# The Celebrity Death Pool 2011 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** death-pool\ **Created:** [December 1, 2010, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523 "2010-12-01T09:16:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/221 "2010-12-14T03:42:36Z")
Hell, I haven’t even picked 13 yet and two of the ones I’ve picked have already died. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/222 "2010-12-14T03:53:52Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Steve? Misspelled. > **[Seve Ballesteros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severiano_Ballesteros)** > > Severiano Ballesteros Sota (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: \[seβeˈɾjano βaʎesˈteɾos\]; 9 April 1957 – 7 May 2011) was a Spanish professional golfer, a World No. 1 who was one of the sport's leading figures from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s. A member of a gifted golfing family, he won 90 international tournam... Brain tumor. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/223 "2010-12-14T04:16:48Z")
> [@Moirai](#): > > Ruth Bader Ginsberg, former US Supreme Court justice, cancer Ginsburg still on the court. She’ll probably keep living just to spite you now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/224 "2010-12-14T09:49:36Z")
Tom Cruise Nancy Grace Mancow Muller Matthew McConaughey Naomi Campbell Robert Pattinson Kristen Stewart Jennifer Lopez John Boehner Mitch McConnell Britney Spears Blanche Lincoln Mel Gibson Alternates Tommy Hilfiger Kate Moss Carrie Underwood Tom Cruise -actor/nutjob Nancy Grace -tv host/law/harpy Mancow Muller -radio personality Matthew McConaughey -actor Naomi Campbell -supermodel diva bitch Robert Pattinson -actor Kristen Stewart -actress Jennifer Lopez -singer/actress John Boehner- Speaker of the House Mitch McConnell -Senator Britney Spears- singer Blanche Lincoln-former senator Mel Gibson -actor/freak Alternates Tommy Hilfiger -designer Kate Moss -supermodel Carrie Underwood -singer ---
**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 14, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/225 "2010-12-14T13:24:56Z")
My list. Kim Jong Il King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand Ariel Sharon Hosni Mubarak Pope Benedict XIV Christopher Hitchens Aretha Franklin Dick Cheney Randy Quaid Stephen Hawking Zsa Zsa Gabor Billy Graham Julian Assange —Alts Michael Douglas Charlie Sheen Dick Clark ---
**Author:** ![glowacks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/glowacks/32/5548_2.png) [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/226 "2010-12-14T20:14:48Z")
A very-little-research themed list of Celebrities with the top 13 common surnames in the 2000 US Census. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were better picks for some of the names, but I really don’t care. Ozzie Smith - baseball player Dwayne Johnson - actor, former professional wrestler Brian Williams - network news anchor Joe Brown - TV judge James Earl Jones - voice of Darth Vader Steve Miller - musician Jim Davis - cartoonist Andy Garcia - actor Chi-Chi Rodriguez - golfer Brian Wilson - musician SA Martinez - musician, vocalist for 311 Louie Anderson - comedian, once hosted Family Feud James Taylor - musician alternates: Clarence Thomas - Supreme Court Justice (I skipped Hernandez as there wasn’t a single person on Wikipedia’s list I was familiar with.) Michael Moore - film-maker George Martin - record producer Ozzie Smith Dwayne Johnson Brian Williams Joe Brown James Earl Jones Steve Miller Jim Davis Andy Garcia Chi-Chi Rodriguez Brian Wilson SA Martinez Louie Anderson James Taylor alternates: Clarence Thomas Michael Moore George Martin ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/227 "2010-12-14T20:25:04Z")
If you want a Hernandez – there’s Keith Hernandez, pro baseball player. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/228 "2010-12-14T22:22:46Z")
Nice theme, **glowacks**! ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/229 "2010-12-14T22:39:02Z")
> [@anya\_marie](#): > > Nancy Grace -tv host/law/harpy I will now always call Nancy Grace a law harpy. I will now also post my list which I have finally finished, presented in order of least amount of points to most. _trumpet fanfare_ **Annotated Version** Lilian Jackson Braun (b. 1913) - Author of _The Cat Who_ series and perennial SpazCat list topper Kirk Douglas (b. 1916) - Formerly Issur Danielovitch and a fine actor Zsa Zsa Gabor (b. 1917) - Popular choice this year Billy Graham (b. 1918) - Famous retired pastor Margaret Thatcher (b. 1925) - Former British PM who caused strong feelings amongst her constituents Anne McCaffrey (b. 1926) - Author of the \*Pern \*series and possesser one of the most unfortunate author photographs on Wikipedia Ariel Sharon (b. 1928) - Former Israeli PM in a persistent vegetative state Mikhail Gorbachev (b. 1931) - One of those “I thought he was dead already” picks Ruth Bader Ginsberg (b. 1933) - Supreme Court Justice with pancreatic cancer Piers Anthony (b. 1934) - Author of the \*Xanth \*series and general perv