Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1978

Bernard Brodie was an American military strategist well known for establishing the basics of nuclear strategy. Known as "the American Clausewitz," and "the original nuclear strategist," he was an initial architect of nuclear deterrence strategy and tried to ascertain the role and value of nuclear weapons after their creation.

Artemiy Artsikhovsky was a Russian archaeologist and historian, professor, head of the department of archaeology of the Moscow State University, the discoverer of birch bark manuscripts in Novgorod. Corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, recipient of the USSR State Prize.

André Colin was a French politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from 1945 to 1958, and as a member of the French Senate from 1959 to 1978, representing Finistère.

Josep Rabasa Singla, conocido como Papitu Rabasa fue un empresario español, cofundador con su hermano Simeón de la empresa de motocicletas Derbi, embrión de la futura Derbi.