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
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
7
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
8
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
12
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
13
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
14
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
15
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
16
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
17
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
18
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
19
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
20
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
21
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
22
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
23
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
25
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
26
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
27
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
28
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
29
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
30
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
31
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
32
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
33
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
34
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
35
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
37
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
38
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
39
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
40
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
41
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
42
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
43
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
44
Ricardo Zamora (1901-1979)
Soccer Player
45
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
46
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
47
Hal Trosky (1912-1979)
48
