Lester Bangs

American music critic and journalist.

Born December 13th, 1948 in Escondido.

Died April 30th, 1982 at 33 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Richard Riehle

American actor.

Born May 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Menomonee Falls. ^[ref]

Mark Farner

American singer and guitarist.

Born September 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Flint.

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator (1948–2017).

Born October 27th, 1948 in Baltimore. ^[ref]

Died March 18th, 2017 at 68 years old in Austin (brain tumor). ^[ref]

M.C. Gainey

American actor.

Born January 18th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Jackson.

Michael Des Barres

British actor and singer.

Born January 24th, 1948 (age 78 years) in London, Greater London.

Dave Cowens

American basketball player and coach.

Born October 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Newport. ^[ref]

Pim Fortuyn

Dutch politician (1948–2002).

Born February 19th, 1948 in Velsen.

Died May 6th, 2002 at 54 years old in Hilversum (gunshot wound).

Anita Pointer

American singer-songwriter (1948–2022).

Born January 23rd, 1948 in Oakland.

Died December 31st, 2022 at 74 years old in Beverly Hills. ^[ref]

Jeffrey Osborne

American singer.

Born March 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Providence.

Larry Carlton

American guitarist (born 1948).

Born March 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Torrance.

Andy Fairweather Low

Welsh singer and guitarist.

Born August 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Cardiff. ^[ref]

Greg Chappell

Australian cricketer.

Born August 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Unley.

Charles Simonyi

Hungarian-american computer software executive.

Born September 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Budapest.

Paul LePage

74th governor of maine.

Born October 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Lewiston.

Ted Lange

Actor, director, screenwriter.

Born January 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Oakland.

Nathalie Baye

French actress (1948–2026).

Born July 6th, 1948 in Mainneville.

Died April 17th, 2026 at 77 years old in Paris (dementia with Lewy bodies). ^[ref]

David Marks

American musician.

Born August 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hawthorne.

Jimi Heselden

British businessman (1948-2010).

Born March 27th, 1948 in Leeds.

Died September 26th, 2010 at 62 years old in West Yorkshire (falling from height). ^[ref]

Steven Chu

American physicist, former united states secretary of energy, nobel laureate.

Born February 28th, 1948 (age 78 years) in St. Louis.

Dayle Haddon

Canadian dancer, model, actress (1948–2024).

Born May 26th, 1948 in Montreal.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 76 years old in Solebury Township (carbon monoxide poisoning). ^[ref]

Jean-Pierre Adams

French association football player (1948-2021).

Born March 10th, 1948 in Dakar.

Died September 6th, 2021 at 73 years old in Nîmes. ^[ref]

Alexander McCall Smith

British writer.

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

Berry Oakley

American bassist (1948-1972).

Born April 4th, 1948 in Chicago.

Died November 11th, 1972 at 24 years old in Macon (motorcycle accident, traffic collision).

Jesper Christensen

Danish actor.

Born May 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Copenhagen.