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
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
6
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
9
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
10
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
11
Sally Rand (1904-1979)
Dancer
12
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
13
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
14
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
15
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
16
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
17
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
18
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
19
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
21
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
22
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
23
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
24
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
25
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
26
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
27
John Simmons (1918-1979)
28
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
29
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
30
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
31
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
32
John Carroll (1906-1979)
33
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
34
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
35
Laurie Bird (1953-1979)
36
Roy Harris (1898-1979)
37
Ceil Chapman (1912-1979)
Fashion Designer
38
Bob Douglas (1884-1979)
Basketball Player
39
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
40
Olive Elaine Morris (1952-1979)
Activist
41
Fred Coe (1914-1979)
TV Producer
42
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
43
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
44
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
45
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
46
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
47
David Campbell (1915-1979)
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