Birthdays In History 1948

1948 Devlet Bahçeli Turkish economist academic and politician 57th Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

1948 Dick Quax New Zealand runner and politician (d. 2018)

1948 Pavel Grachev Russian general and politician 1st Russian Minister of Defence (d. 2012)

1948 Ian Nankervis Australian footballer

1948 Kostas Davourlis Greek footballer (d. 1992)

1948 Cissé Mariam Kaïdama Sidibé Malian civil servant and politician Prime Minister of Mali

1948 Ted Lange American actor director and screenwriter

1948 Guy Gardner American colonel and astronaut

1948 Dayle Hadlee New Zealand cricketer

1948 Kenny Loggins American singer-songwriter

1948 Gillies MacKinnon Scottish director and screenwriter

1948 Bill Cowsill American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006)

1948 Jan Tomaszewski Polish footballer manager and politician

1948 Remu Aaltonen Finnish musician

1948 Bernard Thévenet French cyclist and sportscaster

1948 Fritz Bohla German footballer and manager

1948 Joe Harper Scottish footballer and manager

1948 Madeline Manning American runner and coach

1948 Wajima Hiroshi Japanese sumo wrestler the 54th Yokozuna (d. 2018)

1948 Terry Williams Welsh drummer

1948 Kenny Allen English footballer

1948 Anthony Andrews English actor and producer

1948 Gordon Campbell Canadian educator and politician 34th Premier of British Columbia

1948 Brendan Foster English runner and sportscaster

1948 William Nicholson English author and screenwriter

1948 Gaj Singh Indian lawyer and politician

1948 T Bone Burnett American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1948 Muhriz of Negeri Sembilan Yamtuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan

1948 Carl Weathers American football player and actor

1948 Ronnie Van Zant American singer-songwriter (d. 1977)

1948 Ants Laaneots Estonian general

1948 Cliff Thorburn Canadian snooker player

1948 Ruth Reichl American journalist and critic

1948 Davíð Oddsson Icelandic politician 21st Prime Minister of Iceland

1948 Nancy Lynch American computer scientist and academic

1948 Frank McKenna Canadian politician and diplomat 27th Premier of New Brunswick

1948 Mal Reilly English rugby league player and coach

1948 Nancy Kress American author and academic

1948 Natan Sharansky Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and politician Deputy Prime Minister of Israel

1948 Zygmunt Kukla Polish footballer (d. 2016)

1948 Hugo Tocalli Argentine footballer

1948 Gilbert Levine American conductor and academic

1948 Anita Pointer American R&B/soul singer-songwriter (d. 2022)

1948 Michael Des Barres the 26th Marquis Des Barres English musician actor and DJ

1948 Ros Kelly Australian educator and politician 1st Australian Minister for Defence Science and Personnel

1948 Georgy Shishkin Russian painter and illustrator

1948 Alda Facio Costa Rican jurist writer and teacher

1948 Raymond Keene English chess player and author

1948 Cristina Saralegui Cuban-American journalist actress and talk show host

1948 Volkmar Groß German footballer (d. 2014)

1948 Muneo Suzuki Japanese politician

1948 Al McKay American guitarist songwriter and producer

1948 Roger Williamson English race car driver (d. 1973)

1948 Henning Mankell Swedish author and playwright (d. 2015)

1948 Mienoumi Tsuyoshi Japanese sumo wrestler

1948 Dan Seals American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

1948 Guy Standing English economist and academic

1948 Kitten Natividad Mexican-American actress and dancer (d. 2022)

1948 Pat O'Brien American journalist and author

1948 Wally Tax Dutch singer-songwriter (d. 2005)

1948 Art Spiegelman Swedish-American cartoonist and critic

1948 Kaiketsu Masateru Japanese sumo wrestler and coach (d. 2014)

1948 José José Mexican singer-songwriter producer and actor (d. 2019)

1948 Mark Andes American singer-songwriter and bass player

1948 Pim Fortuyn Dutch sociologist academic and politician (d. 2002)

1948 Tony Iommi English guitarist and songwriter

1948 Pierre Bouchard Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1948 Jennifer O'Neill American model and actress

1948 Bill Slayback American baseball player and singer (d. 2015)

1948 Bill Alexander English director and producer

1948 Trevor Cherry English footballer (d. 2020)

1948 Steve Priest English singer-songwriter and bass player (d. 2020)

1948 Jayalalithaa Indian actress and politician 16th Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (d. 2016)

1948 Dennis Waterman English actor (d. 2022)

1948 Steven Chu American physicist and politician 12th United States Secretary of Energy Nobel Prize laureate

1948 Mercedes Ruehl American actress

1948 Hermione Lee English author critic and academic

1948 Manoel Maria Brazilian footballer

1948 Patricia A. McKillip American author

1948 Larry Carlton American guitarist and songwriter

1948 Rory Gallagher Irish singer-songwriter guitarist and producer (d. 1995)

1948 Jeff Kennett Australian journalist and politician 43rd Premier of Victoria

1948 Carmen Lawrence Australian politician 25th Premier of Western Australia

1948 Snowy White English guitarist

1948 Steve Wilhite American computer scientist developer of the GIF image format at CompuServe in 1987 (d. 2022)

1948 Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton New Zealand-Australian author

