Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
4
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
7
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
8
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
9
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
10
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
11
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
12
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
13
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
16
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
17
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
18
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
19
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
20
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
21
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
25
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
26
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
27
Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)
28
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
29
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
30
Don Harris (1936-1978)
Journalist
31
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
32
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
33
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
34
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
35
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
36
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
37
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
38
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
39
Babe Paley (1915-1978)
Model
40
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
41
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
42
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
43
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
44
Will Geer (1902-1978)
45
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
46
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
47
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
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