Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: N

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Limbaugh Sr., Stephen N. Born 17 November 1927  (Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.A) Former United States District Judge who held concurrent appointments to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri from 1983 until his retirement in 2008. Green Records

Nader, Ralph Born 27 February 1934  (Winsted, Connecticut, USA) Independent Presidential candidate, runs on green issues. Also works as an attorney. (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death Peter Falk's Friends (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Nagasaki, Kendo Born 19 October 1941  (Stoke-on-Trent, England) Born Peter Thornley, was the mysterious, samurai-dressed wrestler usually on ITV's 'World of Sport' programme with Big Daddy and the like. Now there's a wrestler I have bloody well heard of! (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2026 (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Nagayo, Chigusa Born 8 December 1964  (Omura, Japan) Japanese female professional wrestler ,one half of The Crush Gals. Zero Hit's Wishlist

Nagazumi, Yasuko Born 4 April 1943  (Tokyo, Japan) Former actress, born 1943, known for The Protectors and You Only Live Twice. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Nakamatsu, Yoshiro Born 26 June 1928  (Japan) AKA Dr. NakaMats. Japanese inventor with over 4000 patents. Thomas Jefferson Survives

Nakano, Bull Born 8 January 1968  (Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan) real name Keiko Aoki, retired japanese golfer and wrestler, presumably not at the same time? Zero Hit's Wishlist

Namath, Joe Born 31 May 1943  (Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, USA) NFL great with the Jets venerated for his come-from-behind victory in Superbowl III. A familiar face on US TVs to this day as a Medicare spokesman. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies

Nandy, Dipak Born 21 May 1936  (Calcutta, India) Indian academic but now better known as Lisa Nandy's dad. Blueberry Crumble

Napoleon, Alix Princess Born 5 April 1926  (Marseille, France) Member of the Bonaparte family through marriage, considered the "Empress of France" by those who think the House of Bonaparte is still a thing. (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Napolitano, Grace Born 12 April 1936  (Brownsville, Texas, USA) Member of the U.S. house of Representatives from California. (THEME) MAGA Hit List

Napthine, Denis Born 6 March 1952  (Geelong, Victoria, Australia) Australian politician and Premier of Victoria. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Narholz, Gerhard Born 9 June 1937  (Vienna, Austria) Composer of easy listening and film score music. Now largely based in America. Apricot Crumble

Nascimento, Milton Born 26 October 1942  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Singer, songwriter and guitarist (THEME) Broken Records (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun  Do They QO? (THEME) Musical chairs The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

Nash, Diane Born 15 May 1938  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Leader of the Civil Rights Movement of the 50s and 60s. (THEME) LW's Protesticles

Nash, Graham Born 2 February 1942  (Blackpool, Lancashire, England) Singer and songwriter with the Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. (THEME) Boddies...By 'eck you smell gorgeous tonight, petal! (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death

Nash, Terre Born in Nanaimo, Canada  (exact date unknown) Film director who's film was so controversial that renting it got you reported to the FBI. Born 1947. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Nassar, Larry Born 16 August 1963  (Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA) One of America's most prolific sex offenders, molesting at least 251 youngsters during his time as doctor for the US Gymnastics team and at Michigan University. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Say Hi to Uncle George

NAUMAN, Bruce Born 6 December 1941  (Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA) American artist with an interest in sculpture, photography, video and performance art. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Navalnaya, Yulia Born 24 July 1976  (Moscow, Russian SFSR , Soviet Union ) Widow of Alexei Navalny who became the chairperson of the Human Right s Foundation upon his death. The best of the deathlist 2055

Navarro, Dave Born 7 June 1967  (Santa Monica, California) Former guitarist with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers (THEME) Alright Dave

Navratilova, Martina Born 18 October 1956  (Prague, Czechoslovakia) Czech born, but US citizen. Legendary female tennis player, one of the most successful tennis players in history. Manifest Death-stiny Stone Dead Cert (THEME) Trans Girls Hit squad's hit list

Negri, Joe Born 10 June 1926  (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) Jazz guitarist and guitar teacher, he appeared over 300 times in Mr, Rogers Neighbourhood as himself and "Handyman Negri". Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100

Neil, Andrew Born 21 May 1949  (Paisley, Scotland) Former editor of the Sunday Times. Now plies his trade with the BBC, like so many of the TV insitiution's critics! (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026 VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER!

