List of Famous people who are 78

Philippe Darniche is a French politician, and a former member of the Senate of France. He represented the Vendée départment in the Pays de la Loire region, and is a member of the Movement for France party.

Milan Máčala is a Czech football coach who coached various clubs in the Czech Republic and the Middle East.

Andrew Feenberg is an American philosopher. He holds the Canada Research Chair in the Philosophy of Technology in the School of Communication at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. His main interests are philosophy of technology, continental philosophy, critique of technology and science and technology studies.

Hirotake Yano is a Japanese businessman and founder of the Daiso discount retail chain.

Thomas John Curry is an Irish-born American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, who served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles until 2018. From 1994 to 2013, he was the episcopal vicar of the Santa Barbara Pastoral Region, before he resigned from all public duties. However, he continued to hold the title of Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles until his resignation was accepted formally by Pope Francis on Tuesday, March 3, 2018, becoming Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus.