Steve Winwood

English musician.

Born May 12th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Birmingham.

Barbara Hershey

American actress.

Born February 5th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Hollywood.

Linda McMahon

25th administrator of the small business administration and professional wrestling magnate.

Born October 4th, 1948 (age 76 years) in New Bern. ^[ref]

Jaya Bachchan

Indian politician and actress.

Born April 9th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Jabalpur.

Terry Pratchett

English fantasy author, humorist, and satirist (1948–2015).

Born April 28th, 1948 in Beaconsfield. ^[ref]

Died March 12th, 2015 at 66 years old in Broad Chalke (Alzheimer's disease, Posterior cortical atrophy). ^[ref]

William Gibson

American-canadian speculative fiction novelist and founder of the cyberpunk subgenre.

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

Jean Reno

French actor.

Born July 30th, 1948 (age 76 years) in Casablanca.

Nick Drake

British singer-songwriter.

Born June 19th, 1948 in Yangon. ^[ref]

Died November 25th, 1974 at 26 years old in Tanworth-in-Arden (drug overdose). ^[ref]

Bonnie Bedelia

American actress (born 1948).

Born March 25th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Manhattan.

Ronnie Van Zant

American singer and founding member of lynyrd skynyrd (1948–1977).

Born January 15th, 1948 in Jacksonville.

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