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
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
9
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
14
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
15
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
16
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
17
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
18
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
19
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
20
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
21
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
22
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
23
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
25
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
26
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
27
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
28
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
29
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
30
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
31
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
32
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
33
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
34
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
35
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
Painter
36
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
37
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
38
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
39
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
40
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
41
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
42
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
43
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
44
John Carroll (1906-1979)
45
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
46
John Reed King (1914-1979)
Game Show Host
47
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
48
