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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Robert Lighthizer

Former us trade representative.

Born October 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ashtabula.

David Hare

British playwright, screenwriter and theatre and film director (1947- ).

Born June 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in St Leonards.

Mink Stole

American actress.

Born August 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Baltimore.

Martin Ferrero

American actor.

Born September 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Brockport.

Mike Chapman

Australian record producer and songwriter.

Born April 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Nambour.

G. K. Butterfield

American politician (born 1947).

Born April 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wilson. [ref]

Doug Henning

Canadian illusionist (1947–2000).

Born May 3rd, 1947 in Winnipeg.

Died February 7th, 2000 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (cancer).

Bandaru Dattatreya

Indian politician.

Born February 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hyderabad.

Stefan Persson

Business magnate.

Born October 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Stockholm.

Neil Horan

Laicised irish priest known for disrupting major sporting events in 2003-04.

Born April 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years).

Jon Landau

American music critic, manager, and record producer.

Born May 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in United States.

Mansoureh Khojaste Bagherzadeh

Wife of ali khamenei.

Born May 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Mashhad. [ref]

Keone Young

American actor.

Born September 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Honolulu.

Joey Molland

English composer and rock guitarist (1947–2025).

Born June 21st, 1947 in Edge Hill.

Died March 1st, 2025 at 77 years old in St. Louis Park. [ref]

Jane Elliot

American actress.

Born January 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Jim Ryun

American politician and athletics competitor; u.s. congressman from kansas.

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

Drew Struzan

American illustrator (1947–2025).

Born March 18th, 1947 in Oregon City.

Died October 13th, 2025 at 78 years old in Pasadena (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Todd Akin

American politician (1947–2021).

Born July 5th, 1947 in New York City.

Died October 3rd, 2021 at 74 years old in Wildwood (cancer). [ref]

Kathy Acker

American novelist, playwright, essayist, and poet (1947–1997).

Born April 18th, 1947 in New York City.

Died November 30th, 1997 at 50 years old in Tijuana (cancer, breast cancer).

Kevin Farrell

Irish-american roman catholic cardinal (born 1947).

Born September 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Dublin.

Mona Marshall

American voice actress.

Born August 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Richard J. Evans

British historian (born 1947).

Born September 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Woodford Green.

Pauline Moran

British actress.

Born August 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Blackpool.

Robert Mark Kamen

American screenwriter.

Born October 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Bronx.

P. A. Sangma

Former speaker of the lok sabha (1947-2016).

Born September 1st, 1947 in West Garo Hills district.

Died March 4th, 2016 at 68 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction). [ref]

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