Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: W

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Bernard, Warren "Whitey" Born in Summerland, British Columbia, Canada  (exact date unknown) The kid in the famed Canadian WW2 photo "Wait for me, Daddy", which has been turned into a statue. Born 1935. 20 Random Guys Part 1

Snow, John W. Born 2 August 1939  (Toledo, Ohio, USA) Former chairman of the Business Roundtable and major figure in the formation of NAFTA. Later served as the Secretary of the Treasury for three years in the Bush Jnr. administration. (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Sullivan, Louis W. Born 3 November 1933  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Physician who founded the Morehouse School of Medicine and served as the U.S. Seceratry of Health under Bush Snr. (THEME) The Cabinet of the Grim Reaper

Tobin, Joseph W. Born 3 May 1952  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) American Cardinal of the Catholic Church and Archbishop of Newark. (THEME) Nonclave

Wachs, Joel Born 1 March 1939  (Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA) Long-time gay Los Angelos city councillor and president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. (THEME) Baby Kissers Taking a Big Sleep

Wade, Abdoulaye Born 29 May 1926  (Kébémer, Senegal) Senegalese politician. President of Senegal from 2000-2012. (THEME) Complications from a fall (THEME) Fiona's Reaping the Patricians Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100 Peter Falk's Friends (THEME) State Funeral

Wagner, Chuck Born 20 June 1958  (Nashville, Tennessee, USA) Broadway veteran who also starred on TV in the short-lived Tron rip-off "Automan". (THEME) All these moments will be lost

Wagner, Robert Born 10 February 1930  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Hollywood actor of 'The Longest Day' fame, who went on to play Jonathan Hart in the TV series 'Hart to Hart'. Younger viewers may know him as Number Two out of the 'Austin Powers' films (as pictured here). He did not, repeat not, push his wife Natalie Woo Always Look On The Bright Side ..better to burn out... Big Man (THEME) BOBBING FOR APPLES Condolences  Deadpool Surprise Death Nebula 3000 Deathlist.net Di's Dies Don't Eat The Figs Down Under Death Merchants Dr Shipman's waiting room Falling Off The Perch Zombie Dance Party  (THEME) Made In Detroit  Mortem Omnibus (THEME) Old Hollywood Oscar The Beast   Permanent Kip 2026 Prowlers Goners '26 Pull my finger (THEME) Sad Last Days SAY HELLO TO THE ANGELS St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures Swimming in the Death Pool Colnbrook Coroner The Funeral Director 2026 The Really, Really Rottens You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! (THEME) You should be Ash - amed

Wah, Yuen Born 2 September 1952  (British Hong Kong) Hong Kong martial artist and stuntman. (THEME) Thanos Snapped

Waite, Terry Born 31 May 1939  (Styal, Cheshire, England) Rotund, bearded Church of England envoy who hugged a radiator in Beirut for almost 5 years after a peace mission went wrong. STAB IN THE DARK

Wakabayashi, Akiko Born 26 August 1941  (Ota, Tokyo, Japan) Japanese actress, portrayed the Bond girl Aki in 'You Only Live Twice'. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Wakeham, John Born 22 February 1932  () Cabinet minister who's wife was killed in the Brighton bombing of 1984. You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

Wakeman, Rick Born 18 May 1949  (London, England) Keyboardist for prog-rockers Yes and the name most associated with that genre's excesses. (THEME) Musicians We Lost in 2026 Two Coins & A Punt

Waldegrave, William Born 15 August 1946  (London, England) Health secretary in Margaret Thatcher's cabinet and held a number of posts under John Major but lost his seat in 1997 and was elevated to the house of lords. Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair

Waldo, Elisabeth Born 18 June 1918  (Yakima, Washington, USA) Composer and ethnomusicologist. Deadpool Surprise Down Under Death Merchants Huddled Masses Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Old As Dirt Pool Ghoul St Peter's Terminus - 2026 Departures  The Old Ones are the Pests

Walesa, Lech Born 29 September 1943  (Popowo, Poland) Former Trade Unionist and electrician who later became President of Poland and a noted peace activist. Dead Ringers Freaky Farleys (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Long Story Short… It's Over! (THEME) Nobel Notables  Oscar The Beast   (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Walken, Christopher Born 31 March 1943  (Queens, New York, USA) Quirky film and stage actor and dancer who first came to fame in 1978 in 'The Deer Hunter'. Also known for his role of Bruce Dickinson (Yes, the Bruce Dickinson) in 'Saturday Night Live'. It's Time To Say Goodbye (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Walker, Amanda Born 29 November 1935  (Scotland) Highly busy TV bit actress, but also some side parts on movies The English Patient and Cloud Atlas What’s the Story, Mourning Glory?

Walker, April Date and place of birth unknown Actress, mostly as a guest star in classic 70s sitcoms such as 'Fawlty Towers'. Was also the actress originally poised for the now-beloved companion role of Sarah Jane Smith in 'Doctor Who', which ultimately went to Elisabeth Sladen. Born 1941. Time's-2 Team

Walker, James Born 25 November 1987  (Hackney, England) English footballer that bounced aorund the lower leagues. Suffered from cardiac arrest in 2019 and now requires 24/7 care. Octopus of Odstock

Walker, Jimmie Born 25 June 1947  (The Bronx, New York, USA) Actor and comdedian, best known as J.J. Evans in the U.S. 1970s sitcom 'Good Times'. (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Walker, John E. Born 7 January 1941  (Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England) Chemist and Nobel laureate. (THEME) Nobel Notables

Walker, Mike Born 28 November 1945  (Colwyn Bay, Wales) Welsh footballer primarily for Colchester United and manager for Norwich City. (THEME) Hospital Pass Footballers

Walker, Roy Born 31 July 1940  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Comedian and presenter of the popular gameshow 'Catchphrase' from 1986-2002. If he doesn't croak it this year, then this pick would be guud but naht ryeet... (THEME) Fireball's Play Your Cadavers Right (THEME) Laugh until… 2026

Walker, Rudolph Born 28 September 1939  (Trinidad, West Indies) Actor, best known for 'Love Thy Neighbour', 'The Thin Blue Line' and now on 'EastEnders' as Patrick Trueman. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab Trojan Hearse

