List of Famous people who died at 78

Thierry Maulnier was a French journalist, essayist, dramatist, and literary critic. He was married to theatre director Marcelle Tassencourt.

Frederick Pickering was an English professional footballer. He played as a forward.

Bruce Langhorne was an American folk musician. He was active in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s, primarily as a session guitarist for folk albums and performances.

Patricia Biow Broderick was an American playwright and painter. She was the wife of actor James Broderick and the mother of actor Matthew Broderick.

Mitsuo Kagawa was a Japanese archaeologist and a professor at Beppu University in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. He committed suicide by hanging himself on March 9, 2001 as a result of the Japanese Paleolithic hoax.

Gunnar Edvard Heckscher was a Swedish political scientist and leader of the Rightist Party (Högerpartiet), which later became the Moderate Party.

Carol Grace was an American actress and author. She is often referred to as Carol Marcus Saroyan or Carol Matthau.

Stephen Hope Fry was an English first-class cricketer. A right-handed batsman who played primarily as a wicketkeeper, he was the son of C. B. Fry. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1922 against local rivals Sussex at the County Ground, Southampton. Fry played for Hampshire three times in 1922, with his third and final match coming against Surrey at The Oval.