This list was submitted by Dead Like Me on Monday, December 29th, 2003 at 6:03 PM PST for The 2004 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Pope John Paul II | April 2nd, 2005 | 84 |
| 9 | Ronald Reagan | June 5th, 2004 | 93 |
| 8 | Coretta King | January 30th, 2006 | 78 |
| 7 | Clarence Henry | Alive | ? |
| 6 | Rodney Dangerfield | October 5th, 2004 | 82 |
| 5 | Meat Loaf | January 20th, 2022 | 74 |
| 4 | Mel Brooks | Alive | 99 |
| 3 | Maureen Stapleton | March 13th, 2006 | 80 |
| 2 | Mickey Rooney | April 6th, 2014 | 93 |
| 1 | Nipsey Russell | October 2nd, 2005 | 87 |
| 15 points | 2 hits |
She was the first black woman to star in a TV show (in 1968) in a non-servant role. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She worked with women at the LA Mission for decades. And she survived breast cancer. All of that is incredibly impressive, but there's just no getting around it: that is a RIDICULOUS way to spell Diane.
(d) October 4th, 2019