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
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
5
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
8
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
9
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
12
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
13
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
14
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
15
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
16
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
17
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
18
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
19
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
20
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
21
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
22
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
23
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
25
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
26
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
27
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
28
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
29
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
30
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
31
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
32
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
33
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
34
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
35
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
36
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
37
John Simmons (1918-1979)
38
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
39
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
40
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
41
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
42
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
43
Jean Renoir (1894-1979)
44
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
45
Clarence Muse (1889-1979)
46
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
47
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
48
