Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: J

 

Brown, David J.
Born 30 January 1942  (Walsall, England)
Cricketer who played 26 Test matches with England.
[Picture of David J. Brown]

 

Harris, Donald J.
Born 23 August 1938  (Brown's Town, Jamaica)
Post-Keynesian economist and estranged father of former US VP Kamala.
[Picture of Donald J. Harris]

 

J, Jessie
Born 27 March 1988  (London, England)
Pop singer-songwriter who made a breakthrough in 2011 with the album 'Who You Are'.
[Picture of Jessie J]

 

Jacklin, Tony
Born 7 July 1944  (Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England)
One of Britain's most successful golfers. Captained Europe to an epochal win over the United States in the Ryder Cup in 1985.
[Picture of Tony Jacklin]

 

Jackman, Margaret
Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England  (exact date unknown)
Film and TV actress, known for Risen, The Brothers Grimsby and Control.
[Picture of Margaret Jackman]

 

Jackson, Alan
Born 17 October 1958  (Newnan, Georgia, USA)
The man who bridged the gap between the outlaw country movement of the 70s and the shiny stadium country era of the 90s, selling over 75 million albums that way. Has suffered from Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease for years.
[Picture of Alan Jackson]

 

Jackson, Betty
Born 24 June 1949  (Bacup, Lancashire, England)
British fashion designer. Lost her leg aged six.
[Picture of Betty Jackson]

 

Jackson, J. J.
Born 8 November 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
American blues singer with the big hit "But It's Alright"
[Picture of J. J. Jackson]

 

Jackson, Jesse
Born 8 October 1941  (Greenville, South Carolina, USA)
Controversial politician & civil rights activist, as well as a Baptist minister.
[Picture of Jesse Jackson]

 

Jackson, Josephine
Born 1 February 1995  (Zolochiv, Ukraine)
Porn star.
[Picture of Josephine Jackson]

 

Jackson, Katherine
Born 4 May 1930  (Barbour County, Alabama)
Matriarch of the legendary Jackson family of musicians.
[Picture of Katherine Jackson]

 

Jackson, La Toya
Born 29 May 1956  (Gary, Indiana, USA)
Fifth child of the famous Jackson family of singers.
[Picture of La Toya Jackson]

 

Jackson, Philip
Born 18 June 1948  (Retford, Nottinghamshire, England)
Experienced character actor, probably best remembered as Chief Inspector James Japp in 'Agatha Christie's Poirot'.
[Picture of Philip Jackson]

 

Jackson, Samuel L.
Born 21 December 1948  (Washington D.C., USA)
Award winning actor, with a whole string of hit films to his credit in the last three decades.
[Picture of Samuel L. Jackson]

 

Jackson, Victoria
Born 2 August 1959  (Miami, Florida, USA)
Regular cast member on Saturday Night Live 1986-1992, then became a Conservative activist
[Picture of Victoria Jackson]

 

Jackson (NBA), Phil
Born 17 September 1945  (Deer lake, Montana, USA)
Former NBA player, mostly for NY Knicks, then coach for several teams. Became President of the Knicks before the old "mutual decision" brought that to an end.
[Picture of Phil Jackson (NBA)]

 

Jacobi, Derek
Born 22 October 1938  (Leytonstone, London, England)
Actor, mostly on stage, but with notable TV & film credits as well.
[Picture of Derek Jacobi]

 

Jacobs, Anna
Born in Rochdale, England  (exact date unknown)
Writer of historical and fantasy fiction. Born 1941.
[Picture of Anna Jacobs]

 

Jacobs, Olu
Born 11 July 1942  (Nigeria)
a Nigerian actor and film executive
[Picture of Olu Jacobs]

 

Jaffrey, Madhur
Born 13 September 1933  (Delhi, India)
Indian born actress, writer on food and traveling, and TV personality, she can do it all!
[Picture of Madhur Jaffrey]

 

Jager, Harald
Born 27 April 1943  (Germany)
Berlin Wall guard on the East German side whose opening of the Bornholmer Straße crossing heralded the Wall's fall.
[Picture of Harald Jager]