1948 James Ellroy American writer

1948 Tom Grieve American baseball player manager and sportscaster

1948 Mike Moran English musician songwriter and record producer

1948 Jean O'Leary American nun and activist (d. 2005)

1948 Chris Squire English singer-songwriter and bass guitarist (d. 2015)

1948 Shakin' Stevens British singer-songwriter

1948 Paquirri Spanish bullfighter (d. 1984)

1948 Eddy Grant Guyanese-British singer-songwriter and musician

1948 Richard Hickox English conductor and scholar (d. 2008)

1948 Elaine Paige English singer and actress

1948 Jan van Beveren Dutch footballer and coach (d. 2011)

1948 Mel Galley English rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008)

1948 Jonathan Sacks English rabbi philosopher and scholar (d. 2020)

1948 Emma Bonino Italian politician Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1948 Eric Fischl American painter and sculptor

1948 Jeffrey Osborne American singer and drummer

1948 Austin Carr American basketball player

1948 Roy Barnes American politician 80th Governor of Georgia

1948 Virginia Bottomley Scottish social worker and politician Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport

1948 Kent Conrad American politician

1948 Tom Coburn American physician and politician (d. 2020)

1948 Billy Crystal American actor director producer and screenwriter

1948 Theo Jansen Dutch sculptor

1948 Kate Bornstein American author and activist

1948 Sérgio Vieira de Mello Brazilian diplomat (d. 2003)

1948 Michael Owen Bruce American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Richard Desjardins Canadian singer-songwriter and director

1948 Catherine Quéré French politician

1948 William Gibson American-Canadian author and screenwriter

1948 Alex MacDonald Scottish footballer and manager

1948 Guy Lapointe Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1948 Brian Lloyd Welsh footballer

1948 Eknath Solkar Indian cricketer (d. 2005)

1948 David Schnitter American saxophonist and educator

1948 John de Lancie American actor

1948 Nikos Papazoglou Greek singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2011)

1948 Scott Fahlman American computer scientist and academic

1948 Wolf Blitzer American journalist

1948 Wasim Bari Pakistani cricketer

1948 Marie Malavoy German-Canadian educator and politician

1948 Bonnie Bedelia American actress

1948 Michael Stanley American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)

1948 Kyung-wha Chung South Korean violinist and educator

1948 Richard Tandy English pianist and keyboard player

1948 Jens-Peter Bonde Danish lawyer and politician (d. 2021)

1948 Janice Lynde American actress

1948 Milan Williams American keyboard player (d. 2006)

1948 Bud Cort American actor director and screenwriter

1948 Barbara Clare Foley American author and educator

1948 Piet Souer Dutch record producer songwriter and arranger

1948 Nigel Jones Baron Jones of Cheltenham English computer programmer and politician

1948 Eddie Jordan Irish racing driver and team owner founded Jordan Grand Prix

1948 Mervyn King English economist and academic

1948 Jim "Dandy" Mangrum American rock singer

1948 Gary Doer Canadian politician and diplomat 20th Premier of Manitoba

1948 Rhea Perlman American actress

1948 Gustaaf Van Cauter Belgian cyclist

1948 Javier Irureta Spanish footballer and manager

1948 Peter Law Welsh politician and independent Member of Parliament (d. 2006)

1948 Roald Als Danish author and illustrator

1948 Dimitris Mitropanos Greek singer (d. 2012)

1948 Daniel Okrent American journalist and author

1948 Joan D. Vinge American author

1948 Arlette Cousture Canadian author and screenwriter

1948 Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Dutch academic politician and diplomat 11th Secretary General of NATO

1948 Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck German footballer

1948 Carlos Salinas de Gortari Mexican economist and politician 53rd President of Mexico

1948 Abdullah Öcalan Turkish activist

1948 Berry Oakley American bass player (d. 1972)

1948 Richard Parsons American lawyer and businessman

1948 Dan Simmons American author

1948 Derek Thompson Northern Irish actor

1948 Pick Withers English drummer

1948 Pierre-Albert Chapuisat Swiss footballer

1948 Dave Holland English drummer (d. 2018)

1948 Roy McFarland English footballer and manager

1948 John Oates American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1948 Arnie Robinson American athlete (d. 2020)

