you ask her about the swastika she wore in the 70s.
[Picture of Siouxsie Sioux]

 

SIPHANDON, Khamtai
Born 8 February 1924  ()
President of Laos from 1998-2006.
[Picture of Khamtai SIPHANDON]

 

Sirikit, Queen
Born 12 August 1932  (Bangkok, Thailand)
Queen consort of Thailand.
[Picture of Queen Sirikit]

 

Sirleaf, Ellen Johnson
Born 29 October 1938  (Monrovia, Liberia)
President of Liberia.
[Picture of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf]

 

Sistrunk, Otis
Born 18 September 1946  (Columbus, Georgia, USA)
Former professional football player turned wrestler. Not much difference between those two sorts anyway.
[Picture of Otis Sistrunk]

 

Sivaraksa, Sulak
Born 27 March 1933  (Bangkok, Thailand)
Thai social activist
[Picture of Sulak Sivaraksa]

 

Skerritt, Tom
Born 25 August 1933  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Actor whom many might recognise as Captain Dallas in the original 'Alien' film from 1979.
[Picture of Tom Skerritt]

 

Skinner, Dennis
Born 11 February 1932  (Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England)
Labour MP, the self-styled "Beast of Bolsover". Firebrand maverick of Parliament, one of the few MPs to actually speak his mind, no matter how much trouble it gets him in.
[Picture of Dennis Skinner]

 

Skinner, Frank
Born 27 January 1957  (West Bromwich, England)
Teacher-turned-comedian who along with fellow comedian David Baddiel and the Lightning Seeds had a number one hit single in 1996, with 'Three Lions'. Jules Rimet is still gleaming as of 2011...
[Picture of Frank Skinner]

 

Skinner, Samuel K.
Born 10 June 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Bush Sr. cabinet member who served as US Secretary of Transportation and as White House Chief of Staff.
[Picture of Samuel K. Skinner]

 

Skinner-Carter, Corinne
Born in Trinidad and Tobago  (exact date unknown)
One of the first black female actresses on British TV in the 1960s, later played Audrey Trueman on "Eastenders". Born 1931.
[Picture of Corinne Skinner-Carter]

 

Skolimowski, Jerzy
Born 5 May 1938  (Łódź, Poland)
Polish film director.
[Picture of Jerzy Skolimowski]

 

Skoufis, James
Born 18 October 1987  (New York, NY, USA)
New York State Senator and candidate for DNC Chair in 2025
[Picture of James Skoufis]

 

Slater, Ed
Born 1 August 1988  (Leicester, England)
English rugby union player suffering from motor neurone disease.
[Picture of Ed Slater]

 

Slatkin, Leonard
Born 1 September 1944  (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
American conductor who was chief conductor of the BBC Symphony between 2000 and 2004
[Picture of Leonard Slatkin]

 

Sleep, Wayne
Born 17 July 1948  (Plymouth, Devon, England)
Acclaimed ballet and classic dancer, occasional actor.
[Picture of Wayne Sleep]

 

Slenczynska, Ruth
Born 15 January 1925  (Sacramento, California, USA)
American pianist.
[Picture of Ruth Slenczynska]

 

Slick, Grace
Born 30 October 1939  (Evanston, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
Singer, of Jefferson Airplane, Starship and alcoholism fame.
[Picture of Grace Slick]

 

Smashnova, Anna
Born 16 July 1976  (Minsk, Soviet Union)
Anna "The Smash" Nova. Soviet-born Israeli former tennis player, now reitred.
[Picture of Anna Smashnova]

 

Smith, A. C.
Born 25 October 1936  (Birmingham, England)
English cricketer, the last amateur to play for the national side.
[Picture of A. C. Smith]

 

Smith, Dan
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Retired US colonel, now an author.
[Picture of Dan Smith]

 

Smith, David Elmore
Date and place of birth unknown
Morbidly obsese star of TLC TV special '650-lb Virgin'.
[Picture of David Elmore Smith]

 

Smith, Dick
Born 18 March 1944  (Roseville, Australia)
Founder of Dick Smith Electronics and the Australian Geographic.
[Picture of Dick Smith]

 

Smith, Francis Clifford
Born in United States  (exact date unknown)
The longest-imprisoned person in history, 71 years so far, but now his prison is a nursing home, born 1926/27
[Picture of Francis Clifford Smith]

