Rudolf Schenker

German rock guitarist.

Born August 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hildesheim.

Cassie Gaines

American singer (1948–1977).

Born January 9th, 1948 in Seneca.

Died October 20th, 1977 at 29 years old in Gillsburg (aviation accident).

Merry Clayton

American musician.

Born December 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Gert Town.

Art Spiegelman

American cartoonist and writer (born 1948).

Born February 15th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Stockholm.

Ian Paice

British rock drummer.

Born June 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Nottingham.

Mimi Kennedy

American actress.

Born September 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Rochester.

Rudy Tomjanovich

American basketball player and coach.

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

Protima Bedi

Indian model and dancer (1948-1998).

Born October 12th, 1948 in Delhi.

Died August 18th, 1998 at 49 years old in Pithoragarh.

James Ellroy

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist.

Born March 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Bud Cort

American actor.

Born March 29th, 1948 in Rye.

Died February 11th, 2026 at 77 years old in Norwalk (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Nicholas Soames

British politician.

Born February 12th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Croydon.

Bruce Vilanch

American comedy writer, head writer for the oscars.

Born November 23rd, 1948 (age 77 years) in New York City.

Kenney Jones

English drummer.

Born September 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Stepney.

Marcello Lippi

Italian association football player and manager.

Born April 12th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Viareggio. ^[ref]

Anthony Andrews

British actor.

Born January 12th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Finchley.

Bernard-Henri Lévy

French film director and philosopher.

Born November 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Beni Saf.

Susan Blakely

American actress.

Born September 7th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Frankfurt am Main.

Marcia Barrett

Singer.

Born October 14th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Saint Catherine Parish.

Sérgio Vieira de Mello

Brazilian un diplomat and humanitarian aid officer (1948–2003).

Born March 15th, 1948 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died August 19th, 2003 at 55 years old in Baghdad.

Dino Bravo

Canadian professional wrestler.

Born August 6th, 1948 in Campobasso.

Died March 10th, 1993 at 44 years old in Laval.

Julia Donaldson

English children's writer.

Born September 16th, 1948 (age 77 years) in London.

Lynda Bellingham

British actress (1948-2014).

Born May 31st, 1948 in Montreal.

Died October 19th, 2014 at 66 years old in London (colorectal cancer).

Jeremy Spencer

British musician.

Born July 4th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hartlepool.

Farooq Sheikh

Indian actor (1948-2013).

Born March 25th, 1948 in Amroli.

Died December 28th, 2013 at 65 years old (myocardial infarction).

Svetlana Aleksievich

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer.

Born May 31st, 1948 (age 77 years) in Ivano-Frankivsk.