1948 births

Charles III is King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms.

Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)

George Raymond Richard Martin, also known by the initials G.R.R.M., is an American author, screenwriter, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which was adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present). Martin also wrote a related series of novellas, Tales of Dunk and Egg, which have been adapted by HBO as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–present). Outside of A Song of Ice and Fire and its related media, Martin helped create the Wild Cards anthology series and contributed worldbuilding for the video game Elden Ring (2022).

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music. He co-founded the band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. He performed on the band's first eight studio albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality (1971), before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs.

English fantasy author (1948–2015)

French actor (born 1948)

Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012–2024)

American actor (born 1948)

American actor (born 1948)

American film actress and director

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

Spanish-French actor

American singer (born 1948)

American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate

American singer (1948–2012)

English and Australian singer (1948-2022)

English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin

British musician (born 1948)

French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)

Hema Malini Dharmendra Deol is an Indian actress, director, producer, and politician who is currently serving as a member of the Lok Sabha from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), representing Mathura constituency since 2014. She was a member of the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka from 2011 to 2012, subsequent to her nomination to that chamber from 2003 to 2009 as a member of the BJP. Primarily known for her work in Hindi films, she has starred in both comic and dramatic roles, and is one of the most popular and successful leading actresses of mainstream Hindi cinema.

physics Nobel laureate

Soviet cosmonaut

American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)

British theatre composer (born 1948)

Polish novelist (born 1948)

American singer

Latvian-American dancer, choreographer and actor

Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)

British author (born 1948)

William Edward Crystal is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker. He is known as a stand-up comedian and for his film and stage roles. Crystal has received numerous accolades, including six Primetime Emmy Awards and a Tony Award as well as nominations for three Grammy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991, the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor in 2007, the Critics' Choice Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2023.

Brazilian association football player and manager

Roman Catholic bishop

Malian soldier and politician

Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)

German politician

American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)

Swedish football manager (1948–2024)

English drummer (1948–1980)

American actor (1948–2025)

American actress

Stephanie Lynn Nicks is an American singer-songwriter, known for her work with the band Fleetwood Mac and as a solo artist.

French film director and philosopher

English actor (1948–2023)

British rock guitarist (born 1948)

French actress (1948-2006)

American actress

22nd president of Liberia

American computer scientist, author, entrepreneur, futurist and inventor (born 1948)

American educator and astronaut

Frank William Abagnale Jr. is an American-French security consultant, author, and convicted felon whose documented crimes consist primarily of check fraud and petty theft targeting individuals and small businesses. Beginning in the late 1970s, Abagnale claimed a far more dramatic criminal past involving long-term impersonations of a Pan American World Airways pilot, a Georgia hospital physician, and a Louisiana assistant attorney general, among other roles. These claims formed the basis of his 1980 autobiography, Catch Me If You Can, co-written with Stan Redding. The book inspired the film of the same name, directed by Steven Spielberg in 2002, in which Abagnale was portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.

94th Prime Minister of France

Jamaican singer, model and actress

American immunologist and Nobel laureate (born 1948)

Finnish racing driver

American actress

former President of Zambia (1948-2008)

American rock musician (1948–2016)

Dutch politician

60th President of Mexico

Irish republican politician (born 1948)