Yukiya Amano

Director general/international atomic energy agency (1947-2019).

Born May 9th, 1947 in Yugawara.

Died July 18th, 2019 at 72 years old in Vienna. ^[ref]

Gregory Chaitin

Argentinian mathematician and computer scientist.

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

Keith Tippett

British jazz pianist and composer (1947–2020).

Born August 25th, 1947 in Bristol.

Died June 14th, 2020 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Loukas Papademos

Greek economist and prime minister.

Born October 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Athens.

Gardner Dozois

American science fiction editor (1947-2018).

Born July 23rd, 1947 in Salem.

Died May 27th, 2018 at 70 years old in Philadelphia (sepsis). ^[ref]

Israel Shamir

Russian and israeli journalist, known for denying the holocaust (born 1947).

Born June 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Novosibirsk.

Porfirio Lobo Sosa

37th president of honduras (2010–2014).

Born December 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Trujillo.

Yusef Komunyakaa

American poet and academic (born 1947).

Born April 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bogalusa.

Seda Aznavour

French singer.

Born May 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

Benoît Jacquot

French film director and screenwriter.

Born February 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Paris.

Linda B. Buck

American biologist.

Born January 29th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Seattle. ^[ref]

Alfredo Cristiani

President of el salvador.

Born November 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Salvador.

Eric Flint

American author.

Born February 6th, 1947 in Burbank.

Died July 17th, 2022 at 75 years old in East Chicago. ^[ref]

Carlos Ezquerra

Spanish comics artist (1947–2018).

Born November 12th, 1947 in Ibdes.

Died October 1st, 2018 at 70 years old (cancer). ^[ref]

Rubén Olivares

Mexican boxer.

Born January 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Mexico City.

Steve Khan

American musician.

Born April 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Flossie Wong-Staal

American virologist.

Born August 27th, 1947 in Zhongshan. ^[ref]

Died July 8th, 2020 at 72 years old in La Jolla (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Somchai Wongsawat

Prime minister of thailand form september to december 2008.

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

Peter Chen

American computer scientist.

Born January 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Taichung.

Frances Yip

Hong kong female singer.

Born October 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hong Kong.

Roger Pratt

British cinematographer (1947–2024).

Born February 27th, 1947 in Leicester.

Died December 31st, 2024 at 77 years old ^[ref]

Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

American united nations official.

Born May 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Havana.

Pham Tuan

Vietnamese astronaut, first asian in space.

Born February 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Quốc Tuấn.

Keith Devlin

British mathematician.

Born March 16th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kingston upon Hull.

Hanns Zischler

German actor, writer and dramaturge (born 1947).

Born June 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Nuremberg.