Curated category
1948 births
- Tom MoldvayThomas Steven Moldvay was born on the 5th of November 1948 in Ohio. He attended Kent State University during the early 1970s while writing for a science…
- Andrew Lloyd WebberAndrew Lloyd Webber was born on the 22nd of March 1948 at Westminster Hospital in London. His father William worked as a composer and organist while his…
- Samuel L. JacksonSamuel L. Jackson was born on the 21st of December 1948 in Washington, D.C., but his true origin story begins with a speech impediment that nearly silenced…
- Al GoreOn the 31st of March 1948, Albert Arnold Gore Jr. was born in Washington, D.C., the second child of a U.S. Representative and his wife Pauline LaFon Gore.
- Richard SwedbergRichard Swedberg was born on the 18th of May 1948 in Sweden. He began his academic journey with a law degree from Stockholm University in 1970.
- Ian MacDonaldIan MacCormick entered the world on the 3rd of October 1948 in London. He attended Dulwich College before moving to King's College, Cambridge.
- Cat StevensSteven Demetre Georgiou stood on the rooftop above his family's restaurant in Marylebone, London. He listened to musicals drifting from Denmark Street below.
- Toshio SuzukiToshio Suzuki was born in 1948 within the industrial city of Nagoya, located in Aichi Prefure. He developed a deep interest in literature and the arts during…
- Stephen Holmes (political scientist)Stephen Holmes was born on the 21st of February 1948. He began his higher education journey at Denison University in Ohio.
- Dave CowensDavid William Cowens was born on the 25th of October 1948, in Newport, Kentucky. He grew up as one of six children to Jack and Ruth Cowens.
- George R. R. MartinGeorge Raymond Martin was born on the 20th of September 1948, in Bayonne, New Jersey. His father worked as a longshoreman while his mother's family had once…
- Svetlana SavitskayaSvetlana Savitskaya was born on the 8th of August 1948 into a privileged family in Moscow. Her father Yevgeny Savitsky served as a decorated fighter pilot…
- Oliver Hart (economist)Oliver Simon D'Arcy Hart entered the world on the 9th of October 1948. He was born in Britain to parents who both worked in medicine.
- Dan IsselDan Issel grew up in Batavia, Illinois, where his backyard bordered that of Ken Anderson. Anderson would later become a National Football League quarterback…
- Ray KurzweilRaymond Kurzweil grew up in Queens, New York City. He attended Kingsbury Elementary School PS188 during his childhood years.
- Hans MoravecHans Peter Moravec was born on the 30th of November 1948 in Kautzen, Austria. He began his higher education at Loyola College in Montreal but stayed for only…
- Olivier BlanchardOlivier Jean Blanchard was born on the 27th of December 1948 in Amiens, France. His father worked as a neurologist while his mother practiced psychiatry.
- Bruce VilanchBruce Gerald Vilanch arrived in the world on the 23rd of November 1948. He spent his earliest days in New York City before moving to Paterson, New Jersey.
- Alexis SandersonAlexis Sanderson was born in 1948. He began his undergraduate studies at Balliol College, Oxford, in 1968. The program combined Classics and Sanskrit.
- Ben BurttBenjamin Burtt Jr. was born on the 12th of July 1948 in Jamesville, New York. His father taught chemistry at Syracuse University while his mother worked as a…
- Olivia HarrisonOlivia Trinidad Harrison was born on the 18th of May 1948 in Los Angeles. Her grandparents had migrated from Guanajuato, Mexico to California before she…