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
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
6
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
13
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
14
George Brent (1899-1979)
15
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
16
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
17
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
18
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
19
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
20
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
21
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
22
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
23
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
24
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
25
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
26
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
27
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
28
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
29
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
30
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
31
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
32
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
33
Charles Sawyer (1887-1979)
34
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
35
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
36
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
37
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
38
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
39
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
40
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
41
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
42
Jackie Brenston (1930-1979)
R&B Singer
43
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
44
Olive Elaine Morris (1952-1979)
Activist
45
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
46
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
47
Les Clark (1907-1979)
Cartoonist
48
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