The DeathList 2000

10 / 50 dead

We're proud to present Death List 2000. The list is a specially selected group of 50 celebrities who the Death List Committee believe will die in this year. In accordance with our own rules there are 25 names in this years list that were not on last year's list. Our 1999 score of 10 ten deaths was our best ever performance - so we can only hope to do better this year.Now lets wait for the Y2K bug to bite!EMail us with your comments and suggestions for next years list at comments@deathlist.net

The 2000 List

Rank	Prev Year	Appear	Name	Age	Description
1	4	12	Queen Mother	100	Entertainer
2	35	7	Pope John Paul II	80	Pope
3		7	Boris Yeltsin	69	Tsar
4	38	10	Ronald Reagan	89	(former) Idiot
5		9	John Gielgud	92	Actor
6		11	Barbara Cartland	95	Literary Genius
7	6	10	Bob Hope	97	Entertainer
8	22	3	Fay Wray	93	King Kong's squeeze
9	3	9	Don Bradman	88	Cricketer
10	14	5	Lord Longford	95	Judge
11	29	6	Alistair Cooke	92	Broadcaster
12	20	8	Katharine Hepburn	93	Actress
13		2	Vaclav Havel	64	Czech PM
14		2	Ian Dury	51	Blockhead
15		7	General Pinochet	85	Dictator
16	9	5	Princess Alice	99	Queen Mum's sister-in-law
17	40	3	Lord James Callaghan	88	ex-PM
18		3	Bunny Austin	90	Tennis
19	16	3	Billy Wilder	94	Director
20		3	E W Swanton	89	Writer
21	17	3	Simon Wiesenthal	92	Nazi Hunter
22		2	Douglas Fairbanks Jnr	91	Actor
23	12	2	Max Schmeling	95	Hitler's Boxer (or maybe not)
24		3	King Fahd	68	King
25		3	Yassir Arafat	71	Terrorist
26	33	1	John Diamond	50	Journalist
27		1	Johnny Cash	68	Singer
28	10	1	Dame Ninette De Valois	98	Royal ballet founder
29		1	Louis Farrakhan	68	Nutter
30	1	1	Dudley Moore	65	Actor
31	2	2	Spike Milligan	82	Comedian
32		8	Clive Dunn	80	DeathList Favourite
33		1	Charles Schultz	78	Cartoonist
34		2	Michael Foot	87	Tramp
35	8	1	Leni Riefenstahl	98	Hitler's Film Director
36	24	2	Henri Cartier-Bresson	92	Photographer
37		2	General Jaruzelski	77	ex Polish PM
38	34	5	John Mills	92	Actor
39	27	2	Hardy Amies	91	Dress maker
40		1	Ronnie Biggs	71	Ambassador
41		2	John Lee Hooker	78	Blues Guy
42		1	Walter Matthau	76	Actor
43		3	Stanley Matthews	81	Footballer
44		2	Anthony Quinn	81	Actor
45		2	Sam Snead	88	Golfer
46		2	Alexander Solzhenitsyn	82	Author
47		1	Don Budge	82	Tennis Grand Slammer
48		1	Karl Malden	88	Actor
49		1	John Paul Getty Jnr	68	Rich bloke
50	32	1	Artie Shaw	90	Big Band leader

Latest News

1st December 2000

Time runs out on Death List 2000

Despite a record early pace Death List 2000 faded away and could only equal the previous record of 10 deaths in one year. So its back to the drawing board for a new year and a new list of celebrities. Please check out Death List 2001.
27th August 2000

Austin powers Death List to new Record!

Henry 'Bunny' Austin, British tennis star of the 1930s, has served up the Death List with its 10th success. The 2000 list has now equalled the previous record and has plenty of time to set a new target. Being a British tennis player meant Austin would always be struggling to achieve any significant sporting success, however dying on his 94th birthday is seen as perhaps his greatest achievement. We salute you Bunny!

3 appearances: 2000 (18), 1999 (10), 1998 (13)

10th Death
Age: 90, Tennis, Cause of death: Old Age
30th June 2000

Its a Matthau of life and death

Walter Matthau, another veteran actor, has died of a heart attack aged 79. After initial uncertainty as to whether he had been nominated for Death List 2000, a sigh of relief was breathed when it was confirmed that he made the number 42 spot. Matthau's death takes this years toll to an amazing nine with plenty of time for a massive new record to be set.

1 appearance: 2000 (42)

9th Death
Age: 76, Actor, Cause of death: Heart Attack
20th May 2000

This is as Geilgud as it gets!

