Aaron Ciechanover

Israeli biologist and nobel laureate.

Born October 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Haifa.

Włodzimierz Lubański

Polish footballer.

Born February 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Gliwice.

Michael Albert

Economist, activist, speaker, writer.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in United States.

Deanie Ip

Hong kong singer and actress.

Born December 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in British Hong Kong.

Ruhakana Rugunda

10th prime minister of uganda.

Born November 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kabale.

Lucius Allen

American basketball player.

Born September 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kansas City.

Laura Tyson

American business academic (born 1947).

Born June 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bayonne.

Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024).

Born April 18th, 1947 in Kraków.

Died July 9th, 2024 at 77 years old in Kraków. ^[ref]

Stomu Yamashta

Japanese musician.

Born March 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kyoto.

Massiel

Spanish singer.

Born August 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Madrid.

Michael Burawoy

Sociological marxist and author.

Born June 15th, 1947 in Manchester.

Died February 3rd, 2025 at 77 years old in Oakland (car collision). ^[ref]

Hristo Bonev

Bulgarian footballer.

Born February 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Plovdiv.

Ljupko Petrović

Serbian footballer (born 1947).

Born May 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Brusnica Velika.

Marsha Norman

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

Born September 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Louisville.

Lyn St. James

American race car driver.

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

Erik Spiekermann

German typographer and type designer.

Born May 30th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Stadthagen. ^[ref]

John Kline

American politician.

Born September 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Allentown.

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020).

Born February 25th, 1947 in Suginami.

Died April 13th, 2020 at 73 years old in Tallinn. ^[ref]

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

American wine critic.

Born July 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Baltimore.

Ray Phiri

South african jazz musician (1947–2017).

Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.

Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Sherrie Levine

American photographer and conceptual artist (born 1947).

Born April 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hazleton.

Howard Rheingold

American journalist (born 1947).

Born July 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Phoenix.

Bryan Sykes

British geneticist and science writer (1947–2020).

Born September 9th, 1947 in London. ^[ref]

Died December 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr.

Filipino politician (1947–2020).

Born January 27th, 1947 in Kidapawan. ^[ref]

Died June 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in San Juan (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Dick Pope

British cinematographer (1947–2024).

Born August 3rd, 1947 in Bromley. ^[ref]

Died October 22nd, 2024 at 77 years old ^[ref]