Shekhar Ravjiani

Indian singer.

Born November 29th, 1978 (age 47 years).

Joanne Kelly

Canadian actress.

Born December 22nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Bay d'Espoir.

Vanessa-Mae

British violinist.

Born October 27th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Singapore.

Nick Berg

American freelance radio tower repairman taken hostage and killed in iraq.

Born April 2nd, 1978 in Philadelphia.

Died May 7th, 2004 at 26 years old in Iraq (decapitation).

Ryan Leslie

American singer, songwriter and record producer.

Born September 25th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Washington, D.C..

Luis von Ahn

Guatemalan entrepreneur and computer scientist.

Born August 19th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Guatemala City.

Deon Richmond

American actor.

Born April 2nd, 1978 (age 48 years) in New York City.

Ludwika Paleta

Polish-mexican actress.

Born November 29th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Kraków.

J. D. Williams

American actor.

Born May 22nd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Newark.

Linsey Dawn McKenzie

British pornographic film actress.

Born August 7th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Wallington.

Brad Arnold

American singer (1978–2026).

Born September 27th, 1978 in Escatawpa.

Died February 7th, 2026 at 47 years old in Anderson Regional Medical Center (renal cell carcinoma). ^[ref]

Juan Dixon

American basketball player and coach.

Born October 9th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Baltimore.

Benji Gregory

American actor (1978–2024).

Born May 26th, 1978 in Los Angeles.

Died June 13th, 2024 at 46 years old in Peoria (heat stroke). ^[ref]

Baran bo Odar

German film director and screenwriter.

Born April 18th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Olten.

Oliver Dowden

British politician (born 1978).

Born August 1st, 1978 (age 47 years) in Park Street.

Tara Platt

American actress.

Born June 18th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Fairfax.

Geoff Keighley

Canadian journalist and tv presenter (born 1978).

Born June 24th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Canada.

Jon Fitch

American mixed martial artist.

Born February 24th, 1978 (age 48 years) in Fort Wayne.

Mía Maestro

Argentine actress and singer.

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

Keir O'Donnell

Australian–american actor.

Born November 8th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Sydney.

ODB

American professional wrestler.

Born June 6th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Nashville.

Jimmy Rollins

American major league baseball shortstop.

Born November 27th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Oakland.

Céline Sciamma

French director and screenwriter (born 1978).

Born November 12th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Pontoise.

Tom Brooke

English actor.

Born January 1st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Berkshire.

Zachary Knighton

American actor.

Born October 25th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Alexandria.