 

Smith, Harvey
Born 29 December 1938  (West Riding, Yorkshire, England)
Successful and popular showjumping champion of the 1970s.
[Picture of Harvey Smith]

 

Smith, Ian
Born 19 June 1938  (Melbourne, Australia)
Harold Bishop of Neighbours fame.
[Picture of Ian Smith]

 

Smith, Lois
Born 3 November 1930  (Topeka, Kansas, USA)
Highly regarded US actress on both big and small screen and the stage
[Picture of Lois Smith]

 

Smith, Putter
Born 19 January 1941  (California, USA)
Jazz bassist and former actor. Played homosexual hitman Mr. Kidd in the 1971 Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
[Picture of Putter Smith]

 

Smith, Sam
Born 19 May 1992  (London, England)
British singer-songwriter, rose to stardom, being featured on 'Latch' by Disclosure. Later had his own hits, including 'Stay With Me' and 'I'm Not The Only One'.
[Picture of Sam Smith]

 

Smith, Vernon L.
Born 1 January 1927  (Wichita, Kansas, USA)
Professor of economics at Chapman University's Argyros School of Business and Economics in California.
[Picture of Vernon L. Smith]

 

Smith, Will
Born 25 September 1968  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Early success as rapper The Fresh Prince, alongside DJ Jazzy Jeff, lead to a TV role basically playing himself, and numerous film roles followed, including the Oscar win for Richard Williams in King Richard. (Relax, I've kept her name out my mouth)
[Picture of Will Smith]

 

Smithers, William
Born 10 July 1927  (Richmond, Virginia, USA)
American actor, most notably as Jeremy Wendell in Dallas
[Picture of William Smithers]

 

Smollett, Jussie
Born 21 June 1982  (Santa Rosa, California, USA)
Empire actor who had a bit of an issue with an alleged street incident.
[Picture of Jussie Smollett]

 

Smothers, Dick
Born 20 November 1939  (New York City, New York, USA)
One-half of 1960s counter-culture musical comedy act The Smothers Brothers. His son is a porn star who performs under the name Dick Smothers Jr. Nominative determinism, beautiful thing.
[Picture of Dick Smothers]

 

SMURFIT, MICHAEL
Born 7 August 1936  (St. Helens, England, United Kingdom)
Joint director of the Jefferson Smurfit group, your run-of-the-mill corporate raider
[Picture of MICHAEL SMURFIT]

 

Snell, Terrie
Born 10 January 1944  (USA)
Actress best known as Frank McCallister's wife in the 'Home Alone' franchise.
[Picture of Terrie Snell]

 

Snow, John
Born 13 October 1941  (Peopleton, Worcestershire)
Former Cricketer, mainly with Sussex. Played 49 tests. His test career ended when he joined Kerry Packer's World Series. A reputation as a bit of a rebel, but many of the suggestions he was making in the 80's have subsequently been implemented.
[Picture of John Snow]

 

Snow, Jon
Born 28 September 1947  (Ardingly, Sussex, England)
Veteran newscaster of Channel Four news fame.
[Picture of Jon Snow]

 

Snow, Skylar
Born 30 May 1994  (Puerto Rico)
Award winning pornographic actress
[Picture of Skylar Snow]

 

Snyder, Gary
Born 8 May 1930  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Poet. Won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 'Turtle Island' in 1975.
[Picture of Gary Snyder]

 

Sobhraj, Charles
Born 6 April 1944  (Saigon, French Indochina)
French serial killer.
[Picture of Charles Sobhraj]

 

Sobral, Salvador
Born 28 December 1989  (Lisbon, Portugal)
Portuguese singer who won the 2017 Eurovision with the overblown waste-of-space "Amar Pelos Dois".
[Picture of Salvador Sobral]

 

Sofia of Spain, Queen
Born 2 November 1938  (Psychiko, Athens, Greece)
Greece-born Queen consort of Spain and wife of King Juan Carlos.
[Picture of Queen Sofia of Spain]

 

Soler-Roig, Alex
Born 29 October 1932  (Barcelona, Spain)
Formula One racer with ten participations and zero points to show for it
[Picture of Alex Soler-Roig]

 

Solowka, Peter
Born in Oldham, England  (exact date unknown)
Guitarist wit The Wedding Present. Born 1959
[Picture of Peter Solowka]

