Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
4
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
5
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
6
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
7
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
9
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
10
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
11
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
12
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
13
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
14
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
15
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
16
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
17
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
18
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
19
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
20
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
21
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
22
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
23
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
27
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
28
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
29
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
30
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
31
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
32
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
33
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
34
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
35
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
36
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
Pop Singer
37
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
38
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
39
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
40
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
41
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
42
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
43
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
44
Mel Street (1935-1978)
45
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
46
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
47
James Reeves (1909-1978)
Poet
48