1948 Barbara Young Baroness Young of Old Scone Scottish academic and politician

1948 Jaya Bachchan Indian actress and politician

1948 Tito Gómez Puerto Rican salsa singer (d. 2007)

1948 Michel Parizeau Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1948 Patty Pravo Italian singer

1948 Jeremy Beadle English television host and producer (d. 2008)

1948 Joschka Fischer German academic and politician

1948 Christos Iakovou Greek weightlifter

1948 Marcello Lippi Italian footballer manager and coach

1948 Nam Hae-il South Korean admiral

1948 Drago Jančar Slovenian author and playwright

1948 Mikhail Shufutinsky Soviet and Russian singer actor TV presenter

1948 Reg Alcock Canadian businessman and politician 17th Canadian President of the Treasury Board (d. 2011)

1948 Régis Wargnier French director producer and screenwriter

1948 Gary Condit American businessman and politician

1948 Paul Davis American singer-songwriter and musician (d. 2008)

1948 Josef Flammer Swiss ophthalmologist

1948 Dieter Fromm German runner

1948 John Pritchard English bishop

1948 Pascal Quignard French author and screenwriter

1948 Serge Thériault Canadian actor

1948 Paul Cellucci American soldier and politician 69th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 2013)

1948 Eliana Gil Ecuadorian-American psychiatrist therapist and author

1948 Mike Selvey English cricketer and sportscaster

1948 Yu Shyi-kun Taiwanese politician 39th Premier of the Republic of China

1948 Frank Abagnale Jr. American security consultant and criminal

1948 Josef Hickersberger Austrian footballer coach and manager

1948 Kate Pierson American singer-songwriter and bass player

1948 Marcia Strassman American actress and singer (d. 2014)

1948 Bruce Cutler American lawyer

1948 Wayne Kramer American guitarist and singer-songwriter

1948 Pierre Pagé Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1948 Margit Papp Hungarian athlete

1948 Györgyi Balogh Hungarian sprinter

1948 Patricia Hill Collins American sociologist and scholar

1948 Larry Gatlin American singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1948 Denis Cosgrove British-American academic and geographer (d. 2008)

1948 Chris Mulkey American actor

1948 Alison Britton English sculptor and educator

1948 Hurley Haywood American race car driver

1948 King George Tupou V of Tonga (d. 2012)

1948 Bella van der Spiegel-Hage Dutch cyclist

1948 Bill Ward English drummer and songwriter

1948 Frankie Librán Puerto Rican-American baseball player (d. 2013)

1948 Steve Braun American baseball player and coach

1948 Stephen Stohn American-Canadian lawyer and producer

1948 Jack Cantoni French rugby player (d. 2013)

1948 Nirj Deva Sri Lankan-English politician

1948 Lindsay Crouse American actress

1948 Dave Heineman American captain and politician 39th Governor of Nebraska

1948 Richard Riehle American actor

1948 Steve Winwood English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist

1948 Sheila Jeffreys English-Australian political scientist author and academic

1948 Dean Meminger American basketball player and coach (d. 2013)

1948 Timothy Stevenson English lawyer and politician Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

1948 Bob Woolmer Indian-English cricketer and coach (d. 2007)

1948 Kate Bornstein American author playwright performance artist and gender theorist

1948 Yutaka Enatsu Japanese baseball player

1948 Brian Eno English singer-songwriter keyboard player and producer

1948 Kathleen Sebelius American politician 44th Governor of Kansas

1948 Jesper Christensen Danish actor director and producer

1948 Judy Finnigan English talk show host and author

1948 Enrico Fumia Italian automobile and product designer

1948 Jimmy Hood Scottish engineer and politician (d. 2017)

1948 Emma Georgina Rothschild English historian and academic

1948 Staf Van Roosbroeck Belgian cyclist

1948 Dick Gaughan Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Grace Jones Jamaican-American singer-songwriter producer and actress