 

Sommer, Josef
Born 26 June 1934  (Greifswald, Germany)
German-American actor.
[Picture of Josef Sommer]

 

Soong, Lucille
Born 15 August 1938  (Beijing, China)
Chinese character actress working steadily for 60 years, from Coronation Street to Desperate Housewives.
[Picture of Lucille Soong]

 

Sorel, Edward
Born 29 March 1929  (New York, NY, USA)
Illustrator and cartoonist, currently working with Vanity Fair
[Picture of Edward Sorel]

 

Soros, George
Born 12 August 1930  (Budapest, Hungary)
Hungarian-American financier, currency speculator and philanthropist.
[Picture of George Soros]

 

Souza, Edward de
Born 4 September 1932  (Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England)
Veteran character actor who had the lead role in the only 'Doctor Who' short without the Doctor.
[Picture of Edward de Souza]

 

Sovereign, Lady
Born 19 December 1985  (Wembley, London, England)
MC and chav role model who has been successful in America, rare for a white female in that particular role. Born plain Louise Amanda Harman.
[Picture of Lady Sovereign]

 

Sowell, Thomas
Born 30 June 1930  (Gastonia, North Carolina, USA)
Economist, philosopher and political commentator of black conservatism.
[Picture of Thomas Sowell]

 

Soyinka, Wole
Born 13 July 1934  (Abeokuta, Nigeria)
Nigerian author, the first African to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, in 1986.
[Picture of Wole Soyinka]

 

Spacey, Kevin
Born 26 July 1959  (South Orange, New Jersey, USA)
American award-winning actor, and now director, and also stage show producer in the UK.
[Picture of Kevin Spacey]

 

Spall, Timothy
Born 27 February 1957  (London, UK)
Droopy faced actor, came to prominence with "Auf Wiedersehen, Pet" in the 80s and has been a constant presence on TV and screen ever since.
[Picture of Timothy Spall]

 

Sparrow, Mighty
Born 9 July 1935  (Grand Roy, Grenada)
Trinidadian singer known as the "King of Calypso".
[Picture of Mighty Sparrow]

 

Spartz, Victoria
Born 6 October 1978  (Nosovska, Ukarainian SSR, Soviet Union)
Ukrainian/US House Representative for Indiana since 2021.
[Picture of Victoria Spartz]

 

Spassky, Boris
Born 30 January 1937  (Leningrad (now St. Petersburg again), Russia)
Russian chess legend, a former world champion.
[Picture of Boris Spassky]

 

Spaulding, James
Born 30 July 1937  (Indianapolis, Indiana, USA)
Jazz saxophonist since the 50s
[Picture of James Spaulding]

 

Spears, Britney
Born 2 December 1981  (McComb, Mississippi, USA)
Tacky, trashy, publicity-seeking and quite frankly mad "singer."
[Picture of Britney Spears]

 

Spears, Eddie
Born 29 November 1982  (Chamberlain, South Dakota, United States)
American actor whose most famous role to date is probably in Dreamkeeper
[Picture of Eddie Spears]

 

Spelvin, Georgina
Born 1 March 1936  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Pornographic actress, star of the 1973 crossover hit "The Devil In Miss Jones".
[Picture of Georgina Spelvin]

 

Spence, Fiona
Born 10 October 1946  (Bromley, Kent, United Kingdom)
English-born Australian actress, on Prisoner Cell Block H and death trap Home and Away
[Picture of Fiona Spence]

 

Spence, Gerry
Born 8 January 1929  (Laramie, WY, USA)
Former trial lawyer who didn't lose a single criminal case and didn't lose a civil case between 1969 and 2010
[Picture of Gerry Spence]

 

Spencer, Don
Born in Tamworth, NSW, Australia  (exact date unknown)
Children's TV presenter in both Britain and Austrialia. Russel Crowe's father-in-law.
[Picture of Don Spencer]

 

Spiring, Peter
Born 13 December 1950  (Glastonbury, United Kingdom)
English former footballer as a Winger for Bristol City, Luton Town and Hereford United, followed by a stint in the USA
[Picture of Peter Spiring]

 

Splodge, Max
Born 30 July 1959  ()
Lead singer of punk band Splodgenessabounds.
[Picture of Max Splodge]

 

