In a similar vein, although not so old, 2001 Diamondbacks.
Rod Barajas
Jay Bell
David Dellucci
Steve Finley
Luis Gonzalez
Mark Grace
Randy Johnson
Damian Miller
Armando Reynoso
Reggie Sanders
Curt Schilling
Matt Williams
Tony Womack
Alternates
Midre Cummings
Craig Counsell
Byung-Hyun Kim
There are exactly 13 Apollo astronauts still living. That’s enough for a list!
Jim Lovell 03/25/1928, Apollo 8 & 13
Buzz Aldrin 01/20/1930, Apollo 11
Thomas Stafford 09/17/1930, Apollo 10, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Vance Brand 05/09/1931, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project
Joseph Kerwin 02/19/1932, Skylab 2
David Scott 06/06/1932, Apollo 9 & 15
William Anders 10/17/1933, Apollo 8, took the “Earthrise” photo*
Fred Haise 11/14/1933, Apollo 13
Harrison Schmitt 07/03/1935, Apollo 17
Charles Duke 10/03/1935, Apollo 16
Rusty Schweickart 10/25/1935, Apollo 9
Jack Lousma 02/29/1936, Skylab 3
Edward Gibson 11/08/1936, Skylab 4
Apollo Astronauts
Jim Lovell
Buzz Aldrin
Thomas Stafford
Vance Brand
Joseph Kerwin
David Scott
William Anders
Fred Haise
Harrison Schmitt
Charles Duke
Rusty Schweickart
Jack Lousma
Edward Gibson
I have a few of those on a short list for the regular lists. Also a few cosmonauts as well.
Theme: Philosophers named ‘Peter’
Peter Achinstein
Peter Hacker
Peter A French
Peter Unger
Peter van Inwagen
Peter Singer
Peter Sloterdijk
Peter Simons
Peter Railton
Peter Carravetta
Peter Carruthers
Peter Galison
Peter Ludlow
Peter Adamson
Peter D Klein
Peter Tudvad
Admittedly not exactly a lot of well-known names listed but I think I’m keeping within the spirit of the themed celebrity death pool here. And to be clear, I’m not actually rooting for anyone on my list to pass on… the voices in my head just thought a theme like this would be whimsical, not to mention give these guys something to think about. Thanks so much for doing this again, phungi!
Alt1. Peter Adamson, b. August 10, 1972. Philosopher.
Alt2. Peter D. Klein, b. September 17, 1940. Philosopher.
Alt3. Peter Tudvad, b. April 27, 1966. Philosopher.
That is a great theme, Borborygmi! I hope you don’t get many points, I like the ones on your list I know (granted, only about a third) but I tip my hat to your idea. Kudos!
Theme: Tennis Grand Slam Winners
Vic Seixas
Martina Navratilova
Chris Evert
Francesca Schiavone
Margeret Court
Angela Mortimer
Dick Savitt
Frank Sedgman
Nicola Pietrangeli
Neale Fraser
Ken Rosewell
Roy Emerson
Rod Laver
Malcolm Anderson
Bill Bowrey
Can I enter a theme team for 2024 please? I’ve read the rules and hope that my selections are acceptable.
Theme: ex ball game celebrities.
Rob Burrow
Stephen Darby
Dikembe Matumbo
Chris Evert
Steve Gleason
Steve McMichael
Tim Shaw
Jeanette Lee
Jim Kelly
Gavin McRobertson
Nigel Starmer Smith
Mike Ditka
Denis Law
Alternates.
Garry Sobers
Clive Everton
Ray Reardon
Rob Burrow is an ex rugby player
Nigel Starmer Smith ex rugby
Stephen Darby ex football
Denis law ex football
Jeanette Lee ex billiards champion
Gavin McRobertson, Garry Sobers, ex cricket
Clive Everton ex billiards
Ray Reardon ex snooker
Others are well known American sportsmen.
It’s the first time I consciously read somebody calling their list a “team”, which I guess is fitting considering your theme.
So, anyway: Welcome on board! And good luck!
