Alcione

Brazilian recording artist and singer (born 1947).

Born November 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in São Luís, Maranhão.

Vincent Matthews

American sprinter.

Born December 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Queens.

Giuseppe Savoldi

Italian footballer.

Born January 21st, 1947 in Gorlago.

Died March 26th, 2026 at 79 years old in Bergamo. ^[ref]

Malam Bacai Sanhá

President of guinea-bissau (1947-2012).

Born May 5th, 1947 in Empada.

Died January 9th, 2012 at 64 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (diabetes). ^[ref]

Alan Weisman

American writer.

Born March 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Minneapolis.

Peter Sattmann

German actor.

Born December 26th, 1947 in Zwickau.

Died December 25th, 2025 at 77 years old in Stahnsdorf. ^[ref]

Vartan Malakian

American choreographer and painter.

Born February 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Mosul.

Krešimir Zubak

Bosnian croat politician.

Born January 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Doboj.

Gennady Seleznyov

Russian politician (1947-2015).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Serov.

Died July 19th, 2015 at 67 years old in Moscow (lung cancer).

Franz West

Austrian artist (1947–2012).

Born February 16th, 1947 in Vienna.

Died July 26th, 2012 at 65 years old in Vienna.

Novruz Mammadov

Azerbaijani politician and translator, former prime minister of azerbaijan.

Born March 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Şıxmahmud.

Michael van Praag

Dutch sports executive.

Born September 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Amsterdam.

Abul Qasim Nomani

Indian muslim scholar.

Born January 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Varanasi.

Giulio Tremonti

Italian politician..

Born August 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sondrio.

Viktor Klima

Austrian politician and businessman (born 1947).

Born June 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Schwechat.

Thanos Mikroutsikos

Greek composer and politician (1947–2019).

Born April 13th, 1947 in Patras.

Died December 28th, 2019 at 72 years old in Athens (lung cancer). ^[ref]

John Lipsky

Economist.

Born May 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Emiliano Mondonico

Italian football player and coach (1947-2018).

Born March 9th, 1947 in Rivolta d'Adda.

Died March 29th, 2018 at 71 years old in Milan (stomach cancer). ^[ref]

Svetlana Toma

Soviet and russian actress.

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

Marouf al-Bakhit

Jordanian politician.

Born March 18th, 1947 in Mahis. ^[ref]

Died October 7th, 2023 at 76 years old in Jordan. ^[ref]

Linda Hogan

Chickasaw writer.

Born July 16th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Denver.

Ian O'Brien

Australian swimmer, olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Born March 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Wellington.

Ajit Pal Singh

Captain of 1975 hockey world cup champion indian team.

Born April 1st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Sansarpur.

Selina Hossain

Bengali writer.

Born June 14th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Rajshahi.

Joseph Daul

French mep.

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