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
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
5
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
6
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
7
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
8
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
9
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
10
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
11
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
12
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
13
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
14
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
15
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
16
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
17
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
18
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
19
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
20
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
21
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
22
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
23
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
25
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
26
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
27
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
28
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
29
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
30
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
31
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
32
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
33
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
34
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
35
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
36
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
37
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
38
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
39
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
40
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
41
Wyatt Emory Cooper (1927-1978)
42
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
43
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
44
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
45
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
46
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
47
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
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