Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: K

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Kabuga, Felicien Born 1 March 1933  (Muning, Mukarange, Byumba, Ruanda-Urundi) Flower arranger and butterfly collector. Oh, he is also a war criminal (allegedly), and (allegedly) the main financier and backer of the political and militia groups that committed the Rwandan genocide. 20 Random Guys Part 3

Kabuki, The Great Born 8 September 1948  (Nobeoka, Japan) Japanese pro-wrestler with a 53-year career, and the inventor of classic racist wrestling trope "Asian mist". (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Kaczynski, Jaroslaw Born 18 June 1949  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish politician. He co-founded the Law and Justice (PiS - YES, REALLY!!!!) party in 2001 with his twin brother, Lech Kaczyński. Every Tom, Dick and Harry in Poland is called Lech. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Kagawa, Kyoko Born 5 December 1931  (Asou, Namegata, Japan) Japanese actress of the golden era of the 50s and 60s (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kahn, Robert E. Born 23 December 1938  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American electrical engineer, who co-invented the TCP and IP protocols that you can't avoid anymore when dealing with the internet in any way The Conqueror Worm

Kaji, Meiko Born 24 March 1947  (Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actress and singer. Some of her songs showed up in 'Kill Bill' which led to something of a musical career boost. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Kalodner, John Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  (exact date unknown) Music executive known for promoting 70s/80s rock outfits like Whitesnake, Foreigner, and Aerosmith. Not at All Well

Kamahl, (singer) Born 13 November 1934  (Kuala Lumpur, Federated Malay States) He has been in the Australian music industry for over 70 years and has made some memorable TV and film appearances, as well as concerts. He has sold over 20 million records (probably to his granny) and recorded more than 30 albums (THEME) Broken Records

Kamolvisit, Chuwit Born 29 August 1961  (Hong Kong) Formerly Thailand's biggest massage parlour owner, self-proclaimed "superpimp", now an anti-corruption campaigner, suffering from advanced liver cancer. Given 8 months to live in August 2023. Crofty's Coffin Crew Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Finbarr Returns from the Dead Girlfriend In A Coma Jellydead Life Got Cold Still_Drunkasaskunk

Kan, Naoto Born 10 October 1946  (Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan) Prime minister of Japan 2010/11 (THEME) POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD

Kander, John Born 18 March 1927  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) Composer of stage musicals, including 'Cabaret', 'Fosse' and 'Chicago'. Couldn't Think of a Team Name Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Kang, Maria Born in San Francisco, California, USA  (exact date unknown) Fitness 'guru', coach. She's the one in the "What's Your Excuse" photo which went viral in 2012, Diagnosed with Colon cancer in 2023. Manifest Death-stiny

Kani, John Born 30 August 1942  (New Brighton, Eastern Cape, South Africa) South African actor. You may remember him for playing T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic films Captain America: Civil War and Black Panther. He also played Rafiki in The Lion King and Mufasa: The Lion King. (THEME) Thanos Snapped

Kanjo Hassan, Mohammad Born in Duraykish District, Syria  (exact date unknown) Syrian major general who led military justice across Syria, born circa 1957. The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Kants, Ivar Born 19 July 1949  (Adelaide, South Australia, Australia) Australian actor known for his roles in "Home and Away" and "Neighbours." (THEME) Gone and Away

Karadordevic, Katherine Born 13 November 1943  (Athens, Kingdom of Greece) Wife of Alexander, Crown Prince of Yugoslavia. End of the Line Darling, Did You Forget To Take Your Meds?

Karadzic, Radovan Born 19 June 1945  (Petnijca, Savnik, Montenegro) Former Serbian leader, now wanted for war crimes and currently in hiding. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Karolyi, Marta Born 29 August 1942  (Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania) Romanian-born former American gymnastics coach who trained many Olympic champions with husband Béla. Also accused of severe mistreatment of athletes and covering up Larry Nassar's sexual abuse. (THEME) Play Ball!

Karp, Alex Born 2 October 1967  (New York City, U.S.A) American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of some software firm that none of us have heard of. Time magazine has heard of him though and in 2025 it named him on the Time 100 list of the world's most influential people. (THEME) Forbes' DL

Karpov, Anatoly Born 23 May 1951  (Slatoust, Russian SSR, Soviet Union) Former world chess champion, who played slightly conservative and supported the communist regime ..better to burn out...

