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
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
7
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
8
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
9
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
10
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
11
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
12
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
Painter
13
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
14
Florence Atwater (1896-1979)
Children's Author
15
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
16
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
17
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
18
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
19
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
20
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
21
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
22
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
23
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1979
Deaths by Year
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
25
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
26
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
27
Zeppo Marx (1901-1979)
28
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
29
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
30
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
31
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
32
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
33
John Carroll (1906-1979)
34
Richard Beckinsale (1947-1979)
35
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
36
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
37
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
38
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
39
Al Capp (1909-1979)
Cartoonist
40
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
41
Sara Carter (1898-1979)
Country Singer
42
Ben Lyon (1901-1979)
43
Barnes Wallis (1887-1979)
Engineer
44
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
45
Jean Renoir (1894-1979)
46
William M. Hoge (1894-1979)
War Hero
47
Dimitri Tiomkin (1894-1979)
48
