Famous People Born in 1948

Birthdays 1 - 200 of 933

Jan 9 Cassie Gaines, American rock singer (Lynyrd Skynyrd), born in Miami, Oklahoma (d. 1977)
Jan 9 Paul King, British rock guitarist and banjo player (Mungo Jerry, 1970-72), born in Dagenham, Essex, England
Jan 9 Tim Hart, British folk-rock singer, guitaist, mandolin and dulcimer player (Steeleye Span, 1969-82 - "All Around My Hat"; "Gaudete"), born in Lincoln, England (d. 2009)
Jan 10 Bernard Thévenet, French cyclist, born in Saint-Julien-de-Civry, France

Donald Fagen (75 years old)

Jan 10 American rock vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter (Steely Dan - "Reelin' In The Years"; "Deacon Blue"), born in Passaic, New Jersey

Jan 10 Fayette Pinkney, American pop and disco singer (The Three Degrees, 1963-76 - "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)"; "When Will I See You Again?"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
Jan 10 Mischa Maisky, Latvian cellist, born in Riga, Latvia
Jan 11 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
Jan 11 Madeline Manning-Mimms, American athlete (Olympic gold 800m 1968), born in Cleveland, Ohio
Jan 11 Terry Goodkind, American epic fantasy novelist (The Sword of Truth), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2020)
Jan 11 Terry Williams, Welsh rock drummer (Man; Rockpile; Dire Straits, 1982-88), born in Swansea, Wales
Jan 12 Anthony Andrews, English actor (Under the Volcano), born in London, England
Jan 12 John Etheridge, British guitarist (Soft Machine), born in Lambeth, England
Jan 12 Kenny Allen, English footballer, born in Fenton, Michigan
Jan 12 Khalid Abdul Muhammed, American Nation of Islam spokesman, born in Houston, Texas (d. 2001)
Jan 12 William Nicholson, English writer, born in Lewes, United Kingdom
Jan 13 Gaj Singh, Maharaja of Jodhpur
Jan 13 Kenia Jayantilal, cricketer (5 at Kingston 71 his only inns for India)
Jan 14 Carl Weathers, American actor (Apollo Creed-Rocky), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 14 Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett, American musician and producer (Los Lobos; Sam Philips: BoDeans), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 15 Dini Petty, Canadian talk show host (CITY-TV), born in Kingston upon Thames, United Kingdom
Jan 15 Ronnie Van Zant, American rock musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd - "Gimme Three Steps"), born in Jacksonville, Florida (d. 1977)
Jan 15 Tommy Nolan, Canadian actor (Jody-Buckskin), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jan 16 Anatoli Yakovlevich Solovyov, Soviet cosmonaut (TM-5,9,15,26, STS 71), born in Riga, Latvia
Jan 16 Cliff Thorburn, Canadian champion snooker player, born in Victoria, British Columbia
Jan 16 Dalvanius Prime, New Zealand entertainer, born in Patea, New Zealand (d. 2002)

John Carpenter (75 years old)