Kars, Aileen Born 12 September 1913  (Tokomaru, Manawatu-Whanganui, New Zealand) Oldest living New Zealander. Dr Shipman's waiting room

Kasem, Jean Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA  (exact date unknown) American actress, widow of the late Casey. As Groucho Marx once said "No wonder he passed away!" Born 1955. (THEME) Miscreants

Ka-shing, Li Born 29 July 1929  (Chao'an, Chaozhou, Guangdong, China) Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist (THEME) Forbes' DL

Kashpirovsky, Anatoly Born 11 August 1939  (Khmelnytskyi, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) Psychotherapist who claims to be a hypnotist and a psychic healer. He worked with the Soviet Olympic weight lifting team. He attempted mass hypnosis on state TV at the behest of the government in an effort to subdue the populace. 20 Random Guys Part 3

Kassebaum, Nancy Born 29 July 1932  (Topeka, Kansas, USA) Daughter of one of the chaps who got steamrolled by FDR in his presidential elections, later a senator from Kansas in her own right. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep  Touch of Grey

Kate, Anissa Born in   (exact date unknown) French porn star, two-time winner of the AVN for best Foreign Female Performer. (THEME) Scrubber Out

Kato, Hifumi Born 1 January 1940  (Kama, Fukuoka, Japan) Retired professional shogi player. Don't worry - we never knew that it was a type of Japanese Chess either. He held the record for being the youngest professional at age 14 years and 7 months. I bet you are glad you read this now !!! The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

Katz, Alex Born 24 July 1927  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Pop Art artist & sculptor. Dr Shipman's waiting room Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kavner, Julie Born 7 September 1950  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress - husky voiced Marge Simpson in 'The Simpsons'. DERBY DEAD POOL'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PASSWORD: DERBYDEADPOOL (THEME) I Hear Voices Tumbling Dice

Kawakubo, Rei Born 11 October 1942  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese fashion designer who founded the labels Comme des Garcons and Dover Street Market (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kay, Peter Born 2 July 1973  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Rotund, northern comic of 'Phoenix Nights' fame. Garlic bread? Hangman's XX You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Kaye, Carol Born 24 March 1935  (Everett, Washington, USA) Bass guitarist, most notably on The Beach Boys' 1966 classic 'Pet Sounds'. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Kazan, Lainie Born 15 May 1940  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) An American actress and singer, she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for St. Elsewhere and the 1993 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for My Favorite Year Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Ke$ha, (singer) Born 1 March 1987  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Singer-songwriter and rapper whose debut album, 'Animal' topped the U.S. Charts in 2010. I pretend I know all this, but I don't.. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Keating, Michael Born 10 February 1947  (London, UK) Played Vila Restal in "Blake's 7", now a semi-regular as the local priest on "Eastenders". (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2026

Keating, Paul Born 18 January 1944  (Darlinghurst, Australia) Prime minister of Australia from 1991 to 1996. Took Labor to a surprise victory in the 1993 election despite an ongoing recession. (THEME) POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD

Keck, Donald Born 2 January 1941  (Lansing, Michigan, USA) American physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber The Conqueror Worm

Keegan, Kevin Born 14 February 1951  (Armthorpe, Doncaster, England) Former Liverpool FC, Newcastle United and England forward. Had spells as a player at Hamburg SV and Southamption FC in a hugely successful playing career. Managed Newcastle to Premier League runner-up spot in 1996 after his famous rant in front of the TV Headstone Hunters

Keen, Diane Born 29 July 1946  (London, England, United Kingdom) UK soap actress on "Doctors" and Nescafé adverts (THEME) Comedy Cremations Bucket O'Hare

Keene, Tom Born 9 December 1952  (New York City, New York, USA) Multi-media talkshow host and economic analyst for Bloomberg LP. (THEME) The Talking Dead

Kefford, Ace Born 10 December 1946  (Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom) English bassist for The Move, inspired by the (very) early Bowie (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Keillor, Garrison Born 7 August 1942  (Anoka, Minnesota, USA) American humourist with a distinctly languid voice, whose career is seemingly on the buffers after sexual misconduct allegations. Rigor Mort Us

Keith, Penelope Born 2 April 1940  (Sutton, Surrey, England) Popular actress in the 1970s whom male viewers secretly fancied in 'The Good Life' whilst publicly liking Felicity Kendall. And don't deny it... (THEME) Comedy Cremations Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) Laughing in the face of Death. (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kelly, Elizabeth Born 29 May 1921  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Actress, Nellie Ellis in EastEnders, between 1993-2000. Bastard Must’ve Died (THEME) Big digits team (THEME) Gray Panthers Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab Old as Moses (THEME) One Century is Enough, Madam!

