John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
1
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
2
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
8
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
9
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
10
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
11
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
12
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
13
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
14
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
15
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
18
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
19
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
20
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
21
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
22
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
23
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
25
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
26
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
27
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
28
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
29
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
30
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
31
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
32
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
33
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
34
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
35
Chill Wills (1902-1978)
36
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
37
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
38
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
Director
39
James Reeves (1909-1978)
Poet
40
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
41
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
42
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
43
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
44
Philip Ahn (1905-1978)
45
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
46
Johan Daisne (1912-1978)
47
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
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