Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
1
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
2
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
3
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
4
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
5
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
8
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
9
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
10
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
11
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
World Music Singer
12
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
13
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
14
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
15
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
16
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
17
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
18
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
19
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
20
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
21
Kazys Simonis (1887-1978)
22
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
23
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
24
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
25
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
26
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
Religious Leader
27
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
28
Mel Street (1935-1978)
29
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
30
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
31
Geary Francis Eppley (1895-1978)
Teacher
32
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
33
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
34
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
35
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
36
Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978)
Doctor
37
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
38
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
39
Gig Young (1913-1978)
40
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
41
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
42
Rukmani Devi (1923-1978)
43
James Bryant Conant (1893-1978)
Chemist
44
Will Geer (1902-1978)
45
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
46
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
47
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
Movie Actress
48
