Margaret Geller

American astronomer.

Born December 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ithaca.

Allan Bell

British politician and chief minister of the isle of man (born 1947).

Born June 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Isle of Man.

Vladimir Masorin

Russian admiral.

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

Cyrille Guimard

French cyclist and commentator.

Born January 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bouguenais.

Rajko Grlić

Croatian film director.

Born September 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Zagreb.

Wilton Daniel Gregory

American prelate of the roman catholic church (born 1947).

Born December 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

Charles Mungoshi

Zimbabwean writer.

Born December 2nd, 1947 in Southern Rhodesia.

Died February 16th, 2019 at 71 years old in Chitungwiza (cerebrovascular disease). ^[ref]

Saleh Kebzabo

Chadian politician.

Born March 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Léré. ^[ref]

Yonfan

Hong kong film director.

Born October 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hunan.

Kazuko Shirakawa

Japanese actress (born 1947).

Born September 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sasebo.

Rabbie Namaliu

Prime minister of papua new guinea from 1988 to 1992.

Born April 3rd, 1947 in East New Britain Province.

Died March 31st, 2023 at 75 years old in Rabaul.

Richie Beirach

American jazz pianist and composer (1947–2026).

Born May 23rd, 1947 in Brooklyn.

Died January 26th, 2026 at 78 years old in Worms. ^[ref]

Willie Wise

American basketball player.

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

Cheng Nan-jung

Taiwanese publisher and activist (1947–1989).

Born September 12th, 1947 in Taipei.

Died April 7th, 1989 at 41 years old in Taipei (self-immolation).

Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Danish film director, musician, and song writer.

Born March 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Copenhagen.

Ephraïm Inoni

Prime minister of cameroon.

Born August 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cameroon.

Miriam Naor

Chief justice of israel (1947–2022).

Born October 26th, 1947 in Jerusalem.

Died January 24th, 2022 at 74 years old in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Roberto Formigoni

8th president of lombardy.

Born March 30th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lecco.

Marina Neyolova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born January 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Saint Petersburg.

Robert Dornhelm

Austrian filmmaker.

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

Ole Paus

Norwegian recording artist; musician, songwriter (1947–2023).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Oslo. ^[ref]

Died December 12th, 2023 at 76 years old in Drammen (stroke). ^[ref]

Jiří Bartoška

Czech actor (1947–2025).

Born March 24th, 1947 in Děčín.

Died May 8th, 2025 at 78 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Dan Meridor

Israeli politician.

Born April 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Jerusalem. ^[ref]

Kazuko Sugiyama

Japanese actress and voice actress.

Born September 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Nagoya.

Olivier Rolin

French writer.

Born May 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Boulogne-Billancourt.