John Wayne (1907-1979)
Movie Actor
1
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979)
Soul Singer
2
Sid Vicious (1957-1979)
Punk Singer
3
Jim Hutton (1934-1979)
TV Actor
4
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
5
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
6
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
7
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
10
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
11
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
12
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
13
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
14
A Philip Randolph (1889-1979)
Civil Rights Leader
15
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
16
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
17
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
18
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
19
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
20
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
21
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
22
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
23
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
24
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
25
Darryl F. Zanuck (1902-1979)
Film Producer
26
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
27
John Simmons (1918-1979)
28
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
Poet
29
Gertrude Chandler Warner (1890-1979)
Children's Author
30
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
31
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
32
Aaron Douglas (1899-1979)
33
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
World Leader
34
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
35
Giuseppe Meazza (1910-1979)
Soccer Player
36
Dhyan Chand (1905-1979)
Field Hockey Player
37
Dolores Costello (1903-1979)
38
Yvonne Mitchell (1915-1979)
39
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
40
Tony Galento (1910-1979)
Boxer
41
John Diefenbaker (1895-1979)
Politician
42
Abdi Ipekci (1929-1979)
Activist
43
Arthur Fiedler (1894-1979)
44
Evald Ilyenkov (1924-1979)
Philosopher
45
David Campbell (1915-1979)
46
Merle Oberon (1911-1979)
47
Jimmy McCulloch (1953-1979)
Guitarist
48
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