Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
1
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
2
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
3
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
4
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
5
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
6
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
7
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
8
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
9
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
10
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
11
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
12
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
13
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
14
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
15
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
16
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
17
Sandy Denny (1947-1978)
Folk Singer
18
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
19
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
20
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
21
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
22
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
23
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
John Doeg (1908-1978)
Tennis Player
25
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
26
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
27
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
28
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
29
James Daly (1918-1978)
30
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
31
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
32
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
33
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
34
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
35
John Cazale (1935-1978)
36
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
37
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
38
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
39
Dan Dailey (1915-1978)
40
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
41
Arthur Brough (1905-1978)
42
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
43
Carl Betz (1921-1978)
44
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
45
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
46
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
47
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
48
