List of Famous people who died at 79

John Henry "Jabo" Starks ( ; October 26, 1938 – May 1, 2018) was an American funk and blues drummer best known for playing with James Brown as well as other notable musicians including Bobby Bland and B.B. King. A self-taught musician, he was known for his effective and clean drum patterns. He was one of the originators of funk drumming, and is one of the most sampled drummers.

Yoshinobu Ishii was a Japanese football player and manager. He played for Japan national team. He also managed Japan national team.

Paolo Bonaiuti was an Italian politician and journalist.

Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha was the head of the Ducal Family of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and titular Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 1954 until his death.

June Haver was an American film actress, singer, and dancer. Once groomed by 20th Century Fox to be "the next Betty Grable", Haver appeared in a string of musicals, but she never achieved Grable's popularity. Haver's second husband was the actor Fred MacMurray, whom she married after she retired from show business.

Meic Stephens was a Welsh literary editor, journalist, translator, and poet.

Maximira Figueiredo was a Brazilian actress and a voice actress. She was known for having voiced the character Rosie in the Brazilian dubbing version of The Jetsons cartoon.

Lars Roar Langslet was the Norwegian Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1981, and Minister of Culture and Science from 1982 until 1986 for the Conservative Party.

Victor Jory was a Canadian-American actor of stage, film, and television. He initially played romantic leads, but later was mostly cast in villainous or sinister roles, such as Oberon in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935) and Jonas Wilkerson in Gone with the Wind (1939). From 1959 to 1961, he had a lead role in the 78-episode television police drama Manhunt. He also recorded numerous stories for Peter Pan Records.

Countess Johanna von Westphalen zu Fuerstenberg was a German conservative politician and Catholic activist. A member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany, she was active in the anti-abortion movement and a patron of Catholic institutions. She was knighted by Pope John Paul II in 2002 as a Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.