John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
9
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
13
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
14
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
15
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
16
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
17
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
18
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
19
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
20
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
21
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
22
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
23
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
25
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
26
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
27
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
28
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
29
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
30
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
31
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
32
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
33
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
34
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
35
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
36
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
37
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
38
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
39
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
40
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
41
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
42
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
43
John Simmons (1918-1979)
44
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
45
John Carroll (1906-1979)
46
Corinne Griffith (1894-1979)
47
Jean Renoir (1894-1979)
48
