Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
3
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
4
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
5
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
6
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
7
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
8
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
9
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
10
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
11
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
12
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
13
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
14
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
15
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
16
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
17
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
18
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
19
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
20
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
21
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
24
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
25
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
26
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
27
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
28
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
29
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
30
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
31
Gig Young (1913-1978)
32
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
33
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
34
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
35
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
TV Actress
36
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
37
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
38
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
39
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
40
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
41
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
42
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
World Music Singer
43
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
44
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
45
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
46
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
47
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
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