Peter McLaren

Canadian academic.

Born August 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Toronto.

Harald Ertl

Racecar driver (1948–1982).

Born August 31st, 1948 in Zell am See.

Died April 7th, 1982 at 33 years old in Giessen (aircraft crash).

Salvador Cienfuegos

Mexican army officer and politician.

Born June 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Mexico City.

Eliyahu Rips

Israeli-latvian mathematician (1948-2024).

Born December 12th, 1948 in Riga.

Died July 19th, 2024 at 75 years old in Jerusalem.

Bernd Stange

German footballer and manager.

Born March 14th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Doberschau-Gaußig.

Joe Harper

Scottish footballer (born 1948).

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

Lluís Llach

Spanish singer, composer and songwriter.

Born May 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Girona.

Alexei Starobinski

Russian astrophysicist.

Born April 19th, 1948 in Moscow. ^[ref]

Died December 21st, 2023 at 75 years old in Moscow.

Séverine

French singer.

Born October 10th, 1948 (age 77 years) in 6th arrondissement of Paris.

Raymond Keene

English chess player, arbiter, organiser, journalist and author.

Born January 29th, 1948 (age 78 years) in London.

Ivan Yarygin

Soviet sport wrestler (1948–1997).

Born November 7th, 1948.

Died October 11th, 1997 at 48 years old (traffic collision).

Luciano Re Cecconi

Italian footballer (1948-1977).

Born December 1st, 1948 in Nerviano.

Died January 18th, 1977 at 28 years old in Rome.

Simon House

British musician.

Born August 29th, 1948 in Nottingham.

Died May 25th, 2025 at 76 years old ^[ref]

Jim McMillian

American basketball player (1948-2016).

Born March 11th, 1948 in Raeford.

Died May 16th, 2016 at 68 years old in Winston-Salem (heart failure). ^[ref]

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician.

Born December 6th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Düsseldorf.

Yōichi Masuzoe

Japanese politician.

Born November 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kitakyūshū-shi.

Tunde Kelani

Nigerian filmmaker.

Born February 26th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Lagos State.

Enrique Vila-Matas

Spanish writer.

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

Susan Meiselas

American photographer (born 1948).

Born June 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Baltimore.

Larry Reinhardt

American guitarist (1948–2012).

Born July 7th, 1948 in Florida.

Died January 2nd, 2012 at 63 years old (liver cirrhosis). ^[ref]

George Abela

Maltese politician (born 1948).

Born April 22nd, 1948 (age 78 years) in Qormi.

Liliana Abud

Mexican film and telenovela actress and screenwriter.

Born July 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Xalapa Municipality.

Calvin Russell

American musician (1948–2011).

Born November 1st, 1948 in Austin.

Died April 3rd, 2011 at 62 years old in Garfield (cancer). ^[ref]

Tälğät Tacetdin

Russian mufti and religious leader.

Born October 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Kazan.

Charles Maung Bo

Burmese roman catholic archbishop and cardinal.

Born October 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Myanmar.