Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: V

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Vacano, Jost Born 15 March 1934  (Osnabrück, Germany) German cinematographer at the side of Dutch director Paul Verhoeven, and behind the camera of Das Boot (THEME) Perfect 10

Vaccaro, Brenda Born 18 November 1939  (New York, USA) American stage, television, and film actress who won an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in Once is not Enough. Also had the pleasure of being Michael Douglas's partner for 7 years well before Catherine Zeta Jones was on the scene After You, Madam (THEME) Last Christmas

Vaccaro, Sonny Born 23 September 1939  (place of birth unknown) American sports markerting executive for Nike who signed Michael Jordan. (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies

Valentine, Greg Born 20 September 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Professional wrestler known as "The Hammer". Father Johnny was also a wrestler. (THEME) Grappling with Mortality (THEME) Putting Death Over, Brotha!

Valiant, Jimmy Born 6 August 1942  (Tullahoma, Tennessee, USA) American WWF Hall of Fame professional wrestler. (THEME) Putting Death Over, Brotha! (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Valli, Frankie Born 3 May 1934  (Newark, New Jersy, USA) Singer with the Four Seasons, famous for his falsetto voice on hits such as 'Walk Like a Man' and 'December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)'. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin'  (THEME) Broken Records (THEME) CLOG POPPERS (THEME) Dieopics Drop Dead Celebration Eternity Tours Fox B GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE Grave Danger Huddled Masses Lard Bazaar Moldy Oldies (THEME) Musical chairs  (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026 Grief Hijackers Noz4news Sad News FC (THEME) Shake, Rattle, Roll Over and Play Dead Stay safe friends! (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers Swimming in the Death Pool The End of the World As We Know It The Really, Really Rottens Thomas Jefferson Survives You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper

Vampiro, (wrestler) Born 31 May 1967  (Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada) Canadian luchador and professional wrestler who once co-held the WCW World Tag Team Championhip. (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Van Der Beek, James Born 8 March 1977  (Cheshire, CT, USA) Actor best known for Dawson's Creek 2027? No thank you! 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ah, the ol’ team Ambulance chaser Are You Still Dying, Darling? A Submarine Torpedoes and Sinks The Love Boat Banana's Peel Slippers Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Bootleg Boat B-team BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Carkers Convention Captain Hemlock's Twenty Celebration of Life's End Cemetery Pool Crazy Canuck DDP Tofoa Dead Ends Dead Last? Dead Right! Dead Wait  Death Becomes Them Death Stinks Deceased Hose DERBY DEAD POOL'S VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PASSWORD: DERBYDEADPOOL Diego (THEME) Doubles to Finish Dropping Like Flies eejit Skate Dumpers Evil Grimace Expiry Date - 2026 Faster Than A Dead Horse La Faucheuse Fox B Funeral Furore G-O-T-T-O-G-O! Haben die Spaten You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! Hearse of the Dead Once Again Heaven Can't Wait His and Hearse Sorry For Your Trouble Imelda's Terrahawks I Told You I Was Ill It's A Grim World After All I Will Not Die, it's the World that Will End! (THEME) Jaydead (THEME) Jextinction Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam  JoeRam just a little nap They're Loving Angels Instead LL's Pool LW's Czech Out Madonna's Hand Of Bod  Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Multiple Stiffies Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nature's Way Newlydeads Noz4news Octopus of Odstock Old People Smell Of Piss Once You Go Black Peter Falk's Friends Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pretty Noose  Puzlman's Passing Picks Remembered but soon gone Sad News FC SAMSONS AND DELILAHS (THEME) Saturday Night Dead Say Hi to Uncle George Shaun of the Dead 69 Skibidi Toilet So Long Farewell Southerners Stiffs SQUONK'S SQUAD Statik Charge Stay safe friends!  Stone Dead Cert Summer in Transylvania The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2026  Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Death Toll is Catastrophic The End of the World As We Know It the old lady  The Policies Of Benjamin Netanyahu  The Rotting Corpses of the Undead The Sound of the Underground The Walking Dead Thomas Jefferson Survives Vegas Vultures Windsor the Troll You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them! You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Zipline

van der Sar, Edwin Born 29 October 1970  (Voorhout, Netherlands) All-time great Dutch goalkeeper who won two Champion's League titles and was once the most capped Dutch footballer before being passed by Wesley Sneijder. (THEME) Hospital Pass Footballers

van der Sloot, Joran Born 6 August 1987  (Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands) Dutch national, currrently held in Peru on charges of first degree murder and indicted in the U.S. for wire fraud and extortion. (THEME) Armin Meiwes's Prison Buddies You're Dead Now, So Shut Up!

