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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
9
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
12
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
13
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
14
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
15
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
16
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
17
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
18
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
19
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
20
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
21
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
22
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
23
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
24
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
25
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
26
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
27
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
28
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
29
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
30
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
31
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
32
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
33
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
34
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
35
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
36
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
37
Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979)
38
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979)
Politician
39
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
40
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
41
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
42
David Campbell (1915-1979)
43
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
44
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
45
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
46
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
47
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
