Eastend

Noticed that the actress Nancy Olson from the iconic Billy Wilder film Sunset Blvd is still alive at 95.

Bill Cosby will be 88 in 2025 has failing eyesight and I’d imagine would have a somewhat mixed obituary in the media.

Pope Benedict is already dead. What a huge own goal!

Denis Law never attended the funeral of his teammate Bobby Charlton last month and has made no public appearances for quite some time. He like Charlton was diagnosed with vascular dementia a year after him, by 2024 it will have been a full 3 years since his diagnosis and he will be 84 at the start of the year.

After seeing Jimmy Carter at his wife’s funeral I’m picking him.

Frankie Valli is 89 this year has had a battle with pneumonia about a year ago. Unsure if he has another four seasons in him.

Probably not a big enough name but the longest serving former pm of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamed is still alive. He is 98 next year and has been in and out of intensive care in 2022.

Sir John Curtice the renowned psephologist looked very ill on the local election coverage . He looked extremely thin and his voice seemed weaker than usual as if he is battling a terminal disease.

Lack of glasnost about Gorbachev’s health. The fall of Gorbachev to kick off the year.

Harry Reid the former democratic senate majority leader looks in terrible shape. He is 81 now has had a recent battle with pancreatic cancer and is now confined to a wheelchair.

Larry King if he makes it through this year would be a good pick. He’s going to be 88 this year and has a long history of poor health.

Rush Limbaugh’s cancer is in a hurry. Definitely one to consider.

Rolf Harris will be 91 next year. Think his last few years have been somewhat stressful !

Sir Roger Penrose the esteemed mathematician will be 90 in 2021. Perhaps his number will be up.

Dick Cheney will be 79 at the start of the year, he has had five heart attacks in the past. If he has a sixth at that age surely that’ll be enough to send him down!