Francine Shapiro

American psychologist (1948–2019).

Born February 18th, 1948 in Brooklyn.

Died June 16th, 2019 at 71 years old in Sea Ranch. ^[ref]

Laxmi Chhaya

Indian actress (1948-2004).

Born January 7th, 1948 in Maharashtra.

Died May 9th, 2004 at 56 years old in Mumbai.

Nikolai Kharitonov

Russian politician (born 1948).

Born October 30th, 1948 (age 77 years).

Joe Corrigan

English footballer (born 1948).

Born November 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Manchester.

Alan Lightman

American physicist, science writer, essayist, novelist.

Born November 28th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Memphis.

Otto Waalkes

German comedian (born 1948).

Born July 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Emden.

Dipesh Chakrabarty

Indian historian.

Born December 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kolkata. ^[ref]

Alfred Lawson, Jr.

U.s. representative from florida.

Born September 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tallahassee.

Lyn Collins

American musician (1948–2005).

Born June 12th, 1948 in Dime Box.

Died March 13th, 2005 at 56 years old in Pasadena (myocardial infarction).

George W. Casey, Jr.

Us army general (born 1948).

Born July 22nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Sendai.

Dušan Bajević

Bosnian footballer and manager.

Born December 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Mostar.

Cecilia

Spanish singer-songwriter (1948-1976).

Born October 11th, 1948 in El Pardo.

Died August 2nd, 1976 at 27 years old in Colinas de Trasmonte (traffic collision).

Claude Jade

French actress (1948-2006).

Born October 8th, 1948 in Dijon.

Died December 1st, 2006 at 58 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (retinoblastoma). ^[ref]

Marianne Muellerleile

American actress.

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

Jaap de Hoop Scheffer

Dutch politician.

Born April 3rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Amsterdam.

Freda Foh Shen

American actress.

Born April 25th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Atlanta.

Fred Smith

American bassist (1948–2026).

Born April 10th, 1948 in New York City.

Died February 5th, 2026 at 77 years old in Manhattan (cancer). ^[ref]

Gérard Darmon

French-moroccan actor and singer.

Born February 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in 13th arrondissement of Paris.

Hans Moravec

Austrian-american researcher of robotics and artificial intelligence, and a supporter of transhumanism and "mind uploading".

Born November 30th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kautzen. ^[ref]

Scott Reiniger

American actor.

Born September 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in White Plains.

Allan Alcorn

American electrical engineer and computer scientist (born 1948).

Born January 1st, 1948 (age 78 years) in San Francisco. ^[ref]

László Lovász

Hungarian mathematician.

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

Phil Bennett

Welsh rugby union player (1948–2022).

Born October 24th, 1948 in Felinfoel.

Died June 12th, 2022 at 73 years old in Felinfoel. ^[ref]

John Evan

British musician and composer; best know as the keyboard player for the rock band jethro tull from april 1970 to june 1980.

Born March 28th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Blackpool.

Selda Bağcan

Turkish musician and singer (born 1948).

Born December 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Muğla.