Walter Röhrl

German rally driver.

Born March 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Regensburg.

Linda Thompson

British singer.

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

Ron Rivest

American cryptographer.

Born May 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Schenectady.

Maddy Prior

British folk singer, musician.

Born August 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Blackpool.

Haley Barbour

Governor of mississippi.

Born October 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Yazoo City.

K. V. Kamath

Indian banker.

Born December 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Mangaluru.

Martin Winterkorn

Former chairman of volkswagen ag.

Born May 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Leonberg.

Praveen Kumar Sobti

Indian discus thrower, hammer thrower and actor (1947–2022).

Born December 6th, 1947 in Sarhali, Jalandhar.

Died February 7th, 2022 at 74 years old in New Delhi.

Annie Haslam

Singer, songwriter, and painter.

Born June 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bolton.

Adam Cheng

Hong kong singer, actor, and host.

Born February 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hong Kong.

Margaret Chan

Chinese-canadian physician (born 1947).

Born August 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hong Kong.

Peter Sloterdijk

German philosopher (born 1947).

Born June 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Karlsruhe.

Lydia Davis

American writer (born 1947).

Born July 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Northampton.

Debra Mooney

American actress.

Born August 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aberdeen.

Ward Churchill

Political activist.

Born October 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Urbana.

Stephen R. Donaldson

Novelist.

Born May 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cleveland.

Joe Ely

American singer-songwriter (1947–2025).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Amarillo.

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

John Dykstra

American special effects artist.

Born June 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Long Beach.

John A. McDougall

American physician.

Born May 17th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died June 22nd, 2024 at 77 years old ^[ref]

F. R. David

French musician.

Born January 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Menzel Bourguiba.

Gigliola Cinquetti

Italian singer (1947-).

Born December 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Verona.

Princess Christina of the Netherlands

Dutch princess (1947-2019).

Born February 18th, 1947 in Soestdijk Palace. ^[ref]

Died August 16th, 2019 at 72 years old in Noordeinde Palace (bone cancer). ^[ref]

Bruce Rioch

Scottish footballer (born 1947).

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

George Lam

Hong kong singer-songwriter and actor.

Born October 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in British Hong Kong.

Jack Bergman

American military official and politician.

Born February 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Shakopee. ^[ref]