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In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Carles Rexach

Spanish footballer (born 1947).

Born January 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Pedralbes.

Jonathan Kaplan

American director (1947–2025).

Born November 25th, 1947 in Paris.

Died August 1st, 2025 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). [ref]

Apasra Hongsakula

Thai model, miss universe 1965.

Born January 16th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bangkok.

Staffan de Mistura

Italian-swedish diplomat.

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

Su Tseng-chang

Taiwanese politician.

Born July 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pingtung City.

Frédéric Mitterrand

French politician (1947–2024).

Born August 21st, 1947 in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Died March 21st, 2024 at 76 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris (cancer). [ref]

Samuel Edward Konkin III

American anarchist (1947–2004).

Born July 8th, 1947 in Edmonton.

Died February 23rd, 2004 at 56 years old in West Los Angeles.

Federico Peña

U.s. secretary of transportation, 1993-1997.

Born March 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Laredo.

Gerald Jay Sussman

American computer scientist.

Born February 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in United States.

Toshiyuki Nishida

Japanese actor, singer and tarento (1947–2024).

Born November 4th, 1947 in Kōriyama. [ref]

Died October 17th, 2024 at 76 years old in Setagaya (coronary artery disease). [ref]

Holmes Osborne

American actor.

Born November 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kansas City.

Alexis Herman

American politician and businesswoman (1947–2025).

Born July 16th, 1947 in Mobile. [ref]

Died April 26th, 2025 at 77 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Dennis C. Blair

Us navy admiral and 3rd director of national intelligence.

Born February 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kittery.

Anne Fine

British writer (born 1947).

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

Chick Vennera

Actor (1947-2021).

Born March 27th, 1947 in Herkimer.

Died July 7th, 2021 at 74 years old in Burbank. [ref]

Wolfgang Flür

German musician, former member of kraftwerk.

Born July 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Frankfurt.

Blue Weaver

British musician and songwriter.

Born March 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cardiff.

Riyoko Ikeda

Japanese mangaka and singer.

Born December 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Osaka.

Bilquis Edhi

Pakistani philanthropist.

Born August 14th, 1947 in Karachi.

Died April 15th, 2022 at 74 years old in Karachi.

David Franzoni

American screenwriter (born 1947).

Born March 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Vermont.

Maryam Abacha

Widow of president of nigeria.

Born March 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kaduna.

Julien Clerc

French singer-songwriter.

Born October 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in 19th arrondissement of Paris.

Stuart Hameroff

American anesthesiologist.

Born July 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Buffalo.

Frank Furedi

Hungarian-canadian sociologist (born 1947).

Born May 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Budapest.

Steve Pearce

1947- american armed forces veteran and politician.

Born August 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lamesa.

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