Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: A

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Aarnio, Eero Born 21 July 1932  (Helsinki, Finland) Finnish designer known for making fibreglass and plastic furniture, such as the ball chair and the bubble chair. The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

Aaron, Tommy Born 22 February 1937  (Gainesville, Georgia, USA) American former professional golfer. Winner of the 1973 Masters. (THEME) In The Hole!

Abagnale, Frank Born 27 April 1948  (New York, USA) Con man who inspired Catch Me If You Can. (THEME) Dieopics

Abbas, Mahmoud Born 26 March 1935  (Safed, Palestine) President of the Palestinian Authority. ..better to burn out... BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Puzlman's Passing Picks

Abbot, Russ Born 16 September 1947  (Chester, Cheshire, England) Comedian and actor. Born Russell Roberts, he was voted "funniest man on television" 5 times. If he was the funniest, then we'd hate to see who was the unfunniest. Also Pipe Smoker of the Year 2001, which might be more relevant to the DDP. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos (THEME) Laugh until… 2026

Abbott, Diane Born 27 September 1953  (Paddington, London, England) MP for Hackney North & Stoke Newington since 1987. Once a candidate for the leadership of the Labour Party. Previously a familiar face on TV political shows, e.g. This Week (2010-15). Caused conniptions in 2019 by drinking a canned mojito on a train. VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! Martin Scorsese’s The Departed Noob_to_this

Abdul Aziz, Salman bin Born 31 December 1935  (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) King of Saudi-Arabia since 2015. Defers a lot of authority to his axe-wielding son. (THEME) Complications from a fall Falling Off The Perch (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Pearly Gates (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Abdul-Ghafoor, Abdul-Ghani Born in   (exact date unknown) Former Iraq interior minister under Saddam Hussein. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem Born 16 April 1947  (New York City, New York, USA) US basketball player with the LA Lakers in the 1970s and 80s but he insists he's Roger Murdock, an airline co-pilot! Ambulance chaser (THEME) Passed The Rock (THEME) Play Ball!

Absey, Jon Born 28 December 1967  (East Grand Forks, Minnesota, USA) The original performer of the Utah Jazz's mascot, the Jazz Bear, who spent almost 25 years dunking and doing tricks before being fired for management disputes. Banana's Not Quite Ripe

Acerbi, Angelo Born 23 September 1925  (Sesta Godano, Kingdom of Italy) Italian cardinal. (THEME) Big digits team Do They QO?

Acosta, Nelson Born 6 December 1944  (Paso de los Toros, Uruguay) Retired footballer and coach. Among other clubs coached Everton de Viña del Mar, two stints. (Notto be confused with a UK Merseyside club of a similar name). Also coached the Chilean & Bolivian National teams. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's Life Got Cold

Acton, Loren Born 7 March 1936  (Lewistown, Montana, USA) Solar X-ray physicist who flew aboard a Space Shuttle mission as a payload specialist. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Adami, Edward Fenech Born 7 February 1934  (Birkirkara, Malta) Maltese politician who won four General Elections serving two terms as Prime Minister and then became the island's 7th President . Pro-Europe, he was instrumental in Malta joining the EU. (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Dead Leaders

Adamkus, Valdas Born 3 November 1926  (Kaunas, Lithuania) President of Lithuania from 1998-2003 and 2004-2009. Computerized Equipment (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians (THEME) Hell to the Chief (THEME) Illinoying  Imelda's Terrahawks Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100 To Kill A Gabor Sister

ADAMS, Cindy Born 24 April 1930  (New York City, New York, USA) Gossip columnist, writer, widow of comedian Joey Adams. Manifest Death-stiny

Adams, Scott  Born 8 June 1957  (Windham, New York, USA) Died 13 January 2026  (Pleasanton, California, USA) Age at death: 68  (read death notice) The Dilbert guy, who drew over 12,000 comic strips before being cancelled in 2023 for calling black americans a "hate group". Is terminally ill with prostate cancer and wants Donald Trump to help him. It's Grim Up North  2027? No thank you! A Pelican In The Wilderness Banana's Bruises Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bootleg Boat B-team Carkers Convention The Love Boat  Dead Ends Dead Wait Death Becomes Them Diego Droller Coaster Drop Dead Celebration  drunkasaskunk eejit Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool Free Fallers' Going Underground GUN Fishing You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn just a little nap  Life Got Cold Long Story Short… It's Over! LW's Czech Out Madonna's Hand Of Bod The Misers Newlydeads People I Think Might Die In 2026 United  Plan B from Outer Space  A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Smart Beta Statik Charge Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2026 The End of the World As We Know It The Sound of the Underground Thomas Jefferson Survives To Kill A Gabor Sister Weed 'Em and Reap  Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper  You've got a Shiva In The Dark Zipline

Adele, (singer) Born 5 May 1988  (London, England) Singer and current most successful recording artist in Britain, with massive sales of her first two albums, '19' and '21' respectively. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Adie, Kate Born 19 September 1945  (Sunderland, England) Fearless BBC journalist. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026

