Marvin Gaye (1939-1984)
Soul Singer
1
Ray Kroc (1902-1984)
Entrepreneur
2
James Mason (1909-1984)
Movie Actor
3
Indira Gandhi (1917-1984)
Politician
4
Andy Kaufman (1949-1984)
Comedian
5
El Santo (1917-1984)
Wrestler
6
Big Mama Thornton (1926-1984)
Blues Singer
7
Richard Burton (1925-1984)
8
Tommy Cooper (1921-1984)
Magician
9
Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
TV Actor
10
Diana Dors (1931-1984)
Movie Actress
11
Jackie Wilson (1934-1984)
Rock Singer
12
Tomas Rivera (1935-1984)
Poet
13
Truman Capote (1924-1984)
Novelist
14
Ben Wilson (1967-1984)
Basketball Player
15
Ansel Adams (1902-1984)
Photographer
16
Janet Gaynor (1906-1984)
17
Luke Kelly (1940-1984)
Folk Singer
18
Jon-Erik Hexum (1957-1984)
19
Ethel Merman (1908-1984)
Stage Actress
20
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984)
21
Count Basie (1904-1984)
Pianist
22
Adam Malik (1917-1984)
23
Avon Long (1910-1984)
Stage Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1984
Deaths by Year
Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984)
Director
25
Wilson Rawls (1913-1984)
Children's Author
26
Peter Lawford (1923-1984)
27
Walter Pidgeon (1897-1984)
28
Irwin Shaw (1913-1984)
Playwright
29
John Marley (1907-1984)
30
William Powell (1892-1984)
31
Christine McIntyre (1911-1984)
32
Chuck Cooper (1926-1984)
33
Harry Stockwell (1902-1984)
34
Ayodele Awojobi (1937-1984)
Activist
35
Ned Glass (1906-1984)
36
Jack Howarth (1896-1984)
Soap Opera Actor
37
Sunny Johnson (1953-1984)
38
Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)
Country Singer
39
Ruth Lockwood (1890-1984)
40
Ellen Raskin (1928-1984)
41
Joan Lindsay (1896-1984)
42
Joe Cronin (1906-1984)
Baseball Player
43
Jimmy Kennedy (1902-1984)
Songwriter
44
Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
Philosopher
45
Tigran Petrosian (1929-1984)
Chess Player
46
Freddie Steele (1912-1984)
Boxer
47
Alexis Korner (1928-1984)
Guitarist
48
