Ronnie Biggs - train robber
Zelda Rubinstein - actress
Brian Lenihan – Irish politician
Jay Gallagher - journalist
Seve Ballesteros - golfer
Liezl Martinez – actress
Kim Jong-il – North Korean politician
Alan Jones – broadcaster (Australia)
Steve Jobs – Apple
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua – Nigerian politician
Merlin Olsen – NFL
Vasily Aleksanyan – criminal
Genaro Hernandez – fighter
Alternates
Earvin Johnson – NBA
Stephen Hawking – physicist
Ronnie Biggs
Zelda Rubinstein
Brian Lenihan
Jay Gallagher
Seve Ballesteros
Liezl Martinez
Kim Jong-il
Alan Jones
Steve Jobs
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua
Merlin Olsen
Vasily Aleksanyan
Genaro Hernandez
Earvin Johnson
Stephen Hawking
Gary Coleman
Danica Patrick
Rush Limbaugh
Bryant Gumbel
Eddie Van Halen
George Michael
Sandra Day O’Connor
Julie Andrews
Nick Nolte
Gary Busey
Rosalyn Carter
Drew Brees
Boy George
Alternates:
Elton John
Paul McCartney
Cher
Kindly note: The George Michael listed above refers to the former singer from WHAM! and not the dead sportscaster.
Thanks Amarone!
Al Roker
Michael J. Fox
James Earl Jones
George H.W. Bush
Rosalynn Carter
Rush Limbaugh
Elizabeth Edwards
Hank Aaron
Tiger Woods
Loretta Lynn
Edwin Buzz Aldrin
Steve Jobs
Kim Jong Il
Alts (though, yeah, I have doubts they’ll be used at all, it being 9 PM Chicago time)
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, Lockerbie bomber
Roddy Piper, former professional wrestler
Teri Garr, actress
Ethan Zohn
Kenechi Udeze
Umaru Yar’Adua
Jerry Remy
Dave Rose
Geir H. Haarde
Paul Allen
Sam Jones
Chi Cheng
Steve Jobs
Fabio Barreto
Ronnie James Dio
Lisa Ray
Alternates:
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Roddy Piper
Teri Garr
Lindsey Lohan
George Steinbrenner
Steve Wynn
Fidel Castro
Dick Cheney
Ron Santo
Jimmie Johnson
Amy Winehouse
Mary-Kate Olsen
Alan Alda
Rush Limbaugh
Jack Klugman
Bryant Gumbel
It’s not yet midnight, so I have a question. What if a celebrity dies before midnight (local time wherever they may be) but news of the death doesn’t appear until after the new year begins?
Norman Lear - TV producer
Richard Adams - Author
Gene Wilder - Actor
Barry Manilow - Singer
Sid Caesar - Actor
Jane Russell - Actress
Doris Day - Actress
Ralphie Mays - Comedian
Charles Durning - Actor
Ravi Shankar - Musician
Brandon Novak - Skateboarder
Barbara Billingsley - Actress
Leslie Nielsen - Actor
Zelda Rubinstein - Alternate
Norman Lear
Richard Adams
Gene Wilder
Barry Manilow
Sid Caesar
Jane Russell
Doris Day
Ralphie Mays
Charles Durning
Ravi Shankar
Brandon Novak
Barbara Billingsley
Leslie Nielsen
Ron Santo: my favorite baseball player growing up, multiple health problems
Great Train robber Ronnie Biggs: though I think he has been on his death bed longer than Zombie Ariel Sharon
Zelda Rubinstein
Jean Kennedy Smith: last of that generation of Kennedys
Famous drug addict-Amy Winehouse, duh
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Hall of Fame drug addict: Rush Limbaugh
Carly Simon
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake: taking a flyer on another pro rassler dying early
Former St Louis Ram and complete waste of talent Lawrence Phillips. I scored with people from the St Louis Rams organization two years ago, so I thought I would make it a tradition. Phillips is serving a 10-year prison sentence so he may be safer in jail than out in society. Phillips is the archetypical thug ex-football player, surprised he isn’t dead already.
In case Limbaugh or Zelda don’t see the new year:
George Steinbrenner
Dennis Hopper
Fidel Castro
Muhammad Ali
Ariel Sharon
Ron Santo
Ronnie Biggs:
Zelda Rubinstein
Jean Kennedy Smith
Amy Winehouse
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Rush Limbaugh
Carly Simon
Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake
Lawrence Phillips
Winston Churchill
Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart)
Ronnie James Dio
Muhammad Ali
Sly Stone
Richie Hayward
Bryant Gumbel
Kerry Livgren
Jeff Conway
Dennis Rodman
Tom Sizemore
Darrell Royal
Shaun Greatbatch
(alternates)
Bernie Madoff
John Madden
Artie Lange
Winston is the grandson, not the one that already died. He was a Member of Parliament and a journalist, besides being his grandfather’s grandson.Winston Churchill grandson
Shaun Greatbatch Is an English darts player. Shaun Greatbatch wiki. If either (or both) of them are not “celebrities” under the rules, well, that’s what alternates are for, right?
It really seems like I only post here anymore just to give my deathpool picks, so here goes nothing:
Rush Limbaugh - “journalist” ::snicker::
Lindsey Lohan - former actress, current mess
Richard Branson - adventurist, entreprenuer
Triple H - my obligatory WWE wrestler pick
Elizabeth Taylor - I had a dream about her last night so I’m picking her
Sherman Hemsley - actor
Amy Winehouse - perpetual troublemaker
Bob Newhart - actor
Zelda Rubenstein - bandwagon pick
Mary Kate Olsen - good friend of the late Heath Ledger, former child star
Mickey Rooney - really old former child actor
Nancy Reagan - former first lady
Bob Barker - former TPIR host
alt: Andy Rooney - 60 Minutes curmudgeon
Plain list:
Rush Limbaugh
Lindsey Lohan
Richard Branson
Triple H
Elizabeth Taylor
Sherman Hemsley
Amy Winehouse
Bob Newhart
Zelda Rubenstein
Mary Kate Olsen
Mickey Rooney
Nancy Reagan
Bob Barker
Kim Jong-Il
Jang Song Thaek
HAmid Karzai
Paula Abdul
Amy Winehouse
Steve O
Kevin Federline
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Lindsey Lohan
Mickey Rourke
Eddie Van Halen
Dmitry Medvedev
Zelda Rubinstein
Amy Winehouse
Kim Jong Il
Courtney Love
David Hasselhoff
Orlando Thomas
Terry Prachett
Dennis Hopper
Stephen Hawking
Bernie Madhoff
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Elizibeth Edwards
Nancy Reagan
