Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Whiston.

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan

Jordanian prince (born 1947).

Born March 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Amman.

Edward Yang

Taiwanese film director and screenwriter (1947-2007).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Shanghai.

Died June 29th, 2007 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (colorectal cancer). ^[ref]

Yukio Hatoyama

Prime minister of japan from 2009 to 2010.

Born February 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bunkyō-ku.

Andrew Card

U.s. secretary of transportation, white house chief of staff.

Born May 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Brockton.

Gareth Edwards

Welsh rugby union player.

Born July 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen.

Lawrence Wright

American author, screenwriter, and staff writer (1947-).

Born August 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oklahoma City.

Shuki Levy

Israeli-american music composer and television producer.

Born June 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tel Aviv.

Ismail Omar Guelleh

President of djibouti since 1999.

Born November 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Dire Dawa. ^[ref]

Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.

United states ambassador to turkey.

Born April 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles County.

Mike Sexton

American poker player (1947–2020).

Born September 22nd, 1947 in Shelby.

Died September 6th, 2020 at 72 years old in Las Vegas (prostate cancer).

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Danish businessman.

Born December 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Billund.

Gary Herbert

American politician.

Born May 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in American Fork.

David Robb

British actor.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in London.

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and film producer (born 1947).

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

Herman Van Rompuy

Prime minister of belgium and president of the european council (born 1947).

Born October 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Etterbeek.

Carolyn Seymour

British actress (born 1947).

Born November 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aylesbury.

Peter Banks

British guitarist.

Born July 15th, 1947 in London Borough of Barnet.

Died March 8th, 2013 at 65 years old in London (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Kundan Shah

Indian film director (1947-2017).

Born October 19th, 1947 in Mumbai.

Died October 7th, 2017 at 69 years old in Mumbai.

Randy West

American pornographic actor.

Born October 12th, 1947 in New York City.

Died September 20th, 2024 at 76 years old in Las Vegas.

Larry Norman

American musician (1947–2008).

Born April 8th, 1947 in San Jose.

Died February 24th, 2008 at 60 years old in Salem.

Archie Gemmill

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1947).

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Paisley.

Jackie Curtis

American actor, writer, singer (1947-1985).

Born February 19th, 1947 in New York City.

Died May 15th, 1985 at 38 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Robert David Hall

American actor.

Born November 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in East Orange.

Dónal Lunny

Irish musician and record producer.

Born March 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Tullamore.