List of Famous people who born in 1978

Li Chen, also known as Jerry Li, is a Chinese actor and director. He is a cast member of the popular variety program, Keep Running. Li is also known for his roles in the television series Beijing Love Story (2012), Beijing Youth (2012) and The Good Fellas (2016); as well as films Ultimate Rescue (2008), which won him the China Movie Channel Media Awards and Aftershock (2010). Li made his directorial debut in 2017 with Sky Hunter.

Jaime Ray Newman is an American actress, producer and singer. She is known for starring as Kristina Cassadine in the soap opera General Hospital, Mindy O'Dell in the drama series Veronica Mars, Kat Gardener in the fantasy series Eastwick, Lt. Laura Cadman in the science-fiction series Stargate Atlantis, Tess Fontana in the science-fiction series Eureka, Kat Petrova in the drama-thriller series Red Widow, Sam Gordon in the comedy-drama series Mind Games, Allison Roth in the crime drama series Wicked City, and Sarah Lieberman in the Marvel series The Punisher.

Myron Lavell Avant, also known as Avant, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and a stage-play actor. He is known for his songs "Separated", "Read Your Mind", and "Makin' Good Love". He has produced three Platinum-selling albums. He has released 15 singles and 7 albums.

Kaori Muraji is a Japanese classical guitarist. She is the first Japanese artist to have signed an exclusive international contract with Decca Music Group.

Tom Brooke is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in The Boat That Rocked (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the BBC One television series Sherlock and Bodyguard respectively, and Fiore in the AMC television series Preacher.

H. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, MSc, M.P.A., M.A. or more familiarly called AHY is the Executive Director of The Yudhoyono Institute (TYI) and founder of the AHY Foundation. Previously, he worked as military officer in the TNI for 16 years. AHY became the best graduate of the Military Academy in 2000 and won the Indonesian President award; Adi Makayasa.

Francesca Martinez is an English comedian, writer and actress, born in London to a Spanish father and half-Swedish, half-English mother. She has cerebral palsy, but prefers to describe herself as "wobbly".

Richard Clay "Rip" Hamilton is an American former professional basketball player. Hamilton played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is best known for his nine-year stint with the Detroit Pistons, where he was a three-time All-Star. He helped lead the Pistons to six straight Eastern Conference Finals appearances, back to back NBA Finals appearances, their best record in franchise history and the 2004 NBA championship.

Stephen Carl Lentz is an American pastor. He was the lead pastor of Hillsong NYC until November 4, 2020, when he was fired by Hillsong Global Pastor Brian Houston for "leadership issues and breaches of trust, plus a recent revelation of moral failures."

Murugadoss Arunasalam, commonly known as A.R. Murugadoss, is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama Kaththi.