Jan 16 American film director (Halloween, The Thing), born in Carthage, New York

Jan 16 Ruth Reichl, American magazine editor, born in Greenwich Village, New York
Jan 17 Alexander "Alec" Erwin, South African worker's union leader, born in Cape Town, South Africa
Jan 17 Anne Queffélec, French concert pianist, born in Paris, France
Jan 17 Mick Taylor, British rock guitarist (John Mayhall's Bluesbreakers, 1967-69; Rolling Stones, 1969-74 - "Brown Sugar", "Honky Tonk Woman"), born in Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Jan 19 Harvey Hinsley, British musician, born in Northampton, United Kingdom
Jan 20 Jerry Ross, American Air Force officer & NASA astronaut (STS 61B, 27, 37, 55, 74, sk:88), born in Crown Point, Indiana
Jan 20 Mel Pritchard, British progressive rock drummer (Barclay James Harvest), born in Oldham, Lancashire (d. 2004)
Jan 20 Nancy Kress, American science fiction writer, born in Buffalo, New york
Jan 20 Natan Sharansky, Israeli politician & human rights activist, born in Donetsk, Ukraine
Jan 22 Gilbert Levine, American orchestral conductor, born in Brooklyn, New York
Jan 22 Northern Calloway, American actor (d. 1990)
Jan 23 Anita Pointer, American pop and R&B singer (The Pointer Sisters - "He's So Shy"; "I'm So Excited"), born in Oakland, California (d. 2022)
Jan 23 Glenn Wheatley, Australian rock bassist (The Masters Apprentices), and talent manager (Little River Band; John Farnham), born in Nambour, Queensland, Australia (d. 2022)
Jan 24 Charlie Souza, American session and touring bass player and vocalist (Mudcrutch), born in Tampa, Florida
Jan 24 Elliott Abrams, American ass. secretary of state/supplied arms to the Contras, born in New York
Jan 24 Michael Des Barres, British rock singer (Detective; Power Station), actor (MacGyver; The New WKRP in Cincinnati), and radio DJ, born in Hove, England
Jan 24 Michio Kaku, American physicist, futurist, author (Physics of the Impossible; The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything), broadcaster, and peace activist, born in San Jose, California
Jan 25 Gueorgui Chichkine, Russian painter, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia
Jan 25 Ros Kelly, Australian politician, born in Sydney, Australia
Jan 26 (Laurence) "Corky" Laing, Canadian rock drummer and songwriter (Mountain, Cork), born in Montreal, Quebec
Jan 27 Chuck Larsen, American country-rockabilly singer and banjo player (Snuff - "Bad, Bad, Billy")
Jan 27 Kim Gardner, English rock bassist (Ashton, Gardner & Dyke), born in London (d. 2001)
Jan 27 Mikhail Baryshnikov, Russian-American ballet dancer,and choreographer (American Ballet Theater), and actor (The Turning Point; Sex In The City), born in Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union (now Latvia)
Jan 28 Bennie Thompson, American politician (Rep (D) Mississippi 1993-, Chair Jan 6 Committee), born in Bolton, Mississippi
Jan 28 Charles Taylor, President of Liberia (1997-2003), warlord and convicted war criminal, born in Arthington, Liberia
Jan 28 Mamoru Mohri, Japanese scientist and astronaut (STS 47, born in Yoichi-machi Hokkaido
Jan 29 Felice Taylor, American R&B singer (I Feel Love Comin' On), born in Richmond, California (d. 2017)
Jan 29 Marc Singer, Canadian-American actor (V, Dallas), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
Jan 29 Pat Kenny, Irish TV presenter & radio host
Jan 30 Akira Yoshino, Japanese chemist (lithium-ion battery), 2019 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, born in Suita, Japan
Jan 30 Nicholas Broomfield, English documentary film director (Dark Obsession, Heidi Fleiss), born in London, United Kingdom
Jan 30 Paul Magee, Provisional IRA member, born in Belfast, Ireland
Jan 31 Muneo Suzuki, Japanese politician, born in Hokkaido, Japan
Feb 1 Debbie Austin, American golfer (7 LPGA Tour wins), born in Oneida, New York

Rick James (1948-2004)

Feb 1 American funk musician ("Super Freak"), born in Buffalo New York

Feb 2 Alan McKay, rocker (Earth Wind & Fire-Boogie Wonderland)

Ina Garten (75 years old)

Feb 2 American author and TV cooking show host (Barefoot Contessa, Food Network), born in Brooklyn, New York

Feb 2 Jessica Savitch, American broadcast journalist and pioneering female news anchor (NBC Weekend), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1983)
Feb 2 Tony DeMeur, rocker (Fabulous Poodles-Anna Rexia, Suicide Bridge)
Feb 3 Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, East Timor politician, Nobel Peace laureate
Feb 3 Henning Mankell, Swedish playwright and author (Wallander novels), born in Stockholm (d. 2015)

Alice Cooper (75 years old)

Feb 4 American theatrical rock singer and songwriter ("School's Out"; "Welcome To My Nightmare"), born in Detroit, Michigan

