John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
2
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
3
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
9
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
10
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
13
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
14
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
15
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
16
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
17
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
18
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
19
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
20
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
21
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
22
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
23
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
24
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
25
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
26
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
27
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
28
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
29
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
30
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
31
Stan Kenton (1911-1979)
Pianist
32
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
33
André Meyer (1898-1979)
Investor
34
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
35
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
36
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
37
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
38
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
39
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
40
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
41
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
42
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
43
Les Clark (1907-1979)
Cartoonist
44
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
45
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
46
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
47
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
48
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