Kelly, Elsie  Born 7 June 1936  (Merseyside, United Kingdom) Died 21 April 2026  () Age at death: 89  (read death notice) English actress, known for portraying the role of Noreen Maltby in the ITV sitcom Benidorm 2007-2012 and 2015-2018 (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kelly, Jim Born 14 February 1960  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Retired quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, been suffering from cancer and MRSA since 2013. (THEME) Traded to the Saints

Kelly, Machine Gun Born 22 April 1990  (Houston, Texas, USA) US rapper with rock influences, which means that he occasionally carries a guitar to look more edgy (THEME) And That's a Rap

Kelly, Matthew Born 9 March 1950  (Manchester, England) Former host of UK TV shows 'Game For A Laugh' and 'Stars In Their Eyes', whose career came down crashing down around his ears in late 2002 when various insalubrious accusations were made about his sexual preferences. "Tonight, Matthew, you're going to be 2026 Not in the Mix Gone Solo

Kelly, Robert "R." Born 8 January 1967  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Singer, best known for his song 'I Believe I Can Fly' - which he insists was NOT copied from Keith Harris & Orville. (THEME) Come on Karma, Where's the F@@king Justice Dead Is Dead

Keltie, Kate Born 23 February 1986  (Melbourne, Australia) Australian former actress who was Michelle Scully in Neighbours (Everybody Needs Good Neighbours) (THEME) Gone and Away From Here to Eternity

Kemper, Edmund Born 18 December 1948  (Burbank, California, USA) "The Co-ed Killer", giant of a serial killer with brains to match the brawn. Serving life in prison after murdering, dismembering and raping ten people. Usually in that order, so a pleasant chap all round. LW's Czech Out

Kempthorne, Dirk  Born 29 October 1951  (San Diego, California, U.S.A) Died 24 April 2026  (Boise, Idaho, USA) Age at death: 74  (read death notice) American politician. Served as the Secretary of the Interior from 2006 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a United States Senator from Idaho from 1993 to 1999 and as governor of Idaho from 1999 to 2006. Banana's Peel Slippers (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians) (THEME) Sickly Senators (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Keneally, Thomas Born 7 October 1935  (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) Australian playwright & author. My Dallek Master Plan

Kennedy, Peter Born 4 September 1927  (Olympia, Washington, USA) Figure skater. Do They QO? (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Kennedy, Sarah Born 8 July 1950  (East Grinstead, West Sussex, England) Broadcaster who first caught the nation's attention in 1981 as part of the 'Game for a Laugh' team with the late Jeremy Beadle. Left Radio 2 in September 2010 after 17 years. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE

Kennedy Jr., Robert F. Born 17 January 1954  (Washington D.C., USA) Radio host and environmentalist. Son of the late Bobby Kennedy. Vanity candidate for president in 2024 on a platform of vaccine trutherism. (THEME) Epstein's Enigmas

Kennelly, Sheila Born 28 December 1937  (Brighton, East Sussex, England) Australian character actress in everything from soaps to sitcoms. (THEME) Gone and Away

Kenny, Tom Born 13 July 1962  (Syracuse, New York, USA) Actor, comedian and the voice of 'SpongeBob SquarePants'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

Kent, Princess Michael of Born 15 January 1945  (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic) Minor British Royal. Married to Prince Michael of Kent, a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. DEADIES 12

Kent (Prince Edward), Duke of Born 9 October 1935  (Belgrave Square, London, England) The Duke of Kent since 1942, after his father was killed in an air crash. Also head of the Lawn Tennis Association & so often seen at Wimbledon. And Then There Were Less Of Them Bastard Must’ve Died Blackest Sabbath Blasphemous Rumours 'B' BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE DEADIES 12 Death Can Be Funny Death Stalks United (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians Hearse of the Dead Once Again (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Sorry For Your Trouble I Told You I Was Ill I've Been Dying To Play This They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Only Fools and Corpses Pool Ghoul RIPe and near Alive (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife SeasideEssexXile So Long Farewell STAB IN THE DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Swimming in the Death Pool The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul The Spanners Turned out nice again

Kenton, June Born in England  (exact date unknown) Businesswoman who specialises in lingerie. Was long the "royal bra fitter" for Queen Elizabeth II. Blueberry Crumble

Kentridge, Sydney Born 5 November 1922  (Johannesburg, Transvaal, Union of South Africa) South African-born lawyer and judge He played a leading role in the Treason Trial of Nelson Mandela and the 1978 inquest into the death of Sergeant Bilko - SORRY - I mean Steve Biko. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Keon Hee, Kim Born 2 September 1972  (Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.) South Korean businesswoman who served as the first lady of South Korea from 2022 to 2025 as the wife of President Yoon Suk Yeol. DERBY DEAD POOL'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PASSWORD: DERBYDEADPOOL

Kerr, Graham Born 22 January 1934  (London, England) One of the first celebrity chefs - still well remembered as 'The Galloping Gourmet'. Final Curtain Call I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Lidders Late Lamentables

