# 2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2024, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010 "2024-12-01T05:01:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 49
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/961 "2025-05-12T15:10:10Z")
Former longtime Newark mayor and convicted felon Sharpe James dead. > **[Sharpe James, former Newark mayor and state senator, dies at 89 - New Jersey...](https://newjerseyglobe.com/in-memoriam/sharpe-james-former-newark-mayor-and-state-senator-dies-at-89/)** > > Sharpe James, a colorful, passionate, and controversial New Jersey politician who championed the city of Newark, where he served as mayor for twenty ---
**Author:** ![Registered\_at\_Last](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bc79bd/32.png) [@Registered\_at\_Last](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Registered_at_Last)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/962 "2025-05-12T17:43:16Z")
We missed the death of Italian actress [Eleonora Giorgi](https://www.wantedinrome.com/news/italy-eleonora-giorgi-dies-in-rome.html) back in March. She was 71 years old. Points for me and a few others. ---
**Author:** ![Kitten\_Mitten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b782af/32.png) [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/963 "2025-05-13T01:07:01Z")
> [@Registered\_at\_Last](#): > > Points for me and a few others. Well, well, well, well, well. 🙂 Just call me one of ‘a few others’. ---
**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:** [May 13, 2025, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/964 "2025-05-13T03:16:23Z")
> **[Mexican American singer Johnny Rodriguez, whose 1970s country hits topped...](https://apnews.com/article/johnny-rodriguez-country-music-dies-a1afacf53548247e7aa3e02762479945)** > > Country music star Johnny Rodriguez has died at age 73. The popular Mexican American singer was best known for chart-topping hits in the 1970s. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/965 "2025-05-13T11:12:13Z")
I _thought_ I was hearing a LOT of Johnny Rodriguez on the radio over the weekend. Now I know why. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/966 "2025-05-13T15:52:27Z")
**Kitten Mitten** takes quite a leap into the lead. | 1 | Kitten Mitten | 97 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Mahaloth | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | phungi | 69 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Happy Lendervedder | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Wheelz | 63 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | lel | 47 | 3 | 2 | | 10 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Pheoinix | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Loach | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | SunUp | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Tyronne | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 29 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 29 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Dancer Flight | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Guano Lad | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | gwendee | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lancia | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lsura | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Paul was in Saudi | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Precambrianmollusc | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Wolfpack Jeep | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 45 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 48 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 49 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 49 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/967 "2025-05-14T00:44:21Z")
Kit Bond, former Missouri governor and Senator, passes at age 86. > **[Former Missouri governor dies at age 86](https://www.firstalert4.com/2025/05/13/former-missouri-governor-dies-age-86/)** > > Former U.S. Senator and Missouri Governor Christopher S. “Kit” Bond has died at the age of 86. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/968 "2025-05-14T03:32:04Z")
> **[John Edwards, Former Lead Singer Of The Spinners, Passes Away At 80 - WBLS](https://www.wbls.com/news/john-edwards-former-lead-singer-of-the-spinners-passes-away-at-80/)** > > The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer song with the legendary group for more than two decades. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/969 "2025-05-14T04:37:45Z")
I wasn’t familiar with him, but this is sad. 45 is too young. > **[Samuel French, Killers of the Flower Moon Actor, Dead at 45](https://www.eonline.com/news/1417482/samuel-french-killers-of-the-flower-moon-actor-dead-at-45)** > > Samuel French, actor known for his work in Killers of The Flower Moon, died following a battle with cancer at the age of 45. ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/970 "2025-05-14T07:20:55Z")
Very sad 11 points for me: JosĂ© Mujica, former president of Uruguay and many other things in his eventful life, has died at the age of 89: > **[Muere JosĂ© Mujica, el presidente que hizo historia en Uruguay y se convirtiĂł...](https://www.eldiario.es/internacional/jose-mujica-uruguay_1_11738351.html)** > > El expresidente empezĂł a militar muy joven, fue guerrillero y preso polĂ­tico de la Ășltima dictadura en el pequeño paĂ­s latinoamericano, que gobernĂł entre 2010 y 2015 de la mano de la coaliciĂłn Frente Amplio Such a pity that he should be the one to get me on the board! ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/971 "2025-05-14T11:20:50Z")
> [@Hoopy\_Frood](#): > > [John Edwards, Former Lead Singer Of The Spinners, Passes Away At 80 - WBLS](https://www.wbls.com/news/john-edwards-former-lead-singer-of-the-spinners-passes-away-at-80/) Aw, that’s a shame. mmm ---
**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:** [May 14, 2025, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/972 "2025-05-14T11:41:56Z")
And now in English: > **[JosĂ© ‘Pepe’ Mujica, former guerrilla and ex-president of Uruguay, dies aged 89](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/13/jose-mujica-uruguay-dead)** > > In a final interview, Mujica said: ‘We are too focused on wealth and not on happiness 