Walker (Framed), John Born in Derry, N. Ireland  (exact date unknown) One of the 'Birmingham 6', framed by the police for two pub bombings in Birmingham in 1974 in one of the worst miscarriages of justice. Age as of 2025 approx. 90. (THEME) The Sick-Bed of Cuchulainn

Wallace, Danny Born 21 January 1964  (Greenwich, London, England) Former footballer for Southampton, Manchester United & England, who now suffers from MS. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Wallace, Gordon Born 20 June 1943  (Dundee, Scotland) Scottish footballer and manager primarily for Dundee. (THEME) They think it's all over

Wallace, Gregg Born 17 October 1964  (Peckham, London, England) English broadcaster, co-host on MasterChef, and rampant sex pest. Eddie's Parade of Darkness and Despair Hippoposthumous

Wallace, John  Born 14 April 1949  (Methilhill, Fife, Scotland) Died 11 January 2026  () Age at death: 76  (read death notice) Scottish trumpet player who sat as the primary at the Philharmonia Orchestra. Played at the wedding of then Prince Charles and Lady Diana. Freaky Farleys Pan Breed

Wallace, Julie T. Born 28 May 1961  (London, England) Tall actress still best known for her breakthrough role in the BBC TV adaptation of 'The Life and Loves of a She-Devil' in 1986. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Wallace, Willie Born 23 June 1940  (Kirkintilloch, Glasgow) Celtic Lisbon Lion who scored over 250 Scottish league goals. Roasting Bodies In Redcar

Wallace (football), Ian Born 23 May 1956  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish forward, partiularly successful at Coventry City (despite injury in a car accident). Was top scorer for three consecutive seasons (a feat he repeated after moving to Nottingam Forest), and winning all 3 of his Scotland caps. (THEME) They think it's all over

Wallach, Brian Born in Washington DC, USA  (exact date unknown) ALS patient and advocate. Former Obama staffer. Diana Rots Young and Old

Waller, Rik Born 25 August 1981  (Gillingham, Kent, England) Singer who shot to fame in Pop Idol in 2002, despite (or because of) his massive obesity. Still performing. (THEME) Don't Eat Another Donut While You're in the MRI Machine

Walliams, David Born 20 August 1971  (Banstead, Surrey, England) One half of the Little Britain comedy sketch show duo. VIRUS? WHAT VIRUS? CORONA'S A BEER!

Wallington, Wally Born in Michigan, USA  (exact date unknown) Construction worker who builds Stonehenge-esque monoliths singlehandedly without even modern machines. Born 1948. (THEME) Gris Gris

Wallis, Shani Born 14 April 1933  (Tottenham, London, United Kingdom) British actress and all around entertainer, mostly known for playing Nancy in Oliver! One Foot in the Gravy

Walsh, Joe Born 20 November 1947  (Wichita, Kansas, USA) Prolific rock guitarist who joined the Eagles in time for "Hotel California". (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky

Walsh, Louis Born 5 August 1952  (Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) Music manager, producer & judge on the X Factor. Youthanasia

Walter, Dick Born 13 December 1946  (Beckenham, Kent, England) British composer for many BBC productions and commercials. Gooseberry Crumble

Walters, Julie Born 22 February 1950  (Birmingham, England) Actress who achieved international recognition for her appearance alongside Michael Caine in 1983's 'Educating Rita'. British viewers are also familiar with her work as a sidekick of the middle-of-the-road comedienne Victoria Wood. Also-Ran Always Look On The Bright Side Are You Still Dying, Darling? DEADIES 12 Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Hearse of the Dead Once Again John Key's List (THEME) Pantomime Pall Forgotten But Not Gone Colnbrook Coroner (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Waltz, Christoph Born 4 October 1956  (Vienna, Austria) Austrian-born actor who won acclaim (and Best Supporting Actor Oscar) for his subtle portrayal of SS officer Colonel Lander in the Quentin Tarantino film 'Inglourious Basterds'. (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

Wanamaker, Zoe Born 13 May 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Versatile stage and screen actress, daughter of Sam Wanamaker, appeared in everything from 'My Family' through 'Doctor Who' & 'Harry Potter' to 'Prime Suspect'. Married to actor Gawn Grainger. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Ward, Bill Born 5 May 1948  (Birmingham, England) Drummer with the legendary heavy metal progenitors Black Sabbath. A Pelican In The Wilderness (THEME) Musical chairs

Ward, Burt Born 6 July 1945  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best remembered as Robin in the 1960s 'Batman' TV series. (THEME) BatStar Lord of the Who TrekLock

Ward, Lalla Born 28 June 1951  (London, England) Aristocratic actress most famous for her portrayal as Romana's second incarnation in 'Doctor Who'. Formally married to Tom Baker now married to Richard Dawkins. Raises money for Denville Hall. Born The Honourable Sarah Ward. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Ward, Lyman Born 21 June 1941  (Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada) Canadian actor who portrayed Ferris's dad in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'. (THEME) Rushing to Tim Horton's for Maple Donuts

Warman, Bob Born 11 October 1946  (Walsall, Staffordshire, England) TV presenter in the midland region for aeons. I must stop saying aeons…. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Warner, Jack Born 26 January 1943  (Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago) Trinidad and Tobago politician, better-known now as a corrupt FIFA Vice president. (THEME) Perfect 10

Warnes, Jennifer Born 3 March 1947  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Pop singer best known for her 80s movie duets. Will she be up where she belongs this year? (THEME) Dead Beats

Warren, Diane Born 7 September 1956  (Van Nuys, California, USA) Prolific songwriter with many a pop chart hit from the mid 80s to early aughts, penning for Cher and Celine Dion among dozens of others. (THEME) Dead Beats

Warwick, Dionne Born 12 December 1940  (East Orange, New Jersey, USA) Legendary soul singer, famous for her renditions of Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. (THEME) 20 Crooners Croakin' (THEME) A place in the dirt (THEME) Big Man Top 40 Musicians (THEME) Musical chairs (THEME) The Dead Kennedys The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul (THEME) They Were the World

Wash, Martha Born 28 December 1953  (San Francisco, California, USA) Former singer with the Weather Girls and Black Box, although you wouldn't of known about the latter at the time… (THEME) Dead Beats

Watanabe, Sadao Born 1 February 1933  (Utsunomiya, Japan) Japanese jazz saxophonist. (THEME) Easy Peasy Japanesey