Adler, Lou Born 13 December 1933  (Chicago, IL, USA) Producer who produced albums with Carole King and then the Rocky Horror Picture Show (THEME) Illinoying

Adler-Olsen, Jussi Born 2 August 1950  (Copenhagen, Denmark) Danish crime fiction writer who has sold over 27 million copies worldwide. Best known for the "Department Q" series of books, which got adapted into a Netflix series in 2025. Banana's Bruises Do They QO? Freaky Farleys Plan B from Outer Space

Adorf, Mario Born 8 September 1931  (Zurich, Switzerland) German film and stage actor. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Advani, L. K. Born 8 November 1927  (Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan) Former Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is also one of the co-founders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Cemetery Pool  Diana Rots

Ağca, Mehmet Ali Born 9 January 1958  (Ismailli, Hekimhan, Malatya, Turkey) Turkish gunman who attempted to kill Pope John Paul II in 1981. Served 10 years for an assassination attempt on someone else that actually did succeed, released in 2010. Feng Shui Pig Life Got Cold (THEME) Miscreants

Agnew, Pete Born 14 September 1946  (Dunfermline, Scotland) Scottish hard rock bassist for Nazareth. (THEME) last ones alive 2026

Agudong, Sydney Born 13 November 2000  (Kauai, Hawaii, USA) American actress who had her first big role as Nani, Lilo's older sister, in the 2025 Lilo & Stitch remake. (THEME) Disney Remake Roast

Aguirre, Elsa Born 23 September 1930  (Chihuahua, Mexico) Mexican actress, one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. (THEME) Final Adieu (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Ahmed, Kamran Born in East London, England  (exact date unknown) Palestine Action member currently on hunger strike. Born c. 1997. (THEME) LW's Protesticles

Ahmed, Rehan Born 13 August 2004  (Nottingham, England) Cricketer. England's youngest Test debutant and the youngest male English cricketer to play in every format of international cricket. OnlyFranz

Ahrweiler, Helene Born 29 August 1926  (Athens, Greece) Greek-French Byzanthologist. A Pelican In The Wilderness Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100

Aitken, Jonathan Born 30 August 1942  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Disgraced ex-cabinet minister. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Akihito of Japan, Emperor Born 23 December 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) First son of Emperor Hirohito, acceded to the Imperial throne on the death of his father in 1989. Always Look On The Bright Side Celebration of Life's End (THEME) Complications from a fall Deathlist.net DERBY DEAD POOL'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PASSWORD: DERBYDEADPOOL (THEME) Final Adieu Grave Danger (THEME) Hell to the Chief Lord Football's Lot  Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Remembered but soon gone See You In Heaven (THEME) State Funeral The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Akinnagbe, Gbenga Born 12 December 1978  (Washington, D.C. USA) Tv actor, played Chris Parlow in The Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Akira, Asa Born 3 January 1986  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Porn star who won, for real, the Female Performer of the Year Award in 2013. WTF? (THEME) Scrubber Out

Alaimo, Marc Born 5 May 1942  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actor best known as baddie Gul Dukat in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

al-Assad, Asma Born 11 August 1975  (London, England) First lady of Syria and thus married to Bashar Al-Assad. I know women love a bastard but come on... (THEME) Animals to the Afterlife Celebration of Life's End Cemetery Pool (THEME) Doubles to Finish Feng Shui Pig Funeral Furore Jellydead Morrigan Oscar The Beast   (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife Stone Dead Cert The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2026 the old lady You Have One Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now

Al-Assad, Bashar Born 11 September 1965  (Damascus, Syria) President of Syria since his father's death in 2000. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice Finbarr Returns from the Dead No Fixed Abode Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded Where's My Damn List?

al-Atmani, Adil Born 25 June 1985  (Safi, Morocco) Terrorist who killed 17 people after bombing a café in Marrakesh. Was sentenced to death and is currently in solitary confinement after trying to kill his cellmate. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Al-Bashir, Omar Born 1 January 1944  (Hosh Bannaga, Northern State, Sudan) Former Sudanese President, deposed in 2019. (THEME) Dead Leaders (THEME) State Funeral

Alberghetti, Anna Maria Born 15 January 1936  (Pesaro, Marche, Italy) Actress & singer - star of 'Carnival!' on Broadway for many years & also in some films. (THEME) Final Adieu

Albert II, King Born 6 June 1934  (Laeken, Belgium) King of Belgium from 1993 until his abdication in 2013. (THEME) Complications from a fall Remembered but soon gone (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife (THEME) State Funeral

Albertine, Viv Born 1 December 1954  (Sydney, Australia) Australian-British punk guitarist for The Stills. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Alberts, Bruce Born 14 April 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) American biochemist, co-authored the landmark textbook "Molecular Biology of the Cell". Was also the former president of the National Academy of Sciences (1993–2005). (THEME) Illinoying

