Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
4
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
5
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
6
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
9
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
10
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
11
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
12
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
13
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
16
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
17
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
18
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
19
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
20
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
21
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
22
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
23
John Cazale (1935-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
27
Will Geer (1902-1978)
28
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
29
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
30
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
31
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
32
Carl Betz (1921-1978)
33
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
34
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
35
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
36
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
37
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
38
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
39
Ruth Etting (1897-1978)
Pop Singer
40
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
41
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
42
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
43
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
44
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
45
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
46
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
47
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
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