John Lennon (1940-1980)
Rock Singer
1
Colonel Sanders (1890-1980)
Entrepreneur
2
Jesse Owens (1913-1980)
Runner
3
Otto Frank (1889-1980)
4
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Movie Actor
5
Josip Tito (1892-1980)
World Leader
6
Bon Scott (1946-1980)
7
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)
Director
8
Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
9
Kay Medford (1914-1980)
Movie Actress
10
John Bonham (1948-1980)
Drummer
11
Isabel Briggs Myers (1897-1980)
Non-Fiction Author
12
George R. Stewart (1895-1980)
Novelist
13
Jacob Miller (1952-1980)
Reggae Singer
14
Ian Curtis (1956-1980)
Punk Singer
15
Óscar Romero (1917-1980)
Religious Leader
16
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980)
17
Sara García (1895-1980)
18
Karl Dönitz (1891-1980)
Politician
19
Jimmy Francis Durante (1893-1980)
Comedian
20
Celebrities Born in 1980
Deaths by Year
Mae West (1893-1980)
21
Tony Smith (1912-1980)
Sculptor
22
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)
Family Member
23
Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980)
Model
24
Jack Bailey (1907-1980)
Game Show Host
25
Bill Evans (1929-1980)
Pianist
26
Mohammad Reza Shah (1919-1980)
Emperor
27
David Janssen (1931-1980)
TV Actor
28
Strother Martin (1919-1980)
29
Darby Crash (1958-1980)
30
Barbara O'Neil (1910-1980)
31
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (1917-1980)
Law Enforcement Officer
32
Rachel Fuller Brown (1898-1980)
Inventor
33
Anna Jantar (1950-1980)
Pop Singer
34
Dixie Dean (1907-1980)
Soccer Player
35
Oswald Mosley (1896-1980)
36
Bobby Van (1928-1980)
37
George Pal (1908-1980)
Film Producer
38
Tex Avery (1908-1980)
Cartoonist
39
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
Philosopher
40
Jay Silverheels (1912-1980)
41
Wilhelmina Cooper (1939-1980)
42
Milburn Stone (1904-1980)
43
Douglas Kenney (1946-1980)
44
Bob Nolan (1908-1980)
Country Singer
45
Jayan (1939-1980)
46
John Howard Griffin (1920-1980)
Memoirist
47
Marie Under (1883-1980)
Poet
48