Waterhouse, Matthew Born 19 December 1961  (Hertford, Hertfordshire, England) Actor who played Adric in 'Doctor Who' in the early eighties, one of the few companaions to be killed off. (THEME) Dr Who's Next

Waters, Ken Born in Cwmbran, UK  (exact date unknown) Welsh rugby player, earned his only international cap in the infamous 16-13 loss to Western Samoa at the 1991 World Cup. Weed 'Em and Reap

Waters, Roger Born 6 September 1943  (Great Bookham, Surrey, England) Guitarist & singer, best remembered for his time with Pink Floyd. Wisconsin Reaper Beater 4.0 SHORTER OF BREATH, ONE DAY CLOSER TO DEATH

Waterston, Sam Born 15 November 1940  (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Veteran actor best known for his long-standing portrayal of Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on 'Law & Order'. Don't Eat The Figs (THEME) Lullabye-bye of Broadway (THEME) Oscar Strikeouts ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Waterstone, Tim Born 30 May 1939  (Glasgow, Scotland) Businessman and founder of his namesake book retailer. (THEME) Here's Who You Could Have Won

Watson, Charles "Tex" Born 2 December 1945  (Dallas, Texas) Man convicted in 1971 for the murders of five people including Sharon Tate in the notorious "Tate Murders". (THEME) Miscreants

watson, emma Born 15 April 1990  (Paris, France) Hermione in the 'Harry Potter' movie series, female rights activist and very, very rich. (THEME) Disney Remake Roast

Watson, John Born 4 May 1946  (Belfast, UK) Former F1 driver, finished third in the 1982 Drivers' Championship. Took to commentary after retirement. (THEME) Formula Fatality

Watson, June Born in Edinburgh, UK  (exact date unknown) Character actress who tends to take matronly roles. Pops up on Sky comedies a lot. Born 1935. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Watson (defender), Dave Born 5 October 1946  (Stapleford, England) Great English defender of the 60s and 70s, now with the all-too-well-known neurological problems (THEME) A Question of Sprouts (THEME) Hospital Pass Footballers (THEME) Sportspeople I Think Might Die in 2026 United (THEME) Sudden Death

Watts, Bill Born 5 May 1939  (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) Former professional wrestler known as "Cowboy Bill". (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Way, Steve Born 28 December 1990  (New Jersey, USA) American actor and disability rights activist. Zero Hit's Wishlist

Wayne, Lil' Born 27 September 1982  (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) American rapper, born Dwayne Carter. Death Nebula 3000

Wayne, Patrick Born 15 July 1939  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American actor who appeared numerous times in films alongside his father, John Wayne. Pearly Gates

Wayne, Ronald Born 17 May 1934  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) The less-remembered third of the trio that founded Apple, along with Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him

Wearing, Clive Born 11 May 1938  (United Kingdom) British classical musician, who suffers from heavy amnesia and thinks every day that he woke up from a coma Blasphemous Rumours 'B' Tragic, our Maurice!

Weaving, Hugo Born 4 April 1960  (Ibadan, Nigeria) Australian actor who has had a large number of roles in blockbuster films including The Matrix Trilogy, 'LOTR', 'V for Vendetta' and 'Transformers'. Diagnosed with epilepsy aged 13. Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia

Webb, David  Born 29 August 1965  (Hong Kong) Died 13 January 2026  (Hong Kong) Age at death: 60  (read death notice) Investment banker turned voting reform activist in Hong Kong. 2027? No thank you! Banana's Bruises Cancel My Appointments The Love Boat  Deceased Hose Fade to Black La Faucheuse Freaky Farleys GUN Fishing Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Octopus of Odstock Smart Beta You Dirty Rotten Swine, You Deaded Them!

Webb, Laurie Date and place of birth unknown Actor, played Mr. Ollis in the 'Doctor Who' serial 'The Three Doctors'. Born 1925. (THEME) Big digits team (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

Webber, Anna Born 28 August 1986  (Woodland Hills, California, USA) American photographer with MS. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Webber, Peggy Born 15 September 1925  (Laredo, Texas, USA) Former actress of Film, TV and radio, Dragnet, the Waltons, the Smurfs. (THEME) Big digits team

Weber, Wolfgang Born 26 June 1944  (Germany) International footballer, who scored for West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final against England. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Weck, Peter Born 12 August 1930  (Vienna, Austria) Actor best known for Otto Premingers The Cardinal. (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Weeknd, The Born 16 February 1990  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian singer-songwriter, one of the most prominent figures in the current musical landscape. (THEME) Big Man Top 40 Musicians (THEME) Who Goes Before the 5-0 Arrives?

Weiner, Bernard Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) Born 1935. American social psychologist known for developing a form of attribution theory which seeks to explain the emotional and motivational entailments of academic success and failure. Sounds a bit like the Derby Dead Pool (THEME) Complete Phallusies

Weiner, Lee Born in Chicago, Illinois, USA  (exact date unknown) Community activist and member of the National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam who was one member of the Chicago 7. Born 1939. (THEME) LW's Protesticles

Weinstein, Harvey Born 19 March 1952  (Flushing, New York, USA) Hollywood honcho, co-founder of Miramax. Something of a provocative figure in the industry due to his history of tantrums and his overtampering with the foreign films he distributes. It's Grim Up North Also-Ran Celebration of Life's End Crazy Canuck Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Last? Dead Right! Death Stinks (THEME) Epstein Island Flight 666 to Hell Funeral Holmes Hippoposthumous His and Hearse I Told You I Was Ill Lard Bazaar (THEME) Miscreants Morbid United F.C. Multiple Stiffies Nicole's Shaved Cat Not at All Well (THEME) Don't Eat Another Donut While You're in the MRI Machine Old People Smell Of Piss Plausible Passings of 2026 Poppin' Clogs Puzlman's Passing Picks Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters Team Cat AIDS The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Really, Really Rottens Ellie's Top of the Drops Two Coins & A Punt Vegas Vultures (THEME) You should be Ash - amed

Weir, Bob  Born 16 October 1947  (San Francisco, California, USA) Died 10 January 2026  () Age at death: 78  (read death notice) Founding member of and rhythm guitarist for the Grateful Dead who had a somewhat fractious relationship with Jerry Garcia. A Pelican In The Wilderness Fox B La Cadaver

