Jeremy Spencer

British musician.

Born July 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hartlepool.

Glenn Tipton

British guitarist.

Born October 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Blackheath.

Farooq Sheikh

Indian actor (1948-2013).

Born March 25th, 1948 in Amroli.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 65 years old (myocardial infarction).

Svetlana Alexievich

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948).

Born May 31st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Ivano-Frankivsk.

Aruna Shanbaug

Indian nurse who was the subject of a legal case regarding euthanasia.

Born June 1st, 1948 in Haldipur. ^[ref]

Died May 18th, 2015 at 66 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Sindhutai Sapkal

Indian social worker (1948–2022).

Born November 14th, 1948 in Maharashtra.

Died January 4th, 2022 at 73 years old in Pune. ^[ref]

Raymond Leo Burke

American catholic cardinal.

Born June 30th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Richland Center.

Tom Johnston

American musician and recording artist.

Born August 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Visalia.

Muse Watson

American actor.

Born July 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Alexandria.

Adrienne La Russa

American actress.

Born May 15th, 1948 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Annette Charles

American actress.

Born March 5th, 1948 in Los Angeles.

Died August 3rd, 2011 at 63 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Barbara Flynn

British actress.

Born August 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in St Leonards.

Tito Sotto

Filipino comedian-actor, singer and politician; president of the senate of the philippines from 2018 to 2022 and 2025 to present.

Born August 24th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Manila.

Dan Gable

American wrestler and coach.

Born October 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Waterloo.

Hans Rosling

Swedish medical doctor, academic, statistician and public speaker.

Born July 27th, 1948 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. ^[ref]

Died February 7th, 2017 at 68 years old in Uppsala (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Julia Cameron

American author.

Born March 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Libertyville.

Terry Goodkind

American novelist (1948-2020).

Born May 1st, 1948 in Omaha. ^[ref]

Died September 17th, 2020 at 72 years old in Boulder City. ^[ref]

Michael Kamen

American composer (1948–2003).

Born April 15th, 1948 in New York City.

Died November 18th, 2003 at 55 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Portuguese politician and academic, former president of portugal.

Born December 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Lisbon.

Fred Grandy

American politician (b. 1948).

Born June 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sioux City.

Donna Karan

American fashion designer (born 1948).

Born October 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Perry King

American actor.

Born April 30th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Alliance.

K.P.A.C. Lalitha

Indian actress.

Born February 25th, 1948 in Kayamkulam.

Died February 22nd, 2022 at 73 years old in Thrippunithura. ^[ref]

James Faulkner

English actor.

Born July 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hampstead.

N. T. Wright

Anglican bishop.

Born December 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Morpeth.