Neil, Christopher Paul Born 6 February 1975  (New Westminster, Canada) Convicted paedophile, known as "Mr Swirl", after his attempt to disguise his features. (THEME) Armin Meiwes's Prison Buddies

Neill, Sam Born 14 September 1947  (Omagh, United Kingdom) Popular and versatile A-List actor, best known for his main role in Jurassic Park Death Can Be Funny Doge Team John Key's List Neither There Nor Thereabouts Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Tentoesup (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Nelson, Willie Born 30 April 1933  (Fort Worth, Texas, USA) Country & Western guitarist and singer-songwriter. Wrote 'Crazy', which was a hit for Patsy Cline and 'Always On My Mind', made famous by Elvis Presley and the Pet Shop Boys. Busted for cannabis possession in November 2010. (THEME) #1 Hits 2026 Not in the Mix (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) A place in the dirt (THEME) Big Man Top 40 Musicians Bladerunner C.A. Daber Casket Ready (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Condolences  Crofty's Coffin Crew Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deader than a Dead Thing DEADIES 12 Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Death Stinks Death Stalks United (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey (THEME) Doubles to Finish Dr Shipman's waiting room Fox B Going Green (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky  From Here to Eternity IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt Kopite Reaper LL's Pool Madame Leota's Guest List Mortem Omnibus Multiple Stiffies Naked Florida Gravediggers Nicole's Shaved Cat Grief Hijackers NoSoup4U! Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' Pull my finger RIPe and near Alive (THEME) Saturday Night Dead SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS Stephen Hawking's Football Boots The Anfield Iron The Choir Invisibule Colnbrook Coroner  The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul  (THEME) They Were the World  Time for Me to Fly Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Wey Ai, man! Wot The Deuce

Nesbitt, Derren Born 19 May 1935  (London, England) Actor. One of the few surviving actors to play 'Number Two' in the classic 1960s tv series 'The Prisoner'. A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Time's-2 Team

Netanyahu, Benjamin Born 21 October 1949  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Prominent & controversial politician in Israel, the current prime minister, his 2nd time in the job. Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Gipton Undertakers No Fixed Abode (THEME) They're Alright As Long As You Don't Mention Politics

Nettles, John Born 11 October 1943  (St Austell, Cornwall, England) Actor, best known for his roles in 'Bergerac' and 'Midsomer Murders'. The Man In Black saw him as Octavius Caesar in 'Antony and Cleopatra' at the RSC don't you know! SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS

Neubauer, Luisa Born 21 April 1996  (Hamburg, Germany) German climate activist. Rotting Kanzlerin

Neville, Gary Born 18 February 1975  (Bury, Greater Manchester, England) Former Manchester United and England right-back whose taken to football punditry like a duck to water... (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons? YOLO FC

Neville-Jones, Pauline Born 2 November 1939  (Birmingham, England) British politician and former civil servant who served as Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) from 1993 to 1994 (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Nevin, Robyn Born 25 September 1942  (Melbourne, Australia) Experienced actress in theatre, film (Including The Matrix) and television. Most Unique Picks 2026

Nevykele, DJ Born 5 June 2006  (Vilnius, Lithuania) Electropop singer and songwriter, who has used TikTok to great effect. OnlyFranz

Newell, David Born 24 November 1938  (O'Hara Township, Pennsylvania, United States) American actor most notable for playing the deliveryman on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies Rigor Mort Us

Newell, Martin Born 4 March 1953  (Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England) Singer songwriter, the lead singer of Cleaners from Venus. (THEME) LW's Latest Hit

Newman, Geraldine Born 18 February 1934  (Brighton, Sussex, England) English actress most notably appearing on "Ever Decreasing Circles." One Foot in the Gravy

Newman, John Born 16 June 1990  (Settle, Yorkshire, England) English pop singer with three #1 hits whose career is repeatedly interrupted by a benign brain tumour. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Newman, Nanette Born 29 May 1934  (Northampton, England) Winsome actress and children's author. Widow of film director Bryan Forbes. (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2026

Newman, Pauline Born 20 June 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) US judge known for her defence of the patent system. Perhaps' Pointless Punts Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Newman, Randy Born 28 November 1943  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American singer-songwriter and film composer, best known nowadays for his work on Disney-Pixar movies. Does the DDP have a friend in him? You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) Let the Music Play Just a Little Longer (THEME) Saturday Night Dead

Newmar, Julie Born 16 August 1933  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actress, best remembered as Catwoman in the 1960s television version of Batman. (THEME) Jextinction Manifest Death-stiny NoSoup4U! One Foot in the Gravy (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed!