Springer, Philip
Born 12 May 1926  (New York City, New York, USA)
American composer, wrote the Christmas classic “Santa Baby”.
[Picture of Philip Springer]

 

Springsteen, Bruce
Born 23 September 1949  (Long Branch, New Jersey, USA)
Popular US singer & songwriter.
[Picture of Bruce Springsteen]

 

Squibb, June
Born 6 November 1929  (Vandalia, Illinois, USA)
American film actress.
[Picture of June Squibb]

 

St. Clement, Pam
Born 12 May 1942  (Harrow on the Hill, England)
Actress whose 25 year stint as "Fat Pat" Butcher in 'Eastenders' finished late last year.
[Picture of Pam St. Clement]

 

St. John, Jill
Born 19 August 1940  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress, remembered for her role as Tiffany Case in the Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'.
[Picture of Jill St. John]

 

Stallone, Sylvester
Born 6 July 1946  (New York, New York, USA)
Actor, star of 'Rocky' & 'Rambo', also a useless goalkeeper in 'Escape to Victory'.
[Picture of Sylvester Stallone]

 

Stamp, Terence
Born 22 July 1939  (Stepney, London, England)
Actor, once an "Angry Young Man" of British cinema, now one of its respected elder statesmen. After his relationship to Jean Shrimpton dissolved, Stamp moved to India and became a Hindu hermit for some years, before returning to acting.
[Picture of Terence Stamp]

 

Standing, John
Born 16 August 1934  (London, England)
Actor and 4th Baronet.
[Picture of John Standing]

 

Stansfield, Lisa
Born 11 April 1966  (Manchester, England)
English singer and actress with the hit "All Around the World."
[Picture of Lisa Stansfield]

 

Staple, Neville
Born 11 April 1955  (Manchester, Jamaica)
Singer with legendary ska revival band The Specials.
[Picture of Neville Staple]

 

Staples, Mavis
Born 10 July 1939  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
R&B vocalist, one of The Staple Singers. Also a civil rights activist.
[Picture of Mavis Staples]

 

Starbuck, JoJo
Born 14 February 1951  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA)
Figure skater with a brief side career as an actress.
[Picture of JoJo Starbuck]

 

Starmer, Keir
Born 2 September 1962  (London, UK)
Leader of the Labour Party and probably a General Election away from being next Prime Minister of the UK
[Picture of Keir Starmer]

 

Starmer-Smith, Nigel
Born 25 December 1944  (Cheltenham, England)
Prolific rugby commentator, now in a nursing home with dementia.
[Picture of Nigel Starmer-Smith]

 

Starr, Ringo
Born 7 July 1940  (Liverpool, England)
The Beatles' drummer and Thomas The Tank Engine's narrator. Real name Richard Starkey.
[Picture of Ringo Starr]

 

Steadman, Ralph
Born 15 May 1936  (Wallasey, Merseyside, England)
Cartoonist best known for his work with the late author Hunter S. Thompson.
[Picture of Ralph Steadman]

 

Steel, Bill
Born 20 May 1939  (England)
ITV Tyne Tees broadcaster who also had an eight-month stint on 'Corrie'.
[Picture of Bill Steel]

 

Steel, Danielle
Born 14 August 1947  (New York City, New York, USA)
American romance novelist who is, at the time of writing, the best-selling living author.
[Picture of Danielle Steel]

 

Steel, David
Born 31 March 1938  (Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland)
The "boy" David became leader of the Liberal Party in 1976 at the age of just 38. Formed a doomed alliance with the SDP (ask your father) in 1981 and was briefly leader of the merged Liberal Democrats before making way for Paddy Ashdown. Now in the House
[Picture of David Steel]

 

Steele, Barbara
Born 29 December 1937  (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)
Actress specialising in horror films.
[Picture of Barbara Steele]

 

Steele, Chris
Born in Sunderland, England  (exact date unknown)
Resident health expert on 'This Morning' since the show began in 1988. Born 1945.
[Picture of Chris Steele]

 

Steele, David
Born 29 October 1941  (Bradeley, Stoke-on-Trent, England)
English Test Cricketer
[Picture of David Steele]

 

Steele, Tommy
Born 17 December 1936  (Bermondsey, London, England)
British entertainer, born Thomas Hicks. He enjoyed massive success with a singing career in the 1950s, before moving into acting in the 1960s.
[Picture of Tommy Steele]

