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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Al Atkins

British heavy metal singer.

Born October 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in West Bromwich.

Willie Weeks

American bassist.

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

Tostão

Brazilian association football (born 1947).

Born January 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Belo Horizonte.

Sasson Gabai

Israeli actor.

Born November 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Baghdad.

Saskia Sassen

Dutch-american sociologist.

Born January 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in The Hague. [ref]

Judd Gregg

American politician.

Born February 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Nashua.

Harvey Mason

American jazz drummer.

Born February 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Atlantic City.

Andrew Bacevich

United states army officer.

Born July 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Normal.

Sofia Rotaru

Ukrainian singer, songwriter and actress.

Born August 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Marshyntsi.

Wang Ming Chun Elizabeth

Hong kong entertainer and politician.

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

Mark Helprin

American author, journalist, and commentator.

Born June 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City. [ref]

Björn Skifs

Swedish singer, songwriter, actor, and screenwriter.

Born April 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Vansbro.

Bev Perdue

American politician and 73rd governor of north carolina.

Born January 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Grundy.

Sondra Currie

American actress.

Born January 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Los Angeles.

Wendy Padbury

British actress.

Born December 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Warwickshire.

Jennifer Hosten

Canadian diplomat.

Born October 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in St. George's.

Tanith Lee

British writer (1947-2015).

Born September 19th, 1947 in London. [ref]

Died May 24th, 2015 at 67 years old in East Sussex (breast cancer).

Richard Overy

British historian.

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

Robin Dunbar

British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist.

Born June 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Liverpool.

Stuart Baird

British film director, film producer and film editor.

Born November 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in England. [ref]

Francine Rivers

American writer.

Born May 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Berkeley.

Ken Scott

British record producer and engineer.

Born April 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in London.

Glenn Cornick

British bass player (1947–2014).

Born April 23rd, 1947 in Barrow-in-Furness.

Died August 28th, 2014 at 67 years old in Hilo (congestive heart failure).

Patrick Dewaere

French actor (1947-1982).

Born January 26th, 1947 in Saint-Brieuc.

Died July 16th, 1982 at 35 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris (gunshot wound).

Sylvia Nasar

American journalist.

Born August 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Rosenheim.

Birthdays 551 to 575 of 1821

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