Theda Skocpol

American sociologist and political scientist.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Detroit.

Joseph Nicolosi

American clinical psychologist (1947–2017).

Born January 24th, 1947 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died March 8th, 2017 at 70 years old in Thousand Oaks (influenza). ^[ref]

Pascal Lamy

French businessman and political advisor.

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

Adolfo Rodríguez Saá

Argentine politician, former president of argentina (2001).

Born July 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in San Luis.

Nelson Ned

Brazilian singer-songwriter (1947–2014).

Born March 2nd, 1947 in Ubá.

Died May 1st, 2014 at 67 years old in Cotia (pneumonia). ^[ref]

John Mayhew

British musician (1947-2009).

Born March 27th, 1947 in Ipswich.

Died March 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Meng Jianzhu

Chinese politician.

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

Stephen Shore

American photographer (born 1947).

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New York City.

Lamar S. Smith

American politician.

Born November 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Antonio.

Moses Blah

President of liberia (1947-2013).

Born April 18th, 1947 in Nimba.

Died April 1st, 2013 at 65 years old in Monrovia. ^[ref]

Thomas Cech

American chemist, biochemistry professor.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Jiro Taniguchi

Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).

Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.

Died February 11th, 2017 at 69 years old in Tokyo.

Gerd Gigerenzer

German psychologist.

Born September 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wallersdorf.

Mustafa Akıncı

President of northern cyprus from 2015 to 2020.

Born December 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Limassol.

Takeo Ishii

Japanese yodeler.

Born May 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Tokyo.

Craig Richard Nelson

American actor (1947–2025).

Born September 17th, 1947 in Salt Lake City.

Died March 3rd, 2025 at 77 years old in Salt Lake City. ^[ref]

Derek Shulman

Scottish musician and singer.

Born February 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Glasgow.

Ian Millar

Canadian equestrian.

Born January 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Halifax.

Bob Catley

British rock singer.

Born September 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aldershot.

Norm Van Lier

American basketball player (1947–2009).

Born April 1st, 1947 in East Liverpool.

Died February 26th, 2009 at 61 years old in Chicago. ^[ref]

John Varley

American science fiction author (1947–2025).

Born August 9th, 1947 in Austin.

Died December 10th, 2025 at 78 years old in Beaverton. ^[ref]

Andréa Ferréol

French actress.

Born January 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Aix-en-Provence.

Luca Cordero di Montezemolo

Italian businessman.

Born August 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bologna.

John Brisker

American basketball player (1947–1985).

Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died May 29th, 1985 at 37 years old in Uganda.

Yūko Tsushima

Japanese author (1947–2016).

Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka.

Died February 18th, 2016 at 68 years old in Tokyo (cancer). ^[ref]