List of Famous people who died at 79

Daniel Chugerman, known professionally as Daniel Mann, was an American stage, film and television director.

Kenzo Okada was a Japanese-born American painter and the first Japanese-American artist to work in the abstract expressionist style and receive international acclaim.

Hans Beck was the German inventor of Playmobil toys. He is often described as "The Father of Playmobil". He began to make toys at an early age and trained as a cabinet maker, before being recruited by toy company Geobra Brandstätter in 1958. Beck is responsible for developing the Playmobil figure, which, in 1971, was distinctive from existing toy figures by its movable parts. The Playmobil toy line was launched in 1974 and in 1975 became a global success.

Ernst Fuchs was a German New Testament theologian and a student of Rudolf Bultmann. With Gerhard Ebeling he was a leading proponent of a New Hermeneutic theology in the 20th century.

Air Vice-Marshal Robert Peel Willock, was a senior Royal Air Force officer who commanded the British Air Forces in Iraq during the Second World War.

Patrick James Lindsay was an Irish politician and lawyer.