Don Airey

English keyboardist.

Born June 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sunderland.

Philip Jackson

English actor.

Born June 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Retford.

Humayun Ahmed

Author, poet, dramatist and film director (1948–2012).

Born November 13th, 1948 in Netrokona District.

Died July 19th, 2012 at 63 years old in New York City (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Bennie Thompson

American politician (born 1948).

Born January 28th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Bolton.

Patrick Simmons

American musician.

Born October 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Aberdeen.

Joe Dallesandro

American actor, model.

Born December 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Pensacola.

Steve Priest

Bassist for sweet (1948–2020).

Born February 23rd, 1948 in Hayes.

Died June 4th, 2020 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Veerendra Heggade

Dharmasthala dharmadhikari.

Born November 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Karnataka.

Kathleen Sebelius

Former united states secretary of health and human services.

Born May 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Cincinnati.

Kitten Natividad

Mexican actress, exotic dancer and porn star (1948–2022).

Born February 13th, 1948 in Ciudad Juárez. ^[ref]

Died September 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Walter Smith

Scottish soccer player and manager (1948–2021).

Born February 24th, 1948 in Lanark.

Died October 26th, 2021 at 73 years old in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Elliott Abrams

Politician.

Born January 24th, 1948 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Betty Thomas

Actress, film director, television director.

Born July 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in St. Louis.

Jan Hammer

Czech-born american musician, composer and record producer.

Born April 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Bob Woolmer

English cricket player (1948-2007).

Born May 14th, 1948 in Kanpur.

Died March 18th, 2007 at 58 years old in Kingston. ^[ref]

Henning Mankell

Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015).

Born February 3rd, 1948 in Stockholm.

Died October 5th, 2015 at 67 years old in Gothenburg (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Bob Rae

21st premier of ontario.

Born August 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ottawa.

Judith Miller

American journalist (b.1948).

Born January 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Raúl Grijalva

American politician (1948–2025).

Born February 19th, 1948 in Pima County.

Died March 13th, 2025 at 77 years old in Tucson (cancer). ^[ref]

Snowy White

English guitarist, musician and songwriter.

Born March 3rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Barnstaple.

David Campbell

Canadian-american arranger, composer and conductor.

Born February 7th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Toronto.

Paola Severino

Italian minister of justice.

Born October 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Naples.

Joe Roth

American film executive, producer and director.

Born June 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Ken Foree

American actor.

Born February 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Indianapolis.

Panfilo Lacson

Philippine police chief and senator.

Born June 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Imus.