Van Devere, Trish Born 9 March 1941  (Tenafly, New Jersey, USA) American Golden Globe nominated actress of the mid to late 20th century. Widow of actor George C. Scott. After You, Madam

Van Doren, Mamie Born 6 February 1931  (Rowena, South Dakota, USA) Actress & former sex symbol. After You, Madam Zombie Dance Party (THEME) Old Hollywood

Van Dyke, Dick Born 13 December 1925  (West Plains, Missouri, USA) Actor and TV presenter who is best known in America for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', and on this side of the pond for his butt-clenchingly awful attempt at a Cockney accent in 'Mary Poppins'. 2026 Not in the Mix (THEME) Aaron Aardvark's Alliteration Association Always Look On The Bright Side And they all died (THEME) A place in the dirt ..better to burn out... Big Man Bladerunner Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Worm Fodder Cancel My Appointments Aye, they're off the fags alright Captain Hemlock's Twenty Casket Ready Clinging to a 101 (THEME) Comedy Cremations Condolences   Couldn't Think of a Team Name Crazy Canuck Dai YaB'stards Darling, Did You Forget To Take Your Meds? Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk (THEME) D Ceased Deader than a Dead Thing DEADIES 12 Dead Last? Dead Right! DEAD LOSS Death Stinks Death by Dan Death Can Be Funny Deathlist.net Death Stalks United Departures Board Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Di's Dies Don't Eat The Figs Down Under Death Merchants Dropping Like Flies Dying to Win Eternity Tours Falling Off The Perch Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw Feng Shui Pig Fiona's Frail & Cancerous Pool (THEME) Fiona's Immortals  GARY GLITTER'S BABY-SITTING SERVICE Grave Danger (THEME) Gray Panthers Gregicide From Here to Eternity Harry Rotter & The Deathly Hallows Part 2 Heaven Can't Wait His and Hearse I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 (THEME) Illinoying (THEME) I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together  I've Been Dying To Play This Jellydead VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER! John Key's List Just One More Death  Ken Dodds dads dog  Kopite Reaper La Cadaver They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Lidders Late Lamentables light and shade - could they go? Living in a Box LL's Pool Madame Leota's Guest List Mass Hole Cemetery Meg-An End Mortem Omnibus Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Multiple Stiffies Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Nature's Way Nicole's Shaved Cat N-Minus Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia Noob_to_this  (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends NoSoup4U! (THEME) Old As Dirt Old as Moses (THEME) Old Hollywood Overtime (THEME) Pantomime Pall Partridge As Reaper Permanent Kip 2026  Peter Falk's Friends Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Plausible Passings of 2026 Pool Ghoul Powder Picks Em Off Prowlers Goners '26 Pull my finger  Puzlman's Passing Picks RIP It Up and Start Again SeasideEssexXile See You In Heaven SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH  Shovelful of Dirt So Long Farewell Forgotten But Not Gone Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Stiff Competition Still_Drunkasaskunk St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tentoesup The Anfield Iron The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist The Deadest Of The Dead (THEME) The Dead Kennedys Trojan Hearse The End of the World As We Know It The Funeral Director 2026 The Long Awaited Return Of The Welsh Jury The Old Ones are the Pests  The Really, Really Rottens  The Spanners The Undiscovered Country Ellie's Top of the Drops Turned out nice again (THEME) Turn Off That Telly and Go to Bed! Wey Ai, man! Who Turned out the lights? Windsor the Troll Wot The Deuce Young and Old Zipline

Van Dyke, Leroy Born 4 October 1929  (Mora, Missouri, USA) Country singer who hit the charts with 'Walk On By' (not the Burt Bacharach song) in 1962. Have I got Pews for you! (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

van Gaal, Louis Born 8 August 1951  (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) Former football player and manager. Coach of AZ Alkmaar, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, FC Barcelona, Dutch National team. (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill

van Kesteren, Anne-Marie Born in   (exact date unknown) Wife of Manchester United and Netherlands goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar. Born 1973. Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

van Nordheim, Jack Date and place of birth unknown WWII vet & TikToker with over a couple million followers that wrote a book about his longevity. Free Fallers'

