This list was submitted by rogalinski on Monday, December 31st, 2001 at 7:11 PM PST for The 2002 Lee Atwater Invitational Dead Pool.
| Points | Celebrity | Date of Death | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Leni Riefenstahl | September 8th, 2003 | 101 |
| 9 | Strom Thurmond | June 26th, 2003 | 100 |
| 8 | Bob Hope | July 27th, 2003 | 100 |
| 7 | Al Hirschfeld | January 20th, 2003 | 99 |
| 6 | George Kennan | March 17th, 2005 | 101 |
| 5 | Max Schmeling | February 2nd, 2005 | 99 |
| 4 | Billy Wilder | March 27th, 2002 | 95 |
| 3 | Hans Bethe | March 6th, 2005 | 98 |
| 2 | Philip Johnson | January 25th, 2005 | 98 |
| 1 | Gertrude Ederle | November 30th, 2003 | 98 |
| 4 points | 1 hit |
While he has long been held in high regard in classical music circles, it was not until he started recording with his backup band, The Blowfish, that Yehudi's career really got cranking.
(d) March 12th, 1999