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Donald Trump Joe Biden Andy Taylor Billy Connolly Ozzy Osbourne William Shatner Clint Eastwood Janey Godley Robert Wagner Michael J. Fox Bruce Willis Prunella Scales Buzz Aldrin Tim Bilton Dick Van Dyke Phil Collins David Attenborough Willie Nelson Pope Francis Dennis Skinner Paul Spencer Erik Jensen Rupert Murdoch Mel Brooks Linda Nolan Sub: Cleo Laine

Updated this for 2024. Derek Draper becomes the sixth name (since inaugural CSDL) to be a hit for DL and Drop 40 but not CSDL. There are currently 14 living names shared by all three: Jimmy Carter, Dick Van Dyke, Pope Francis, Noam Chomsky, Mel Brooks, Nigel Starmer-Smith, James Whale, Stanley Baxter, Joanne Woodward, Denis Law, Linda Nolan, Bob Newhart, Esther Rantzen and Roberta Flack.

Sticking with Chomsky

2/50 Glynis Johns Franz Beckenbauer

Vincent Ball

Congrats, Tracy!

Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

1/50 Glynis Johns

RIP. They picked her just in the nick of time.

Congrats, wannamaker!

Jimmy Carter (Joker) Pete Murray Ethel Kennedy Noam Chomsky Nigel Starmer-Smith James Whale Glynis Johns Stanley Baxter Joanne Woodward Derek Draper Denis Law Bob Newhart Norman Tebbit Daniel Barenboim Esther Rantzen Roberta Flack Raul Castro Sonny Rollins 18 hits.

Italian DL 2024 Joanne Woodward, Michael Caine, Brigitte Bardot, John Cleese, Terence Hill, Phil Collins, Michael J. Fox and Bruce Willis among those making their debuts.

Draper

Decent list overall. I like all of the newcomers this year.

Just six returnees this year. Chomsky, Whale and Law as expected, as well as Castro, Redgrave and Farrakhan. Also, just noticed Akihito isn't back either! Surprising, but probably a good decision.

Francis is now on the list in Benny's place.

The drops: Alan Alda Yoko Ono Marianne Faithfull Angie Dickinson Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Hal Linden Andy Taylor

Ono is a very bad drop, also Hurd and Attenborough didn't make it back on. One of them should replace Benedict, imo (they dropped one more name than was necessary). Very glad to see Dame Patricia on, at last!

Wrong thread.

Wrong thread.

Wrong thread.

Mostly expected drops imo. Taylor and Faithfull's health situations turned out not be as dire as was though this time last year, Jackson was a punt pick and the Duke just barely made it on last year.

Updated both of these for 2023 survivors.

Thanks for hosting, DI! 1. Noam Chomsky 2. Jimmy Carter 3. Jim Lovell 4. Yoko Ono 5. Glynis Johns 6. Patrick Murray 7. Esther Rantzen 8. Joanne Woodward 9. James Whale 10. Bob Newhart Subs: 1. Roberta Flack 2. Franz Beckenbauer