Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
4
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
5
John Cazale (1935-1978)
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
8
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
9
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
10
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
11
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
12
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
13
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
14
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
15
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
16
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
17
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
18
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
19
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
20
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
21
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
25
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
26
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
27
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
28
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
29
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
30
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
31
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
32
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
33
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
34
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
35
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
36
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
37
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
38
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
39
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
40
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
41
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
42
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
43
Sisavang Vatthana (1907-1978)
King
44
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
45
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
46
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
47
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
48
