Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
3
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
6
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
7
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
8
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
9
Julio Jaramillo (1935-1978)
World Music Singer
10
Jomo Kenyatta
Politician
11
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
12
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
13
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
14
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
15
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
16
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
17
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
18
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
19
James Daly (1918-1978)
20
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
21
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
22
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
23
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
24
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
25
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
26
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
27
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
28
Chill Wills (1902-1978)
29
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
30
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
31
Edgar Bergen (1903-1978)
Ventriloquist
32
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
33
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
34
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
Pop Singer
35
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
36
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
37
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
38
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
39
William Grant Still (1895-1978)
40
Robert Gordon Menzies (1894-1978)
41
Wendy Barrie (1912-1978)
42
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
43
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
44
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
45
John Cazale (1935-1978)
46
Mel Street (1935-1978)
47
James Reeves (1909-1978)
Poet
48
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