Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
3
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
4
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
9
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
10
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
11
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
12
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
13
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
14
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
15
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
16
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
17
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
18
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
19
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
20
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
21
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
24
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
25
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
26
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
27
John Cazale (1935-1978)
28
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
29
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
30
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
31
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
32
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
33
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
34
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
35
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
36
James Daly (1918-1978)
37
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
38
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
39
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
40
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
41
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
42
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
43
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
44
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
45
Gig Young (1913-1978)
46
Jack O'Connor (1902-1978)
47
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
48
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
