Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: O

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Harlow, Viola Odette Born 12 February 1988  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Alt-pop internet music type. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

O, Yeong-su Born 19 October 1944  (Kaepung, Korea) South Korean actor catapulted to global stardom in the wake of Netflix hit Squid Game, also accused of being a sexual molester 20 Random Guys Part 2

O’Brien, Gray Born 11 August 1968  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor who appeared in Coronation Street and Casualty. Weed 'Em and Reap

O’Hara, Jenny Born 24 February 1942  (Sonora, California, USA) Television actress, King of Queens and many other series. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

O’Sullivan, Gilbert Born 1 December 1946  (Waterford, Ireland) Irish singer, Nothing Rhymed, Matremony, Clair etc. What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Oakes, Trevor Born in England  (exact date unknown) Showaddywaddy co-founder. (THEME) #1 Hits

Oakeshott, Isabel Born 12 June 1974  (place of birth unknown) Muckraking 'journalist', Brexiteer, tax exile, partner of Richard Tice (and those are her good points). (THEME) They're Alright As Long As You Don't Mention Politics

Oakley, Roger Born 21 August 1943  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealander actor who played Tom Fletcher on "Home and Away." (THEME) Gone and Away

Oar, Tom Born in Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) Former rodeo cowboy who is part of History Channel's reality TV show Mountain Men. Born 1943 Oscar The Beast

Oates, Joyce Carol Born 16 June 1938  (Lockport, New York, USA) An American writer, she published her first book in 1963, and has since published 58 novels, a number of plays and novellas, and many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Obermeyer, Klaus Born 2 December 1919  (Oberstaufen, Germany) Founder of Sport Obermeyer, Ltd. Free Fallers'

Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Teodoro Born 5 June 1942  (Acoacan, Equatorial Guinea) President of Equatorial Guinea since 1979. Death Stinks Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

O'Brien, Carl "Cubby" Born 14 July 1946  (Burbank, California, USA) Played a Mousketeer on the 1950s US TV show 'The Mickey Mouse Club'. Moldy Oldies

O'Brien, Margaret Born 15 January 1937  (San Diego, California, USA) Former child actress. (THEME) Last Christmas

O'Brien, Richard Born 25 March 1942  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) The man behind 1975's 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show', who hasn't really done anything since, except present television series 'The Crystal Maze'. His real name is the rather plainer Richard Smith. Said to have based the Dr. Frank-N-Furter character on < Dai YaB'stards Departures Board (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right Morrigan Neither There Nor Thereabouts RIP It Up and Start Again The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury

O'Brien, Tim Born 1 October 1946  (Austin, Minnesota, USA) Author, drawing on his own experiences after being drafted to fight in Vietnam. (THEME) Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

O'Callaghan, Richard Born 7 March 1940  (London, England) Actor son of the late Patricia Hayes. Time's-2 Team

Ocean, Billy Born 21 January 1950  (Fyzabad, Trinidad) Soul singer who found success in Britain in the 1970s and then in America the following decade. Bucket Of Blood

O'Connor, Hazel Born 16 May 1954  (Coventry, England) Singer-songwriter known for her hits "Eighth Day", "D-Days", and "Will You?". Suffered a brain haemorrhage in 2022. ARSE-IN-HOLE (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today Only Fools and Corpses You Have One Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now

Oddie, Bill Born 7 July 1941  (Rochdale, Lancashire, England) Rochdale's most famous son apart from Cyril Smith, Oddie is one of the most respected names in the world of ornithology, but is perhaps most famous as one third of the popular 1970s comedy team The Goodie Blasphemous Rumours 'B' (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026 Final Curtain Call  IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt It's Time To Say Goodbye Living in a Box Tragic, our Maurice!

O'Donnell, Roger Born 29 October 1955  (East London, England) Longtime keyboardist with the Cure who will be needing a cure after a 2023 lymphoma diagnosis. (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Girlfriend In A Coma

Ofarim, Esther Born 13 June 1941  (Safed, Mandatory Palestine) Israeli Eurovision singer who also sang "Cinderella Rockefella" with husband Abi. Now that sodding song will be playing in my head all day… Unusual Suspects

Offit, Sidney Born 13 October 1928  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) American writer who wrote childrens' books in the 1950s and 60s Captain Hemlock's Twenty

Offset, (rapper) Born 14 December 1991  (Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA) Rapper with Migos. (THEME) And That's a Rap

Oganessian, Yuri Born 14 April 1933  (Rostov-on-Don, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) Nuclear physicist who has discovered multiple superheavy elements, including his namesake organesson. The second (and only currently living) person to have an element named after them while still alive. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Oggay, Whang-od Born 17 February 2017  (Tinglayan, Philippines) Also known as Maria Oggay. In April 2023 she appeared on the cover of Vogue Philippines' Beauty Issue. She was 106 at the time and this made her the oldest living person to ever be on the cover of Vogue 20 Random Guys Part 3 (THEME) One Century is Enough, Madam!