Newton, Wayne Born 3 April 1942  (Roanoke, Virginia, USA) Singer & entertainer, almost exclusively based in Las Vegas. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Ng, Charles Born 24 December 1960  (Hong Kong) Serial killer born in Hong Kong, but committed between 11 and 25 murders with his accomplice Leonard Lake in California. Sentenced to Death in 1999, so only able to provide points if he dies of other causes. (THEME) Miscreants

Nice, Natasha Born 28 July 1988  (Fontenay-sous-Bois, France) French porn starlet, previously known as "Natalie Nutsdeep". (THEME) Scrubber Out

Nicholas, Mark Born 29 September 1957  (London, England) English cricket player and now commentator, who played for Hampshire from 1978 to 1995. (THEME) 2026 Exit Draft

Nicholls, Simon Born in UK  (exact date unknown) Hugely talented producer of television comedy Eg The Thick of it , Quacks.Has a strong ability to find nurture and develop talent and ideas. Born 1977 Skate Dumpers

Nicholls, Sue Born 23 November 1943  (Walsall, UK) Has played Audrey Roberts in "Coronation Street" since 1979, and had a cancerous mole spotted by one eagle-eyed viewer in 2011. Down Under the Daisies Harry Rotter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (THEME) If your Mansion House Needs Haunting just call…

Nichols, Bobby Born 14 April 1936  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) American golfer, who won the PGA Championship in 1964. (THEME) In The Hole!

Nichols, Ted Born 2 October 1928  (Missoula, Montana, USA) Composer, conductor, and arranger, created the Scooby Doo & Banana Splits themes (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Nichols, Vincent Born 8 November 1945  (Crosby, Lancashire, England) Roman Catholic cardinal, who was Archbishop of Birmingham from 2000-2009 and then Archbishop of Westminster from 2009-2025. (THEME) Nonclave

Nicholson, Jack Born 22 April 1937  (Neptune, New Jersey, USA) Star of such films as 'Chinatown', 'About Schmidt' and the Michael Douglas-produced 'One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest'. Said to have retired from making films in 2013. Blasphemous Rumours 'B' Condolences  Death Nebula 3000 God, It's Brutal Out Here Zombie Dance Party Headstone Hunters (THEME) If your Mansion House Needs Haunting just call… (THEME) Jextinction (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death (THEME) Sad Last Days Simply Dead Two Coins & A Punt

Nicklaus, Jack Born 21 January 1940  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Golfer, one of the all-time greats of the sport. Dust in the Wind (THEME) In The Hole! (THEME) Jextinction Grief Hijackers

Nicks, John Born 22 April 1929  (Brighton, England) British figure skating coach and former pair skater. (THEME) She’s a Dead Skate, Charlie Brown

Nicks, Stevie Born 26 May 1948  (Phoenix, Arizona, USA) American singer, successful both as a solo artist and as part of Fleetwood Mac. Thanks for the Memories Weed 'Em and Reap

Nicol, Jimmie Born 3 August 1939  (Barnes, London. UK) Drummer who found brief megafame when he temporarily replaced The Beatles Ringo Starr on the drums. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Nicols, Rosemary Born 28 October 1941  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Actress, best known as Annabel in Department S Noob_to_this

Nightingale, Maxine Born 11 February 1952  (Wembley, UK) British R&B singer, hiits "Right back where we started from" and "Nightlife". (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Nikelis, Holger Born 15 January 1978  (Cologne, Germany) Won the Gold Medal for table tennis at the 2004 Paralympic Games. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Nikonenko, Sergei Born 16 April 1941  (Moscow, Russia) Russian actor, director and screenwriter (THEME) Russian Box Players

Nisbet, Scott Born 30 January 1968  (Edinburgh, United Kingdom) Scottish football player most notable with the Glasgow Rangers (THEME) They think it's all over

Nishidate, Yuhi Born 11 March 2002  (Ninohe, Iwate, Japan) Baseball pitcher with the Yomiuri Giants, a baseball team in Japan. OnlyFranz

Njue, John Born 1 January 1946  (Embu, Kenya) Kenyan Roman Catholic Cardinal A Pelican In The Wilderness

