John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
6
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
9
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
11
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
15
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
16
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
17
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
18
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
19
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
20
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
21
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
22
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
23
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
24
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
25
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
26
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
27
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
28
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
29
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
30
Roy Harris (1898-1979)
31
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
32
David Campbell (1915-1979)
33
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
34
Yvonne Mitchell (1915-1979)
35
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
36
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
37
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
38
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
39
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
40
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
41
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
42
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
43
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
44
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979)
45
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
46
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
47
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
48
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