List of Famous people who born in 1978

Lilia Oleksandrivna Podkopayeva is a Ukrainian former artistic gymnast. She is the 1995 world all-around champion, and the 1996 Olympic all-around and floor exercise champion. Often thought of as a complete athlete, Podkopayeva was known for combining power, style, and balletic grace.

Charles Richard Wilson is an English singer-songwriter, and the frontman of five-piece band Kaiser Chiefs. Before the formation of the band, in 2003, Wilson was a member of the band Runston Parva, which consisted of members of Kaiser Chiefs. On 19 September 2013, Wilson was confirmed as a coach on The Voice UK. He was the winning coach for both the fourth and fifth series of the show, being the only coach to win two years consecutively. Wilson left the show after three series, following the show's move to ITV.

Marcela Luz Valladolid-Rodriguez is an American chef and author. She was the host of the Food Network television series Mexican Made Easy, and a judge on the Food Network television series Best Baker in America.

Hong Chau is an American actress whose breakthrough was her supporting role in the 2017 film Downsizing as Vietnamese amputee and political activist Ngoc Lan Tran. For her performance, she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture, the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role, and several other awards.

Martina Gusmán is an Argentine actress and film producer. She starred in the 2010 film Carancho, which was entered into the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival. In 2011 she was a member of the jury for the main competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival.

Yoshie Takeshita is a Japanese volleyball player who played for JT Marvelous. She is currently Head Coach of Japanese volleyball team Victorina Himeji.

Édouard Léopold Cissé is a French former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Eduardo Rodrigo Domínguez is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Colón.

Iain Francis Lees-Galloway, initially Iain Galloway, is a New Zealand politician. He represented the Palmerston North electorate in Parliament for the Labour Party. He was the Minister for Workplace Relations, Immigration, and ACC. He was dismissed by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern from Cabinet on 22 July after an affair with a staffer over 12 months. He did not stand for reelection in the 2020 election.

Olivier Dussopt is French politician who has been serving as Secretary of State to the Ministry of Public Action and Accounts in the governments of successive Prime Ministers Édouard Philippe and Jean Castex since 2019. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2017