Erik Spiekermann

German typographer and type designer.

Born May 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Stadthagen. ^[ref]

John Kline

American politician.

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

Ntare V of Burundi

King of burundi (1947-1972).

Born December 2nd, 1947 in Gitega.

Died April 29th, 1972 at 24 years old in Gitega.

Stomu Yamashta

Japanese musician.

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

Ryo Kawasaki

Japanese jazz guitarist (1947-2020).

Born February 25th, 1947 in Suginami.

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

Leszek Balcerowicz

Polish economist (born 1947).

Born January 19th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lipno.

Dava Sobel

American writer.

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

Lucius Allen

American basketball player.

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

Marsha Norman

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

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

Howard Rheingold

American journalist (born 1947).

Born July 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Phoenix.

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]

Laura Tyson

American business academic (born 1947).

Born June 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bayonne.

Lyn St. James

American race car driver.

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

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]

Sherrie Levine

American photographer and conceptual artist (born 1947).

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

Massiel

Spanish singer.

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

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]

Hristo Bonev

Bulgarian footballer.

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

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]

Gene Green

American politician.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Houston.

Martin Chalfie

American biochemist, cell biologist, and university teacher (born 1947).

Born January 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Chicago. ^[ref]

Carlos Lopes

Olympic runner.

Born February 18th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Vildemoinhos.

Deanie Ip

Hong kong singer and actress.

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

H. Robert Horvitz

American biologist.

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

Abul Kalam Abdul Momen

Former bangladeshi minister of foreign affairs.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sylhet.