Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein

Liechtensteiner princier (1947).

Born October 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Zurich.

Tahar Ben Jelloun

Moroccan naturalized french writer.

Born December 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Fez. ^[ref]

Derek Shulman

Scottish musician and singer.

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

Ben Masters

American actor (1947–2023).

Born May 6th, 1947 in Corvallis.

Died January 11th, 2023 at 75 years old in Palm Springs (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd prime minister of norway.

Born September 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Molde Municipality. ^[ref]

Josephine Siao

Hong kong actress.

Born March 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Shanghai.

Alain Connes

French mathematician.

Born April 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Draguignan.

Tim Hunter

American television and film director.

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

Francine Prose

American writer (born 1947).

Born April 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Brooklyn.

Don Tapscott

Canadian businessman.

Born June 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Toronto.

Roger D. Kornberg

American biochemist.

Born April 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in St. Louis.

Henri Michel

French football player and manager (1947-2018).

Born October 28th, 1947 in Aix-en-Provence. ^[ref]

Died April 24th, 2018 at 70 years old in Gardanne (cancer). ^[ref]

Bob Houghton

English footballer and manager (born 1947).

Born October 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in England.

Hülya Koçyiğit

Turkish actor (born 1947).

Born December 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kuzguncuk.

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]

John Boswell

American historian.

Born March 20th, 1947 in Boston.

Died December 24th, 1994 at 47 years old in New Haven (death from AIDS-related complications).

Próspero Nograles

Speaker of the house of representatives of the philippines from 2008 to 2010.

Born October 30th, 1947 in Davao City.

Died May 4th, 2019 at 71 years old in Davao City (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Mark Frechette

American actor (1947-1975).

Born December 4th, 1947 in Boston.

Died September 27th, 1975 at 27 years old in Norfolk.

Yūko Tsushima

Japanese author (1947–2016).

Born March 30th, 1947 in Mitaka.

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

Andréa Ferréol

French actress.

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

Liu Yunshan

Chinese retired politician.

Born July 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tumed Right Banner.

İlber Ortaylı

Turkish historian (1947–2026).

Born May 21st, 1947 in Bregenz.

Died March 13th, 2026 at 78 years old in Koç University Hospital (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). ^[ref]

Jean-Christophe Bouvet

French actor, film director and screenwriter.

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Paris.

France A. Córdova

American astrophysicist and university president (born 1947).

Born August 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

Gerry Conway

English folk and rock drummer/percussionist (1947–2024).

Born September 11th, 1947 in King's Lynn.

Died March 29th, 2024 at 76 years old in King's Lynn (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). ^[ref]