John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
SJ Perelman (1904-1979)
Screenwriter
10
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
11
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
Composer
12
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
13
Charles Coughlin (1891-1979)
Politician
14
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
15
John Simmons (1918-1979)
Bassist
16
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
17
Richard Blue Mitchell (1930-1979)
Trumpet Player
18
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
19
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
21
John Carroll (1906-1979)
22
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
23
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
24
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
25
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
26
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
27
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
28
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
29
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
30
Olive Elaine Morris (1952-1979)
Activist
31
Hugh P. Harris (1909-1979)
War Hero
32
Asa Earl Carter (1925-1979)
Novelist
33
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
34
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
35
Milton Ager (1893-1979)
36
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
37
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
38
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
39
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
40
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
41
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
42
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
43
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
44
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
45
David Campbell (1915-1979)
46
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
47
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
48
