John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
4
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
5
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
6
Charles Coughlin (1891-1979)
Politician
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
9
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
12
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
13
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
14
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
15
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
16
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
17
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
18
John Carroll (1906-1979)
19
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
21
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
22
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
23
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
24
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
25
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
26
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
27
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
28
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
29
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
30
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
31
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
32
John Simmons (1918-1979)
Bassist
33
Agostinho Neto (1922-1979)
34
Sally Rand (1904-1979)
Dancer
35
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
36
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
37
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
38
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
39
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
40
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
41
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
42
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
Composer
43
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
44
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
45
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
46
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
47
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
48
