List of Famous people who died at 48

Anna Stepanovna Politkovskaya was a Russian journalist, writer, and human rights activist who reported on political events in Russia, in particular, the Second Chechen War (1999–2005).

Somen "Steve" Banerjee was an Indian American entrepreneur, and the founder of Chippendales.

Marcos Arturo Beltrán Leyva was an organized crime figure and the leader of the Mexican drug trafficking organization known as the Beltrán-Leyva Cartel, which he and his brothers Carlos, Alfredo and Héctor founded. His cartel was responsible for cocaine, marijuana, heroin and methamphetamine production, transportation and wholesaling. It controlled numerous drug trafficking corridors into the United States and was responsible for human smuggling, money laundering, extortion, kidnapping, murder, contract killing, torture, gun-running and other acts of violence against men, women, and children in Mexico. The organization was connected with the assassinations of numerous Mexican law enforcement officials.

Martin Alan Feldman was a British actor, comedian and comedy writer, known for his prominent, misaligned eyes. He initially gained prominence as a writer with Barry Took on the ITV sitcom Bootsie and Snudge and the BBC Radio comedy programme Round the Horne. He became known as a performer on At Last the 1948 Show and Marty, the latter of which won two BAFTA awards. He quickly became a celebrity in the United Kingdom.

Mona Shourie Kapoor was the daughter of Sattee Shourie and the first wife of Bollywood film producer, Boney Kapoor. She has a son, Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor and daughter Anshula Kapoor.

Gerhard Höllerich, known professionally as Roy Black, was a German schlager singer and actor, who appeared in several musical comedies and starred in the 1989 TV series, Ein Schloß am Wörthersee.

William Glen Harold Herrington, known professionally as Billy Herrington, was an American model and pornographic film actor. In the late 2000s, his appearances in various gay pornography movies led him to become a popular Internet meme on video sharing websites such as Japan's Nico Nico Douga, where he was referred to by the sobriquet "Aniki" . Since then, at least 110,000 short mash-up parodies of his clips — known as "Gachimuchi" — have been produced by fans.

Rajan Pillai was an Indian businessman, popularly known as the 'Biscuit Baron'. He died in custody four days after his arrest after he was denied medical treatment while in custody, and the subsequent investigations led to jail reforms.

Jean-Luc Delarue was a French television presenter and producer specialising in televised discussion programmes.

Graham Chapman was an English comedian, writer, actor, and author and one of the six members of the British surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979).