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
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
9
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
10
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
12
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
13
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
16
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
17
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
18
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
19
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
21
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
22
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
23
John Carroll (1906-1979)
24
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
25
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
26
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
27
George Brent (1899-1979)
28
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
29
Roy Harris (1898-1979)
Composer
30
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
31
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
32
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
33
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
34
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
35
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
36
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
37
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
38
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
39
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
40
Clarence Muse (1889-1979)
41
Corinne Griffith (1894-1979)
42
Cyrus Eaton (1883-1979)
43
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
44
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
45
Laurie Bird (1953-1979)
46
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
47
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
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