John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
9
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
10
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
13
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
16
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
17
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
18
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
19
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
20
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
21
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
22
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
23
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
25
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
26
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
27
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
28
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
29
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
30
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
31
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
32
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
33
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
34
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
35
André Meyer (1898-1979)
Investor
36
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
37
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
38
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
39
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
40
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
41
Les Clark (1907-1979)
Cartoonist
42
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
43
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
44
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
45
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
46
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
47
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
48
