John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
6
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
9
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
12
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
13
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
14
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
15
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
16
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
17
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
18
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
19
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
20
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
21
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
22
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
23
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
25
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
26
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
27
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
28
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
29
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
30
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
31
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
32
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
33
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
34
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
35
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
36
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
37
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
38
John Simmons (1918-1979)
39
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
40
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
41
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
42
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
43
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)
44
Charles Sawyer (1887-1979)
45
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
46
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
47
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
48
