Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2017: G

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GADD, Steve Born 9 April 1945  (Irondequoit, New York, USA) Highly regarded session drummer, inducted into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984. Don't stop the beat

GADDAFI, Saif al-Islam Born 25 June 1972  (Tripoli, Libya) Son of Colonel Gaddafi, and one of his henchmen. Captured in 2011. Now on trial. Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On!

GADSON, James Born 17 June 1939  (Kansas City, Missouri, USA) One of the most recorded drummers in the history of R&B. Don't stop the beat

GAGA, Lady Born 28 March 1986  (New York City, New York, USA) Glamorous pop star that dem kids are listening to. Donald Trump's Hit List

GAGE, Carolyn Date and place of birth unknown American Playwright best known for 'The Second Coming of Joan of Arc'. Born 1952. Coffinio De Lesbos

GALL, Sandy Born 1 October 1927  (Penang, Malaysia) British journalist and former ITN newsreader & reporter. Bloody Dead Rep Dr Shipman's Waiting Room God's Gonna Gettem Good game, Good game The Dead Certs

GALLACHER, Bernard Born 9 February 1949  (Bathgate, Scotland) Retired professional golfer. Captained Europe to Ryder Cup success in 1995. Daughter is Sky Sports wet dream Kirsty Gallacher. In the Hole!

GALLAGHER, Leo Born 24 July 1946  (Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA) AKA Gallagher, American prop comedian, who is famous for smashing watermelons! Laughter Kills

GALLIANO, John Born 28 November 1960  (Gibraltar) Fashion designer who was sacked as head designer at Christian Dior after making anti-semetic comments in 2011. Last Train To Palookaville

GALTON, Ray Born 17 July 1930  (place of birth unknown) One half of the Galton and Simpson writing partnership. Comedy Cremations The Rancid Odour of Brit Sitcom

GALYON, Donnie Born 28 October 1951  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) One half of the current oldest living co-joined twins, who have also done work in the entertainment business because of their unusual situation. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly!

GALYON, Ronnie Born 28 October 1951  (Dayton, Ohio, USA) One half of the current oldest living co-joined twins. Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly!

GAMBON, Michael Born 19 October 1940  (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) Actor - made it big in 'The Singing Detective' and has been in the last 2 Harry Potter films as Dumbledore. Recently popped up in 'Doctor Who'. AlsAlasAlackAdieu I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes Permanent Kip

GARCIA, Juan Carlos Born 8 March 1988  (Tela, Atlantida, Honduras) Footballer, defender for Wigan and the Honduran international team. Diagnosed with leukaemia in 2015. Died In The Wool There Or Thereabouts

GARDEN, Graeme Born 18 February 1943  (Aberdeen, Scotland) Qualified doctor, but became famous as one of 'The Goodies', and has been involved in broadcasting ever since the late 1960s. Don't Eat The Figs ISIHAC who died

GARFUNKEL, Art Born 5 November 1941  (Forest Hills, New York, USA) Singer/songwriter, one half of Simon & Garfunkel. Charon's Crew Poppy Pickers Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard

GARGAN, Nick Date and place of birth unknown Former Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset, who was suspended in May 2014. IT'S A COP-OUT 2017

GARLAND, Nicholas Born 1 September 1935  (London, England) Cartoonist. Illustrated the Barry McKenzie comics in 'Private Eye' and, despite his left-wing roots, was the first political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph. Poisoned Pens

GARNER, Alan Born 17 October 1934  (Congleton, Cheshire, USA) English fantasy writer. Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead

GARNIER, Edward Born 26 October 1952  (Wuppertal, Germany) Member of the Parliament for Harborough as well as a member of the Queen's Counsel and a former Guardian lawyer, along with other political positions. Twenty Knights Dying To Claim Their Funeral Expenses Before They Die�

GAROZZO, Benito Born 5 September 1927  (Naples, Italy) Bridge player, one of the all-time greats. Still playing professionally past 80 Diana Rots IMGONESOLONG

GARR, Teri Born 11 December 1944  (Lakewood, Ohio, USA) US film & TV star, now battling MS. Tentoesup

GARRETT, Jane Born 16 October 1973  (Melbourne, Australia) Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for Brunswick. Very Ill Turned Very Dead

GASCOIGNE, Bamber Born 24 January 1935  (London, England) Author & TV personality, former host of 'University Challenge'. Bloody Dead Rep Headstone Holders

