List of Famous people who died at 78

Herbert Dickens Ryman Jr. was an artist and Disney Imagineer. Ryman worked in watercolor, oils, and pen & ink sketches. In 1953 Ryman drew the first illustrations of Walt Disney's vision of a theme park that eventually became Disneyland.

Walker O. Cain NA was a prize-winning American architect.

Brian James Davis, better known as David Brian, was an American actor. He is best known for his role in Intruder in the Dust (1949), for which he received critical acclaim and a Golden Globe nomination. Brian's other notable film roles were in The Damned Don't Cry (1950), This Woman Is Dangerous (1952), Springfield Rifle (1952), Dawn at Socorro (1954), and The High and the Mighty (1954).

Victorio Unamuno Ibarzabal, also known as Unamuno I, was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward.

Claude Coats was an American artist, background artist, animator and set designer, known for his work with the Walt Disney Animation Studios and Walt Disney Imagineering. His pioneering work with the company helped define the character of animated films, and later, immersive installations with his designs for Disneyland. Coats, known as "The Gentle Giant" was inducted a Disney Legend in 1991.

Emil John (Jan) Konopinski was an American nuclear scientist of Polish origin. His parents were Joseph and Sophia Sniegowska.

Shirley Collie Nelson was an American country music and rockabilly singer, yodeler, guitarist and songwriter. From 1963–71, she was the second wife of country star Willie Nelson.