Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
7
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
8
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
9
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
10
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
11
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
12
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
13
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
14
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
15
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
16
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
17
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
18
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
19
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
20
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
21
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
24
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
25
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
26
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
27
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
28
Kurt Godel (1906-1978)
Philosopher
29
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
30
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
31
James Daly (1918-1978)
32
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
33
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
34
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
35
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
36
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
37
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
38
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
39
Philip Ahn (1905-1978)
40
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
41
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
42
Alan Charlesworth (1903-1978)
War Hero
43
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
44
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
45
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
46
Pat Paterson (1910-1978)
Movie Actress
47
John Cazale (1935-1978)
48
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year