List of Famous people who born in 1978

Nihal Tuğba Özay is a Turkish model-turned-singer and a famous star in Turkey. She was elected the first runner-up in the Miss Model of the World contest in 1995.

Liya Kebede is an Ethiopian-born model, maternal health advocate, clothing designer, and actress. She has appeared on the cover of Vogue three times.

Andrea María Nocetti Gómez is a Colombian model, actress, and former Miss Colombia. She was born on 18 March 1978 in Cartagena de Indias.

Scott Neal is a British actor. He is best known for his roles in The Bill, first in guest roles as Ryan Keating and Carl Simms and later as a regular cast member as PC Luke Ashton. He is also known for his role in EastEnders as Jason Adams.

Aminishiki Ryūji is a retired Japanese sumo wrestler. He made his professional debut in 1997 and reached the top makuuchi division in 2000. He earned twelve special prizes and won eight kinboshi or gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He was twice runner-up in a tournament. The highest rank he reached was sekiwake. After more than 22 years as an active wrestler he retired in July 2019 at the age of 40. He is in the all-time top ten for a number of sumo records, including most career wins, most top division appearances and most tournaments ranked in the top division. He wrestled for Isegahama stable.

Chicherina, officially Yulia Dmitrievna Chicherina, is a Russian pop-rock artist. She has been performing since 1997 and is part of the wave of Uralic rock along with Nautilus Pompilius and Chaif.

Sachie Hara in Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan is a Japanese actress and model under the management of the Ken-On Group. She is best known for her roles in Doramas, including films ' You're Under Arrest ',' Omizu no Hanamichi ', and ' Shichinin no Onna Bengoshi '.

Jayant Singh Chaudhary is an Indian politician who was a member of the Indian Parliament for Mathura from 2009–2014.

Sri Rossa Roslaina Handiyani, known simply as Rossa in Indonesia and Dato' Sri Rossa in Malaysia, is an Indonesian singer and businesswoman. Born in Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia on 9 October 1978, she is one of the most popular artists in Indonesian and Malay-speaking countries, and one of the all-time best-selling Indonesian artists based on album sales, selling over ten million copies in the region. As an Indonesian Diva, Rossa has produced numerous hit songs and gained Multi-Platinum Award for her albums. Since 1999, her albums have been released in Southeast Asia and also Japan.

Michael James Duff is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player. In a career spanning from 1995 to 2016, in which he made over 700 appearances, he played as a defender for Carterton Town, Cheltenham Town, Cirencester Town and Burnley. At international level, Duff earned 24 caps for Northern Ireland. Since 2018, he is the manager of League Two club Cheltenham Town, having previously managed the Burnley reserves for two years.