# 2026 Celebrity Death Pool **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 2, 2025, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318 "2025-12-02T04:28:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Fresh91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Fresh91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fresh91)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/262 "2025-12-30T17:36:15Z")
Ariana Grande Cynthia Erivo Meryl Streep Beyonce (in an accident) Eric Dane King Charles Willam Shatner Diana Ross Sharon Osbourne Joe Biden Bruce Willis Nikki Minaj Donald Trump Alternates: Fergie (Singer) Steve Martin ---
**Author:** ![Fresh91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Fresh91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fresh91)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/263 "2025-12-30T17:49:04Z")
I bet you’re a riot ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/264 "2025-12-30T17:58:33Z")
He is. But we’re trying to be nice to **Baker** , who manages these lists every year out of her own goodwill, and make putting together the master spreadsheet easier for her. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/265 "2025-12-30T18:05:13Z")
Any more commrnts like that and you won’t be in the game. Read the first post and the rules. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/266 "2025-12-30T18:33:34Z")
Catherine Deneuve Justin Bieber Dennis Rader Charlie Sheen Michael J Fox Lil Wayne Sam Neill Mitch McConnell Rudy Giuliani Demi Lovato Bob Dylan Harvey Weinstein Vladimir Putin Alternate: Joe Biden Lil Wayne’s given name is Dwayne M Carter. Dennis Rader is the serial killer known as BTK. I think the rest don’t need explanation, but let me know. I’ll feel bad if some of my picks get me points. Others, not so much. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/267 "2025-12-30T18:53:23Z")
Rader is one you really could wish passes, and painfully. ---
**Author:** ![jeezums](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jeezums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeezums)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/268 "2025-12-30T18:56:48Z")
Ben Sasse Former United States Senator Jordan Brunoli Musician Tatiana Schlossberg American journalist and author David Webb Corporate governance activist Chris Lancaster Telegraph editor UK William MacIntyre British race car driver Jason Collins Former NBA player Gary Ridgway Green River Killer Reggie Bannister American musician and actor Lou Koller Vocalist Scott Adams American author and cartoonist Brad Arnold Musician Esther Rantzen Journalist Alternate Victoria Jackson Actress Ben Sasse Jordan Brunoli Tatiana Schlossberg David Webb Chris Lancaster William MacIntyre Jason Collins Gary Ridgway Reggie Bannister Lou Koller Scott Adams Brad Arnold Esther Rantzen Alternate Victoria Jackson ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/269 "2025-12-30T19:14:11Z")
Scott Adams Michael Caine Ariana Grande Harald V Thomas Markle Judith Martin Mitch McConnell Mette-Marit Benjamin Netanyahu Carly Simon Tatiana Schlossberg Donald Trump Bill Wyman Alternates: Bruce Willis Angie Dickinson Clarence Thomas **Judith Martin** is the original Miss Manners. **Harald V** is the King of Norway. **Mette-Marit** is his daughter-in-law, the Crown Princess of Norway. Even though **Thomas Markle** is (in)famous because he is the father of Meghan, he does have his own Wikipedia page. **Bill Wyman** is the former Rolling Stones’ bassist. ---
**Author:** ![Fresh91](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Fresh91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fresh91)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/270 "2025-12-30T19:25:57Z")
I understand that; however, people make mistakes. Message boards can be clunky to read and it can be hard to track original posts. I apologize for the comment and for not formatting correctly the first couple of times (I had to re-set): however, I don’t see how condescending comments will advance anything. That’s all. My apologies again ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/271 "2025-12-30T19:39:55Z")
All you bandwagoners can _suck it_! > **[Tatiana Schlossberg, journalist and granddaughter of John F. Kennedy, dies at...](https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/30/nation/tatiana-schlossberg-jfk-granddaughter-dies/)** > > Schlossberg revealed in November that she had received a terminal cancer diagnosis. ---
**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, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/272 "2025-12-30T19:39:56Z")
The bandwagon just threw a wheel. > **[Tatiana Schlossberg, John F. Kennedy's granddaughter, has died](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/30/tatiana-kennedy-schlossberg-dies/87961719007/)** > > Tatiana Schlossberg died months after disclosing her acute myeloid leukemia diagnosis in a New Yorker essay. ---
**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:** [December 30, 2025, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/273 "2025-12-30T19:50:51Z")
Please substitute Tatiana Schlossberg with Sophia Loren. And Scott Adams and Ben Sasse, you stay where you are! Thomas Gottschalk Luboslav Penev Ronnie Coleman Scott Adams Uri Geller Erich von Dänicken Roger Penrose Ben Sasse Adriano Celentano Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov Julio Iglesias Elon Musk Sophia Loren Reserve bench: Randy Moss Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez Larry Holmes ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/274 "2025-12-30T19:53:42Z")
How many had her? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2025, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/275 "2025-12-30T19:54:00Z")
**New revision:** Asma al-Assad Bajrakitiyabha Ben Sasse Chris Hoy Donald Trump Ian Hodgkinson James Van Der Beek Jennifer Wexton Luděk Mikloško Roger O’Donnell Stan Walker Victoria Jackson Vinod Kambli **Alternates:** Bruce Willis Ron Jeremy Rudy Giuliani xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Asma al-Assad 50, former first lady of Syria Bajrakitiyabha 47, Thai princess Ben Sasse 53, former Senator Chris Hoy 49, cyclist Donald Trump 79, widely-respected politician Ian Hodgkinson (AKA Vampiro) 58, wrestler James Van Der Beek 48, actor Jennifer Wexton 57, politician Luděk Mikloško 64, footballer Roger O’Donnell 70, musician Stan Walker 35, singer/actor Victoria Jackson 66, actress/comedian Vinod Kambli 53, cricketer Alternates: Bruce Willis 70, actor Ron Jeremy 72, pron star Rudy Giuliani 81, widely-respected politician ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/276 "2025-12-30T20:01:33Z")
Question for @Baker: When you compile your final list do you go through this list from the bottom up in order to get the most recent version of people’s posts? ---
**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:** [December 30, 2025, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/277 "2025-12-30T20:03:01Z")
My new list minus Tatiana Schlossberg: Tom Baker Alan Alda Melissa Jaffer William Shatner Dave Blunts Denny Mclain David Attenborough Neeme Jarvi Reggie Bannister Scott Adams Jason Collins Ben Sasse Alejandro Jodorowsky ---
**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, 2025, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/278 "2025-12-30T20:49:59Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > How many had her? No one told me there would be math. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/279 "2025-12-30T21:25:12Z")
> [@Larry\_Borgia](#): > > Catherine Deneuve Whoa! There’s one for my Abe Vigoda list! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/280 "2025-12-30T21:26:08Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > [Tatiana Schlossberg dies. Kennedy family member was author, journalist](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/12/30/tatiana-kennedy-schlossberg-dies/87961719007/) Crap. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2025, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/281 "2025-12-30T21:28:51Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > How many had her? I did. Donald Trump now moves up from my alternates. First time I’ve ever used an alternate. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=15)