I’m glad I won’t be the first guy to list Obama. Thanks for the second.
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[li]Mike Tyson, former boxer[/li][li]Peter Frelinghuysen, former Congressman from New Jersey[/li][li]Marty Marion, former Cardinals short stop[/li][li]Richard Roundtree. actor[/li][li]Brittany Spears, singer [/li][li]Paula Abdul, singer[/li][li]Stephen Hawkins, physicist [/li][li]Dick Cheney, soon-to-be former VP[/li][li]Joe Frazier, former heavyweight boxer[/li][li]Dick Clark, professional TV host and young-looking person[/li][li]“Hulk” Hogan, former professional wrestler[/li][li]Vern Gagne, former professional wrestler and promoter[/li][li]Jimmy Connors, former prfessional tennis player[/ul][/li]
Plain list
Mike Tyson
Peter Frelinghuysen
Marty Marion
Richard Roundtree
Brittany Spears
Paula Abdul
Stephen Hawkins
Dick Cheney
Joe Frazier
Dick Clark
“Hulk” Hogan
Vern Gagne
Jimmy Connors
Regards,
Shodan
- Helen Thomas
- Olivia de Havilland
- Mickey Rooney
- Adam West
- Bob Feller
- B.B. King
- Mike Connors
- John Cleese
- Whitney Houston
- Sharon Stone
- Richard Simmons
- Timothy Hutton
- Ernest Borgnine
Alternate: Prince Philip
Billy Graham
Kirk Douglas
Margaret Thatcher
Elizabeth Taylor
Ronnie Biggs
Harold Pinter
Dick Cheny
Fidel Castro
Paul Harvery
Bob Barker
Ariel Sharon
Paul Harvery
Ernest Borgnine
Alternate:
Mohammed Ali
And again, everyone please remember it is a honor just to be nominated.
Could you take the numbers off please?
Looks like Paul Harvey (assuming you mean he) is going to have a very bad year. I will insert Ali as choice number 13 until I hear otherwise.
I’ll just submit my list of immortals thereby ensuring they live yet another year. 
Fidel Castro
Dick Van Dyke
Imelda Marcos
Willie Mays
Wilford Brimley
Elizabeth Taylor
Eartha Kitt
Ruth Wetheimer
Charles Manson
Yoko Ono
Walter Cronkite
Mickey Rooney
Billy Graham
Alternates:
Dick Clark
Muhammad Ali
Bob Newhart
First time entrant. Here goes.
Billy Graham
Fidel Castro
Kim Jong-il
Mohammad Ali
Elizabeth Taylor
Nancy Reagan
Walter Cronkite
Dennis Wilson
Harry Morgan
Merle Haggard
Ted Kennedy
Dr. Ralph Stanley
Hugo Chavez
Alternates:
Amy Winehouse
Lindsey Lohen
Greg Louganis
Dick Clark
Patrick Swayze
Amy Winehouse
Axl Rose
Joanne Woodward
Clint Eastwood
Bob Barker
Willard Scott
Jerry Lewis
Berke Breathed
Jimmy Carter
Abe Vigoda
Mr. T
Fidel Castro
Farrah Fawcett
Patrick Swayze
Uri Gellar
Michael Moore
Dick Cheney
Amy Winehouse
Tatum O’Neal
Ross Perot
Larry Hagman
Alan Alda
Van Morrison
Aretha Franklin
For now, I’ll go with:
Tom Clancy
Kim Jong-Il
Susan Atkins
Michael J. Fox
Joni Mitchell
Louis Farrakhan
Maggie Smith
George Soros
Farah Fawcett
Mary Tyler Moore
Muhammed Ali
Elizabeth Edwards
Pete Domenici
Alternates:
Judi Dench
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Roger Ebert
A far as defining ‘celebrity’, my unofficial definition is, upon death if their obit becomes a wire service item, they qualify. FWIW.
Here’s my all nerd list:
Stan Lee (December 28, 1922) - Long time editor of Marvel Comics and co-creator of dozens of superheroes like Spider-Man, the Hulk, and Iron Man. He has been looking awfully frail lately. Potential ironic death: radiation overdose that does not grant super powers.
Harlan Ellison (May 27, 1934) - Science fiction author and infamous curmudgeon. I figure he has to burst a blood vessel one of these days. Potential ironic death: struck by car while visitors from the future look on.