Ogier, Bulle Born 9 August 1939  (Boulogne-Billancourt, France) a French actress who worked with Rivette, Bunuel and Fassbinder. (THEME) If your Mansion House Needs Haunting just call…

O'Hanlon, Rory Born 7 February 1934  (Dublin, Ireland) Irish politician who served as many ministerial roles. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

O'Hara, Mary Born 12 May 1935  (County Sligo, Ireland) Irish soprano and harpist who took a 12-year career break to become a nun in the 1960s. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Oke, Janette Born 18 February 1935  (Champion, Canada) Author of inspirational fiction who has published over 75 books (THEME) Perfect 10

Olbrychski, Daniel Born 27 February 1945  (Lovicz, Poland) Polish actor, considered one of the greatest of his generation. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Oldfield, Mike Born 15 May 1953  (Reading, United Kingdom) British multi-instrumentalist, forever known for his magnum opus Tubular Bells SQUONK'S SQUAD

Oldham, Andrew Loog Born 29 January 1944  (London, England) Manager and producer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 to 1967, Down Under the Daisies

Oldman, Gary Born 21 March 1958  (London, England) Acclaimed British film actor, best known for his recurring role as James Gordon in the recent Batman trilogy. (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Oliva, Tony Born 20 July 1938  (Pinar del Rio, Cuba) Baseball player who played for the Minnesota Twins. (THEME) American As Apple Pie

Oliver, Jackie Born 14 August 1942  (Chadwell Heath, Essex, England) British racing driver, who's competed in Formula One, Saloon Cars, NASCAR, Can-Am challenge and once won the 24 Hour of Le Mans (1968, with Jacky Ickx. Co-founder of Arrows F1 team. (THEME) Turning Left

Oliver, Tom Born 12 June 1938  (Fareham, Hampshire, England) British born actor, but best known in Aussie soap "Neighbours" as Lou Carpenter. (THEME) Gone and Away

Ollerenshaw, Maggie Born 8 October 1949  (Ashton-On-Ribble, United Kingdom) British Soap actress Open All Hours (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Olmos, Edward James Born 24 February 1947  (East Los Angeles CA, USA) Mexican-American TV and film actor & activist. Famous roles include Gaff in Bladerunner and Lt. Castillo in Miami Vice. Diagnosed with throat cancer in 2022, though currently in remission. Zombie Dance Party

Olsen, Niels Born 13 April 1954  (Denmark) One half of Danish duo Olsen Brothers, 2000 winners of the Eurovision Song Contest. Diana Rots

Olson, Nancy Born 14 July 1928  (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) Actress, in many films in the 1940s & 1950s but has had a very low profile in recent years. After You, Madam (THEME) And the nominees are… dead! Have I got Pews for you! (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts Pearly Gates  Permanent Kip 2026 The Old Ones are the Pests

Olsson, Ann-Margret Born 28 April 1941  (Stockholm, Sweden) Or just Ann-Margret. Swedish singer and actress, who started as a female Elvis Presley and then enjoyed a long career (THEME) Final Adieu (THEME) Illinoying (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts The Spanners

Omartian, Michael Born 26 November 1945  (Evanston, Illinois, USA) Record producer and songwriter. Produced and played the keyboard for USA for Africa's "We Are the World" which remains in the top ten selling singles of all time. (THEME) They Were the World

O'Neal, Alexander Born 15 November 1953  (Natchez, Mississippi, USA) Soul and R&B singer who enjoyed a number of hits from the mid-80s onwards. (THEME) Unpersons You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

O'Neill, Ed Born 12 April 1946  (Youngstown, Ohio, USA) Actor known for his roles in two successful but wildy different family-based sitcoms, 'Married... with Children' and 'Modern Family'. (THEME) He's Not The Family Guy