 

Stein, Ben
Born 25 November 1944  (Washington D.C., USA)
A former speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford before having a different career as an actor. Best known for his monotone appearance in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'.
[Picture of Ben Stein]

 

Stein, Colin
Born 10 May 1947  (Linlithgow, UK)
Scottish Footballer who scored one of the goals when Rangers won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Also played 21 times for Scotland, scoring 9 times.
[Picture of Colin Stein]

 

Stein, Rick
Born 4 January 1947  (Oxfordshire, England)
Celebrity chef, a specialist in fish cookery & has written books & presented TV shows on the subject.
[Picture of Rick Stein]

 

Steinem, Gloria
Born 25 March 1934  (Toledo, Ohio, USA)
Feminist, journalist & former magazine publisher.
[Picture of Gloria Steinem]

 

Stelling, Jeff
Born 18 March 1955  (Hartlepool, Durham, England)
Excitable presenter of 'Soccer Saturday' on Sky Sports News. Will it be "all over" for Jeff in 2013?
[Picture of Jeff Stelling]

 

Sterling, Donald
Born 26 April 1934  (Chicago, Illinois, USA)
US businessman who managed to lose the ownership of the LA Clippers after a racism scandal
[Picture of Donald Sterling]

 

Sterling, John
Born 4 July 1938  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
American retired sportscaster, best known as the radio play-by-play announcer of the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball from 1989 to 2024. He called 5,060 consecutive Yankees games from 1989 to 2019.
[Picture of John Sterling]

 

Stevens, Andrew
Born 10 June 1955  (Memphis, Tennessee, United States)
American actor and producer who specialises in low budget films, played Casey Denault on Dallas and is the son of actress Stella Stevens
[Picture of Andrew Stevens]

 

Stevens, Connie
Born 8 August 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
US singer and actress whose career peaked in the late 50s and early 60s with her starring role in 'Hawaiian Eye' and her hit song "Sixteen Reasons". I used to mix her up with Connie Francis before realising Francis had the more substantive music career…
[Picture of Connie Stevens]

 

Stevens, John
Born 21 October 1942  (Kent, England)
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 2000 to 2004.
[Picture of John Stevens]

 

Stevens, Kirk
Born 17 August 1958  (Ontario, Canada)
Snooker player, whose career never recovered after he admitted he took cocaine.
[Picture of Kirk Stevens]

 

Stevens, Meic
Born 9 March 1942  (Solva, Pembrokeshire, Wales)
Singer-songwriter of psychedelic Welsh language songs.
[Picture of Meic Stevens]

 

Stevens, Ray
Born 24 January 1939  (Clarkdale, Georgia, USA)
Comedy singer - 'Ahab The Arab', 'Everything Is Beautiful', 'Too Drunk To Fish' etc.
[Picture of Ray Stevens]

 

Stevens, Rusty
Born in USA  (exact date unknown)
American former child actor known for playing Larry Mondello on "Leave It to Beaver," born 1948.
[Picture of Rusty Stevens]

 

Stevens, Shakin'
Born 4 March 1948  (Ely, Cardiff, Wales)
Welsh Elvis lookalike who had a string of hits in the 1980s with 'This Ole House', 'Green Door', 'Oh Julie' and others. Well respected for once attacking Richard Madeley on live TV.
[Picture of Shakin' Stevens]

 

Stevenson, Matt
Born in Ripon, England  (exact date unknown)
Motorcycle road racer, 2018 Manx GP winner.
[Picture of Matt Stevenson]

 

Stevenson, Miriam
Born 4 July 1933  (Winnsboro, South Carolina, USA)
American Miss Universe 1954.
[Picture of Miriam Stevenson]

 

Steves, Rick
Born 10 May 1955  (Barstow, California, USA)
Popular tv personality and travel writer known to promote the joys of visiting non touristy places.
[Picture of Rick Steves]

 

Stewart, Alastair
Born 22 June 1952  (Emsworth, Hampshire, England)
Broadcaster, mostly with ITV News albeit Twitter flubs have forced him to GB News since.
[Picture of Alastair Stewart]

 

Stewart, Helen
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Wife of Formula 1 racing legend Jackie Stewart.
[Picture of Helen Stewart]

