Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
3
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
4
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
5
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
6
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
7
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
8
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
9
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
10
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
11
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
12
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
13
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
14
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
15
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
16
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
17
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
18
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
19
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
20
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
21
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
22
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
23
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
25
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
26
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
27
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
28
John Marley (1907-1984)
29
William Powell (1892-1984)
30
Christine McIntyre (1911-1984)
31
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
32
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
33
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
34
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
35
Ned Glass (1906-1984)
36
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
37
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
38
Gray Barker (1925-1984)
39
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
40
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
41
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
42
Koos Du Plessis (1945-1984)
43
Jimmy Kennedy (1902-1984)
Songwriter
44
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
45
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
46
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
47
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984)
48
