Famous People Born in 1948

Celebrities born in 1948 include Ozzy Osbourne, Terry Pratchett, Samuel L. Jackson. Here are 41 of the best-known stars born that year, plus a look at life in 1948.

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Celebrities born in 1948

• Ozzy Osbourne
  Singer · Musician · Born Dec 3, 1948
  Died 2025
• Terry Pratchett
  Journalist · Born Apr 28, 1948
  Died 2015
• Samuel L. Jackson
  Actor · Born Dec 21, 1948
  Age 77
• John de Lancie
  Actor · Singer · Born Mar 20, 1948
  Age 78
• Jeremy Irons
  Actor · Singer · Born Sep 19, 1948
  Age 78
• Kathy Bates
  Director · Actor · Born Jun 28, 1948
  Age 78
• Richard Simmons
  Actor · Singer · Born Jul 12, 1948
  Died 2024
• Alice Cooper
  Musician · Singer · Born Feb 4, 1948
  Age 78
• Donna Summer
  Actor · Musician · Born Dec 31, 1948
  Died 2012
• Olivia Newton-John
  Actor · Musician · Born Sep 26, 1948
  Died 2022
• Robert Plant
  Musician · Singer · Born Aug 20, 1948
  Age 78
• Steven Tyler
  Actor · Musician · Born Mar 26, 1948
  Age 78
• William Gibson
  Actor · Born Mar 17, 1948
  Age 78
• Mikhail Baryshnikov
  Actor · TV personality · Born Jan 27, 1948
  Age 78
• Brian Eno
  Musician · Singer · Born May 15, 1948
  Age 78
• Billy Crystal
  Actor · Singer · Born Mar 14, 1948
  Age 78
• George Wendt
  Comedian · Actor · Born Oct 17, 1948
  Died 2025
• John Carpenter
  Actor · Musician · Born Jan 16, 1948
  Age 78
• Stevie Nicks
  Musician · Singer · Born May 26, 1948
  Age 78
• Tom Wilkinson
  Actor · Born Feb 5, 1948
  Died 2023
• Dianne Wiest
  Actor · Born Mar 28, 1948
  Age 78
• Margot Kidder
  Actor · Born Oct 17, 1948
  Died 2018
• Barbara Hershey
  Actor · Born Feb 5, 1948
  Age 78
• Tony Iommi
  Musician · Born Feb 19, 1948
  Age 78
• Glenn Frey
  Actor · Singer · Born Nov 6, 1948
  Died 2016
• Grace Jones
  Model · Actor · Born May 19, 1948
  Age 78
• Lulu
  Actor · Singer · Born Nov 3, 1948
  Age 78
• Jackson Browne
  Musician · Singer · Born Oct 9, 1948
  Age 78
• Carl Weathers
  Actor · Director · Born Jan 14, 1948
  Died 2024
• James Taylor
  Musician · Singer · Born Mar 12, 1948
  Age 78
• Bernadette Peters
  Actor · Singer · Born Feb 28, 1948
  Age 78
• Phil Hartman
  Actor · Comedian · Born Sep 24, 1948
  Died 1998
• Rhea Perlman
  Actor · Born Mar 31, 1948
  Age 78
• Bobby Orr
  Athlete · Born Mar 20, 1948
  Age 78
• Phylicia Rashad
  Actor · Singer · Born Jun 19, 1948
  Age 78
• Steve Winwood
  Musician · Singer · Born May 12, 1948
  Age 78
• John Ritter
  Actor · Born Sep 17, 1948
  Died 2003
• Alan Parsons
  Musician · Singer · Born Dec 20, 1948
  Age 77
• Dee Wallace
  Actor · Born Dec 14, 1948
  Age 77
• Elaine Paige
  Actor · Singer · Born Mar 5, 1948
  Age 78
• Rick Parfitt
  Singer · Musician · Born Oct 12, 1948
  Died 2016

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Celebrity data from Wikidata; prices from USPS, US Department of Labor and BLS CPI. Updated November 2026.