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
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
5
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
TV Actor
6
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
7
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
8
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
9
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
10
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
11
David Vetter (1971-1984)
12
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
13
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
14
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
15
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
16
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
17
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
18
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
19
Meredith Willson (1902-1984)
Songwriter
20
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
21
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
22
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
23
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
24
Nicholas Dingley (1960-1984)
Drummer
25
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
26
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
27
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
28
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
29
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
30
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
31
Jack Barry (1918-1984)
Game Show Host
32
Frank Church (1924-1984)
33
Fred Waring (1900-1984)
Pop Singer
34
ZZ Hill (1935-1984)
World Music Singer
35
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
36
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
37
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
38
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
39
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
40
Koos Du Plessis (1945-1984)
41
William Powell (1892-1984)
42
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
43
Julio Cortazar (1914-1984)
44
Lennard Pearce (1915-1984)
45
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
46
Don Wells (1922-1984)
Football Player
47
Brooks Atkinson (1894-1984)
Journalist
48