Veteran actor Sir John Geilgud has pounced hot on the heels of Cartland to make it a glorious Death List double. Geilgud had reached the dizzy heights of number five on this years list and decided he would finally deliver on years of promise. He was 96. The unprecedented success of Death List 2000 finds us with eight dead and not even close to half way through the year. Are you watching, Queen Mother??

9 appearances: 2000 (5), 1999 (6), 1998 (7), 1997 (13), 1995 (8), 1993 (48), 1991 (5), 1990 (6), 1987 (18)

8th Death
Age: 92, Actor, Cause of death: Old Age
20th May 2000

Who says romance isn't dead??

Barbara Cartland, 98 year old romantic novelist, has written her last book. The number 6 candidate on this year's list has passed away just two weeks short of her 99th birthday. Unconfirmed reports suggest that she died some years ago but this was only discovered when surgeons removed her make up. This may explain the suspect quality of her last 700 or so novels. That makes seven deaths so far this year and plenty of quality selections on the still left teetering on the brink.

11 appearances: 2000 (6), 1999 (7), 1998 (8), 1997 (23), 1996 (10), 1995 (11), 1994 (30), 1992 (12), 1991 (18), 1990 (21), 1987 (14)

7th Death
Age: 95, Literary Genius, Cause of death: Old Age
6th May 2000

Fairbanks for the memories

Douglas Fairbanks Jnr has become the sixth result for Death List 2000. Fairbanks, number 22 on this year's list, died aged 90 to maintain the record pace. Fairbanks is the first actor on the list to die this year and perhaps he will set a good example to the other old Hollywood types.

2 appearances: 2000 (22), 1999 (36)

6th Death
Age: 91, Actor, Cause of death: Old Age
26th March 2000

Reasons to be cheerful - Part 5!

'Punk poet' as he has been described, Ian Dury, has died aged 57 after suffering from cancer for some time. Dury, the number 14 selection on this year's list, was hit by his own rhythm stick one too many times. Dury had generously been giving hints of his own demise for some time and we're sure that he would have been grateful that his final contribution was to chalk up the fifth success for Death List 2000.

2 appearances: 2000 (14), 1999 (41)

5th Death
Age: 51, Blockhead, Cause of death: Cancer
23rd February 2000

The Matthews Final!

Soccer great, Stanley Matthews, has finally won his Death List cap at the age of 85. The number 43 selection, famous for his performance in the 1953 FA Cup final for Blackpool, had a short illness before his death which is conveniently timed to coincide with the England vs. Argentina game this evening. With this blistering start, here at Death List HQ we're getting ready to tear up the record books.

3 appearances: 2000 (43), 1998 (32), 1991 (30)

4th Death
Age: 81, Footballer, Cause of death: Old age/ Off the ball incident
13th February 2000

Good Grief, Charlie Schulz!

Snoopy creator, Charles Schulz, has died aged 77 to make it a flying start for Death List 2000. Schulz, number 33 on this years list, had recently retired due to cancer of the colon and gave the Death List committee good indications of his intentions. With rumours of the Queen Mother's poor health rife things are looking very bright for more news soon.

1 appearance: 2000 (33)

3rd Death
Age: 78, Cartoonist, Cause of death: Cancer
27th January 2000

Don Budges!

Donald Budge, the first tennis player to win the grand slam, added another title to his collection earlier today by becoming this year's 2nd success on Death List 2000. The 84 year old had been ill since a car crash on 14 December and a cardiac arrest finally saw him off. Budge only just sneaked onto this years list at number 47 but and has claimed the record for the shortest time alive on the Death List - just 27 days having not appeared on any previous years' lists. Death List 2000 is really rolling now!

1 appearance: 2000 (47)

2nd Death
Age: 82, Tennis Grand Slammer, Cause of death: Car accident followed by cardiac arrest
22nd January 2000

EW's Swansong!

The new millennium kicks off with a bang! E W Swanton, cricket announcer, has been caught out at the ripe age of 92. Swanton was number 20 on the list and has done well to be the first to expire against 'stiff' competition (Ha Ha! Ed.). Who said there's no hope for English cricket! Maybe the current team may wish to consider following Swanton's example!

3 appearances: 2000 (20), 1999 (37), 1996 (32)

1st Death
Age: 89, Writer, Cause of death: Old age and the trusty 'short illness'
1st January 2000

Death List 2000 Kicks Off!

Its that time of year when we clear out the dead bodies and draw up the new Death List. This years list see the return of many favorites who really can't be hanging on much longer. We celebrate the Queen Mother's 100th year by moving her up to the Number One slot ahead of the Pope, the former favorite. Boris Yeltsin's New Year Eve resignation could well be promising news. Now let the battle commence!