Shaul Mofaz

Israeli military officer and politician.

Born November 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tehran.

Randy Schekman

Nobel prize winning american cell biologist.

Born December 30th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Saint Paul.

Azar Nafisi

Iranian-american writer.

Born December 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Tehran. ^[ref]

Jon Amiel

English film director.

Born May 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in London.

Naomi Tani

Japanese actress.

Born October 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hakata-ku.

Souad Faress

British actress.

Born March 25th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Accra.

Jimmy Rimmer

English footballer and manager (born 1948).

Born February 10th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Southport.

Bryan Leung

Hong kong actor.

Born January 20th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Hong Kong.

Kathryn Kates

American actress.

Born January 29th, 1948 in New York City.

Died January 22nd, 2022 at 73 years old in Palm Beach.

Amadou Toumani Touré

Malian soldier and politician.

Born November 4th, 1948 in Mopti.

Died November 9th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul. ^[ref]

Mervat Amin

Egyptian actress.

Born November 24th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Minya.

Jennifer Rowe

Australian fiction writer, for children as emily rodda (pseudonym), mystery for adults as jennifer rowe (real name).

Born April 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Sydney.

Lillian Board

British middle-distance runner.

Born December 13th, 1948 in Durban.

Died December 26th, 1970 at 22 years old in Munich (colorectal cancer).

Hurley Haywood

American racecar driver.

Born May 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Chicago.

Henry McLeish

Former first minister of scotland (born 1948).

Born June 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Methil.

Trevor Cherry

English footballer and manager (1948-2020).

Born February 23rd, 1948 in Huddersfield.

Died April 29th, 2020 at 72 years old in Leeds. ^[ref]

Spider Robinson

Canadian author.

Born November 24th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Lojze Peterle

Prime minister of slovenia.

Born July 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Čužnja Vas. ^[ref]

Edward Lachman

American cinematographer and director (born 1948).

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

Paulinho da Costa

Brazilian musician.

Born May 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Andrei Linde

Russian-born american theoretical physicist.

Born March 2nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Moscow.

John Bundrick

American rock keyboardist, pianist and organist.

Born November 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Houston.

Diane Ackerman

Author, poet, and naturalist.

Born October 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Waukegan.

David Cross

English electric violinist and keyboardist.

Born April 23rd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Plymouth.

Mel Galley

British guitarist (1948–2008).

Born March 8th, 1948 in Cannock.

Died July 1st, 2008 at 60 years old in Heath Hayes and Wimblebury (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]