John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
4
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
12
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
13
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
16
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
17
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
18
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
19
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
20
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
21
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
22
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
23
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
Pianist
24
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
25
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
26
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
27
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
28
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
29
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
30
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
31
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
32
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
33
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
Composer
34
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
35
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
37
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
38
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
39
Victor Killian (1891-1979)
40
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
41
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
42
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
43
Guiomar Novaes (1895-1979)
44
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
45
Les Clark (1907-1979)
Cartoonist
46
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
47
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
