Famous People Who Died In 1978
Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1978. This list includes people like Jim Jones, John Cazale, Keith Moon, Bob Crane, Harvey Milk and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, prime ministers, artists and journalists who died in 1978. This list includes people from United States, United Kingdom, Germany & Italy and many more countries.
Jim Jones13 May 1931, American
Cult Leader
Keith Moon23 August 1946, British
Drummer
John Cazale12 August 1935, American
Actor
Bob Crane13 July 1928, American
Actor
Harvey Milk22 May 1930, American
Golda Meir03 May 1898, Israeli, Ukrainian
Former Prime Minister of Israel
Hubert Humphrey27 May 1911, American
38th Vice President of the U.S
Pope John Paul I17 October 1912, Italian
Pope of Roman Catholic Church
Norman Rockwell03 February 1894, American
Painter & Illustrator
Pope Paul VI26 September 1897, Italian
Pope
Kurt Gödel28 April 1906, American
Mathematician, Philosopher
Jomo Kenyatta20 October 1891, Kenyan
Former Prime Minister of Kenya
Margaret Mead16 December 1901, American
Cultural Anthropologist
Jacques Brel08 April 1929, Belgian
Singer and Actor
Robert Menzies20 December 1894, Australian
12th Prime Minister of Australia
Charles Boyer28 August 1899, French
Actor
Giorgio de Chirico10 July 1888, Italian
Artist
Maggie McNamara18 June 1928, American
Actress
Felicia Montealegre03 March 1922, Costa Rican
Actress
Charles Eames17 June 1907, American
Sisavang Vatthana13 November 1907, Laotian
King
Roy Harrod13 February 1900, British
Economist
Manne Siegbahn03 December 1886, Swedish
Physicist
Vincent du Vigneaud18 May 1901, American
Biochemist
Ronald George Wreyford Norrish09 November 1897, British
Chemist
Karl Herzfeld24 February 1892, Austrian
Physicist
Charles Best27 February 1899, Canadian, American
Co-discoverer of Insulin
Carlos Chavez13 June 1899, Mexican
Composer, conductor
Paul Scott25 March 1920, British
Novelist
Adolf Dassler03 November 1901, German
entrepreneur, politician
Nancy Spungen27 February 1958, American
Drug trafficker, Prostitute
Terry Kath31 January 1946, American
Musician, Singer, Guitarist
Louis Prima07 December 1910, American
Actor, Songwriter, Trumpet Player, Singer
Vinoo Mankad12 April 1917, Indian
Cricketer
Sandy Denny06 January 1947, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter
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Edgar Bergen16 February 1903, American
Actor, Radio personality
Ramón Mercader07 February 1913, Spanish
Spanish communist
Joseph Colombo16 June 1923, American
Boss
Ronnie Peterson14 February 1944, Swedish
Racecar driver
Burt Munro25 March 1899, New Zealander
Motorcycle racer, Farmer
Aram Khachaturian06 June 1903, Armenian, Georgian
Composer
Aldo Moro23 September 1916, Italian
Politician, Diplomat, University teacher
Mohammed Daoud Khan18 July 1909, Afghan
Politician, Diplomat
Gene Tunney25 May 1897, American
Boxer
Claude François01 February 1939, Egyptian, French
Singer, Music executive, Composer, Songwriter
Georgi Markov01 March 1929, Bulgarian
Writer, Journalist
Anastas Mikoyan13 November 1895, Armenian
politician, diplomat
Harold Abrahams15 December 1899, British
Athletics competitor, Sprinter, Lawyer, Journalist
Herta Oberheuser15 May 1911, German
Military physician, Physician
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste08 June 1895, Spanish
Footballer
Santiago Bernabéu Yeste08 June 1895, Spanish
Footballer
Karl Wallenda21 January 1905, German, American
Artist, Circus performer
William Grant Still11 May 1895, American
Conductor, Songwriter
Kurt Student12 May 1890, German
Aviator, Officer
Hasso von Manteuffel14 January 1897, German
Politician, Officer
W. Eugene Smith30 December 1918, American
Photographer, Photojournalist, War photographer,
Babe Paley05 July 1915, American
Journalist, Socialite
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti25 October 1900, Nigerian
Teacher, Politician, Activist
Lloyd Wright30 March 1890, American
Architect
Willy Messerschmitt26 June 1898, German
Aeronautical engineer, Engineer, University
Robert Sobukwe05 December 1924, South African
Politician
Herbert Kappler23 September 1907, German
officer
Harold Lasswell13 February 1902, American
Political scientist, Scientist, Sociologist
Daniel James Jr.11 February 1920, American
General, Pilot
Bill Lear26 June 1902, American
Aerospace engineer, Engineer
Mary Blair21 October 1911, American
Artist, animator, designer
Carlo Scarpa02 June 1906, Italian
Architect, Designer, University teacher
Fernando Peyroteo10 March 1918, Portuguese
Association football player, Association football
Houari Boumediene23 August 1927, Algerian
politician
Don Ellis25 July 1934, American
Composer, Bandleader, Conductor, Jazz musician,
Edward Durell Stone09 March 1902, American
Architect
Ricardo Zamora21 January 1901, Spanish
Association football player, Journalist,
Umberto Nobile21 January 1885, Italian
Explorer, Aerospace engineer, Politician, Military
G. Sankara Kurup03 June 1901, Indian
Politician, Poet
Harry Martinson06 May 1904, Swedish
Writer, Poet, Novelist, Science fiction writer
Jean Améry31 October 1912, Austrian
Writer, Philosopher
George Maciunas08 November 1931, Lithuanian, American
Artist, Architect, Painter
Tetsu Katayama28 July 1887, Japanese
Prime Minister,politician
Ibn-e-Insha15 June 1927, Pakistani
poet
Oskar Homolka12 August 1898, Austrian, American
Actor
James Bryant Conant26 March 1893, American
Chemist, Diplomat, Teacher, University teacher
Warren Weaver17 June 1894, American
mathematician, university teacher, computer
Giovanni Gronchi10 September 1887, Italian
Italian Politician
P. Kunhiraman Nair04 October 1905, Indian
Janet Parker1938 AD, British
Hal Borland14 May 1900, American
Author, Writer
Charles H. Best1899 AD, Canadian
Academic, Scientist, Medical Professional,
William Barclay05 December 1907, British
Author,Theologian
Ed Wood Jr.10 October 1924, American
American filmmaker
Edward Davis Wood, Jr.10 October 1924, American
Étienne Gilson13 June 1884, French
Philosopher, Historian, Politician, Professor,
Henry Robin18 March 1909, British
Hubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr27 May 1911, American
Ōmi Komaki11 May 1894, Japanese
Translator, Writer, University teacher
Ştefan Odobleja1902 AD, Romanian