John Lennon (1940-1980)
Rock Singer
1
Colonel Sanders (1890-1980)
Entrepreneur
2
Otto Frank (1889-1980)
3
Alfred Hitchcock (1899-1980)
Director
4
Jesse Owens (1913-1980)
Runner
5
Bon Scott (1946-1980)
6
Sara García (1895-1980)
Movie Actress
7
Steve McQueen (1930-1980)
Movie Actor
8
John Bonham (1948-1980)
Drummer
9
Dorothy Stratten (1960-1980)
Model
10
Josip Tito (1892-1980)
Politician
11
Ian Curtis (1956-1980)
Punk Singer
12
Oswald Mosley (1896-1980)
13
Peter Sellers (1925-1980)
14
Jimmy Francis Durante (1893-1980)
Comedian
15
Mae West (1893-1980)
16
Isabel Briggs Myers (1897-1980)
Non-Fiction Author
17
Óscar Romero (1917-1980)
Religious Leader
18
Vance Randolph (1892-1980)
Novelist
19
Dixie Dean (1907-1980)
Soccer Player
20
Jacob Miller (1952-1980)
Reggae Singer
21
Darby Crash (1958-1980)
22
Hugh Griffith (1912-1980)
23
Jay Silverheels (1912-1980)
TV Actor
24
Uttam Kumar (1926-1980)
25
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919-1980)
World Leader
26
GS Fraser (1915-1980)
Poet
27
Joe Dassin (1938-1980)
Pop Singer
28
Dorothy Day (1897-1980)
Civil Rights Leader
29
Jack Bailey (1907-1980)
Game Show Host
30
Milburn Stone (1904-1980)
31
Tex Avery (1908-1980)
Cartoonist
32
Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)
Philosopher
33
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980)
34
Hans Asperger (1906-1980)
Neurologist
35
Richard Drew (1899-1980)
36
James Smith McDonnell (1899-1980)
37
Dick Haymes (1918-1980)
38
John Howard Griffin (1920-1980)
Memoirist
39
Rachel Fuller Brown (1898-1980)
Inventor
40
Mohammed Rafi (1924-1980)
World Music Singer
41
Tamara De Lempicka (1898-1980)
Painter
42
Rachel Roberts (1927-1980)
43
Henry Miller (1891-1980)
Autobiographer
44
Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884-1980)
Family Member
45
Jane Froman (1907-1980)
46
George Raft (1901-1980)
47
Bill Evans (1929-1980)
Pianist
48
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