Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
4
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
5
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
8
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
9
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
10
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
11
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
12
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
13
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
14
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
15
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
16
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
17
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
18
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
19
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
20
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
21
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
22
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
23
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
25
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
26
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
27
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
28
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
29
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
30
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
31
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
32
Mel Street (1935-1978)
Country Singer
33
Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)
34
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
35
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
36
Gig Young (1913-1978)
37
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
38
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
39
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
40
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
41
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
42
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
43
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
44
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
45
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
46
Caleb Nathaniel Ginyard Jr. (1910-1978)
Gospel Singer
47
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
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