Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2026: Z

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Z, Pamela Born in Buffalo, New York, USA  (exact date unknown) Decorated American composer and media artist. Born 1956. (THEME) Thank You For The Music

Zadora, Pia Born 4 May 1954  (Hoboken, New Jersey, USA) Child star actress, who later went into modelling and singing. Moldy Oldies

Zak-Stewart, Jadwiga Born 15 July 1912  (Lodz, Russian Empire) Polish supercentenarian and oldest living Pole. (THEME) One Century is Enough, Madam!

Zamansky, Vladimir Born 6 February 1926  (Kremenchuk, Ukraine) He is an actor, known for Days of Eclipse (1988), Skorbnoye beschuvstviye (1987) and Man Without a Passport (1966). I am sure that you remember them well. (THEME) Russian Box Players

Zanardi, Alex Born 23 October 1966  (Bologna, Italy) Accident prone but resilient former F1 driver who lost both legs after a crash in an Indy Car race and then won 4 gold medals in paralympics before suffering another serious accident and then a fire in his house. (THEME) Thanks for being a Sport

Zanussi, Krzysztof Born 17 July 1939  (Warsaw, Poland) Polish film auteur ("Life Is A Sexually Transmitted Disease", among other works). (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Zasada, Sobieslaw Born 27 January 1930  (Dabrowa Gornicza, Poland) Polish rally driver and three-time European champion. (THEME) Spoczywaj w pokoju

Zatsepin, Alexander Born 10 March 1926  (Novosibirsk, Sivoet Union) Soviet composer, especially for movie soundtracks Computerized Equipment Not everyone who makes in to 99 makes in to 100 (THEME) Russian Box Players

Ze, Tom Born 11 October 1936  (Irará, Brazil) Singer-songwriter who was big in the Tropicália movement (THEME) Musical chairs

Zeba, (actress) Born 10 September 1945  (Ambala, Punjab, British India) Iconic Pakistani actress of the later 20th century. (THEME) Dead Continent

Zegler, Rachel Born 3 May 2001  (Hackensack, New Jersey, USA) American film and theater actress. (THEME) Disney Remake Roast

Zelenskyy, Volodymyr Born 25 January 1978  (Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)) Former comedian now president of Ukraine leading country in a war/special military operation against Russia I'll sleep when you're dead Kopite Reaper Oscar The Beast   SiT Down Tumbling Dice

Zeman, Milos Born 28 September 1944  (Kolin, Czechoslovakia) Current President of the Czech Republic since 2013. Going Green (THEME) House Of Soon To Be With The Lord Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

Zerbe, Anthony Born 20 May 1936  (Long Beach, California, USA) US film actor, for example as a Henchman in License to Kill and as the Star Fleet admiral who gets facelifted to death in Star Trek IX (THEME) No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

Zia, Yasin Born in Kabul, Afghanistan  (exact date unknown) Afghan lieutenant general and former chief of general staff. (THEME) Special:RandomInCategory/Living_people

Zoff, Dino Born 28 February 1942  (Mariano del Friuli, Italy) Legendary Italian international goalkeeper. Captained the Azzurri to the World Cup in 1982 at the age of 40. (THEME) KICKING BUCKETS INSTEAD OF BALLS

Zuckerman, Mortimer Born 4 June 1937  (Montreal, Canada) Canadian-American billionaire mogul. (THEME) Epstein's Enigmas

Zuppi, Matteo Born 11 October 1955  (Rome, Italy) Italian prelate of the Catholic Church and current archbishop of Bologna. (THEME) Nonclave

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