Ian MacDonald

English classical and rock music critic (1948–2003).

Born October 3rd, 1948 in England.

Died August 20th, 2003 at 54 years old in Wotton-under-Edge.

Ted Poe

American politician.

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

Ninetto Davoli

Italian actor.

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

Gottfried Helnwein

Austrian-irish visual artist.

Born October 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Vienna. ^[ref]

Thijs van Leer

Dutch musician.

Born March 31st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Amsterdam.

Gary Thain

New zealand bassist (1948–1975).

Born May 15th, 1948 in Christchurch.

Died December 8th, 1975 at 27 years old in London (drug overdose).

Patricia Hill Collins

African-american scholar.

Born May 1st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Philadelphia.

Ram Baran Yadav

Former president of nepal.

Born February 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Sapahi.

René Arnoux

French racing driver.

Born July 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Pontcharra.

Paul Cellucci

American lawyer and politician (1948–2013).

Born April 24th, 1948 in Hudson.

Died June 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in Hudson (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Giovanni Angelo Becciu

Roman catholic archbishop and diplomat (born 1948).

Born June 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Pattada.

Levy Mwanawasa

Former president of zambia (1948-2008).

Born September 3rd, 1948 in Mufulira. ^[ref]

Died August 19th, 2008 at 59 years old in Clamart (stroke). ^[ref]

William Nicholson

British screenwriter, playwright and novelist (1948-).

Born January 12th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Lewes.

Tino Insana

American actor (1948-2017).

Born February 15th, 1948 in Chicago.

Died May 31st, 2017 at 69 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Peter Blake

New zealand yachtsman (1948–2001).

Born October 1st, 1948 in Bayswater.

Died December 6th, 2001 at 53 years old in Macapá (gunshot wound). ^[ref]

Philippe Garrel

French director, cinematographer, screenwriter, film editor, and producer (b. 1948).

Born April 6th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.

Dennis Ross

American diplomat.

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

Sandra Peabody

American actress.

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

Dallas Taylor

American rock drummer (1948–2015).

Born April 7th, 1948 in Denver.

Died January 18th, 2015 at 66 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Paul Jabara

American actor, singer, songwriter (1948-1992).

Born January 31st, 1948 in Brooklyn.

Died September 29th, 1992 at 44 years old in Los Angeles (death from AIDS-related complications).

Delio Onnis

Football player and manager (born 1948).

Born March 24th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Giuliano di Roma.

Fred Brown

American basketball player.

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

Magdalena Kopp

German photographer and member of the revolutionary cells (rz).

Born April 2nd, 1948 in Neu-Ulm.

Died June 15th, 2015 at 67 years old in Frankfurt. ^[ref]

Mick Rock

British photographer, music video director (1948-2021).

Born November 21st, 1948 in London.

Died November 18th, 2021 at 72 years old in Staten Island. ^[ref]

B. V. Radha

Indian film actress (1948-2017).

Born August 15th, 1948 in Bengaluru.

Died September 10th, 2017 at 69 years old in Bengaluru (myocardial infarction).