John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
11
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
16
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
17
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
18
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
19
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
20
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
21
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
22
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
23
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
25
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
26
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
27
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
28
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
29
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
30
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
31
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
32
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
33
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
34
Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893-1979)
35
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
36
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
37
Charles Sawyer (1887-1979)
Politician
38
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
39
David Campbell (1915-1979)
40
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
41
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
42
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
43
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
44
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
45
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
46
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
47
Archibald Roosevelt (1894-1979)
48
