Amata Coleman Radewagen

American samoan politician (born 1947).

Born December 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pago Pago.

Robert Cailliau

Belgian engineer and computer scientist (1947).

Born February 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Tongeren. ^[ref]

Sara Paretsky

American author of detective fiction.

Born June 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ames. ^[ref]

Jamie Reid

British artist and anarchist known as designer of sex pistols (1947-2023).

Born January 16th, 1947 in Croydon. ^[ref]

Died August 8th, 2023 at 76 years old in Liverpool.

Gustav Hasford

United states marine (1947-1993).

Born November 28th, 1947 in Russellville.

Died January 29th, 1993 at 45 years old in Aegina (heart failure).

Steve Englehart

American comic book writer (born 1947).

Born April 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Indianapolis.

Christer Pettersson

Swedish criminal (1947–2004).

Born April 23rd, 1947 in Solna Municipality.

Died September 29th, 2004 at 57 years old in Karolinska University Hospital (cerebral hemorrhage).

Bob Dandridge

American basketball player-coach.

Born November 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Richmond.

Sky du Mont

German actor.

Born May 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Buenos Aires.

Steven Holl

American architect (born 1947).

Born December 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Washington, D.C., Bremerton. ^[ref]

Bruce Golding

Jamaican politician; prime minister of jamaica.

Born December 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chapelton.

Olga Karlatos

Greek actress.

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

ORLAN

French performance artist (born 1947).

Born May 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Saint-Étienne.

Gilles Duceppe

Canadian politician.

Born July 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Montreal.

Malini Fonseka

Sri lankan actor-politician.

Born April 30th, 1947 in Kelaniya. ^[ref]

Died May 24th, 2025 at 78 years old in Colombo. ^[ref]

Jean-Yves Le Drian

French politician (born 1947).

Born June 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lorient. ^[ref]

Godfrey Chitalu

Zambian footballer (1947–1993).

Born October 22nd, 1947 in Luanshya.

Died April 27th, 1993 at 45 years old in Libreville.

Baek Yoon-sik

South korean actor.

Born March 16th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Seoul.

Frank J. Tipler

American physicist noted for his book the physics of immortality.

Born February 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Andalusia.

Dave Pegg

English bassist, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.

Born November 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Acocks Green.

Lupita Ferrer

Venezuelan actor.

Born December 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Maracaibo.

Mykola Azarov

Ukrainian politician (born 1947).

Born December 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kaluga.

Stephen Hadley

American attorney and senior government official (born 1947).

Born February 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Toledo.

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi.

French virologist and nobel laureate, co-discoverer of hiv.

Born July 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in 19th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa

Italian politician (born 1947).

Born July 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paternò.