List of Famous people who died in 1980

Marino Marini was an Italian sculptor.

José Calvo was a Spanish film actor best known for his roles in western films and historical dramas.

Joseph Breitbach (1903-1980) was a French-German playwright, novelist and journalist. He was born in Koblenz and died in Munich. He is best known for his novel Bericht über Bruno.

John William Mauchly was an American physicist who, along with J. Presper Eckert, designed ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic digital computer, as well as EDVAC, BINAC and UNIVAC I, the first commercial computer made in the United States.

Rhoda, Lady Birley was an Anglo-Irish gardener, model, and artist. She developed the gardens at Charleston Manor in East Sussex where she founded the festival that has continued after her death.

Marian "Marek" Spychalski was a Polish architect in pre-war Poland, and later, military commander and a politician. During World War II he belonged to the Polish underground forces operating within Poland and was one of the leaders of the resistance movement Gwardia Ludowa, then Armia Ludowa.

Gordon E. Sawyer was sound director at Samuel Goldwyn Productions. He won 3 Oscars for Best Sound and was nominated a further 13 times.