Doesn’t Yao Defen run into rule 3.g?
She has a pituitary tumor.
Meh, I have no say in this contest, but I would say not. What if you entered the world’s fattest person? That level of obesity would require a host of medical issues, but the primary source of fame is the extreme of weight, or in this case height. I think that rule was more to prevent the entry of random terminally ill people.
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Julia Gillard
Barack Obama
Gough Whitlam
Baroness Thatcher
Hazel Hawke
Angela Lansbury
Mel Gibson
Fidel Castro
Julian Assange
Sir Ninian Stephen
Maggie Smith
And the list with some extra details added:
HM Queen Elizabeth II
HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
Julia Gillard, Australian PM
Barack Obama
Gough Whitlam, former Australian PM
Baroness Thatcher, former UK PM
Hazel Hawke, former wife of Bob Hawke, former Australian PM
Angela Lansbury
Mel Gibson
Fidel Castro
Julian Assange
Sir Ninian Stephen, former Australian G-G
Dame Maggie Smith, actress
Christopher Lee
Peter Bogdanovich
Rita Moreno
Jimmy Carter
Barney Frank
Goldie Hahn
Abe Vigoda
Andy Griffith
Richard Dawson
Peggy Lipton
Margaret Thatcher
Sophia Lauren
Ariel Sharon
George H. Bush
Dick Clark
oh yes—and while everyone can’t win, it is an honor just to be nominated 
Michael Douglas
Muhammed Ali
Willie Mays
Russell Johnson
Andy Rooney
Jimmy Carter
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Merle Haggard
Willie Nelson
Lindsay Lohan
Andy Griffith
Aretha Franklin
Dick Clark
Billy Graham
BB King
Phyllis Diller
Mostly old farts, with Lindsay thrown in there for a wild card.
This.
Goldie Hawn?
Not that it matters, but I didn’t even know she had a tumah.
mmm
Sean Hannity
Muhammad Ali
Lindsay Lohan
Fidel Castro
Bret Michaels
Ariel Sharon
Nelson Mandela
Dick Clark
Glen Beck
Courtney Love
Amy Winehouse
Keith Richards
Steve Jobs
Alternate:
Sarah Palin
Kate Gosselin
Paul Tuetel Sr.
Well, here goes:
Christopher Hitchens (Author) 13 April 1949
Andy Whitfield (Actor) July 17,1974
Michael Douglas (Actor) September 25, 1944
Geoffrey Hughes (Coronation Street Actor) 2 February 1944
Roger Ebert (Movie guy) June 18, 1942
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi (Pan Am Bomber) 1 April 1952
Mick Karn, (Musician “Japan”) 24 July 1958
Aretha Franklin (Musician) March 25, 1942
Martin Rayner (actor) , 61
Severiano “Seve” Ballesteros Sota (Golfer) 9 April 1957
Tony Proudfoot (Canadian Football player) September 10, 1949
Gerry Rafferty (Musician) 16 April 1947
Dennis Hardy “Fergie” Frederiksen (Musician “Toto”) May 15, 1951
Alternates:
Reshma (Pakistani Singer 1947)
ZsaZsa Gabor
Plain List:
Christopher Hitchens
Andy Whitfield
Michael Douglas
Geoffrey Hughes
Roger Ebert
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi
Mick Karn
Aretha Franklin
Martin Rayner
Severiano Ballesteros
Tony Proudfoot
Gerry Rafferty
Dennis Frederiksen
Harry Morgan
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark
Wilford Brimley
Jim Nabors
Macaulay Culkin
Dick Cheney
Michael Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Dustin Hoffman
Abe Vigoda
Mary Tyler Moore
Doris Roberts
3 alternates:
Hal Smith - Pittsburgh Pirate infielder in 1960 who hit a 3 run home run in bottom of 8th of game 7.
Muhammad Ali
Priscilla Presley
Harry Morgan
Fidel Castro
Dick Clark
Wilford Brimley
Jim Nabors
Macaulay Culkin
Dick Cheney
Michael Douglas
Richard Dreyfuss
Dustin Hoffman
Abe Vigoda
Mary Tyler Moore
Doris Roberts
3 Alternates
Hal Smith
Muhammad Ali
Priscilla Presley
Okay, here (finally) is my list for 2011. There’s several “hold-overs” but there are also some newcomers, including a few long shots. I’m not including any alternates since it’s already the 30th - that’s surely an invitation for someone on the list to kick the bucket, I guess!
