Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
3
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
4
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
5
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Movie Actor
6
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
7
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
8
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
9
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
10
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
11
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
12
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
13
James Mason (1909-1984)
14
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
15
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
16
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
17
William Powell (1892-1984)
18
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
19
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
20
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
21
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
22
Vincent J. McMahon (1914-1984)
23
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
24
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
25
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
26
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
27
Lenny Breau (1941-1984)
Guitarist
28
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
29
John Marley (1907-1984)
30
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
31
Alexis Korner (1928-1984)
32
Richard Basehart (1914-1984)
33
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
34
Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
Swimmer
35
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
36
John Rock (1890-1984)
Doctor
37
Ricky Bell (1955-1984)
Football Player
38
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
39
Henry Wilcoxon (1905-1984)
40
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
41
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
42
Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984)
43
Jesse Stuart (1907-1984)
44
Sol Brodsky (1923-1984)
Cartoonist
45
Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
Philosopher
46
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
47
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
48
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