Feb 4 Marguerite "Marge" Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Queens, New York (d. 1996)
Feb 4 Mary Ann Ganser, American pop singer (The Shangri-Las - "Leader of the Pack"), born in Queens, New York (d. 1970)
Feb 4 Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982)
Feb 4 Robert Coover, novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
Feb 4 Rod Grams, American TV anchor and politician (Senator-R-Minnesota 1995-2001, Rep-R-Minnesota 1993-95), born in Princeton, Minnesota (d. 2013)
Feb 4 Tamás Wichmann, Hungarian sprint canoeist (World C'ship gold x 9; Olympic silver C-1 1000m 1972, C-2 1000m 1968; bronze C-1 1000m 1976), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 2020)
Feb 5 Barbara Hershey [Herzstein], American actress (Stuntman, Shy People), born in Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 5 Christopher Guest, American actor (SNL, 1984-85; This is Spinal Tap; The Princess Bride), and filmmaker (Best In Show; Waiting for Huffman), born in NYC, New York
Feb 5 David Denny, American rock guitar player (Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra), born in Berkeley, California
Feb 5 Elco Brinkman, Dutch politician, born in Dirksland, Netherlands
Feb 5 Errol Morris, American documentary film director (The Thin Blue Line, The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara), born in Hewlett, New York
Feb 5 Nigel Tufnel, British fictional heavy metal guitarist (Spinal Tap), born in Squatney, East London, England
Feb 5 Sven-Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager & player, born in Sunne, Sweden
Feb 5 Tom Wilkinson, English actor, born in West Yorkshire, England
Feb 6 José Luis Capón, Spanish soccer defender (13 caps; Atlético Madrid, 200 games), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 2020)
Feb 7 David Campbell, Canadian composer (worked with Adele, Justin Timberlake), born in Toronto
Feb 7 Jimmy Greenspoon, American session and touring rock organist (Three Dog Night - "Joy to the World"), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2015)
Feb 8 "England" Dan [Seals], American pop and country singer (England Dan & John Ford Coley - "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight"), born in McCamey, Texas (d. 2009)
Feb 8 Lynda Lyon Block, American convicted murderer (d. 2002)
Feb 10 Conrad Cummings, American classical composer, born in San Francisco, California
Feb 10 Luis Donaldo Colosio, Mexican politician (d. 1994)
Feb 11 Lynn Goldsmith, American photographer, filmmaker, recording artist, and album cover designer (Grand Funk Railroad; Patti Smith; Frank Zappa; Paul Simon), born in Detroit Michigan
Feb 11 Susan Bernard, American author, actress (Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!) Playboy playmate (Dec, 1966), born in Los Angeles, California
Feb 11 Vangelis Kordompoulis, Greek jazz pianist, composer, and music educator, born in Patras, Greece
Feb 12 Raymond Kurzweil, American inventor and author (Kurzweil reading machine, text-to-speech synthesis), born in NYC, New York
Feb 13 Allan Legere, Canadian serial killer (Monster of the Miramichi), born in Chatham, Canada
Feb 14 (John) Jackie Martling, American comedian and gag writer known as "Jackie the Jokeman" (Howard Stern Show, 1983-2001), born in Mineola, Long Island, New York
Feb 14 (Wladimir) "Wally Tax", Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (The Outsiders; Tax Free), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 2005)
Feb 14 Pat O'Brien, American broadcaster (CBS Sports; Entertainment Tonight; The Insider), born in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Teller (75 years old)