1948 Elizabeth Buchan English author and critic

1948 Joe Camilleri Maltese-Australian singer-songwriter and saxophonist

1948 Jonathan Hyde Australian-English actor

1948 Denis MacShane Scottish journalist and politician UK Minister of State for Europe

1948 Leo Sayer English-Australian singer-songwriter and musician

1948 Tomás Sánchez Cuban painter and engraver

1948 Nedumudi Venu Indian actor and screenwriter (d. 2021)

1948 Myriam Boyer French actress director and producer

1948 Richard Dembo French director and screenwriter (d. 2004)

1948 Bülent Arınç Turkish lawyer and politician Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey

1948 Marianne Elliott Northern Irish historian author and academic

1948 Klaus Meine German rock singer-songwriter

1948 Wubbo de Boer Dutch civil servant (d. 2017)

1948 Pete Sears English bass player

1948 Morning Glory Zell-Ravenheart American occultist and author (d. 2014)

1948 Michael Field Australian politician 38th Premier of Tasmania

1948 Pierre Rapsat Belgian singer and songwriter (d. 2002)

1948 Michael Berkeley English composer and radio host

1948 Keith Gull English microbiologist and academic

1948 Johan De Muynck Belgian former professional road racing cyclist

1948 Michael Piller American screenwriter and producer (d. 2005)

1948 David Thorpe Australian rules footballer

1948 Svetlana Alexievich Belarusian journalist and author Nobel Prize laureate

1948 Martin Hannett English bass player guitarist and record producer (d. 1991)

1948 Duncan Hunter American lieutenant lawyer and politician

1948 Jerry Mathers American actor

1948 Jan Reker Dutch footballer and manager

1948 Bob Champion English jockey

1948 Sandra Post Canadian golfer and sportscaster

1948 Jürgen Sparwasser German footballer and manager

1948 Arlene Harris American entrepreneur inventor investor and policy advocate

1948 Jim Bailey American football player

1948 Gudrun Schyman Swedish social worker and politician

1948 Dave Cash American baseball player and coach

1948 Lalu Prasad Yadav Indian politician 20th Chief Minister of Bihar

1948 Hans Binder Austrian race car driver

1948 Herbert Meyer German footballer

1948 Len Wein American comic book writer and editor (d. 2017)

1948 Garnet Bailey Canadian-American ice hockey player and scout (d. 2001)

1948 Joe Roth American director and producer co-founded Morgan Creek Productions

1948 Laurence Yep American author and playwright

1948 Mike Holmgren American football player and coach

1948 Alan Huckle English politician and diplomat Governor of Anguilla

1948 Henry McLeish Scottish footballer academic and politician 2nd First Minister of Scotland

1948 Ron LeFlore American baseball player and manager

1948 Dave Concepción Venezuelan baseball player and manager

1948 Jacqueline Jones American historian and academic

1948 Aurelio López Mexican baseball player and politician (d. 1992)

1948 Karol Sikora English physician and academic

1948 Philip Jackson English actor

1948 Sherry Turkle American academic psychologist and sociologist

1948 Nick Drake English singer-songwriter (d. 1974)

1948 Phylicia Rashad American actress

1948 Cirilo Flores American bishop (d. 2014)

1948 Alan Longmuir Scottish bass player and songwriter (d. 2018)

1948 Ludwig Scotty Nauruan politician 10th President of Nauru

1948 Jovan Aćimović Serbian footballer and manager

1948 Ian McEwan British novelist and screenwriter

1948 Andrzej Sapkowski Polish author and translator

1948 Philippe Sarde French composer and conductor

1948 James Charteris 13th Earl of Wemyss Scottish businessman

1948 Todd Rundgren American singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1948 Patrick Moraz Swiss keyboard player and songwriter

1948 Camile Baudoin American guitarist

1948 Sergei Bodrov Russian-American director producer and screenwriter

1948 Deborah Moggach English author and screenwriter

1948 Daniel Wegner Canadian-American psychologist and academic (d. 2013)

1948 Sean Bergin South African-Dutch saxophonist and flute player (d. 2012)

1948 Fred Grandy American actor and politician

1948 Ian Paice English drummer songwriter and producer

1948 Usha Prashar Baroness Prashar Kenyan-English politician

1948 John Ford English-American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Mutula Kilonzo Kenyan lawyer and politician (d. 2013)

1948 Paul Barrere American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2019)

1948 Tarmo Koivisto Finnish author and illustrator

1948 René Arnoux French race car driver

1948 Tommy Körberg Swedish singer and actor

1948 Jeremy Spencer English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Nathalie Baye French actress

1948 Jean-Pierre Blackburn Canadian academic and politician 26th Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs

1948 Brad Park Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

1948 Raffi Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter

1948 Ruby Sales American civil-rights activist

1948 Hassan Wirajuda Indonesian lawyer and politician 15th Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1948 Ronnie Cutrone American painter (d. 2013)

1948 Chico Resch Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster

1948 Natalya Sedykh Russian figure skater ballet dancer actor

1948 John Whitehead American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)

1948 Tony Kornheiser American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter

1948 Catherine Breillat French director and screenwriter

1948 Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu Zulu king (d. 2021)

1948 Twinkle English singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

1948 Dimosthenis Kourtovik Greek anthropologist and critic

1948 Artimus Pyle American rock drummer and songwriter

1948 Ron Asheton American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2009)

1948 Luc Bondy Swiss director and producer (d. 2015)

1948 Carlos Colón Sr. Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter

1948 Jeanne Córdova American journalist and activist (d. 2016)

1948 Hartmut Michel German biochemist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1948 Keith Godchaux American keyboard player and songwriter (d. 1980)

1948 Muse Watson American actor and producer

1948 Art Hindle Canadian actor and director

1948 Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Garry Trudeau American cartoonist

1948 Neil Hardwick British–Finnish theatre and television director

1948 S. E. Hinton American author

1948 Ross Cranston Australian-English lawyer judge and politician Solicitor General for England and Wales

1948 John Cushnahan Northern Irish educator and politician

1948 John Hall American politician

1948 Stanisław Targosz Polish general (d. 2013)

1948 Steve Goodman American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1984)

1948 Luboš Andršt Czech guitarist and songwriter

1948 Herbert Wiesinger German figure skater

1948 James Munby English lawyer and judge

1948 Henny Vrienten Dutch singer-songwriter and bass player

1948 Gerald Casale American singer-songwriter guitarist and director

1948 Eiichi Ohtaki Japanese singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2013)

1948 John Clarke New Zealand-Australian comedian actor producer and screenwriter (d. 2017)

1948 Billy Paultz American basketball player

1948 Jean Reno Moroccan-French actor

1948 Otis Taylor American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Julia Tsenova Bulgarian pianist and composer (d. 2010)

1948 Russell Morris Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Avi Arad Israeli-American screenwriter and producer founded Marvel Studios

1948 Cliff Branch American football player (d. 2019)

1948 David Gemmell English journalist and author (d. 2006)

1948 Andy Fairweather Low Welsh singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1948 Dennis Prager American radio host and author

