Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1979

Ludwig Merwart was an influential Austrian painter and graphic artist. He is an important representative of Tachism and was a major force in graphic arts and prints, especially after World War II. His work belongs to the most significant and interesting contributions to graphic arts in Austria to this day.

Carl Georg Heise was a German art historian. From 1945 to 1955 he was director of the Kunsthalle Hamburg.

Guy Bolton fue un escritor de comedias musicales estadounidense, de origen inglés. En colaboración con George Middleton escribió diez musicales. Otros de sus colaboradores fueron George e Ira Gershwin, y Oscar Hammerstein II.

Lionel Greenstreet (1889–1979) was the first officer of the Endurance and a member of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914–1917, for which he was awarded the Polar Medal. When he died on 13 January 1979, he was the last survivor of the Weddell Sea party within the expedition.

Hans Wolff was a German film editor and director.

Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly Fondeur fue un abogado, académico y diplomático dominicano. Presidente de la República Dominicana en el periodo 1962-1963.