List of Famous people who are 78

Jürgen Walter is a German popular singer and composer.

Daniel Kamwa is a filmmaker and actor from Nkongsamba, Cameroon. He studied drama in Paris, France, before producing his first film, Boubou-cravate, in 1973. His 1981 film Our Daughter was entered into the 12th Moscow International Film Festival.

Tadashi Sawamura is a Japanese former kickboxer whose real name is Hideki Shiraha . He was one of the first popular participants in the sport, and enjoyed great fame throughout his career. He is sometimes credited for sustaining the early boom in the popularity of kickboxing. He has an exceptionally high knockout percentage of 94.60% in combat sports. For comparison, in heavyweight boxing the two highest knockout percentages are 87.76% by Rocky Marciano and 87.23% by Vitali Klitschko. Mike Tyson who became famous for his knockout power retired with a knockout percentage of 75.86%. Sawamura's knockout prowess earned him the nickname "The Demon of Kickboxing".

Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmoud Al-Said is the Deputy Prime Minister for the Council of Ministers in the Sultanate of Oman, and has served in this post since 23 June 1972. He was also the spokesperson of the Royal Family Council at least on the extraordinary session upon the death of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

Giulano Ruffini is a French art collector who has discovered a number of paintings that have been authenticated as being by old masters but some of which are suspected to be forgeries.

María de las Mercedes Menafra Rodríguez is a Uruguayan entrepreneur. She was the First Lady of Uruguay as the wife of Jorge Batlle, President of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005. She is the president of the organization Todos por Uruguay.

Takashi Hirose is a Japanese writer. His father was Saburō Hirose, an architect.

Cheryl Lynn Miller is an American actress and musician.

Pascal Aubier is a French actor, director, script writer, producer and editor, born in 1943 in Paris, France.

Cecilia Pantoja Levi, better known simply as Cecilia, is a Chilean singer songwriter, member of the nueva ola music movement.