Rosalyn Carter
Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn
Margaret Truman
Patti LaBelle
Paris Hilton
Ed Koch
Hugh Hefner
Louis Farrakhan
Sun Myung Moon
Edmund Hillary
Eddy Arnold
Priscilla Presley
Oooh! Deathpools! We started one in my office last year, but whoever was running it stopped keeping up with it. Out of that list, I only hit on Ingmar Bergman… so I’ll throw in Dog the Bounty Hunter and hope for better influence on the Reaper this year.
Bea Arthur
John Madden
Elizabeth Taylor
Gary Busey
Don Rickles
Wilford Brimley
50 Cent
John Updike
Michael J Fox
Dog, the Bounty Hunter
subs:
Danny Bonaduce
Your list is short three names. 13, + alternates.
13… sure… of course. You know, for the whole ‘bad luck’ deal… :smack:
Bea Arthur
John Madden
Elizabeth Taylor
Gary Busey
Don Rickles
Wilford Brimley
50 Cent
John Updike
Michael J Fox
Dog, the Bounty Hunter
Raul Castro
John Astin
Herman Wouk
Subs:
Bobby Fisher
Danny Bonaduce
Jimmy Carter
Fidel Castro
Billy Graham
Elizabeth Edwards
Kirk Douglas
Elizabeth Taylor
Amy Winehouse
Stephen Hawking
Suzanne Pleshette
OJ Simpson
Dick Clark
Paul Newman
Britney Spears
Alex Trebek
Alternates:
Owen Wilson
Terrel Owens
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor
Annette Funicello
Olivia de Havilland
Britney Spears
Walter Cronkite
Betty Ford
Oral Roberts
Billy Graham
Ernest Borgnine
Suzanne Pleshette
Amy Winehouse
Backups:
Jack Kevorkian
Jerry Lewis
Kirk Douglas
My picks:
George Herbert Walker Bush
Ed Koch
Ray Nagin (my ‘youthful’ vote)
Dick Clark
Ed McMahon
Jimmy Carter
John Glenn (look, this dude’s just as geriatric as can be)
Amy Winehouse (I’ll second this one)
Al Sharpton (the Reverend, he’s getting old too)
Britney Spears (I see a suicide in the future, or at least an attempt)
Ruth Bader-Ginsburg
Michael Vick (I don’t wish him death. . . I just, well, it’s a long shot)
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Tripler
That last one, I just like to say the name. Sounds like something you spread on toast.
One of my picks, Dan Fogleberg, has died. Here is my updated list. I’m replacing him with Teri Garr.
Mary Tyler Moore
Teri Garr
Owen Wilson
Kirk Douglas
Prince Phillip of Edinburgh
Ryan O’Neal
Jerry Lewis
Bob Barker
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
Joan Kennedy
Jim McKay
Muhammed Ali
Art Donovan
Fred Thompson
John Forsythe
Elizabeth Edwards
Tim Johnson
Pete Domenici
Steven Geller
George Mitchell
Bill Nelson
Carole Migden
Arlen Specter
Ehud Olmert
Jenny Oropeza
Alternates:
Fidel Castro
Kirk Douglas
Dick Cheney
Just in case any of these bite the dust before 2008, I’m putting Art Modell up as an alternate. I’m sure there are quite a few Clevelanders who will be celebrating when Modell croaks. 
You only have 12 names on your main list – did you leave someone out, or do you wish to move Castro up? Also, I’m curious as to which Tim Johnson you have in mind.
There are three kinds of people in this world, those who can count, and those who cannot. But I digress.
Please move Fidel up.
Tim Johnson is the Senator from South Dakota.
Thanks,
CP
PS
Hey, you said name only. I’m not a trouble maker, honest.
dammit, it’s just like middle school…
Here’s a couple of alternates in case they are needed:
Queen Elizabeth II
Elton John
Any chance you could do a plain format list? And calling Spiff with the same request.
