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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
8
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
9
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
12
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
13
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
14
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
15
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
16
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
17
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
18
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
19
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
20
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
21
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
22
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
23
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
25
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
26
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
27
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
28
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
29
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
30
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
31
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
32
John Simmons (1918-1979)
Bassist
33
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
34
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
35
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
36
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
37
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
38
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
39
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
40
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
41
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
42
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
43
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
44
George Brent (1899-1979)
45
Pier Luigi Nervi (1891-1979)
Engineer
46
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
47
Ricardo Zamora (1901-1979)
Soccer Player
48