Kerr, Hugh Born 9 July 1944  (Hurlford, East Ayrshire, United Kingdom) Scottish politician, former MEP and MP Ambulance chaser

Kerr, Sandra Born 14 February 1942  (Plaistow, Newham, Essex, UK) English folk singer and musician. Those of a certain age may have heard her work as she co-wrote the music for the television series Bagpuss and voiced the character of Madeleine the rag doll. See - reading this is educational. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2026

Kerridge, Ross Born 31 May 1956  (Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia) Australian anaesthetist and politician who has served as the Lord Mayor of Newcastle since 2024 Freaky Farleys

Kerry, John Born 11 December 1943  (Aurora, Colarado, USA) Former Vietnam war hero turned peacenik, who ran for President in 2004, losing to George W Bush. Now Senator for Massachusetts. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

Kerry, Margaret Born 11 May 1929  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Voice actress who was the model for Disney's Tinker Bell. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

Kerwin, Joseph Born 19 February 1932  (Oak Park, Illinois, USA) US astronaut, Science Pilot on the Skylab 2 mission 100 Bodies in a Day (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Key, John Born 9 August 1961  (Aukland, New Zealand) Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2008 to 2016 and leader of the National Party from 2006 to 2016. The best of the deathlist 2055

Keys, Alicia Born 25 January 1981  (Hell's Kitchen, New York, USA) US R'n'B singer who had great success with her piano ballads in the 2000s. (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Khaled, DJ Born 26 November 1975  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Social media king and occasional recording artiste, already has two US number ones to his name. Dead Is Dead

Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali  Born 17 July 1939  (Mashhad, Iran) Died 28 February 2026  (Tehran, Iran) Age at death: 86  (read death notice) Former President of Iran, and current Supreme Leader, since 1989. Drop Dead Celebration (THEME) Final Adieu (THEME) Hell to the Chief JoeRam Madonna's Hand Of Bod No Fixed Abode Partridge As Reaper (THEME) Ruling The Afterlife STAB IN THE DARK  (THEME) State Funeral Stone Dead Cert

Khan, Imran Born 25 November 1952  (Lahore, Pakistan) Former Pakistani cricketer, turned media celebrity, turned socialite, turned politician, turned arch-enemy of President Musharraf! It's Grim Up North Deader than a Dead Thing Peter Falk's Friends

Khelif, Imane Born 2 May 1999  (Aïn Sidi Ali, Laghouat, Algeria) Algerian boxer that faced transphobic attacks during the 2024 Summer Olympics. Morrigan

Khityaeva, Lyudmila Born 15 August 1930  (Gorky, USSR) Soviet and Russian theatre and film actress, TV presenter. People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1983. Don't worry - we have never heard of her either. (THEME) Russian Box Players

Kibrick, Sidney  Born 2 July 1928  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A) Died 3 January 2026  (Northridge, California, USA) Age at death: 97  (read death notice) American former child actor from the 1930s, most notable for appearing in the "Our Gang" short subjects film series, featuring in more than two dozen, between 1933 and 1939. He is the last surviving featured Our Gang character. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Kid Cudi, (rapper) Born 30 January 1984  (Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A) American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and fashion designer. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Kidd, Delena Born 11 February 1935  (Newcastle upon Tyne, England) Veteran stage, film and TV actress. The Deadest Of The Dead

Kilburn, Terry Born 25 November 1926  (London, England) Child actor in the original Goodbye Mr Chips. Moldy Oldies Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Young and Old

Kill, Jerry Born 24 August 1961  (Cheney, Kansas, USA) American college football coach (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Kilroy-Silk, Robert Born 19 May 1942  (Birmingham, England) Politician (formerly with Labour and UKIP) and former talk show host. Outspoken, over tanned & not particularly liked by anyone bar himself. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026

Kim, Lil Born 11 July 1974  (New York City, New York, USA) Biggie Smalls-discovered rapper who would go on to be one of the biggest ever names in women's hip-hop, and 1/5th of the group that brought you the wedding reception floorfiller cover "Lady Marmalade". (THEME) And That's a Rap

Kimball, Bobby Born 29 March 1947  (Orange, Texas, U.S.A) American retired singer and musician, best known as original frontman of the rock band Toto from 1977 to 1984 and again from 1998 to 2008. (THEME) LW's Latest Hit

King, Billie Jean Born 22 November 1943  (Long Beach, California, USA) Hugely successful tennis player, 6 times Wimbledon ladies Champion. (THEME) Dieopics Gregicide Rotting Kanzlerin

King, Dave Born 11 December 1961  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish singer, musician and songwriter. He is the frontman of the Celtic punk band Flogging Molly, of which he is a founding member The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

