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
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
14
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
15
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
16
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
17
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
18
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
19
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
20
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
21
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
22
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
23
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
25
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
26
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
27
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
28
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
29
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
30
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
31
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
32
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
33
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
34
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
Painter
35
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
36
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
37
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
38
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
39
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
40
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
41
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
42
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
43
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
44
John Reed King (1914-1979)
Game Show Host
45
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
46
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
47
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
48
