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
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
5
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
9
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
10
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
11
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
12
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
13
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
16
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
17
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
18
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
19
Dennis Gabor (1900-1979)
Physicist
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
21
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
22
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
23
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
24
Clarence Muse (1889-1979)
25
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
26
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
27
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
28
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
29
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
30
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
31
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
32
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
33
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
34
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
35
Barnes Wallis (1887-1979)
Engineer
36
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
37
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
38
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
39
Gus Cannon (1883-1979)
40
Les Clark (1907-1979)
Cartoonist
41
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
42
John Reed King (1914-1979)
Game Show Host
43
Olive Elaine Morris (1952-1979)
Activist
44
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
45
Tapio Rautavaara (1915-1979)
Songwriter
46
George Brent (1899-1979)
47
Jackie Brenston (1930-1979)
R&B Singer
48