 

Stewart, Jackie
Born 11 June 1939  (Milton, West Dumbartonshire, Scotland)
Scottish racing driver, three time F1 World Champion & later a team owner in the sport.
[Picture of Jackie Stewart]

 

Stewart, Martha
Born 3 August 1941  (Nutley, New Jersey, USA)
An institution in the US, yet barely known in the UK. Broadcaster, author, businesswoman & homemaking advocate just about sums her up, but she made all the UK headlines for the wrong reasons when she was found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction of an agenc
[Picture of Martha Stewart]

 

Stewart, Martyn
Born 3 April 1955  (England)
Nature sound recordist who has "travelled the world, microphone and recorder in hand (and insect repellent nearby)" since 1975
[Picture of Martyn Stewart]

 

Stewart, Micky
Born 16 September 1932  (Herne Hill, England)
Retired cricketer. Captain of Surrey CCC from 1963-72.
[Picture of Micky Stewart]

 

Stewart, Patrick
Born 13 July 1940  (Mirfield, Yorkshire, England)
Distinguished actor, famed for his roles as Captain Jean-Luc Picard in 'Star Trek: The Next Generation' and Professor X in the 'X-Men' film series.
[Picture of Patrick Stewart]

 

Stewart, Rod
Born 10 January 1945  (Highgate, London, England)
Past-his-prime rock star who pays young blondes to pretend to like him. Best-known hits include 'Maggie May', 'You Wear It Well' and the mildly sickening 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?'. Far superior, though, is the classic 'Stay With Me', which he co-wrote and r
[Picture of Rod Stewart]

 

Stilgoe, Richard
Born 28 March 1943  (Camberley, Surrey, England)
Musician & lyricist, who puts clever or funny wordplay into song. Often seen on 'Countdown', but used to be on 'That's Life!'.
[Picture of Richard Stilgoe]

 

Stockton, Dave
Born 2 November 1941  (San Bernardino, California, USA)
Fairly successful US golfer
[Picture of Dave Stockton]

 

Stoller, Mike
Born 13 March 1933  (Long Island, New York, USA)
Songwriter of many a hit single with the late Jerry Lieber.
[Picture of Mike Stoller]

 

Stoltenberg, Rolf
Born 8 January 1922  (Hamburg, Germany)
Field hockey player from Germany
[Picture of Rolf Stoltenberg]

 

Stone, Emma
Born 6 November 1988  (Scottsdale, Arizona, USA)
Double-Oscar winning actress (La La Land, Poor Things) with a shedload of others alongside. She also collaborated on the formation of the Time's Up (no relation) initiative to protect women from sexual harrassment and discrimination.
[Picture of Emma Stone]

 

Stone, Sharon
Born 10 March 1958  (Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA)
Best known for her role in 1992's 'Basic Instinct', though one should not overlook that stand-out performance in 'Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol'. She suffered a brain aneurysm in 2001, the same year that her husband Phil Bronstein (editor of the Sa
[Picture of Sharon Stone]

 

Stone, Sly
Born 15 March 1943  (Denton, Texas, USA)
American musician - the main vocalist for soul/funk group Sly & The Family Stone.
[Picture of Sly Stone]

 

Stookey, Paul
Born 30 December 1937  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Paul of Peter, Paul and Mary fame.
[Picture of Paul Stookey]

 

Storaro, Vittorio
Born 24 June 1940  (Rome, Italy)
Italian cinematographer, known for his work with film directors Bernardo Bertolucci and Francis Ford Coppola.
[Picture of Vittorio Storaro]

 

Stordalen, Gunhild
Born 15 January 1979  (Haugesund, Norway)
Norwegian physician, environmental advocate and public debater.
[Picture of Gunhild Stordalen]

 

Store, Jonas Gahr
Born 25 August 1960  (Oslo, Norway)
Current Prime minister of Norway.Politically centre left.He was once caught up in a scandal as a government minister for accepting expensive rugs from Afghan politicians.
[Picture of Jonas Gahr Store]

 

Stormzy, (rapper)
Born 26 July 1993  (London, England)
Rapper, "Shut Up", "Vossi Bop".
[Picture of (rapper) Stormzy]

 

Stoute, Michael
Born 22 October 1945  (Barbados)
British Thoroughbred horse trainer and ten-time Champion Trainer.
[Picture of Michael Stoute]