 

Jagger, Mick
Born 26 July 1943  (Dartford, Kent, England)
Rubber-lipped lead singer of the Rolling Stones.
[Picture of Mick Jagger]

 

James, LeBron
Born 30 December 1984  (Akron, Ohio, USA)
Basketball player in the NBA
[Picture of LeBron James]

 

James, Lily
Born 5 April 1989  (Esher, Surrey)
Film, TV and stage actress, notable appearances include Debora in Baby Driver, Desdenoa and Juliet on stage, and Pamela Anderson in Pam and Tommy, for which she was Emmy-nominated.
[Picture of Lily James]

 

James, Matt
Born in Australia  (exact date unknown)
Part of Aussie dance music 'project' Mashd N Kutcher, diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2023
[Picture of Matt James]

 

JAMES, Polly
Born 8 July 1941  (Blackburn, Lancashire, England)
Actress best known as the archetypal "dolly bird" Beryl Hennesey in Carla Lane's 'The Liver Birds'.
[Picture of Polly JAMES]

 

Jannetty, Marty
Born 3 February 1960  (Columbus, Georgia, USA)
Wrestler in tag team partnership "The Rockers" with Shawn Michaels.
[Picture of Marty Jannetty]

 

Jaouad, Suleika
Born in New York, New York, USA  (exact date unknown)
Writer who channeled a cancer diagnosis into a mainstay 'New York Times' column and a best-selling memoir. Born 1988.
[Picture of Suleika Jaouad]

 

Jardine, Al
Born 3 September 1942  (Lima, Ohio, USA)
Founder member of 60s pop giants The Beach Boys.
[Picture of Al Jardine]

 

Jarecki, Henry
Born 15 April 1933  (Szczecin, Poland)
Psychiatrist, precious metals trader, film producer, and self-described "friend" of Jeffrey Epstein. A mixed bag really.
[Picture of Henry Jarecki]

 

Jarier, Jean-Pierre
Born 10 July 1946  (Charenton-le Pent, France)
French F1 racer for a few years in the 70s
[Picture of Jean-Pierre Jarier]

 

Jarrett, Keith
Born 8 May 1945  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA)
Spirited American jazz / classical music pianist and composer. Started at a young age in Miles Davis' band
[Picture of Keith Jarrett]

 

Jarrett, Ned
Born 10 December 1932  (Conover, North Carolina, USA)
Tranquil NASCAR driver and announcer.
[Picture of Ned Jarrett]

 

Jarvie, Drew
Born 5 October 1948  (Annathill, UK)
Scottish Footballer mainly playing for Aberdeen where he won the Scottish League Cup and the League title
[Picture of Drew Jarvie]

 

Jason, David
Born 2 February 1940  (Edmonton, London, England)
Comedy actor, best known as Granville in 'Open All Hours' and Derek 'Del Boy' Trotter in 'Only Fools and Horses'. Even after a decade, it's still hard not to smirk at his supposedly serious role as Detective Inspector Jack Frost in 'A Touch of Frost'.
[Picture of David Jason]

 

Jeavons, Colin
Born 20 October 1929  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales)
Actor who was a regular on TV until his retirement in 1994. Was the voice behind 1970s children's cartoon 'Barnaby the Bear'.
[Picture of Colin Jeavons]

 

Jelinek, Elfriede
Born 20 October 1946  (Mürzzuschlag, Styria, Austria)
Austrian feminist playwright & novelist.
[Picture of Elfriede Jelinek]

 

Jenkins, David
Born 29 June 1936  (Akron, Ohio, USA)
Figure skater.
[Picture of David Jenkins]

 

Jenkins, Hayes Alan
Born 23 March 1933  (Akron, Ohio, USA)
Figure skater.
[Picture of Hayes Alan Jenkins]

 

Jenkins, Karl
Born 17 February 1944  (Penclawdd, Wales)
Avantagrde classical jazz-influenced composer
[Picture of Karl Jenkins]

 

