The Unknown Man

Hit number 15 for me with Jacques Delors.

Another respectable score for me with 15 deaths in 2023, although my record stands at 24 from 2020. I'm hoping my shadow list for 2024 might be able to deliver a solid performance. Mahmoud Abbas Stanley Baxter Tim Bilton Mel Brooks Rob Burrow Leslie Caron Jimmy Carter Raul Castro Phil Collins Shannen Doherty Frank Field Roberta Flack Alberto Fujimori Sandy Gall Alan Greenspan Francoise Hardy Toni Hilland Jonnie Irwin Randy Jackson Glynis Johns James Earl Jones Toby Keith Ethel Kennedy June Lockhart Sophia Loren Imelda Marcos Steve McMichael Lee Meriwether Mahathir Mohamad Desmond Morris Sam Neill Willie Nelson Linda Nolan Yoko Ono Janis Paige Isabel Peron Larry Pressler Esther Rantzen Sonny Rollins Eva Marie Saint Prunella Scales Nigel Starmer-Smith Barbra Streisand Ted Turner Dick van Dyke William H. Webster James Whale Bruce Willis Joanne Woodward Miloš Zeman

Barbra Streisand Bruce Willis Desmond Morris Dick Van Dyke Esther Rantzen Francoise Hardy Imelda Marcos Isabel Peron James Earl Jones James Whale Jimmy Carter Joanne Woodward Jonnie Irwin Larry Pressler Linda Nolan Mahathir Mohamad Nigel Starmer-Smith Rob Burrow Roberta Flack Sam Neill Shannen Doherty Sonny Rollins Steve McMichael Toby Keith Yoko Ono Subs: Sophia Loren Ethel Kennedy Glynis Johns Randy Jackson Ted Turner

Updated mine for Giorgio Napolitano. My 2020 team is now down to Isabel Peron. 2007 (10/20)  Pamela Anderson Paris Hilton Billy Joel Stevie Nicks Dolly Parton James Patterson Ashlee Simpson Barbra Streisand Bonnie Tyler Stevie Wonder 2008 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand 2009 (2/20) Isabel Peron Barbra Streisand  2010 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2011 (2/20) Michael Douglas Isabel Peron 2012 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2013 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2014 (2/20) John McVie Isabel Peron 2015 (2/20) Scott MacIntyre Isabel Peron 2016 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2017 (2/20) Leslie Caron Isabel Peron 2018 (2/20) Linda Nolan Isabel Peron  2019 (1/20) Isabel Peron  2020 (1/20) Isabel Peron 2021 (5/20) Jimmy Carter Shannen Doherty Linda Nolan Isabel Peron James Whale 2022 (11/20) Tim Bilton Jimmy Carter Shannen Doherty Frank Field Francoise Hardy Lee Meriweather Linda Nolan Isabel Peron Larry Pressler Daniella Westbrook James Whale

1. Jimmy Carter 2. Steve McMichael 3. Jonnie Irwin 4. James Whale 5. Frank Field 6. Joanne Woodward 7. Isabel Peron 8. Rob Burrow 9. Sonny Rollins 10. Derek Draper Subs: Barbra Streisand, Mahathir Mohamad

Happy Christmas to all.

I sent in my teams recently. Good luck to everyone.

I voted for Jimmy Carter again.

14th hit for me with Shane MacGowan.

I voted for Jimmy Carter, once again.

13th hit for me with Henry Kissinger.

I voted for Jimmy Carter, again.

I voted for President Carter, again.

I voted for Jimmy Carter.

I voted for Jimmy Carter, again.

12th hit for me with Rosalynn Carter.

11th hit for me with Sir Bobby Charlton.

I voted for Jimmy Carter.

46 years ago today, three members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines and Cassie Gaines, were killed in a light plane crash in Mississippi.

Actor and comedian Ronnie Barker died on this day 18 years ago, aged 76.

QO from the Guardian.

Giorgio Napolitano's passing brings my hit total for 2023 into double figures.

And I'm back from my trip to Italy! Spent time with my family, we stayed at the Agritorismo Il Pioppeto alot. Also spent a day at the beach in Gaeta on Tuesday, and seeing Herculeum and Pompeii on Thursday. Spent Saturday all night partying at my cousin's wedding in Foggia.

I voted for Jimmy Carter.

Mohamed Al-Fayed confirmed as the twelfth hit.