GASCOIGNE, Paul Born 27 May 1967  (Gateshead, Co Durham, England) Flawed genius of the football field, who played for Newcastle United, Spurs, Lazio, Rangers and of course England, when he wasn't busy boozing and/or crying. On and off the wagon constantly. It's Grim Up North 2017 Exit Draft  Aardvark's Bupa Listing  A Good Innings Ambledown Baldy Forever BLIMEY! Brownest Bread  Carkers Convention 2017 CJN Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Come Die With Me DAI YAB'STARDS Going to Heaven in Twenty One Seven? Dead Last? Dead Right! Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Dead Spotters Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Don't Eat The Figs Eastbourne Exits Falling Off The Perch Funeral Holmes Gazza's A Gonna  George Lass and the Gravelings God's Gonna Gettem Going Green Good game, Good game Grave Danger Grendel's Graveyard  Hunting Halos I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I'll Have a P Bob. I'll Sleep When You're Dead I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here IMGONESOLONG It's What They Would Have Wanted Jimmy Hill's Dinner Party Simon Weston's Personal Beauty Treatment Centre Well, it was a decent innings… They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Morbid United F.C. Mourning Glory Murray's Late Shift .....Norfolk & Good  No Surprise There One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! Perch, what perch? I'm Fed Up With This World Ryan's Rest Home  SamArt Reapers Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Seasideessexxile See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! Shaun of the Dead 69 Shot in the Dark  Song To The Siren Stairway To Heaven Stiffer Steaks Sudden Death Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Thatch of the Day  The FEDs The Buckley Mystic The Caulkhead Coffin Kickers The Day the Music Died Just Fade Away Already Sovereign-Reaper The Fourth Horseman The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There's A Shiva In The Park The Grim Grampian Reapers Wanky Yankee Up and Under Only The Good Die Young Who Turned Out The Lights? You Must Be Croaking! YOUREOUT Zombie Nation

GASCOINE, Jill Born 11 April 1937  (Lambeth, London, England) Actress from 'The Gentle Touch' and novelist. It's Grim Up North All Part Of The Show... Right? Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Crossing The Styx Dead And Dusted 2 Dead Ends Dead Wait Dr Shipman's Waiting Room I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended It's What They Would Have Wanted Lard Bazaar Losing The Plot  Madonna's Hand of Bod Manuel's Stiffs Mourning Glory  Permanent Kip Simply Dead Stiff & the Tears The British (D)i(e)sles Tick Tock Welshman You Might Be A King Or A Little Street Sweeper

GASKILL, Dave Born 27 May 1939  (Liverpool, England) Political cartoonist. Poisoned Pens

GASS, William H.  Born 30 July 1924  (Fargo, North Dakota, USA) Died 6 December 2017  (University City, Missouri, USA) Age at death: 93  (read death notice) Postmodernist author of 'The Tunnel'. Bucket Of Blood IMGONESOLONG

GASTINI, Marta Born 2 October 1989  (Alessandria, Italy) Italian actress, best known for playing Giulia Farnese in Borgia and for starring in the film The Rite. Be Forever Young

GATES, Bill Born 28 October 1951  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Absurdly rich and much-vilified chairman of Microsoft. If He's So Smart, How Come He's Dead?

GATES, David Born 11 December 1940  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA) American singer-songwriter, musician and producer, best known as the co-lead singer of the group Bread. 20 to 1: Music for the soul

GATTI, Armand Born 26 January 1924  (Monaco Ville, Monaco, France) French playwright. Died in April 2017 but no obit. Death is International

GAUDETTE, Sister Cecilia  Born 25 March 1902  (Manchester, New Hampshire, USA) Died 13 July 2017  (Rome, Italy) Age at death: 115  (read death notice) American-born nun, now resident in Rome who decided to vote in the 2008 US Presiential election, 52 years after the last time. Boddies... Manchester's Finest God's Gonna Gettem One Century Is Enough, Madam!

GAUGHAN, Dick Born 17 May 1948  (Glasgow, Scotland) Scottish musician, singer, and songwriter, particularly of folk and social protest songs. Dave's Dead, Aye Dead Drunk

GAVIN, John Born 8 April 1931  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Actor, best known for his role as Janet Leigh's boyfriend in 'Psycho'. Death On The Rocks  IMGONESOLONG

GAYNOR, Mitzi Born 4 September 1931  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Hollywood singer and dancer of the 1950s. Was the second musical guest on the night of The Beatles' debut appearance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'. Antique Femme Fatales Death On The Rocks Quixoz' Scrabble Junkies

GAYSON, Eunice Born 17 March 1928  (Croydon, Surrey, England) Actress, Sylvia Trench in James Bond - who was the girlfriend to Bond in the first two movies of the franchise. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now! Last Gasp Saloon

GEDDA, Nicolai  Born 11 July 1925  (Stockholm, Sweden) Died 8 January 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 91  (read death notice) Swedish opera singer. Death is International

GEHRY, Frank Born 28 February 1929  (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) Canadian-born American architect, whose works are cited as being among the most important works of contemporary architecture in the 2010 World Architecture Survey, which led Vanity Fair to label him as "the most important architect of our age". Alphabetical Spaghettical

GEIBERGER, Al Born 1 September 1937  (Red Bluff, California, USA) Golfer, the first to hit a score of 59 in a PGA Tour. A different hole-in-one came when his colon was removed in 1980. Dr Shipman's Waiting Room In the Hole!

GELDOF, Bob Born 5 October 1951  (Dun Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland) Former Boomtown Rats front man turned shouty, sweary Live Aid and Live 8 organiser. Has been looking even rougher than usual of late, which certainly takes some doing. Aardvark's accomplice

GELDOF, Pixie Born 17 September 1990  (London, England) Daughter of Sir Bob Geldof & general waste of space. P@F only girls

GELLER, Uri Born 20 December 1946  (Tel Aviv, Israel) Spoon-bending friend of the late Michael Jackson. Gobbing On Life

GELL-MANN, Murray Born 15 September 1929  (New York City, New York, USA) Nobel Prize-winning physicist. YES, I got the Nobel, but NO, I cannot sing!