1948 Tapan Kumar Sarkar Indian-American electrical engineer and academic (d. 2021)

1948 James Street American football and baseball player (d. 2013)

1948 Snoo Wilson English playwright and screenwriter (d. 2013)

1948 Jean-Pierre Raffarin French lawyer and politician 166th Prime Minister of France

1948 Johnny Grubb American baseball player and coach

1948 Ray Clemence English footballer and manager (d. 2020)

1948 Barbara Flynn English actress

1948 David Hungate American bass guitarist producer and arranger

1948 Shin Takamatsu Japanese architect and academic

1948 Marty Appel American businessman and author

1948 Svetlana Savitskaya Russian engineer and astronaut

1948 Margaret Urban Walker American philosopher

1948 Bill Campbell American baseball player and coach

1948 Nick Stringer English actor

1948 Don Boyd Scottish director producer and screenwriter

1948 Siddaramaiah Indian lawyer and politician 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka

1948 Graham J. Zellick English academic and jurist

1948 Kathleen Battle American operatic soprano

1948 Patsy Gallant Canadian singer-songwriter and actress

1948 Tom Johnston American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Earl Blumenauer American politician U.S. Representative from Oregon

1948 Barry Hay Indian-born Dutch rock musician

1948 Mike Jorgensen American baseball player and manager

1948 Pierre Reid Canadian educator and politician

1948 Joey Spampinato American singer-songwriter and bass player

1948 Alexander Ivashkin Russian-English cellist and conductor (d. 2014)

1948 James Jones English bishop

1948 John Scarlett English intelligence officer

1948 Robert Hughes Australian actor

1948 Christy O'Connor Jnr Irish golfer and architect (d. 2016)

1948 John Noble Australian actor and director

1948 David Marks American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Atef Bseiso Palestinian intelligence officer (d. 1992)

1948 Andrei Pleșu Romanian journalist and politician 95th Romanian Minister of Foreign Affairs

1948 Rudy Ruettiger American football player

1948 Lev Zeleny Russian physicist and academic

1948 Kim Sung-il South Korean commander and pilot

1948 Jean Michel Jarre French pianist composer and producer

1948 Sauli Niinistö Finnish captain and politician 12th President of Finland

1948 Alexander McCall Smith Rhodesian-Scottish author and educator

1948 Ledward Kaapana American singer and guitarist

1948 Nicholas A. Peppas Greek chemist and biologist

1948 John Mehler American drummer

1948 Deborah Swallow English historian and curator

1948 Philippe Vallois French director and screenwriter

1948 Vonda N. McIntyre American author (d. 2019)

1948 Murray Parker New Zealand cricketer and educator

1948 Heather Reisman Canadian publisher and businesswoman

1948 Danny Seraphine American drummer and producer

1948 Elizabeth Wilmshurst English academic and jurist

1948 Robert S. Langer American chemical engineer entrepreneur and academic

1948 Lewis Black American comedian actor and author

1948 Fred Hampton American activist and revolutionary chairman of the Illinois chapter of the Black Panther Party (d. 1969)

