# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![Max1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@Max1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max1)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2025, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/101 "2025-12-09T23:45:46Z")
I apologize. I’m american, so i don’t know how knighthood works 🤷🏻‍♂️ ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/102 "2025-12-10T00:46:11Z")
Tucker Carlson Ted Cruz Rudy Giuliani Lindsey Graham Mike Johnson Jim Jordan Mitch McConnell Stephen Miller Elon Musk Vladimir Putin Clarence Thomas Donald Trump JD Vance Alternates: Samuel Alito Donald Trump Jr ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/103 "2025-12-10T00:47:32Z")
I’m sorry, can’t list the names correctly ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/104 "2025-12-10T02:01:58Z")
Mostly recycling my wisdom of the crowds list from last year, removing the previous Pope who was kind enough to give me my only points so far this year and adding Brad Arnold: | **Name** | **Known For** | **D.o.B.** | | --- | --- | --- | | Daniel ‘6ix9ine’ Hernandez | Rapper/Felon/Snitch | 1996-05-08 | | Brad Arnold | Lead Singer 3 Doors Down | 9/27/1978 | | Snoop Dogg | Singer/Songwriter/Pot Afficianado | 10/20/1971 | | Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs | Entrepreneur & Convicted Felon | 11/4/1969 | | Andy Taylor | Duran Duran - Guitarist | 2/16/1961 | | Bruce Willis | Action Star | 3/19/1955 | | Joni Mitchell | Singer/Songwriter | 11/7/1943 | | Joe Biden | Former President | 11/20/1942 | | Bob Dylan | Singer/Songwriter | 5/24/1941 | | Bill Cosby | Disgraced Comedian & Rapist | 7/12/1937 | | Jean Chrétien | Former Prime Minister of Canada | 1/11/1934 | | Willie Nelson | Singer/Songwriter/Pot Afficianado | 4/29/1933 | | Clint Eastwood | Western Star & Director | 5/31/1930 | | **Alternates** | | | | Donald Trump | President | 6/14/1946 | | King Charles III | King of England | 11/14/1948 | | George RR Martin | Author & Hobbit | 9/20/1948 | Clean List: Daniel ‘6ix9ine’ Hernandez Brad Arnold Snoop Dogg Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Andy Taylor Bruce Willis Joni Mitchell Joe Biden Bob Dylan Bill Cosby Jean Chrétien Willie Nelson Clint Eastwood Alternates: Donald Trump King Charles III George RR Martin -DF ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/105 "2025-12-10T05:44:23Z")
Brad Arnold - (born September 27, 1978) Litzy Lara Banuelos (aka Emily Willis) - (born December 29, 1998) Terry Bradshaw - (born September 2, 1948) Jordan Brunoli - (born 1995, couldn’t find an exact birthdate) Dave Coulier - (born September 21, 1959) Kathy Griffin - (born November 4, 1960) Jillian Faye Henning (aka Faye Reagan) - (born September 19, 1988) David Irving - (born March 24, 1938) Sam Neill - (born September 14, 1947) Linda Ronstadt - (born July 15, 1946) Rick Steves - (born May 10, 1955) Andy Taylor - (born February 16, 1961) James Van Der Beek - (born March 8, 1977) clean list Brad Arnold Litzy Lara Banuelos Terry Bradshaw Jordan Brunoli Dave Coulier Kathy Griffin Jillian Faye Henning David Irving Sam Neill Linda Ronstadt Rick Steves Andy Taylor James Van Der Beek alternatives John Tesh Scott Adams Jeff Bridges ---
**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/106 "2025-12-10T17:05:53Z")
Correcting Wallet’s list, moved Clarence Thomas to different line. Moved the Donald Trump to separate line in the alts. Is it okay to do this when formatting is messed up a bit. I have the time. **Wallet, post:102,** Tucker Carlson Ted Cruz Rudy Giuliani Lindsey Graham Mike Johnson Jim Jordan Mitch McConnell Stephen Miller Elon Musk Vladimir Putin Clarence Thomas Donald Trump JD Vance Alternates: Samuel Alito Donald Trump Jr ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/107 "2025-12-10T18:11:20Z")
John Cleese Andy Taylor John Williams James Van Der Beek Michael J Fox Hunter Biden Scott Adams Stephen King Joe Biden Randy Newman Bill Cosby King Charles Bruce Willis Alternates: Thomas Pynchon Dave Coulier Bill Clinton ---
**Author:** ![Wallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e99b99/32.png) [@Wallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallet)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2025, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/108 "2025-12-10T19:39:20Z")
Thank you!! ---
**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 10, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/109 "2025-12-10T20:37:04Z")
```auto NAME Birthdate Known for Michael Tilson-Thomas 21 Decmber 1944 Conductor, Pianist, & Composer Michael Bolton 26 February 1953 "No-talent Ass-clown" King Charles III 14 November Just some guy. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei 19 April 1935 Supreme leader of Iran Bruce Willis 19 March 1955 Actor Oleg Salyukov 21 May 1955 Commander of Russian ground forces Andy Taylor 16 February 1961 Duran Duran Donald Trump 14 June 1946 A very stable genius Harvey Weinstein 19 March 1952 Human scumbag Alex Jones 11 February 1974 Lying scumbag Akihito 23 December 1933 Emperor Emeritus of Japan Joe Biden 20 November 1942 Former President Erik Jensen 20 July 1970 Actor - The Walking Dead Alt Bam Margera 28 September 1979 Jackass (the show, not him... maybe) ``` Clean list Michael Tilson-Thomas Michael Bolton King Charles III Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Bruce Willis Oleg Salyukov Andy Taylor Donald Trump Harvey Weinstein Alex Jones Akihito Joe Biden Erik Jensen Alt Bam Margera ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/110 "2025-12-11T03:58:23Z")
Oh sure, I post my list and the very next day, Andy Dick is found unconscious in the street from a drug overdose. Dick has since issued a public statement that he is “alive and okay”. One of these is a lie. ---
