Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
4
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
5
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
6
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
7
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
8
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
9
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
10
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
11
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
12
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
13
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
14
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
15
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
18
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
19
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
20
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
21
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
22
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
23
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
25
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
26
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
27
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
28
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
29
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
30
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
31
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
32
John Cazale (1935-1978)
33
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
34
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
35
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
36
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
37
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
38
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
39
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
40
James Daly (1918-1978)
41
Carl Betz (1921-1978)
42
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
43
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
44
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
45
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
46
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
47
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
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