John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
4
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
12
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
15
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
16
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
17
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
18
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
19
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
20
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
21
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
22
Elizabeth Bishop (1911-1979)
Poet
23
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
25
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
26
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
27
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
28
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
29
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
30
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
31
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
32
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
33
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
34
Ernest B. Schoedsack (1893-1979)
35
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
36
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
37
Charles Sawyer (1887-1979)
Politician
38
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
39
Nino Rota (1911-1979)
40
Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
41
David Campbell (1915-1979)
42
John Simmons (1918-1979)
43
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
44
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
45
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
46
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)
47
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
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