GENTO, Francisco Born 21 October 1933  (Guarnizo, Spain) Legendary footballer for Real Madrid. Won 6 European Cup winners medals. Kicking Buckets Instead Of Balls

GEORGE, Barry Born 15 April 1960  (Hammersmith, London, England) Accused, but subsquently cleared of killing TV presenter Jill Dando in 1999. Old Lags And Old Slags

GEORGE, Bobby Born 16 February 1945  (Manor Park, East London, England) Cockney darts player. The only person in the world who wears more jewellery than Michael Carroll. Abracadaver By Royal Ascent

GEORGE, Boy Born 14 June 1961  (Eltham, Kent, England) Cross-dressing lead singer of Culture Club and later solo artist, born George Alan O'Dowd. Come Die With Me Checkin' Out Going Going Gone Lived So Let's Die Noz4news Old Lags And Old Slags Song To The Siren

GEORGE, Elizabeth Born 26 February 1949  (Warren, Ohio, USA) American author of the British-based 'Inspector Lynley' detective novels. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

GERARD, Gil Born 23 January 1943  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) Star of 'Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'. Also got to flirt with Erin Gray, the lucky ol' dog. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

GHANI, Ashraf Born 12 February 1949  (Logar, Afghanistan) Current president of Afghanistan. Lead, Follow and Die This Year

GIACCONI, Riccardo Born 6 October 1931  (Genoa, Italy) Italian Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist who laid the foundations of X-ray astronomy. YES, I got the Nobel, but NO, I cannot sing!

GIAEVER, Ivar Born 5 April 1929  (Bergen, Norway) Norwegian-American physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". YES, I got the Nobel, but NO, I cannot sing!

GIBB, Barry Born 1 September 1946  (Douglas, Isle of Man) The eldest of the Bee Gees. The last one standing… #1 Hits Aardvark's accomplice Hunting Halos The Survivors

GIBBONS, Billy Born 16 December 1949  (Houston, Texas, USA) AKA "Reverend Willie G", the guitarist in ZZ Top. 20 to 1: Music for the soul

GIBBS, Lance Born 29 September 1934  (Georgetown, British Guiana) West Indies cricketer, a stellar spinner in his prime who became the second player to take 300 wickets. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death  Dirty 30

GIBSON, Debi Born in Stoke-on-Trent, England  (exact date unknown) Ex-model and actress. Played Kat Slater's mum in one of those 'EastEnders' flashback episodes and thus managed to get the fact she's dying of eye cancer on 'This Morning'. Born c. 1972. Finding Chemo

GIBSON, Hutton Born 26 August 1918  (Montclair, New Jersey, USA) Father of Mel Gibson. Also a religious writer & activist. Dead By Dawn

GIBSON, Julie Born 6 September 1913  (Lewiston, Idaho, USA) American former singer and actress who had a prolific film career during the 1940s. Obituarynotice

GIBSON, Mel Born 3 January 1956  (Peerskill, New York, USA) Actor, born in the US, but raised in Australia, where he found fame through the Mad Max films. Since then, he's been one of Hollywood's top actors. More recently has been directing bizarre films & insulting policemen. Rotting Kanzlerin

GILBERT, Greg Date and place of birth unknown Frontman for indie-band Delays. Born 1977. Be Forever Young Cancerous Hatred 2 The Love Boat Crossing The Styx Poochie Died On The Way Back To His Home Planet Darling Did You Forget To Take A Breath? Day In The Death Dead Ends Dead Wait Droller Coaster David Quantick's Showbiz Pals God's Gonna Gettem  Going Underground I'm Sorry For Your Trouble And Now His Watch Is Ended Isolt's Inauguration I Will Not Die, It's The World That Will End! Lard Bazaar Madonna's Hand of Bod New Years And Drinks All Night! Pan Breed P@F Deathlist People I Think Might Die In 2017 United Plowing The Deep Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20  Siniestro de la Muerte  Stairlift To Heaven The Beatles Are Dying In The Wrong Order Sovereign-Reaper The Living End This Mortal Coil To Kill A Gabor Sister Very Ill Turned Very Dead Windsor The Troll Wormer, He's A Dead Man! Niedermier Dead! Marmalard Dead!