**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 11, 2025, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/111 "2025-12-11T05:21:05Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Oh sure, I post my list and the very next day, Andy Dick is found unconscious in the street from a drug overdose. > > Dick has since issued a public statement that he is “alive and okay”. One of these is a lie. He’s dead and ok? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/112 "2025-12-11T06:27:46Z")
Raul Malo died on December 8th. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/113 "2025-12-11T06:41:31Z")
My list (non-alphabetized): Donald Trump Warren Buffett Courtney Love Linda Ronstadt Jesse Jackson Chuck Grassley Kim Reynolds (Iowa governor; said “we’re all gonna die”) Vince Neil Vladimir Putin Frankie Valli Buzz Aldrin Scott Adams Gary Ridgway Three alternates: Alex Lifeson John Fetterman Belinda Carlisle ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/114 "2025-12-11T08:16:42Z")
Yeah, I saw that. I have asked @Baker to sub in Billy Joel for me. But I appreciate you saying something, anyway. ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/115 "2025-12-11T13:32:24Z")
> [@2025 SDMB Celebrity Death Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2025-sdmb-celebrity-death-pool/1011010/577): > > I think there should be a special year-end award for the player who has had NO deaths at all from their list, but has the oldest total sum of ages of all those living people on their list. We all know our lists prolong the lives of our celebrities, but recognition should go to the player with the best use of that power. Remembering the suggestion to create a new award: The Power of Immortality Award (PIA). This post is copy&pasted from the 2025 Death Pool, where Biotop suggested it in february. It is problematic, of course, when the immortals chosen are nasty people one would rather not like to see live longer, but the suggestion as such is not bad IMO. ---
**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 11, 2025, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/116 "2025-12-11T13:42:20Z")
Thomas Gottschalk, German entertainer and TV star. Luboslav “Lubo” Penev, Bulgarian football star Ronnie Coleman, body builder, 8 times Mr. Olympia in a row Scott Adams, Dilbert creator Uri Geller, fraudster Erich von Dänicken, fraudster and fabulist Larry Holmes, boxer Roger Penrose, genius Sophia Loren, Italianissima Adriano Celentano, Italiano Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov, nasty Chechen piece of sadistic shit Julio Iglesias, former Real Madrid goalie substitute and crooner Elon Musk, billionaire And should one of the above kick the bucket this year, they will be substituted by: Robert Tilton, American televangelist Randy Moss, bandwagon driver Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez, often simply referred to as Raphael, Spanish singer and actor Thomas Gottschalk Luboslav Penev Ronnie Coleman Scott Adams Uri Geller Erich von Dänicken Larry Holmes Roger Penrose Sophia Loren Adriano Celentano Ramzan Akhmadovich Kadyrov Julio Iglesias Elon Musk Reserve bench: Robert Tilton Randy Moss Miguel Rafael Martos Sánchez ---
**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 11, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/117 "2025-12-11T14:04:30Z")
Pretty much the same list as last year with the same vague rationale, as only Tom Lehrer decided to award me some points in 2025. They can’t all hold on forever. **List** Scott Adams (cartoonist / spittle-shouting loon) Tom Baker (Doctor Who actor) Pat Boone ([heavy metal singer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Metal_Mood:_No_More_Mr._Nice_Guy)) Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (cousin of QEII, not to be confused with her son) Geoff Hurst (English footballer) Ann-Margret (actor/singer) Mitch McConnell (politician / part-time turtle) Willie Nelson (singer / occasional actor) Diana Ross (singer) Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor / pianist) Donald Trump (pathetic excuse for a human being) James Van de Beek (actor) Bruce Willis (actor in the BEST CHRISTMAS FILM EVER) **Alternates:** Dionne Warwick (singer) Tim Curry (actor/fucking legend) Jeremy Paxman (UK newsreader) And clean lists: **List** Scott Adams Tom Baker Pat Boone Prince Edward, Duke of Kent Geoff Hurst Ann-Margret Mitch McConnell Willie Nelson Diana Ross Michael Tilson Thomas Donald Trump James Van de Beek Bruce Willis **Alternates:** Dionne Warwick Tim Curry Jeremy Paxman ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/118 "2025-12-11T15:06:48Z")
Here’s to a “fab” 2026! Paul McCartney Ringo Starr Richard Lester Yoko Ono Julian Lennon Pete Best Sean Lennon Olivia Harrison Dhani Harrison Jane Asher Patti Boyd Harrison Zak Starkey Jimmy Nicol Alternates: Jeff Lynne Heather Mills May Pang ---
**Author:** ![Scoobysnax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Scoobysnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoobysnax)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2025, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/119 "2025-12-11T15:41:29Z")
Here is my list: Donald J Trump Joe Biden James Van Der Beek King Charles III Kate Middleton Andy Dick Michael J Fox William Shatner Harvey Weinstein Christina Applegate Scott Adams Bruce Willis Mitch McConnell Alternates: Dave Coulier Sean Combs Tina Louise ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2025, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318/120 "2025-12-12T04:38:14Z")
I’m gonna replace a pick. I’m not sure what’s easier for Baker so I guess I’ll try to cover all the bases. I’m removing Chuck Grassley and replacing him with Jason Collins (former NBA player). This is my amended list: John Travolta Bill Burr Thomas Middleditch Tom Cruise Clint Eastwood Harrison Ford David Lee Roth Morgan Freeman Bill Cosby Jerry Sandusky Harvey Weinstein Dave Coulier Jason Collins Same alternates. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-celebrity-death-pool/1025318.md?page=7)