John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
3
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
4
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
9
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
12
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
15
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
16
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
17
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
18
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
19
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
22
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
23
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
25
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
26
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
27
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
28
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
29
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
30
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
31
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
32
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
33
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
34
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
35
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
36
George Brent (1899-1979)
37
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
38
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
39
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
40
Richard Blue Mitchell (1930-1979)
Trumpet Player
41
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
42
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
43
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
44
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
45
Emory Parnell (1892-1979)
46
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
47
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
48
