Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
1
John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
7
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
10
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
12
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
13
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
14
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
15
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
16
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
17
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
18
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
19
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
20
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
21
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
22
Dick Foran (1910-1979)
23
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
25
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
26
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
27
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
28
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
29
Hugh P. Harris (1909-1979)
War Hero
30
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
31
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
32
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
Pianist
33
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
34
Clarence Muse (1889-1979)
35
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
36
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
37
John Carroll (1906-1979)
38
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
39
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
40
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
41
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
42
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
43
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
44
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
45
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
46
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
47
Sally Rand (1904-1979)
Dancer
48