Feb 14 American magician (Penn & Teller) and illusionist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Feb 15 Art Spiegelman, American cartoonist
Feb 15 Ron "Penguin" Cey, American MLB 3rd baseman (LA Dodgers), born in Tacoma, Washington
Feb 16 Eckhart Tolle, German-born author (The Power of Now) and spiritual teacher, born in Lünen, Germany
Feb 16 Séamus Brennan, Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Minister, born in Salthill, Galway, Ireland (d. 2008)
Feb 17 José José [José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz], Mexican singer and actor, known as 'The Prince of Song', born in Mexico City, Mexico (d. 2019)
Feb 17 Rick Majerus, American college basketball coach (5 × WAC Coach of the Year; Uni of Utah), born in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin (d. 2012)
Feb 18 Bruce Francis, Australian cricketer (Australian opener in 3 Tests 1972), born in Mosman, Australia
Feb 18 Carolyn B. Maloney, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
Feb 18 Keith Knudsen, American drummer, vocalist and songwriter (Doobie Brothers), born in Le Mars, Iowa (d. 2005)
Feb 18 Sinead Cusack, Irish actress (Waterland, Revenge), born in Dalkey, Ireland
Feb 18 Tony Anselmo, American animator & cartoon voice actor, born in Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 19 Byron K. Lichtenburg, American astronaut (STS 9, STS 45), born in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Feb 19 John Minton [Big John Studd], American pro wrestler (Royal Rumble 1989), born in Butler, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
Feb 19 Mark Andes, American rock bassist (Spirit, 1968-74, 84, 89; Firefall, 1976-79; Heart, 1982-92), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 19 Pim Fortuyn, Dutch politician (d. 2002)
Feb 19 Tony Iommi, American rock guitarist (Black Sabbath - "Paranoid"; "Iron Man"), born in Birmingham, England
Feb 20 A C Fabian, astronomer
Feb 20 Barry Wordsworth, British conductor (BBC Concert Orchestra; Royal Ballet Orchestra), born in Worcester Park, Surrey, England
Feb 20 Billy Zoom [Stuart Kindell], American punk rock guitarist (X), born in Savanna, Illinois
Feb 20 John Browne, group chief executive, British Petroleum Company
Feb 21 Larry Ragland, American comedian (Keep on Truckin'), born in Richmond, Virginia
Feb 21 Mel James, Welsh rugby league front rower (11 caps Wales; St. Helens RLFC) and rugby union prop (Swansea RFC), born in Resolven, Wales (d. 2022)
Feb 22 Dennis Awtrey, American NBA center (Chicago Bulls, Suns), born in Hollywood, California
Feb 22 John Ashton, American actor, born in Springfield, Massachusetts
Feb 23 Bill Alexander, theatre director
Feb 23 Doug Moench, American comic book writer
Feb 23 Steve Priest, English rock bassist and vocalist (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England (d. 2020)
Feb 23 Trevor Cherry, English soccer defender (27 caps; Leeds United, Huddersfield Town, Bradford City) and manager (Bradford City), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2020)
Feb 24 Dennis Waterman, English stage and screen actor (Fair Exchange; Minder; The Sweeney), and singer, born in Clapham, London, England (d. 2022)
Feb 24 Jayaram Jayalalitha, Indian actress and politician, chief minister of Tamil Nadu, born in Mysore State (d. 2016)
Feb 24 Neil Hubbard, British guitarist (Juicy Lucy; Jesus Christ Superstar)
Feb 24 Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett, English jurist and Labour politician who was Minister of State for Northern Ireland (1976-79), born in London (d. 2018) [1]
Feb 24 Tim Staffell, English rock musician (Smile), born in London
Feb 24 Walter Smith, Scottish football manager (Rangers, Everton; Scotland 2004-07), born in Lanark, Scotland (d. 2021)
Feb 25 Aldo Busi, Italian writer
Feb 25 Danny Denzongpa, Indian actor
Feb 25 G B Warren, British biochemist
Feb 25 Joe Mays, American character actor (Mr. Saturday Night; The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Little Rock, Arkansas (d. 1994)
Feb 26 Priscilla Lopez, American actress (In the Beginning, Kay O'Brien), born in the Bronx, New York
Feb 27 Eddie Gray, American rock guitarist (Tommy James & the Shondells - "Crystal Blue Persuasion"), born in Niles, Michigan

Bernadette Peters (75 years old)

Feb 28 American Tony Award-winning stage and screen actress and singer (Sunday in the Park with George; The Jerk; Pennies From Heaven), and author, born in Queens, New York

