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
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
14
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
15
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
16
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
17
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
18
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
19
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
20
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
21
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
22
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
23
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
25
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
26
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
27
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
28
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
29
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
30
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
31
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
32
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
33
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
34
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
35
John Carroll (1906-1979)
36
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
37
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
38
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
39
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
40
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
41
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
42
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
43
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
44
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
45
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
46
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
47
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
48