Aretha Franklin (b. 1942) - Also a popular pick this year Michael Douglas (b. 1944) - Actor with cancer Steve Jobs (b. 1955) - Apple guy with cancer. Supposedly. **Alternates** Angelina Jolie (b. 1975) - Not as good an actress as she thinks Amy Winehouse (b. 1983) - Trainwreck Robert Pattinson (b. 1986) - Will probably be crushed to death in a stampede of \*Twilight \*fangirls **Plain List** Lilian Jackson Braun Kirk Douglas Zsa Zsa Gabor Billy Graham Margaret Thatcher Anne McCaffrey Ariel Sharon Mikhail Gorbachev Ruth Bader Ginsburg Piers Anthony Aretha Franklin Michael Douglas Steve Jobs Alternates Angelina Jolie Amy Winehouse Robert Pattinson ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/230 "2010-12-15T02:50:30Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > Pope Benedict XIV Him again? He’s long dead. I will change it to XVI. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/231 "2010-12-15T02:57:17Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Him again? He’s long dead. I will change it to XVI. Hey! If Abe Vigoda can, then the freaking Pope can! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/232 "2010-12-15T03:00:56Z")
Aretha Franklin Stephen Hawking Abe Vigoda Ernest Borgnine Mickey Rooney Andy Dick Amy Winehouse Lindsay Lohan Rip Torn Louie Anderson ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/233 "2010-12-15T03:16:54Z")
James Garner Aretha Franklin Michael Douglas Penny Marshall Zsa Zsa Gabor Nancy Reagan Barbara Bush Elizabeth Taylor Tony Danza Fred Phelps Lindsay Lohan Amy Winehouse Jimmy Carter Alternates Loretta Lynn Mary Tyler Moore George Herbert Walker Bush In my primary list–Barbara Bush–Mrs. George Herbert Walker Bush ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/234 "2010-12-15T03:46:51Z")
Just found out the Bishop Steinbock is already dead. I’m revising my list and by removing him and jumping on the Seve Ballesteros bandwagon. The revised lis is now: Desmond Harrington Ariel Sharon Colonel Bob Sheridan Michael Douglas Dick Cheney Ruth Bader Ginsburg Martin Rayner Seve Ballesteros Zsa Zsa Gabor Aretha Franklin Mike Heimerdinger Harley Hotchkiss Gordon Murray Alternates: Ali Khamenei Orlando Thomas Larry King ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/235 "2010-12-15T04:34:31Z")
> [@garygnu](#): > > Aretha Franklin > Stephen Hawking > Abe Vigoda > Ernest Borgnine > Mickey Rooney > Andy Dick > Amy Winehouse > Lindsay Lohan > Rip Torn > Louie Anderson you need 3 more for the main list (our lists are 13 folk long), and up to 3 alternates ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/236 "2010-12-15T04:50:45Z")
Please change my Amy Whitehouse to Amy Winehouse. Sorry.l ---
**Author:** ![Meeko](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/237 "2010-12-15T05:35:37Z")
\*\*Figure the best way to find out is to ask here. \*\* Can someone throw me a Bone on Fred Phelps? \*\*If he is the Phelps of Westboro then Agreed, he needs to die, like yesterday, if not sooner. \*\* But, He hasn’t pinged me for any reason out of the ordinary. Is it just age at this point? Or is God going to have some fun with him here? ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/238 "2010-12-15T07:30:45Z")
> [@Meeko](#): > > \*\*Figure the best way to find out is to ask here. \*\* > > Can someone throw me a Bone on Fred Phelps? > > \*\*If he is the Phelps of Westboro then Agreed, he needs to die, like yesterday, if not sooner. \*\* > > But, He hasn’t pinged me for any reason out of the ordinary. Is it just age at this point? Or is God going to have some fun with him here? I live in Topeka. The rock Fred lives under is also here in Topeka. There have been rumors for quite a while that he’s ill, but it’s hard to tell, doctors are stuffy about privacy and all that. He does look dreadful these days, when he makes a rare appearance. But honestly I think it’s mainly age(he’s 81) and wishful thinking. I have him on my list because when he goes I want to benefit by it in some small way. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/239 "2010-12-15T12:20:21Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > I live in Topeka. The rock Fred lives under is also here in Topeka. There have been rumors for quite a while that he’s ill, but it’s hard to tell, doctors are stuffy about privacy and all that. He does look dreadful these days, when he makes a rare appearance. > > But honestly I think it’s mainly age(he’s 81) and wishful thinking. I have him on my list because when he goes I want to benefit by it in some small way. **Baker** that is so evil and one of the reasons I love you so! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [December 15, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523/240 "2010-12-15T15:40:57Z")
Helen Thomas Dick Clark Doris Day Ray Bradbury Ruby Dee Johnny Otis Fats Domino Andrew Lloyd Webber Betty Ford Nancy Reagan BB King Peter Tork Ron Springs Alternates: Luise Rainer Dolores Hope Eva Zeisel My main list doesn’t have a theme, but the alternates do: They’re all centenarians. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523.md?page=13)