John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
9
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
10
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
11
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
12
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
13
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
14
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
15
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
16
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
17
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
18
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
19
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
20
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
21
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
22
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
23
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
25
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
26
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
27
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
28
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
29
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
30
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
31
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
32
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
33
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
34
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
35
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
36
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
37
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
38
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
39
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
40
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
41
Guiomar Novaes (1895-1979)
42
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
43
Bishop Fulton Sheen (1895-1979)
TV Show Host
44
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
45
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
46
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
47
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
48
