2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool

Descriptive List
Bruce Willis (Die Hardest)
Tatum O’Neil
Linda Ronstadt
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran member)
Ron Jeremy
Chris Evert (Tennis player)
Sarah Hyland (Actress)
Linda Nolan (Irish performer)
Victoria Jackson (Comedian)
Dan Harmon (Rick and Morty producer)
Roger O’Donnell (The Cure keyboardist)
James Whale (UK host)
Ananda Lewis

Bam Margera
Celine Dion
Andy Dick

Clean List
Bruce Willis
Tatum O’Neil
Linda Ronstadt
Andy Taylor
Ron Jeremy
Chris Evert
Sarah Hyland
Linda Nolan
Victoria Jackson
Dan Harmon
Roger O’Donnell
James Whale
Ananda Lewis

Alternates:
Bam Margera
Celine Dion
Andy Dick

My list is a broad mixture of, I hope, celebs who are for the most part unique picks. Of course now that I’ve said that folks will be looking them over.

Mike Torrez
Bebe Shopp
Walt Menninger
Debra Paget
Margrethe II of Denmark
Valentina Tereshkova
James Harrison
John Stephen Akhwari
Bill Kurtis
Rowan Williams
Rowan Atkinson
Denzel Washington
Kevin Costner

Bebe is the oldest living Miss America
Torrez is a retired ball player
Harrison is a blood donor
Akwhari a former marathon runner
Kurtis is a well known news anchor, and still a hero in Topeka

Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Sir Chris Hoy
Ananda Lewis
Khaled Mashal
Princess Soamsawali
Princess Bajrakitiyabha
Liza Minnelli
Jennifer Wexton
Marius Borg Høiby
Lady Pamela Hicks
Queen Paola of Belgium
Empress Michiko of Japan

Alternates:
Joe Biden
Donald Trump
Bill Clinton

Is this the Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me announcer guy?

Mitch McConnell
Mel Brooks
Clint Eastwood
Robert Redford
Morgan Freeman
Warren Beatty
Joe Biden
Bill Clinton
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson

Alternates:
Dick Van Dyke
Alan Greenspan
Yoko Ono

I don’t know that show. But he was a national CBS anchor for a while, and prominent in Chicago as an anchor. He has also been the producer of other news shows. On June 8, 1966, he was a law student at Washburn University in Topeka and was filling in for a friend as a news announcer on WIBW. A horrific tornado struck the city and his calm on air demeanor brought him to the attention of the network. In later years, when interviewed about that night, he said he had wondered how to impress on viewers how very serious this was. Do I cry, do I shout, do I cuss? His memorable words, “For God’s sake, take cover!” is credited with saving many lives.

Chris Hoy
Donald Trump
Ian Hodgkinson
Luděk Mikloško
Matthew Sweet
Randy Moss
Roger O’Donnell
Ryne Sandberg
Sophie Kinsella
Stan Walker
Steve McMichael
Princess Bajrakitiyabha
Tim Commerford

Alternates:
Kate Micucci
Michael Tilson-Thomas
Rudy Giuliani

Chris Hoy 48, cyclist
Donald Trump 78, widely-respected politician
Ian Hodgkinson (AKA Vampiro) 57, wrestler
Luděk Mikloško 63, footballer
Matthew Sweet 60, musician
Randy Moss 47, former NFL player
Roger O’Donnell 69, musician
Ryne Sandberg 65, baseball player
Sophie Kinsella 59, author
Stan Walker 34, singer
Steve McMichael 67, football player
Princess Bajrakitiyabha 46, Thai princess
Tim Commerford 56, musician

Yep, Kurtis is the announcer and scorekeeper for that great NPR show.

Welcome to the Dope, @shageroo!

FYI, you are allowed 13 main picks plus 3 alternates. However, since there’s only 14 hours in which your alternates might be needed, I expect you and @Baker can agree to move your alternates to the main list.

Christina Applegate
Jeff Bridges
Tom Brokaw
Michael Douglas
TJ Ducklo
Roberta Flack
Michael J. Fox
Chris Hoy
Victoria Jackson
Val Kilmer
Liza Minnelli
Jack Nicholson
Harvey Weinstein

Alternates:

Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Paul Hogan
Bruce Willis

Common name clarification: Michael Douglas is the actor (son of Kirk).

Obscure names (they were to me!) explanation: Victoria Jackson is an SNL alum, TJ Ducklo is(was?) a Biden advisor, and Chris Hoy is an Olympic bicyclist.

Ryne Sandberg
Victoria Jackson
Ian Smith
Dick Vitale
Esther Rantzen
James Whale
Bruce Willis
Michael Flatley
Linda Nolan
Andy Taylor
Rhod Gilbert
Barton Cowperthwaite
James Van Der Beek

Alternate:
Harvey Weinstein

I should be as lucky as last year

Annette Dionne
Cecile Dionne
Lynette Fromme
Clarence Thomas
Bruce Willis
Roman Polanski
Joni Mitchell
Yoko Ono
Brigitte Bardot
Linda Ronstadt
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Noam Chomskhy
Vanessa Redgrave

Alternates:
Donald Trump
Charles III of England
Johnny Depp

2025 SMDB Celebrity Death Pool submission
Joe Biden
Jane Fonda
Martina Navratilova
Ananda Lewis
Randy Moss
Ryne Sandberg
Nicole Eggert
Princess Kate
Pete Yarrow
James Van Der Beek
Michael Bolton
Sam Neill
Mike Ditka

ALT
Noam Chomsky
King Charles III

Wow, it looks like you were kept busy on the last day of the year.
HAPPY Birthday, Baker!

Mitch McConnell
Mel Brooks
Clint Eastwood
Robert Redford
Morgan Freeman
Warren Beatty
Joe Biden
Bill Clinton
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson
Dick Van Dyke
Alan Greenspan
Yoko Ono

ALTERNATES:
Petula Clark
Frankie Valli
Bill Wyman

I seem to have ended up with either actors or politicians . Not a lot of points to be had in that list either, going for a quantity not quality approach.

David Attenborough
Michael J Fox
Jeff Bridges
Tom Baker
Alan Alda
Bruce Willis
Pope Francis
Vladimir Putin
Donald Trump
Rupert Murdoch
Igor Girkin
Dick Cheney
Mitch McConnell

Alternates
Gene Hackman
Matt Gaetz
Bill O’Reilly

For clarification
Igor Girkin Russian warmonger
Rupert Murdoch , full name is Keith Rupert Murdoch media mogul born in 1931, a true stain on humanity.

I’m basically just throwing darts at this point. I think the most correct guesses I’ve had in one year is 2

Bruce Willis
Jeanette Lee
Johnny Knoxville
Judy Blume
Michael J Fox
Jim Kelly
Tommy Chong
6ix9ine
Paris Jackson
MrBeast
Bill Cosby
Tim Curry
King Charles III

“Tony Francona” (unknown) or Terry Francona (baseball manager)

Ursula Andress
Rudy Giuliani
Mitch McConnell
Ezra Miller
Rupert Murdoch
Benjamin Netanyahu
Robert Redford
Carly Simon
Andy Taylor
Clarence Thomas
Donald Trump
Bruce Willis
Bill Wyman

Alternate:
Elon Musk

2025 list

Ralph Nader
Dick Van Dyke
Mel Brooks
Imelda Marcos
Willie Nelson
Dick Channey
Jack Nicholson
Tim Curry
Nigel Starmer-Smith
Marianne Faithfull
Michael James Whale
Andy Taylor
Raymonsd Berry

ALTS:

Joe Bugner
Buzz Aldrin
Ruth Buzzi