Jenner, Caitlyn
Born 28 October 1949  (Mount Kisco, New York, USA)
Olympic Decathlon champion in 1976. Made headlines in 2015 by declaring himself a woman. It'll be the end of days before Daley Thompson slips on a dress and a couple of falsies…
[Picture of Caitlyn Jenner]

 

Jenner, Kris
Born 5 November 1955  (San Diego, California, USA)
"Momager" to the Kardashian-Jenner clan and, for better or worse (it's worse), one of the most significant pop culture figures of the past two decades.
[Picture of Kris Jenner]

 

Jennings, Alex
Born 10 May 1957  (Essex, United Kingdom)
Decorated theatre actor with occasional roles in Film
[Picture of Alex Jennings]

 

Jens, Salome
Born 8 May 1935  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA)
Actress who played the Female Changeling in Star Trek: Deep Space 9.
[Picture of Salome Jens]

 

Jensen, Erik
Born 20 July 1970  (Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, USA)
US film and TV regular of the past 20 years, such as on 'The Walking Dead'. Now has advanced colon cancer.
[Picture of Erik Jensen]

 

Jeremy, Ron
Born 12 March 1953  (Long Island, New York, USA)
Actor, almost exclusively in porn films.
[Picture of Ron Jeremy]

 

Jessup, Dave
Born 7 March 1953  (Ipswich, England)
Star from the glory years of 1970s speedway, won the sport's World Cup three times.
[Picture of Dave Jessup]

 

Jewell, Geri
Born 13 September 1956  (Buffalo, New York, USA)
American stand-up comedian afflicted with cerebral palsy from an early age on. Her comedy goes hand in hand with her disability activism
[Picture of Geri Jewell]

 

Jimirro, Jim
Born 23 January 1937  ()
Co-Creator the Disney Channel, and other media ventures
[Picture of Jim Jimirro]

 

Jinks, Claire
Born 15 February 1936  (Los Gatos, California, USA)
The Amazing Race contestant.
[Picture of Claire Jinks]

 

Jinping, Xi
Born 15 June 1953  (Beijing, China)
Current President of China.
[Picture of Xi Jinping]

 

Jintao, Hu
Born 21 December 1942  (Jixi, Anhui Province, China)
President of China since March 2003. Hu is the President of China? We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor? And so on.
[Picture of Hu Jintao]

 

Jobert, Marlene
Born 4 November 1940  (Algiers, Algeria)
Leading French actress of the 1970s although more famous outside her homeland as the movie of occasionally-clothed Hollywood star Eva Green.
[Picture of Marlene Jobert]

 

Jodorowsky, Alejandro
Born 7 February 1929  (Tocopilla, Chile)
Jewish Chilean filmmaker who made the cult western 'El Topo' in 1970.
[Picture of Alejandro Jodorowsky]

 

Joe, Grandad
Born 11 May 1933  (England)
Octogenarian TikTok star, the Alan Melinek of 2023?
[Picture of Grandad Joe]

 

Joel, Billy
Born 9 May 1949  (The Bronx, New York, USA)
Born William Joseph Martin Joel. Rock singer whose hits include 'Uptown Girl', 'Piano Man' and 'We Didn't Start The Fire'.
[Picture of Billy Joel]

 

John, Elton
Born 25 March 1947  (Pinner, Middlesex, England)
The most successful pop star of the 1970s, who has managed to remain more or less in the limelight ever since, despite (or perhaps because of) drug and alcohol problems, bust-ups with his lyricist Bernie Taupin, a turbulent love life and a lamentable dres
[Picture of Elton John]

 

Johncock, Gordon
Born 5 August 1936  (Hastings, Michigan, USA)
Heh. Johncock. Two-time Indy 500 winner.
[Picture of Gordon Johncock]

 

Johnny, Southside
Born 4 December 1948  (Neptune Township, New Jersey, USA)
American rock and blues singer and frontman of the band "Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes".
[Picture of Southside Johnny]

 

Johns, Jasper
Born 15 May 1930  (Augusta, Georgia, USA)
American abstract expressionist painter.
[Picture of Jasper Johns]

 

