I was going to say something about killings and birds and stones but … 
Several of the people on my 2018 list have died, so some “fresh” blood here:
Jimmy Carter
Prince Phillip (Duke of Edinburgh)
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
David Prowse
Hugh Downs
Robert Silverberg
Noam Chomsky
Walter Mondale
A.J. Foyt
Parnelli Jones
Henry Kissinger
James Gunn [sci-fi author]
Larry Niven
Alternates:
Andrew Jackson Young, Jr.
Rosalynn Carter
Bobby Unser
Just as last year only one of my picks left us so with only one change my list is…
Charlie Watts
Bart Starr
Jimmy Carter
Joe Namath
Don Shula
Bob Uecker
Doc Severinsen
John Madden
Jerry Lee Lewis
Doris Day
Cloris Leachman
Betty White
Bob Newhart
Alternates
Carol Burnett
Tim Conway
Two-thirds of the way through the month we have just thirty-eight entries, but here are the top ten picks.
Jimmy Carter 15
Prince Philip 9
Betty White 8
Bill Cosby 8
Valerie Harper 8
Donald Trump 7
Mel Brooks 6
Olivia Newton John 6
Bob Dole 5
Queen Elizabeth II 5
Nine celebs have four picks, nineteen have three picks, thirty-nine have two picks, and two hundred forty picks are unique.
First time player, and I don’t pay attention to celbrities that much, so mine are pretty random.
President Donald Trump
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Rush Limbaugh
Lindsey Lohan
Michael Flynn Sr.
Bill Cosby
Corey Feldman
Bret Michaels
Charlie Sheen
Dick Cheney
Linda Nolan
Paul Gascoigne
Marshall Bruce Mathers III (Eminem)
Alternates:
Cher
Jimmy Carter
Always good to see a first time player!
Welcome to this most macabre, disgusting, creepy, but fun game!
Agh! Another on my yet-to-be-posted list - Paddy Ashdown - has died.
I think everyone is in a conspiracy to make me work hard on my birthday, which is 12/31.
Prince Philip
Betty White
Jimmy Carter
Angela Lansbury
Sean Connery
Robert Duvall
Jean Chretien
Wilford Brimley
King Salman of Saudi Arabia
Loretta Swit
Billy Connolly
Shirley MacLaine
Kirk Douglas
Alternates:
Morgan Freeman
Jack Nicholson
50 Cent (Curtis James Jackson III)
Mostly recycled from this year, with three replacements.
You know what would be an ideal birthday present for your Death Mistress? Post you list sooner rather than at the last minute, on 12/31.
Sting
Michael Schumacher
Valerie Harper
Wilford Brimley
Henry Kissinger
Andy Dick
Bill Cosby
Shane MacGowan
Keith Richards
Paul Gascoigne
Britney Spears
Tommy Chong
Ginger Baker
Alternates:
Dolly Parton
Kenny Rogers
I’m submitting an amended list, removing Kathie Lee Gifford and replacing her with former Detroit Tigers catcher Bill Freehan.
My plain list is below:
Kim Woo-Bin
Leah Bracknell
Fatima Ali
Jill Gascoine
Mike Willesee
Bill Freehan
Valerie Harper
Steve Gleason
Fernando Ricksen
George Perles
Richard Tandy
Beth Chapman
Angela Trimbur
Alternates:
Hugh Downs
Jimmy Carter
Ted Koppel
Here are my picks for 2019:
Jimmy Carter
Loretta Lynn
Prince Phillip
Queen Elisabeth II
Quincy Jones
Bob Dole
Bill Cosby
Gordon Lightfoot
Buzz Aldrin
John Andretti
Elvis Costello
Tim Conway
Bob Barker
Dan Rather
Alternates:
Jimmy Swaggart
Michael Douglas
Dick Cheney
Quincy Jones is the comedian, NOT the producer, real name Quami Wallen
John Andretti is the former NASCAR & INDY race car driver, nephew to Mario Andretti
That’s 14 celebs in the main list
Artie Lange
Chris Mortensen
Pete Davidson
Leah Bracknell
Fatima Ali
6ix9ine
Fernando Ricksen
Linda Nolan
Sonali Bendre
Demi Lovato
Kamala
Johnny Clegg
Bill Turnbull
Alternates:
Lil Xan
Olivia Newton John
Nobby Stiles
Bader Ginsburg
Bill Cosby
Julie Andrews
Rutger Hauer
Dick Cheney
Mel Brooks
Dolly Parton
Hosni Mubarak
Larry King
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Prince Phillip
Rita Moreno
Pat Robinson
Alternate
Rita Moreno
Please remember, it is a honor just to be nominated.
Bernie Ecclestone
Robert Redford
Van Morrison
Hank Aaron
William Ruckelshaus
Ozzy Osborne
George Clinton
Joni Mitchell
Buzz Aldrin
John Irving
Lenny Dykstra
Dominic Chianese
Bobby Knight
Alternates:
Tom Waits
Chuck Yeager
Francis Ford Coppola
I feel like a terrible person, but I’ll nominate these people anyway, I guess.
Tony Bennett
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Harper
Lou Gramm
Eddie Van Halen
Cher
Henry Kissinger
Boogie2988 (are You Tube stars eligible?)
Keith Richards
Alex Lifeson
Any adult member of the Osbourne family
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Emeril Lagasse
Alternates:
“Trence”
Olivia Newton-John
As to YouTube stars, can you give their real name? Why are they famous, is it just because they are ill or something.
Amd “any adult member of the Obourne family” is not a valid pick, you have to choose a single member.