Jack Bergman

American military official and politician.

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

Walter Röhrl

German rally driver.

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

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.

Linda Thompson

British singer.

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

Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi

Palestinian political leader (1947–2004).

Born October 23rd, 1947 in Yibna.

Died April 17th, 2004 at 56 years old in Gaza City.

Peter Osgood

English footballer (1947–2006).

Born February 20th, 1947 in Clewer.

Died March 1st, 2006 at 59 years old in Slough (myocardial infarction).

Maddy Prior

British folk singer, musician.

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

Robert David Hall

American actor.

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

Ron Rivest

American cryptographer.

Born May 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Schenectady.

Haley Barbour

Governor of mississippi.

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

R. H. Thomson

Television, film and stage actor.

Born September 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Richmond Hill. ^[ref]

Debra Mooney

American actress.

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

Peter Sloterdijk

German philosopher (born 1947).

Born June 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Karlsruhe.

F. R. David

French musician.

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

Hal Varian

American economist.

Born March 18th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Wooster.

K. V. Kamath

Indian banker.

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

Adam Cheng

Hong kong singer, actor, and host.

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

Martin Winterkorn

Former chairman of volkswagen ag.

Born May 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Leonberg.

Lydia Davis

American writer (born 1947).

Born July 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Northampton.

Stephen R. Donaldson

Novelist.

Born May 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cleveland.

Glen Buxton

American guitarist, songwriter (1947-1997).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Akron.

Died October 19th, 1997 at 49 years old in Clarion (pneumonia).

Ward Churchill

Political activist.

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

Margaret Chan

Chinese-canadian physician (born 1947).

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

Rita Lee

Brazilian singer, songwriter, author, actress and television host (1947–2023).

Born December 31st, 1947 in São Paulo. ^[ref]

Died May 8th, 2023 at 75 years old in São Paulo (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Bruce Pandolfini

American chess author, teacher, and coach.

Born September 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lakewood.