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Aretha Franklin
Elizabeth Taylor
Bob Barker
Joan Kennedy
Jerry Lewis
John Goodman
Ron Glass
Dick Clark
Jim Arness
Jeff Conaway
Andy Dick
Fidel Castro
I don’t know what sort of thing Abe Vigoda has going on, but it’s taking out his Barney Miller cast mates now! And I’m sorry to have to put Aretha on the list for 2011 but … 
John Goodman came to me through my daughter, who has made some other uniquely interesting suggestions in the past that came true (Anna Nicole Smith for one), and I still think that Andy Dick and Jeff Conaway are train wrecks waiting to happen. I have taken the Hasselhoff off the list this year … maybe he should be watching his back now. Ah well, the game will begin very soon, good luck to all!
After a glorious zero in 2010 I can at least be confident that I won’t do worse in 2011. Here we go:
Yao Defen, tallest living woman
Paul Gascoigne, English footballer
Seve Ballesteros
Aretha Franklin
Amy Winehouse
Kim Jong-Il
Larry Flynt
Terry Pratchett
Lindsay Lohan
Robin Williams
Lex Luger, wrestler
Jeff Conaway
Lisa Connell, extreme fan of Demi Moore
Alternates:
Michael Douglas
Alan Jones, broadcaster
Amarone, I need a ruling for Lisa Connell, as I’m not sure if she’s only known for her illness.
Plain list:
Yao Defen
Paul Gascoigne
Seve Ballesteros
Aretha Franklin
Amy Winehouse
Kim Jong-Il
Larry Flynt
Terry Pratchett
Lindsay Lohan
Robin Williams
Lex Luger
Jeff Conaway
Lisa Connell
Alternates:
Michael Douglas
Alan Jones
My modified list of those amongst the immortals. Hey, I want on the Aretha wagon too!
David Hasselhoff
Andrew Lloyd Weber
Dick Clark
Mohammed Ali
Aretha Franklin
Fidel Castro
Elizabeth Taylor
Charles Manson
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
Pamela Anderson
Bob Newhart
Seve Ballesteros
Alternates:
Nancy Reagan
Lindsay Lohan
Robin Williams
Objection.
Is only famous because of her terminal illness.
EDIT: On preview, I see Captain Klutz already raised this concern. Consider it seconded.
Thanks for highlighting that - I had missed the original request. There will be a lot of entries in the next couple of days and I often just copy and paste the plain list without reading the rest of the post. The best ways of attracting my attention for a ruling will be with a completely separate post, or PM me.
I think she does fall foul of the “only known for her illness” rule. She has a web site with her “life story” on it and there is nothing about her before her illness that would warrant any sort of celebrity status.
- Zsa Zsa Gabor – Actress
- Michael Douglas – Actor
- Ariel Sharon – Former Israeli Prime Minister
- Mike Heimerdinger – NFL Coach
- Abdel Baset al-Megrahi – Lockerbie Bomber
- Aretha Franklin – Singer
- Peter Falk – Actor
- Roger Ebert – Film Critic
- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – Iranian President
- Al Davis – Raiders’ Owner
- Harley Race – Wrestler
- Muhammad Ali – Boxer
- Reverend Donald Wildmon – Raging Douchebag
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Michael Douglas
Ariel Sharon
Mike Heimerdinger
Abdel Baset al-Megrahi
Aretha Franklin
Peter Falk
Roger Ebert
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Al Davis
Harley Race
Muhammad Ali
Reverend Donald Wildmon
Amarone, Please allow to change my 1st draft to:
Arethra Franklin
Roger Ebert
Charley Trippi
Muhammad Ali
Johnny Lujack
Michael Douglas
Art Donovan
Marv Levy
Zsa Zsa Gabor
YA Tittle
Seve Ballesteros
Harmon Killebrew
Al Davis
Alternates:
Bud Grant
Joe Perry
Ok. So you have dropped your theme.
yes i didn’t want to be shut out. 
like this year