Ono, Jiro Born 27 October 1925  (Tenryu, Shizuoka, Japan) Japanese sushi chef. Clinging to a 101

Ono, Takashi Born 26 July 1931  (Akita, Japan) Gymnast, won five gold medals at the Olympics between 1952 and 1964. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Ono, Yoko Born 18 February 1933  (Tokyo, Japan) Widow of John Lennon and complete wibble hatstand nutter. Was married 3 times before she met Lennon, including twice in the space of 7 months to the same man, with an annulment in between. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying It's Grim Up North 2026 Not in the Mix (THEME) All Death Is Consolation And Then There Were Less Of Them And they all died Are You Still Dying, Darling? A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Big Man Blackest Sabbath Blasphemous Rumours 'A' C.A. Daber Aye, they're off the fags alright Captain Hemlock's Twenty Casket Ready (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Crazy Canuck I Like to Cease Beside the Seaside Darling, Did You Forget To Take Your Meds? Dead Travelers Death Becomes Them Death Stinks (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Drop Dead Celebration Drop Dead Gorgeous Dropping Like Flies Dying to Win eejit Eternity Tours Exu's Exiteers Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig Fox B  Funeral Furore GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE Grave Danger (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky From Here to Eternity Have I got Pews for you! His and Hearse (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today  IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader La Cadaver They're Loving Angels Instead (THEME) Last Christmas  (THEME) Let the Music Play Just a Little Longer LL's Pool Madame Leota's Guest List Madonna's Hand Of Bod Mr & Mrs Drummerboy (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026 Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Peace, Drugs, and Death  Peacocks Anus Horribilis Peter Falk's Friends Poppin' Clogs Pull my finger RIP It Up and Start Again (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS See You In Heaven Shovelful of Dirt Simply Dead SiT Down Statik Charge Stephen Hawking's Football Boots (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures Team Cat AIDS The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Crim The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Really, Really Rottens The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Walking Dead Ellie's Top of the Drops Today's the day the maggots have their picnic Wey Ai, man! Women's Deaths Matter Too Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Young and Old Zipline

Onyszkiewicz, Janusz Adam Born 18 December 1937  (Lviv, Ukraine) Polish mathematician, alpinist, politician, and all around renaissance man (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Öpik, Lembit Born 2 March 1965  (Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland) Former Liberal Democrat MP of Estonian origin. Although he tries to portray himself as a "serious" politician, an affair with a "Cheeky Girl" and some of his wacky space-related comments have left his bosses in some embarrassment. Dying to Win

Oppenheimer, Alan Born 23 April 1930  (New York, New York, USA) American voice actor, the voice behind 'Mighty Mouse' and 'Skeletor' in He-Man. I've Been Dying To Play This

O'Ree, Willie Born 15 October 1935  (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Canadian ice hockey player noted as the first black player in the NHL. 20 Random Guys Part 3 NoSoup4U!

Orena, Victor Born 4 August 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Esteemed member of the Colombo crime family Mass Hole Cemetery

Organ, Bryan Born 31 August 1935  (Leicester, UK) Portrait painter for prominent figures like the Royal family. (THEME) All Death Is Consolation

Orlando, Tony Born 3 April 1944  (New York City, New York, USA) Singer turned music producer who worked with some of the biggest acts of the 1970s incuding Barry Manilow and The Grateful Dead. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin'

Ormsby, Brendan Born 1 October 1960  (Birmingham, UK) Former Aston Villa and Leeds United defender. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Orr, Bobby Born 20 March 1948  (Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada) Ice hockey player considered one of their all time greats. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Orr, Corinne Born 6 January 1936  (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) The June Foray of 'Speed Racer', havingvoicedthelittleboyandeveryfemalecharacterinthefasttalkingEnglishdubofthepopularanime. (THEME) Perfect 10

Ortega, Amancio Born 28 March 1936  (Leon, Spain) Europe's richest man following the death of Ingvar Kamprad. Began selling bathrobes, progressing on to forming the Zara clothing chain. Has only ever given three interviews. Bucket Of Blood

Ortega, Jenna Born 27 September 2002  (Coachella Valley, California, USA) American actress, most notably for starring in Netflix's Wednesday. Thanks for the Memories

Orton, Jr., Bob Born 10 November 1950  (Kansas City, Kansas, USA) Wrestler from a family of professional wrestlers including his father and son. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality (THEME) Putting Death Over, Brotha!

