Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
9
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
16
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
17
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
18
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
19
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
20
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
21
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
22
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
23
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
24
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
25
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
26
Grant Green (1935-1979)
Guitarist
27
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
28
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
29
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
30
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
31
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
32
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
33
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
34
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
35
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
36
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
37
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
38
Juana de Ibarbourou (1892-1979)
Poet
39
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
40
Gio Ponti (1891-1979)
Architect
41
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
42
Richard Blue Mitchell (1930-1979)
Trumpet Player
43
Wilbur Ware (1923-1979)
44
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
45
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
46
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
47
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year