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
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
6
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
7
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
8
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
9
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
10
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
16
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
17
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
18
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
19
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
20
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
21
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
22
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
23
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
25
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
26
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
27
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
28
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
29
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
30
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
31
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
32
John Simmons (1918-1979)
33
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
34
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
35
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
36
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
37
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
38
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
39
Jayaprakash Narayan (1902-1979)
Politician
40
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
41
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
42
John Reed King (1914-1979)
Game Show Host
43
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
44
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
45
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
46
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
47
Kurt Kasznar (1913-1979)
48