GILBERT, Lewis Born 6 March 1920  (London, England) English film director, producer & screenwriter, notably of both war films and three James Bond movies. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now! Die Now....Die Now....Show Us You've Pegged Dr Shipman's Waiting Room Gene Wilder Memorial Deathsquad Grobler's Stiff Ones Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour

GILBEY, Pete Date and place of birth unknown From Channel 4's "Us watching Them" TV series 'Gogglebox'. Angela of Death

GILES, Ashley Born 19 March 1973  (Chertsey, Surrey, England) Former test cricketer for England. By Royal Ascent

GILLIAM, Terry Born 22 November 1940  (Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA) The only non-British member of the Monty Python team and director of a whole bunch of films that don't quite work. The Man In Black's The Pythons are Dying in the Wrong Order

GILLIS, Ann Born 12 February 1927  (Little Rock, Arkansas, USA) Actress. Last survivor of 1939 film 'Beau Geste'. I Hear Voices

GILMOUR, David Born 6 March 1946  (Cambridge, England) Guitarist & singer, member of Pink Floyd. Take the Needle Off the Record

GILOT, Francoise Born 26 November 1921  (Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) French painter and muse to the legendary Pablo Picasso. Fireball

GILZEAN, Alan Born 23 October 1938  (Coupar Angus, Scotland) Languid footballer, formerly with Dundee, Spurs & Scotland. Old People Smell Of Piss

GINGRICH, Newt Born 17 June 1943  (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA) Prominent US Republican Party politician. On the campaign trail to be nominated for Presidential office. The Right to Die

GINSBURG, Ruth Bader Born 15 March 1933  (New York City, New York, USA) First Jewish woman to be elected to the United States Supreme Court. 5 Feet And 1 To Go Bladerunner Death Can Be Funny Freddie The Cat God's Gonna Gettem Going Green Kennedy Driving School Mr C Mr. Yuck Say Hi To Uncle George

GISCARD D'ESTAING, Valery Born 2 February 1926  (Koblenz, Germany) President of France from 1974-81. DpSeggi Feng Shui Pig Fireball Golden Oldies! HackinNcackin' Heads of Fate Hell To The Chief Pool Ghoul Vive la France... et la mort Wayne Manor We're All Gonna Die!

GIULIANI, Rudolph Born 28 May 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Mayor of New York, 1994-2001. Died In The Wool

GLANVILLE, Brian Born 24 September 1931  (London, England) Football journalist, the doyen of the genre - has been in the industry since the early 1950's. Not the List of the Missed

GLANZMAN, Sam Born 5 December 1924  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA) American comic book artist. Was in the Navy during World War II, and consequentially many of his works are about wartime sailors. Died in July 2017 but no obit. Oscar The Beast

GLASHOW, Sheldon Lee Born 15 December 1932  (New York City, New York, USA) Nobel Prize winning American theoretical physicist, who is the Metcalf Professor of Mathematics and Physics at Boston University and Higgins Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at Harvard University, and is a member of the Board of Sponsors for the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. YES, I got the Nobel, but NO, I cannot sing!

GLEASON, Steve Born 19 March 1977  (Spokane, Washington, USA) Former American footballer, who is now suffering from ALS. The B-Team The Heeflich Manoeuver Wall Street Massacre

GLEESON, Brendan Born 29 March 1955  (Dublin, Rep of Ireland) Irish actor who took up acting in his 30s but is now a regular on film and TV. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes

GLEN, John Born 15 May 1932  (Sunbury-on-Thames, England) English film director, film editor and author best known for his directorial and editing work on eight James Bond films from the 1960s to the 1980s. Bond is alive. Kill Bond...Now!

GLENN, Annie Born 17 February 1920  (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Widow of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn. Valerie Harper Is Faking It

GLENN, Glen Born 24 October 1934  (Joplin, Missouri, USA) Rockabilly singer/songwriter whose career started in the 1950s and ended in late 2015 due to health reasons. Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix

GLENN, Scott Born 26 January 1941  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Film actor, has been in 'Hunt for Red October' and 'Silence of the Lambs'. Lt. Colonel Kilgore's Ultimate Surf Party

GLITTER, Gary Born 8 May 1944  (Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) 1970s glam rocker who was jailed in 1999 for possession of hardcore child porn. "Do you wanna be in my gang?" Er...we'll give it a miss, thanks, Gary. All That Glitters Is Not Mould God's Gonna Gettem I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader Mr & Mrs Drummerboy Old Lags And Old Slags Old People Smell Of Piss Pervs & Perps 2 Shot in the Dark Sing Your Last Song For Me  The Monthly Cyprus Shitstorm

GLOCK, Gaston Born 19 July 1929  (Vienna, Austria) Found of the firearms company Glock, who didn't start designing guns until he was well into his 50s. Well, it's something to do… Lard Bazaar

GLOCKLER, Nigel Born 24 January 1953  (Hove, Sussex, England) Drummer for NWOBHM act Saxon. Hits of 36 Years Ago And Hits Today

GLOVER, Bruce Born 2 May 1932  (Chicago, Illinois, USA) Actor - played the camp assassin Mr Wint in the 1971 James Bond film 'Diamonds Are Forever'. No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!!

GLOVER, Crispin Born 20 April 1964  (New York City, New York, USA) Actor best known for his role as the feckless George McFly in the 1980s classic 'Back to the Future'. Amanda's Fire Department Last Train To Palookaville

GLOVER, Julian Born 27 March 1935  (London, England) Reknowned actor who's appeared on stage, screen and tv and is an aluminous of the 'Star Wars, 'James Bond' and 'Doctor Who' series. I Hope They Don't Have Horcruxes No Mr Bond Villain, I Expect You To Die!!! Wretched Hive Of Scum and Villainy

GOALBY, Bob Born 14 March 1929  (Belleville, Illinois, USA) Golfer who won the 1968 PGA Masters due to an incorrectly filled-in scorecard. In the Hole!

