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
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
9
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
10
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
13
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
14
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
15
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
16
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
17
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
18
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
19
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
22
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
23
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
25
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
26
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
27
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
28
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
29
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
30
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
31
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
32
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
33
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
34
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
35
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
36
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
37
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
38
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
39
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
40
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
41
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
42
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
43
Jackie Brenston (1930-1979)
R&B Singer
44
Richard Blue Mitchell (1930-1979)
Trumpet Player
45
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
46
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
47
Emory Parnell (1892-1979)
48
