List of Famous people who born in 1948

Hiromitsu Kadota was a Japanese professional baseball player for the Hawks franchise and the Orix Braves. Reputed for his slugging ability, he ate a lot and became a strong hitter, though was later weakened by diabetes mellitus. With 567 home runs, Kadota is number three on the NPB career list.

Sauli Väinämö Niinistö is a Finnish politician serving as the 12th and current president of Finland since 2012.

Julia Donaldson is an English writer, playwright and performer, and the 2011–2013 Children's Laureate. She is best known for her popular rhyming stories for children, especially those illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which include The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom and Stick Man. She originally wrote songs for children's television but has concentrated on writing books since the words of one of her songs, "A Squash and a Squeeze", were made into a children's book in 1993. Of her 184 published works, 64 are widely available in bookshops. The remaining 120 are intended for school use and include her Songbirds phonic reading scheme, which is part of the Oxford University Press's Oxford Reading Tree.

Jean-Claude Dauphin, born Claude Legrand on March 16, 1948 in Boulogne-Billancourt, is a French actor.

Phillip Alford is a former American actor and businessman best known for his role as Jem Finch in the 1962 film To Kill a Mockingbird.

Daniela Ziegler is a German actress and singer.

David Martin Ruprecht is an American television actor and game show host, primarily known for his work as host of the Lifetime/PAX game show Supermarket Sweep.

Charles Roger René Jacques de Gaulle is a French politician. He is the eldest child of Admiral Philippe de Gaulle and grandson of General Charles de Gaulle, and served as a member of the European Parliament (MEP), from 1994 to 2004.

Jorge Amor Ameal, is an Argentine gastronomic entrepreneur, and current President of Boca Juniors after winning the elections in 2019.

John Mathias Engler is an American businessman and politician who served as the 46th Governor of Michigan from 1991 to 2003. A member of the Republican Party, he later worked for Business Roundtable, where The Hill called him one of the country's top lobbyists.