Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
7
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
8
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
9
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
10
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
11
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
12
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
13
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
14
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
15
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
16
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
17
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
18
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
19
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
World Music Singer
20
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
21
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
22
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
23
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
27
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
28
Will Geer (1902-1978)
29
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
30
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
31
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
32
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
33
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
34
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
35
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
36
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
37
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
38
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
39
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
40
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
41
Mel Street (1935-1978)
42
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
43
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
44
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
45
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
46
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
47
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
48
