# 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:** 9
**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 30, 2024, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/161 "2024-12-30T17:30:42Z")
Clean List: R. Crumb Ralph Bakshi A.J. Foyt Ray Stevens Dick Cheney Larry Niven Robert Silverberg Roman Polanski Warren Buffett Noam Chomsky Andrew Jackson Young, Jr. Sirhan Sirhan Victoria Jackson Alternates: Bill Cosby Howdy Holmes Edward Packard ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/162 "2024-12-30T17:58:21Z")
Psst – Pete Rose died in 2024 Brian ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/163 "2024-12-30T18:07:30Z")
I’ll put in the first alternate, unless gwendee comes back with another choice, 35 hours and 53 minutes. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2024, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/164 "2024-12-30T18:13:38Z")
> [@N9IWP](#): > > Psst – Pete Rose died in 2024 > > Brian Double psst- so did Jerry West ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/165 "2024-12-30T18:45:28Z")
> [@Pheoinix](#): > > Mohammed Deif So he may or may not be alive, just FYI. From Wikipedia: > [@](#): > > On 13 July 2024, he was targeted in [an Israeli strike in the al-Mawasi neighborhood of Khan Yunis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_July_2024_al-Mawasi_attack) in the southern Gaza Strip. According to reports from the Gaza Ministry of Health, at least 90 Palestinians were killed and over 300 injured as a result of the attack.[[67]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-:17-69)[[68]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-70) The IDF reported that one of Deif’s associates and a mastermind of the 7 October attack, the Khan Yunis Brigade commander [Rafa Salama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafa_Salama), was among the dead.[[69]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-71) In relation to Deif, the IDF stated that there were signs that he too had been killed, but they were unable to officially confirm that.[[70]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-72) Reportedly, a dead body suspected to belong to Deif was recovered from the site but was too badly disfigured to be identified.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-Deif_killed-6) On 1 August 2024, the IDF announced it had confirmed that Deif died in the 13 July strike.[[71]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-auto-73) Two weeks after the IDF announced its confirmation, Hamas denied that Deif was killed, with senior Hamas official [Osama Hamdan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osama_Hamdan) stating in an interview with the [Associated Press](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press) that Deif was still alive.[[72]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-Hamas_denial_Aug_16_2024-74) > > In October 2024, Hamas again called Deif’s death a lie, while issuing a statement denying [the death of Yahya Sinwar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Yahya_Sinwar).[[73]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-75) The next day Hamas acknowledged Sinwar’s death without making any additional comments about Deif’s status.[[74]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-jpost-until-aggression-stops-76) In early November, the London-based Saudi newspaper _[Asharq Al-Awsat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asharq_Al-Awsat)_ reported that Hamas has privately acknowledged Deif’s death, but Hamas released a statement denying the newspaper’s report.[[5]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-Deif_killed-6)[[6]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif#cite_note-:18-7) So I’m curious about picks such as this. What would it take to confirm a death? Another confusing one is Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha. I believe she was the heir apparent, but she collapsed while walking her dogs in December 2022 and now the succession order is a mess. I’ve had her on previous lists, but have come to the conclusion that we may never know if she’s dead or alive, or at least may not find out she died until years later. She seems to still be in a coma, but I’m guessing they’re just keeping her “alive” until they can figure out who will take the throne once the current king goes. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/166 "2024-12-30T19:05:46Z")
New alternates Paul Simon Anthony Hopkins ---
**Author:** ![McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a3d4f5/32.png) [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/167 "2024-12-30T19:13:40Z")
Here is my 2025 list, fairly similar to the 2024 list: Bruce Willis Bam Margera Celine Dion Michael J Fox Val Kilmer Bill Cosby Catherine Wreford Christina Applegate Sinbad Ron Jeremy Lee Majors Harvey Weinstein Dave Coulier Alternates: Rudy Guliani Mitch McConnell Donald Trump ---
**Author:** ![Schubert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Schubert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schubert)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/168 "2024-12-30T19:35:35Z")
Buzz Aldrin Christina Applegate James Van Der Beek Pat Boone Bill Clinton Bill Cosby Dave Coulier Randy Moss Richard Petty Giuliana Rancic Linda Rondstadt Ryne Sandberg Andy Taylor ALTERNATES: Dyan Cannon John Hagee Mitch McConnell ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/169 "2024-12-30T20:32:31Z")
I haven’t played this in 15 years, but why not try it again? I’m going for a list mostly composed of people who may die violently. In other words, I don’t expect to win Donald Trump Ali Hosseini Khamenei Naim Qassem Mohmmed Sinwar Khalil al Hayya Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo Murat Karayilan Hossein Salami Amir Ali Hajizadeh Zaher Jabarin Victoria Jackson Emily Willis Andy Taylor ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/170 "2024-12-30T21:40:38Z")
Linda Nolan Michael James Whale Vanessa Redgrave Liza Minnelli Vladimir Putin Bruce Willis Michael J. Fox. Ron Jeremy Richard Harris (aka Black Bart) Sam Neill La Toya Jackson Dennis Prager Phil Robertson Notes and changes for later if possible, traveling now… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/171 "2024-12-30T21:50:06Z")
Ryne Sandberg, ball player Roberta Flack, musician Linda Ronstadt, musician Mitch McConnell, Republican turtle John Daly, golfer Ananda Lewis, MTV veejay Randy Moss, football player James Van Der Beek, actor Dave Coulier, actor Ian Smith, Australian actor Gerry Connolly, Democratic politician Ann Wilson, musician George Thorogood, musician Alternate: Elon Musk 🤞 Clean list Ryne Sandberg Roberta Flack Linda Ronstadt Mitch McConnell John Daly Ananda Lewis Randy Moss James Van Der Beek Dave Coulier Ian Smith Gerry Connolly Ann Wilson George Thorogood Elon Musk ---
**Author:** ![Pheoinix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Pheoinix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pheoinix)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/172 "2024-12-30T22:01:15Z")
I’ll replace Mohammed Deif with Ian Smith (Australian actor, Harold Bishop in neighbours) if that’s ok. Was going to look up someone else high up in Hamas, but that route seems more complicated than i first thought. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/173 "2024-12-31T04:55:41Z")
I honestly picked at random. Maybe that will work. Tina Fey McCauley Culkin Madonna Nikki Minaj Ariana Grande Tommy Lee Judy Scheindlin Jennifer Lopez King Charles Hunter Biden( look at the photos from the recent White House party) Alternates Dave Barry Jay Leno RFK Jr. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/174 "2024-12-31T04:56:59Z")
You have only ten pick there. Do you want me to use the alternates to fill out the list? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/175 "2024-12-31T05:04:50Z")
Yes sir. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/176 "2024-12-31T05:06:32Z")
\*ma’am. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/177 "2024-12-31T05:13:19Z")
😆 Having an androgynous username has been fun. ---
**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 31, 2024, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/178 "2024-12-31T05:25:37Z")
The good thing is you really are a baker. That at least we can be sure of. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/179 "2024-12-31T05:46:19Z")
Oh my, it’s nearly midnight. Tomorrow may be busy, as it seems a lot of players are doing the last minute thing. But it’s so fun to do this. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2024, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/180 "2024-12-31T07:52:11Z")
Sorry @Baker, I had a work deadline. Now that it’s done, I can play! I’m mostly recycling my 2024 list: Donald Trump Kanye West Bill Cosby Linda Ronstadt Mitch McConnell Imelda Marcos Bruce Willis Rudy Giuliani Phil Collins Liza Minnelli Clint Eastwood Andrew Tate Bam Margera Alternates Celine Dion Harvey Weinstein Andy Taylor [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010.md?page=10)