Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
4
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
7
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
8
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
9
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
10
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
11
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
12
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
13
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
14
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
15
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
16
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
17
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
18
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
19
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
20
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
21
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
22
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
23
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
25
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
26
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
27
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
28
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
29
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
30
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
31
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
32
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
33
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
34
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
35
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
36
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
37
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
38
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
39
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
40
James Daly (1918-1978)
41
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
42
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
43
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
44
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
45
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
46
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
47
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
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