Cheers. Thank you 
Same as last year:
THEME: Motorcycle Heros I want to keep alive
Mick Doohan
John Kocinski
Kevin Schwantz
Eddie Lawson
Giacomo Agostini
Wayne Rainey
Freddy Spencer
Randy Mamola
Bubba Shobert
Kenny Roberts
Valentino Rossi
Marc Marquez
Collin Edwards
Alternate: Jeremy McGrath
Destroyers of Democracy
My seventh try with this list. In 2018, no one died. I scored my first points (in this thread) in 2019 with David Koch’s welcome death, but struck out again in 2020. In 2021 I scored big points (30!) with Limbaugh. Nothing again in 2022, and zilch so far in 2023, dammit. Why are these horrible people so healthy and lucky?
We start, as always, with the true leader of the Republican party.
Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump
Mitch McConnell
Marjorie Taylor Greene
John Eastman
Charles Koch
Clarence Thomas
Ginni Thomas
Brett Kavanaugh
Amy Coney Barrett
Tucker Carlson
Sean Hannity
Elon Musk
Alternates:
Rupert Murdoch
Stephen Miller
Tommy Tuberville
Okay, time to enter my usual list of UK sitcom actors. They insisted in not shuffling off this mortal coil this year, so the list remains unchanged.
Michael Crawford
Elizabeth Estensen
David Jason
Penelope Keith
Felicity Kendal
Ian Lavender
Maureen Lipman
Brian Murphy
Christopher Ryan
Guy Siner
Paula Wilcox
Richard Wilson
Tessa Wyatt
BACKUPS
Karl Howman
Tony Robinson
First themed Attempt… Lowlifes and pond scum
Emory Andrew Tate 3rd 01/12/1986 37 Misogynist and Failed Child
Viktor Orban 31/05/1963 60 Hungary PM and Bastard
Nigel Farage 03/04/1964 59 Absolute Waste of Space
Rachel Riley 11/01/1986 37 Troll
Eddie Marsan 09/06/1968 55 Troll
Stephen Yaxley Lennon 27/11/1982 41 Clown, aspires to be Andrew Tate
Jeremy Kyle 07/07/1965 58 Shock TV chancer
Margaret Hodge 08/09/1944 79 Political Troll
Tom Watson 08/01/1967 56 Political Lickspittle
Stephen Fry 24/08/1957 66 Ex National Treasure, now a troll
Michelle Mone 10/10/1971 52 Thief and Chancer
R Kelly 08/01/1967 56 Paedophile
Roman Abramovich 24/10/1966 57 Putin Crony
Alternates
Jair Bolsonaro 21/03/1955 68 Wannabe Hitler
Alex Jones 11/02/1974 49 Conspiracy Nut and awful person
Chris Brown 05/05/1989 34 DV Practitioner
Clean List
Emory Andrew Tate 3rd
Victor Orban
Nigel Farage
Rachel Riley
Eddie Marsan
Stephen Yaxley Lennon
Jeremy Kyle
Margaret Hodge
Tom Watson
Stephen Fry
Michelle Mone
R Kelly
Roman Abramovich
Alternates
Jair Bolsonaro
Alex Jones
Chris Brown
My seventh year with exactly the same list. Here’s hoping my score remains at zero.
