List of Famous people who died at 78

Rudolf Stahlecker was a German geologist and biology teacher.

Aldo Tonti was an Italian cinematographer.

Georg Weinhold was a German Roman Catholic bishop.

Vito Giusto Scotti was an American character actor who played many roles on Broadway, in films, and later on television, primarily from the late 1930s to the mid 1990s. He was known as a man of a thousand faces for his ability to assume so many divergent roles in more than 200 screen appearances in a career spanning 50 years and for his resourceful portrayals of various ethnic types. Born of Italian heritage, he was seen playing everything from a Mexican bandit, to a Russian doctor, to a Japanese sailor, to an Indian travel agent.

Leon Marcus Uris was an American author of historical fiction who wrote many bestselling books including Exodus and Trinity.

Wilhelm Unverzagt was a German prehistorian and archaeologist.