Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
4
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
5
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
8
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
11
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
12
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
13
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
14
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
15
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
18
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
19
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
20
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
21
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
22
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
23
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
27
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
28
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
29
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
30
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
31
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
32
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
33
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
34
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
35
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
36
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
37
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
38
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
39
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
40
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
41
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
42
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
43
Mel Street (1935-1978)
44
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
45
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
46
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
47
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
48