NOBLE, CHRIS Date and place of birth unknown Chief Constable of Staffordshire police, suspended for 'out-of-work' behaviour (THEME) IT'S A COP-OUT 2026

Noda, Tetsuya Born 5 March 1940  (Uki, Kumamoto, Japan) Widely considered to be Japan’s most important living print-artist, and one of the most successful contemporary print artists in the world. (THEME) Dead Continent

Noda, Yoshihiko Born 20 May 1957  (Funabashi, Chiba, Japan) Former Prime Minister of Japan; President of the Constitutional Democratic Party (THEME) POLITICAL CORRECTNESS GONE MAD

Nogami, Teruyo Born 24 May 1927  (Tokyo, Japan) Script supervisor and confidante to Akira Kurosawa for 40 years. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Noguchi, Thomas Born 4 January 1927  (Japan) Former Chief Medical Officer for the County of Los Angleles and coroner on the deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Robert F. Kennedy. Any conspiracy theorists out there may consider that this is the man to talk to… Green Records

Nolan, Anne Born 12 November 1950  (Dublin, Ireland) Member of the increasingly cancer-struck Nolan family of singers Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Nolan, Coleen Born 12 March 1965  (Blackpool, England) Another Nolan Sister; her cancer is of the Basal-cell-type. She is definitley not 'woke'! Gone Solo

Nolte, Nick Born 8 February 1941  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) American actor - 'The Prince of Tides', 'Hotel Rwanda'. (THEME) You should be Ash - amed

Noone, Peter Born 5 November 1947  (Davyhulme, Lancashire, England) Perky lead singer of Herman's Hermits. Dunno who Herman is though… C.A. Daber (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead

Norman, Floyd Born 22 June 1935  (Santa Barbara, California, USA) Animator who worked for Disney, Hanna Barbera and Pixar. 20 Random Guys Part 3

Norris, Chuck Born 10 March 1940  (Ryan, Oklahoma, USA) The straight-to-video actor and martial artist. Departures Board

Norris, Ed Born 10 April 1960  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Former law enforcement office for the NYPD, turned actor. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

North, Mr Roy Born 16 November 1941  (Hull, Yorkshire, England) Actor, former straight man to Basil Brush. Bucket O'Hare

North, Oliver Born 7 October 1943  (San Antonio, Texas, USA) Disgraced former Colonel of the US Marines, now a TV broadcaster. Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Norton (actor), Jim Born 4 January 1938  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish stage and occasional TV actor, won a Tony award for The Seafarer Time's-up Team

Nouvel, Jean Born 12 August 1945  (Fumel, Lot-et-Garonne, France) Architect whose most famous work is probably the Torre Agbar in Barcelona. He won the Pritzker Prize in 2018. He also designed some cutlery for Georg Jensen, which suggests he should stick to designing buildings. (THEME) A la vie, a la mort

Novak, Kim Born 13 February 1933  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actress, best remembered for her role in 'Vertigo'. (THEME) Drop Dead Diva Falling Off The Perch Green Records I Couldn't Eat Another Bite Pearly Gates Stone Dead Cert The Spanners

Novello, Don Born 1 January 1943  (Ashtabula, OH, USA) Actor who played Guido Sarducci in SNL and several other things You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

Nozawa, Masako Born 25 October 1936  (Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan) Multi-award woice actor, one of Japan's first, and holder of two Guinness World Records for voicing Goku in Dragon Ball video games.Recognised in 2025 as a "Person of Cultural Merit", the first voice actor to receive the accolade. Obituarynotice

Nudd, Bob Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England  (exact date unknown) Four time winner of the World Freshwater Angling Championships who was cruelly denied the 1991 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award, to the ire of the Angling Times. Born September 1944. Prowlers Goners '26

Numan, Gary Born 8 March 1958  (London, England) Influential electro-rock musician who hit the big time in the late 1970s, suffered a career decline before being rehabilitated as a pioneer. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Nunn, Judy Born 13 April 1945  (Perth, Western Australia) Australian actress and author known for her 15-year long stint on "Home and Away." (THEME) Gone and Away

Nye, Rich Born 4 August 1944  (Oakland, California, USA) American baseball pitcher. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Nylon, Judy Born in USA  (exact date unknown) Multidisciplinary American artist and former best pal of Patti Smith. Born 1948. Most Unique Picks 2026

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