Gøsta Esping-Andersen

Danish sociologist (born 1947).

Born November 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Næstved.

Steve Perry

American writer.

Born August 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Baton Rouge.

Mohamed Abdelaziz

Sahrawi politician.

Born August 17th, 1947 in Smara.

Died May 31st, 2016 at 68 years old in Tindouf (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Jeffrey C. Alexander

American sociologist.

Born May 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Milwaukee.

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]

Branko Oblak

Slovenian footballer.

Born May 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ljubljana.

Patrick Poivre d'Arvor

French writer.

Born September 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Reims.

John R. Anderson

American psychologist.

Born August 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Vancouver.

Eamon Duffy

Irish historian.

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

Pia Kjærsgaard

Danish politician (born 1947).

Born February 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Copenhagen. ^[ref]

Giuseppe Penone

Italian artist and sculptor (born 1947).

Born April 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Garessio.

Gerald Howarth

British politician (born 1947).

Born September 12th, 1947 (age 78 years).

Bjørn Floberg

Norwegian actor.

Born September 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tønsberg. ^[ref]

Paul Levinson

American writer and professor of communications and media studies.

Born March 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in The Bronx.

Dougal Dixon

British author.

Born March 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Dumfries.

Patrice Leconte

French film director and screenwriter (born 1947).

Born November 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in 20th arrondissement of Paris. ^[ref]

Agostina Belli

Italian actress.

Born April 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Milan.

Steve Mix

American basketball player and coach.

Born December 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Toledo.

Job Cohen

Dutch politician.

Born October 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Haarlem.

Terje Rød-Larsen

Norwegian diplomat.

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

Robertino Loreti

Italian singer.

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

Va'aletoa Sualauvi II

O le ao o le malo of samoa since 2017.

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

Peer Steinbrück

German politician.

Born January 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hamburg.

Spencer Bachus

American politician.

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

David Sklansky

American professional poker player and author.

Born December 22nd, 1947 in Teaneck.

Died March 23rd, 2026 at 78 years old in Las Vegas. ^[ref]