Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
3
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
9
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
10
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
11
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
12
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
13
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
14
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
15
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
16
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
17
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
18
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
19
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
20
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
21
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
24
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
25
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
26
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
27
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
28
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
29
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
30
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
31
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
32
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
33
Gene Tunney (1897-1978)
Boxer
34
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
35
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
36
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
37
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
38
Philip Ahn (1905-1978)
39
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
40
Alan Charlesworth (1903-1978)
War Hero
41
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
42
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
43
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
44
James Daly (1918-1978)
45
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
46
James Reeves (1909-1978)
Poet
47
John Cazale (1935-1978)
48
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
