Wenche Myhre

Norwegian recording artist; singer, entertainer.

Born February 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Oslo.

Busi Mhlongo

South african singer-songwriter.

Born October 28th, 1947 in Inanda.

Died June 15th, 2010 at 62 years old in Durban (cancer).

Gerard Schwarz

American conductor and trumpeter.

Born August 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Weehawken.

Peter M. Christian

President of the federated states of micronesia.

Born October 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pohnpei.

Víctor Manuel

Spanish singer.

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

Amedeo Minghi

Italian singer-songwriter.

Born August 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Rome.

Philippe Herreweghe

Belgian conductor.

Born May 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ghent.

Jimmy Duncan

American politician.

Born July 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lebanon.

Lee Evans

American track and field athlete (1947–2021).

Born February 25th, 1947 in Madera.

Died May 19th, 2021 at 74 years old in Lagos. ^[ref]

Robert Gordon

American musician (1947–2022).

Born March 29th, 1947 in Bethesda.

Died October 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in New York City (leukemia). ^[ref]

Pye Hastings

British musician.

Born January 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Banffshire.

Butch Beard

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hardinsburg.

Hubert Ingraham

Prime minister of the bahamas.

Born August 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Grand Bahama.

Sondhi Limthongkul

Thai media mogul (born 1947).

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

Gian Carlo Minardi

Formula one team owner.

Born September 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Faenza.

Salim Joubran

Arab-israeli judge.

Born August 4th, 1947 in German Colony.

Died March 15th, 2024 at 76 years old in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Christopher B. Stringer

British paleoanthropologist.

Born December 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in London.

Jorge Donn

Argentine ballet dancer (1947–1992).

Born February 25th, 1947. ^[ref]

Died November 30th, 1992 at 45 years old in Lausanne (death from AIDS-related complications).

Jane Lubchenco

American ecologist.

Born December 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Denver.

Howard Georgi

American physicist.

Born January 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in San Bernardino.

William Hartston

British chess player and author.

Born August 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in London.

Rudolf Scharping

German politician.

Born December 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Niederelbert.

Masaki Kashiwara

Japanese mathematician born 1947.

Born January 30th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Yūki-shi. ^[ref]

Kailash Purryag

President of mauritius from 2012 to 2015.

Born December 12th, 1947 in Vacoas-Phoenix. ^[ref]

Died June 21st, 2025 at 77 years old in Port Louis. ^[ref]

Mile Mrkšić

Croatian serb war criminal.

Born July 20th, 1947 in Gvozd.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Lisbon.