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In the year 1978

2,257 Notable birthdays

Kobe Bryant

American basketball player (1978–2020).

Born August 23rd, 1978 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died January 26th, 2020 at 41 years old in Calabasas (aircraft crash). [ref]

Ashton Kutcher

American actor, producer and model (born 1978).

Born February 7th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Rachel McAdams

Canadian actress.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in London.

James Franco

American actor.

Born April 19th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Palo Alto.

Nicole Scherzinger

American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television personality.

Born June 29th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Honolulu.

Katie Holmes

American actress, director, and producer.

Born December 18th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Toledo.

Katherine Heigl

American actress (born 1978).

Born November 24th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Columbia Hospital for Women.

Ron DeSantis

American politician (born 1978).

Born September 14th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Jacksonville.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy

President of ukraine since 2019.

Born January 25th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Kryvyi Rih.

Andy Samberg

American comedian. actor, and producer.

Born August 18th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Berkeley.

John Legend

American singer-songwriter.

Born December 28th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Springfield.

Manny Pacquiao

Filipino boxer, basketball player, singer, actor, politician and philanthropist.

Born December 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Kibawe.

CM Punk

American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist.

Born October 26th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Chicago.

James Corden

English actor, comedian, singer and television host.

Born August 22nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Hillingdon.

Bill Hader

American comedian and actor.

Born June 7th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Tulsa.

Amal Clooney

Lebanese-british-french barrister and human right activist.

Born February 3rd, 1978 (age 48 years) in Beirut.

Michelle Rodriguez

American actress.

Born July 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in San Antonio.

Jensen Ackles

American actor.

Born March 1st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Dallas.

Ian Somerhalder

American actor.

Born December 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Covington.

Zoe Saldana

American actress.

Born June 19th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Passaic.

Tom Ellis junior

Welsh actor.

Born November 17th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Cardiff.

Josh Hartnett

American actor and producer.

Born July 21st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Saint Paul.

Vijay Sethupathi

Indian actor and indian film producer.

Born January 16th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Rajapalayam.

Joshua Jackson

Canadian actor.

Born June 11th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Vancouver.

Gianluigi Buffon

Former italian footballer (born 1978).

Born January 28th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Carrara. [ref]

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