1948 Victor Skumin Russian psychiatrist psychologist and academic

1948 Harald Ertl Austrian race car driver and journalist (d. 1982)

1948 Lowell Ganz American screenwriter and producer

1948 Ken McMullen English director producer and screenwriter

1948 Holger Osieck German footballer and manager

1948 Rudolf Schenker German guitarist and songwriter

1948 Greg Errico American drummer and producer

1948 Józef Życiński Polish archbishop and philosopher (d. 2011)

1948 Russ Kunkel American drummer and producer

1948 Nate Archibald American basketball player and coach

1948 Terry Bradshaw American football player sportscaster and actor

1948 Christa McAuliffe American educator and astronaut (d. 1986)

1948 Don Brewer American drummer and singer-songwriter

1948 Lyudmila Karachkina Ukrainian astronomer

1948 Fotis Kouvelis Greek lawyer and politician Greek Minister of Justice

1948 Levy Mwanawasa Zambian lawyer and politician 3rd President of Zambia (d. 2008)

1948 Benita Ferrero-Waldner Austrian lawyer politician and diplomat Foreign Minister of Austria

1948 Claydes Charles Smith American guitarist (d. 2006)

1948 Susan Blakely American actress

1948 Great Kabuki Japanese wrestler

1948 Jean-Pierre Monseré Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)

1948 Zhang Chengzhi Chinese historian and author

1948 Brian Donohoe Scottish politician

1948 Judy Geeson English actress

1948 Bob Lanier American basketball player and coach (d. 2022)

1948 Margaret Trudeau Canadian actress and talk show host 12th Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada

1948 Charlie Waters American football player coach and radio host

1948 John Martyn English-Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009)

1948 Steve Turre American trombonist and educator

1948 Max Walker Australian footballer cricketer sportscaster and architect (d. 2016)

1948 Caio Fernando Abreu Brazilian writer (d. 1996)

1948 Nell Carter American actress and singer (d. 2003)

1948 Dimitri Nanopoulos Greek physicist and academic

1948 Sitiveni Rabuka Fijian general and politician 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji

1948 Marc Reisner American environmentalist and author (d. 2000)

1948 Ron Blair American bass player

1948 Julia Donaldson English author and playwright

1948 Kenney Jones English drummer

1948 Susan Ruttan American actress

1948 Kemal Monteno Bosnian singer-songwriter (d. 2015)

1948 John Ritter American actor and producer (d. 2003)

1948 Lynn Abbey American computer programmer and author

1948 Mykhaylo Fomenko Ukrainian footballer and manager

1948 Rey Langit Filipino journalist and radio host

1948 Victoria Mallory American singer and actress (d. 2014)

1948 George R. R. Martin American novelist and short story writer

1948 Chuck Panozzo American bass player

1948 John Panozzo American drummer (d. 1996)

1948 Jack Dromey English union leader and politician

1948 Mitsuo Momota Japanese wrestler

1948 Denis Burke Australian soldier and politician 6th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory

1948 Mark Phillips English equestrian trainer and journalist

1948 Dan Toler American guitarist (d. 2013)

1948 Garth Porter New Zealand-Australian singer-songwriter and producer

1948 Mimi Kennedy American actress and screenwriter

1948 Vasile Șirli Romanian musical composer and producer

1948 Vladimir Yevtushenkov Russian businessman

1948 Vladimír Remek Czech politician diplomat cosmonaut and military pilot

1948 Tom Braidwood Canadian actor director and producer

1948 Les Chapman English footballer and manager

1948 Duncan Fletcher Rhodesian-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

1948 Mark Farner American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Bryant Gumbel American journalist and sportscaster

1948 Theo Jörgensmann German clarinet player and composer

1948 John M. McHugh American politician

1948 Craig Kusick American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)

1948 Cub Koda American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

1948 Trevor Brooking English footballer and manager

1948 Avery Brooks American actor

1948 Donna Karan American fashion designer founded DKNY

1948 Siim Kallas Estonian politician Prime Minister of Estonia

1948 Persis Khambatta Indian model and actress (d. 1998)

1948 Iain Hewitson New Zealand-Australian chef restaurateur author and television personality

1948 Linda McMahon American businesswoman and politician

1948 Duke Robillard American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Russell Mael American vocalist

1948 Glenn Branca American guitarist and composer (d. 2018)

1948 Diane Ackerman American poet and essayist

1948 John F. B. Mitchell English climatologist and author

1948 Stephen Rucker American composer

1948 Benjamin Cheever American journalist and author

1948 Claude Jade French actress (d. 2006)

1948 Jackson Browne American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 John Gray English cricketer and rugby player

1948 Sue Campbell Baroness Campbell of Loughborough English academic and businesswoman

1948 Cyril Neville American R&B percussionist and singer

1948 Séverine French singer and actress

1948 David Rendall English tenor and actor

1948 Peter Turkson Ghanaian cardinal

1948 John Engler American businessman and politician 46th Governor of Michigan

1948 Rick Parfitt English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2016)

1948 Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan Pakistani musician (d. 1997)

1948 Marcia Barrett Jamaican-English singer

1948 Norman Ornstein American political scientist and scholar

1948 Renato Corona Filipino lawyer and jurist 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (d. 2016)

1948 Chris de Burgh British-Irish singer-songwriter and pianist

1948 Alison Chitty English production designer and costume designer

1948 Bruce Fleisher American golfer (d. 2021)

1948 Hema Malini Indian actress director producer and politician

1948 Leo Mazzone American baseball player and coach

1948 Robert Jordan American soldier and author (d. 2007)

1948 Margot Kidder Canadian-American actress (d. 2018)

1948 George Wendt American actor and comedian

1948 Osvaldo Castro Chilean footballer

1948 Hans Köchler Austrian philosopher author and academic

1948 Ntozake Shange American author poet and playwright (d. 2018)

1948 James Howard Kunstler American author and critic

1948 Dave Mallow American voice actor and screenwriter

1948 Patrick Simmons American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Peter Combe Australian entertainer

1948 Sandra Dickinson American-English actress and composer

1948 Piet Hein Donner Dutch jurist and politician Dutch Minister of Justice

1948 Melih Gökçek Turkish journalist and politician Mayor of Ankara

1948 Shaye J. D. Cohen American historian and academic

1948 Allen Henry Vigneron American archbishop

1948 Mike Hendrick English cricketer coach and umpire

1948 Pierre Lartigue French rally driver

1948 Debbie Macomber American author

1948 Hermann Hauser Austrian-English businessman co-founded Acorn Computers and Olivetti Research Laboratory

1948 Gerry Robinson Irish-born British businessman arts patron and television personality

1948 Brian Ross American journalist

1948 Jordi Sabatés Spanish musician

1948 Phil Bennett Welsh rugby player (d. 2022)

1948 Kweisi Mfume American lawyer and politician

1948 Toby Harrah American baseball player and coach

1948 Kevin Borich New Zealand-Australian guitarist and songwriter

1948 Telma Hopkins American singer and actress

1948 Frans de Waal Dutch-American ethologist author and academic

1948 Richard Alston English dancer and choreographer

1948 Garry McDonald Australian actor and screenwriter

1948 Michael Kitchen English actor and producer

1948 Franco Gasparri Italian actor (d. 1999)

1948 Phil Myre Canadian ice hockey player and coach

1948 Amani Abeid Karume Zanzibar accountant and politician 6th President of Zanzibar

1948 Mike Mendoza English radio host and politician

1948 Bill Woodrow English sculptor and academic

1948 Lulu Scottish singer-songwriter and actress

1948 Takashi Kawamura Japanese politician

1948 Helmuth Koinigg Austrian race car driver (d. 1974)

1948 Rick Kreuger American baseball player and coach

1948 Rainer Zobel German footballer coach and manager

1948 Alexis Hunter New Zealand-English painter and photographer (d. 2014)

1948 Amadou Toumani Touré Malian soldier and politician President of Mali (d. 2020)

1948 Bob Barr American lawyer and politician

1948 Peter Hammill English singer-songwriter guitarist and producer

1948 Bernard-Henri Lévy French philosopher and author

1948 William Daniel Phillips American physicist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1948 Stephen Green Baron Green of Hurstpierpoint English businessman and politician

