List of Famous people who born in 1978

Diane Michelle Zamora is a former United States Naval Academy midshipman and convicted murderer. On December 4, 1995, Zamora and her ex-fiancé, David Graham, murdered Adrianne Jessica Jones, who Zamora believed was a romantic rival for Graham; he had confessed to giving Adrianne a ride home and having sex with her one month earlier. Enraged, Zamora demanded that Graham kill Jones. In the early morning of December 4, Graham picked up Jones in Zamora's car, while she hid in the hatchback. They went to a remote location and got into a struggle. Zamora hit Jones over the head with weights, and Graham shot her twice after she broke away from them.

Donald Charles "Jake" Mauer is a former Minor League Baseball player, and former NCAA Division III baseball standout. He is a coach in the Minnesota Twins system. As a senior in 2001, he set the University of St. Thomas season record for hits with 83, and is the school's career leader in hits (243), runs (181) & games (187). He was inducted into the St. Thomas Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Rebeca Pous del Toro, known professionally as Rebeca, is a latin pop and eurodance singer, producer, songwriter and actress.

Shareef Cousin is an African-American man from New Orleans who was convicted of the first-degree murder of Michael Gerardi in 1996 and sentenced to death as a juvenile in Louisiana. At age 17, he became the youngest condemned convict to be put on death row in Louisiana, and one of the youngest in the United States.

Julio Alberto González Bascuñán is a Chilean football referee. He refereed the 2015 and 2016 Copa América.

Takeharu Kato is a retired Japanese professional pitcher.

Bryan Heath Evans is a former American football Running back and former analyst on NFL Network. After playing college football at Auburn he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He also played for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New Orleans Saints, the last of which he won a Super Bowl with while on injured reserve. Evans retired after the 2010 season and was formerly an analyst with NFL Network.

George Riley is a British sports broadcaster from Leeds. He was the co-presenter of Channel 5's Football On 5 between 2015 and 2017 alongside Kelly Cates and then Lynsey Hipgrave.

Mathieu Chabert is a French football manager and a former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of Châteauroux in Championnat National.

Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, Lúcio was known for his long, surging, galloping runs on the ball, which earned him the nickname O Cavalo.