Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
8
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
11
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
14
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
15
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
16
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
17
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
18
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
19
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
20
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
21
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
22
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
23
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
24
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
25
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
26
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
27
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
28
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
29
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
30
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
31
Grant Green (1935-1979)
Guitarist
32
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
33
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
34
Jules Irving (1925-1979)
35
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
36
Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979)
37
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
38
Jean Renoir (1894-1979)
39
Petronele Gerlikiene (1905-1979)
40
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
41
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
42
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
43
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
44
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
45
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
46
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
47
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