Johnson, Betsey
Born 10 August 1942  (Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA)
Fashion designer, known for her flamboyant designs. Was once briefly married to the Velvet Underground's John Cale.
[Picture of Betsey Johnson]

 

Johnson, Boris
Born 19 June 1964  (New York, New York, USA)
Gaffe-prone current prime ministre of the UK with French-turkish origins. History has yet to decide if his bumbling through is a strategy, or really just bumbling.
[Picture of Boris Johnson]

 

Johnson, Brian
Born 5 October 1947  (Dunston, Gateshead, England)
Lead singer of AC/DC.
[Picture of Brian Johnson]

 

Johnson, Brian "Liver King"
Date and place of birth unknown
Influencer who long insisted his chiseled physique was entirely down to practicing an "ancestral lifestyle" and eating raw meat. Then word came out he took steroids, as they all do…
[Picture of Brian

 

Johnson, Bryan
Born 22 August 1977  (Provo, Utah, USA)
Venture capitalist best-known for his "bio-hacking" efforts to stay young forever. Instead he just looks permanently wet. Famous for posting his teenage son's erection data to XformerlyknownasTwitter.
[Picture of Bryan Johnson]

 

Johnson, Clark
Born 10 September 1954  (Philadephia, Pennsylvania, USA)
Tv Actor, played Gus Haynes in the Wire.
[Picture of Clark Johnson]

 

Johnson, Holly
Born 19 February 1960  (Khartoum, Sudan)
African-born former front man of '80s Scouse popsters Frankie Goes To Hollywood. Was diagnosed with HIV in the late '80s, but treatment has kept it at bay ever since, and he continues to work in the music industry.
[Picture of Holly Johnson]

 

Johnson, Jay
Born 30 December 1948  (Alexandria, Minnesota, USA)
You can't call him Ray, but you can call him Jay. Former model, twin brother to Warhol's fucktoy Jed Johnson and later a muse himself for Robert Mapplethorpe.
[Picture of Jay Johnson]

 

Johnson, Jimmy
Born 16 July 1943  (Port Arthur, Texas, USA)
NFL coach most successful with the Dallas Cowboys, now a sports analyist.
[Picture of Jimmy Johnson]

 

Johnson, John Lee "Jaimoe"
Born 8 July 1944  (Ocean Spring , Mississppi , USA)
American drummer. Founding member and last surviving member of the Allman brothers. Used to perform alongside Otis Redding. Expressed desire to be best jazz drummer in the world
[Picture of John Lee

 

Johnson, Magic
Born 14 August 1959  (Lansing, Michigan, USA)
HIV-positive former basketball player.
[Picture of Magic Johnson]

 

Johnson, Martha
Born 18 December 1950  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian singer and songwriter, now suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
[Picture of Martha Johnson]

 

Johnson, Nancy
Born 5 January 1935  (Chicago, USA)
American lobbyist and politician and probably instantly forgettable at parties.
[Picture of Nancy Johnson]

 

johnson, plas
Born 21 July 1931  (Donaldsonville, Louisiana)
US saxophonist, most notably on Henry Mancini's "Pink Panther" theme
[Picture of plas johnson]

 

Johnston, Bruce
Born 27 June 1942  (Peoria, Illinois, USA)
Bass guirarist and record producer who replaced Brian Wilson in The Beach Boys when the latter couldn't handle live performances.
[Picture of Bruce Johnston]

 

Johnston, Mark
Born 10 October 1959  (Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish horse trainer.
[Picture of Mark Johnston]

 

Jolas, Betsy
Born 5 August 1926  (Paris, France)
Franco-American composer of classical works and operas.
[Picture of Betsy Jolas]

 

Jolie, Angelina
Born 4 June 1975  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Lara Croft actress.
[Picture of Angelina Jolie]

 

Joliot, Pierre
Born 12 March 1932  (Paris, France)
Biologist and Légion d'honneur recipient. Grandchild of Marie and Pierre.
[Picture of Pierre Joliot]

 

Jolliffe, Raymond
Born 13 June 1933  ()
British hereditary peer, the 5th Baron Hylton, a little philantropy here and there, but not that remarkable all in all, notorious crossbencher
[Picture of Raymond Jolliffe]

