Calvin Murphy

American basketball player.

Born May 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Norwalk. ^[ref]

James P. Allison

American immunologist and nobel laureate (born 1948).

Born August 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Alice. ^[ref]

Ben Burtt

American sound designer and film director.

Born July 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Jamesville.

John N. Gray

British political philosopher (born 1948).

Born April 17th, 1948 (age 78 years) in South Shields.

Michael Lembeck

American actor and director.

Born June 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Brooklyn.

Tom Jackson

Canadian singer and actor.

Born October 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in One Arrow First Nation.

Wang Qishan

10th vice president of the people's republic of china from 2018 to 2023.

Born July 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Qingdao.

Phillip Alford

American actor.

Born September 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gadsden.

Bob Barr

American attorney and politician (born 1948).

Born November 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Iowa City.

Bobby Whitlock

American musician.

Born March 18th, 1948 in Memphis.

Died August 10th, 2025 at 77 years old in Texas. ^[ref]

Sho Kosugi

Japanese actor.

Born June 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tokyo.

Ray Mabus

American politician.

Born October 11th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Starkville.

Benny Morris

Israeli historian (born 1948).

Born December 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ein HaHoresh.

Cliff Thorburn

Canadian snooker player.

Born January 16th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Victoria.

David Rintoul

Scottish actor.

Born November 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Aberdeen.

Peggy Fleming

American figure skater.

Born July 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in San Jose.

Tom Coburn

American politician and physician (1948–2020).

Born March 14th, 1948 in Casper.

Died March 28th, 2020 at 72 years old in Tulsa (prostate cancer). ^[ref]

Mike Figgis

British composer, film director and screenwriter (born 1948).

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

Pat Quinn

Governor of illinois from 2009 to 2015.

Born December 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hinsdale.

Robert S. Langer, Jr.

American biomedical engineer.

Born August 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Albany.

Dave Holland

British drummer (1948–2018).

Born April 5th, 1948 in Northampton.

Died January 16th, 2018 at 69 years old in Lugo (liver cancer).

Massoud Rajavi

Iranian political activist (born 1948).

Born August 18th, 1948 in Tabas.

Died March 13th, 2003 at 54 years old

Ray Baker

American actor.

Born July 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Omaha.

Guy Standing

British economist.

Born February 9th, 1948 (age 78 years).

Peggy March

American singer.

Born March 8th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Lansdale.