Weiss, Betty Born 27 November 1946  (Queens NY, USA) Was meant to be the lead singer of The Shangri-la s but fell pregnant at the wrong time. Now the last surviving band member. (THEME) Can't Think of a Music Pun

Weitz, Bruce Born 27 May 1943  (Norwalk, Connecticut, USA) Actor best known as the scruffy Sgt Mick Belker in the classic 1980s police series 'Hill Street Blues'. (THEME) DCAU Demises

Welch, Bruce Born 2 November 1941  (Bognor Regis, England) Rhythm guitarist for The Shadows, also served as the songwriter for many of Sir Cliff's early hits. (THEME) Boom, Boom, Out go the lights Trojan Hearse

Weld, Dermot Born 29 July 1948  (Ireland) Irish jockey. (THEME) The Lord God Slayed Them All

weld, tuesday Born 27 August 1943  (New York City, New York, USA) Film actress, nominated for several awards and married once to Dudley Moore but seemingly fell off the radar since the mid-80s. The Deadest Of The Dead

Welker, Frank Born 12 March 1946  (Denver, Colorado, USA) Veteran voice actor, the go-to guy in the industry if you need someone to mimic animal noises. Has also voiced meddling kid Fred in nearly all of the umpteen 'Scooby-Doo' incarnations. Death Nebula 3000 (THEME) I Hear Voices

Wells, Stanley Born 21 May 1930  (Kingston-Upon-Hull, England) Shakespearean scholar editor of the Oxford Shakespeare series. Was formally married to 'Woman In Black' author Susan Hill. Unusual Suspects

Wells, Vernon Born 31 December 1945  (Rushworth, Australia) Actor who was "Bennett" in "Commando" 20 Random Guys Part 2

Wenner, Jann Born 7 January 1946  (New York City, New York, USA) Founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the man behind the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Doesn't like The Monkees. Grim McGraw

Wepner, Chuck Born 26 July 1939  (New York City, New York, USA) Heavyweight boxer, whose title shot against Muhammad Ali in 1975 was the inspiration for Sylvester Stallone's 'Rocky'. (THEME) Dieopics

West, Delonte Born 26 July 1983  (Washington, D.C. USA) Basketball player. (THEME) 2026 Exit Draft

West, Gladys  Born 27 October 1930  (Sutherland, Virginia, USA) Died 17 January 2026  () Age at death: 95  (read death notice) Mathematician whose precise calculations of the Earth's shape formed the foundations of GPS. 20 Random Guys Part 1

West, Kanye Born 8 June 1977  (Atlanta, Georgia, USA) Increasingly self-important rap artist and musician. (THEME) And That's a Rap  No Fixed Abode The Honey Trap The Crim Vegas Vultures

West, Norma Born 19 November 1943  (Cape Town, South Africa) TV actress ("The Prisoner", "The Shadow of the Tower") (THEME) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, DIE

West, Rose Born 29 November 1953  (Devon, England) Born Rosemary Letts, in 1972 she married Fred West, with whom she committed a series of murders at the now infamous 25 Cromwell Street, Gloucester, during the 1970s. In 1995 her husband hanged himself in prison while awaiting trial; she is serving a life (THEME) Armin Meiwes's Prison Buddies DEADIES 12 Morbid United F.C. Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' Song to the Siren (THEME) Space Wasters

Westbrook, Daniella Born 5 November 1973  (Walthamstow, London, England) EastEnders actress of yore who is better remembered for her cocaine habit which destroyed the septum in her nose. Don't Eat The Figs I'll sleep when you're dead (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab  (THEME) Slippery Soap

Westcott, Carl Born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA  (exact date unknown) American entreprenaur husband of Real Housewives of Dallas star Kameron Westcott. Suffers from Huntington's disease. Born 1939. (THEME) The Real Hearsewives of Bravo Time for Me to Fly

Weston, Kim Born 20 December 1939  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Motown singer best known for dueting on It Takes Two with Marvin Gaye. Dust in the Wind The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul

Weston, Simon Born 8 August 1961  (Nelson, Wales) Badly burnt in the Falklands War, when his ship Sir Galahad was bombed. Has used his misfortune in a positive way & is now patron & campaigner for many charities. (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Westwood, Tim Born 3 October 1957  (Lowestoft, Suffolk) Radio DJ, TV presenter; criticised for adopting a "Black British" accent for his radio presenting; subject of multiple sexual allegations, currentyly under investigation. Hippoposthumous

Wexner, Les Born 8 September 1937  (Dayton, OH, USA) Billionaire businessman who expanded one clothing store to an empire that included Victoria's Secret & Abercrombie & Fitch (THEME) Epstein Island Flight 666 to Hell (THEME) Epstein's Enigmas

Wexton, Jennifer Born 27 May 1968  (Washington D.C., USA) Virginia Congresswoman, a prominent defender of LGBT rights Going Green Jackie Treehorn Long Story Short… It's Over! (THEME) MAGA Hit List (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians) Rigor Mort Us

Whelan, Dave Born 24 November 1936  (Bradford, Yorkshire, England) Chairman of Wigan Athletic football club who in terms of survival in the Premier League are the Abdelbaset Al Megrahi and thus annoyingly still around… (THEME) Alright Dave

Whelan, Gloria Born 23 November 1923  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) American poet, short story writer, and novelist known primarily for children's and young adult fiction (THEME) Bibliogryphon's Bookworm Food (THEME) Foreword by The Grim Reaper

Whelan, Jim Date and place of birth unknown Actor appearing in numerous British soaps. (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Whelan, Michael J. Date and place of birth unknown Former Production Executive VP for HBO and The Golf Channel. Diana Rots

Whitaker, Johnny Born 13 December 1959  (Van Nuys, California, USA) US child actor who did the expected thing and sank into the drink/drugs mire. (THEME) sid and marty coffin

Whitby, Joy Born 27 July 1930  (England) Notable British TV executive for the BBC and commercial channels (THEME) Jaydead Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

White, Angela Born 4 March 1985  (Sydney, Australia) 32GG-breasted adult actress, arguably Australia's greatest ever contribution to the industry. (THEME) Scrubber Out

White, Arthur Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Elder brother of Sir David Jason and his co-star in 'A Touch of Frost'. Born 1933. 2026 Not in the Mix IBetYouWon'tPrintCunt Tragic, our Maurice!

