2021 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool

Rush Limbaugh

Dick Cheny

Bob Dole

Larry King

Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Jimmy Carter

Hank Arron

Pat Robertson

June Lockhart

Mitch McConnell

Dianne Feinstein

Rudy Giuliani

Chuck Grassley

A Henry Kissinger

A Alan Alda

I’m always a little surprised when I look at people’s lists see the names of people who I assumed had died a while back. Henry Kissinger, Ed Asner, Hank Aaron, and Mel Brooks fall into this category for me.

I was thinking of doing “Wait…he’s still alive?” as a themed list this year.

Chubby Checker, Shecky Greene, Doc Severinsen, Larry Storch - these are people I remember from my childhood.

Anna Akana - born 18 August 1989 - YouTuber
Bianca Byndloss (aka Marsha May) - born January 23, 1995 - adult film actress
Jeff Bridges - born December 4, 1949 - actor
Steve Gleason - born 19 March 1977 - former football player
Cyrah Harris (aka Honey Gold) born 9 July 1993 - adult film actress
Kang Kek Iew (aka Comrade Duch) - born 17 November 1942 - war criminal
Ron Jeremy - born March 12, 1953 - adult film actor
Olivia Newton John - born 26 September 1948 - singer
Rush Limbaugh - born January 12, 1951 - radio commentator
Dave Mustaine - born 13 September 1961 - singer and musician
Linda Nolan - born 23 February 1959 - singer and actress
Tom Parker - August 4, 1988 - singer
John Szeles (aka The Amazing Johnathan) - born 9 September 1958 - magician

Clean list

Anna Akana
Bianca Byndloss
Jeff Bridges
Steve Gleason
Cyrah Harris
Kang Kek Iew
Ron Jeremy
Olivia Newton John
Rush Limbaugh
Dave Mustaine
Linda Nolan
Tom Parker
John Szeles

Alternatives…let’s say Chubby Checker, Shecky Greene, Doc Severinsen, and Larry Storch

For the first time ever I’m going to have a bunch to replace. I better start thinking about it.

First time I participate actively, so as I don’t know if I am any good at this I will propose a mix of people whose demise would be cause for celebration and some whose passing away would be very sad, plus two I don’t give a damn about for good measure. Don’t know how they ended in my list, but anyway. Here I go:

Rupert Murdoch
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Neil Diamond
Wladimir Putin
Gerhard Schröder
Mario Vargas Llosa
Donald Rumsfeld
Nina Hagen
Sir Paul McCartney
John Cleese
Silvio Berlusconi
Emerson Fitipaldi

Alternatives:

Michael Schumacher
Robert Crumb
Milo Manara

We had a thread about this a couple of months ago.

Debuting on my list is Rush Limbaugh, replacing Erdogan. My list is otherwise the same as 2020.

Lukasz Gottwald
Donald Trump
Bashar Assad
Justin Bieber
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Pat Robertson
Jeremy Corbyn
Hassan Nasrallah
Steve Bannon
Wayne LaPierre
Louis Farrakhan
Roger Waters
Rush Limbaugh

Alternates:

Recep Tayyip Erdogan
James Taylor
Bob Seger

My wife pointed out I had listed Bob Dole twice on my previous list. I regret the mistake and here is my final list. Good Luck to everyone who was noninated.

Bob Dole

Dick Cheny

Henry Kissinger

Larry King

Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Jimmy Carter

Hank Arron

Pat Robertson

June Lockhart

Mitch McConnell

Dianne Feinstein

Rudy Giuliani

Chuck Grassley

A Alan Alda

We doing our themed one too?

2021 SDMB [THEMED] Celebrity Death Pool

As usual, an early list with a combination of past and new nominees. Just in case I forget the deadline, will likely check it and change it before the deadline.

Miroslava Duma
Claude Littner
Dick Cheney
Danny Amis
CJ de Mooi
Tim Curry
Artie Lange
Tom Parker
Leon Spinks
Tom Smith
Linda Nolan
Stevie Wonder
Sarah Nicole Harding

Alternates:
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Shane MacGowan
Harry Reid

Mario Andretti
Ed Asner
Barbara Eden
Rudy Giuliani
Stephen King
Sophia Loren
Bob Newhart
Priscilla Presley
Lily Tomlin
Donald J. Trump
Mason Williams
Oprah Winfrey
Stephanie Zimbalist

Alternates:

Woody Allen
John Cleese
David Tennant

I’m giving Prince Philip one more chance to bring me a point.

George W. Bush
Dana Carvey
Kassie DePaiva
Michael Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Gina Lollobrigida
Gerald McRaney
Liza Minnelli
Frankie Muniz
Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh
Randy Travis
Donald Trump
Brian Wilson

Alternates:
Mikhail Gorbachev
Cloris Leachman
Johnny Mathis

Brian Wilson is the Beach Boy

It has come to my attention that one of my previous picks is not eligible because he is in fact technically dead.

My list has been adjusted accordingly.

Anna Akana - born August 18, 1989 - YouTuber
Bianca Byndloss (aka Marsha May) - born January 23, 1995 - adult film actress
Jeff Bridges - born December 4, 1949 - actor
Steve Gleason - born March 19, 1977 - former football player
Cyrah Harris (aka Honey Gold) - born July 9, 1993 - adult film actress
Ron Jeremy - born March 12, 1953 - adult film actor
Olivia Newton John - born 26 September 1948 - singer
Rush Limbaugh - born January 12, 1951 - radio commentator
Dave Mustaine - born September 13, 1961 - singer and musician
Linda Nolan - born February 23, 1959 - singer and actress
Tom Parker - born August 4, 1988 - singer
Larry Storch - born January 8, 1923 - actor
John Szeles (aka The Amazing Johnathan) - born September 9, 1958 - magician

Alternates in case I screwed up anything else: Chubby Checker, Shecky Greene, Doc Severinsen

Alan Alda
Larry Niven
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton
Jordan Peterson
Erin Andrews
Rush Limbaugh
Ivan Moody
Kareem Abdul-Jabar
Vladimir Putin
Mitch McConnell
Jeff Bridges
Cobie Smulders

Alternates:
Mike Pence
Betty White
Judy Blume

Rush Limbaugh
Donald Trump
Vince Dooley
Peter Dinklage
Warren Buffett
Charlie Munger
Bill Russell
Jane Asher
William (refrigerator) Perry
Michael J. Fox
Mel Brooks
Pete Davidson
Mitch McConnell

Alternates:
Phil Spector
Bill Cosby
Jerry Sandusky

Everyone (except Rush) carried over from 2019 AND 2020. They owe me.

Donald Trump
Ron DeSantis
G.Gordon Liddy
William Barr
Richard Cheney
Mitch McConnell
Lindsey Graham
James Inhofe
Rudy Giuliani
Rush Limbaugh
Donald Rumsfeld
Paul Manafort
Samuel Alito

Alternates
Thomas McInerney
Clarence Thomas
Edward Gallagher

Annette Dionne
Cecile Dionne
Harvey Weinstein
Shannen Doherty
Jimmy Carter
Scott Peterson
Charlie Sheen
Kim Novak
Jeff Bridges
Olivia Newton-John
Mario Andretti
Roman Polanski
Clarence Thomas

Alts:
Judy Blume
Woody Allen
Michael J. Fox

The first two are the two remaining Dionne quintuplets. They keep a low profile now, but were once EXTREMELY famous.

Yes, I realize Scott Peterson has to get shivved in the shower, or choke on a hot dog.

Hey, @Baker, can you sub out Peter Cetera and John Mellencamp, and sub in Ruth Buzzi and Lenny Schultz? Thanks. You’re a peach.