Lista de Personas Famosas que murieron en 1978

Meester in de rechten Raden Achmad Soebardjo Djojoadisoerjo was a diplomat, one of Indonesia's founding fathers, and an Indonesian national hero. He was the first Foreign Minister of Indonesia. In 1933, he received the degree Meester in de Rechten from Leiden University, Netherlands.

Mulvantrai Himmatlal "Vinoo" Mankad pronunciation (help·info) was an Indian cricketer who is best known for his world record setting opening partnership of 413 runs with Pankaj Roy in 1956, a record that stood for 52 years, and for running out a batsman "backing up" at the non-striker's end and the term Mankading in cricket is after his name.

Victoria Hughes, was a British lavatory attendant, and the first of her profession to have an entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, having published her memoirs Ladies' Mile at the age of 80, which some found shocking but which have since become a valuable local history resource.

James Firman Daly, fue un actor estadounidense.

Violetta Thurstan, MM was an English nurse, weaver, and administrator whose work included help for refugees and prisoners of war. She knew several languages, travelled frequently and wrote a number of books. The first was about her experiences of nursing in dangerous troublespots during the First World War. She was honoured by three countries for her courage while nursing in the war, and was awarded the Military Medal.

Janet Parker fue una fotógrafa médica británica conocida por ser la última persona muerta de viruela registrada en todo el mundo. Se contagió accidentalmente debido a una mala manipulación del virus en un laboratorio de Gran Bretaña en 1978.

Francisco Rubiales Calvo, más conocido como Paco Malgesto, fue un locutor y animador pionero de la televisión en México. Pertenece a la Época de oro del cine mexicano.

Sir Charles William Feilden Hamilton was a New Zealand engineer who developed the modern jetboat, and founded the water jet manufacturing company, CWF Hamilton Ltd.

William Powell Lear was an American inventor and businessman. He is best known for founding the Lear Jet Corporation, a manufacturer of business jets. He also invented the battery eliminator for the B battery, and developed the 8-track cartridge, an audio tape system. Throughout his career of 46 years, Lear received over 120 patents.

Umberto Nobile fue un ingeniero aeronáutico italiano y uno de los exploradores árticos más famosos, principalmente por las técnicas que utilizó en sus exploraciones y sobre todo por su nacionalidad, no muy frecuente entre los exploradores polares.