1

Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)

Entrepreneur

2

Harvey Milk (1930-1978)

Civil Rights Leader

3

Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)

Composer

4

Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)

Politician

5

Keith Moon (1946-1978)

Drummer

6

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)

Painter

7

Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)

8

Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)

Religious Leader

9

Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)

Movie Actress

10

Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)

Autobiographer

11

Michael Wilson (1914-1978)

Screenwriter

12

Robert Shaw (1927-1978)

Movie Actor

13

Bob Crane (1928-1978)

TV Actor

14

Charles James (1906-1978)

Fashion Designer

15

Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)

Country Singer

16

Louis Prima (1910-1978)

Jazz Singer

17

Golda Meir (1898-1978)

World Leader

18

Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)

Vice President

19

Zara Cully (1892-1978)

TV Actress

20

Tom Wilson (1931-1978)

Music Producer

21

Ed Wood (1924-1978)

Director

22

Jack Warner (1892-1978)

Entrepreneur

23

Peggy Wood (1892-1978)

Movie Actress

24

Terry Kath (1946-1978)

Guitarist

25

Claude Francois (1939-1978)

Pop Singer

26

Mary Blair (1911-1978)

Animator

27

James Daly (1918-1978)

TV Actor

28

Blossom Rock (1895-1978)

TV Actress

29

Rose Reid (1906-1978)

Fashion Designer

30

John Cazale (1935-1978)

Movie Actor

31

Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)

Painter

32

Chris Bell (1951-1978)

Pop Singer

33

Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)

Daredevil

34

Chill Wills (1902-1978)

Movie Actor

35

Charles Boyer (1899-1978)

Movie Actor

36

Babe Paley (1915-1978)

Model

37

Will Geer (1902-1978)

TV Actor

38

Jacques Brel (1929-1978)

World Music Singer

39

Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)

World Music Singer

40

Mark Robson (1913-1978)

Director

41

Gig Young (1913-1978)

Movie Actor

42

William Grant Still (1895-1978)

Composer

43

James Reeves (1909-1978)

Poet

44

Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)

Photographer

45

Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)

Surfer

46

Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)

Religious Leader

47

Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)

Composer

48

Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)

Ventriloquist