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
Darla Hood (1931-1979)
Movie Actress
5
Etan Patz (1972-1979)
6
Donny Hathaway (1945-1979)
7
Vernon Presley (1916-1979)
Family Member
8
Jack Haley (1897-1979)
9
Conrad Hilton (1887-1979)
Entrepreneur
10
Vivian Vance (1909-1979)
TV Actress
11
Jack Pepper (1902-1979)
Stage Actor
12
Mary Pickford (1892-1979)
13
Nelson Rockefeller (1908-1979)
Vice President
14
Charles Mingus (1922-1979)
Bassist
15
Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)
Composer
16
Emmett Kelly (1898-1979)
Comedian
17
Ahmad Zahir (1946-1979)
World Music Singer
18
Ted Cassidy (1932-1979)
19
Donyale Luna (1935-1979)
Model
20
Nicholas Ray (1911-1979)
Director
21
Mamie Eisenhower (1896-1979)
First Lady
22
Joan Blondell (1906-1979)
23
Jean Seberg (1938-1979)
24
Arthur Hunnicutt (1910-1979)
25
Lester Flatt (1914-1979)
Guitarist
26
John Simmons (1918-1979)
27
Jack Soo (1917-1979)
28
David Campbell (1915-1979)
Poet
29
Vagif Mustafazadeh (1940-1979)
Pianist
30
Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
Religious Leader
31
Thurman Munson (1947-1979)
Baseball Player
32
Barbara Luddy (1908-1979)
Voice Actress
33
Yvonne Mitchell (1915-1979)
34
Lowell George (1945-1979)
Rock Singer
35
Van McCoy (1940-1979)
Music Producer
36
Joyce Grenfell (1910-1979)
37
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979)
World Leader
38
Gracie Fields (1898-1979)
Pop Singer
39
Peggy Guggenheim (1898-1979)
40
Sonia Delaunay (1885-1979)
Painter
41
Jon Hall (1915-1979)
42
Grant Green (1935-1979)
43
Allen Tate (1899-1979)
44
Park Chung-hee (1917-1979)
45
Barbara Hutton (1912-1979)
46
Carlos Camacho (1924-1979)
Politician
47
Charles Sawyer (1887-1979)
48
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