Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
3
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
4
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
5
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
6
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
7
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
8
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
11
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
12
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
13
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
14
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
15
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
18
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
19
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
20
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
21
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
22
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
23
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
25
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
26
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
27
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
28
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
29
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
30
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
31
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
32
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
33
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
34
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
35
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
36
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
37
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
38
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
39
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
40
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
41
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
42
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
43
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
44
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
45
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
46
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
47
James Daly (1918-1978)
48
