Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
9
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
10
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
11
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
12
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
13
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
18
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
19
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
20
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
21
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
John Cazale (1935-1978)
24
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
25
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
26
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
27
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
28
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
29
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
30
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
31
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
32
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
33
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
34
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
35
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
36
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
37
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
38
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
39
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
40
James Daly (1918-1978)
41
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
42
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
43
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
44
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
Movie Actress
45
Gig Young (1913-1978)
46
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
47
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
48
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year