List of Famous people who are 78

Umbu Wulang Landu Paranggi was an Indonesian poet who is often referred to as a mysterious figure in the world of Indonesian literature since the 1960s.

Ata Abu Rashta Arabic: عطا أبو الرشتة‎ is an Islamic jurist, scholar and writer. He is the global leader of the Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir.

Wayne Alexander is an American actor who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley in California.

Sergio Stevanato, is an Italian businessman.

Richard Gerald Wilkinson is a British social epidemiologist, author, advocate, and left-wing political activist. He is Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham, having retired in 2008. He is also Honorary Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at University College London and Visiting Professor at University of York. In 2009, Richard co-founded The Equality Trust. Richard was awarded a 2013 Silver Rose Award from Solidar for championing equality and the 2014 Charles Cully Memorial Medal by the Irish Cancer Society.