Albright, Tenley Born 18 July 1935  (Newton Centre, Massachusetts, USA) Figure skater, 1956 Olympic champion. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Alcaraz, Carlos Born 5 May 2003  (El Palmar, Spain) Spanish tennis player, the youngest man to be ranked number 1 in the world in the Open era. Has won 6 majors at the time of writing. OnlyFranz

Alda, Alan Born 28 January 1936  (New York, New York, USA) US actor, best known for his role as Hawkeye Pierce in 'M*A*S*H'. 2026 Not in the Mix ..better to burn out... Casket Ready Death Stalks United Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Exu's Exiteers (THEME) Final Adieu Gone Solo (THEME) I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts (THEME) Sad Last Days Who Turned out the lights?

Alderton, John Born 27 November 1940  (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) Amiable actor, star of 'Please Sir!' and other TV shows & comedies. Husband of Pauline Collins. Also the narrator of 'Fireman Sam'. (THEME) Comedy Cremations

Aldonin, Evgeni Born 22 January 1980  (Alupka, Soviet Union) Russian footballer. Won the 2004-2005 UEFA Cup with CSKA Moscow and played for Russia at the 2004 Euros. Banana's Bruises (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Once You Go Black Pan Breed (THEME) Russian Box Players  They Might All Die

Aldred, Sophie Born 20 August 1962  (London, England) Actress who played teenage companion Ace in 'Doctor Who' from 1987-89 despite being well into her twenties. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Aldret, Heather Born 1 March 1969  (USA) Hailing from Charleston, South Carolina, she was a contestant on Survivor 41. As you no doubt all remember, she was as the weakest link of Luvu, and she worked with Erika Casupanan to crack the majority alliance. They were successfully able to turn the f (THEME) The Tribe Has Spoken

Aldrin, Buzz Born 20 January 1930  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Second man on the Moon, who has always claimed he'd have been the first if it wasn't for the fact that the only door of the lunar lander was on Neil Armstrong's side. 100 Bodies in a Day It's Grim Up North 2026 Not in the Mix Always Look On The Bright Side (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living  ARSE-IN-HOLE A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Bladerunner Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Aye, they're off the fags alright Cemetery Pool Condolences  Couldn't Think of a Team Name Crazy Canuck Deader than a Dead Thing DEADIES 12  Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Death Stalks United (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries  Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged (THEME) Dieopics Di's Dies (THEME) Doubles to Finish Down Under Death Merchants Dropping Like Flies eejit Falling Off The Perch (THEME) Final Adieu Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE Going Green From Here to Eternity Heaven Can't Wait Ken Dodds dads dog La Cadaver Lard Bazaar Lidders Late Lamentables Weakend at Bernies Morbid United F.C. Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Nicole's Shaved Cat N-Minus NoSoup4U!  Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' Old People Smell Of Piss Only Fools and Corpses Partridge As Reaper Permanent Kip 2026 Plausible Passings of 2026 Remembered but soon gone RIP It Up and Start Again Sad News FC SAMSONS AND DELILAHS See You In Heaven St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool Heading Nowhere Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Old Ones are the Pests The Really, Really Rottens Ellie's Top of the Drops Tragic, our Maurice! Two Coins & A Punt Vegas Vultures Windsor the Troll Zipline

Aleandro, Norma Born 2 May 1936  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Argentina's leading actress who has also appeared in a number of Hollywood films, earning an Oscar nomination for her role in "Gaby: A True Story". (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Alexander, James Born 17 December 1948  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American R&B musician and last surviving member Bar-Kays, a backing band for Otis Redding. (THEME) last ones alive 2026

Alexander, Jason Born 23 September 1959  (Newark, New Jersey, USA) Actor who will always be known as Seinfeld's George Costanza. Death Nebula 3000

Alexander, Lamar Born 3 July 1940  (Maryville, Tennessee, USA) Former Republican politician who served as governor and senator from Tennessee and as U.S. Secretary of Education under Bush Sr's presidency. (THEME) Sickly Senators

Alexander-Arnold, Trent Born 7 October 1998  (Liverpool, England) Current right-back for England and Real Madrid. Once beloved in Liverpool for helping them win the league and the Champions League, but lost their support after his transfer to Spain. (THEME) Ya Scouse B*stards

Alexandra, Princess Born 25 December 1936  (Windsor, Berkshire, England) First cousin of the Queen and sister to Prince Michael of Kent. Variously known as The Honourable Lady Ogilvy and Princess Alexandra of Kent. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged RIPe and near Alive (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people Swimming in the Death Pool The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul

al-Haddad, Izz al-Din Born in Palestine  (exact date unknown) Senior Palestinian leader, the current commander of Hamas's military wing in Gaza. Born 1970. The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

al-Hayya, Khalil Born 5 November 1960  (Gaza City, Egyptian Gaza Strip) Deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, also one of the Acting Chairmen following the assassination of Yahya Sinwar (See DDP 2024) The Living End Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead!

Ali, Nafisa Born 18 January 1957  (Kolkata, India) Indian actress and former model. Has stage 4 cancer. Banana's Bruises Bootleg Boat B-team Carkers Convention Deceased Hose Droller Coaster Peter Falk's Friends Summer in Transylvania They Might All Die

Allard, Wayne Born 2 December 1943  (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA) American politician and long-time Senator from Colorado. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Allardyce, Sam Born 19 October 1954  (Dudley, West Midlands, England) Gum-chewing, headpiece wearing, bung-taking (Allegedly - at the DDP lawyer's request) football manager, who likes his teams to play dirty, unattractive football. Formerly at Bolton & Newcastle United. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Allen, Joseph P. Born 27 June 1937  (Crawfordsville, Indiana, USA) US astronaut who didn't get the biggest gigs, but still left a mark, for example as consultant to the Armageddon movie (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living

Allen, Thomas Born 10 September 1944  (County Durham, England) Acclaimed English baritone opera singer. Was knighted in 1999. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Allen, Woody Born 30 November 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Comedy film actor/writer/director, born Allen Stewart Konigsberg. 5 Feet and 1 to Go And Then There Were Less Of Them C.A. Daber (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice  Condolences  Dead Is Dead (THEME) Epstein Island Flight 666 to Hell Nicole's Shaved Cat Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!  (THEME) sid and marty coffin  Touch of Grey (THEME) You should be Ash - amed Youthanasia

Alliot, Philippe Born 27 July 1954  (Eure-et-Loir, France) Former French racer. Was not really successful in Formula One but did better in sports car racing and in Le Mans, finishing third three times. Octopus of Odstock

Allison, Donnie Born 7 September 1939  (Hueytown, Alabama, USA) Former NASCAR driver who had a famous battle with Cale Yarborough in the 1979 Daytona 500. (THEME) Turning Left

Allman, Elijah Blue Born 10 July 1976  (Los Angeles, California, USA) The son of Cher and Gregg Allman, lead singer of industrial rock band Deadsy. Will he be deadsy this year? the old lady

Al-Masri, Abu Hamza Born 15 April 1958  (Alexandria, Egypt) Blind, one-armed and loopy Muslim cleric, currently in jail for inciting racial hatred. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice

Alou, Felipe Born 12 May 1935  (Haina, Dominican Republic) The first Dominican to play regular in Major League Baseball, as well as a three-time All Star. (THEME) Perfect 10

Alpert, Herb Born 31 March 1935  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Trumpeter and record company executive. The A in A&M Records and the man responsible for (or should that be "guilty of"?) signing The Carpenters. (THEME) Broken Records  (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Dead Is Dead Grief Hijackers

al-Qurashi, Abu Hafs al-Hashimi Date and place of birth unknown Current Caliph of the Islamic State, following the assassination of his predecessor in 2023. Not much is known about him! Carkers Convention

al-Sahhaf, Muhammad Saeed Born 30 July 1937  (Hillah, Iraq) Saddam Hussein's extremely professional media spokesperson, nicknamed Comical Ali.. Those were the days. 20 Random Guys Part 1

Al-Senussi, Ahmed Born in Masrsa Matrouh, Egypt  (exact date unknown) Libyan member of the Senussi House. Alternative Observations 2026

al-Tikriti, Hussein Rashid Born in   (exact date unknown) Former head of the Republican Guard and member of Saddam Hussein's family. Currently awaiting execution for war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Anfal trial. Born in 1939 or '40. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Amanpour, Christiane Born 12 January 1958  (London, England) Investigative reporter whose Gulf War reporting for CNN earned widespread acclaim A Pelican In The Wilderness

Amarildo, (footballer) Born 29 July 1939  (Campos dos Goytacazes, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Amarildo Tavares da Silveira, is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a centre forward. He is the last survivor of the winning Brazilian 1962 FIFA World Cup team. Diego

Ambongo Besungu, Fridolin Born 24 January 1960  (Boto, Belgian Congo) Congolese Catholic cardinal, was fancied to be Pope following Francis's death, but some American fella got in instead. (THEME) Nonclave

Ames, Rachel Born 2 November 1929  (Portland, Oregon, USA) US film and TV actress, probably best known for her long-running role in General Hospital. Swimming in the Death Pool

Amir, Yigal Born 23 May 1970  (Herzliya, Israel) The man who assassinated Yitzhak Rabin. (THEME) Miscreants

Amiss, Dennis Born 7 April 1943  (Birmingham, UK) Batsman who has the highest ODI average of any England cricketer to have played more than five times. Also one of only two cricketers to have hit a century in both their first and last ODIs. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed) (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Amouranth, (streamer) Born 2 December 1993  (Houston, Texas, USA) Online streamer known for her, uh, "charisma". Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Amuso, Victor Born 4 November 1934  (Canarsie, New York, USA) Little Vic is an American mobster, boss of the Lucchese family. Mass Hole Cemetery

