This list was submitted by DGambrinus on Monday, December 31st, 2007 at 2:18 PM PST for The 2008 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
---|---|---|---|
10 | Ronnie Biggs | December 18th, 2013 | 84 |
9 | Jack Kevorkian | June 3rd, 2011 | 83 |
8 | Edmund Hillary | January 11th, 2008 | 88 |
7 | Pervez Musharraf | February 5th, 2023 | 79 |
6 | Estelle Getty | July 22nd, 2008 | 84 |
5 | Tariq Aziz | June 5th, 2015 | 79 |
4 | Albert Hofmann | April 29th, 2008 | 102 |
3 | Robert Byrd | June 28th, 2010 | 92 |
2 | Miep Gies | January 11th, 2010 | 100 |
1 | Claude Levi-Strauss | November 1st, 2009 | 100 |
18 points | 3 hits |
His high-protein, low-carbohydrate approach to weight loss differed radically from the conventional wisdom of the medical establishment, and was widely criticized as risky. Nevertheless, Atkins steadfastly maintained that his dietary recommendations would lead to nothing more dangerous than a diminished sense of balance. He died of injuries sustained when he fell and hit his head on the sidewalk.
(d) April 17th, 2003