Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
1
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
2
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
7
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
8
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
9
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
10
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
11
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
12
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
13
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
14
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
15
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
18
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
19
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
TV Actress
20
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
21
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
22
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
23
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
25
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
26
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
27
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
28
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
29
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
30
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
31
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
32
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
33
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
34
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
35
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
36
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
37
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
38
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
39
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
40
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
41
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
42
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
43
James Daly (1918-1978)
44
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
45
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
46
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
47
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
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