# 2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2020, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881 "2020-12-01T02:10:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/41 "2020-12-13T21:51:17Z")
Here are my picks for 2021: 1 Jimmy Carter Former US President 2 Loretta Lynn Country singer 3 Rush Limbaugh Radio Personnality 4 Queen Elisabeth II Queen of England 5 Quincy Jones the comedian, NOT the producer, real name Quami Wallen, born June 2, 1984 6 Bob Dole retired American politician 7 Gordon Lightfoot Canadian Singer 8 Buzz Aldrin Former Astronaut 9 Tina Turner Singer 10 Jean Chretien Former Prime Minister of Canada 11 Larry King TV & Radio host 12 Bob Barker TV Show Host 13 Olivia Newton John Singer Alternates: Jimmy Swaggart Michael Douglas Dick Cheney ## Clean List: Jimmy Carter Loretta Lynn Rush Limbaugh Queen Elisabeth II Quincy Jones Bob Dole Gordon Lightfoot Buzz Aldrin Tina Turner Jean Chretien Larry King Bob Barker Olivia Newton John ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/42 "2020-12-13T23:45:48Z")
I now present my list of immortals for the coming year. **Dot Cole (Sgt.)** 9/19/1913 - The oldest living U.S. Marine who happens to be from not far from where I grew up. I never knew her. **Johnny Gilbert** 7/13/1924 - Jeopardy! announcer **Mikhail Gorbachev** 3/2/1931 - Last President of the USSR and man I’m constantly surprised is still alive. **Tom Baker** 1/20/1934 - The fourth and oldest living Doctor Who. **Lois Lowry** 3/20/1937 - Children’s author. I knew her from her _Anastasia_ series. **Bill Kurtis** 9/21/1940 - Legendary anchorman **Rudy Giuliani** 5/28/1944 - Bat Boy all grown up **Arlo Guthrie** 7/10/1947 - Legendary songman **Olivia Newton-John** 9/26/1948 - Big in the 1970s **Jeff Bridges** 12/4/1949 - Dude **Rush Limbaugh** 1/12/1951 - Legendary hatemonger **Prince Andrew** 2/19/1960 - Disgraced British royal **Tom Parker** 8/4/1988 - Singer from boy band The Wanted which I’ve never heard of. Not going to pass up those sweet, sweet points though. ALTERNATES **Donald Trump** 6/14/1946 - Scum **Michael J Fox** 6/9/1961 - Big in the 1980s CLEAN LIST Dot Cole Johnny Gilbert Mikhail Gorbachev Tom Baker Lois Lowry Bill Kurtis Rudy Giuliani Arlo Guthrie Olivia Newton-John Jeff Bridges Rush Limbaugh Prince Andrew Tom Parker ALTERNATES Donald Trump Michael J Fox ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/43 "2020-12-13T23:53:16Z")
Wait, Ruth Buzzi is still…oh, gotta go post _her_ on the Abe Vigoda thread. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/44 "2020-12-14T00:36:45Z")
Can do. ---
**Author:** ![ataraxy22](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ataraxy22/32/307_2.png) [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/45 "2020-12-14T00:41:37Z")
Henry Kissinger A.J. Foyt Bob Dole Harry Reid Timothy J. Keller Roman Polanski Pope Benedict XVI Mikhail Gorbachev Edward Packard Rush Limbaugh Tom Parker Larry Niven Shannen Doherty Alternatives: Robert Silverberg Warren Buffett Pope Benedict XVI ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/46 "2020-12-14T04:52:17Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#): > > Wait, Ruth Buzzi is still…oh, gotta go post _her_ on the Abe Vigoda thread. So are Johnny Brown and Jo Anne Worley. And Goldie Hawn and Lily Tomlin but I assume most people know they are still alive. ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/47 "2020-12-14T19:53:14Z")
Revised List-12/14/2020 Donald Trump Ron DeSantis G.Gordon Liddy Rupert Murdoch Richard Cheney Mitch McConnell Lindsey Graham James Inhofe Rudy Giuliani Rush Limbaugh David D. Smith Paul Manafort Samuel Alito Alternates Thomas McInerney Clarence Thomas Edward Gallagher Rupert Murdoch (Fox) instead of William Bill Barr David D. Smith (Sinclair Broadcasting) instead of Donald Rumsfeld Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2020, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/48 "2020-12-17T02:44:55Z")
Jimmy Carter Rosalynn Carter Dick Cheney Donald Rumsfeld Bob Dole Donald Trump Mitch McConnell Queen Elizabeth II David Crosby Keith Richards William Shatner George Takei Tom Brokaw Alternates: Bill Cosby Michael Douglas John Ashcroft ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/49 "2020-12-18T17:59:50Z")