Anastacia, (singer) Born 17 September 1973  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Pop singer ('I'm Outta Love', 'One Day In Your Life'). Has had Crohn's disease since the age of 13, and also battled breast cancer in 2003. Weed 'Em and Reap

Anderson, Bill Born 1 November 1937  (Columbia, South Carolina, USA) Country music singer whose song 'Still' crossed over to the Billboard pop charts in 1963 (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Anderson, Bruce Born in Orkney, Scotland  (exact date unknown) British political columnist, has written for the Spectator, Daily Mail, The Independent, etc. Born 1949. Gooseberry Crumble

Anderson, Moira Born 5 June 1938  (Kirkintilloch, UK) Scottish singer who had her own show on BBC in 1968 called, imaginatively, Moira Anderson Sings (THEME) LW's Latest Hit

Anderson, Willie Born 24 February 1947  (Liverpool, UK) Former Aston Villa winger, place in the history books probably comes down to him being the first ever substitute brought on by Manchester United (replacing George Best in the 1965 Charity Shield). (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Andersson, Harriet Born 14 February 1932  (Stockholm, Sweden) Ingmar Bergman-film actress. (THEME) Final Adieu The Deadest Of The Dead

Ando, Tadao Born 13 September 1941  (Osaka, Japan) Japanese architect known for his minimalist concrete designs. Won the Pritzker Prize in 1995. (THEME) BY DESIGN

Andre, Annette Born 24 June 1939  (Drummoyne, Australia) Australian actress. Noob_to_this (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Andress, Ursula Born 19 March 1936  (Ostermundigen, Switzerland) Actress & sex symbol, best known for her sultry performance in Dr. No. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable (THEME) Sad Last Days

Andretti, Mario Born 28 February 1940  (Motovun, Croatia) Italian-American racing driver, the last American to win a Formula 1 Grand Prix, in 1978. (THEME) Formula Fatality Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 Pearly Gates (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies (THEME) Turning Left Where's My Damn List?

Andrew, Prince Born 19 February 1960  (London, England) Second son of Queen Elizabeth II. Married to Sarah Ferguson from 1986 to 1996. Shunned by society for attending too many sketchy parties on and off Jeffrey Epstein's island 5 Feet and 1 to Go Big Man (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice Death Stinks (THEME) Epstein Island Flight 666 to Hell (THEME) Epstein's Enigmas Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Headstone Hunters Heaven Can't Wait Hippoposthumous No Fixed Abode Say Hi to Uncle George Who Turned out the lights? Youthanasia

Andrews, Jane Born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England  (exact date unknown) Sarah Ferguson's ex-maid. Serving a life sentence for the murder of her boyfriend, she ended up on a life support machine after a suicide attempt in October 2003. Born 1967. Gooseberry Crumble

Andrews, Julie Born 1 October 1935  (Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England) Actress - star of 'The Sound of Music'. 5 Feet and 1 to Go And Then There Were Less Of Them Bourne to Die Final Curtain Call (THEME) Fiona's Immortals GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE (THEME) GoodKnight Vienna (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) Jextinction Ken Dodds dads dog (THEME) Last Christmas light and shade - could they go? (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway N-Minus Noob_to_this Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Windsor's OBE (THEME) There is nothing like a dame Wey Ai, man! Women's Deaths Matter Too Youthanasia

Angelyne, (actress/singer) Born 20 June 1958  (Radomsko, Poland) Model, self-proclaimed actress and most popular blonde in Los Angeles. Nearly nothing is known about her. Seems to be born in Poland or Idaho (where's the difference?). We only know her favourite car: a pink Chevrolet. Born either 1958 or 1938! End of the Line

Aniston, Nicole Born 9 September 1987  (San Diego, California, USA) Popular adult actress. Filmed her first anal scene in 2017, apparently. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Anka, Paul Born 30 July 1941  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Singer songwriter and lyricist of one of the most famous songs of all time, 'My Way', based on a French tune called 'Comme d'habitude'. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) Broken Records Dust in the Wind Not at All Well SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Annand, Eddie Born 24 March 1973  (Glasgow, Scotland) Notable scottish football player with a long career. Now suffering from an incurable but less aggressive brain tumour (THEME) A Question of Sprouts Banana's Peel Slippers Dead Ends Girlfriend In A Coma Peacocks Anus Horribilis Plan B from Outer Space (THEME) They think it's all over (THEME) We're all Doomed!

