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Judging by how he looked at his funeral, I would say that he looks very wrinkly and crinkly. He's a good pick for 2024.

1. Jimmy Carter 1704 (9th, 1st) 2. Joanne Woodward 1333 (7th, 6th) 3. Glynis Johns 1230 (8th, 7th) 4. Esther Rantzen 1155 (NEW) 5. Noam Chomsky 1051 (3rd, 37th) 6. Roberta Flack 951 (2nd, 8th) 7. Shannen Doherty 864 (4th, 32nd) 8. Linda Nolan 846 (5th, 16th) 9. Frank Field 846 (3rd, 10th) 10. Jonnie Irwin 816 (2nd, 15th) 11. Eva Marie Saint 799 (4th, 17th) 12. James Whale 763 (4th, 9th) 13. June Spencer 703 (3rd, 18th) 14. Jean Marie Le Pen 673 (2nd, 30th) 15. Dick van Dyke 655 (3rd, 19th) 16. Nigel Starmer Smith 651 (2nd, 21st) 17. David Attenborough 651 (2nd, 36th) 18. Imelda Marcos 611 (2nd, -) 19. Rob Burrow 598 (2nd, 31st) 20. Alan Greenspan 546 (NEW) 21. David Graham 522 (3rd, 50th) 22. Yoko Ono 520 (5th, 27th) 23. Sonny Rollins 508 (2nd, 40th) 24. Mel Brooks 500 (2nd, 23rd) 25. Franz Beckenbauer 499 (NEW) 26. Bruce Willis 494 (NEW) 27. Steve McMichael 490 (NEW) 28. Toby Keith 485 (NEW) 29. Pope Francis 480 (NEW) 30. Dennis Skinner 479 (NEW) 31. Stanley Baxter 475 (2nd, 41st) 32. Norman Tebbit 472 (3rd, 34th) 33. Ethel Kennedy 464 (NEW) 34. Bob Newhart 452 (2nd, -) 35. Francoise Hardy 431 (3rd, 46th) 36. Violeta Chamorro 428 (2nd, -) 37. William Russell 422 (NEW) 38. Cleo Laine 385 (NEW) 39. Patrick Murray 371 (NEW) 40. Vanessa Redgrave 361 (NEW) 41. Douglas Hurd 355 (2nd, -) 42. Isabel Peron 353 (NEW) 43. Vera Miles 354 (2nd, 48th) 44. Jim Lovell 344 (NEW) 45. Denis Law 336 (NEW) 46. Patricia Routledge 327 (NEW) 47. Tom Baker 311 (NEW) 48. Michael Tilson Thomas 310 (NEW) 49. Julie Goodyear 304 (NEW) 50. Tom Lehrer 296 (NEW)

Gonna say Pope Benedict XVI is probably the worst pick of 2024.

They make it a bit too easy for themselves by nominating Pope Benedict, a dead guy.

My own lists would have done much better if I knew this kind of thing was allowed.

Going to unhide the masterlist posts early tomorrow my time (or midday UK time). I thought there would be fewer teams this time, but the tally of 59 slenderly outdid last year's 57. Here's all the teams I entered. If you don't see your name here please let me know. An Fear Beag arghton BabyBlue Banana Bibliogryphon Book BuffaloPhil CalebH Captain Hemlock CaptainChorizo Charles De Gaulle chilean way Death Impends DeathBecomesThem DeathByArsenic DevonDeathTrip diego drol Etushispushingupdaisies Famous6Eva Funeralopolis gcreptile Gooseberry Crumble Great Uncle Bulgaria Grimgrass GuyFromFuture Hell Imelda JoeMoneypenny Joey Russ John Key justonecornetto ladyfiona livingbygrace LizLemon MalePoster MariNisia markb4 maryportfuncity msc Pedro67 Perhaps Prophet RadGuy Sean Thatcher The Old Crem The Unknown Man TheKillingTime theoldlady ThereWillBeDeaths7 time Toast Torva Messor wannamaker WEP WillyWonka422 YorkshireBanker YoungWillz

A well deserved No.1 spot

Man, the committee deserves some kind of medal if they, after snubbing her year after year after year, were to get a hit with her on their first attempt.

GLYNIS IS THERE!!!!!!

Buzz, finally an astronaut on DL Good list, most I've agreed with the drops in some time. Avoiding Attenborough is really playing with fire though.

Bit surprised that Shannen Doherty didn't return.

Hopefully if Tom Baker dies they don't replace him with Peter Davison...

Looks promising! I've heard that spot 5, 6 and 7 might just be MC Ren and Superstar Billy Graham, but we'll see.

I have a very bad feeling about Sir David Attenborough's omission from the 2024 list... I hope to be proven wrong. Of course, we all want him to make it to 2025, as he's an international treasure, but he'll be turning 98 in May...

Surprised i'd have replaced have kept Yoko Ono in replacement of Pope Francis honestly. I think he has a few more years in him

Great list but I would've picked Attenborough. He's too big of a miss.

Just in case people miss this inspired no.5 in the morning

Thank you for a very successful DL 2023! Well done, the result is really great!

So glad she finally made it on.

No Attenborough again is surprising, they must really not want him as a hit. Dropping Ono is risky. Solid list otherwise. The new generation is here and it's a damn good one.

Bugner, Beckenbauer, Tom Baker, Sly Stone, Buzz Aldrin, Ted Turner, Brigitte Bardot, Fritzl, Flack, Rantzen, Barenboim, Brokaw, Julie Walters, Blix, Gene Hackman, Draper, Clint Eastwood, Patricia Routledge, Glynis Johns, the Pope (Francis I assume!). On paper that's the greatest bunch of new picks in ages. My one grumble, not picking Davey Attenborough feels a bit risky.

Sorry, you can't make up for not taking him back then...

great addition !!

Great to see Carter on No.1 and Cheney falling out of the Top 30. Beckenbauer and Glynis Johns are great inclusions.