Bolton, John (November 20)
Mustachioed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, 2005-06
Famous People Born in 1948
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Burnett, T Bone (January 14)
Oscar-winning producer/songwriter for Crazy Heart -
Charles III (November 14)
The king of Great Britain, 2022-present -
Chu, Steven (February 28)
Secretary of Energy under Barack Obama -
Clement, Edith Brown (April 29)
Rumored Supreme Court nominee from 2005 -
Condit, Gary (April 21)
The congressman who knew the murdered intern Chandra Levy -
Crystal, Billy (March 14)
Meg Ryan's co-star in When Harry Met Sally -
Dean, Howard (November 17)
Former governor of Vermont and outspoken 2004 candidate for U.S. president -
Des Barres, Pamela (September 9)
Groupie author of I'm With the Band -
Eno, Brian (May 15)
Producer of ambient and avant-garde music -
Fagen, Donald (January 10)
Co-founder of the group Steely Dan -
Frey, Glenn (November 6)
The guitarist who co-founded The Eagles -
Gibson, William (March 17)
The author who created "cyberpunk" -
Gore, Al (March 31)
The former vice-president who starred in "An Inconvenient Truth" -
Hampton, Fred (August 30)
The young Black Panther murdered by Chicago police in 1969 -
Hartman, Phil (September 24)
The droll comic star of TV's News Radio -
Hinton, S.E. (July 22)
Author of The Outsiders -
Iommi, Tony (February 19)
Lead guitarist for the rock band Black Sabbath -
Irons, Jeremy (September 19)
Claus von Bulow in Reversal of Fortune -
Islam, Yusuf (July 21)
1970s pop singer Cat Stevens -
Jackson, Samuel L. (December 21)
The Bible-quoting hit man from Pulp Fiction -
James, Rick (February 1)
Funky singer of "Super Freak" -
Kidder, Margot (October 17)
Lois Lane in the 1978 film Superman: The Movie -
Mandrell, Barbara (December 25)
Multi-talented leader of the Mandrell Sisters -
Martin, George R. R. (September 20)
The author of A Game of Thrones -
Mathers, Jerry (June 2)
Beaver in the 1950s TV hit Leave It To Beaver -
McAuliffe, Christa (September 2)
The teacher who died in the Challenger explosion -
Newton-John, Olivia (September 26)
The pop singer who starred in the 1979 musical Grease -
Nicks, Stevie (May 26)
Singer for the rock band Fleetwood Mac 1975-2001 -
Nugent, Ted (December 13)
Bowhunting rock guitarist -
O'Neill, Jennifer (February 20)
The Cover Girl model who starred in the 1971 movie Summer of '42 -
Osbourne, Ozzy (December 3)
Co-founder of Black Sabbath and star of the TV reality show The Osbournes -
Plant, Robert (August 20)
Lead singer for the rock band Led Zeppelin -
Raci, Paul (April 7)
The deaf mentor in the The Sound of Metal -
Rouhani, Hassan (November 12)
The president of Iran, 2013-present -
Schwartz, Stephen (March 6)
Composer of the Broadway hits Wicked and Godspell -
Sebelius, Kathleen (May 15)
Barack Obama's 2009 choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services -
Sherrod, Shirley
The USDA employee unfairly smeared as a racist in 2010 -
Summer, Donna (December 31)
The Queen of Disco who did "I Feel Love" and "Last Dance" -
Taylor, Charles (January 28)
The president of Liberia who was convicted of war crimes -
Taylor, James (March 12)
Folk-pop singer of "Fire and Rain" and "Carolina in My Mind" -
Thomas, Clarence (June 23)
U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1991-present -
Turkson, Peter (October 11)
First Ghanian Catholic cardinal -
Tyler, Steven (March 26)
The lead singer for the rock band Aerosmith -
Wilkinson, Tom (February 5)
The Oscar-nominated Brit from In The Bedroom and Michael Clayton -
Yep, Laurence (June 14)
Author of the 1975 book Dragonwings