John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
13
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
14
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
15
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
16
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
17
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
18
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
19
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
20
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
21
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
22
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
23
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
24
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
25
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
26
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
27
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
28
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
29
Tony Galento (1910-1979)
Boxer
30
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
31
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
32
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
33
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
34
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
35
Yvonne Mitchell (1915-1979)
36
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
37
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
38
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
39
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
40
Abdi Ipekci (1929-1979)
Activist
41
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
42
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
43
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
44
Evald Ilyenkov (1924-1979)
Philosopher
45
David Campbell (1915-1979)
46
John Simmons (1918-1979)
47
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
48
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