Sam Anderson

American actor.

Born April 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Clark.

Florian Schneider

German musician (1947–2020).

Born April 7th, 1947 in Kattenhorn.

Died April 30th, 2020 at 73 years old in Düsseldorf (cancer). ^[ref]

John Adams

American composer (born 1947).

Born February 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Worcester.

Mohan Agashe

Indian psychiatrist and actor.

Born July 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bhor.

Tom Carper

American politician (born 1947).

Born January 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Beckley.

Dick Fosbury

American athletics competitor, high jumper.

Born March 6th, 1947 in Portland.

Died March 12th, 2023 at 76 years old in Salt Lake City (lymphoma). ^[ref]

Olympia Snowe

American politician; u.s. senator for maine.

Born February 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Augusta.

David Helfgott

Australian concert pianist.

Born May 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Melbourne.

Peter Welch

U.s. representative from vermont.

Born May 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Springfield.

Tamara Samsonova

Elderly russian serial killer.

Born April 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Uzhur.

Ronnie Montrose

American guitarist (1947–2012).

Born November 29th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died March 3rd, 2012 at 64 years old in Millbrae. ^[ref]

Peter Cosgrove

Australian general; governor-general of australia.

Born July 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sydney.

Bernadette Devlin McAliskey

Irish socialist and republican political activist.

Born April 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cookstown. ^[ref]

Michael Ignatieff

Professor at harvard kennedy school and former canadian politician.

Born May 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Toronto.

David Zucker

American film director, screenwriter, producer.

Born October 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Milwaukee.

Roberto Escobar

Former accountant of the medellín cartel.

Born January 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Rionegro.

Donna Jean Godchaux

American singer.

Born August 22nd, 1947 in Muscle Shoals.

Died November 2nd, 2025 at 78 years old in Nashville. ^[ref]

Mark Volman

American singer (1947–2025).

Born April 19th, 1947 in Los Angeles.

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

Sharad Yadav

Indian politician (1947–2023).

Born July 1st, 1947 in Narmadapuram.

Died January 12th, 2023 at 75 years old in Gurugram. ^[ref]

Haruomi Hosono

Japanese musician, yellow magic orchestra member.

Born July 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Minato-ku.

Drew Gilpin Faust

American historian and board member, director at goldman sachs.

Born September 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Randy Edelman

American musician, producer, and composer for film and television (born 1947).

Born June 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paterson.

Óscar Tabárez

Uruguayan football manager and former player.

Born March 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Montevideo.

Graham Young

British serial killer (teacup poisoner).

Born September 10th, 1947 in Neasden.

Died August 1st, 1990 at 42 years old in Newport (myocardial infarction).

Guy Siner

British-american actor.

Born October 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Manhattan.