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
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
5
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
6
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
9
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
10
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
11
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
12
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
13
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
14
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
15
Charles Coughlin (1891-1979)
Politician
16
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
17
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
18
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
19
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
20
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
21
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
22
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
23
Benny Davis (1895-1979)
Composer
24
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
25
John Simmons (1918-1979)
Bassist
26
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
27
Sara Mustonen (1962-1979)
Skier
28
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
29
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
30
George Eyston (1897-1979)
Race Car Driver
31
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
32
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
33
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
34
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
35
John Reed King (1914-1979)
Game Show Host
36
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
37
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)
38
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979)
39
Barnes Wallis (1887-1979)
Engineer
40
Charles Seeger (1886-1979)
41
Laurie Bird (1953-1979)
42
Philippe Halsman (1906-1979)
Photographer
43
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
44
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
45
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
46
David Campbell (1915-1979)
47
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
48