White, Jack Born 9 July 1975  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) US rock musician and muso darling, first with The White Stripes, and then successfully solo (THEME) The Writing's On The Wall

White, Jacqueline Born 27 November 1922  (Beverly Hills, California, USA) RKO leading lady of the 40s and 50s, most notably in "The Narrow Margin". Dirt Nappers (THEME) Old As Dirt Overtime

White, Lenny Born 19 December 1949  (New York City, New York, USA) Jazz fusion drummer, considered a founding father of the genre. (THEME) Nice!

White Jr., Marco Pierre Born in London, England  (exact date unknown) Marco Pierre White's son. Apparently. (THEME) Unpersons

Whitehall, Michael Born 12 April 1940  (Exeter, Devon, England) English talent that represented the likes of Judi Dench, Daniel Day-Lewis & Colin Firth among others. Zero Hit's Wishlist

Whitehead, Naomi Born 26 September 1910  (Georgia, USA) Oldest living American since 2024. (THEME) Gray Panthers Have I got Pews for you!

Whitehurst, G. William Born 12 March 1925  (Norfolk, Virginia, USA) Former US Representative from Virginia. Clinging to a 101 Green Records

Whiting, Roy Born 26 January 1959  (Horsham, West Sussex, England) Murderer of Sarah Payne in 2000. Now at HMP Wakefield. (THEME) EVIL PILES OF DOG EXCRIMENT

Whitmore, Richard Born 22 December 1933  (Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England) BBC newsreader from the 1970s. The Douglas Bader Dance Troupe 2026

whittaker, jim Born 10 February 1929  (Seattle, Washington, USA) US mountaineer, and first US american on the Mount Everest Free Fallers'

Widdecombe, Anne Born 4 October 1947  (Bath, Somerset, England) Tory politician, former cabinet minister. Also a novelist & TV presenter. Dying to Win Kopite Reaper

WIESEL, Torsten Born 3 June 1924  (Uppsala, Sweden) Neurophysiologist, co-recipient of the 1981 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his studies of the visual system. (THEME) Complete Phallusies Dead Travelers

Wight, Paul Born 8 February 1972  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA) Yet another wrestler. (THEME) Don't Eat Another Donut While You're in the MRI Machine

Wilde, Marty Born 15 April 1939  (London, England) Rug-toting '60s pop star, and father of '80s pop star Kim. Down Under the Daisies (THEME) Pop goes the Wurzels

Wilder, Douglas Born 17 January 1931  (Richmond, Virginia, USA) Virginia Governor from 1990 to 1994. (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Wilder, Matthew Born 24 January 1953  (New York City, New York, USA) American musician and producer best known with his one hit 'Break My Stride'. All together now: "Last night I had the strangest dream, I sailed away to China in a little row boat to find ya!." (THEME) Wishing (I Had an Obituary of You)

Wilders, Geert Born 6 September 1963  (Venlo, Netherlands) Dutch MP and outspoken critic of Islamic fundamentalism. (THEME) They're Alright As Long As You Don't Mention Politics

Wilkinson, Howard Born 13 November 1943  (Sheffield, UK) Football manager, famously the last Englishman to win the top-flight title in the UK, doing so with the Strachan/Speed/Batty/Cantona Leeds United side. (THEME) Hospital Pass Footballers

William of Wales, Prince Born 21 June 1982  (London, England) 2nd in line to the British throne, "Wills" married Kate Middleton in April 2011. (THEME) Passing of the Passed

Williams, Alyson Born 11 May 1962  (New York, New York, USA) R&B singer, had top 10 single with "I Need Your Loving" in 1989. Hospitalised with likely COVID in late 2021. Jellydead

Williams, Billy Dee Born 6 April 1937  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor, chiefly recognised as Lando Calrissian in the 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'. Surely he's not 75? Bucket O'Hare

Williams, Bushwhacker Luke Born 8 January 1947  (Auckland, New Zealand) New Zealander professional wrestler inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame alongside Butch as "The Kiwis." (THEME) Putting Death Over, Brotha! (THEME) Wrestling To Stay Alive

Williams, Delaney Born 12 December 1962  (Washington, D.C. USA) Television actor mostly known as defence attorney John Buchanan in Law and Order. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Williams, Gabby Born 9 September 1996  (Reno, Nevada, USA) American-French women's basketball player and two-time NCAA champion with UConn. Thanks for the Memories

Williams, John Born 8 February 1932  (Floral Park, New York, USA) Award-winning composer of such legendary film scores as 'Star Wars', 'Superman', 'ET', 'Indiana Jones' and many more. It's Grim Up North Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Aye, they're off the fags alright Deader than a Dead Thing Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Faster Than A Dead Horse (THEME) Fiona's Immortals (THEME) Jaydead (THEME) Jextinction La Cadaver (THEME) Last Christmas Moldy Oldies Oh, What a Beautiful Mournin' (THEME) Windsor's OBE Pedro's catacomb collective Pull my finger SiT Down Stone Dead Cert The Death Toll is Catastrophic the new team Turned out nice again Where's My Damn List?

Williams, Kate Born in London, UK  (exact date unknown) Actress, played Audrey in the original "Widows" trilogy, as well as popping up in "Eastenders" about a decade back. (THEME) Not going in a Black Cab Trojan Hearse

Williams, Leila Born in Walsall, England  (exact date unknown) Beauty queen who became the first female presenter of 'Blue Peter' in 1958. Born 1937. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Williams, Mason Born 24 August 1938  (Abilene, Texas, USA) Musician, composer and songwriter of bluegrass & folk music. Time's-up Team

Williams, Otis Born 30 October 1941  (Texarkana, Texas, USA) Baritone singer of The Temptations. (THEME) last ones alive 2026 (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) The Survivors

Williams, Paul Born 19 September 1940  (Omaha, Nebraska, USA) Singer-songwriter who has written for acts as varied as The Carpenters, Daft Punk and Kermit the Frog. Very distinctive singing voice as well. You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! (THEME) It's time to meet the music (THEME) sid and marty coffin Where's My Damn List?