Osborne, Jeffrey Born 9 March 1948  (Providence, Rhode Island, USA) R&B musician and former drummer and lead singer of L.T.D. (THEME) They Were the World

Osbourne, Kelly Born 27 October 1984  (London, England) Daughter of Ozzy & Sharon, now a singer and TV presenter in her own right. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 Murder She Wrote  Olive Garden Invitational Only Fools and Corpses

Osbourne, Sharon Born 10 October 1953  (London, England) Wife and manager of Ozzy, she suddenly rose to prominence in 2002 as a result of MTV's 'The Osbournes', and was diagnosed with colon cancer around the same time. Dai YaB'stards Death by Dan (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey Francis of Arse-Easy 2026 Heaven Can't Wait La Cadaver  Lidders Late Lamentables Murder She Wrote Naked Florida Gravediggers Only Fools and Corpses Weed 'Em and Reap Where's My Damn List? Youthanasia

O'Shea, Alea Born 21 November 2000  (Australia) Australian actress and social media personality, who found fame in Home & Away. She was diagnosed with brain cancer last year. Born c1999. Bootleg Boat B-team Dead Wait Skate Dumpers (THEME) Gone and Away Summer in Transylvania

Osman, Ahmed Born 3 January 1930  (Oujda, Morocco) Former Prime Minister of Morocco, and brother-in-law of the late King Hassan II (THEME) Dead Leaders

Osmond, Donny Born 9 December 1957  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Arguably the most famous of the Osmond family of entertainers. Coffin Fit

Osmond, Marie Born 13 October 1959  (Ogden, Utah, USA) Country & pop singer, part of the Osmond singing dynasty. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Osoba, Tony Born 15 March 1947  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish actor, best known as the tough inmate "Jock" McLaren in the classic 1970s sitcom 'Porridge'. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Ostrum, Peter Born 1 November 1957  (Dallas, Texas, USA) American vetenarian who may be better known as Charlie from 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

O'Sullivan, Richard Born 7 May 1944  (Chiswick, London, England) 1970s sitcom actor (Father Dear Father, Man About the House, Robin's Nest). Only in his early 60s, but now in fragile health and a permanent resident of an old folks' home, due to three decades of heavy boozing and drug-taking. BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE (THEME) Comedy Cremations Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Don't Eat The Figs Francis of Arse-Easy 2026 Gone Solo Harry Rotter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 His and Hearse Jellydead Ken Dodds dads dog (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) Laugh until… 2026 Only Fools and Corpses STAB IN THE DARK Trojan Hearse  The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com The Rotting Corpses of the Undead

Oswald Porter, Marina Born 17 July 1941  (Severodvinsk, Russia) Widow of alleged John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald. Free Fallers' Zombie Dance Party

Ottman, Fred Born 10 August 1956  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Wrestler behind myriad gimmicks, including Tugboat, Typhoon and, of course, the man who shocked the world - THE SHOCKMASTER. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Otto, Barry Born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia  (exact date unknown) Australian actor, appeared in (amongst others) a few Baz Luhrman films, most famously as Doug Hastings, the father of Paul Mercurios's character Scott. He has a history of depression, and was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2018. Born 1941. Most Unique Picks 2026

Overath, Wolfgang Born 29 September 1943  (Sieburg, Germany) Former Germany international footballer. Played in both the 1966 and 1974 World Cup finals. Spent his entire playing career at 1. FC Köln. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Owen, Nick Born 1 November 1947  (Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire) TV presenter, known initially for sports reporting; was the origianl announcer on Bullseye, and original host of Sporting Triangles; should probably mention Anne & Nick too (much better than Richard & Judy). Diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. (THEME) ARTHUR'S THEME

Owens, Shirley Born 10 June 1941  (Henderson, North Carolina, USA) Lead singer of early 60s girl group the Shirelles, behind classics such as "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" and "Tonight's the Night". (THEME) Poor Little Ghoul

Owens Jr., Jack Born 19 November 1944  (Gatesville, Texas, USA) Big Brother contestant (THEME) The Tribe Has Spoken

Oxx, John Born 14 July 1950  (place of birth unknown) Irish horse trainer. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

Oz, Frank Born 25 May 1944  (Hereford, Herefordshire, England) English-born American puppeteer, actor and film director. Unmistakable voice of Fozzie Bear and Miss Piggy from 'The Muppet Show' and of Yoda in 'Star Wars'. (THEME) I Hear Voices

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