Carlos Chavez (1899-1978)
Composer
1
Adolf Dassler (1900-1978)
Entrepreneur
2
Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)
Painter
3
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
Civil Rights Leader
4
Keith Moon (1946-1978)
Drummer
5
Sydney Taylor (1904-1978)
Autobiographer
6
Bob Crane (1928-1978)
TV Actor
7
Louis Prima (1910-1978)
Jazz Singer
8
Maybelle Carter (1909-1978)
Country Singer
9
Nancy Spungen (1958-1978)
10
Robert Shaw (1927-1978)
Movie Actor
11
Golda Meir (1898-1978)
World Leader
12
James Gould Cozzens (1903-1978)
Novelist
13
Roy L. Dennis (1961-1978)
14
Pope John Paul I (1912-1978)
Religious Leader
15
Tom Wilson (1931-1978)
Music Producer
16
Margaret Mead (1901-1978)
Anthropologist
17
Pope Paul VI (1897-1978)
18
Terry Kath (1946-1978)
Guitarist
19
Hubert H. Humphrey (1911-1978)
Vice President
20
Charles James (1906-1978)
Fashion Designer
21
Jack Warner (1892-1978)
22
Mary Blair (1911-1978)
Animator
23
Dave Kerr (1909-1978)
Hockey Player
24
Ed Wood (1924-1978)
Director
25
Mark Robson (1913-1978)
26
Joe McCarthy (1887-1978)
Baseball Manager
27
Blossom Rock (1895-1978)
TV Actress
28
Aram Khachaturian (1903-1978)
29
Michael Wilson (1914-1978)
Screenwriter
30
Joseph Montoya (1915-1978)
Politician
31
Jomo Kenyatta
32
Kimberly Dianne Leach (1965-1978)
33
Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891-1978)
34
Chris Bell (1951-1978)
Pop Singer
35
Claude Francois (1939-1978)
36
Jacques Brel (1929-1978)
World Music Singer
37
Eddie Aikau (1946-1978)
Surfer
38
Ronnie Peterson (1944-1978)
Race Car Driver
39
Karl Swenson (1908-1978)
40
Peggy Wood (1892-1978)
Movie Actress
41
James Daly (1918-1978)
42
Fred Meyer (1886-1978)
43
John Cazale (1935-1978)
44
Zara Cully (1892-1978)
45
Salka Viertel (1889-1978)
46
Ray Noble (1903-1978)
47
Hannah Hoch (1889-1978)
Photographer
48
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