List of Famous people who are 78

Reinhold Bocklet is a German politician, representative of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria.

Terry Snow is an Australian businessman, accountant, entrepreneur, and philanthropist based in Canberra in the Australian Capital Territory.

Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid is an American biochemist and a retired NASA astronaut. At one time, she held the record for the longest duration stay in space by an American, as well as by a woman. She has flown in space five times including a prolonged mission aboard the Mir space station in 1996; she is the only American woman to have served aboard Mir. In 2002, Discover magazine recognized Lucid as one of the 50 most important women in science.

Edmund Frederick Robertson is a professor emeritus of pure mathematics at the University of St Andrews.

David Bing is an American retired Hall of Fame basketball player, former mayor of Detroit, Michigan, and businessman.

Giovanni "Gianni" Rivera is an Italian politician and former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his career as a footballer he was mostly utilised as an attacking midfielder.