Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
2
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
3
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
4
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
5
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
6
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
7
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
8
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
9
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
10
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
11
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
12
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
13
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
14
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
15
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
16
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
17
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
18
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
19
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
20
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
21
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
22
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
23
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
25
Gig Young (1913-1978)
26
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
27
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
28
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
29
Charles James (1906-1978)
30
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
31
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
32
Mel Street (1935-1978)
33
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
34
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
35
Aubrey Fitch (1883-1978)
War Hero
36
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
37
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
38
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
39
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
40
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
41
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
TV Actress
42
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
43
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
44
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
45
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
46
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
47
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
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