1948 Chinese zodiac, age & generation
People born in 1948 are 77 or 78 years old this year and turn 78 on their birthday in 2026.Babies born in 1948 will belong to Baby Boomers. 1948 is the Year of the Earth Rat 🐀 and belongs to Baby Boomers.
- Age this year
- Turns 78
- Chinese zodiac
- 🐀 Earth Rat
- Generation
- 📺 Baby Boomer
- Leap year
- Yes (366 days)
- Jan 1, 1948
- Thursday
- Chinese New Year
- February 10
How old is someone born in 1948?
Your exact age depends on whether you have had your birthday yet this year. Right now, someone born in 1948 is 77 or 78 years old. Use the age calculator for an exact answer in years, months and days.
Milestone birthdays for people born in 1948
- 10 in 1958
- 18 in 1966
- 21 in 1969
- 30 in 1978
- 40 in 1988
- 50 in 1998
- 60 in 2008
- 70 in 2018
- 80 in 2028
- 90 in 2038
- 100 in 2048
1948 Chinese zodiac: Year of the Rat 🐀
1948 is a Earth Rat year (Yang). The 1948 Chinese zodiac year began on February 10, 1948 and ended on January 28, 1949. People born in January or early February 1948, before Chinese New Year on February 10, belong to the previous zodiac year: the Year of the Pig.
The Rat is the first animal of the Chinese zodiac. People born in Rat years are traditionally described as clever, resourceful and quick to spot an opportunity, with a knack for making the most of what they have.
People with the Earth element are traditionally described as stable, practical and patient.
What generation is 1948?
People born in 1948 are part of Baby Boomers, which covers birth years 1946–1964.
Baby Boomers are named after the sharp rise in births after World War II. Boomers lived through a period of economic growth, rock and roll, the civil rights movement and the space race.
Famous people born in 1948
- November 14, 1948King of the United Kingdom since 2022 (born 1948)
- March 31, 1948Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)
- November 12, 1948President of Iran from 2013 to 2021
- May 31, 1948Belarusian investigative journalist and non-fiction prose writer (born 1948)
- September 20, 1948American writer and television producer (born 1948)
- December 6, 1948Prime Minister of Japan from 2020 to 2021
- December 3, 1948English musician and television personality (1948–2025)
- April 28, 1948English fantasy author (1948–2015)
- December 27, 1948French actor (born 1948)
- August 24, 1948Finnish politician and the 12th President of Finland (2012-2024)
- December 21, 1948American actor (born 1948)
- January 7, 1948Japanese singer, voice actor (1948-2022)
- December 20, 1948Tanzanian-born British writer, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature (2021) (born 1948)
- March 20, 1948American actor (born 1948)
- September 19, 1948British actor (born 1948)
- June 28, 1948American film actress and director
- July 12, 1948American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)
- July 30, 1948Spanish-French actor
- February 4, 1948American singer (born 1948)
- September 7, 1948President of the United Arab Emirates from 2004 to 2022
- November 26, 1948Australian-American biological researcher
- February 28, 1948American physicist, former United States Secretary of Energy, Nobel laureate
- December 31, 1948American singer (1948–2012)
- September 26, 1948British and Australian singer (1948–2022)
- August 20, 1948English musician and lead vocalist of Led Zeppelin
- July 21, 1948British musician (born 1948)
- August 24, 1948French composer, performer and record producer (born 1948)
- December 12, 1948Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal
- December 17, 1948Turkish politician (born 1948)
- October 16, 1948Indian actress, dancer, and politician
- August 8, 1948Soviet cosmonaut
- November 5, 1948Physics Nobel laureate
- March 17, 1948American-Canadian speculative fiction writer (born 1948)
- March 22, 1948British theatre composer (born 1948)
- March 26, 1948American singer
- June 21, 1948Polish novelist (born 1948)
- January 27, 1948Latvian-American dancer, choreographer and actor
- February 3, 1948Swedish writer, human rights activist and dramatist (1948–2015)
- February 3, 1948Roman Catholic bishop
- May 15, 1948British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)
- August 11, 1948Czech student who killed himself by self-immolation in protest (1948–1969)
- June 21, 1948British author (born 1948)
- November 9, 1948Brazilian association football player and manager
- March 14, 1948American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and television presenter (born 1948)
- April 12, 1948Italian association football player and manager
- February 4, 1948Former President of Nepal
- November 4, 1948Malian soldier and politician
- January 30, 1948Japanese engineer and researcher (1948-), known as an inventor of lithium-ion battery
- February 16, 1948German spiritual teacher and author
- April 12, 1948German politician
- October 13, 1948Pakistani musician, primarily a singer of qawwali (1948-1997)
- October 17, 1948American actor (1948–2025)
- December 22, 19484th President of Moldova (r. 2012–2016)
- January 16, 1948American filmmaker, composer and actor (born 1948)
- February 5, 1948English actor (1948–2023)
- February 5, 1948Swedish football manager (1948–2024)
- April 9, 1948Indian politician and actress
- May 26, 1948American singer and songwriter born 1948
- March 28, 1948American actress
- May 31, 1948English drummer (1948–1980)
Other birth years
Frequently asked questions
How old is someone born in 1948?
Someone born in 1948 turns 78 in 2026, 80 in 2028, 90 in 2038, 100 in 2048. Before their birthday each year, they are one year younger.
What Chinese zodiac is 1948?
1948 is the Year of the Rat, with the Earth element (Earth Rat). The 1948 zodiac year runs from February 10, 1948 to January 28, 1949. People born in 1948 before February 10 belong to the previous year, the Year of the Pig.
What generation is 1948?
People born in 1948 belong to Baby Boomers (Baby Boomer), which includes birth years 1946 to 1964. Some sources use slightly different cut-off years.
Is 1948 a leap year?
Yes. 1948 is a leap year with 366 days, including February 29.