James Morris

American opera singer (born 1947).

Born January 10th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Baltimore.

Marcello Semeraro

Italian catholic cardinal and archbishop.

Born December 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Monteroni di Lecce.

Bob Lutz

American tennis player.

Born August 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Clemente.

Beatrix Campbell

English writer and activist.

Born February 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Carlisle.

Coline Serreau

French actress, film director and writer.

Born October 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

George Sabra

President of the syrian national council.

Born July 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Qatana.

Zakhar Bron

Russian musician.

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

Giuseppe Betori

Italian catholic cardinal.

Born February 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Foligno.

Ilunga Ilunkamba Sylvestre

Congolese politician.

Born March 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Katanga Province.

Vladimir Vladimirovich Petrov

Russian ice hockey player (1947-2017).

Born June 30th, 1947 in Krasnogorsk.

Died February 28th, 2017 at 69 years old in Moscow (cancer). ^[ref]

Alla Dudayeva

Russian artist.

Born August 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kolomensky District.

Michel Pastoureau

French historian.

Born June 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in 14th arrondissement of Paris.

Chaim Katz

Israeli politician.

Born December 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Germany. ^[ref]

Leonid Khabarov

Russian military personnel.

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

Jan Niklas

German actor.

Born October 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Munich.

Mohammad-Reza Lotfi

Iranian musician (1947–2014).

Born January 7th, 1947 in Gorgan.

Died May 2nd, 2014 at 67 years old in Tehran (cancer).

Rae Armantrout

American poet (born 1947).

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

Joyce Aryee

Ghanaian politician.

Born March 27th, 1947 (age 79 years).

Jerónimo de Sousa

Portuguese politician of the 3rd republic.

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

Lev Rubinstein

Russian writer and philologist (1947–2024).

Born February 19th, 1947 in Moscow.

Died January 14th, 2024 at 76 years old in Moscow (struck by vehicle). ^[ref]

Onny Parun

Tennis player from new zealand.

Born April 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Wellington.

Klaus Dibiasi

Italian diver.

Born October 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hall in Tirol.

Quim Barreiros

Portuguese singer and accordionist.

Born June 19th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Vila Praia de Âncora.

Laurent Pokou

Ivorian footballer (1947-2016).

Born October 8th, 1947 in Treichville. ^[ref]

Died November 13th, 2016 at 69 years old in Cocody. ^[ref]

Jenny Gröllmann

German actress (1947–2006).

Born February 5th, 1947 in Hamburg.

Died August 9th, 2006 at 59 years old in Berlin (breast cancer).