Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
5
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
6
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
7
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
8
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
11
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
12
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
13
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
14
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
15
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
16
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
17
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
18
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
19
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
20
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
21
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
25
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
26
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
27
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
28
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
29
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
30
Barry Brown (1951-1978)
31
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
32
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
33
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
34
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
35
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
36
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
37
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
38
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
39
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
40
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
41
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
42
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
43
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
44
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
45
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
46
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
47
James Daly (1918-1978)
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