Feb 28 Mercedes Ruehl, American Tony and Academy Award-winning stage and screen actress (Lost in Yonkers; The Fisher King; Crazy People), born in Queens, New York
Feb 28 Mike Figgis, British film director and screenwriter (Leaving Las Vegas), born in Carlisle, England
Feb 28 Willie Donnell Smith, American fashion designer (WilliWear), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1987)
Feb 29 Jirō Akagawa, Japanese novelist (Ghost Train), born in Fukuoka, Japan
Feb 29 Nikolai Pimenov, Russian rower (World C'ship gold coxless pairs 1981, 85, 86; Olympic silver 1976), born in Moscow, Russia
Feb 29 Patricia [Anne] McKillip, American sci-fi author (Fool's Run)
Feb 29 Yuri Pimenov, Russian rower (World C'ship gold coxless pairs 1981, 85, 86; Olympic silver 1976), born in Moscow, Russia
Mar 1 Burning Spear [Winston Rodney], Jamaican reggae singer
Mar 1 Norman Connors, American jazz drummer, composer, and arranger ("You Are My Starship"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1 Richard Festinger, American guitarist, pianist, and classical music composer (Between Thought and Thing; Le Pianiste), born in Newton, Massachusetts
Mar 2 Jeff Kennett, Australian politician
Mar 2 Larry Carlton, American jazz and rock session and touring guitarist (Crusaders; Joni Mitchell; Steely Dan), born in Torrance, California
Mar 2 Rory Gallagher, Irish rock and blues guitarist and songwriter ("Born on the Wrong Side of Time"), born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1995)
Mar 3 Byron MacGregor, newscaster
Mar 3 Reed Hundt, FCC chairman
Mar 3 Terence "Snowy" White, British rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy, 1980-82; Roger Waters), born in Barnstaple, Devon, England
Mar 4 Chris Squire, British progressive rock bassist, founding and longest serving member of Yes, 1969-2014 ("The Fish (Schindleria Praematurus)"), born in Kingsbury, London, England (d. 2015)
Mar 4 James Ellroy, American crime writer (L.A. Confidential), born in Los Angeles, California
Mar 4 Jean O'Leary, American gay and lesbian rights activist and politician (d. 2005)
Mar 4 Leron Lee, American MLB player, born in Bakersfield, California
Mar 4 Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, New Zealand-born Australian wrongly convicted of killing her baby Azaria, born in Whakatāne, New Zealand
Mar 4 Shakin' Stevens [Michael Barrett], Welsh rock singer ("This Ole House"; "Oh Julie"; "You Drive Me Crazy"), born in Cardiff, Wales
Mar 4 Tom Grieve, American MLB player, born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Mar 5 (Edmond) "Eddy" Grant, Guyanese–British reggae singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist ("Electric Avenue"), born in Plaisance, British Guiana
Mar 5 Elaine Paige, British musical theater singer and actress (Evita; Sunset Boulevard), born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England
Mar 5 Jacques Kloes, Dutch rock singer (Dizzy Man's Band - "The Show"; "Matter of Facts"), born in Heemskerk, Holland (d. 2015)
Mar 5 Paquirri, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984)
Mar 5 Richard Hickox, British organist, musical director, and conductor (City of London Sinfonia,,1971-2008; London Symphony Chorus from 1976-91), born in Stokenchurch in Buckinghamshire, England (d. 2008)
Mar 6 James FCS "Jim" Woude, cartoonist
Mar 8 Jethro [Geoffrey Rowe], British stand-up comedian (This Train Don't Stop Camborne Wednesdays), born in St Buryan, Cornwall, England (d. 2021)
Mar 8 Little Peggy March [Margaret Battavio], American pop vocalist ("I Will Follow Him"), born in Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Mar 9 Christopher "Chris" Thompson, British singer and guitarist (Manfred Mann's Earth Band - "Blinded By the Light"), born in Ashford, Kent
Mar 9 Emma Bonino, Italian politician, Senator for Rome, born in Bra, Italy
Mar 9 Jaime Lyn Bauer, American actress (Young & Restless, Centerfold Girls), born in Phoenix, Arizona
Mar 9 Jeffrey Osborne, American soul singer-songwriter ("On the Wings of Love"), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Mar 9 Jimmie Fadden, American singer (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band), born in Long Beach, California
Mar 10 Austin Carr, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1974; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1972; Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Washington D.C.
Mar 10 Ed Grundy, American rocker (Bloodrock)
Mar 10 Jean-Pierre Adams, French soccer centre-back (22 caps; Nîmes, Nice, Paris Saint-Germain), born in Dakar, Senegal (d. 2021)
Mar 11 César Gerónimo, Dominican baseball player
Mar 11 Dominique Sanda [Varaigne], French actress (The Conformist, 1900, First Love), born in Paris, France
Mar 11 George Kooymans, Dutch rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Golden Earring - "Radar Love"), born in The Hague, Netherlands
Mar 11 Jan Schelhaas, English musician (Caravan, Camel), born in Liverpool
Mar 11 Roy Barnes, 80th Governor of Georgia

About 1948

How Old? 74 or 75 years old
Generation: Baby Boomer

Chinese Zodiac: Rat (Feb 10, 1948 - Jan 28, 1949),
Pig (Jan 22, 1947 - Feb 9, 1948)

On This Day