List of Famous people who born in 1948

Bruce Jarchow is an American film, television and stage actor. Jarchow began his career in Chicago as a member of The Second City Mainstage. He was awarded the 1981 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Revue for "Well, I'm Off to the Thirty Years' War". Notable roles include Lyle Ferguson in the film Ghost, Dr. Mascelli in Outbreak and Principal Scampi in the television series Weird Science.

Craig Safan is an American composer for film and television, whose biggest scores include The Last Starfighter, Mr. Wrong, Stand and Deliver, Fade to Black, Major Payne, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins, and music to the TV series Cheers, for which he won numerous ASCAP awards. His style consisted of often improvising as a form of composition that allowed him to quickly express himself.

Eduardo Aninat Ureta is an economist and a Chilean politician who served as minister.

Ambroise Ouédraogo is the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Maradi in Niger. He was appointed in 2001 as the first bishop of this new diocese, one of two dioceses in Niger. He has organised a structure of administration and ministry, with a focus on dialogue with the Islam majority in the area which has less than 1% Christians.

Laurie Heineman is an American actress and teacher, probably best known for the role of Myra in the John G. Avildsen film, Save the Tiger, and for originating the role of Sharlene Frame on Another World.

Francis Wurtz is a former French Member of the European Parliament, serving from 1979 until 2009. Elected in the Île-de-France constituency on the French Communist Party (PCF) ticket, he sat with the European United Left - Nordic Green Left (GUE/NGL) group, and was its President. He was nominated by GUE/NGL as their candidate for President of the European Parliament in the 2004 election, where he received 51 votes.