GODARD, Jean-Luc Born 3 December 1930  (Paris, France) Acclaimed French film director from the "New Wave" school of film-making. Cashier Number 87 Please! Vive la France... et la mort

GODDARD, Liza Born 20 January 1950  (Smethwick, West Midlands, England) Despite her roles in countless kids' TV series, still best known for being the female team captain on 'Give Us A Clue' for years. Fucked n' Dumped

GODFREY, Robert John Born 30 July 1947  (Kent, England) Founder and sole permanent member of prog rockers The Enid. Freddie The Cat

GODWIN, Tim Date and place of birth unknown Senior British police officer, and former Deputy Commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, having served from 2009-2011. IT'S A COP-OUT 2017

GOLD, Johnny Date and place of birth unknown Owner of his infamous nightclub Tramp. Born in 1932. Apricot Crumble

GOLISANO, Tom Born 14 November 1941  (Irondequoit, New York, USA) Founder of payroll company Paychex, and was also a perennial governor candidate in New York until he left the state in protest of its high taxes (which, given he's a billionaire, means he'd have to give up a spare yacht). Now in cahoots with Monica Seles. Stairway Tom Heaven

GOLMARD, Jerome  Born 9 September 1973  (Dijon, France) Died 31 July 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 43  (read death notice) Tennis player who, at the peak of his career, ranked No. 22 in singles. Now suffering from ALS Golden Slumbers Chemo Sabee

GOLON, Anne  Born 17 December 1921  (Toulon, Var, France) Died 14 July 2017  (location of death unknown) Age at death: 95  (read death notice) French author written a series of novels about a heroine known as Angelique. Vive la France... et la mort

GOLPAYEGANI, Lotfollah Safi Born 20 February 1919  (Golpaygan, Iran) Iranian cleric. Not Gone Yet, But Still Forgotten

GOMEZ, Selena Born 22 July 1992  (Grand Prairie, Texas, USA) The starlet of 'The Wizards of Waverley Place' who, in a stunningly original move for Disney Channel actresses, then embarked on a pop career that involved her wearing very few clothes. Fat kids always win at seesaw She's A Goner

GOODMAN, John Born 20 June 1952  (St Louis, Missouri, USA) Rotund funnyman, actor and on-screen husband of Roseanne. Noz4news

GOODMAN, Len Born 25 April 1944  (Bethnal Green, London, England) Ballroom dancer, best known as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars. Known for shouting out "Seven" in a particularly strange way. C. A. Daver Pearly Gates Strictly Corpse Dying

GOODYEAR, Julie Born 29 March 1942  (Heywood, Lancashire, England) Gobby Northern actress who played Bet Lynch in 'Coronation Street' for 25 years. Blueberry Crumble Slippery Soap The Cobbles To A Coffin Unpersons

GOOLEY, Mike Born 13 October 1936  (place of birth unknown) Co-founder and Chairman of the Trailfinders travel agency company. Gobbing On Life

GORBACHEV, Mikhail Born 2 March 1931  (Privolnoye, Stavropol, Russia) Joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1952, rising steadily to become its General Secretary from 1985-91 and President of the USSR from 1990-91. Has a map of Italy tattooed on his head for some reason. Drop Deadline Eclectic Exiters Grim McGraw Zombie Dance Party WIDE of the MARK Heaven can't wait Kennedy Driving School List of the Last "Oh Ronnie, Where Art Thou…" Kicking Down Death's Door (Scarborough Style) Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Sid And Marty Coffin The FEDs Up and Under Wayne Manor

GORDON, Billi Born 2 September 1954  (Dowagiac, Michigan, USA) Corpulent neuroscientist whose studies naturally focus on obesity. Formerly a comic actor and greeting card model. Well a man's gotta earn a wage… Decomposing Blubber

GORDON, Keith Born 3 February 1961  (New York City, New York, USA) American actor and film director. His and Hearse

GORDON Jr, Richard F.  Born 5 October 1929  (Seattle, Washington, USA) Died 6 November 2017  (San Marcos, California, USA) Age at death: 88  (read death notice) Former American naval officer and aviator, chemist, test pilot, and NASA astronaut, best known as the command module pilot for Apollo 12. Lidders Late Lamentables

GORDON-LENNOX, Charles Born 8 January 1955  (Sussex, England) Heir apparent to the Dukedom of Richmond. Manages the Goodwood estate, famous for it's horse and motor racing. The Good, The Bad And Cliff Richard

GORDY, Berry Born 28 November 1929  (Detroit, Michigan, USA) Record executive & producer, mostly associated with "Motown" music. It's Worse Than That, He's Dead Jim! See Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya! Shake, Rattle, Roll Over And Play Dead Snort The Ashes Tick Tock's Second String

GOSSETT Jr, Louis Born 27 May 1936  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Gangly actor who turned down an offer to play professional basketball in order to go into films instead. Won an Oscar in 1982 for his part in 'An Officer and a Gentleman', and has gone on to play various tough guys and rough diamonds since. Captain Hemlock's Twenty

GOTHO, Mbah  Date and place of birth unknown Died 30 April 2017  (Central Java, Indonesia) Age at death: 146  (read death notice) Indonesia man who claimed to be the oldest person ever recorded. Don't believe him for a second! Born December 31, 1870 (at least that's what he claims). Lidders Late Lamentables

GOTT, Karel Born 14 July 1939  (Pilsen, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia) Czech pop singer. Hugely popular in both his homeland and Germany. Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

GOTZ, Karl Otto Born 22 February 1914  (Aachen, Germany) German artist, known for his abstract, formless paintings. Died in August 2017 but no obit. BXBOY422 CENTAURIANS

GRADI, Dario Born 8 July 1941  (Milan, Italy) Former manager of Crewe Alexandra FC, dragged into a sex abuse scandal involving one of his youth coaches in 2016. Siniestro de la Muerte

GRADOLI, Antonio Born 19 March 1917  (Rome, Italy) Actor, known for 'Sabata' (1969), 'The Facts of Murder' (1959) and 'The Avenger, Zorro' (1969). Born in the 1917

GRADY, Mike Born 6 February 1946  (Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England) Best known for playing the henpecked Barry in 'Last of the Summer Wine'. Last of the Summer Winos

GRAFTON, Sue  Born 24 April 1940  (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) Died 28 December 2017  (Santa Barbara, California, USA) Age at death: 77  (read death notice) Detective novelist, known for her alphabetical series of books ('A is for Alibi' etc). Son Of Illinois Reaper Beater 1.0 in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

GRAHAM, Caroline Born 17 July 1931  (Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) Novelist and creator of Inspector Barnaby, of which the endless 'Midsomer Murders' TV series is based on. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

GRAHAM, David Born 11 July 1925  (London, England) Actor, best known for his voice work on 'Thunderbirds' as Parker and Brains and on 'Doctor Who' as one of the voices of the Daleks. Worm Fodder I Hear Voices

GRAHAM, Lindsey Born 9 July 1955  (Central, South Carolina, USA) South Carolina senator who tried to run for US President against Trump but failed miserably. As they all did… Donald Trump's Hit List

GRAHAM, Rev Billy Born 7 November 1918  (Charlotte, North Carolina, USA) Travelling evangelist who has been preaching his doctrine of sin and salvation around the world for almost 60 years. Diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1992. 2018? - No Thank You! I'll Leave Before 5 Feet And 1 To Go  Ain't It Grand To Be Bloomin' Well Dead Ambledown Are You Still Dying, Darling? Ars-in-Hole Beyond A Little Peaky Black Penguins Of Doom Bladerunner Worm Fodder BXBOY422 C. A. Daver Coffinitup Colin's Corpses Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff Corpse, Like The Marines, Except Spelt Differently Creaking Old Gates of Nonagonia Crossing The Styx DAI YAB'STARDS Dance On Your Grave  Dead By Dawn Deadies 4 Drop Deadline Warning: Dying Can Be Hazardous To Your Health Death Stinks Dead Cats Won't Play Fetch Deathlist.net Deathray's Kevorkian Clinic DpSeggi Drunkasaskunk Dying For Some Points Eejit Eternity Tours Faster Than A Dead Horse Feng Shui Pig Finbarr Returns From The Dead Fuck 'Em All George Lass and the Gravelings God's Gonna Gettem God's Christmas Selection Box Going Green Golden Oldies! Good game, Good game Grave Danger Grendel's Graveyard Grim Sleeper Guild Of Master Reapers H5N1 HackinNcackin' From Here To Eternity  Hardwood Surround Researched To Death I Cannot Believe They're Not Deader I'll Sleep When You're Dead ISIHAC who died I Told You I Was Ill Well, it was a decent innings… JoeRam Jumptheshark v.8.0 Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! They're Loving Angels Instead Lard Bazaar Larry King Dead, Only On CNN Live for today tomorrow might not arrive Lozzie the Newbie Weakend At Bernies Manuel's Stiffs Mercarte Moldy Oldies Morbid United F.C. Moribold Krakatoa's Playhour Mr C Naked Florida Gravediggers Noah Reason And The Youth In Asia Grief Hijackers .....Norfolk & Good Nosoup4U! Not At All Well Obituaries 'R' Us Old People, Young Death Old People Party Of 20 Only Fools and Corpses Windsor's OBE  Owt To Stop Me Coffin? Paint the town DEAD….the Rocket Returns.....AGAIN!! Perch, what perch? Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix I'm Fed Up With This World Puzlman's Passing Picks Rhys' Rest in Peace's Ryan's Rest Home Say Hi To Uncle George  Seasideessexxile See You In Hell Sicilian Actuaries Snorkeling Inquilinekea/Simfish Song To The Siren Sorry God, I Thought You Were Kenny Rogers Spectre of Death STAB in the DARK Stephen Hawking's Football Boots Sweeney Todd's Nutritional Information Tentoesup The Conqueror Worm The End of the World As We Know It The Grim Actuary The Grateful Dead The Mercury Heaven The Long Awaited Return Of The Blackpool Jury There's A Shiva In The Park There Goes Another One! :) The Rotting Corpses Of The Undead The Grim Grampian Reapers The Worm Your Honour Tiny and Ellie's Pick of the Drops Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic Tomb It May Concern Tonight Matthew, I'm Going To Be Badly-Torn Boy Wall Street Massacre Who Turned Out The Lights? Windsor The Troll Wot The Deuce You Could Have Waited, I've Just Put The Kettle On! You Must Be Croaking!

