Bill Rodgers

American distance runner.

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

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]

John Mayhew

British musician (1947-2009).

Born March 27th, 1947 in Ipswich.

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

Lamar S. Smith

American politician.

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

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]

Adolfo Rodríguez Saá

Argentine politician, former president of argentina (2001).

Born July 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Luis.

Ian Millar

Canadian equestrian.

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

Darrell Sweet

British musician (1947–1999).

Born May 16th, 1947 in Bournemouth.

Died April 30th, 1999 at 51 years old in New Albany (myocardial infarction).

Stephen Shore

American photographer (born 1947).

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

Mustafa Akıncı

President of northern cyprus from 2015 to 2020.

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

Vladimir Romanov

Russian-lithuanian businessman.

Born June 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tver.

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.

John Brisker

American basketball player (1947–1985).

Born June 15th, 1947 in Detroit.

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

Gerd Gigerenzer

German psychologist.

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

Jiro Taniguchi

Japanese manga artist (1947-2017).

Born August 14th, 1947 in Tottori.

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

Gerd Binnig

German physicist.

Born July 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Frankfurt. ^[ref]

Bob Catley

British rock singer.

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

Partha Chatterjee

Indian academic.

Born November 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kolkata.

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]

Albert Malcolm Ranjith Patabendige Don

Catholic cardinal (1947-).

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

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]

Takeo Ishii

Japanese yodeler.

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

Kodela Siva Prasad Rao

Indian politician.

Born May 2nd, 1947.

Died September 16th, 2019 at 72 years old (hanging to death).

Carla Del Ponte

International jurist.

Born February 9th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lugano.