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
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
7
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
11
Charles James (1906-1978)
12
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
13
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
14
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
15
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
16
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
17
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
18
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
19
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
20
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
21
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
22
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
23
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
25
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
26
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
Pop Singer
27
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
28
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
29
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
30
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
31
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
32
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
33
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
34
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
35
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
36
Mel Street (1935-1978)
37
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
38
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
39
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
40
James Daly (1918-1978)
41
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
42
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
43
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
44
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
45
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
46
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
47
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
48
