Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
1
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
2
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
3
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
4
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
5
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
6
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Movie Actor
7
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
8
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
9
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
10
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
11
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
Movie Actress
12
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
13
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
14
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
15
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
16
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
17
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
18
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
19
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
20
James Mason (1909-1984)
21
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
22
Gordon Jenkins (1910-1984)
Composer
23
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
25
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
26
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
27
William Powell (1892-1984)
28
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
29
Vincent J. McMahon (1914-1984)
30
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
31
Nicholas Dingley (1960-1984)
Drummer
32
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
33
Meredith Willson (1902-1984)
Songwriter
34
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
35
John Rock (1890-1984)
Doctor
36
Michael Okpara (1920-1984)
World Leader
37
John Marley (1907-1984)
38
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
39
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
40
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
41
Paul Dirac (1902-1984)
Physicist
42
Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
Swimmer
43
Randall Thompson (1899-1984)
44
Arnold Ridley (1896-1984)
Playwright
45
Julio Cortazar (1914-1984)
46
Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
47
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
48