Annesley, Hugh Born 22 June 1939  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Police officer who served as Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary from 1989 to 1996. (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2026

Annis, Francesca Born 14 May 1945  (Kensington, London, England) BAFTA-winning actress for playing Lillie Langtry in period drama 'Lillie'. Film roles include 'Macbeth' and 'Dune'. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Ant, Adam Born 3 November 1954  (London, England) New Romantic singer - a pin-up in his heyday, but now old, overweight and suffering from depression. Was detained under the Mental Health Act in 2002 after throwing a car alternator through a pub window. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Anthony, Piers Born 6 August 1934  (Oxford, UK) Fantasy novellist, behind the long-lasting Xanth series. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Anthony, Ray Born 20 January 1922  (Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA) Bandleader, best known for his songs, 'Hokey Pokey' and 'Bunny Hop'. (THEME) Animals to the Afterlife Eternity Tours  (THEME) Final Adieu  Fox B (THEME) Gray Panthers  (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Have I got Pews for you! (THEME) last ones alive 2026  Naked Florida Gravediggers  (THEME) Old As Dirt Old as Moses Overtime (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures The best of the deathlist 2055

Antony, Barron Born 15 June 1934  (Abingdon, England) Bassist and vocalist for the comedy pop-rock band The Barron Knights. Reached Number 3 on the UK charts with "Call Up the Groups" and "A Taste of Aggro." (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today

Aparicio, Luis Born 29 April 1934  (Maracaibo, Venezuela) First Venezuelan inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, regarded as one of the greatest shortstops in the sport's history. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Apatow, Maude Born 15 December 1997  (Los Banos, California, USA) Actress, best known for her roles as the daughter to her real-life mother's characters in movies, including 'This Is 40'. (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Apostol, Eugenia Born 29 September 1925  (Sorsogon, Philippines) Publisher, whose political publications helped cause the downfall of two Filipino presidents. (THEME) Dead Continent

Applegate, Christina Born 25 November 1971  (Hollywood, California, USA) American actress & comedienne who has suffered from & beaten breast cancer. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Dying to Win Not at All Well Noz4news the old lady

Arato, Andras Born 11 July 1945  (Koszeg, Hungary) Legendary stock photo character, Hide the Pain Harold, who keeps smiling no matter what. 20 Random Guys Part 1 Dead Travelers

Arau, Alfonso Born 11 January 1932  (Mexico City, Mexico) Actor: The Wild Bunch, Romancing the Stone. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association (THEME) American As Apple Pie (THEME) Final Adieu

Arcand, Denys Born 25 June 1941  (Deschambault, Canada) Canadian film director, screenwriter and producer. Won Oscar for Best Foreign Film in 2004 (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Arch, Dave Born 25 October 1962  (Henley-on-Thames, UK) British musical director, arranger, and composer, best known for being the bandleader on Strictly Come Dancing since 2006. (THEME) Alright Dave

Archer, Jeffrey Born 15 April 1940  (London, England) Habitual liar, novelist and former Conservative Party deputy chairman. Convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Archer Jr., Bill Born 22 March 1928  (Houston, Texas, USA) American politician who served two terms in the Texas House of Representatives, changing from a Democrat to a Republican. Later represented Texas for 30 years in the US House of Representatives. Doge Team

Arefkia, Aref Born 10 August 1940  (Tehran, Iran) Iranian pop singer, known as the "Sultan of Hearts". Left Iran following the revolution. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Argent, Rod Born 14 June 1945  (St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) Rock musician who founded and lead the Zombies, and later, Argent. Captain Hemlock's Twenty Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026

ARGENTO, Dario Born 7 September 1940  (Rome, Italy) Italian film director, producer and screenwriter. Zero Hit's Wishlist

Argerich, Martha Born 5 June 1941  (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Acclaimed pianist. (THEME) American As Apple Pie (THEME) Musical chairs (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Arinina, Lyudmila Born 8 November 1926  (Saratov Oblast, Soviet Union) Soviet, and then Russian, actress, who was made an Honored Artist of the RSFSR. (THEME) Russian Box Players

Arinze, Francis Born 1 November 1932  (Onitsha, Nigeria) Nigerian cardinal of the Catholic Church, former prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and one of the principal advisors of Pope John Paul II. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Ariyoshi, George Born 12 March 1926  (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA) American politician and lawyer who was the third Governor of Hawaii, serving a record 12 years. Now the oldest surviving governor of any US state. (THEME) Dying Donkeys Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100

Armatrading, Joan Born 9 December 1950  (Basseterre, Saint Kitts) Singer-songwriter best known for her hits 'Love and Affection' and 'Drop the Pilot'. An alleged affair with Blue Peter's Valerie Singleton is the stuff of myth and legend. (THEME) Dead Beats

Armfield, Diana Born 11 June 1920  (Ringwood, England) Landscape artist. (THEME) Big digits team Doge Team (THEME) Old As Dirt

Armstrong, Lance Born 18 September 1971  (Plano, Texas, USA) Former cyclist, 7 times winner of the Tour de France, who overcame brain, lung and testicular cancer. It was revealed in 2012 that he was a systematic drugs cheat all along and now enters into sporting infamy. (THEME) 2026 Exit Draft

