Linda Thorson

Canadian actress.

Born June 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Toronto.

Allan Lichtman

American political scientist and historian.

Born April 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Ken Dryden

Canadian ice hockey goaltender and politician.

Born August 8th, 1947 in Hamilton.

Died September 5th, 2025 at 78 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Roky Erickson

American singer and guitarist.

Born July 15th, 1947 in Austin.

Died May 31st, 2019 at 71 years old in Austin. ^[ref]

Viktor Belenko

Soviet mig-25 pilot who defected to the west.

Born February 15th, 1947 in Nalchik.

Died September 24th, 2023 at 76 years old in Rosebud. ^[ref]

Gretchen Corbett

American actress.

Born August 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Portland.

Zoe Lofgren

American politician.

Born December 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Mateo.

Dave Barry

American writer.

Born July 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Armonk. ^[ref]

Theodore Long

American wrestling executive and former referee.

Born September 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Birmingham.

Wayne Allwine

American voice actor (1947–2009).

Born February 7th, 1947 in Glendale. ^[ref]

Died May 18th, 2009 at 62 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction, diabetes). ^[ref]

David Blunkett

British politician.

Born June 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sheffield.

Allee Willis

American songwriter, multi-media artist, collector, and art director (1947-2019).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died December 24th, 2019 at 72 years old in Los Angeles (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Bachir Gemayel

Lebanese politician and militia commander and president of lebanon (1947-1982).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Ashrafieh.

Died September 14th, 1982 at 34 years old in Ashrafieh (bomb attack).

Bruno Latour

French sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist.

Born June 22nd, 1947 in Beaune. ^[ref]

Died October 9th, 2022 at 75 years old in Paris (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Tessa Jowell

British politician (1947–2018).

Born September 17th, 1947 in London. ^[ref]

Died May 12th, 2018 at 70 years old in Shipston-on-Stour (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Carol Moseley Braun

American politician and lawyer.

Born August 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Rod Marsh

Former australian wicketkeeper (1947–2022).

Born November 4th, 1947 in Armadale. ^[ref]

Died March 4th, 2022 at 74 years old in Adelaide (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Johnny Miller

American golfer.

Born April 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Francisco.

Tom DeLay

American republican politician.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Laredo.

Bill Lancaster

American screenwriter (1947-1997).

Born November 17th, 1947 in Los Angeles.

Died January 4th, 1997 at 49 years old in Los Angeles.

Tom Evans

British musician.

Born June 5th, 1947 in Liverpool.

Died November 19th, 1983 at 36 years old in Greater London (hanging).

Brian Herbert

Author from the united states.

Born June 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Seattle.

Ivonne Coll

Puerto rican actress.

Born June 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Fajardo.

Steve Howe

English guitarist.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in London.

Josep Borrell

Catalan-spanish diplomat and politician (born 1947).

Born April 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in La Pobla de Segur.