1948 (people)


 * 2 January - Actor Deborah Watling was born.
 * 15 January - Actor David Warwick was born.
 * 19 January - Actor Michael J. Jackson was born.
 * 2 February - Film cameraman Remi Adefarasin was born.
 * 4 February - Writer Stephen Wyatt was born.
 * 26 February - Actor Roberta Taylor was born.
 * 8 March - Actor Gyles Brandreth was born.
 * 10 March - Actor Stewart Bevan was born.
 * 20 March - Actor John de Lancie was born.
 * 28 March - Actor Matthew Corbett was born.
 * 3 April - Composer Peter Howell was born.
 * 9 April - Actor Richenda Carey was born.
 * 10 May - Actor Peter Walshe was born.
 * 11 May - Actor Pam Ferris was born.
 * 31 May - Actor Lynda Bellingham was born.
 * 18 June - Actor Phillip Jackson was born.
 * 7 July - Visual effects designer Mat Irvine was born.
 * 8 July - Writer Ian McFadyen was born.
 * 16 July - Actor David Sibley was born.
 * 20 July - Actor Malcolm Stoddard was born.
 * 26 July - Actor Karen Archer was born.
 * 4 August - Actor Ian Liston was born.
 * 5 August - Actor Barbara Flynn was born.
 * 12 August - Actor Penny Casdagli was born.
 * 18 August - Actor Joseph Marcell was born.
 * 19 August - Actor Jim Carter was born.
 * 19 August - Actor Ian McElhinney was born.
 * 26 September - Actor Brian Orrell was born.
 * 28 September - Actor Gareth Armstrong was born.
 * 29 September - Director Tony Virgo was born.
 * October - Actor and Stuntman Jim Dowdall was born.
 * 14 October - Actor Gerard Murphy was born.
 * 20 October - Actor Sandra Dickinson was born.
 * 30 October - Actor Rusty Goffe was born.
 * 7 November - Writer Graeme Farmer was born.
 * 18 November - Actor Paul Jerricho was born.
 * 29 November - Actor David Rintoul was born.
 * 11 December - Producer Richard Stewart was born.
 * 16 December - Actor Christopher Biggins was born.
 * 22 December - Television host Noel Edmonds was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Sue Bishop was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Vincent Brimble was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Anita Graham was born.
 * Unknown - Actor Kristyna Kasvili was born.