Ismail Omar Guelleh

President of djibouti since 1999.

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

Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan

Jordanian prince (born 1947).

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

Dermot Crowley

Irish actor.

Born March 19th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cork.

Willy Russell

British dramatist, lyricist and composer.

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

Andrew Card

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

Born May 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Brockton.

Shuki Levy

Israeli-american music composer and television producer.

Born June 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Tel Aviv.

Hou Hsiao-Hsien

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

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

Archie Gemmill

Scottish association football player and manager (born 1947).

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

William B. Taylor Jr.

American diplomat (born 1947).

Born September 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New Mexico.

Lawrence Wright

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

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

David Robb

British actor.

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

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen

Danish businessman.

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

Gary Herbert

American politician.

Born May 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in American Fork.

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).

Kundan Shah

Indian film director (1947-2017).

Born October 19th, 1947 in Mumbai.

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

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]

Randy West

American pornographic actor.

Born October 12th, 1947 in New York City.

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

Joe Ely

American singer-songwriter (1947–2025).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Amarillo.

Died December 15th, 2025 at 78 years old in Taos. ^[ref]

Herman Van Rompuy

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

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

Annie Haslam

Singer, songwriter, and painter.

Born June 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bolton.

Larry Norman

American musician (1947–2008).

Born April 8th, 1947 in San Jose.

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

Navin Ramgoolam

Prime minister of mauritius (1995–2000, 2005–2014, 2024–present).

Born July 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Port Louis.

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).

Dónal Lunny

Irish musician and record producer.

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