Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
7
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
8
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
9
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
10
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
11
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
12
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
World Music Singer
13
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
14
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
15
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
16
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
17
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
18
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
19
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
20
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
21
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
22
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
23
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
27
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
28
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
29
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
30
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
31
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
32
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
33
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
34
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
35
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
36
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
37
Zenta Maurina (1897-1978)
Essayist
38
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
39
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
40
Burt Munro (1899-1978)
Motorcycle Racer
41
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
42
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
43
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
44
Charles Herbert Best (1899-1978)
Doctor
45
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
46
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
47
James Daly (1918-1978)
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