Well, after playing along for the first time in 2007, I guess I’m hooked. I’m so ashamed. Anyway, I wish I had more free time to polish this -– especially to rotate folks I like out and more bastids in –- but here goes (with my thanks to a35362 and amarone):
- Russell Johnson, actor, 17 pts (16 after November 10)
- Fidel Castro, Cuban president, 19 pts (18 after April 9)
- Tom Lehrer, musician, 21 pts (20 after April 9)
- Burt Bacharach, musician, 21 pts (20 after May 12)
- George Steinbrenner, businessman, 23 pts (22 after July 4)
- Mark Russell, political satirist, 25 pts (24 after August 23)
- Kim Jong-il, Korean dictator, 35 pts (34 after February 15)
- Roger Ebert, film critic, 35 pts (34 after June 18)
- John Major, British prime minister, 36 pts (35 after March 29)
- Dennis Franz, actor, 37 pts (36 after October 28)
- Tom Arnold, actor, 52 pts (51 after March 6)
- Suge Knight, rap mogul, 58 pts (57 after April 19)
- Warren Sapp, athelete, 65 pts (64 after December 19)
alt 1. Neil Armstrong, astronaut, 23 pts (22 after August 5)
alt 2. Zsa Zsa Gabor, actress, 11 pts (10 after February 6)
alt 3. Keith Richards, musician, 36 pts (35 after December 18)
Plain list:
Russell Johnson
Fidel Castro
Tom Lehrer
Burt Bacharach
George Steinbrenner
Mark Russell
Kim Jong-il
Roger Ebert
John Major
Dennis Franz
Tom Arnold
Suge Knight
Warren Sapp
Neil Armstrong
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Keith Richards
Okay, here is my list:
Bob Barker
Fidel Castro
Ricardo Montalban
Trevor Bannister
Jerry Stiller
Molly Sugden
Lindsey Lohan
Fred Phelps
Britney Spears
Liza Minelli
Ernest Borgnine
Tony Curtis
Queen Elizabeth II
Alternates:
Dustin Hoffman
Nicole Richie
After much thinking, health-checking, and finally resorting to The Will of The People, I have revised my list for the new year.
Unformatted
Lilian Jackson Braun
Kirk Douglas
Arthur C. Clarke
Billy Graham
John Glenn
Jesse Helms
Lee Iacocca
Fidel Castro
Ariel Sharon
Elizabeth Taylor
Terry Pratchett
Elizabeth Edwards
Britney Spears
Alternates
Olivia de Haviland
Joan Fontaine
Commented Upon
Lilian Jackson Braun, 1913 (The Author Who Lived Forever, it seems)
Kirk Douglas, 1916 (There’s a distinct lack of chiseled features in heaven.)
Arthur C. Clarke, 1917 (I’ll be sad to see him go, but let’s be realistic: he’s 90.)
Billy Graham, 1918 (God loves you and wants you to come home, Billy.)
John Glenn, 1921 (Time to aim for the stars again.)
Jesse Helms, 1921 (Die already you hideous embarassment.)
Lee Iacocca, 1924 (On my list only because he has a cool name. And he’s old.)
Fidel Castro, 1926 (Been in the hospital for a real long time now.)
Ariel Sharon, 1928 (In a coma since his stroke last year.)
Elizabeth Taylor, 1932 (Congestive heart failure, brain tumors, osteoporosis, something’s got to carry her off.)
Terry Pratchett, 1948 (I know firsthand what Alzheimer’s can do.)
Elizabeth Edwards, 1949 (Cancer is similarly unkind.)
Britney Spears, 1981 (Girl’s building up to either a spectacular suicide or a Christian rebirth.)
Alternates
Olivia de Haviland
Joan Fontaine (It’ll be interesting to see which one decides to die first.)
Harry Morgan
Phyllis Diller
Shirley Temple Black
Barry Manilow
Ray Bradbury
Gene Wilder
Dick Van Dyke
Angela Lansbury
Betty White
Bea Arthur
Sid Caesar
Billy Graham
Olivia DeHavilland
Alternates:
Sherwood Schwartz
Beverly Cleary
Dolly Parton
Next year, I’m going to pick a lot more people I don’t like.
Roger Ebert
Pervez Musharraf
Hugo Chavez
Michael J. Fox
Joni Mitchell
Louis Farrakhan
Tony Snow
Suzanne Pleshette
Farah Fawcett
Amy Winehouse
Muhammed Ali
Elizabeth Edwards
George Soros
Alternates:
Fred Phelps
Kim Jong-Il
Michael Moore
The fancy list:
Roger Ebert Low hanging fruit
Pervez Musharraf Has a big ol’ bull’s eye on his ass, courtesy of Al Qaeda
Hugo Chavez One can hope…
Michael J. Fox * LHF, Part Deux*
Joni Mitchell Educated longshot
Louis Farrakhan Been picking him for a while
Tony Snow * Stage 4 cancer sucks*
Farah Fawcett ditto
Suzanne Pleshette LHF 2
Amy Winehouse Self destruction ‘R’ us
Muhammed Ali Another perennial pick
Elizabeth Edwards The ultimate campaign boost for John
George Soros Go away, please
Alternates:
Fred Phelps Let him find out what God really hates
Kim Jong-Il ditto
Michael Moore Myocardial infarc on 2 legs
Just for the record:
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Alternates:
Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps