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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
9
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
12
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
16
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
17
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
18
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
19
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
20
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
21
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
22
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
23
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
25
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
26
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
27
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
28
John Carroll (1906-1979)
29
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
30
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
31
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
32
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
33
David Campbell (1915-1979)
34
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
35
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
36
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
37
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
38
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
39
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
40
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
41
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
42
André Meyer (1898-1979)
Investor
43
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
44
John Simmons (1918-1979)
45
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
46
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
47
George Brent (1899-1979)
48
