Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1979

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre fue un filósofo y político peruano, fundador de la Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA) y líder histórico del Partido Aprista Peruano, el más longevo y el de mayor consistencia orgánica de la política del Perú. Es reconocido como un importante ideólogo político de Latinoamérica y figura clave para la política peruana y americana. Dio nombre al Caso Haya de la Torre, un caso de derecho internacional público sobre el derecho al asilo político.

El padre Charles Edward Coughlin fue un sacerdote católico nacido en Canadá que fue uno de los primeros líderes políticos en utilizar la radio para llegar a una audiencia masiva, llegando a tener cuarenta millones de oyentes en sus programas semanales durante los años 1930. Durante los comienzos de su carrera, Coughlin era un partidario declarado de Franklin D. Roosevelt y de sus primeras propuestas del New Deal, para luego convertirse en un acérrimo crítico.

Kalpana, born Sharat Lata, was an Indian Kannada film actress. She was affectionately referred to as Minugu Taare among the film fraternity. She was widely recognised as one of the greatest actresses of Kannada cinema who enjoyed both fan following and critical acclaim. She made her screen debut as a lead actress in the 1963 release Saaku Magalu directed by veteran B. R. Panthulu. During a career that spanned from the early 1960s to the late 1970s, Kalpana appeared in numerous commercially successful as well as critically appreciated films, many of which featured her alongside actor Rajkumar. She worked in a few Tamil, Tulu, Malayalam and Telugu films as well. Many of her successful films were female-centric, giving ample scope for her performance.

Elizabeth Bishop fue una poeta estadounidense, distinguida como poetisa laureada de los Estados Unidos (1949-1950) y Premio Pulitzer de poesía en 1956.

Frans Kaisiepo was a Papuan politician and Indonesian nationalist. He served as the fourth Governor of Papua Province. In 1993, Kaisiepo was posthumously declared a National Hero of Indonesia for his lifelong efforts to unite West Irian with Indonesia. As the representative of Papua province, he was involved in the Malino Conference, where the formation of the United States of Indonesia was discussed.

Harry Herbet Bennett, was a boxer, Naval sailor, and businessman. From the 1920s through 1945, he worked for Ford Motor Company and was best known as the head of Ford’s "service department", the company's internal security agency. While working for Henry Ford, Bennett's union busting tactics made him an enemy of the United Auto Workers (UAW) trade union. He gained infamy for his involvement in activities such as in the Battle of the Overpass, a 1937 incident where UAW members protesting for higher wages were assaulted by Ford security guards.

Pyotr Mikhaylovich Gavrilov was a Soviet officer known as the hero of the Defense of Brest Fortress.

Asa Philip Randolph, fue un sindicalista del Movimiento obrero y del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles en Estados Unidos. Nació en Crescent City (Florida). Su padre era pastor de la Iglesia Episcopal Metodista Africana y trasladó a su familia a Jacksonville en 1891. En 1911, Randolph se mudó a Nueva York, concretamente al Harlem, buscando convertirse en actor.

Claus Ludvig Juell was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Francine Faure fue una pianista francesa especializada en Bach y matemática. Provenía de una familia francesa de clase media en Orán, Argelia, que en ese momento era una colonia francesa. También enseñó matemáticas, algunas veces como maestra sustituta.