Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: V

 

Vacano, Jost
Born 15 March 1934  (Osnabrück, Germany)
German cinematographer at the side of Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, and behind the camera of Das Boot
[Picture of Jost Vacano]

 

Vaccaro, Brenda
Born 18 November 1939  (New York, USA)
American stage, television, and film actress who won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Once is not Enough. Also had the pleasure of being Michael Douglas's partner for 7 years well before Catherine Zeta Jones was on the scene
[Picture of Brenda Vaccaro]

 

Vaccaro, Sonny
Born 23 September 1939  (place of birth unknown)
American sports markerting executive for Nike who signed Michael Jordan.
[Picture of Sonny Vaccaro]

 

Valentine, Greg
Born 20 September 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA)
Professional wrestler known as "The Hammer". Father Johnny was also a wrestler.
[Picture of Greg Valentine]

 

Vallejo, Boris
Born 8 January 1941  (Lima, Peru)
Peruvian painter famed for SF novel covers.
[Picture of Boris Vallejo]

 

Valli, Frankie
Born 3 May 1934  (Newark, New Jersy, USA)
Singer with the Four Seasons, famous for his falsetto voice on hits such as 'Walk Like a Man' and 'December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)'.
[Picture of Frankie Valli]

 

Van Allsburg, Chris
Born 18 June 1949  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA)
Famed American children's author who wrote and illustrated Jumanji and The Polar Express.
[Picture of Chris Van Allsburg]

 

van Bergen, Ingrid
Born 15 June 1931  (Danzig, Germany)
German actress, shot her boyfriend dead in 1977 and, 32 years later, won her country's version of "I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here".
[Picture of Ingrid van Bergen]

 

Van Der Beek, James
Born 8 March 1977  (Cheshire, CT, USA)
Actor best known for Dawson's Creek
[Picture of James Van Der Beek]

 

Van Doren, Mamie
Born 6 February 1931  (Rowena, South Dakota, USA)
Actress & former sex symbol.
[Picture of Mamie Van Doren]

 

Van Dyke, Dick
Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA)
Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in 'Mary Poppins'.
[Picture of Dick Van Dyke]

 

Van Dyke, Leroy
Born 4 October 1929  (Mora, Missouri, USA)
Country singer who hit the charts with 'Walk On By' (not the Burt Bacharach song) in 1962.
[Picture of Leroy Van Dyke]

 

van Gaal, Louis
Born 8 August 1951  (Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
Former football player and manager. Coach of AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Dutch National team.
[Picture of Louis van Gaal]

 

van Hoeydonck, Paul
Born 8 October 1925  (Antwerp, Belgium)
Artist behind the 'Fallen Astronaut' statue in tribute to deceased astronauts and cosmonauts which was placed on the Moon in 1971.
[Picture of Paul van Hoeydonck]

 

Van Patten, Joyce
Born 9 March 1934  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actress, sister of Dick Van Patten and once married to Martin Balsam.
[Picture of Joyce Van Patten]

 

Van Rensberg, Jimmy
Born 24 October 1931  (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Snooker player and South African Professional Champion of 1984.
[Picture of Jimmy Van Rensberg]

 

Vanoni, Ornella
Born 22 September 1934  (Milan, Italy)
Italian Pop Singer, active since 1960, repopularised by her 1970 song L'Appuntamento appearing in film.
[Picture of Ornella Vanoni]

 

Vanous, Lucky
Born 11 April 1961  (Lincoln, Nebraska, United States)
American model best known for being the face of Diet Coke in 1994
[Picture of Lucky Vanous]

 

Vargas, Ieda Maria
Born 31 December 1944  (Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Brazilian Miss Universe.
[Picture of Ieda Maria Vargas]

 

Vargas Llosa, Mario
Born 28 March 1936  (Arequipa, Peru)
Preuvian novelist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2010.
[Picture of Mario Vargas Llosa]

 

Vassiliou, George
Born 20 May 1931  (Famagusta, Cyprus)
He was the third President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993.
[Picture of George Vassiliou]

 

Vayrynen, Paavo
Born 2 September 1946  (Kemin maalaiskunta, Finland)
Member of the Finnish parliament from 1970 to 2019, except for four years (2014-2018) when he was an MEP. Was Deputy PM of Finland from 1983-1987.
[Picture of Paavo Vayrynen]

 

Vaz, Zinha
Born 4 October 1952  (Bissau, Guinea-Bissau)
Bissau-Guinean politician and women's rights activist
[Picture of Zinha Vaz]

 

Vazquez Rivera, Carmen
Born 15 February 1922  (Cidra, Puerto Rico)
Puertan Rican USAA and USAF officer and nurse during WW2 and the Korean War.
[Picture of Carmen Vazquez Rivera]

 

Veber, Francis
Born 28 July 1937  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France)
Leading French director and screenwriter, including the original versions of "The Bird Cage" and "Dinner for Schmucks".
[Picture of Francis Veber]

 

Velazquez, Carlos
Born 14 July 1925  (Argentina)
Argentine pentathlete.
[Picture of Carlos Velazquez]

 

Veloso, Caetano
Born 7 August 1942  (Bahia, Brazil)
Singer and political activist, at the forefront of the anti-junta Tropicalismo movement in the 60s.
[Picture of Caetano Veloso]

 

Vendetta, Dayna
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Porn star.
[Picture of Dayna Vendetta]

 

Veneman, Ann
Born 29 June 1949  (Modesto, California, USA)
American attorney who served as US Secretary of Agriculture before becoming UNICEF executive director.
[Picture of Ann Veneman]

 

Venetiaan, Ronald
Born 18 June 1936  (Paramaribo, Suriname)
Twice President of Suriname.
[Picture of Ronald Venetiaan]

