List of Famous people who are 78

Oscar Emilio León Somoza, known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called The Pharaoh of Salsa, The Lion of Salsa, and the Son singer of the World, is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He is the author of "Llorarás", which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.

Ian Watson is a British science fiction writer. He lives in Gijón, Spain.

Armando Emílio Guebuza is a Mozambican politician who was President of Mozambique from 2005 to 2015.

Hisashi Yamamoto is a prominent organic chemist and currently a member of the faculty at the University of Chicago and professor of Chubu University.

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot was the provisional President of Haiti for 11 months in 1990 and 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female president of African descent in the Americas.

Austin "Jack" Warner is a Trinidad and Tobago politician, businessman, and former football executive. Warner was Vice President of FIFA and President of CONCACAF until his suspension and eventual resignation from these roles in 2011. He is also the former Minister of National Security of Trinidad and Tobago and was an elected member of the country's parliament from 2007 to 2015. A former history teacher, he is the owner of Joe Public F.C., a professional football club in Tunapuna, Trinidad and Tobago.

Murat Belge is a Turkish academic, translator, literary critic, columnist, civil rights activist, and occasional tour guide.

Colette Giudicelli was a French politician and a member of the Senate of France. She represented the Alpes-Maritimes department and was a member of the Union for a Popular Movement party and later of the The Republicans.

Marcos Kostenbader Valle is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. Valle is regarded as one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time.

Kamel Mohammed Saleh Ajlouni, M.D. is a physician in the field of endocrinology. He earned a doctor of medicine degree from the Heidelberg University School of Medicine in 1967. Ajlouni became professor of endocrinology in the Department of Internal medicine at the University of Jordan in 1985. Professor Ajlouni has written more than 120 professional papers in the field of endocrinology. In recognition of his contributions, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists presented him with the International Clinician Award in 2008.