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
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
8
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
9
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
10
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
13
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
14
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
15
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
16
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
17
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
18
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
19
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
20
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
21
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
22
John Carroll (1906-1979)
23
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
25
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
26
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
27
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
28
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
29
John Simmons (1918-1979)
Bassist
30
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
31
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
32
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
33
Freddie Fitzsimmons (1901-1979)
34
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
35
Ceil Chapman (1912-1979)
Fashion Designer
36
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
37
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
38
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
39
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
40
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
41
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
42
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
43
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
44
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
45
Dick Foran (1910-1979)
46
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
47
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
48
