John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
7
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
8
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
Movie Actress
9
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
15
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
16
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
17
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
18
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
19
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
20
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
21
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
22
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
23
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
24
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
25
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
26
Victor Killian (1891-1979)
27
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
28
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
29
Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979)
30
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
31
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
32
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
33
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
34
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
35
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
36
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
37
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
38
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
39
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
40
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
41
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
42
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
43
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
44
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
45
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
46
Immanuel Velikovsky (1895-1979)
Psychologist
47
Ceil Chapman (1912-1979)
Fashion Designer
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