 

Stöve, Betty
Born 24 June 1945  (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
Tennis player, lost Wimbledon's Singles Final in 1977 to Virginia Wade but made up for it by winning 10 Grand Slam titles in Doubles Finals.
[Picture of Betty Stöve]

 

Strachan, Crispian
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Chief Constable of Northumbria Police from 1998 to 2005. Born 1949.
[Picture of Crispian Strachan]

 

Straczynski, J. Michael
Born 17 July 1954  (Paterson, New Jersey, USA)
TV writer and producer, most famously behind 90s sci-fi contender "Babylon 5".
[Picture of J. Michael Straczynski]

 

Stranks, Susan
Born 2 December 1938  (London, England)
Actress and TV presenter who caused many a teenage boys' heart to flutter as presenter of 1970s children's magazine series 'Magpie'.
[Picture of Susan Stranks]

 

Stratas, Teresa
Born 26 May 1938  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian born opera singer
[Picture of Teresa Stratas]

 

Strathairn, David
Born 26 January 1949  (San Francisco, California, USA)
Actor, often playing historical figures such as Edward R. Murrow, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and William H. Seward.
[Picture of David Strathairn]

 

Strawberry, Darryl
Born 12 March 1962  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Former baseball player who has had all sorts of problems in his personal life, not to mention with drugs and colon cancer.
[Picture of Darryl Strawberry]

 

Streeting, Wes
Born 21 January 1983  (Stepney, London, England)
British MP and secretary of state for Health and Social Care under Keir Starmer.
[Picture of Wes Streeting]

 

Streisand, Barbra
Born 24 April 1942  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actress, screenwriter, producer, director, singer and gay icon.
[Picture of Barbra Streisand]

 

Strickland, Donna
Born 27 May 1959  (Guelph, Canada)
Pioneer in the field of pulsed lasers, who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2018.
[Picture of Donna Strickland]

 

Strizhenov, Oleg
Born 10 August 2029  (Blagoveshchensk, Russia)
A Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. He has a whole plethora awards that he has won. Indeed, he has won more awards than he has appeared in films. I suspect one of the awards is the Russian equivalent of a Blue Peter badge.
[Picture of Oleg Strizhenov]

 

Stroud, Don
Born 1 September 1943  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA)
Actor and surfer.
[Picture of Don Stroud]

 

Struthers, Sally
Born 28 July 1947  (Portland, Oregon, USA)
Actress best known for her role as Gloria in 'All in the Family'.
[Picture of Sally Struthers]

 

Struycken, Carel
Born 30 July 1948  (The Hague, Netherlands)
Character actor, and as he stands at 7 foot tall, is rather typecast in tall-person roles! Best known as Lurch in the Addams Family films.
[Picture of Carel Struycken]

 

Struycken, Peter
Born 5 January 1939  (Netherlands)
Artist who won the 2012 Heineken Prize for Arts
[Picture of Peter Struycken]

 

Stuart, Alex
Born 8 August 1940  (Aberdeen, Scotland)
Former left back who spent his 15 year playing career in Scotland, mostly for Dundee but one game for Dundee United, before becoming player-manager at Montrose, Created a number of sports centres in Dundee.
[Picture of Alex Stuart]

 

Stuart, Moira
Born 9 February 1949  (London, UK)
British presenter and broadcaster, first female newsreader of Caribean heritage.
[Picture of Moira Stuart]

 

Studi, Wes
Born 17 December 1947  (Nofire Hollow, Oklahoma, USA)
Actor, Dances with Wolves, Avatar, etc.
[Picture of Wes Studi]

 

Succow, Michael
Born 21 April 1941  (Lüdersdorf, Germany)
German moorland scientist, winner of the Right Livelihood Award in 1997
[Picture of Michael Succow]

 

Suematsu, Yasuharu
Born 22 September 1932  (Gifu, Japan)
Japanese optical scientist, heavily onvolved in the development of optical fiber communcations technologies
[Picture of Yasuharu Suematsu]

 

SUGGS, (singer)
Born 13 January 1961  (Hastings, Sussex, England)
Lead singer with enduring pop legends Madness. Born Graham McPherson.
[Picture of (singer) SUGGS]

 

