Famous people and celebrities born in 1948

We celebrate the remarkable individuals born in 1948. This year gave rise to a new generation of talent, including actors, musicians, athletes, politicians and more who have significantly impacted our world. Dive into the stories of these famous personalities, explore their journeys, and see how they've shaped culture and society since their birth year. Join us as we take a nostalgic trip back to 1948 and honor the stars who continue to shine brightly today.

• Jan. 16 John Carpenter

  American director of "dark star", "halloween", 1978, and "starman", 1984. the movie "halloween" was made on a $300,000 budget and grossed $60,000,000. it was the most successful independent film of its time. carpenter wrote the screenplay and composed music for this movie and five subsequent sequels.

• Jan. 27 Mikhail Baryshnikov

  Mikhail baryshnikov is a russian-american dancer and choreographer, known for his work with the american ballet theatre and new york city ballet.

• Feb. 1 Rick James

  American r&b singer and multi-instrumentalist (born 1948)

• Feb. 4 Alice Cooper

  American actor, musician, and rock 'n' roll icon of the 1970s. he performed bizarre stage effects and wore outrageous makeup to his concerts. cooper rose to the top of the pop charts with hits such as "school's out" or "no more mr. nice guy". cooper was instrumental in establishing a new sound for hard rock with his psycho-drama vaudeville performances. …

• Feb. 5 Barbara Hershey

  American actress who wore a hippie look during the 1960s. she changed her last name to seagull for a while. her major films were "the right stuff," the natural," the entity," tin men," and "hannah & her sisters". she worked steadily since 1981. in 1988, she played mary magdeline in the "last temptation of christ."

• Feb. 20 Jennifer O'Neill

  American actress. a leggy, young, blonde brunette with warm natural beauty. she is probably best remembered for her appearances on many magazine covers and the way she enticed teenage boys in 1971's "summer of '42." she has had 30 movies. she also had eight husbands, nine marriages, one suicide attempt, electroshock therapy, nine miscarriages and one suicide attempt. her broken …

• Feb. 28 Bernadette Peters

  American actress, singer, and dancer. she is the youngest person to be inducted into the theater hall of fame. peters was nominated for four golden globes for her 1981 film "pennies from heaven." in 1985, she received a tony award for "song and dance". in january 1997, she was nominated for a grammy. she is a larger than life star …

• March 14 Billy Crystal

  American comedian and actor, skilled mimic, major league comic who can evoke full-blown alter egos.

• March 26 Steven Tyler

  Aerosmith was formed in 1970 by aerosmith, an american musician. later, he was co-owner of west hollywood's club-restaurant house of blues.

• March 31 Rhea Perlman

  Tv actress

• May 19 Grace Jones

  Grace jones is a jamaican-american singer, actress, and model known for her distinctive voice, androgynous style, and hits like 'pull up to the bumper' and 'slave to the rhythm'.

• May 26 Corinne Le Poulain

  French actress on stage, film, and tv, niece of jean le poulain.

• June 19 Phylicia Rashad

  American actress. she is known for being cool and unflappable compared to debbie, her younger sister, who was a wild, lively child, outgoing, and defiant. both were gifted as children, but they did not reach their peak on tv until after the saturn returns.

• June 28 Kathy Bates

  American actress. she is a beloved screen and stage star. she was the daughter of a foundry engineer, and a housewife. she moved to new york in 1970 to start acting. after working for a year in various jobs, she was eventually promoted to a catskills singing waitress before making her film debut in "taking off." she made her off-broadway …

• July 6 Nathalie Baye

  French actress, who has starred in films such as "day for night," the man who loved women", and "the return of martin guerre."

• July 12 Richard Simmons

  American guru in multimillion-dollar industry of diet and fitness. simmons created a popular diet and exercise plan for overweight americans. as a child, simmons was extremely overweight and tried to lose weight by taking diet pills and crash dieting. after a brief stint in italy, he moved to los angeles in 1973 and opened his first studio. after attempting acting …

• July 13 Catherine Breillat

  French novelist, filmmaker and professor of auteur cinema at european graduate school. her films' open treatment of sexual themes has caused controversy. her 1976 debut film, a real young girl was banned in 1999.

• July 28 Georgia Engel

  American actress known for her roles in television sitcoms such as 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond'.

• July 30 Jean Reno

  French actor, seen in "the professional," directed and produced by luc besson. he was born in morocco and fled with his family to paris to escape general franco's regime as a teenager.

• July 30 Carel Struycken

  Carel struycken is a dutch actor known for his roles in popular movies and tv shows such as the addams family and star trek.

• Sept. 17 John Ritter

  American actor, and a member of a theatrical family. ritter was awarded the 1983 golden globe award for best comedy series actor, emmys 1983-84 for outstanding lead actor, and the 1988 people's choice award. he was awarded a star on hollywood's walk of fame in 1993, next to his father.

• Sept. 19 Jeremy Irons

  British actor on stage and screen. irons is one of the most intriguing performers to have emerged in the past few years. he seems to be permanently doomed to portray the englishman with the stiff upper lip. irons was first noticed in evelyn waugh's tv adaptation. he also starred opposite meryl streep's in "the french lieutenant's woman", a hollywood film …

• Sept. 24 Phil Hartman

  Canadian-american actor. he started his career in comedy as a regular on a variety tv show in 1985, which was then followed by "saturday night live" (1986). he has also done tv commercials for mcdonald's and other fast-food companies. he is a comic best known for his ability to create characters. his biggest hit was talk radio 1996 where he …

• Sept. 26 Olivia Newton-John

  An american singer, born in australia. she is also an actress and a businesswoman. for its 20th anniversary, "grease" was re-released by the studio in 1998.

• Oct. 2 Avery Brooks

  Avery Brooks is an American actor, director, and educator, best known for his roles as Benjamin Sisko on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Hawk on Spenser: For Hire.

• Oct. 16 Hema Malini

  Hema malini is an indian actress known for her work in hindi cinema, particularly for her roles in romantic and dramatic films.

• Oct. 17 Margot Kidder

  Margot kidder was a canadian-american actress best known for her iconic role as lois lane in the superman film series.

• Oct. 29 Kate Jackson

  Kate jackson is an american tv actress best known for her role as sabrina duncan in the television series charlie's angels.

• Nov. 28 Agnieszka Holland

  Warsaw, poland -- actress/director (europa europa).

• Dec. 27 Gérard Depardieu

  French actor with a rugged, heavy-set face, great charisma, and a gift to comedy. in 1990, he had over 70 credits and was credited with about 50 tv appearances. his first english-language film was "green card", 1990.