Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
3
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
4
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
5
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
6
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
7
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
8
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
9
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
10
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
11
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
12
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
13
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
14
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
15
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
16
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
17
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
18
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
19
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
20
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
21
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
22
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
23
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
25
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
26
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
27
John Marley (1907-1984)
28
William Powell (1892-1984)
29
Christine McIntyre (1911-1984)
30
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
31
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
32
Dorothy M. Johnson (1905-1984)
33
Ned Glass (1906-1984)
34
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
35
Gray Barker (1925-1984)
36
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
37
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
38
Koos Du Plessis (1945-1984)
39
Jimmy Kennedy (1902-1984)
Songwriter
40
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
41
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
42
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
43
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
44
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
45
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
46
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
47
Ricky Bell (1955-1984)
Football Player
48
