David McKinley

American politician.

Born March 28th, 1947 in Wheeling.

Died April 17th, 2026 at 79 years old in Wheeling. ^[ref]

Ángel Nieto

Spanish motorcycle racer.

Born January 25th, 1947 in Zamora. ^[ref]

Died August 3rd, 2017 at 70 years old in Ibiza (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Homayoun Ershadi

Iranian actor (1947–2025).

Born March 26th, 1947 in Isfahan.

Died November 11th, 2025 at 78 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Louise Arbour

Canadian judge.

Born February 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Montreal.

David Brown

American bassist (1947-2000).

Born February 15th, 1947 in United States.

Died September 4th, 2000 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Meng Jianzhu

Chinese politician.

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

Miroslav Vitouš

Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist.

Born December 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Mesut Yılmaz

Prime minister of turkey (1947–2020).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.

Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-israeli physicist.

Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

David Bordwell

American film historian (1947–2024).

Born July 23rd, 1947 in Penn Yan.

Died February 29th, 2024 at 76 years old in Madison (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Erik Olin Wright

American sociologist (1947-2019).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Berkeley.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (acute myeloid leukemia). ^[ref]

Uli Edel

German film director.

Born April 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Neuenburg am Rhein.

Helen Morse

Australian actress.

Born January 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Harrow on the Hill.

Amory Lovins

American energy policy analyst.

Born November 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Washington, D.C..

Günther Kaufmann

German actor (1947-2012).

Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.

Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Sonny Carter

American physician, soccer player, navy officer, and astronaut (1947-1991).

Born August 15th, 1947 in Macon.

Died April 5th, 1991 at 43 years old in Brunswick (aviation accident).

Linda Gail Lewis

American musician.

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

Pascal Lamy

French businessman and political advisor.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Levallois-Perret.

Subhash Kak

Indian computer scientist.

Born March 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Srinagar.

Steve Gerber

American comic writer (1947–2008).

Born September 20th, 1947 in St. Louis.

Died February 10th, 2008 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Buckwheat Zydeco

American accordionist (1947–2016).

Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.

Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Ann Hui

Hong kong film director (born 1947).

Born May 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Anshan.

Ibrahim al-Jaafari

Prime minister of iraq from 2005 to 2006.

Born March 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hindeya.

Gennady Mikhasevich

Soviet serial killer (1947-1988).

Born April 7th, 1947 in Ist.

Died January 19th, 1988 at 40 years old in Minsk (gunshot wound, execution by shooting).

Theda Skocpol

American sociologist and political scientist.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Detroit.