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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
8
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
9
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
10
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
11
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
16
John Carroll (1906-1979)
17
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
18
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
19
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
20
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
21
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
22
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
23
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
25
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
26
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
27
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
28
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
29
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
30
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
31
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
32
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
33
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
34
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
35
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
36
David Campbell (1915-1979)
37
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
38
Grant Green (1935-1979)
39
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
40
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
41
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
42
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
43
Laurie Bird (1953-1979)
44
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
45
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
46
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
47
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
48
