Leo Sayer

British singer.

Born May 21st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Shoreham-by-Sea.

John Martyn

British musician (1948–2009).

Born September 11th, 1948 in New Malden.

Died January 29th, 2009 at 60 years old in St. Luke's General Hospital (pneumonia).

Jennifer O'Neill

American actress and model.

Born February 20th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

JoBeth Williams

American actress and television director.

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

A Martinez

American actor and singer.

Born September 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Glendale.

Vincent Schiavelli

American actor (1948–2005).

Born November 11th, 1948 in Brooklyn.

Died December 26th, 2005 at 57 years old in Polizzi Generosa (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Sgt. Slaughter

American professional wrestler.

Born August 27th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Detroit.

Marcia Strassman

American actress and singer (1948-2014).

Born April 28th, 1948 in New York City.

Died October 25th, 2014 at 66 years old in Sherman Oaks (breast cancer).

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948).

Born March 20th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Philadelphia.

Howard Dean

American politician (born 1948).

Born November 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in East Hampton.

Ian McEwan

British author (born 1948).

Born June 21st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Aldershot. ^[ref]

Joseph Marcell

Saint lucian actor.

Born August 18th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Castries.

Bill Ward

English drummer (born 1948).

Born May 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Birmingham.

Robert Jordan

American fantasy writer (1948–2007).

Born October 17th, 1948 in Charleston.

Died September 16th, 2007 at 58 years old in Charleston (amyloidosis). ^[ref]

Mercedes Ruehl

American actress.

Born February 28th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Queens.

Anant Nag

Indian actor, politician (born 1948).

Born September 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Shirali.

Chris de Burgh

Argentine - british-irish singer-songwriter and instrumentalist.

Born October 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Venado Tuerto.

Moushumi Chatterjee

Indian actress.

Born April 26th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Kolkata.

Saul Rubinek

Canadian actor and director (born 1948).

Born July 2nd, 1948 (age 77 years) in Föhrenwald displaced persons camp.

Yoshihide Suga

Prime minister of japan from 2020 to 2021.

Born December 6th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Akinomiya. ^[ref]

Nell Carter

American actress and singer (1948–2003).

Born September 13th, 1948 in Birmingham.

Died January 23rd, 2003 at 54 years old in Beverly Hills (diabetes).

Telma Hopkins

American actress and singer (born 1948).

Born October 28th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Louisville.

Saroj Khan

Indian dancer and choreographer (1948–2020).

Born November 22nd, 1948 in Mumbai.

Died July 3rd, 2020 at 71 years old in Mumbai (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Richard Masur

American actor.

Born November 20th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

John Ashton

American actor (1948–2024).

Born February 22nd, 1948 in Springfield.

Died September 26th, 2024 at 76 years old in Fort Collins (cancer). ^[ref]