Williams, Rex Born 20 July 1933  (Halesowen, West Midlands, England) Former snooker player, who spent over 40 years playing the sport. Ben-Hur and Messala Were Lovers Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic Exu's Exiteers Madame Leota's Guest List Mortem Omnibus NoSoup4U! Remembered but soon gone the new team

Williams, Richard Born 16 February 1942  (Shreveport, Louisiana, USA) Father and coach of tennis siblings the Williams sisters (THEME) Dieopics

Williams, Robbie Born 13 February 1974  (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England) The apparently directionless one out of Take That who unexpectedly made it huge as a solo artist, but now just bleats on about how hard his life is, despite having £95m in the bank. Has returned to the Take That fold for a new album and tour. Death Stalks United

Williams, Royce Born 4 April 1925  (Wilmot, south Carolina, USA) Former US Naval Aviator who took on seven Soviet MiG fighters in the Korean war, shooting down six. Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Williams, Steven Born 7 January 1949  (Memphis, Tennessee, USA) American actor of film and TV. (THEME) BatStar Lord of the Who TrekLock

Williams, Terrell Born 19 June 1974  (Los Angeles, California, USA) American former football player and defense coach/coordinator. Southerners Stiffs (THEME) Traded to the Saints

Williams, Wendy Born 18 July 1964  (Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA) US media figure on radio and TV 5 Feet and 1 to Go (THEME) Doubles to Finish Not at All Well Say Hi to Uncle George

Williams (actor), David Born in   (exact date unknown) Minor British actor with a role in Last of the Summer Wine (THEME) Last of The Summer Winos

Williams (Guitarist), John Born 24 April 2041  (Melbourne, Australia) No, not that one, the Australian classical guitarist, best known to UK viewers as part of John Williams/Julian Bream duo, or more likely as part of Sky (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today

Williamson, Fred Born 5 March 1938  (Gary, Indiana, USA) Former American footballer who found everlasting fame of a type by starring in the Blaxploitation classic 'Black Caesar'. (THEME) MST3K Massacre

Williamson, Marianne Born 8 July 1952  (Houston, Texas, USA) Author running for US President (but might be out by the time you see this). A Spot of Death

Willis, Bruce Born 19 March 1955  (Idar-Oberstein, Germany) Vest wearing hard-man movie star who started his career in the postmodern rom-com detective comedy TV drama 'Moonlighting' alongside Cybil Sheppard. 12 Lords A-Leaving, 8 Ladies Dying 5 Feet and 1 to Go Ah, the ol’ team Also-Ran Ambulance chaser And Then There Were Less Of Them (THEME) A place in the dirt Are You Still Dying, Darling? End of the Line  ..better to burn out... Big Man  Blasphemous Rumours 'A' Worm Fodder (THEME) Cardavers Casket Ready Celebration of Life's End Crazy Canuck Croak It like a frog Dai YaB'stards DDP Tofoa DEADIES 12 Dead Last? Dead Right! Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Deadpool Surprise Death Stinks Death Stalks United Diego (THEME) Doubles to Finish Down Under Death Merchants Dying to Win eejit Eternity Tours Skate Dumpers Expiry Date - 2026 Exu's Exiteers  Faster Than A Dead Horse Fat Kids Always Win at Seesaw  (THEME) Fiona's Immortals Francis of Arse-Easy 2026 Funeral Holmes Gipton Undertakers Grave Danger Grim McGraw From Here to Eternity Have I got Pews for you! You're Dead Now, So Shut Up! His and Hearse Hunting Halos (THEME) If your Mansion House Needs Haunting just call…  It's Time To Say Goodbye  Jellydead just a little nap They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Living in a Box Long Story Short… It's Over! Lord Football's Lot LW's Czech Out Madame Leota's Guest List  Madonna's Hand Of Bod The Misers Morbid United F.C. Morrigan Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Multiple Stiffies Newlydeads Nicole's Shaved Cat  Noah Reason & the Youth in Asia NoSoup4U! Noz4news  Oscar The Beast    Partridge As Reaper Pedro's catacomb collective Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix A Trophy For Atrophy Poppin' Clogs Puzlman's Passing Picks RIP It Up and Start Again  (THEME) Sad Last Days Say Hi to Uncle George Shovelful of Dirt Song to the Siren Forgotten But Not Gone SQUONK'S SQUAD STAB IN THE DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Swimming in the Death Pool Heading Nowhere Tentoesup The B-Team  The Anfield Iron The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Choir Invisibule Colnbrook Coroner The End of the World As We Know It The Funeral Director 2026 The Walking Dead Ellie's Top of the Drops Two Coins & A Punt Vegas Vultures Weed 'Em and Reap Wey Ai, man!  Where's My Damn List?  Wot The Deuce You Have One Year To Die…Your Time Starts Now  You Might Be A King or a Little Street Sweeper Young and Old You've got a Shiva In The Dark

Willis, Emily Born in United States of America  (exact date unknown) Award winning pornographic actress who spent two months in a coma in 2024 following a cardiac arrest. Born in 1998 or 1999 (THEME) Doubles to Finish I Know That Ain't Who I Think It Is Life Got Cold Martin Scorsese’s The Departed (THEME) Scrubber Out  The End of the World As We Know It

Wills, Anneke Born 20 October 1941  (Fulmer, Bucks. England) Most famously a Doctor Who companion to Doctors one and two, but other roles including the TV serialisation of The Railway Children (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

Wilms, Dorothee Born 11 October 1929  (Grevenbroich, Germany) German politician, final secretary for intra-german relations, you know, when there were two of them (THEME) Deutschland verabschiedet sich!

Wilson, Ann Born 19 June 1950  (San Diego, California, USA) Big-lunged, big-haired frontwoman of rock balladeers Heart. Underwent gastric band surgery in 2002. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Wilson, Bob Born 30 October 1941  (Chesterfield, England) Former Arsenal and Scotland goalkeeper turned TV presenter. Hangman's XX (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Wilson, Demond Born 13 October 1946  (Valdosta, Georgia, United States) Film and TV actor who played Lamont Sanford in Sanford and Son (THEME) Norman Lear and All His Friends

Wilson, Fergus Date and place of birth unknown British controversial millionaire real estate investor prominent in Kent for defaulting on properties alongside his wife Judith. Born 1938/1939. Ah, the ol’ team ARSE-IN-HOLE People I Think Might Die In 2026 United To Kill A Gabor Sister

Wilson, Jacqueline Born 17 December 1945  (Bath, United Kingdom) Popular British wrtier of children's literature (THEME) There is nothing like a dame

