Authors born in 1948
- William Gibson Writer, 1948
- William J. Bernstein Neurologist, 1948
- William M. Daley Lawyer, 1948
- William Nicholson Screenwriter, 1948
- William P. Alford Professor, 1948
- William P. Leahy Priest, 1948
- Willie Wilson Politician, 1948
- Wolf Blitzer Journalist, 1948
- Yoshihide Suga Prime Minister , 1948
- Zanemvula Kizito Gatyeni Mda Novelist, 1948
- Zev Yaroslavsky Politician, 1948