Hey, buddy, I'm sorry dude but look at this way, Jack, you just gotta be sure to pick guys who's famous enough to get obits here, son!!
Ok seriously, that's not as limiting as it sounds. Or even as hard to gauge as it sounds. You just have to play it by ear. Sometimes your NFL players or whatever will be famous enough to get an obit here (I mean, obviously someone like John Madden). And their chances increase if they die in tragic circumstances (which, obviously, happens a lot). But generally they probably won't. And don't, like, expect former state governors or anything like that to get obits as a matter of routine. Strangely a lot of wrestlers will get obits because The Sun covers WWE because there's lots of inbred morons like me who grew up watching WWF and they cater to us. Although I don't watch that boring bullshit any more, a lot of people do. But it's generally best to limit it to musicians and actors and high-level politicians, and really well-known academics/writers/authors because generally we don't give a shit about your sports. And don't forget your criminals obviously, serial killers/rapists who are fairly famous will have a good chance of getting a report here.