My list
Hugo Chavez
Ariel Sharon
Etta James
Robin Gibb
Lynda Petty
Prince Phillip
Fidel Castro
Joe Paterno
Kirk Douglas
Bashar al-Assad
Roger Ebert
Red Farmer
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Alternates:
Michael Douglas
Mickey Rooney
David Hasselhoff
Lynda Petty is the wife of Nascar driver/owner Richard Petty
Red Farmer is a former Nascar driver
I almost forgot to do this.
And away we go…
Mario Batali
Chaz Bono
Gary Carter
Aretha Franklin
Jorge Garcia
Johnny Knoxville
Artie Lange
Rosie O’Donnell
Vincent Pastore
William “Refrigerator” Perry
Randy Quaid
Gabourey Sidibe
Sally Struthers
Alternates:
Kirstie Alley
Kevin Smith
Oprah Winfrey
After years of observing, I finally feel brave enough to take the plunge into the death pool:
Pete Doherty
Ariel Sharon
Bruno Grandi
Etta James
Marion Barry
Robin Gibb
Paul Gascoigne
Courtney Love
George H.W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Than Shwe
Phyllis Schlafly
Bruno Grandi
Alts:
Pope Benedict XVI
Bela Karolyi
Helen Thomas
(helpful links: Bruno Grandi and former DC mayor Marion Barry, not to be confused with Arkansas politician Marion Berry).
booklover, you listed Bruno Grandi twice in your first thirteen. Unless I hear from you I will cut out one of them and submit your first alternate, Pope Benedict XVI.
after my first death pool last year (3 deaths so far) - here are my nominations/predictions for 2012:
Robin Gibb
David Hasselhoff
Pete Doherty
Keith Richards
Bill Wyman
Shane MacGowan
Courtney Love
Wolfgang Niedecken
Nena
Brian Wilson
Etta James
Aretha Franklin
Joni Mitchell
alternates:
Mick Jagger
Charlie Watts
Ron Wood
I dont know how famous Wolfgang Niedecken is outside of Germany, here is a link to his english Wikipedia page. If he is not deemed famous enough, please feel free to substitute him with my first alternate.
Jumping on several Bandwagons here, but my list is a themed list with singer/musicians.
First time player, decided to go with themed list of current and former political leaders.
Norodom Sihanouk
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jimmy Carter
Margaret Thatcher
Helmut Kohl
Mikhail Gorbachev
Silvio Berlusconi
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner
Hugo Chavez
Hamid Karzai
Bashar al-Assad
Kim Jong-un
Alternates:
Benedict XVI
Jacques Chirac
Nouri al-Maliki
Yeesh, and I tried so hard not to screw up! Revised list, substituting Bradley Manning for the first mention of Grandi:
Pete Doherty
Ariel Sharon
Bradley Manning
Etta James
Marion Barry
Robin Gibb
Paul Gascoigne
Courtney Love
George H.W. Bush
Dick Cheney
Than Shwe
Phyllis Schlafly
Bruno Grandi
Alts:
Pope Benedict XVI
Bela Karolyi
Helen Thomas
Bah humbug. Pressed submit too soon. List coming
This is my first year playing the Death Pool.
My theme: go big or go home.
Every single person on the list either turned 18 or will turn 18 within a 200 day window on either side of today’s date. Yes, that means if they kick the bucket before their birthday I get nothing. You roll the dice ya takes yer chances.
Naomi Scott 5/6/93
Miranda Cosgrove 5/14/93
Taylor Momsen 7/26/93
Alyson Stoner 8/11/93
Keke Palmer 8/26/93
AnnaSophia Robb 12/8/93
Booboo Stewart 1/21/94
Dakota Fanning 2/23/94
Justin Bieber 3/1/94
Dakota Blue Richards 4/11/94
Saoirse Ronan 4/12/94
Liliana Mumy 4/16/94
Alexander Gould 5/4/94
Plain list:
Dakota Fanning
Saoirse Ronan
Justin Bieber
Booboo Stewart
Liliana Mumy
Alexander Gould
Dakota Blue Richards
Taylor Momsen
AnnaSophia Robb
Naomi Scott
Miranda Cosgrove
Alyson Stoner
Keke Palmer
Joe Paterno
Kim Richards
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Kirk Douglas
Lindsay Lohan
Drew Carey
Rosalyn Carter
Nancy Reagan
Bruce Jenner
Olivia deHavilland
Joan Fontaine
Ed Asner
George Wendt
Alternates:
John Goodman
Barbara Walters
Latoya Jackson
Looks like the entry pace is picking up!
That usually happens the last three days!
And a great big Welcome! to all the first-timers joining us!
You macabre little bastards
Etta James
Robin Gibb
Sly Stone
Ethan Zohn
Steven Adler
Paul Gascoigne
Gary Carter (HoF)
William Perry (NFL)
Orlando Thomas
Heriberto Lazcano Lazcano
Joaquín Guzmán Loera
Abdelbaset al-Megrahi
Khagendra Thapa Magar
Alternate:
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Question: Let’s say one of your celebrities died at 11:55 p.m. on December 31st, and one of your alternates on 12:05 a.m. January 1st. Could you replace the first one with the second dead one?
My first-ever Death Pool entry! Where do I pick up my cloak, hood and scythe?
Richard Dawson - Actor/game show host/kisser
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - former president of Brazil
Liam Gallagher - No, my theme is NOT “Family Feud”
Robin Gibb - “Stayin’ Alive”? I doubt it.
Etta James - Like her, so no snarky comments
Ryan Leaf - I hope he’s not a bust on THIS list!
Penny Marshall - I like her, too, but she should have quit smoking
Mary Ann Mobley - Actress/former Miss America
Hosni Mubarak - Karma is coming his way
Joe Paterno - The worst fall from grace in sports since OJ
Terry Pratchett - See Etta James comments
Jonathan Rhys-Myers - it’s a shot
Rick Ross - gangsta rapper
Alternates:
Dick Clark
Bret Michaels
Gene Wilder
Clean list:
Richard Dawson
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Liam Gallagher
Robin Gibb
Etta James
Ryan Leaf
Penny Marshall
Mary Ann Mobley
Hosni Mubarak
Joe Paterno
Terry Pratchett
Jonathan Rhys-Myers
Rick Ross
Alternates:
Dick Clark
Bret Michaels
Gene Wilder
Yes. That’s the point of having alternates. We aren’t picking healthy people, and the spiteful ones die before they can give us points.
I’m not too upset about Hitch and Kim buying it early, though. Their sacrifices gave me about 68 points for 2011.
Replace Liam Gallagher with Gary Carter. New (hopefully final) list:
Gary Carter
Richard Dawson
Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva
Robin Gibb
Etta James
Ryan Leaf
Penny Marshall
Mary Ann Mobley
Hosni Mubarak
Joe Paterno
Terry Pratchett
Jonathan Rhys-Myers
Rick Ross
Alternates:
Dick Clark
Bret Michaels
Gene Wilder
The way I see it, if a celebrity buys the farm at 11:55PM 12/31, then the first alternate in order moves up to replace them, as part of your thirteen. So when that alternate croaks at 12:05AM 1/1 you win the Opening KickOff Award.
Unless, in that five minute window before midnight, you email to change your list.
Kim Jong Un
Terry Pratchett
Hamid Karzai
Etta James
Micheal Douglas
Dick Cheney
Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi
Fidel Castro
Taylor Momsen
Daniel Radcliffe
Joe Paterno
Lindsey Lohan
Jessie Jackson
Alternates:
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Dick Clark
Rick Perry