King, Don Born 20 August 1931  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Exuberant, some might say cynical, boxing promoter with the upright hair. It's Grim Up North End of the Line Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Crofty's Coffin Crew (THEME) D Ceased Kopite Reaper Lidders Late Lamentables Morbid United F.C. N-Minus Oscar The Beast   St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures The Anfield Iron

King, Jonathan Born 9 December 1944  (Godalming, Surrey, England) Musician and TV presenter who was sentenced to 7 years in jail in 2001 for sexually abusing teenage boys. Song to the Siren (THEME) You should be Ash - amed

King, Kanya Born in Kilburn, London, England  (exact date unknown) Born 1969. British entrepreneur who founded the MOBO Awards. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association  Alternative Observations 2026 Banana's Not Quite Ripe Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop DEAD LOSS  Do They QO? Ethnic Cleansing Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2026 Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool Girlfriend In A Coma GUN Fishing It's A Grim World After All Life Got Cold Long Story Short… It's Over! Weakend at Bernies Martin Scorsese’s The Departed  Once You Go Black (THEME) Windsor's OBE Peacocks Anus Horribilis People I Think Might Die In 2026 United Pretty Noose Southerners Stiffs Stiff Competition Still_Drunkasaskunk Stone Dead Cert The Choir Invisibule The Walking Dead Vegas Vultures Windsor the Troll

King, Patsy  Born in Melbourne, Australia  (exact date unknown) Died 19 January 2026  (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Actress, in many a TV show in Australia, including Prisoner: Cell Block H. Born 1929. Diana Rots Forgotten But Not Gone

King, Tom Born 13 June 1933  (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) Former British cabinet minister, immortalised in the late Alan Clarke's diaries. Recently given the finger by Baroness Tumpington afer a typical gaff in the House of Lords. Dr Shipman's waiting room You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Kingston, Alex Born 11 March 1963  (Epsom, Surrey, UK) An English actress. You may remember her as Dr. Elizabeth Corday in "ER", as the title character in the ITV miniseries "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders" (1996) and as River Song in "Doctor Who" Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu

Kinney, Fern Born in Jackson, Mississippi, USA  (exact date unknown) R&B singer who enjoyed a massive hit in 1980 with 'Together We Are Beautiful'. (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Kinney, Phyllis Born 4 July 1922  (United States) US-born authority on Welsh folk music (THEME) Let the Music Play Just a Little Longer

Kinnock, Neil Born 28 March 1942  (Tredegar, Wales) Leader of the Labour Party from 1983-1992. Later an EC commissioner. light and shade - could they go? The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul

Kinsey, Mike Born in England  (exact date unknown) TV actor best known as Gunner "Nosher" Evans in 'It Ain't Half Hot Mum'. Later a Labour councillor. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com

Kirkby, Elizabeth  Born 26 January 1921  (Bolton, Lancashire, England) Died 20 April 2026  (Morning Bay, New South Wales, Australia) Age at death: 105  (read death notice) Australian politician, theatre, television and film actress, entertainer, radio broadcaster, writer, public affairs commentator, producer, director and sheep and wheat farmer and Australia's oldest university graduate. Well she's had a century to do it… (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians (THEME) Old As Dirt Old as Moses

Kirkpatrick, Maggie Born 29 January 1941  (Albury, Australia) The Freak from Prisoner Cell Block H. (THEME) Gone and Away Hippoposthumous

Kiser, Terry Born 1 August 1939  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Actor in numerous TV show & films - including Bernie in 'Weekend at Bernie's' & HG Wells in 'Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman'. Weakend at Bernies

Kitson, Ken Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England  (exact date unknown) British actor who has a habit of popping up in Last of the Summer Wine and.... not much else really. Born 1946. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

KLASNIC, Ivan Born 29 January 1980  (Hamburg, Germany) Former Croatian international footballer. Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Team Cat AIDS

Klaus, Vaclav Born 19 June 1941  (Prague, Czechia) Former President of Czechia from 2003 to 2013 LW's Czech Out

Klein, Calvin Born 19 November 1949  (New York City, U.S.A) Named after a pair of underpants Calvin Klein is an American fashion designer. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Gipton Undertakers

Klein, Robert Born 8 February 1942  (New York City, New York, USA) New York Stand-Up comedian with an occasional stage or TV role (THEME) BOBBING FOR APPLES Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Knight, Gillian Born 1 November 1934  (Redditch, UK) English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in the contralto roles of the Savoy operas (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Knight, Gladys Born 28 May 1944  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) "The Empress of Soul", one of the few artists (along with her Pips) who achieved more fame after leaving Motown than on it. (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

