Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
3
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
4
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
5
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
Movie Actor
6
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
7
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
8
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
9
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
10
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
11
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
12
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
13
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
14
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
15
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
16
James Mason (1909-1984)
17
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
18
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
19
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
20
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
21
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
22
Paul Dirac (1902-1984)
Physicist
23
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
24
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
25
Bernard Youens (1914-1984)
26
William Powell (1892-1984)
27
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
28
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
29
Nicholas Dingley (1960-1984)
Drummer
30
Eric Morecambe (1926-1984)
31
Meredith Willson (1902-1984)
Songwriter
32
Lennard Pearce (1915-1984)
33
Steve Goodman (1948-1984)
34
Dino Shafeek (1930-1984)
35
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
36
Richard Basehart (1914-1984)
37
David Von Erich (1958-1984)
38
Gordon Jenkins (1910-1984)
Composer
39
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
40
ZZ Hill (1935-1984)
World Music Singer
41
Johnny Weissmuller (1904-1984)
Swimmer
42
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
43
Julio Cortazar (1914-1984)
44
Peggy Ann Garner (1932-1984)
45
Adam Hollander (1965-1984)
46
Smith Ballew (1902-1984)
47
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
48
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