GRAHAM, Superstar Billy Born 7 June 1943  (Paradise Valley, Arizona, USA) Born Eldridge Wayne Coleman. Former WWF World Heavyweight Champion. Funeral Holmes Knowing My Luck I'll Reincarnate as a Mayfly! I'm Fed Up With This World Siniestro de la Muerte

GRAMMER, Kelsey Born 21 February 1955  (Saint Thomas, US Virgin Isles) Actor & comedian, best known as the lead role in 'Frasier', but also for his roles in 'Cheers' and 'The Simpsons' (as the voice of Sideshow Bob). Suffered a heart-attack in 2008. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

GRANDIN, Temple Born 29 August 1947  (Boston, Massachusetts, USA) American professor and doctor of Animal Science. ZZ Topped: Heaven, Hell or Houston

GRANGE, Kenneth Born 17 July 1929  (London, England) Modernist and one of Britain's leading product designers. Responsible for the looks of the Kodak Instamatic, the Intercity 125 train and the first UK parking meters, among others. Dead, Dead & Never Called Me Mother

GRANGER, Ann Born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, England  (exact date unknown) Writer who switched from historical romances to crime novels with great success. Born 1939. in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

GRANT, Latham Date and place of birth unknown Footballer with Stafford Rangers now fighting cancer. Oh no, another one of those picks! A Pelican In The Wilderness

GRANT, Lee Born 31 October 1927  (New York City, New York, USA) Actress. Blacklisted by Hollywood in the 1950s. Kentucky Fried Genocide

GRANT, Russell Born 4 February 1951  (Middlesex, England) Large, camp TV and newspaper astrologer. Strictly Corpse Dying

GRANT, Steve Born 26 February 1960  (place of birth unknown) Singer with cheesy 80s pop band Tight Fit. 1982 was the best year for pop

GRANTHAM, Leslie Born 30 April 1947  (London, England) Best known for his portrayal of 'Dirty' Den Watts in Eastenders from the shows beginning in 1985 to 1989, his character seemingly killed off. He briefly returned from the dead in 2003 before leaving again in 2005 following an online sex scandal. Lived So Let's Die Pervs & Perps 2

GRAVEL, Mike Born 13 May 1930  (Springfield, Massachusetts, USA) US Democrat senator for Alaska from 1969-1981. BXBOY422

GRAVY, Wavy Born 15 May 1936  (East Greenbush, New York, USA) US hippie entertainer and activist. Tomb It May Concern Topper667

GRAY, Lorna Born 26 June 1917  (Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA) American film actress known for her comic roles, and later as a villainess. She is best known for her roles in Columbia Pictures comedy shorts and Republic Pictures serials. Died in April 2017 but no obit. Obituarynotice

GRAY, Ugly Dave Born 26 December 1933  (Manchester, England) Australian TV personality. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

GREATBATCH, Shaun Born 13 July 1969  (Newmarket, Suffolk, England) Darts player, now suffering from cancer. And My Name Is Larry! Old People Smell Of Piss

GREAVES, Jimmy Born 20 February 1940  (Poplar, London, England) Former prolific goalscorer for Tottenham Hostspur and England. Famously missed out on the 1966 World Cup final. 60s Sporting Stars Losing to Death Ars-in-Hole Bangels BLIMEY! Connor Belles Dead Spotters Fuck 'Em All God's Gonna Gettem Grave Danger Grobler's Stiff Ones Lastorders Old People Smell Of Piss One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest Phantom's Pick 'n' Mix Pickett's Popped Off Picks SamArt Reapers Mike Oxard's Showbiz 20 Simply Dead Sudden Death Team Cat AIDS Thatch of the Day The Anfield Iron The British (D)i(e)sles  The Dead Certs Not Sleeping Just Bloody Dead Sovereign-Reaper The Final Whistle There Or Thereabouts The Walking Dead Today's The Day The Maggots Have Their Picnic

GRECO, Buddy  Born 14 August 1926  (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Died 10 January 2017  (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Age at death: 90  (read death notice) Jazz and pop singer of the 50s. Tick Tock's Second String

GRECO, Juliette Born 7 February 1927  (Montpellier, France) French chanson singer. The Midtable Maulers Vive la France... et la mort

GREEN, Al Born 13 April 1946  (Forrest City, Arkansas, USA) Legendary singer, songwriter and record producer, best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s, including 'Take Me to the River', 'Love and Happiness' and his signature song, 'Let's Stay Together'. Rockers who Rolled to the Graveyard

GREEN, Seth Born 8 February 1974  (West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) Actor, best known as Oz in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and Scott Evil in the Austin Powers franchise. Who Goes Before The 5-0 Arrives?

