List of Famous people who born in 1948

Takashi Kawamura is a Japanese politician of the Nagoya-based Genzei Nippon party, currently serving as Mayor of Nagoya. He was previously a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet.

Mac Akasaka , real name Makoto Tonami, is a Japanese businessman, political activist and perennial candidate. He was born in Nagoya, grew up in a struggling family, and attended Kyoto University. He spent 25 years as an executive at the trading company Itochu, where he built a rare-earth metals trading business and ultimately retired early with a 120 million yen severance package. He went into politics after his retirement. He now manages the Smile Therapy Association in Akasaka, Tokyo. Akasaka claims to have personal assets of billions of yen, which he uses to cover the cost of his political campaigns.

Petra Kusch-Lück is a German host, entertainer, dancer and singer.

Éva Darlan is a French actress, director, producer and writer.

Peter Mansbridge is a British-born Canadian retired news anchor. From 1988 to 2017, he was chief correspondent for CBC News and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. He was also host of CBC News Network's Mansbridge One on One. Mansbridge has received many awards and accolades for his journalistic work, including an honorary doctorate from Mount Allison University, where he served as chancellor until the end of 2017. On September 5, 2016, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation announced that Mansbridge would be stepping down as chief correspondent and anchor on July 1, 2017, after the coverage of Canada's 150th-anniversary celebrations.

Ayumi Ishida is a Japanese actress and singer. Her real name is Yoshiko Ishida . She is the second among four daughters. She won the award for Best Actress at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for Yajūdeka. She also won the awards for best actress at the 29th Blue Ribbon Awards and the 11th Hochi Film Award for House on Fire and Tokei - Adieu l'hiver.

Lyudmila Andreevna Porgina is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actress, named an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation in 1999 and the widow of actor Nikolai Karachentsov.

Jorge Verstrynge Rojas is a Spanish former politician, activist and political scientist, professor in the Complutense University of Madrid. Close to neofascist movements in his youth and Secretary-General of People's Alliance in the 1980s, he experimented along his political career an ideological switch towards leftist positions.

Caspar Einem is a former Austrian politician and former minister (SPÖ). He served as board member of Jetalliance, which ceased operations in 2013.

Chantal Nobel is a French actress.