Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
3
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
4
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
5
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
8
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
9
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
10
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
11
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
12
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
13
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
14
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
15
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
16
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
17
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
18
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
19
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
20
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Jim Gilliam (1928-1978)
Baseball Player
21
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
22
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
23
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
24
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
25
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
26
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
27
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
28
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
29
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
30
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
31
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
32
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
33
Sandor Kocsis (1929-1978)
Soccer Player
34
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
35
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
36
Burt Munro (1899-1978)
Motorcycle Racer
37
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
38
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
39
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
40
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
41
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
42
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
43
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
44
Mel Street (1935-1978)
45
Gig Young (1913-1978)
46
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
47
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
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