Ottis Toole

American serial killer (1947–1996).

Born March 5th, 1947 in Jacksonville.

Died September 15th, 1996 at 49 years old in Raiford (liver cirrhosis).

Don Felder

American rock musician.

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

Alan Sugar

British business magnate, media personality, and political advisor (born 1947).

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in London Borough of Hackney.

James Patterson

American author.

Born March 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Newburgh.

Richard Griffiths

English actor (1947-2013).

Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees. ^[ref]

Died March 28th, 2013 at 65 years old in University Hospital Coventry (surgical complications). ^[ref]

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist.

Born August 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Anne Archer

American actress.

Born August 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Los Angeles.

Jane Curtin

American comedian and actor.

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

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer.

Born June 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in South Pasadena.

Wes Studi

American actor.

Born December 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tahlequah.

John Larroquette

Born 1947; american film, television and stage actor.

Born November 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in New Orleans.

Gerry Rafferty

Scottish singer-songwriter (1947–2011).

Born April 16th, 1947 in Paisley.

Died January 4th, 2011 at 63 years old in Stroud (liver failure). ^[ref]

Roy Moore

American jurist and politician (born 1947).

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

Jimmie Walker

American actor.

Born June 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Bronx.

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author (born 1947).

Born November 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Shakira Caine

Guyanese-british model and actress.

Born February 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in St. Cuthbert's Mission.

Mumtaz

Indian film actress.

Born July 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Mumbai.

Ernie Lively

American actor (1947-2021).

Born January 29th, 1947 in Baltimore.

Died June 3rd, 2021 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). ^[ref]

Bob Weir

American musician; member of the grateful dead (1947–2026).

Born October 16th, 1947 in San Francisco.

Died January 10th, 2026 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Michio Kaku

U.s.-american theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-).

Born January 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in San Jose.

Jacki Weaver

Australian actress.

Born May 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sydney.

Andrea Martin

American actress.

Born January 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Portland.

Douglas C. Kenney

American writer, co-founder and editor of national lampoon (1946-1980).

Born December 10th, 1947 in Palm Springs.

Died August 27th, 1980 at 32 years old in Kauai (falling from height).

Bryan Brown

Australian actor.

Born June 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sydney.

José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha

Colombian mob boss (1947-1989).

Born May 14th, 1947 in Hospital.

Died December 15th, 1989 at 42 years old in Tolú.