Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
1
Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
2
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
3
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
4
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
5
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Movie Actor
6
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
7
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
8
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
9
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
10
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
11
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
12
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
13
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
14
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
15
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
16
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
17
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
18
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
19
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
20
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
21
James Mason (1909-1984)
22
Gordon Jenkins (1910-1984)
Composer
23
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
25
William Powell (1892-1984)
26
Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
27
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
28
Arnold Ridley (1896-1984)
Playwright
29
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
30
Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
Swimmer
31
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
32
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
33
John Marley (1907-1984)
34
Nicholas Dingley (1960-1984)
Drummer
35
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
36
Meredith Willson (1902-1984)
Songwriter
37
Vincent J. McMahon (1914-1984)
38
Lillian Hellman (1905-1984)
39
Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984)
40
Henry Wilcoxon (1905-1984)
41
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
42
Lennard Pearce (1915-1984)
43
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
44
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
45
Paul Dirac (1902-1984)
Physicist
46
Malcolm Kerr (1931-1984)
Non-Fiction Author
47
Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
48
