1948
Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
Lars Edvin "Lasse" Lagerbäck is a Swedish football manager and former player.
Lars Lagerbäck, Swedish footballer and manager
The 1940s
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1948
Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
Kevin Alexander McKenzie was a South African first-class cricketer whose career with Transvaal lasted from his first season in 1966/67 to the final one in 1986/87.
Kevin McKenzie, South African cricketer
1948
Tony Kornheiser, American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter
Anthony Irwin Kornheiser is an American television sports talk show host, podcaster, and former sportswriter and columnist. Kornheiser is best known for his endeavors in three form…
Tony Kornheiser, American television sports talk show host and former sportswriter
1948
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna, known professionally as Rubén Blades, is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in …
Rubén Blades, Panamanian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
1948
Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor
Pinchas Zukerman is an Israeli-American violinist, violist and conductor.
Pinchas Zukerman, Israeli violinist and conductor
1948
Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)
Ronald Franklin Asheton was an American musician, best known as the guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter for the rock band the Stooges. He formed the band along with Iggy Pop and …
Ron Asheton, American guitarist and songwriter (died 2009)
1948
Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (died 2015)
Luc Bondy was a Swiss theatre and film director.
Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (died 2015)
1948
Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter
Carlos Edwin Colón González Sr. is a Puerto Rican wrestling promoter and retired professional wrestler, better known as Carlitos Colón or simply Carlos Colón. He is, along with Vic…
Carlos Colón Sr., Puerto Rican-American wrestler and promoter
1948
Jeanne Córdova, American journalist and activist (died 2016)
Jeanne Córdova was an American writer and supporter of the lesbian and gay rights movement, founder of The Lesbian Tide, and a founder of the West Coast LGBT movement. A former Cat…
Jeanne Córdova, American journalist and activist (died 2016)
1948
Hartmut Michel, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Hartmut Michel is a German biochemist, who received the 1988 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for determination of the first crystal structure of an integral membrane protein, a membrane-b…
Hartmut Michel, German biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1948
Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 1980)
Keith Richard Godchaux was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his …
Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player and songwriter (died 1980)
1948
Muse Watson, American actor and producer
Muse Watson Gravel, commonly known as Muse Watson, is an American actor. He is notable for his recurring roles of Mike Franks on NCIS and Charles Westmoreland / D.B. Cooper in Pris…
Muse Watson, American actor and producer
1948
Francis Billy Hilly, Solomon Islands politician (died 2025)
Sir Francis Billy Hilly was a Solomon Islands politician who was the Prime Minister of Solomon Islands from 18 June 1993 to 7 November 1994. He represented the Ranogga/Simbo Consti…
Francis Billy Hilly, Solomon Islands politician (died 2025)
1948
Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director
Arthur Hindle is a Canadian actor and television director. He won the Gemini Award for Best Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for his portrayal of news director Mike Fenn…
Art Hindle, Canadian actor and director
1948
Cat Stevens, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Yusuf Islam, commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens or Yusuf/Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has sold more than 100 million records and has more…
Cat Stevens, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1948
Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
Garretson Beekman Trudeau is an American cartoonist best known for creating the Doonesbury political satirical comic strip.
Garry Trudeau, American cartoonist
1948
Neil Hardwick, British–Finnish theatre and television director
Robert Neil Hardwick is a British-born Finnish theatre and TV director and writer. He was raised in Teversal, near Nottingham. His father was a teacher, and Neil Hardwick has descr…
Neil Hardwick, British–Finnish theatre and television director
1948
S. E. Hinton, American author
Susan Eloise Hinton is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels (YA) set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders (1967), which she wrote during high school. Hinton is…
S. E. Hinton, American author
1948
Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
Sir Ross Frederick Cranston KC is a professor of Law at London School of Economics and a retired High Court judge. He is also a former British Labour Party politician, and served a…
Ross Cranston, Australian-English lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for England and Wales
1948
John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician
John Walls Cushnahan is a former Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland from 1984 to 1987, as well as a member of Belfast City Cou…
John Cushnahan, Northern Irish educator and politician
1948
John Hall, American politician
John Joseph Hall is an American musician, songwriter, politician, environmentalist, and community activist. He was elected to the legislature of Ulster County, New York, in 1989 an…
John Hall, American politician
1948
Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (died 2013)
General Stanisław Targosz was a Polish general who was the commanding officer of the Polish Air Force.
Stanisław Targosz, Polish general (died 2013)
1948
Marc Racicot, American politician, 21st Governor of Montana
Marc Racicot is an American attorney, lobbyist, and former Republican politician who served as the 21st governor of Montana from 1993 until 2001. After leaving office, Racicot work…
Marc Racicot, American politician, 21st Governor of Montana
1948
Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter (died 2021)
Luboš Andršt was a Czech jazz fusion, rock, and blues guitarist, composer, producer, and guitar teacher. Known primarily for his electric rock-influenced guitar playing, he frequen…
Luboš Andršt, Czech guitarist and songwriter (died 2021)