Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
3
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
4
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
5
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
6
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
7
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
8
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
9
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
10
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
11
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
12
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
13
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
14
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
15
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
16
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
17
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
18
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
19
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
20
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
21
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
22
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
23
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
25
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
26
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
27
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
28
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
29
Ricky Bell (1955-1984)
Football Player
30
William Powell (1892-1984)
31
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
32
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
33
Estelle Winwood (1883-1984)
34
Francois Truffaut (1932-1984)
35
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
36
Lennard Pearce (1915-1984)
37
Dorothy M. Johnson (1905-1984)
38
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
39
Steve Goodman (1948-1984)
40
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
41
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
42
Paul Dirac (1902-1984)
Physicist
43
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
44
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
45
Dino Shafeek (1930-1984)
46
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
47
Gray Barker (1925-1984)
48
