John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
3
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
4
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
5
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
6
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
7
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
8
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
9
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
12
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
13
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
16
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
17
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
18
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
19
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
22
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
23
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
25
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
26
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
27
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
28
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
29
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
30
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
31
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
32
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
33
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
34
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
35
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
36
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
37
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
38
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
39
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
40
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
41
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
42
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
43
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
44
David Campbell (1915-1979)
45
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
46
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
47
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
48
