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 Samuel Langer, Jr.

American scientist.

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).

Guy Standing

British economist.

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

Peggy March

American singer.

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

Jürgen Mossack

German-born panamanian lawyer.

Born March 20th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Fürth.

Gregory Itzin

American actor (1948–2022).

Born April 20th, 1948 in Washington, D.C..

Died July 8th, 2022 at 74 years old in London (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Wayne Kramer

American musician (1948–2024).

Born April 30th, 1948 in Detroit. ^[ref]

Died February 2nd, 2024 at 75 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Peter James

British writer.

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

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer.

Born April 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Leicester.

Jan Palach

Student who committed suicide by self-immolation in protest (1948-1969).

Born August 11th, 1948 in Všetaty, Londýnská. ^[ref]

Died January 19th, 1969 at 20 years old (Self-immolation). ^[ref]

Catherine Breillat

French actress, film director, writer and screenwriter.

Born July 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Bressuire.

Kulsoom Nawaz

Pakistani politician (1950–2018).

Born March 29th, 1948 in Lahore.

Died September 11th, 2018 at 70 years old in London (cardiac arrest).

Prakash Karat

Indian politician.

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