Van Patten, Joyce Born 9 March 1934  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress, sister of Dick Van Patten and once married to Martin Balsam. Just One More Death

Vance, JD Born 2 August 1984  (Middletown, Ohio, USA) Peter Thiel's plaything. The Crim (THEME) They're Alright As Long As You Don't Mention Politics

Vanda, Harry Born 22 March 1946  (Voorburg, Netherlands) Easybeats guitarist whose frenetic classic "Friday on My Mind" was one of the first Aussie rock tunes to make an international splash. (THEME) last ones alive 2026

Vanderpump, Lisa Born 15 September 1963  (Dulwich, London, England) Originally a big-screen actress, found a home for herself in scripted-reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and spinoffs. (THEME) The Real Hearsewives of Bravo

Vanderpump, Sam Born 7 March 1997  (London, England) Nephew of reality TV star Lisa Vanderpump often appearing on "Made in Chelsea." Fade to Black Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Team Cat AIDS

Vanian, Dave Born 12 October 1956  (Hemel Hempstead, England) Lead singer of punk legends The Damned. (THEME) Alright Dave

Vanzini, Carlo Born 18 July 1971  (Milan, Italy) Italian motorsports journalist and commentator. Banana's Not Quite Ripe

Vargas, Nicole Born 22 August 1990  (Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA) Oft-arrested star of American reality show "Bad Girls Club". Zero Hit's Wishlist

Vasquez, Jacinto Born 4 January 1944  (Panama) Panamaian two-time Kentucky Derby winning jockey. Most Unique Picks 2026

Vassiliou, George  Born 20 May 1931  (Famagusta, Cyprus) Died 13 January 2026  (Nicosia, Cyprus) Age at death: 94  (read death notice) He was the third President of the Republic of Cyprus from 1988 to 1993. (THEME) Complications from a fall

Veber, Francis Born 28 July 1937  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) Leading French director and screenwriter, including the original versions of "The Bird Cage" and "Dinner for Schmucks". Most Unique Picks 2026

Veloso, Caetano Born 7 August 1942  (Bahia, Brazil) Singer and political activist, at the forefront of the anti-junta Tropicalismo movement in the 60s. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Ventura, Jesse Born 15 July 1951  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) Professional wrestler turned politician. Aye, they're off the fags alright (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2026

Venuti, Maria Born 7 March 1941  (Australia) Australian entertainment veteran who had a stroke in 2016 after discovering an intruder in her house. Most Unique Picks 2026

Vera, Julia Born in Laredo, Texas, USA  (exact date unknown) Mexican-American character actress, the spiritual successor to the late great Lupe Ontiveros. Zero Hit's Wishlist

Vereen, Ben Born 10 October 1946  (Laurinburg, North Carolina, USA) American actor, dancer and singer. He gained prominence for his performances in the original Broadway productions of the musicals Jesus Christ Superstar, for which he received a Tony Award nomination, and Pippin, for which he won the 1973 Tony Award for B Wanted Dead, Not Alive

Verhoeven, Paul Born 18 July 1938  (Amsterdam, Netherlands) Dutch film director, no relation to the German Paul Verhoeven. Known for blending social satire with Hollywood action, which sometimes goes a little over the average cinemagoer's heads (Robocop, Starship Troopers). Zero Hit's Wishlist

Vermeil, Dick Born 30 October 1936  (Calistoga, California, USA) US football coach. (THEME) Traded to the Saints

Vernon, Anne Born 7 January 1924  (Saint-Denis, France) French film actress. (THEME) Final Adieu (THEME) Perfect 10 (THEME) Vive la France... et la mort

Vetra, Vija Born 6 February 1923  (Riga, Latvia) Latvian classical Indian dancer and choreographer who made numerous appearance on "Mr. Roger's Neighborhood." (THEME) One Century is Enough, Madam!