Knight, Marion "Suge" Born 19 April 1965  (Compton, California, USA) Co-founder of rap & hip-hop label Death Row Records. Once allegedly dangled Vanilla Ice out of a seventh-storey window by his ankles; his only mistake was hauling him back in again. (THEME) And That's a Rap (THEME) Don't Eat Another Donut While You're in the MRI Machine

Knight, Merald "Bubba" Born 4 September 1942  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Soul singer with Gladys Knight & the Pips. (THEME) The Survivors

Knight, Phil Born 24 February 1938  (Portland, Oregon, USA) American billionaire sports executive who co-founded Nike. Manifest Death-stiny

Knight, Ricky Born 24 December 1953  (Norwich, Norfolk, England) Wrestling promoter and owner of the World Association of Wrestling. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Knobbs, Brian Born 6 May 1964  (Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA) One half of wrestling's The Nasty Boys tag team, more famous now as one of Hulk Hogan's most brown-nosed hang-ons. (THEME) Complete Phallusies (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Knowles, Beyonce Born 4 September 1981  (Houston, Texas, USA) Big-bummed singer, a solo star, former Destiny's Child singer. (THEME) Big Man Top 40 Musicians (THEME) Disney Remake Roast

Knowles, Michael Born in Spondon, Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown) Actor who specialised in playing posh twits. Born 1937. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com Turned out nice again

Knox, (singer) Born 4 September 1945  (Cricklewood, London, United Kingdom) Born as Ian Milroy Carnochan, British punk musician and founding member of the Vibrators. (THEME) Punk is Dead

Knox, Barbara Born 30 September 1933  (Oldham, Lancashire, England) Rita Bates/Sullivan/Fairclough in Coronation Street, a role she has played, on & off, since 1964. (THEME) Beloved Farewell (THEME) Boddies...By 'eck you smell gorgeous tonight, petal! Heaven Can't Wait Hippoposthumous (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies (THEME) Windsor's OBE (THEME) Slippery Soap

Koch, Charles Born 1 November 1935  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) CEO of Koch Industries who has funnelled billions into right-wing causes in the US. (THEME) Forbes' DL Huddled Masses

Koch, Georg  Born 3 February 1972  (Bergisch Gladbach, West Germany) Died 4 March 2026  () Age at death: 54  (read death notice) Former professional footballer (goalkeeper) having played with SC Herford, Vienna Rapid, Duisburg, Energie Cottbus, Kaiserslautern, Arminia Bielefeld, PSV, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Dinamo and Erkenschwick. Currently suffering with terminal pancreatic cancer. Alternative Observations 2026 Banana's Peel Slippers Bennington & Speight's Aerial Silk Workshop Bootleg Boat B-team Cancel My Appointments Crofty's Coffin Crew DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Death Can Be Funny  Deceased Hose Droller Coaster drunkasaskunk (THEME) Elton Welsby's Sporting Triangles Evil Grimace Fade to Black Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!  Girlfriend In A Coma Going Green Going Underground G-O-T-T-O-G-O! Grave Danger Haben die Spaten Hearse of the Dead Once Again His and Hearse It's A Grim World After All I've Been Dying To Play This  I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! Jackie Treehorn Jellydead Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Weakend at Bernies The Misers One Eyed Jacks Oscar The Beast   Overtime Peacocks Anus Horribilis Peter Falk's Friends A Trophy For Atrophy See You In Heaven  Shovelful of Dirt Skibidi Toilet Smart Beta So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Still_Drunkasaskunk (THEME) Sudden Death Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information The Choir Invisibule The Death Toll is Catastrophic The Walking Dead Wormer, he's a dead man! niedermier dead! marmalard dead! You Have One Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Koenig, Walter Born 14 September 1936  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor, who will forever be known as Chekov in the original 'Star Trek'. Later a comic book artist. (THEME) All these moments will be lost (THEME) Cardavers Graceful Deaths (THEME) BatStar Lord of the Who TrekLock the new team

Kohner, Susan Born 11 November 1936  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress who retired from the industry aged only 28. Best known for her Oscar-nominated performance in "Imitation of Life". (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts

Koizumi, Junichiro Born 8 January 1942  (Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) Prime Minister of Japan since 2005. (THEME) POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD

Kolinka, Ginette Born 4 February 1925  (4th arrondissement of Paris, France) Holocaust survivor Clinging to a 101

Koller, Lou Born 15 July 1967  (Queens, New York) American punk rock singer and founding member of the hardcore band "Sick of It All". ( I know how he feels having heard him sing !!). Koller and his brother Pete have been described as some of the most influential figures in New York City hardcore 2027? No thank you! Banana's Peel Slippers Deceased Hose Skate Dumpers La Faucheuse David Quantick's Showbiz Pals Haben die Spaten This Mortal Coil

Kollo, Rene Born 20 November 1937  (Berlin, Germany) German operatic tenor. (THEME) The Fat Lady's singing...

