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
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
7
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
10
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
12
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
13
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
16
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
17
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
18
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
19
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
22
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
23
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
25
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
26
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
27
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
28
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
29
John Carroll (1906-1979)
30
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
31
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
32
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
33
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
34
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
35
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
36
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
37
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
38
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
39
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
40
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
41
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
42
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
43
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
44
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
45
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
46
John Simmons (1918-1979)
47
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
48
