Elizabeth Blackburn

Australian-american biological researcher.

Born November 26th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hobart.

Ron Asheton

American musician (1948-2009).

Born July 17th, 1948 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 6th, 2009 at 60 years old in Ann Arbor (myocardial infarction).

Frans de Waal

Dutch primatologist and ethologist (1948–2024).

Born October 29th, 1948.

Died March 14th, 2024 at 75 years old in Atlanta (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Paula Scher

American graphic designer (born 1948).

Born October 6th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Washington, D.C..

Remo Girone

Italian actor.

Born December 1st, 1948 in Asmara.

Died October 3rd, 2025 at 76 years old in Monaco. ^[ref]

Michael Medved

American radio show host and writer.

Born October 3rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Philadelphia.

Shigesato Itoi

Japanese copywriter.

Born November 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Maebashi. ^[ref]

Leon Vitali

English actor (1948–2022).

Born July 26th, 1948 in Leamington Spa.

Died August 19th, 2022 at 74 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Clyde Kusatsu

American actor.

Born September 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Honolulu.

Patrika Darbo

American actress.

Born April 6th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Jacksonville.

Anna Bergman

Swedish actress.

Born May 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gothenburg. ^[ref]

Natan Sharansky

Israeli politician (born 1948).

Born January 20th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Donetsk. ^[ref]

Robert Ginty

American actor and director (1948-2009).

Born November 14th, 1948 in Brooklyn.

Died September 21st, 2009 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). ^[ref]

Art Hindle

Actor, director.

Born July 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Halifax.

Ntozake Shange

African american writer and performance artist (1948-2018).

Born October 18th, 1948 in Trenton. ^[ref]

Died October 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Bowie (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Daria Halprin

American author, dancer, and former actress.

Born December 30th, 1948 (age 77 years) in San Francisco.

Tony Judt

British-american historian (1948–2010).

Born January 2nd, 1948 in London.

Died August 6th, 2010 at 62 years old in New York City (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]

Terry Williams

Welsh retired rock drummer.

Born January 11th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Swansea.

Stan Bowles

English footballer (1948–2024).

Born December 24th, 1948 in Collyhurst. ^[ref]

Died February 24th, 2024 at 75 years old in Manchester (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

Bob Lanier

American basketball player (1948–2022).

Born September 10th, 1948 in Buffalo. ^[ref]

Died May 10th, 2022 at 73 years old ^[ref]

Mervyn King

British economist (born 1948).

Born March 30th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Chesham Bois.

Sitiveni Rabuka

Prime minister of fiji from 1992 to 1999 and from 2022-.

Born September 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Cakaudrove.

Carol Potter

American actress.

Born May 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Susan Ruttan

Actress.

Born September 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Oregon City.

Jack Dromey

British politician (1948-2022).

Born September 29th, 1948 in London Borough of Brent.

Died January 7th, 2022 at 73 years old in Birmingham. ^[ref]