John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
11
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
14
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
15
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
16
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
17
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
18
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
19
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
20
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
21
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
22
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
23
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
25
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
26
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
27
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
28
John Carroll (1906-1979)
29
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
30
John Simmons (1918-1979)
31
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
32
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
33
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
34
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
35
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
37
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
38
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
39
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
40
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
41
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
42
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
43
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
44
David Campbell (1915-1979)
45
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
46
Mike Patto (1942-1979)
Rock Singer
47
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
48