Kong, Aja Born 25 September 1970  (Tokyo, Japan) Japanese professional wrestler, the leading heel in AJW during the promotions glory days. (THEME) Dead Continent

Konnan, (wrestler) Born 6 January 1964  (Santiago de Cuba Province, Cuba) Cuban-born American professional wrestling personality, manager, and former professional wrestler (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Kony, Joseph Born 18 September 1962  (Odek, Gulu, Uganda) Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda. The list of his crimes are horrific but he simply says he is following "God's will" as all his work is based on The Ten Commandments. Can't remember the Commandment at Sunday School that 'thou shalt rape fem 20 Random Guys Part 2

Koontz, Dean Born 9 July 1945  (Everett, Pennsylvania, USA) Best-selling American author who specializes in suspense novels. (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Kopell, Bernie Born 21 June 1933  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) American TV actor as seen on The Love Boat and Get Smart. That’s the TV show, not Reptile’s DDP winning team, I think… (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Koppel, Ted Born 8 February 1940  (Nelson, Lancashire, England) English born, but American based broadcaster, based mainly in news broadcasting, with some other sidelines recently. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Koppinen, Ilmari Born 8 January 1918  (Rauma, Finland) Finnish senior sports activist Dead Travelers

Korwin-Mikke, Janusz Born 27 October 1942  (Warsaw, General Government (German-occupied Poland)) Also known by his initials "JKM" or simply as "Korwin", he is a Polish far-right politician, paleolibertarian [don't worry, we had to look it up as well] and author. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Kosar, Bernie Born 25 November 1963  (Youngstown, Ohio, USA) Former NFL quarterback who won the NCAA National Championship with the Miami Hurricanes in 1983. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Imelda's Terrahawks Martin Scorsese’s The Departed Rigor Mort Us Statik Charge The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order

Kösen, Sultan Born 10 December 1982  (Mardin, Turkey) The World's tallest living man, stretching out to 8ft 1in. Two Coins & A Punt

Kostroff, Michael Born 22 May 1961  (New York, New York, USA) Tv actor played defence attorney Maurice Levy in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Kotabe, Yoichi Born 15 September 1936  (Taipei, Taiwan) Japanese illustrator, animator and character designer with an extensive CV in anime films, games and television. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kotb, Hoda Born 9 August 1964  (Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A) American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She was the main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today from 2018 to 2025 A Spot of Death

Koufax, Sandy Born 30 December 1935  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) One of the greatest baseball players of all time, and the youngest person elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Big Man Dead Is Dead Manifest Death-stiny

Koutcher, Nadine Born 18 May 1983  (Minsk, Belarus) Belarussian opera singer with international recognition Girlfriend In A Coma Rigor Mort Us

Kovack, Nancy Born 11 March 1936  (Flint, Michigan, U.S.A) She is a retired American film and television actress. You may remember her from . . . . well, lots of small bits in myriad TV shows. (How often do you see the word "myriad" in DDP Bios? (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Kovic, Ron Born 4 July 1946  (Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA) Anti-war activist paralysed in the Vietnam War. Oliver Stone made a film, Born on the Fourth of July, about him. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him  (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party (THEME) LW's Protesticles

Koz, Rich Born 12 March 1952  (Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S.A) American actor known for his role of horror-movie host Svengoolie and his cartoon showcase The Koz Zone. He also hosts Stooge-a-Palooza. In 2021, he was inducted into the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid Hall of Fame. - HONEST ! (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Krabbe, Jeroen Born 5 December 1944  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Somewhat lightweight Bond villain in The Living Daylights. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Krabbe, Martijn Born 26 March 1968  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch radio and television presenter. He won the Televizier-Ring Presentator award for best presenter in 2025. Go Martijn ! ! Summer in Transylvania They Might All Die

Kraft, Robert Born 5 June 1941  (Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S.A) American billionaire businessman. He is the chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group, a diversified holding company with assets in paper and packaging, sports and entertainment, real estate development, and a private equity portfolio. (THEME) Forbes' DL

Krall, Hanna Born 20 May 1935  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish writer with a degree in journalism from the University of Warsaw, specializing among other subjects in the history of the Holocaust in occupied Poland. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Kranz, Gene Born 17 August 1933  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Mission control member during the infamous Apollo 13 voyage, played by Ed Harris in the movie adaptation. (THEME) Apollogies For Still Living (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Kravtsov, Boris Born 28 December 1922  (Moscow, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic) Russian former jurist and politician who served as the justice minister of the Soviet Union between 1984 and 1989. Ambulance chaser