GREENBAUM, Norman Born 20 November 1942  (Malden, Massachusetts, USA) Singer - 'Spirit in the Sky' 20 to 1: Music for the soul Dead And Dusted 2

GREENGARD, Paul Born 11 December 1925  (New York City, New York, USA) American neuroscientist best known for his work on the molecular and cellular function of neurons. Nobel Laureates

GREGG, Harry Born 25 October 1932  (Tobermore, Northern Ireland) Legendary ex-Manchester United & Northern Ireland goalkeeper who was a hero in the Munich Disaster, when he saved a number of people from death in the minutes after the plane crash. Pickett's Popped Off Picks Thatch of the Day

GREIG, John Born 11 September 1942  (Edinburgh, Scotland) Former footballer for Rangers & Scotland, who is still with Rangers as a club director. Thatch of the Day

GRETZKY, Wayne Born 26 January 1961  (Brantford, Ontario, Canada) Legendary former Ice Hockey player. Tarkinator

GREY, Beryl Born 11 June 1927  (Highgate, London, England) One of the finest ballerinas Britain had in the 20th Century. Brown Bananas

GREY, Joel Born 11 April 1932  (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) Played the Master of Ceremonies in 'Cabaret' and came out of the closet (as if there was any need to) at the age of 82. Where's My Damn List?

GRIFFITH, Nanci Born 6 July 1953  (Seguin, Texas, USA) Folk and country singer-songwriter, won a Grammy in 1994 for her album 'Other Voices, Other Rooms'. God's Gonna Gettem

GRIFFITHS, Derek Born 15 July 1946  (Woking, Surrey, England) Much adored children's TV presenter and actor from 'Play School' and 'Heads and Tales'. Find Me A Hole To Bury My Stiff

GRIFFITHS, Trevor Born 4 April 1935  (Manchester, England) Left-wing playwright and television scriptwriter. Boddies... Manchester's Finest

GRIMES, Karolyn Born 4 July 1940  (Hollywood, California, USA) Child actress best known for the Christmas classic 'It's A Wonderful Life'. Jellydead

GRIMES, Martha Born 2 May 1931  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Detective novelist of the 'Richard Jury' books. Another American author writing 'British' mysteries! in eternum+'s Wrinkly Dicks

GROENING, Matt Born 15 February 1954  (Portland, Oregon, USA) Creator & animator of 'The Simpsons'. Can't Sleep, Clown Will Eat Them

GROHL, Dave Born 14 January 1969  (Warren, Ohio, USA) American rock musician, multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, director and producer best known as the former drummer for the grunge band Nirvana and the founder and frontman of the rock band Foo Fighters. Don't stop the beat

GRONING, Oskar Born 10 June 1921  (Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany) Former SS guard at Auschwitz, found guilty in court some 70 years later. Though an outspoken critic of Holocaust denial, this in turn made him unusually open about his Nazi past, which made him easier to prosecute! Deutschland Verabschiedet Sich! Last Gasp Saloon Manuel's Stiffs

GRYLLS, Bear Born 7 June 1974  (Donaghadee, Northern Ireland) Adventurer and TV presenter. Appointed the youngest ever Chief Scout in 2009. Aardvark's accomplice

GUBAR, Susan Born 30 November 1944  (Brooklyn, New York, USA) Professor of English and Women's Studies at Indiana University. Deceased Hose john_thomas_alerdice

GUCCI MANE, (rapper) Born 12 February 1980  (Birmingham, Alabama, USA) Trap rapper with 14 albums and 10 arrests since 2005. Has an ice cream cone tattooed on his face. Larry King Dead, Only On CNN

GUILLAUME, Robert  Born 30 November 1927  (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) Died 24 October 2017  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Age at death: 89  (read death notice) Actor, better known in the US, though he has starred in many international movie hits, including 'The Lion King'. I Hear Voices I Shagged Hattie Jacques' Corpse

GUITTARD, Laurence Born 16 July 1939  (San Francisco, California, USA) Actor and singer, mostly appearing on the Broadway stage who made his Broadway debut in 'Baker Street' in 1965. Death-o-mator

GUNN, Tim Born 29 July 1953  (Washington D.C., USA) Fashion guru, voice actor and TV personality. Gay-Tes Of Heaven

GUY, Buddy Born 30 July 1936  (Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA) Guitarist, best known for his extensive work in blues music. Son Of Illinois Reaper Beater 1.0

GUY, Richard K. Born 30 September 1916  (Nuneaton, England) Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Calgary, mainly concerned with game theory. Old People, Young Death

GWYNNE JONES, Alun Born 5 December 1919  (Llantaruam, Monmouthshire, Wales) Former Foreign Office minister and military historian. I Told You I Was Ill

GYATSO, Tenzin Born 6 July 1935  (Takster, Qinghai, China) His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. According to our contributor, he's a nice guy, you'd want him for a grandfather, and he is both the head of state and the spiritual leader of Tibet. Shorter Of Breath, One Day Closer To Death Tarkinator

GYLLENHAAL, Jake Born 19 December 1980  (Los Angeles, California, USA) Film actor, still best known as the troubled Donnie Darko in the cult 2001 film of the same name. William Hague's Special Friend

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