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
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
9
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
12
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
13
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
16
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
17
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
18
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
19
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
20
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
21
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
22
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
23
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
25
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
26
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
27
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
28
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
29
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
30
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
31
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
32
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
33
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
34
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
35
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
36
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
37
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
38
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
39
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
40
John Carroll (1906-1979)
41
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
42
David Campbell (1915-1979)
43
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
44
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
45
Corinne Griffith (1894-1979)
46
Sally Rand (1904-1979)
Dancer
47
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
48
