# 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:** 79
**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, 2021, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1572 "2021-12-14T03:20:29Z")
> **[ROH and TNA wrestler Jimmy Rave dies at age 39](https://www.cagesideseats.com/2021/12/13/22832981/roh-tna-wrestler-jimmy-rave-dead-age-39)** > > Rave struggled with addiction, and had an arm & both legs amputated in the past two years. Fortunately [for me at least] not impacting my list for next year. /ghoulish post off ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1573 "2021-12-14T11:14:04Z")
_So I got me a pen and paper, and I made up my own little sign_ _Said “Thank you, Lord, for thinkin’ 'bout me, I’m ~~alive and~~ doing fine”_ ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2021, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1574 "2021-12-14T13:55:19Z")
I hadn’t seen this one - > **[Steve Bronski: co-founder of Bronski Beat dies aged 61](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/dec/09/steve-bronski-co-founder-of-bronski-beat-has-died)** > > Bronski formed the influential gay pop trio with Jimmy Somerville and Larry Steinbachek, which had hits in the 80s including Smalltown Boy This article says no cause of death given. I saw somewhere else that it was cancer. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1575 "2021-12-15T05:13:39Z")
> **[Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, civil rights activist, dies at 96 - Los Angeles Sentinel](https://lasentinel.net/rev-c-herbert-oliver-civil-rights-activist-dies-at-96.html)** > > The Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, a civil rights activist who documented police brutality against African Americans in Alabama in the early 1960s and later fought for public school reform in New York City, has died. He was 96. > **[Ralph Tavares, Eldest Brother of R&B Quintet Tavares, Dies at 79](https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ralph-tavares-dead-1235008206/)** > > The group won album of the year Grammys as featured artists on the ‘Saturday Night Fever’ soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1576 "2021-12-15T10:49:59Z")
[https://www.pokergonews.com/articles/henry-orenstein-passes-away-at-age-98/](https://www.pokergonews.com/articles/henry-orenstein-passes-away-at-age-98/) Also a holocaust survivor, avid poker player, inventor, toy designer, and the person responsible for creating the Transformers ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2021, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1577 "2021-12-15T18:31:16Z")
Author bell hooks has died at 69. > **[Acclaimed author and activist bell hooks dies at 69](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/acclaimed-author-activist-bell-hooks-dies-69-rcna8895)** > > Her work includes some 40 books, many of which focused on topics of feminism and race. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1578 "2021-12-17T00:34:49Z")
> **['90 Day Fiancé' cast member Jason Hitch dies following Covid complications](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/obituaries/90-day-fiance-cast-member-jason-hitch-dies-covid-complications-rcna9066?cid=sm_npd_nn_tw_ma)** > > Hitch, an Army veteran, starred in the second season of TLC’s popular reality series where he married Cassia Taraves. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1579 "2021-12-17T01:48:16Z")
phungi, I just discovered that one of my choices has passed, at the age of 98. It is the noted Indian actor Dilip Kumar. Could I have two more measly points please. Oh, and I think he was unique too. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1580 "2021-12-17T21:57:44Z")
2 Points, and a Unique Pick, but the death was in July, so not in contention for “Final Hours” | Rank | Player | Score | Picks(Unique) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | jeezums | 247 | 6(1) | | 2 | RTFirefly | 222 | 5 | | 3 | GIGObuster | 207 | 6(3) | | 4 | Registered at Last | 198 | 4 | | 5 | phungi | 191 | 5(1) | | 5 | psychonaut | 191 | 4(1) | | 7 | Loach | 162 | 4(2) | | 8 | Team Dirt | 153 | 7(1) | | 9 | Happy\_Lendervedder | 152 | 5 | | 10 | Hal Briston | 145 | 5(1) | | 11 | RobotDevilDog | 93 | 3 | | 12 | Mean\_MrMustard | 86 | 2 | | 13 | Superdude | 77 | 3 | | 14 | candide | 63 | 2 | | 14 | CreaseMunky | 63 | 2 | | 14 | Hoopy\_Frood | 63 | 2 | | 14 | It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery | 63 | 2 | | 14 | Rebo | 63 | 2 | | 19 | NotherYinzer | 53 | 3(1) | | 20 | Queen\_Anne\_s\_Lace | 51 | 2 | | 21 | kayT | 50 | 2(1) | | 22 | Dung\_Beetle | 48 | 2 | | 22 | WolfpackJeep | 48 | 2 | | 24 | Mahaloth | 46 | 3 | | 25 | J\_P\_L | 45 | 3 | | 26 | smithsb | 40 | 2(1) | | 27 | GreaterZamboni | 39 | 3(1) | | 28 | imthjckaz | 37 | 2 | | 29 | xizor | 36 | 2 | | 30 | ataraxy42 | 32 | 2 | | 31 | a35362 | 31 | 2 | | 31 | amarinth | 31 | 2 | | 31 | critter42 | 31 | 2 | | 31 | Precambrianmollusc | 31 | 2 | | 35 | BobLibDem | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Borborygmi | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Captain\_Klutz | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Catamount | 30 | 2(1) | | 35 | D\_Anconia | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Dr Girlfriend | 30 | 1 | | 35 | jenstvns | 30 | 1 | | 35 | JohnT | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Little\_Nemo | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Lsura | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Maus\_Magill | 30 | 1 | | 35 | McDeath\_the\_Mad | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Mona\_Lott | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Paul\_in\_Saudi | 30 | 4 | | 35 | Ponch8 | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Reindeer\_Flotilla | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Stephe96 | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Tristan | 30 | 1 | | 35 | vivalostwages | 30 | 1 | | 35 | Wallet | 30 | 1 | | 57 | irritant | 29 | 1(1) | | 57 | zadscmc | 29 | 3(1) | | 58 | Snowboarder\_Bo | 23 | 2(2) | | 59 | Sapphiredragon76 | 22 | 1(1) | | 59 | Zero00 | 20 | 2 | | 60 | Hatchie | 17 | 1(1) | | 61 | Shoeless | 14 | 2 | | 61 | Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle | 14 | 1 | | 63 | GuanoLad | 13 | 1 | | 63 | lel | 13 | 1 | | 65 | Pardel\_Lux | 12 | 1 | | 65 | Baker | 12 | 2(2) | | 66 | commasense | 10 | 3(2) | | 66 | kitap | 10 | 2 | | 69 | ProfPepperwinkle | 9 | 1 | | 70 | Old\_Wench | 8 | 1(1) | | 71 | Biotop | 7 | 1(1) | | 71 | madsircool | 7 | 1 | | 73 | Dancer\_Flight | 1 | 1 | | 73 | Gatopescado | 1 | 1 | | 73 | SpoilerVirgin | 1 | 1 | ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1581 "2021-12-18T02:36:05Z")
Thanks for the two points. I should have mentioned the date of the death. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1582 "2021-12-18T23:52:14Z")
UTFO’s Kangol Kid leaves way too early; RIP. > **[UTFO’s Kangol Kid dies after battle with cancer at 55](https://apnews.com/article/kangol-kid-dies-cancer-utfo-db34fb795efec31297845d78dd2d4943)** > > Kangol Kid, a member of the legendary hip-hop group UTFO, has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 55. The family of Kangol Kid — whose real name is Shaun Shiller Fequiere — said in a statement that he died peacefully around 3 a.m. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/niwVOXUnD-I/maxresdefault.jpg "UTFO - Roxanne Roxanne") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niwVOXUnD-I) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1583 "2021-12-19T05:55:53Z")
Writer and all-around ultra-cool person Eve Babitz has unfortunately left us at 78. RIP Miss Babitz; you were marvelous; thank you. > **[Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78](https://apnews.com/article/eve-babitz-obituary-236f9762e4fb0dfcf92553b880f5171d)** > > Eve Babitz, the Hollywood bard, muse and reveler who with warmth and candor chronicled the excesses of her native world in the 1960s and 1970s and became a cult figure to generations of readers, has died. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1584 "2021-12-19T16:04:16Z")
Architect Richard Rogers gives up 12 points: > **[Lauded modern British architect Richard Rogers dies at 88](https://apnews.com/article/europe-arts-and-entertainment-paris-london-madrid-c544d3abbeae47bdb3342b0cbbeb8288)** > > LONDON (AP) — Richard Rogers, the British architect who helped change the look of modern cities by putting features like elevators and air ducts on the outside of his buildings, has died at 88. Rogers burst into public view in 1972 when work began on... ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1585 "2021-12-19T16:59:13Z")
Transforms into a corpse: [https://worldnewsera.com/news/us-news/henry-orenstein-the-holocaust-survivor-who-created-transformers-and-a-tv-poker-innovation-has-died/](https://worldnewsera.com/news/us-news/henry-orenstein-the-holocaust-survivor-who-created-transformers-and-a-tv-poker-innovation-has-died/) ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1586 "2021-12-19T18:36:08Z")
Wanda Young of the Marvelettes no longer young at 22 points. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1587 "2021-12-19T20:16:44Z")
Former Senator from Georgia, Johnny Isaakson, passes 9 days shy of his 77th birthday. > **[Former Sen. Johnny Isakson dies at the age of 76 | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/19/politics/johnny-isakson-dies-at-76/index.html)** > > Former Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson, a Republican who held a long career in politics, has died at the age of 76. ---
**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 19, 2021, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1588 "2021-12-19T22:03:09Z")
Rapper Drakeo the Ruler was [stabbed to death](https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/rapper-drakeo-the-ruler-dead-after-backstage-altercation-at-la-music-festival/ar-AARYaEP?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531) backstage of a music festival where he was scheduled to perform at. He was 28. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2021, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1589 "2021-12-19T22:33:49Z")
Chileans celebrate Lucia Hiriart giving up a point > **[In pictures: Crowds celebrate death of Pinochet's widow in Chile](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-59692506)** > > Lucia Hiriart, the widow of the former dictator and a divisive figure in the country, has died at 99. ---
**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 19, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1590 "2021-12-19T23:12:23Z")
Live your life so that an entire nation doesn’t take to the streets to rejoice at your death. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2021, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881/1591 "2021-12-20T01:58:56Z")
We Are the Worm Food > **[Ken Kragen, Organizer Behind ‘We Are the World’ and Manager for Kenny Rogers...](https://variety.com/2021/music/news/ken-kragen-dead-manager-producer-we-are-the-world-85-1235133648/)** > > Ken Kragen, a prolific manager and producer in entertainment and a central organizer behind the 1985 charity single “We Are the World,” died from natural causes in his Brentwood, Calif.… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=78) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/926881.md?page=80)