List of Famous people who born in 1948

Claude Ponticelli, known as Claude Ponti, was born on November 22, 1948, in Lunéville. He is a children's author and illustrator. His books are famous for the fanciful graphic design, but also for the imaginative and poetic stories. Thus, he was and still an iconic and complete artist, with his unique and distinctive universe.

Toshio Hayakawa , better known by his stage name Ichirou Mizuki , is a Japanese singer, lyricist, composer, voice actor and actor best known for his work on theme songs for anime and tokusatsu. For over 40 years, he has recorded over 1200 songs for Japanese film, television, video and video games. He is referred to by fans and fellow performers alike as the Aniki of the anison, or anime music genre. He has produced the singing duo Apple Pie since 1990 and created the Anison band JAM Project in 2000.

Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor is a former Liberian politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd President of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003, due to the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure.

Marcelo Ribeiro Cabo, known as Marcelo Cabo, is a Brazilian football manager, currently in charge of Atlético Goianiense.

Lluís Llach i Grande is a Spanish singer-songwriter from Catalonia. He is one of the main representatives of the nova cançó genre and an outspoken advocate of the right to self-determination of Catalonia. His most famous song, "L'Estaca", has become the unofficial anthem of the Catalan independence movement. He was a member of the Catalan Parliament from September 2015 until January 2018.

Sung Chi-li, born Sung Kan-lin, is a notorious Taiwan cult leader and geomancer who founded the Sung Chi-li Miracle Association and the Great Sun Sect. He was embroiled in a scandal in 1996 and accused of swindling US$7 million from his followers. He was convicted of fraud in 1997 and sentenced to seven years imprisonment. His verdict was later overturned in 2003 by the high court which cited freedom of religion was protected under Taiwan's constitution. Sung claims to have supernatural powers such as the ability to appear anywhere at anytime ), possessing divine healing powers and calls himself Yuzhou Guangmingti.

Leon Vitali, born in 1948, is an English actor, best known for his collaborations with film director Stanley Kubrick as his personal assistant, and as an actor, most notably as Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon.

Henrique Eduardo Lyra Alves is a Brazilian politician. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (Speaker) of Brazil from 2013 to 2015.

George Pau-Langevin is a French lawyer and politician of the Socialist Party (PS) who has served as a member of the National Assembly from 2007 until 2012 and again since 2016.

José Ivo Sartori is a Brazilian politician. He is a former city councilor and former mayor of Caxias do Sul and belongs to PMDB. He is married to Maria Helena Sartori, with whom he has two sons, Marcos and Carolina. He was the 38th Governor of Rio Grande do Sul from 2015 to 2019.