Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
7
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
8
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
11
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
12
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
13
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
14
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
15
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
16
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
17
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
18
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
19
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
20
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
21
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
22
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
23
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
24
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
Politician
26
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
27
Jomo Kenyatta
28
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
29
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
30
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
31
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
32
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
33
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
34
John Cazale (1935-1978)
35
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
36
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
37
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
38
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
39
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
40
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
41
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
42
James Daly (1918-1978)
43
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
44
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
45
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
46
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
47
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
48
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