 

Ventham, Wanda
Born 5 August 1935  (Brighton, East Sussex, England)
Veteran actress and mother of 'Sherlock' star Benedict Cumberbatch.
[Picture of Wanda Ventham]

 

Ventura, Jesse
Born 15 July 1951  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA)
Professional wrestler turned politician.
[Picture of Jesse Ventura]

 

Vere Cole, Tristan de
Born 16 March 1935  (Redruth, Cornwall, England)
Director with the BBC whose credits include 'Doctor Who' and the first episode of 'Emmerdale'. The former Royal Navy Officer is also one of painter Augustus John's illegitimate children.
[Picture of Tristan de Vere Cole]

 

Vered, Ora
Date and place of birth unknown
Miss Israel 1952. Born 1934.
[Picture of Ora Vered]

 

Vereen, Ben
Born 10 October 1946  (Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA)
American actor, dancer and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for B
[Picture of Ben Vereen]

 

Verhoeven, Paul
Born 18 July 1938  (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Dutch film director, no relation to the German Paul Verhoeven. Known for blending social satire with Hollywood action, which sometimes goes a little over the average cinemagoer's heads (Robocop, Starship Troopers).
[Picture of Paul Verhoeven]

 

Vermeil, Dick
Born 30 October 1936  (Calistoga, California, USA)
US football coach.
[Picture of Dick Vermeil]

 

Vernon, Anne
Born 7 January 1924  (Saint-Denis, France)
French film actress.
[Picture of Anne Vernon]

 

Vettriano, Jack
Born 17 November 1951  (Methil, Fife, Scotland)
Painter best known for 'The Singing Butler'.
[Picture of Jack Vettriano]

 

Vigneault, Gilles
Born in Natashquan, Quebec, Canada  (exact date unknown)
Canadian poet and songwriter noted for his strong support of Quebec nationhood.
[Picture of Gilles Vigneault]

 

Villagran, Carlos
Born 12 January 1944  (Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico)
Mexican actor best known for playing "Quico" in "El Chavo del 8"
[Picture of Carlos Villagran]

 

Villella, Edward
Born 1 October 1936  (New York City, USA)
Ballet dancer and choreographer of the New York Ballet. Boxed a bit at school.
[Picture of Edward Villella]

 

Vincent, Kit
Date and place of birth unknown
Documentary film maker, who's documented his own terminal illness. Born around 1999, grew up in Bournemouth.
[Picture of Kit Vincent]

 

Vinge, Joan D.
Born 2 April 1948  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Sci-fi writer behind the "Snow Queen" series of books.
[Picture of Joan D.  Vinge]

 

Vinton, Bobby
Born 16 April 1935  (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA)
Early 60s pop star, of 'Blue Velvet' fame. Not to be confused with Bobby Vee of 'Rubber Ball' fame.
[Picture of Bobby Vinton]

 

Virata, Cesar
Born 12 December 1930  (Kawit, Cavite, Philippine Islands)
Fourth Prime Minister of the Philippines before losing power following the People Power Revolution, which deposed Marcos.
[Picture of Cesar Virata]

 

Virgo, John
Born 3 March 1946  (Salford, Lancashire, England)
Snooker player, turned TV commentator & presenter.
[Picture of John Virgo]

 

Viskontas, Indre
Born in Toronto, Canada  (exact date unknown)
Neuroscientist and soprano
[Picture of Indre Viskontas]

 

Vitale, Dick
Born 9 June 1939  (Passaic, New Jersey, USA)
Prolific US basketball sportscaster known for his exuberant commentary.
[Picture of Dick Vitale]

 

Vithoulkas, George
Born 25 July 1932  (Athens, Greece)
Greek homeopathic practitioner and teacher.
[Picture of George Vithoulkas]

 

Vitous, Miroslav
Born 6 December 1947  (Prague, Czechoslavakia)
Czech bassist (double and guitar), founder member of Weather Report
[Picture of Miroslav Vitous]

 

Vivino, Floyd
Born 19 October 1951  (Paterson, NJ, USA)
"Uncle Floyd", comedy TV host
[Picture of Floyd Vivino]

 

Voight, Jon
Born 29 December 1938  (Yonkers, New York, USA)
Oscar-winning film actor who starred in the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Deliverance'. Father of Angelina Jolie.
[Picture of Jon Voight]

 

Volman, Mark
Born 19 April 1947  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Big-haired singer with the Turtles and later, The Mothers of Invention.
[Picture of Mark Volman]

 

von Daniken, Erich
Born 14 April 1935  (Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland)
Author & UFO/alien fan.
[Picture of Erich von Daniken]

 

von Dohnanyi, Christoph
Born 8 September 1929  (Berlin, Germany)
German conductor, spent over two decades with the Cleveland Orchestra.
[Picture of Christoph von Dohnanyi]

 

von Hagens, Gunther
Born 10 January 1945  (Skalmierzyce, Kalisz, Poland)
Controversial German anatomist, known for his plastination technique for preserving body parts. Famously performed autopsys on Channel 4 in the mid-noughties. Will plastinate his own body for display when he dies, which could be soon as he has advanced Pa
[Picture of Gunther von Hagens]

 

von Hentig, Hartmut
Born 23 September 1925  (Poznań, Poland)
German educational scientist and publicist.
[Picture of Hartmut von Hentig]

 

Von Trotta, Margarethe
Born 21 February 1942  (Berlin, Germany)
German film director, a preeminent figure in New German Cinema.
[Picture of Margarethe Von Trotta]

 

Vowden, Geoff
Born 27 April 1941  (Barnsley, UK)
Footballer who was replaced as a striker for New York Cosmos by some Brazilian chancer called Pele.
[Picture of Geoff Vowden]

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