 

Jones, (F1) Alan
Born 2 November 1946  (Melbourne, Va, Australia)
Racing driver, won Formula 1 Championshipin 1980. Went into broadcasting following his retirement from racing.
[Picture of (F1) Alan Jones]

 

Jones, Alan
Born 13 April 1941  (Oakey, Queensland, Australia)
Australian rugby coach, a former player & current broadcaster.
[Picture of Alan Jones]

 

Jones, Alan Montgomery
Born 15 September 1964  (place of birth unknown)
Architect who had a tempestuous two-year spell as the president of the RIBA. Appeared on a Christmas celebrity edition of "University Challenge" in 2020 where he only answered one question (incorrectly).
[Picture of Alan Montgomery Jones]

 

Jones, Alex
Born 11 February 1974  (Dallas, Texas, USA)
Perma-angry conspiracy theorist par excellance and owner of the site anyone even remotely politically aware secretly dips into, Infowars.
[Picture of Alex Jones]

 

Jones, Amy Holden
Born 17 September 1955  (USA)
Screenwriter and film director who also created medical drama 'The Resident'.
[Picture of Amy Holden Jones]

 

Jones, Ann
Born 7 October 1938  (Birmingham, UK.)
Tennis player who has an impressive 8 Grand slam championship wins under her belt. Daughter of a tennis champion
[Picture of Ann Jones]

 

Jones, Booker T.
Born 12 November 1942  (Memphis Tennesse, USA)
Keyboard player, former child prodigy of playing assorted musical iinstruments, and songwriter of Booker and the Mgs.
[Picture of Booker T. Jones]

 

Jones, Clarence B.
Born 8 January 1931  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
American lawyer and close friend of Martin Luther King Jr.
[Picture of Clarence B. Jones]

 

Jones, Cliff
Born 7 February 1935  (Swansea, Wales)
Former Tottenham Hotspur winger, part of the legendary double winning side of 1961.
[Picture of Cliff Jones]

 

Jones, Gwyneth
Born 7 November 1936  (Pontnewynydd, Wales)
Welsh soprano opera singer.
[Picture of Gwyneth Jones]

 

Jones, Jeffrey
Born 28 September 1946  (Buffalo, New York, USA)
Actor, in a heap of films and TV shows. Also a registered sex offender.
[Picture of Jeffrey Jones]

 

Jones, John Paul
Born 3 January 1946  (Sidcup, Kent, England)
Led Zeppelin's bassist and keyboard player. Real name: John Baldwin.
[Picture of John Paul Jones]

 

Jones, Marty
Born 13 December 1953  (Oldham, UK)
Legendary British wrestler, now training the next generation of UK grapplers.
[Picture of Marty Jones]

 

Jones, Paddy
Born 1 July 1934  (Stourbridge, Worcestershire, England)
The World's oldest salsa dancer, apparently…
[Picture of Paddy Jones]

 

Jones, Paul
Born 24 February 1942  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England)
Depending on your age, or preference, you'll either remember him for being the lead singer of Manfred Mann, the star of children's TV show 'Uncle Jack' or being a broadcaster on Radio 2.
[Picture of Paul Jones]

 

Jones, Shirley
Born 31 March 1934  (Charleroi, Pennsylvania, USA)
Oscar-winning actress and singer best known as Shirley, the matriarch of 'The Partridge Family' in the 1970s.
[Picture of Shirley Jones]

 

Jones, Steve
Born 3 September 1955  (London, England)
Guitarist/bassist for the Sex Pistols, amongst others.
[Picture of Steve Jones]

 

Jones, Tom
Born 7 June 1940  (Pontypridd, Wales)
Gravelly-voiced, hirsute Welsh singer, inexplicably attractive to ladies of a certain age.
[Picture of Tom Jones]

 

Jones (Foreigner), Mick
Born 27 December 1944  (Portsmouth, Hampshire, England)
Guitarist in US band foreigner, diagnosed with Parkinson's "years back".
[Picture of Mick Jones (Foreigner)]

 

