Jeff Baxter

American guitarist.

Born December 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Washington, D.C..

Esther Hicks

American writer.

Born March 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Coalville.

Klaus Meine

German singer.

Born May 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hanover.

Artimus Pyle

American musician.

Born July 15th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Louisville.

Rick Parfitt

British rock musician (1948–2016).

Born October 12th, 1948 in Woking.

Died December 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Marbella (sepsis).

Tom Wolf

Governor of pennsylvania from 2015 to 2023.

Born November 17th, 1948 (age 77 years) in York. ^[ref]

Lynne Thigpen

American actress (1948–2003).

Born December 22nd, 1948 in Joliet.

Died March 12th, 2003 at 54 years old in Marina del Rey (cerebral hemorrhage).

Jay Thomas

Actor, radio talk show host, businessman.

Born July 12th, 1948 in Kermit. ^[ref]

Died August 24th, 2017 at 69 years old in Santa Barbara (cancer). ^[ref]

Daphne Maxwell Reid

American actress, comedian and former model.

Born July 13th, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Luiz Felipe Scolari

Brazilian association football player and manager.

Born November 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Passo Fundo.

Pamela Des Barres

American groupie, author, and magazine writer.

Born September 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Reseda.

Ian McElhinney

Northern irish actor, director.

Born August 19th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Belfast.

José José

Mexican singer (1948–2019).

Born February 17th, 1948 in Mexico City, Clavería. ^[ref]

Died September 28th, 2019 at 71 years old in Homestead (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

David Hayman

Scottish film, television and stage actor and director.

Born February 9th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Glasgow.

Raffi

Canadian singer-songwriter and children's advocate.

Born July 8th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Cairo.

Eddy Grant

Guyana born british reggae musician.

Born March 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Plaisance.

David Davis

British conservative party politician (born 1948).

Born December 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in York.

Karen Wetterhahn

American chemist (1948–1997).

Born October 16th, 1948 in Plattsburgh.

Died June 8th, 1997 at 48 years old in Lyme (mercury poisoning).

Marc Singer

Canadian-american actor.

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

Pamela Chopra

Indian playback singer and film producer.

Born February 19th, 1948 in Lahore. ^[ref]

Died April 20th, 2023 at 75 years old in Mumbai (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Sauli Niinistö

President of finland since 2012.

Born August 24th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Salo. ^[ref]

Persis Khambatta

Indian actress (1948-1998).

Born October 2nd, 1948 in Mumbai.

Died August 18th, 1998 at 49 years old in Mumbai (myocardial infarction).

Errol Morris

American filmmaker and writer (born 1948).

Born February 5th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Hewlett.

Carol Drinkwater

British actress and author.

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

Dan Simmons

American novelist (1948–2026).

Born April 4th, 1948 in Peoria.

Died February 21st, 2026 at 77 years old in Longmont. ^[ref]