List of Famous people who are 78

Xu Jingren is the chairman and president of Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group, National People's Congress delegate and honorary vice-minister in China's Ministry of Health. Xu has been an outspoken research leader in China, where he has frequently called for labor reform and business regulation. As of 2018, his estimated net worth is USD$4.6 billion, one of four family members to be listed among the world's wealthiest.

Richard Ronald Fancy is an American actor and comedian known for his long recurring role on Seinfeld as publisher Mr. Elliott Lippman, Elaine Benes's first major employer on the series. He appeared on the third and fourth seasons of It's Garry Shandling's Show as network boss Mr. Stravely. He also plays the priest in the 1991 film What About Bob? and was Kevin Arnold's high school principal, Dr. Valenti, in the fourth and fifth seasons of The Wonder Years. He also appeared in Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995) and Primal Force (1999).

Dorothea Macheiner is an Austrian writer.