Georg Feuerstein

German indologist (1947–2012).

Born May 27th, 1947 in Würzburg.

Died August 25th, 2012 at 65 years old in Saskatchewan. ^[ref]

Ingrid Steeger

German actress and singer (1947–2023).

Born April 1st, 1947 in Berlin.

Died December 22nd, 2023 at 76 years old in Bad Hersfeld. ^[ref]

Gerard Schwarz

American conductor and trumpeter.

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

Sondhi Limthongkul

Thai media mogul (born 1947).

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

Abby Hoffman

Canadian middle-distance runner and sprinter.

Born February 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Toronto.

Fernando Savater

Spanish philosophy professor and author.

Born June 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in San Sebastián.

Jimmy Duncan

American politician.

Born July 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lebanon.

Wenche Myhre

Norwegian recording artist; singer, entertainer.

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

Mark Dvoretsky

Russian chess trainer, writer and international master (1947-2016).

Born December 9th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died September 26th, 2016 at 68 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]

Gian Carlo Minardi

Formula one team owner.

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

James Rumbaugh

American computer scientist.

Born August 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bethlehem.

Leoluca Orlando

Italian politician.

Born August 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Palermo.

Butch Beard

American basketball player and coach.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Hardinsburg.

Pye Hastings

British musician.

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

Busi Mhlongo

South african singer-songwriter.

Born October 28th, 1947 in Inanda.

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

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]

Maude Barlow

Canadian author and activist.

Born May 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Toronto. ^[ref]

Amedeo Minghi

Italian singer-songwriter.

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

Philippe Herreweghe

Belgian conductor.

Born May 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Ghent.

Hubert Ingraham

Prime minister of the bahamas.

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

Christopher B. Stringer

British paleoanthropologist.

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

Mile Mrkšić

Croatian serb war criminal.

Born July 20th, 1947 in Gvozd.

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

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]

John Aston, Jr.

English footballer (born 1947).

Born July 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Manchester. ^[ref]

Aram I

Catholicoi of cilicia.

Born May 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Beirut.