Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
4
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
5
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
7
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
8
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
11
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
12
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
13
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
16
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
17
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
18
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
19
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
20
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
21
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
27
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
28
Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)
29
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
30
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
31
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
32
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
33
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
34
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
35
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
36
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
37
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
38
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
39
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
40
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
41
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
42
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
43
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
44
Will Geer (1902-1978)
45
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
46
James Reeves (1909-1978)
47
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
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