Vickers, Darren Date and place of birth unknown Paedophile child murderer. (THEME) EVIL PILES OF DOG EXCRIMENT

Victoria, Maria Born 26 February 1923  (Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico) Mexican film actress, singer & comedian. (THEME) Hispanics and Lati-no's

Vilas, Guillermo Born 17 August 1952  (Mar del Plata, Argentina) Title-winning Argentine tennis player, who couldn't quite outshine contemporaries Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors Zero Hit's Wishlist

Villagran, Carlos Born 12 January 1944  (Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico) Mexican actor best known for playing "Quico" in "El Chavo del 8" The best of the deathlist 2055

Villella, Edward Born 1 October 1936  (New York City, USA) Ballet dancer and choreographer of the New York Ballet. Boxed a bit at school. (THEME) I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together (THEME) The Dead Kennedys

Vincent, Vinnie Born 6 August 1952  (Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA) Short-lived guitarist for KISS. (THEME) Gris Gris

Vinge, Joan D. Born 2 April 1948  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) Sci-fi writer behind the "Snow Queen" series of books. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food

Vinton, Bobby Born 16 April 1935  (Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Early 60s pop star, of 'Blue Velvet' fame. Not to be confused with Bobby Vee of 'Rubber Ball' fame. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) CLOG POPPERS Now That's What I Call Emeli Sande's In Memoriam (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies Prowlers Goners '26 (THEME) St. Peter’s Warblers

Virata, Cesar Born 12 December 1930  (Kawit, Cavite, Philippine Islands) Fourth Prime Minister of the Philippines before losing power following the People Power Revolution, which deposed Marcos. The Marvelous Pneumonia Squad

Viren, Lasse Born 22 July 1949  (Myrskylä, Finland) Finnish former long-distance runner, winner of four gold medals at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Vitale, Dick Born 9 June 1939  (Passaic, New Jersey, USA) Prolific US basketball sportscaster known for his exuberant commentary. 5 Feet and 1 to Go Cancel My Appointments (THEME) Passed The Rock You've got a Shiva In The Dark

Vitous, Miroslav Born 6 December 1947  (Prague, Czechoslavakia) Czech bassist (double and guitar), founder member of Weather Report (THEME) Nice!

Vivino, Floyd  Born 19 October 1951  (Paterson, NJ, USA) Died 22 January 2026  () Age at death: 74  (read death notice) "Uncle Floyd", comedy TV host (THEME) Rolls Off The Tongue

Voight, Jon Born 29 December 1938  (Yonkers, New York, USA) Oscar-winning film actor who starred in the films 'Midnight Cowboy' and 'Deliverance'. Father of Angelina Jolie. Dead Is Dead (THEME) Jextinction

von Daniken, Erich  Born 14 April 1935  (Zofingen, Aargau, Switzerland) Died 10 January 2026  (Unterseen, Switzerland) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Author & UFO/alien fan. (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich! Imelda's Terrahawks

von Hagens, Gunther Born 10 January 1945  (Skalmierzyce, Kalisz, Poland) Controversial German anatomist, known for his plastination technique for preserving body parts. Famously performed autopsys on Channel 4 in the mid-noughties. Will plastinate his own body for display when he dies, which could be soon as he has advanced Pa Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Exu's Exiteers (THEME) God's Gonna Gettem Wep 2.0 - World's Eternity Prophet Reloaded

von Leer, Hunter Born 3 April 1944  (Terre Haute, Indiana, USA) American actor who appeared as B. D. Calhoun on Dallas. Apricot Crumble

von Schlebrugge, Nena Born 8 January 1941  (Mexico City, Mexico) Swiss-German fashion model and mother of actress Uma Thurman. Olive Garden Invitational

Von Trotta, Margarethe Born 21 February 1942  (Berlin, Germany) German film director, a preeminent figure in New German Cinema. Most Unique Picks 2026

Voormann, Klaus Born 29 April 1938  (Berlin, German Reich) German graphic artist and musician. Former bassist for Manfred Mann and session musician for multiple prominent artists. Designed the artwork for The Beatles' Revolver. 20 Random Guys Part 2

Vowden, Geoff Born 27 April 1941  (Barnsley, UK) Footballer who was replaced as a striker for New York Cosmos by some Brazilian chancer called Pele. (THEME) Waiting for Ugo

Vrdolyak, Edward Born 28 December 1937  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Polarizing and enigmatic politician of Chicago local politics known as Fast Eddie. 20 Random Guys Part 3

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