Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
5
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
6
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
7
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
9
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
10
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
11
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
12
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
13
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
14
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
15
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
16
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
17
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
18
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
19
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
20
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
21
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
22
James Reeves (1909-1978)
Poet
23
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
25
Don Harris (1936-1978)
Journalist
26
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
27
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
28
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
29
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
30
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
31
Gig Young (1913-1978)
32
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
33
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
34
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
35
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
36
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
37
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
38
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
39
Joe Gordon (1915-1978)
Baseball Player
40
Sandor Kocsis (1929-1978)
Soccer Player
41
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
42
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
43
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
44
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
45
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
46
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
47
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
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