My list for 2021. Jeff Bridges Donald Trump Bill Cosby Harvey Weinstein Mitch McConnell Willie Nelson Cardinal Cristoph Schonborn Christopher Lloyd Rush Limbaugh Artie Lange Bill Barr David Crosby Al Roker Jerry Lee Lewis Olivia Newton-John Donald Sutherland ---
**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/50 "2020-12-19T14:12:47Z")
My last pick before the alternates, Emerson Fittipaldi, is of course written with a double “t”. I am sorry for the misspelling. He was a Formula One World Champion (plus Indianapolis winner and CART Champion) ---
**Author:** ![Sapphiredragon76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Sapphiredragon76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphiredragon76)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/51 "2020-12-20T17:21:27Z")
Alan Alda Donald Trump Bob Barker Tekashi 69 Ozzy Osbourne Tiger King Cher Barbara Walters Clint Eastwood Rupert Murdoch Stephen King Amber Heard Larry Flint ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/52 "2020-12-20T18:14:23Z")
Welcome to the Dope and to the Death Pool, Sapphiredragon! One minor thing about your list: by ‘[Tiger King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_King),’ I’m guessing you mean Joe Exotic, the person who’s the main subject of the Tiger King miniseries. ---
**Author:** ![Sapphiredragon76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Sapphiredragon76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapphiredragon76)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/53 "2020-12-20T21:06:12Z")
Yes. For some reason I couldn’t think of Joe Exotic. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/54 "2020-12-20T21:10:16Z")
Also, for the powers that be, the correct spelling is Larry Flynt. Just to avoid confusion. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/55 "2020-12-20T23:32:47Z")
I never do any research. I don’t know who’s on death’s door. I just pick a bunch of old people I’m surprised are still kicking around. This list is largely unchanged from last year, aside from my singular win and a tweak or two. Quentin Blake Raymond Briggs Ruth Buzzi Billy Connolly Glenn Fabry Barry Humphries Larry King David McCallum Liza Minnelli Bob Newhart Randy Newman Roger Whittaker John Williams BACKUPS Michael Caine James Earl Jones Maggie Smith ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/56 "2020-12-21T00:22:18Z")
Rush Limbaugh Donald Trump Petula Clark Diana Ross Dionne Warwick Tony Danza Keith Richards Alan Alda Pete Rose Loretta Lynn Bill Cosby Ray Romano Billy Joel Olivia Newton-John Mitch McConnell Ted Cruz Donald Trump–soon to be ex president ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/57 "2020-12-21T02:06:25Z")
Marv Levy|95 year old|HoF football coach Hank Aaron|MLB all time great Bob Newhart|Comedy all time great Jimmy Carter|POTUS 1977-1981 Roselyn Carter|FLOTUS 1977-1981 Tony Kubek|former MLB player & commentator Olivia Newton-John|Star of music and movies Marty Schottenheimer|Great NFL coach. Believed to have one of the longest names ever displayed on a US football jersey. It started at one bicep and went over to the other one. Bob Dole|Former US senator Bud Grant|Tied with Marv Levy as coach of most Super Bowl losers. Won coach of year in both the NFL and Canadian Football League, and was on the championship winning Minneapolis Lakers basketball team. Alternates Bill Russell|Basketball all time great Carl Yastrzemski |Baseball great Sandy Koufax|Baseball great ||||||||| ||||||||| |Clean list|||||||| Marv Levy Hank Aaron Bob Newhart Jimmy Carter Roselyn Carter Tony Kubek Olivia Newton-John Marty Schottenheimer Bob Dole Bud Grant Bill Russell Carl Yastrzemski Sandy Koufax ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/58 "2020-12-21T02:54:20Z")
You have ten picks and three alternates. Until I hear from you I’ll use your alternates to fill out the thirteen picks you are allowed. ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/59 "2020-12-21T03:29:35Z")
thank you . that’s fine with me ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/60 "2020-12-21T13:21:00Z")
Final list? Maybe. 😁 Jeff Bridges Donald Trump Bill Cosby Harvey Weinstein Mitch McConnell Willie Nelson Cardinal Cristoph Schonborn Christopher Lloyd Rush Limbaugh Artie Lange Bill Barr Rudy Giuliani Leon Spinks Al Roker Jerry Lee Lewis Donald Sutherland [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=4)