Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
5
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
6
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
7
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
8
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
9
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
10
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
11
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
12
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
13
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
16
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
17
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
18
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
19
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
20
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
21
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
25
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
26
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
27
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
28
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
29
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
30
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
31
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
32
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
33
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
34
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
35
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
36
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
37
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
38
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
39
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
40
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
41
Don Harris (1936-1978)
Journalist
42
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
43
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
44
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
45
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
46
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
47
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
48