Wilson, John Born 3 December 1947  (Belfast, Northern Ireland) Northern Irish rock drummer for Them alongside Van Morrison and Taste alongside Rory Gallagher. (THEME) LW's Latest Hit

Wilson, Pete Born 23 August 1933  (Lake Forest, Illinois, USA) Former Republican governor of California, US senator from California, and mayor of San Diego. Dead Travelers (THEME) OAPs (Old American Politicians)

Wilson, Reginald Born in Middlesbrough, England  (exact date unknown) Murderer and wannabe cop-killer, sentenced to minimum 30 years In prison in 1991 and deemed fit for release by the parole board, but that decision has been blocked by the Home Secretary. Gooseberry Crumble

Wilson, Richard Born 9 July 1936  (Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland) Actor (real name Ian Colquhoun Wilson) famous for playing the grumpy Victor "I don't believe it!" Meldrew in sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave'. Will the other foot follow this year? Blasphemous Rumours 'B' (THEME) Comedy Cremations Down Under the Daisies Ken Dodds dads dog (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime (THEME) Laugh until… 2026 Multiple Stiffies (THEME) Pantomime Pall Remembered but soon gone (THEME) The Retched pong of Brit sit-com Tragic, our Maurice!

Wilson-Rowe, Susie Born 14 April 1987  (Lewisham, Greater London, England) English women's national team cricketer. Banana's Not Quite Ripe DEAD LOSS Evil Grimace La Faucheuse Jimmy Savile's Paedo FunHouse and Grill Chemo Sabee Team Cat AIDS

Wilton, Penelope Born 3 June 1946  (Scarborough, England) English actress with appearances in 'Downton Abbey' and 'Doctor Who', among others. (THEME) Last Show Before Bedtime

Winans, Delores Born 22 September 1936  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Gospel singer, often in conjunction with late husband Pop Winans. (THEME) Made In Detroit

Winchester, Simon Born 28 September 1944  (London, United Kingdom) British-American journalist and authorwho covered many important events for The Guardian (THEME) Where are all the Garys and Simons?

Windass, Dean Born 1 April 1969  (Kingston upon Hull, England) The very epitome of the journeyman footballer. Helped his home club Hull City win promotion to the Premier League for the first time in their history in 2008. Croak It like a frog

Windham, Barry Born 4 July 1960  (Sweetwater, Texas, USA) Wrestler, son Blackjack Mulligan. (THEME) Francis Of Wrestle-Easy 2026 (THEME) Grappling with Mortality

Windsor, Bobby Born 31 January 1948  (Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales) Welsh national team rugby union player. Dai YaB'stards

Winfrey, Oprah Born 29 January 1954  (Kosciusko, Illinois, USA) US talk show host, businesswoman and book critic. Death by Dan (THEME) CRT to DOA

Wingate, David B. Born 11 October 1935  (Bermuda) Ornithologist who rescued the black-capped petrel bird from near-extinction. Thomas Jefferson Survives

Wing-kee, Lam Born in British Hong Kong  (exact date unknown) Hong Kong bookstore owner targeted by authorities for provisioning political publications who disappeared after being taking in by authorities in 2016. Now located in Taiwan due to new local extradition laws. Born December 1955. The Love Boat  Deceased Hose Mrs. Brown You've Got a Lovely Slaughter Plan B from Outer Space

Winkler, Angela Born 22 January 1944  (Templin, Germany) German actress on stage and in films Most Unique Picks 2026

Winkler, Henry Born 30 October 1945  (Manhatten, New York, USA) Fonzie! The Fonz from Happy Days. TV legend. Heyyy! Grim McGraw

Winnick, David Born 26 June 1933  () Labour MP for Walsall North since 1979. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)  (THEME) No More Expenses

Winter, Edgar Born 28 December 1946  (Beaumont, Texas, USA) American songwriter and keyboardist. (THEME) Death to all but metal and Dame Shirley Bassey

Winterton, Nicholas Born 31 March 1938  (Rugeley, England) Husband of Ann, Tory MP for Macclesfield from 1971 to 2010 until undone by the expenses scandal, and claiming rent for a flat they’d bought. (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Winwood, Muff Born 15 June 1943  (Birmingham, England) born 15 June 1943, Erdington, Birmingham, England) is a British songwriter and record producer, and the older brother of Steve Winwood. Both were formerly members of the Spencer Davis Group in the 1960s, in which Muff Winwood played bass guitar. He produc (THEME) M6 Toll(ed)

Wisdom, Robert Born 14 September 1953  (Washington, D.C. USA) Howard "Bunny" Colvin in the Wire. (THEME) Cadaverous Mofos

Wiseman, Frederick Born 1 January 1930  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) Artistic documentary filmmaker Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Perhaps' Pointless Punts

Wochy, Steve Born 25 December 1922  (Fort William, Ontario, Canada) Centenarian former hockey player from Canada ..better to burn out... (THEME) Gray Panthers (THEME) Made In Detroit NoSoup4U!

Wolszczan, Aleksander Born 29 April 1946  (Szczecinek, Poland) Polish astronomer who co-discovered the existence of planets outside our solar system in 1990. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Wonder, Stevie Born 13 May 1950  (Saginaw, Michigan, USA) Singer & songwriter, blind since birth, hugely influential in the pop music world. (THEME) Big Man Top 40 Musicians Dying to Win (THEME) They Were the World

Wood, Anne Born 18 December 1937  (Spennymoor, County Durham, England) Co-creator of Teletubbies along with Andrew Davenport. My Dallek Master Plan

Wood, Lana Born 1 March 1946  (Santa Monica, California, USA) Natalie's younger sister and an actress in her own right. (THEME) Once Shaggable, Now Baggable

Wood, Ronnie Born 1 June 1947  (Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) Guitarist who played with Jeff Beck and the Faces before becoming a permanent member of the Rolling Stones. Ambulance chaser (THEME) ...and its goodnight from him Death Can Be Funny Final Curtain Call the new team

Wood, Roy Born 8 November 1946  (Kitts Green, Birmingham, England) Lead singer of the Move, then Wizzard. (THEME) Dead Beats

Woodburn, Danny Born 26 July 1964  (Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania,USA) Acted in jingle all the way. A comedian who is a dwarf and has engaged in activism to influence Hollywood into not regarding dwarf characters as comedy characters to be the butt of all jokes. (THEME) Pennsylvania's Pushing Daisies

