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} }) </script> </div> </form> </fieldset> <article class="entryArticle content STeditorial"> <header class="entryHeader icon-logo"> <h1 class="entryTitle"><i>SF Encyclopedia</i> Timeline<br>Creators by Date of Birth </h1> </header><h2>34 entries from 1978    <a href="/timeline.php?year=1978&id=born&range=1" class="button PNI">Permalink</a></h2> <ul><li><a href="/entry/cardenas_juan">Cárdenas, Juan</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/crouch_blake">Crouch, Blake</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/doten_mark">Doten, Mark</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/guriel_jason">Guriel, Jason</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/morgan_j_o">Morgan, J O</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/reyes_dolores">Reyes, Dolores</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/schweblin_samanta">Schweblin, Samanta</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/sedgwick_helen">Sedgwick, Helen</a> born 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/mcguire_seanan">McGuire, Seanan</a> born 5 January 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/ryan_carrie">Ryan, Carrie</a> born 15 January 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/stine_alison">Stine, Alison</a> born 25 January 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/christopher_adam">Christopher, Adam</a> born 2 February 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/wilson_daniel_h">Wilson, Daniel H</a> born 6 March 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/rajaniemi_hannu">Rajaniemi, Hannu</a> born 9 March 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/rice_christopher">Rice, Christopher</a> born 11 March 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/renner_james">Renner, James</a> born 30 March 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/wells_robison">Wells, Robison</a> born 4 April 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/mckay_laura_jean">McKay, Laura Jean</a> born 11 April 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/bradford_k_tempest">Bradford, K Tempest</a> born 19 April 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/hutchinson_shaun_david">Hutchinson, Shaun David</a> born 1 May 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/roberts_tansy_rayner">Roberts, Tansy Rayner</a> born 22 May 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/rios_julia">Rios, Julia</a> born 28 May 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/wasserman_robin">Wasserman, Robin</a> born 31 May 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/ball_jesse">Ball, Jesse</a> born 7 June 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/mann_george">Mann, George</a> born 8 July 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/cremer_andrea">Cremer, Andrea</a> born 1 August 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/blum_yoav">Blum, Yoav</a> born 1 September 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/waters_m_d">Waters, M D</a> born 20 September 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/tianxia_bachang">Tianxia Bachang</a> born 25 September 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/williams_richard">Williams, Richard</a> born 15 October 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/starobinets_anna">Starobinets, Anna</a> born 25 October 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/deon_natashia">Déon, Natashia</a> born 6 December 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/robson_eddie">Robson, Eddie</a> born 20 December 1978</li> <li><a href="/entry/konstantinou_lee">Konstantinou, Lee</a> born 29 December 1978</li> </ul> <br /><br /></article></div> <div class="sideBarsWrapper"> <div class="sideBarsColsWrapper clearfix"> <div class="column sideBar12 clearfix"> <div class="columnForm"><aside id="blogFeed" class="widget"> <div class="content STeditorial clearfix"> <h2>Event & Year Range Selection<span style="background:url(/images/thinghourglass.png) !important"></span></h2> <form name="timeline" method="post" action="timeline.php" style="border:none; 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