Buddy Miles

American rock and funk drummer (1947–2008).

Born September 5th, 1947 in Omaha.

Died February 26th, 2008 at 60 years old in Austin (heart failure). ^[ref]

Robert Lighthizer

Former us trade representative.

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

Jane Elliot

American actress.

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

Jill Eikenberry

American actress.

Born January 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in New Haven.

Óscar Tabárez

Uruguayan football manager and player (born 1947).

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

Klaus Schulze

German composer and musician (1947–2022).

Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. ^[ref]

Mike Chapman

Australian record producer and songwriter.

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

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.

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer.

Born August 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Melbourne.

David Hare

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

Born June 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in St Leonards.

Eliot Engel

American politician (1947 – 2026).

Born February 18th, 1947 in New York City.

Died April 10th, 2026 at 79 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Brinda Karat

Indian politician.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kolkata.

Clodagh Rodgers

British singer (1947–2025).

Born March 5th, 1947 in Warrenpoint.

Died April 18th, 2025 at 78 years old in Cobham. ^[ref]

Keone Young

American actor.

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

Bandaru Dattatreya

Indian politician.

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

Lee Kerslake

English drummer (1947–2020).

Born April 16th, 1947 in Winton.

Died September 19th, 2020 at 73 years old in London (prostate cancer). ^[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).

Richard J. Evans

British historian (born 1947).

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

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).

Jim Ryun

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

Born April 29th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Wichita.

Neil Horan

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

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

G. K. Butterfield

American politician (born 1947).

Born April 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Wilson. ^[ref]

Stefan Persson

Business magnate.

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

Mona Marshall

American voice actress.

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