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
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
5
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
9
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
10
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
11
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
12
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
13
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
14
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
15
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
16
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
17
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
18
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
19
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
21
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
22
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
23
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
24
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
25
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
26
John Simmons (1918-1979)
27
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
28
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
29
Barnes Wallis (1887-1979)
Engineer
30
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
31
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
32
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
33
Bob Clayton (1922-1979)
Game Show Host
34
Mike Patto (1942-1979)
Rock Singer
35
Tapio Rautavaara (1915-1979)
Songwriter
36
Talcott Parsons (1902-1979)
Sociologist
37
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
38
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
39
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
40
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
41
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
42
John Carroll (1906-1979)
43
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
44
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
45
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
46
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
47
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
48
