List of Famous people who died at 78

Gilbert Meyer was a French politician who served as a deputy in the National Assembly from 1993 to 2007, and Mayor of Colmar from 1995 to 4 July 2020.

Eraclio Zepeda was a Mexican writer, poet and politician.

Néstor Ítalo Julio Isella Ferlini was an Argentine-Chilean footballer and head coach who played in clubs of Argentina and Chile. He was born in Rafaela, Argentina.

Józef Grudzień was a Polish boxer.

Harold Bedoya Pizarro was a general and commander of the Colombian National Army. Bedoya also ran for President of Colombia in the 1998 and 2002 elections.

Gianni De Michelis was an Italian politician, prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), who served as minister in many Italian governments in the 1980s and early 1990s.

Fritz Kortner was an Austrian stage and film actor and theatre director.

Paul Leduc Rosenzweig was a Mexican film director.

Donald Siegel was an American film and television director and producer.

Enrique Martín Bernales Ballesteros was a Peruvian scholar and politician. He was a member of the Peruvian Senate and the first UN Special Rapporteur on mercenaries.