Who Was Alive in 1978
145 of 492 historical figures were alive in 1978
Georgia O'KeeffeAge 91
Golda MeirAge 80
Jorge Luis BorgesAge 79
Alfred HitchcockAge 79
HirohitoAge 77
Marlene DietrichAge 77
Bob HopeAge 75
Salvador DalíAge 74
Jean-Paul SartreAge 73
Simone de BeauvoirAge 70
Dorothy HodgkinAge 68
Mother TeresaAge 68
Akira KurosawaAge 68
Jacques CousteauAge 68
Ronald ReaganAge 67
Naguib MahfouzAge 67
Rosa ParksAge 65
Jesse OwensAge 65
Richard NixonAge 65
Gerald FordAge 65
Hedy LamarrAge 64
Orson WellesAge 63
Frank SinatraAge 63
Ingrid BergmanAge 63
Roald DahlAge 62
Ella FitzgeraldAge 61
Indira GandhiAge 61
Ingmar BergmanAge 60
Nelson MandelaAge 60
Richard FeynmanAge 60
Edmund HillaryAge 59
Pope John Paul IIAge 58
Toshiro MifuneAge 58
Stan LeeAge 56
Marlon BrandoAge 54
James BaldwinAge 54
Jimmy CarterAge 54
George H. W. BushAge 54
Margaret ThatcherAge 53
B.B. KingAge 53
Fidel CastroAge 52
Elizabeth IIAge 52
Gabriel García MárquezAge 51
Pope Benedict XVIAge 51
James WatsonAge 50
Andy WarholAge 50
Stanley KubrickAge 50
Maya AngelouAge 50
Vera RubinAge 50
Noam ChomskyAge 50
Audrey HepburnAge 49
Grace KellyAge 49
Chinua AchebeAge 48
Neil ArmstrongAge 48
Ray CharlesAge 48
Tu YouyouAge 48
Desmond TutuAge 47
Toni MorrisonAge 47
Mikhail GorbachevAge 47
Johnny CashAge 46
Elizabeth TaylorAge 46
Yoko OnoAge 45
Wole SoyinkaAge 44
Carl SaganAge 44
Jane GoodallAge 44
Dalai LamaAge 43
Woody AllenAge 43
Pope FrancisAge 42
Jack NicholsonAge 41
Saddam HusseinAge 41
Kofi AnnanAge 40
Francis Ford CoppolaAge 39
PeléAge 38
John LennonAge 38
Wangari MaathaiAge 38
Bob DylanAge 37
Muhammad AliAge 36
Aretha FranklinAge 36
Stephen HawkingAge 36
Paul McCartneyAge 36
Muammar GaddafiAge 36
Joe BidenAge 36
Billie Jean KingAge 35
George HarrisonAge 35
Lech WałęsaAge 35
George LucasAge 34
Aung San Suu KyiAge 33
Bob MarleyAge 33
Freddie MercuryAge 32
Steven SpielbergAge 32
Donald TrumpAge 32
George W. BushAge 32
Bill ClintonAge 32
David BowieAge 31
Hillary ClintonAge 31
Charles IIIAge 30
Haruki MurakamiAge 29
Benjamin NetanyahuAge 29
Narendra ModiAge 28
Robin WilliamsAge 27
Vladimir PutinAge 26
Xi JinpingAge 25
Oprah WinfreyAge 24
Angela MerkelAge 24
Hugo ChávezAge 24
Recep Tayyip ErdoğanAge 24
François HollandeAge 24
Steve JobsAge 23
Bill GatesAge 23
Nicolas SarkozyAge 23
Pope Leo XIVAge 23
Ai WeiweiAge 21
Osama bin LadenAge 21
Michael JacksonAge 20
PrinceAge 20
Keith HaringAge 20
MadonnaAge 20
Rigoberta MenchúAge 19
Jean-Michel BasquiatAge 18
Diego MaradonaAge 18
NaruhitoAge 18
Princess DianaAge 17
Wayne GretzkyAge 17
Barack ObamaAge 17
Whitney HoustonAge 15
Michael JordanAge 15
Rafael CorreaAge 15
Jeff BezosAge 14
Michelle ObamaAge 14
Kamala HarrisAge 14
J. K. RowlingAge 13
Dmitry MedvedevAge 13
Jimmy WalesAge 12
Kurt CobainAge 11
Michael SchumacherAge 9
Elon MuskAge 7
Tupac ShakurAge 7
Anna NetrebkoAge 7
EminemAge 6
BanksyAge 5
Angelina JolieAge 3
ShakiraAge 1
Emmanuel MacronAge 1
Kobe BryantAge 0
Volodymyr ZelenskyyAge 0
Born in 1978
Also Born in 1978
President of Ukraine since 2019
Italian footballer (born 1978)
English football player and manager (born 1978)
German football player and manager (born 1978)
Canadian actress (born 1978)
Ivorian footballer (born 1978)
Canadian singer (born 1978)
American actor (born 1978)
American actor and filmmaker (born 1978)
American actress (born 1978)
American singer (born 1978)
American actress (born 1978)
Died in 1978
Also Died in 1978
Head of the Catholic Church in 1978
Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
Mathematician and philosopher (1906–1978)
American cultural anthropologist (1901–1978)
Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)
President of Kenya from 1964 to 1978
Swedish writer
Belgian singer and actor (1929–1978)
Swedish physicist (1886–1978)
Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)
Vice President of the United States from 1965 to 1969
Soviet statesman and revolutionary (1895–1978)
Sources
- 1978 — Wikipedia. Births, deaths and events of the year
- Georgia O'Keeffe — Wikipedia
- Golda Meir — Wikipedia
- Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
- Alfred Hitchcock — Wikipedia
- Hirohito — Wikipedia
- Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
- Bob Hope — Wikipedia
- Salvador Dalí — Wikipedia
- Jean-Paul Sartre — Wikipedia
- Simone de Beauvoir — Wikipedia
- Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
- Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
- Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
- Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
- Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
- Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
- Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
- Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
- Richard Nixon — Wikipedia
- Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
- Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
- Orson Welles — Wikipedia
- Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
- Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
- Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
- Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
- Indira Gandhi — Wikipedia
- Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
- Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
- Richard Feynman — Wikipedia
- Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
- Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
- Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
- Stan Lee — Wikipedia
- Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
- James Baldwin — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
- George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
- Margaret Thatcher — Wikipedia
- B. B. King — Wikipedia
- Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
- Gabriel García Márquez — Wikipedia
- Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
- James Watson — Wikipedia
- Andy Warhol — Wikipedia
- Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
- Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
- Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
- Noam Chomsky — Wikipedia
- Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
- Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
- Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
- Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
- Ray Charles — Wikipedia
- Tu Youyou — Wikipedia
- Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
- Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
- Mikhail Gorbachev — Wikipedia
- Johnny Cash — Wikipedia
- Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
- Yoko Ono — Wikipedia
- Wole Soyinka — Wikipedia
- Carl Sagan — Wikipedia
- Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
- 14th Dalai Lama — Wikipedia
- Woody Allen — Wikipedia
- Pope Francis — Wikipedia
- Jack Nicholson — Wikipedia
- Saddam Hussein — Wikipedia
- Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
- Francis Ford Coppola — Wikipedia
- Pelé — Wikipedia
- John Lennon — Wikipedia
- Wangarĩ Maathai — Wikipedia
- Bob Dylan — Wikipedia
- Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
- Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
- Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
- Paul McCartney — Wikipedia
- Muammar Gaddafi — Wikipedia
- Joe Biden — Wikipedia
- Billie Jean King — Wikipedia
- George Harrison — Wikipedia
- Lech Wałęsa — Wikipedia
- George Lucas — Wikipedia
- Aung San Suu Kyi — Wikipedia
- Bob Marley — Wikipedia
- Freddie Mercury — Wikipedia
- Steven Spielberg — Wikipedia
- Donald Trump — Wikipedia
- George W. Bush — Wikipedia
- Bill Clinton — Wikipedia
- David Bowie — Wikipedia
- Hillary Clinton — Wikipedia
- Charles III — Wikipedia
- Haruki Murakami — Wikipedia
- Benjamin Netanyahu — Wikipedia
- Narendra Modi — Wikipedia
- Robin Williams — Wikipedia
- Vladimir Putin — Wikipedia
- Xi Jinping — Wikipedia
- Oprah Winfrey — Wikipedia
- Angela Merkel — Wikipedia
- Hugo Chávez — Wikipedia
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan — Wikipedia
- François Hollande — Wikipedia
- Steve Jobs — Wikipedia
- Bill Gates — Wikipedia
- Nicolas Sarkozy — Wikipedia
- Pope Leo XIV — Wikipedia
- Ai Weiwei — Wikipedia
- Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
- Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
- Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
- Keith Haring — Wikipedia
- Madonna — Wikipedia
- Rigoberta Menchú — Wikipedia
- Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
- Diego Maradona — Wikipedia
- Naruhito — Wikipedia
- Diana, Princess of Wales — Wikipedia
- Wayne Gretzky — Wikipedia
- Barack Obama — Wikipedia
- Whitney Houston — Wikipedia
- Michael Jordan — Wikipedia
- Rafael Correa — Wikipedia
- Jeff Bezos — Wikipedia
- Michelle Obama — Wikipedia
- Kamala Harris — Wikipedia
- J. K. Rowling — Wikipedia
- Dmitry Medvedev — Wikipedia
- Jimmy Wales — Wikipedia
- Kurt Cobain — Wikipedia
- Michael Schumacher — Wikipedia
- Elon Musk — Wikipedia
- Tupac Shakur — Wikipedia
- Anna Netrebko — Wikipedia
- Eminem — Wikipedia
- Banksy — Wikipedia
- Angelina Jolie — Wikipedia
- Shakira — Wikipedia
- Emmanuel Macron — Wikipedia
- Kobe Bryant — Wikipedia
- Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Wikipedia