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.

Jane Curtin

American comedian and actor.

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

Richard Griffiths

British actor.

Born July 31st, 1947 in Thornaby-on-Tees.

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

Chris Wallace

American broadcast journalist.

Born October 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Anne Archer

American actress.

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

Paulo Coelho

Brazilian lyricist and novelist (born 1947).

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

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 in Mill Valley. ^[ref]

Shakira Caine

Guyanese-british model and actress.

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

Wes Studi

American actor.

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

David Mamet

American playwright, filmmaker and author (born 1947).

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

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer (born 1947).

Born June 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in South Pasadena.

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]

John Larroquette

Born 1947; american film, television and stage actor.

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

Peter Criss

American drummer.

Born December 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Brooklyn.

Jimmie Walker

American actor.

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

Ernie Lively

American actor and acting coach (1947–2021).

Born January 29th, 1947 in Baltimore.

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

Roy Moore

American jurist and politician (born 1947).

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

Andrea Martin

American actress.

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

Arlo Guthrie

American folk singer.

Born July 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Coney Island.

Geoffrey Hinton

British-canadian computer scientist and psychologist.

Born December 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wimbledon.

Bryan Brown

Australian actor.

Born June 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Sydney.

Anwar Ibrahim

Prime minister of malaysia since 2022.

Born August 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cherok Tok Kun. ^[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 79 years) in Sydney.