List of Famous people who died at 78

Rem Ivanovich Viakhirev was a Russian businessman. From 1992 until May 2001 he was chairman of Gazprom. In May 2001, Viakhirev had to resign as chairman during Putin's consolidation of economic power. His successor is Alexey Miller.

Ramón Búa Otero was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Lagroño, Origin Spain.

Masamichi Noro is the founder of Kinomichi and was an uchi-deshi of Morihei Ueshiba, the founder of Aikido.

Lya Lys was a German-born actress.

Agustín Sauto Arana, known as Bata, was a Spanish footballer who played as a striker.

Donal Donnelly was an Irish theatre and film actor. Perhaps best known for his work in the plays of Brian Friel, he had a long and varied career in film, on television and in the theatre. His travels – he lived in Ireland, the UK and the US at various times – led to him describing himself as " ... an itinerant Irish actor ...".

Clément Joseph Marie Raymond Guillon was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Quimper, France.