Nolan Bushnell (February 5, 1943) - Creator of Pong, Atari, and the father of the video game industry. Potential ironic death: heart attack after thirty-eight hour marathon Berserk session.
George Lucas (May 14, 1944) - Star Wars director and renown raper of childhood memories. Potential ironic death: electrocuted when examining the server that contains Jar Jar Binks.
Hayao Miyazaki (January 5, 1941) - Japanese animator who is widely regarded as the greatest living animation director and has a good showing in the “of all time” debate. Potential ironic death: blimp crash.
Steve Jackson (born 1953 but he hides the day well) - Game publisher and creator of GURPS. He’s on the list mainly because Gary Gygax died last year. Potential ironic death: slips and is impaled on a pile of d4’s.
George R. R. Martin (September 20, 1948) - Writer of the ever expanding A Song of Ice and Fire series. Potential ironic death: crushed under a truck load of Wheel of Time books.
William Shatner (March 22, 1931) - Minor actor from a Twilight Zone episode. Potential ironic death: caught in his personal safe and he can’t remember the combination to get out.
Alan Moore (November 18, 1953) - Comic book writer who I wouldn’t include except that I suspect that the release of the Watchmen movie may kill him. Potential ironic death: someone shaves his beard and steals his power.
Shigeru Miyamoto (November 16, 1952) - Video game designer and creator of Super Mario Brothers. Potential ironic death: fails to jump in time when giant ape throws a barrel at him.
Stan Lee
Harlan Ellison
Nolan Bushnell
George Lucas
Hayao Miyazaki
Steve Jackson
George R. R. Martin
William Shatner
Alan Moore
Shigeru Miyamoto
First substitution: Strike Joni Mitchell, and substitute Wendy Richard.
New list:
Tom Clancy
Kim Jong-Il
Susan Atkins
Michael J. Fox
Wendy Richard
Louis Farrakhan
Maggie Smith
George Soros
Farah Fawcett
Mary Tyler Moore
Muhammed Ali
Elizabeth Edwards
Pete Domenici
Alternates:
Judi Dench
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Roger Ebert
Nancy Reagan
Barbra Bush
Antonin Scalia
David Letterman
Meat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday)
Neil Armstrong
Madonna
Queen Elizabeth II
Terry Funk
Bill Cosby
Fred Phelps
Jane Fonda
Plaxico Burress
Alternates:
Hulk Hogan
Jimmie Walker
Ted Kennedy
Jerry Lewis
Hugh Hefner
Billy Graham
Barbara Bush
John McCain
Hulk Hogan
Roger Ebert
Nancy Reagan
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Taylor
Kirk Douglas
Andy Dick
Alternates:
Lindsey Lohan
Brittany Spears
Mary Kate Olsen
Sorry about that; my first time too.
Helen Thomas
Olivia de Havilland
Mickey Rooney
Adam West
Bob Feller
B.B. King
Mike Connors
John Cleese
Whitney Houston
Sharon Stone
Richard Simmons
Timothy Hutton
Ernest Borgnine
Prince Philip
Need three more.
Alrighty then three on the outside chance (I don’t know why I was thinking a list of ten…):
Stan Lee
Harlan Ellison
Nolan Bushnell
George Lucas
Hayao Miyazaki
Steve Jackson
George R. R. Martin
William Shatner
Alan Moore
Shigeru Miyamoto
Joss Whedon
Terry Pratchett
Neil Gaiman
George Barris
Dick Smothers
Osama bin Laden
AmyWinehouse
Robin Williams
Lindsay Lohan
Jan-Michael Vincent
Lewis Black
Sally Field
Jack Black
Vince Vaughn
Sylvia Browne
Regis Philbin
Alternates:
Will Ferrell
Dionne Warwick
Dick Cheney
I will post my list unaltered from last year.
Fidel Castro
Bill Cosby
Jerry Jeff Walker
Merle Haggard
Jimmy Carter
Willie Nelson
Pat Robertson
“Magic” Earvin Johnson
Jerry Lee Lewis
Joe Paterno
Moe Bandy
Dick Cheney
Monty Hall
Alternates:
Tom Jones
Tom Brokaw
Mindy McCready
SSG Schwartz