Jong, Erica
Born 26 March 1942  (New York City, New York, USA)
American author whose book "Fear of Flying" influenced second-wave feminism.
[Picture of Erica Jong]

 

Jong-Un, Kim
Born 8 January 1983  (Pyongyang, North Korea)
Son of the late North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il and appointed successor to the dear leader after his death in December 2011.
[Picture of Kim Jong-Un]

 

Jopling, Michael
Born 10 December 1930  ()
Former Conservative MP and government minister. Was Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food form 1983-1987.
[Picture of Michael Jopling]

 

Jordan, Gill
Born in Walsall, England  (exact date unknown)
Panto regular, briefly popular on YouTube in the early 2010s with her Doreen Tipton character.
[Picture of Gill Jordan]

 

Jordan, Michael
Born 17 February 1963  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
One of the most successful & certainly most well-known basketball players of all time.
[Picture of Michael Jordan]

 

Joseph, George
Born 9 November 1921  (Beckley, West Virginia, U.S.A)
American billionaire businessman. According to the Los Angeles Business Journal his net worth is more than $2Billion
[Picture of George Joseph]

 

Joseph, Jackie
Born 7 November 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Actress, Little Shop of Horrors.
[Picture of Jackie Joseph]

 

Josephson, Brian
Born 4 January 1940  (Cardiff, Wales, UK)
British theoretical physicist and emeritus professor at the University of Cambridge. His discovery of the Josephson effect while a 22-year-old graduate student won him a share of the 1973 Nobel Prize for Physics. Not tonight Josephson .
[Picture of Brian Josephson]

 

Joslin, Peter
Born 26 March 1933  ()
Former Chief Constable of Warwickshire Police.
[Picture of Peter Joslin]

 

Joyce, Big Joe
Born 13 January 1953  (Moate, County Westmeath, Ireland.)
Bare knuckle fighter nicknamed the "King of the Travellers." He appeared in the 2011 Irish documentary film "Knuckle" about the secretive world of Irish Traveller bare-knuckle boxing, and also appeared in the Channel 4 series, Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
[Picture of Big Joe Joyce]

 

Juan Carlos Of Spain, King
Born 5 January 1938  (Rome, Italy)
King of Spain 1975-2014. Still alive but turned into the embarassing old guy you dont want around anymore.
[Picture of King Juan Carlos Of Spain]

 

Juantorena, Alberto
Born 3 December 1950  (Santiago de Cuba, Cuba)
Cuban Olympic runner who won gold for the 400m and 800m in the 1976 games in Montreal.
[Picture of Alberto Juantorena]

 

Jula Gelelcha, Birhanu
Born in Arsi, Ethiopian Empire  (exact date unknown)
Chief of General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defense Force since 4 November 2020. Born 1965.
[Picture of Birhanu Jula Gelelcha]

 

Jumblatt, Walid
Born 7 August 1949  (Moukhtara, Chouf District, Lebanon)
Lebanese politician, who was the leader of the Progressive Socialist Party from 1977 until 2023.
[Picture of Walid Jumblatt]

 

Juncker, Jean-Claude
Born 9 December 1954  (Redange, Luxembourg)
President of the European Commission and hate figure for very angry people with Union Jack avatars on Twitter.
[Picture of Jean-Claude Juncker]

 

Jung-hyeon, Shin
Born 4 January 1938  (South Korea)
The South Korean Godfather of Rock.
[Picture of Shin Jung-hyeon]

 

Jupitus, Phill
Born 25 June 1962  (Newport, Isle of Wight)
Radio DJ, TV presenter, comedian & panel show regular, with a very good Chewbacca impersonation.
[Picture of Phill Jupitus]

 

Jurasik, Peter
Born 25 April 1950  (Queens, New York, USA)
American actor, best known for his role as Londo Mollari in the pioneering sci-fi series 'Babylon 5'.
[Picture of Peter Jurasik]

 

Jurgensen, Sonny
Born 23 August 1934  (Wilmington, North Carolina, USA)
Former American Football quarterback for the Washington Redskins.
[Picture of Sonny Jurgensen]

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