| HOCHIMINH | Inaugural president of North Vietnam until his death in 1969 (2,3,4) |
| GERALDFORD | He was the Honorary Chairman of the inaugural Presidents Cup |
| KIMJONGIL | President of North Korea beginning in 1997: 3 wds. |
| SUTCLIFFE | The original bass player of the five-member Beatles until his death in 1962 aged 21 (9) |
| LAGERFELD | Karl ___ former creative director of Chanel who held the position from 1983 until his death in 2019 |
| CHARLESIX | Catherine de' Medici and Henry II's son who ruled as king of France from 1560 until his death in 1574 (7,1,1) |
| TOGLAITTI | Palmiro ___, leader of the Italian Communist Party for nearly four decades until his death in 1964 (9) |
| JUSTINIAN | ___ the Great, Byzantine emperor from 527 until his death in 565 (9) |
| GAITSKELL | Hugh ____ was the Labour Party’s leader from 1955 until his death in 1963 |
| DAVIDGOLD | Entrepreneur who co-owned West Ham United FC from 2010 until his death in 2023 (5,4) |
| HANOI | City declared the capital of North Vietnam by Ho Chi Minh in 1954 (5) |
| JACKBENNY | This comedian claimed to be 39 Years old all the way up until his death at age 80 |
| GEORGESPOMPIDOU | Prime Minister of France, 1962-1968, and President of the French Republic from 1969 until his death in 1974 |
| POMPIDOU | President of France from 1969 until his death in 1974 (8) |
| TONKIN | Most of North Vietnam, to outsiders |
| BRIDGES | Awarded an Order of Merit for The Testament of Beauty and services to literature, a doctor who held the position of poet laureate from 1913 until his death in 1930 (7) |
| JAMESI | Son of Mary, Queen of Scots and king of England and Ireland from 1603 until his death in 1625 (5,1) |
| EADRED | One of the 16 children of Edward the Elder who ruled as king of England from 946 until his death in 955 (6) |
| ARTHUR | Eldest son of Henry VII of England who was Prince of Wales until his death in 1502 (6) |
| RAID | Bombing ___ (attack on North Vietnam ordered by President Johnson in 1965) |
