John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
7
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
8
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
9
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
10
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
11
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
12
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
13
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
14
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
15
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
16
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
17
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
18
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
19
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
20
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
21
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
22
Barry Brown (1951-1978)
23
Francis Van Wyck Mason (1901-1978)
Novelist
24
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
25
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
26
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
27
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
28
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
TV Actress
29
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
30
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
31
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
32
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
33
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
34
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
35
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
36
Will Geer (1902-1978)
37
Burt Munro (1899-1978)
Motorcycle Racer
38
Gig Young (1913-1978)
39
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
40
Arthur Sheekman (1901-1978)
Director
41
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
42
Carl Betz (1921-1978)
43
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
44
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
45
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
46
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
47
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
48