Arnold, Brad Born 27 September 1978  (Escatawpa, Mississippi, USA) Lead singer for rockers 3 Doors Down. Diagnosed in 2025 with Stage IV renal cell carcinoma, will the cancer be his Kryptonite? 2027? No thank you! Ah, the ol’ team ARSE-IN-HOLE  Banana's Peel Slippers Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Darling, Did You Forget To Take Your Meds? DDP Tofoa Dead Wait Death Becomes Them (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Deceased Hose Diego Dropping Like Flies drunkasaskunk Ethnic Cleansing Skate Dumpers Fade to Black Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool Going Green Going Underground (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky Haben die Spaten You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Lord Football's Lot LW's Czech Out (THEME) LW's Latest Hit  The Misers Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026 Newlydeads Noz4news Octopus of Odstock Once You Go Black Peacocks Anus Horribilis People I Think Might Die In 2026 United A Trophy For Atrophy Pretty Noose Shaun of the Dead 69 Shovelful of Dirt Skibidi Toilet Southerners Stiffs Stiff Competition Summer in Transylvania Swimming in the Death Pool  Team Cat AIDS Tentoesup The Death Toll is Catastrophic The End of the World As We Know It The Living End the old lady The Sound of the Underground To Kill A Gabor Sister

Arnoux, Rene Born 4 July 1948  (Pontcharra, France) French racecar driver, winning 7 Formula One Grands Prix (THEME) Formula Fatality

Arpaio, Joe Born 14 June 1932  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) Sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona. A controversial figure, accused of abusing his powers. Became famous for accusing Barack Obama for having forged his birth certificate during his first election 2008. Sounds a bit like a Jealous Joey. (THEME) Space Wasters

Arrabal, Fernando Born 11 August 1932  (Melilla, Spain) Spanish-French modernist novelist, poet and film director. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Arroyo, Martina Born 2 February 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) American opera singer. (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Arthur, Toni Born 27 December 1940  (Oxford, England) Best remembered as a presenter of 'Play Away' and 'Play School'. Bucket O'Hare Time's-2 Team

Arthurs, Paul Born 23 June 1965  (Manchester, England) English rhythm guitarist who co-founded Oasis and played with them until 1999. Rejoined them for their 2025 world tour but took a temporary break due to prostate cancer treatment. Nicknamed "Bonehead". Dead Wait (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026

Ascherson, Neal Born 5 October 1932  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scottish journalist specializing in Eastern European history. Obituarynotice

Ashcroft, Chloe Born 7 July 1942  () Children's television presenter, most notably of 'Play School'. (THEME) CRT to DOA Bucket O'Hare Women's Deaths Matter Too

Asher, Peter Born 22 June 1944  (London, England) Peter from music act Peter and Gordon fame. (THEME) The Survivors

Ashley, Elizabeth Born 30 August 1939  (Ocala, Florida, USA) American actress, mostly of theatre but has dabbled in film and TV. Won a Tony and has been nominated for a BAFTA award and a Golden Globe. (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Ashtiani, Sakineh Mohammadi Born in Tabrir, Iran  (exact date unknown) Iranian Azeri woman sentenced to death for adultery, in legal limbo for many years now. This pick will not count if it is death by execution, making this pick fairly useless. Born 1967 Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Ashton, John Born 30 November 1957  (Forest Gate, London, England) Guitarist and composer with post punk/new wave band The Psychedelic Furs. Skate Dumpers

Aso, Taro Born 20 September 1940  (IIzuka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2008/09 and member of their olympic shooting team in 1976 (THEME) POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD

Aspel, Michael Born 12 January 1933  (London, England) Host of 'This Is Your Life' and 'Antiques Roadshow'. (THEME) Animals to the Afterlife Bourne to Die (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026 Hippoposthumous Ken Dodds dads dog (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) Pantomime Pall Prowlers Goners '26

Astin, John Born 30 March 1930  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Actor - starred as Gomez Addams in 'The Addams Family', and has mainly appeared in TV comedies since. 100 Bodies in a Day Bastard Must’ve Died Computerized Equipment Death Nebula 3000 Feng Shui Pig One Foot in the Gravy  Pool Ghoul Remembered but soon gone Stay safe friends! (THEME) The Survivors  (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!  Unusual Suspects What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?  You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Astley, Rick Born 6 February 1966  (Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England) Shy and retiring singer who had phenomenal success with the hit single 'Never Gonna Give You Up', the biggest selling UK single of 1987. Later became a phenomenon of a different kind as that single became part of an internet meme known as 'Rickrolling'. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Aston, Anne Born 1 January 1948  (Glasgow, Scotland) Blonde hostess of The Golden Shot, whose difficulties totalling contestants’ scores became part of the show’s charm. Trojan Hearse

Atherton, William Born 30 July 1947  (Orange, Connecticut, USA) Film actor best known as slimy reporter Dick Thornburg in the first two 'Die Hard' films. God, It's Brutal Out Here

