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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
6
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
Movie Actress
7
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
8
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
9
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
10
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
11
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
12
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
13
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
14
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
15
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
16
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
17
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
18
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
19
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
20
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
21
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
22
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
23
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
25
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
26
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
27
Ita Rina (1907-1979)
28
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
29
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911-1979)
World Leader
30
Ann Dvorak (1911-1979)
31
David Campbell (1915-1979)
32
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
33
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
34
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
35
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
36
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
37
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
38
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
39
Michael Wilding (1912-1979)
40
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
41
Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)
42
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
43
Igor Bondarevsky (1913-1979)
Chess Player
44
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
45
Jackie Brenston (1930-1979)
R&B Singer
46
William Gargan (1905-1979)
47
James T. Farrell (1904-1979)
Novelist
48
