This list was submitted by Minnesota Neil on Tuesday, December 30th, 2003 at 5:38 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 | Brooke Astor | August 13th, 2007 | 105 |
| 8 | Ralph Edwards | November 16th, 2005 | 92 |
| 7 | Eddie Albert | May 26th, 2005 | 99 |
| 6 | Artie Shaw | December 30th, 2004 | 94 |
| 5 | Osama bin Laden | May 2nd, 2011 | 54 |
| 4 | Rosa Parks | October 24th, 2005 | 92 |
| 3 | Estee Lauder | April 24th, 2004 | 97 |
| 2 | Ernest Gallo | March 6th, 2007 | 97 |
| 1 | Michael DeBakey | July 11th, 2008 | 99 |
| 9 points | 2 hits |
Oscar-winning songwriter who also worked as a producer, arranger and keyboardist with people like The Rolling Stones, James Brown, Elvis Presley, Miles Davis, The Beach Boys, Phil Spector, Captain Beefheart, Bobby Darin, Neil Young, Randy Newman, Ike & Tina Turner, Tammy Wynette, John Lee Hooker, Barbra Streisand, The Neville Brothers, Graham Parker, Jackie DeShannon, The Monkees, Marianne Faithfull, Sonny & Cher, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ricky Nelson, Willy DeVille, Doris Day and The Germs, so it's no surprise if you've never heard of him.
(d) August 25th, 2000