Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
3
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
4
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
5
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
6
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
7
Don Ellis (1934-1978)
Trumpet Player
8
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
9
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
10
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
11
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
12
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
13
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
14
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
15
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
16
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
17
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
18
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
19
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
20
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
21
Charles Wood (1916-1978)
Stage Actor
22
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
23
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
25
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
26
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
27
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
28
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
29
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
30
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
31
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
32
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
33
Charles Boyer (1899-1978)
34
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
35
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
36
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
37
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
38
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
39
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
40
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
41
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
42
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
43
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
44
Gig Young (1913-1978)
45
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
46
Charles Eames (1907-1978)
Architect
47
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
48
