Gustavo Varela

Uruguayan footballer.

Born May 14th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Montevideo.

Slobodan Soro

Serbian-born brazilian water polo player.

Born December 23rd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Novi Sad.

Russell Downing

British road cyclist.

Born August 23rd, 1978 (age 47 years) in Rotherham.

Torbjørn Røe Isaksen

Norwegian politician.

Born July 28th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Ålesund. ^[ref]

Mark Hunter

British rower.

Born July 1st, 1978 (age 47 years) in London.

Demond Mallet

American basketball player.

Born February 22nd, 1978 (age 48 years) in Leesville.

Nils Schumann

German middle-distance runner.

Born May 20th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Bad Frankenhausen.

Hamad Ndikumana

Rwandan footballer (1978-2017).

Born October 5th, 1978 in Kigali.

Died November 15th, 2017 at 39 years old in Kigali.

Walter Baseggio

Belgian footballer.

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

Najwan Darwish

Palestinian poet and cultural journalist.

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