Kreutzmann, Bill Born 7 May 1946  (Palo Alto, California, United States) Drummer and founding member of Grateful Dead (THEME) Buying Max Yasgur's Farm

Krofft, Sid  Born 30 July 1929  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) Died 10 April 2026  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 96  (read death notice) With his brother, Marty, TV producers for children's TV in America in the 1970s and 1980s. Grim McGraw Moldy Oldies (THEME) sid and marty coffin (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Krupp, Mara Born 26 October 1935  (Italy) You may remember her as Mary, the hotel owner's wife in the movie "For a Few Dollars More." No, we don't remember her either. Jellydead

Krzyzewski, Mike Born 13 February 1947  (Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A) nicknamed "Coach K", he is an American former college basketball coach. He served as the head coach at Duke University from 1980 to 2022 (THEME) Passed The Rock

Kubrick, Christiane Born 10 May 1932  (Brunswick, Germany) Stanley Kubrick's widow who acted in films but also was an artist whose paintings were on the walls in some of Kubrick films Olive Garden Invitational The Deadest Of The Dead

Kuczynski, Pedro Pablo Born 3 October 1938  (Lima, Peru) Former president and prime minister of Peru. (THEME) Dead Leaders

Kufuor, John Born 12 August 1938  (Kumasi, Colony of the Gold Coast) President of Ghana from 2001-09, nicknamed "the Gentle Giant". Apricot Crumble

Kuhn, Peggy Born 31 January 1939  (Truckee, California, USA) The Amazing Race contestant. (THEME) The Tribe Has Spoken

Kuhne, Klaus-Michael Born 2 June 1937  (Hamburg, Germany) German condiment magnate, also the dumb money behind failing football club Hamburger SV Bucket Of Blood

Kunin, Madeleine Born 28 September 1933  (Zurich, Switzerland) Swiss-born American diplomat, author and politician. She served as the 77th governor of Vermont from 1985 until 1991 (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Kuok, Robert Born 6 October 1923  (Johor, Malaysia) Successful Malaysian/Chinese businessman, owner of the Shangri-La Hotel chain and 40th richest man in the World. (THEME) Dead Continent (THEME) Forbes' DL

Kureishi, Hanif Born 5 December 1954  (Bromley, Kent, England) Writer who started out his career writing porn, and never really stopped to be honest. Frequently accused by his extended family of using his career as a sneaky way of insulting them. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Kurkina, Raisa Born 7 October 1927  (Tula Oblast, Soviet Union) She is a Soviet and Russian actress. She appeared in "Visitor from Kuban", "The Saved Generation" and "The Belarusian Station" all of which are being released in a special Betamax box set later this year. (THEME) Russian Box Players

Kurobe, Susumu Born 22 November 1939  (Kurobe, Japan) Japanese television, film and stage actor, best known as "Ultraman" (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kurtag, Gyorgy Born 19 February 1926  (Lugoj, Romania) Classical composer and pianist. I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Bucket Of Blood Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100 Steadcross Slayer

Kurtis, Bill Born 21 September 1940  (place of birth unknown) He is a retired American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor. (THEME) The Talking Dead

Kurtz, Swoosie Born 6 September 1944  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Highly decorated theatre and TV actress (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Kusama, Yayoi Born 22 March 1929  (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan) Slightly bonkers japanese artist who likes dots, but also created the marvellous "Infinity Room" (THEME) All Death Is Consolation Couldn't Think of a Team Name (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Kutcher, Ashton Born 7 February 1978  (Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA) Actor, currently married to Demi Moore. (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Kutyna, Donald J. Born 6 December 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Retired United States Air Force officer, often involved with NASA missions. (THEME) Decaying Orbit-uaries

Kwayana, Eusi Born 4 April 1925  (Lusignan, British Guiana) A man of charisma, courage, selflessness and humility, laying the foundation for many of the social, political, and cultural strides Guyana has made. His impact as a politician, writer, and cultural activist shaped the course of the nation’s history. (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians

Kyi, Aung San Suu Born 19 June 1945  (Rangoon, Burma) Burmese pro-democracy activist and unlikely fan of Dave Lee Travis. Released from house arrest in 2010. Feng Shui Pig (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is (THEME) Nobel Notables (THEME) State Funeral  Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

Kyl, Jon Born 25 April 1942  (Oakland, Nebraska, U.S.A) American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is Manifest Death-stiny

Kyostila, Heikki Born 19 January 1946  (Orimattila, Päijät-Häme Province , Finland) Finnish entrepreneur, industrialist and billionaire. The name of where he was born is longer (and more interesting) than this bio. (THEME) Forbes' DL

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