Sullenberger, Chesley
Born 23 January 1951  (Danville, California, USA)
American transit airline pilot who successfully made an emergency landing of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River in New York, thus saving the lives of 155 passengers in January 2009.
[Picture of Chesley Sullenberger]

 

Sullivan, David
Born 5 February 1949  (Glamorgan, Wales)
Chairman and biggest shareholder of West Ham football club. A billionaire who started his career as a pornographer selling erotic photos of women.
[Picture of David Sullivan]

 

Summer, India
Born 26 April 1975  (Des Moines, Iowa, USA)
Pornographic actress.
[Picture of India Summer]

 

Summers, Andy
Born 31 December 1942  (Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England)
Guitarist with the Police.
[Picture of Andy Summers]

 

Summerskill, Shirley
Born 9 September 1931  (place of birth unknown)
British Labour politician, former MP for Halifax and minister under Wilson and Callaghan.
[Picture of Shirley Summerskill]

 

Sununu, John H.
Born 2 July 1939  (Havana, Cuba)
Former governor of New Hampshire and White House chief of staff under George H. W. Bush.
[Picture of John H. Sununu]

 

Sussmuth, Rita
Born 17 February 1937  (Wuppertal , Germany )
German politician who held a ten-year stint as president of the Bundestag.
[Picture of Rita Sussmuth]

 

Sutton, Adrian
Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown)
Composer of film music, War Horse. Chamber music and electronic genres.
[Picture of Adrian Sutton]

 

Suzuki, David
Born 24 March 1936  (Vancouver, Canada)
Canadian academic, science broadcaster and environmental activist
[Picture of David Suzuki]

 

Svankmajer, Jan
Born 4 September 1934  (Prague, Czech Republic)
Czech filmmaker and artist.
[Picture of Jan Svankmajer]

 

Swaggart, Rev. Jimmy
Born 15 March 1935  (Ferriday, Louisiana, USA)
Former televangelist whose career & fame came to an abrupt end when he was involved in a string of prostitution & sex scandals.
[Picture of Rev. Jimmy Swaggart]

 

Swami, Jayapataka
Born 9 April 1949  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
A bigwig in the Hare Krishna movement, following his conversion in 1969.
[Picture of Jayapataka Swami]

 

Swan, Billy
Born 12 May 1942  (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA)
Country singer who had a massive hit single in 1974 with 'I Can Help'.
[Picture of Billy Swan]

 

Sweeney, Gerry
Born 10 July 1945  (Renfrew, Scotland)
Former footballer, who spent most of his career at Britol City; he was subsequently assistant manager to Joe jordan, then caretaker manager on Jordan's departure, after which he left the game and became a postman.
[Picture of Gerry Sweeney]

 

Sweeney, Jim
Born 7 May 1955  (Bournemouth, Dorset, England)
Comedian and actor, known for his double act with Steve Steen and as part of the improvisation team The Comedy Store Players. Now suffers from multiple sclerosis.
[Picture of Jim Sweeney]

 

Sweet, Matthew
Born 6 October 1964  (Lincoln, NE, USA)
Rock/power pop singer-songwriter.
[Picture of Matthew Sweet]

 

Swift, Taylor
Born 13 December 1989  (Reading, Pennsylvania, USA)
Grammy nominated singer-songwriter.
[Picture of Taylor Swift]

 

Swindells, Robert
Born 20 March 1939  (Bradford, UK)
Author of children's and young adult fiction. Won Carnegie Medal for Stone Cold, a book about homelessness.
[Picture of Robert Swindells]

 

Swit, Loretta
Born 4 November 1937  (Passaic, New Jersey, USA)
Actress, mainly on television - best remembered for her role in 'M*A*S*H' as "Hot Lips" Houlihan.
[Picture of Loretta Swit]

 

Switzer, Kathrine
Born 5 January 1947  (Amberg, Germany)
First female runner in the Boston Marathon, now also a commentator
[Picture of Kathrine Switzer]

 

Sytch, Tammy Lynn
Born 7 December 1972  (Matawan, New Jersey, USA)
Female wrestling manager and occasional wrestler.
[Picture of Tammy Lynn Sytch]

 

Syutkin, Pavel
Born 19 June 1922  (Slobodskoy Uyezd, Russia)
Soviet general, later honoured by Putin as a Hero of the Russian Confederation
[Picture of Pavel Syutkin]

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