Theme: Back to the Future
Michael J. Fox
Christopher Lloyd
Lea Thompson
Thomas F. Wilson
Crispin Glover
Claudia Wells
Elisabeth Shue
Marc McClure
James Tolkan
Charles Fleischer
Mary Steenburgen
Robert Zemeckis
Bob Gale
My Themed Death Pool for 2024 ( Exact same as 2023 )
Theme: Former Race Car Drivers
1 Harry Gant 1940 former Nascar race car driver
2 Bobby Allison 1937 former Nascar race car driver
3 Cale Yarborough 1939 former Nascar race car driver
4 Ned Jarret 1932 former Nascar race car driver
5 Mario Andretti 1940 former F1 & Indy race car driver
6 Michael Schumacher 1969 former F1 race car driver
7 Fred Lorenzen 1934 former Nascar race car driver
8 Donnie Allison 1939 former Nascar race car driver
9 Richard Petty 1937 former Nascar race car driver
10 Rick Hendrick 1949 former Nascar race car driver & current team owner
11 Emerson Fittipaldi 1946 former Indy race car driver
12 Jackie Stewart 1939 former F1 race car driver
13 A. J. Foyt 1935 former Indy race car driver
Alt:
1 Darryl Waltrip 1947 former Nascar race car driver
2 Rick Mears 1951 former Indy race car driver
3 Ricky Rudd 1956 former Nascar race car driver
Clean list:
Harry Gant
Bobby Allison
Cale Yarborough
Ned Jarret
Mario Andretti
Michael Schumacher
Fred Lorenzen
Donnie Allison
Richard Petty
Rick Hendrick
Emerson Fittipaldi
Jackie Stewart
A J Foyt
Alt:
Darryl Waltrip
Rick Mears
Ricky Rudd
Theme: Middle East troublemakers
Ismail Haniyeh
Saleh al-Arouri
Yahya Sinwar
Mohammed Deif
Marwan Issa Ahmed Yassin
Mahmoud al-Zahar
Hassan Yousef
Moussa Abu Marzouk
Ahmed Yousef
Khaled Meshaal
Ghazi Hamad
Ibrahim Hamed
Hussam Kawasme
Alts:
Seyyed Ali Hosseini Khamenei
Esmail Qaani
Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh
Dusty Baker
Bill Belichick
Bruce Boche
Rick Bowness
Pete Carroll
Bob Costas
Marc-Andre Fleury
Tony Francona
Pete Laviolette
Joe Namath
Andy Reid
John Tortorella
Ron Washington
Alternates
Zdeno Chara
Larry Robinson
Theme:
Since 1960 the “Gold Logie Award” has been awarded to the Australian most popular TV personality. These are the oldest surviving winners.
Clean List:
Tony Barber
Michael Charlton
Barry Crocker
Denise Drysdale
Gerard Kennedy
Ray Martin
Garry McDonald
Ray Meagher
Hazel Phillips
Daryl Somers
Maggie Tabberer
Mike Walsh
John Wood
Alternates:
Scott Cam
Steve Vizard
Jana Wendt
Details:
| Name | Born | Age | Wins | First | Show |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Barber | 28/03/1940 | 83 | 1 | 1973 | Great Temptation |
| Michael Charlton | 1/05/1927 | 96 | 1 | 1963 | Four Corners |
| Barry Crocker | 4/11/1935 | 88 | 1 | 1970 | Sound of Music |
| Denise Drysdale | 5/12/1948 | 75 | 2 | 1975 | The Ernie Sigley Show |
| Gerard Kennedy | 1/03/1932 | 91 | 2 | 1971 | Division 4 |
| Ray Martin | 20/12/1944 | 79 | 5 | 1987 | Midday |
| Garry McDonald | 30/10/1948 | 75 | 1 | 1976 | The Norman Gunston Show |
| Ray Meagher | 4/07/1944 | 79 | 1 | 2010 | Home and Away |
| Hazel Phillips | 17/11/1929 | 94 | 1 | 1967 | The Barry Crocker Show |
| Daryl Somers | 6/08/1951 | 72 | 3 | 1983 | Hey Hey It’s Saturday |
| Maggie Tabberer | 11/12/1936 | 87 | 2 | 1970 | Maggie |
| Mike Walsh | 5/03/1938 | 85 | 1 | 1980 | The Mike Walsh Show |
| John Wood | 14/07/1946 | 77 | 1 | 2006 | Blue Heelers |
| Scott Cam | 24/11/1962 | 61 | 1 | 2014 | The Block |
| Steve Vizard | 6/03/1956 | 67 | 1 | 1991 | Fast Forward |
| Jana Wendt | 9/05/1956 | 67 | 1 | 1992 | A Current Affair |
Dark Shadows cast members, recycled. One change to my 2023 list to replace the awesome and sadly departed Lara Parker.
This silly bizarre awesome show was very influential in my life, and the themed list is meant as a tribute to those who made it.
Theme: Dark Shadows
Alts:
14. Donna Wandrey: Roxanne Drew
15. Sharon Smyth: Sarah Collins
Clean list:
Kathy Cody
Katheryn Leigh Scott
Alexandra Isles
Nancy Barrett
Marie Wallace
Kate Jackson
Jerry Lacy
Harvey Keitel
Roger Davis
David Selby
Terry Crawford
Jim Storm
David Henesy
Alternates:
Donna Wandrey
Sharon Smyth