 Before you know it, life has passed you by’ Un guerrero tiene derecho a descansar – A warrior has the right to rest. 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/973 "2025-05-14T16:39:22Z")
| 1 | Kitten Mitten | 97 | 3 | 1 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2 | Mahaloth | 70 | 3 | 1 | | 3 | phungi | 69 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | Happy Lendervedder | 68 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | It’s Not Rocket Surgery | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | Registered at Last | 64 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | Wheelz | 63 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | GIGObuster | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | Jeezums | 59 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | lel | 47 | 3 | 2 | | 10 | Bayaker | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 10 | Pheoinix | 47 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | imthjckaz | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | Todesliste | 40 | 2 | 0 | | 15 | Captain Klutz | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Hoopy Frood | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Jegpeg | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Little Nemo | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | McDeath the Mad | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Queen Anne’s Lace | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Railer 13 | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | Reindeer Flotilla | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RobotDevilDog | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 15 | RTFirefly | 35 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Loach | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 25 | Mean Mr. Mustard | 33 | 1 | 0 | | 27 | SunUp | 30 | 1 | 0 | | 28 | Tyronne | 27 | 3 | 1 | | 29 | vivalostwages | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 29 | zadscmc | 22 | 1 | 1 | | 31 | Culling the Herd | 14 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Baker | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Dancer Flight | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Dung Beetle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | escheral | 12 | 1 | 1 | | 32 | Guano Lad | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | gwendee | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lancia | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Lsura | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Mrs Ducky | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Paul was in Saudi | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Precambrianmollusc | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Prof.Pepperwinkle | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 32 | Wolfpack Jeep | 12 | 1 | 0 | | 45 | Pardel-Lux | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 46 | commasense | 10 | 2 | 1 | | 46 | Sternvogel | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 46 | Superdude | 10 | 1 | 0 | | 49 | Shoeless | 8 | 1 | 1 | | 50 | Hatchie | 5 | 1 | 1 | | 50 | shageroo | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 50 | Stephe96 | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 50 | teelabrown | 5 | 1 | 0 | | 50 | Tristan | 5 | 1 | 0 | ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/974 "2025-05-15T15:41:56Z")
Joe Don Baker has died at 89. > **[Joe Don Baker, James Bond and Mitchell star, dies aged 89](https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/articles/james-bond-star-joe-don-133742942.html)** > > Texan actor was also known for playing Sheriff Buford Pusser in ‘Walking Tall’ Mitchell!!! ---
**Author:** ![Toxylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@Toxylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxylon)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/975 "2025-05-15T15:41:59Z")
Joe Don Baker has died, age 89. > **[Joe Don Baker, Rugged Star of ‘Walking Tall,’ Dies at 89](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/joe-don-baker-dead-walking-tall-1236217866/)** > > The Texan also was memorable in 'Junior Bonner' and 'Charley Varrick' and as two different characters — one good guy, one bad — in Bond films. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/976 "2025-05-15T15:50:15Z")
Ninja’d. I came here to post that. ---
**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:** [May 15, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/977 "2025-05-15T20:03:06Z")
I shall arrest Linda Evans for possession in his honor. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/978 "2025-05-16T01:26:03Z")
> **[Charles Strouse, Broadway composer of 'Annie' and 'Bye Bye Birdie,' dies at 96](https://apnews.com/article/charles-strouse-dies-13805a0612864fa9a5d5abe9c4436c9f)** > > Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious, master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic hits as “Annie,” “Bye Bye Birdie” and “Applause,” has died. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/979 "2025-05-16T02:38:56Z")
> **[Richard L. Garwin, a designer of the first hydrogen bomb, dies at 97](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/richard-garwin-designer-first-hydrogen-bomb-dies-at-97/)** > > Garwin advised several presidents published more than 500 papers and was granted 47 U.S. patents. > **[Robert Benton, Director of Best Picture Winner ‘Kramer vs. Kramer,’ Dies at 92](https://variety.com/2025/film/news/robert-benton-dead-kramer-vs-kramer-1236396406/)** > > Robert Benton, who helmed best picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” and collaborated on the screenplay for "Bonnie and Clyde," died Sunday in Manhattan. ---
**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:** [May 16, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/980 "2025-05-16T03:08:39Z")
A lot of people living into their 90s. I’d love to see the stats on that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=48) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=50)