1948 Buck Martinez American baseball player and manager

1948 Alex Ribeiro Brazilian race car driver

1948 Dale Gardner American captain and astronaut (d. 2014)

1948 Bille August Danish director cinematographer and screenwriter

1948 Joe Bouchard American bass player and songwriter

1948 Jane Humphries English economist historian and academic

1948 Michel Pagliaro Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazilian footballer and manager

1948 Aaron Brown American journalist and academic

1948 Shigesato Itoi Japanese video game designer and voice actor created EarthBound

1948 Steven Utley American author and poet (d. 2013)

1948 Andrzej Czok Polish mountaineer (d. 1986)

1948 Vincent Schiavelli American actor (d. 2005)

1948 Robert John "Mutt" Lange British-South African record producer and songwriter

1948 Humayun Ahmed Bengali popular writer dramatist novelist screenwriter lyricist and filmmaker (d. 2012)

1948 Paul Dacre English journalist

1948 Michael Dobbs English author and politician

1948 Robert Ginty American actor and producer (d. 2009)

1948 Jimmy Choo Malaysian fashion designer

1948 Teodoro Locsin Jr. Filipino journalist lawyer politician and diplomat

1948 Tihomir "Pop" Asanović Croatian jazz-rock keyboardist and composer

1948 Horst Bertram German footballer and manager

1948 Chi Coltrane American singer-songwriter and pianist

1948 Bonnie Greer American-English playwright and critic

1948 Ken James Australian actor

1948 Howard Dean American physician and politician 79th Governor of Vermont

1948 East Bay Ray American guitarist

1948 John R. Bolton American lawyer and diplomat 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations

1948 Park Chul-soo South Korean director producer and screenwriter (d. 2013)

1948 Barbara Hendricks American-Swedish soprano and actress

1948 Richard Masur American actor and director

1948 Gunnar Nilsson Swedish race car driver (d. 1978)

1948 Kenjiro Shinozuka Japanese race car driver

1948 Michel Suleiman Lebanese general and politician 16th President of Lebanon

1948 George Zimmer American businessman founded Men's Wearhouse

1948 Lonnie Jordan American singer-songwriter

1948 Alphonse Mouzon American jazz drummer (d. 2016)

1948 Radomir Antić Serbian footballer and manager (d. 2020)

1948 Stewart Guthrie New Zealand police officer (d. 1990)

1948 Saroj Khan Indian dance choreographer known as "The Mother of Dance/Choreography in India" (d. 2020)

1948 Bruce Vilanch American actor and screenwriter

1948 Frank Worthington English footballer and manager (d. 2021)

1948 Spider Robinson American-Canadian author and critic

1948 Rudy Tomjanovich American basketball player and coach

1948 Steve Yeager American baseball player and coach

1948 Jacques Dupuis Canadian lawyer and politician 14th Deputy Premier of Quebec

1948 Lars Eighner American author

1948 Elizabeth Blackburn Australian-American biologist and academic Nobel Prize laureate

1948 Claes Elfsberg Swedish journalist

1948 Marianne Muellerleile American actress

1948 Galina Prozumenshchikova Ukrainian-Russian swimmer and journalist (d. 2015)

1948 Peter Wheeler English rugby player

1948 Beeb Birtles Dutch-Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Mick Channon English footballer and horse trainer

1948 Agnieszka Holland Polish film and television director and screenwriter

1948 Alan Lightman American physicist novelist and academician

1948 Dick Morris American political consultant journalist and author

1948 Yōichi Masuzoe Japanese politician

1948 George Foster American baseball player and radio host

1948 Sarfraz Nawaz Pakistani cricketer and politician

1948 John Roskelley American mountaineer and author

1948 Neil Warnock English footballer and manager

1948 N. T. Wright English bishop and scholar

1948 Patrick Ibrahim Yakowa Nigerian civil servant and politician Governor of Kaduna State (d. 2012)

1948 Elizabeth Berg American nurse and author

1948 T. Coraghessan Boyle American novelist and short story writer

1948 Patricia Hewitt Australian-English educator and politician English Secretary of State for Health

1948 Toninho Horta Brazilian guitarist and composer

1948 Antonín Panenka Czech footballer

1948 Jan Hrubý Czech violinist and songwriter

1948 Maxwell Hutchinson English architect and television host

1948 Southside Johnny American singer-songwriter

1948 Denise Drysdale Australian television host and actress

1948 Jean-Paul Ngoupandé Central African politician Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (d. 2014)

1948 Don Nickles American businessman and politician

1948 Keke Rosberg Finnish racing driver

1948 JoBeth Williams American actress

1948 Gary Morris American country singer-songwriter and actor

1948 Tony Thomas American screenwriter and producer

1948 Luis Caffarelli Argentinian-American mathematician and academic

1948 John Waters English-Australian actor singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Marleen Gorris Dutch director and screenwriter

