John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
4
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
7
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
14
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
15
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
16
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
17
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
18
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
19
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
22
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
23
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
24
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
25
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
26
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
27
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
28
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
29
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
30
John Cromwell (1887-1979)
Director
31
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
32
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
33
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
34
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
35
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
36
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
37
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
38
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
39
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
40
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
41
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
42
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
43
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
44
Guiomar Novaes (1895-1979)
45
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
46
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
47
Bob Douglas (1884-1979)
Basketball Player
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
