Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
2
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
5
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
8
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
9
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
10
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
11
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
12
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
13
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
14
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
15
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
16
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
17
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
18
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
19
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
20
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
21
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
25
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
26
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
27
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
28
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
29
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
30
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
31
Chill Wills (1902-1978)
32
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
33
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
34
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
35
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
36
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
37
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
38
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
39
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
40
Mel Street (1935-1978)
Country Singer
41
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
42
Will Geer (1902-1978)
43
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
44
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
45
Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978)
Doctor
46
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
47
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
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