1948 Jonathan Sumption English historian author and judge

1948 Dušan Bajević Bosnian footballer and manager

1948 Jessica Cleaves American singer-songwriter (d. 2014)

1948 Jasuben Shilpi Indian sculptor (d. 2013)

1948 Tanimura Shinji Japanese singer-songwriter

1948 Stamatis Spanoudakis Greek guitarist and composer

1948 Colin Todd English football player and coach

1948 Jeff Baxter American guitarist songwriter and producer

1948 Lillian Board British athlete; European champion at 400m and 800m (d. 1970)

1948 Ted Nugent American musician

1948 Lester Bangs American journalist and author (d. 1982)

1948 Kim Beazley Australian politician and diplomat 9th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia

1948 Boudewijn Büch Dutch author poet and television host (d. 2002)

1948 Peeter Kreitzberg Estonian lawyer and politician (d. 2011)

1948 Cassandra Harris Australian actress (d. 1991)

1948 Charlie Scott American basketball player

1948 Valery Belousov Russian ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

1948 Jim Bonfanti American rock drummer

1948 Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu Turkish economist and politician

1948 Bill Nelson English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Mimmo Paladino Italian sculptor and painter

1948 Laurent Voulzy French-English singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Ken Brown Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster (d. 2022)

1948 Alan Parsons English keyboard player and producer

1948 Mitsuko Uchida Japanese pianist

1948 Barry Gordon American actor and voice artist; longest-serving president of the Screen Actors Guild (1988–95)

1948 Don Kardong American runner journalist and author

1948 Rick Nielsen American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Chris Old English cricketer and coach

1948 Lynne Thigpen American actress and singer (d. 2003)

1948 David Davis English politician Minister of State for Europe

1948 Jim Ferguson American guitarist composer and journalist

1948 Jack Ham American football player and sportscaster

1948 Rick Wohlhuter American runner

1948 Stan Bowles English footballer and sportscaster

1948 Frank Oliver New Zealand rugby player and coach

1948 Merry Clayton American singer and actress

1948 Kay Hymowitz American sociologist and writer

1948 Joel Santana Brazilian footballer and manager

1948 Candy Crowley American journalist

1948 Gérard Depardieu French-Russian actor

1948 Ziggy Modeliste American drummer

1948 Jacky Clark Chisholm American gospel singer

1948 Peter Robinson Northern Irish politician 3rd First Minister of Northern Ireland

1948 Jed Johnson American interior designer and director (d. 1996)

1948 Joe Dallesandro American actor

1948 Sandy Jardine Scottish footballer and manager (d. 2014)

1948 Mikhail Baryshnikov Russian-American dancer choreographer and actor

1948 Jean-Philippe Collard French pianist

1948 Ilkka Kanerva Finnish politician (d. 2022)

1948 Bob Moses American drummer

1948 Nicholas Soames English politician Minister of State for the Armed Forces

1948 Sharyn McCrumb American author

1948 Stephen Schwartz American composer and producer

1948 Javier Diez Canseco Peruvian sociologist and politician (d. 2013)

1948 Jerzy Kukuczka Polish mountaineer (d. 1989)

1948 Lee Oskar Danish musician

1948 Mel Blount American football player

1948 Ben Burtt American director screenwriter and sound designer

1948 Walter Egan American singer-songwriter and guitarist

1948 Richard Simmons American fitness trainer and actor

1948 Rubén Blades Panamanian singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1948 Lars Lagerbäck Swedish footballer and manager

1948 Kevin McKenzie South African cricketer

1948 Pinchas Zukerman Israeli violinist and conductor

1948 Tõnis Mägi Estonian singer-songwriter guitarist and actor

1948 Kongō Masahiro Japanese sumo wrestler (d. 2014)

1948 Ana Mendieta Cuban-American sculptor and painter (d. 1985)

1948 Jack Tatum American football player (d. 2010)

1948 Powers Boothe American actor (d. 2017)

1948 Tomáš Halík Czech Roman Catholic priest philosopher theologian and scholar

1948 Michel Plasse Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2006)

1948 Juhan Viiding Estonian poet and actor (d. 1995)

1948 Joe Bonsall American country/gospel singer

1948 Yi Mun-yol South Korean author and academic

1948 Richard Swedberg Swedish sociologist and academic

1948 Tom Udall American lawyer and politician 28th New Mexico Attorney General United States Senator from New Mexico

1948 Hans Georg Bock German mathematician computer scientist and academic

1948 John Mahaffey American golfer

1948 Steven W. Mosher American social scientist and author

1948 Calvin Murphy American basketball player and radio host

1948 Gregory Itzin American actor (d. 2022)

1948 Matthias Kuhle German geographer and academic (d. 2015)

1948 Christopher Brown English historian curator and academic

1948 Michael Kamen American composer and conductor (d. 2003)

1948 Phil Mogg English singer-songwriter and musician

1948 Berry Berenson American model actress and photographer (d. 2001)

1948 Anastasios Papaligouras Greek lawyer and politician Greek Minister of Justice

1948 Allen Doyle American

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