Woodbury, Woody Born 9 February 1924  (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA) Pioneering stand-up comedian who lost the job of hosting the Tongiht Show to Johnny Carson (THEME) Complete Phallusies Computerized Equipment (THEME) Old As Dirt

Woodcock, Jacci Born in   (exact date unknown) Terminally ill woman who sued her firm for forcing her out because of her illness. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

Woods, Gordon Date and place of birth unknown One of 18 youth footballers subjected to sexual abuse Jim Torbett and Frank Cairney at the Celtic Boys Club. Cancel My Appointments drunkasaskunk

Woods, Tiger Born 30 December 1975  (Cypress, California, USA) Golfer, one of sport's greatest ever players. Struggling to get his career back on track after a series of revelations about his private life. Death by Dan The Honey Trap

Woodward, Joanne Born 27 February 1930  (Thomasville, Georgia, USA) Veteran film actress, widow of Paul Newman, who she was married to for 50 years. It's Grim Up North Ah, the ol’ team Always Look On The Bright Side (THEME) And the nominees are… dead! And Then There Were Less Of Them Are You Still Dying, Darling? Cemetery Pool (THEME) Complete Phallusies Crazy Canuck Deader than a Dead Thing Dead Ringers Death Becomes Them Deathlist.net Di's Dies (THEME) Doubles to Finish (THEME) Drop Dead Diva  Drop Dead Gorgeous Dropping Like Flies Dust in the Wind  eejit Final Curtain Call Funeral Furore Grave Danger Hearse of the Dead Once Again I Couldn't Eat Another Bite  (THEME) I'm So Glad We Had This Time Together (THEME) Jane's Antique Wrinklies (THEME) Jaydead (THEME) Jextinction just a little nap LL's Pool Madame Leota's Guest List Madonna's Hand Of Bod Weakend at Bernies Naked Florida Gravediggers (THEME) Old Hollywood  Old People Smell Of Piss Pedro's catacomb collective Permanent Kip 2026 Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Plausible Passings of 2026 Pool Ghoul Pull my finger (THEME) Ready For My Closed Lid, Mr. DeMille (THEME) Sad Last Days SAMSONS AND DELILAHS Shovelful of Dirt Skibidi Toilet SQUONK'S SQUAD Stiff Competition Tentoesup The Anfield Iron Colnbrook Coroner The Crowdsourced Deathlist  (THEME) The Dead Kennedys The End of the World As We Know It Ellie's Top of the Drops To Kill A Gabor Sister Turned out nice again Wey Ai, man! Women's Deaths Matter Too You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! Young and Old Zipline

Woolf, Gabriel Born 2 October 1932  (England) Well travelled English actor on film, TV and radio. Voice instantly recognisable to all geeks as that of Sutekh the Destroyer from Doctor Who's classic Pyramids of Mars. 100 Bodies in a Day (THEME) Ncuti Bang Bang

Woolf, Harry Born 2 May 1933  (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England) Lord Chief Justice Woolf, one of Britain's foremost judges of the last 30 years. Obituarynotice

Woolsey, Lynn Born 3 December 1937  (Seattle, Washington, United States) American politician who served as the U.S. representative for California's 6th congressional district from 1993 to 2013 (THEME) Dying Donkeys

Woo-Suk, Hwang Born 15 December 1952  (South Chungcheong, South Korea) Stem-cell research scientist who was disgraced after it became clear that he had falsified the results of his experiments. Apricot Crumble

Wootton, Dan Born 2 March 1983  (Wellington, New Zealand) NZ and British journalist, former News of the World, The Sun. (THEME) BYE-BYE BORING BROADCASTERS 2026

Workman, Reggie Born 26 May 1937  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Avantgarde jazz bassist (THEME) Nice!

Wreford, Catherine Born 26 June 1980  (Winnipeg, Canada) Professional dancer and actress. Funeral Holmes

Wright, Matthew Born 8 July 1965  (Richmond upon Thames, United Kingdom) British TV presenter and journalist, The Wright Stuff The Honey Trap (THEME) The Talking Dead

Wright, Michael "Wonder Mike" Born 30 April 1957  (Englewood, New Jersey, USA) American rapper apart of the Sugarhill Gang. (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today

Wright, Patricia Born 5 July 1921  (Spokane, Washington, USA) American actress of the 1950's that appeared as the female lead in the Three Stooges short, Cuckoo on a Choo Choo. Old as Moses

Wright, Peter Born 25 November 1926  (place of birth unknown) British balet dancer, choreographer and artistic director for the Birmingham Royal Ballet. (THEME) GoodKnight Vienna

Wright, Tommy  Born 21 October 1944  (Liverpool, England) Died 20 January 2026  () Age at death: 81  (read death notice) English football legend for Everton who appeared for England in the 1970 World Cup. (THEME) A Question of Sprouts

Wu, Bowie Born 18 January 1932  (Guangzhou, China) Hong Kong actor also known as Woo Fung he earned the title the Dance King for his dancing skills in musicals. (THEME) Dead Continent

Wurtele, Rhoda Born 21 January 1922  (St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada) Canadian Olympic alpine skier and current oldest surviving Olympian. Do They QO?

Wyatt, Robert Born 28 January 1945  (Bristol, England) Founder member and drummer for 1960s proto-prog band Soft Machine. A paraplegic since falling out of a third floor window in 1973. Came back to release the quite extraordinary 'Rock Bottom' album in 1974. (THEME) Let the Music Play Just a Little Longer (THEME) Musical chairs (THEME) Thank You For The Music The Sunday Supplement's Premature Review of 2026

Wylton, Tim Born 27 February 1940  (Bangor-on-Dee, Wales) One of those TV actors you recognise from loads of things but don't know the name. Well now you know! Trojan Hearse

Wyman, Bill Born 24 October 1936  (Lewisham, London, England) Guitarist for the Rolling Stones for over 30 years. And they all died BREATHLESS IN SEATTLE Condolences  Falling Off The Perch Final Curtain Call Fox B (THEME) Great Gig in the Sky (THEME) Hits Of 1980 And Hits Today The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers (THEME) You should be Ash - amed

Wynant, H.M. Born 12 February 1927  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Actor who appeared in Hogan's Heroes and Perry Mason, among many others. (THEME) Made In Detroit (THEME) Old As Dirt

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