Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
3
Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
4
John Cazale (1935-1978)
Movie Actor
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
7
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
8
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
9
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
10
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
11
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
12
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
13
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
14
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
15
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
16
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
Screenwriter
17
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
18
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
19
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
20
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
21
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
22
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
23
Jack Oconnor (1902-1978)
Non-Fiction Author
24
Celebrities Born in 1978
Deaths by Year
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
25
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
26
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
27
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
28
Skender Kulenovic (1910-1978)
Poet
29
Karl Wallenda (1905-1978)
Daredevil
30
Lily Parr (1905-1978)
Soccer Player
31
James Daly (1918-1978)
32
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
33
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900-1978)
34
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
35
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
36
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
37
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
38
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
39
Don Harris (1936-1978)
Journalist
40
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
41
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
42
Rose Reid (1906-1978)
43
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
44
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
45
Leo Ryan (1925-1978)
46
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
47
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
48