Atkins, Eileen Born 16 June 1934  (London, England) BAFTA and Olivier award-winning actress and writer. Infamously chatted up by actor Colin Farrell at the age of 69. (THEME) Final Adieu (THEME) There is nothing like a dame (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

Atkins, Ronnie Born 16 November 1964  (Vejle, Denmark) Pretty Maids singer, suffering from lung cancer. Alternative Observations 2026

Atkinson, Big Ron Born 18 March 1939  (Liverpool, England) Former footballer, manager and pundit. Renowned for his eclectic style of commentary, for example "'There's a few tired limbs in the blue legs" and "van Nistelrooy, predating as usual...". Got a bit too eclectic with some racist remarks and was sacked. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him (THEME) Unpersons

Atlas, Tony Born 23 April 1954  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Wrestler who won the WWF Tag Team titles with the late Rocky Johnson. (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Attenborough, David Born 8 May 1926  (London, England) Broadcaster, author, naturalist and also ex-Controller of BBC2. Brother of Sir Richard. 2026 Not in the Mix And Then There Were Less Of Them And they all died (THEME) A place in the dirt End of the Line Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Worm Fodder Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) Cardavers Crazy Canuck Crofty's Coffin Crew I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside (THEME) D Ceased  Deader than a Dead Thing DEADIES 12 Dead Last? Dead Right! Deadpool Surprise Death Stinks Death by Dan Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Death Stalks United Di's Dies Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Doubles to Finish Down Under the Daisies Dropping Like Flies Eternity Tours (THEME) Everybody's Dead Daves Falling Off The Perch Feng Shui Pig Final Curtain Call Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool (THEME) Fiona's Immortals Free Fallers' GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE (THEME) CRT to DOA (THEME) GoodKnight Vienna  Grave Danger From Here to Eternity Harry Rotter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Hunting Halos IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 I Told You I Was Ill I've Been Dying To Play This Ken Dodds dads dog Kopite Reaper La Cadaver (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime light and shade - could they go? Weakend at Bernies Meg-An End  Mortem Omnibus Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Naked Florida Gravediggers N-Minus NoSoup4U! Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100 (THEME) Old As Dirt Old People Smell Of Piss (THEME) Windsor's OBE Overtime Partridge As Reaper Prowlers Goners '26 Pull my finger RIP It Up and Start Again Sad News FC See You In Heaven So Long Farewell STAB IN THE DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Still_Drunkasaskunk St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Funeral Director 2026 The Old Ones are the Pests The Spanners (THEME) The Talking Dead Ellie's Top of the Drops Wey Ai, man! Wot The Deuce YOLO FC  Youthanasia Zipline

Atwood, Margaret Born 18 November 1939  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Author and poet. Wrote the 'The Handmaid's Tale'. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper Gipton Undertakers Powder Picks Em Off

Auber, Brigitte Born 27 April 1928  (Paris, France) French actress. Clinging to a 101 Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Old as Moses (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Austin, Pamela Born 20 December 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actress. (THEME) Cardavers

Avalon, Frankie Born 18 September 1940  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Italian-American pop idol of the 1950s who also played the Teen Angel in "Grease". (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Awda, Abdul Aziz Born 20 December 1950  (Jabalia, Gaza Strip) Palestinian cleric who co-founded and is the spiritual leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Often linked to terrorist attacks. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Awdry, Christopher Born 2 July 1940  (Devizes, UK) Author involved with Thomas the Tank Engine stories originally authored by his father My Dallek Master Plan

Ayckbourn, Alan Born 12 April 1939  (London, UK) One of Britain's most prolific and acclaimed living playwrights, who has shunned TV and film for six decades to focus on the stage. My Dallek Master Plan

Aykroyd, Dan Born 1 July 1952  (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Comedian, actor, musician and screenwriter, of 'Blues Brothers', 'Ghostbusters' and 'Saturday Night Live' fame. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 (THEME) They Were the World

Ayres, Pam Born 14 March 1947  (Stanford in the Vale, Berkshire, England) Humorous poet, often on TV. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged

Azaria, Hank Born 25 April 1964  (Forest Hills, New York, USA) Actor - the voice of grouchy barman Moe in 'The Simpsons'. Is there a Homer Sexual in the house? (THEME) I Hear Voices

Califano Jr., Joseph A. Born 15 May 1931  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American attorney and public servant who was LBJ's top domestic aide in welfare policies, as well as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare under Jimmy Carter. (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Jarislowsky, Stephen A. Born 9 September 1925  (Berlin, Germany) Canadian billionaire, funder of numerous campaigns opposing Quebec separatism. Clinging to a 101 Green Records

Preston, J. A. Born 13 November 1932  (Washington DC, USA) Actor, film and television, including Judge Randolph in A Few Good Men, numerous TV guest roles, also played in Henry IV (I & II) on stage. 100 Bodies in a Day

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