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 47 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]

Simon Webbe

British singer.

Born March 30th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Manchester.