Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
3
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
4
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
5
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
6
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
7
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
8
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
9
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
10
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
11
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
12
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
13
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
14
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
15
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
16
Christine McIntyre (1911-1984)
17
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
18
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
19
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
20
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
21
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
22
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
23
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
25
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
26
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
27
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
28
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
29
John Marley (1907-1984)
30
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
31
Estelle Winwood (1883-1984)
32
William Powell (1892-1984)
33
Ricky Bell (1955-1984)
Football Player
34
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
35
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
36
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
37
Jack Barry (1918-1984)
Game Show Host
38
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
39
Dino Shafeek (1930-1984)
40
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
41
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
42
Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
Philosopher
43
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
44
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984)
45
Gray Barker (1925-1984)
46
Ernesto Galarza (1905-1984)
Civil Rights Leader
47
Alexis Korner (1928-1984)
Guitarist
48
