Octavia E. Butler

American science fiction writer (1947-2006).

Born June 22nd, 1947 in Pasadena.

Died February 24th, 2006 at 58 years old in Lake Forest Park (stroke).

Glynn Turman

American actor.

Born January 31st, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

Timothy B. Schmit

American musician.

Born October 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oakland.

Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Religious leader of the sikh organization damdami taksal (1947–1984).

Born February 12th, 1947 in Moga district.

Died June 6th, 1984 at 37 years old in Amritsar.

Herb Baumeister

American serial killer (1947-1996).

Born April 7th, 1947 in Indianapolis.

Died July 3rd, 1996 at 49 years old in Ontario (gunshot wound).

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.

Tim Buckley

American musician (1947–1975).

Born April 12th, 1947 in Washington, D.C..

Died June 29th, 1975 at 28 years old in Santa Monica (alcohol intoxication, heroin overdose).

Dilma Rousseff

36th president of brazil (2011-2016), 3rd president of the new development bank (brics).

Born December 14th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Belo Horizonte.

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 Kauaʻi (falling from height).

Al Green

U.s. representative from texas.

Born September 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in New Orleans.

Paula Deen

American cook, cooking show host, restaurateur, author, actress, and television personality.

Born January 19th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Albany.

Sif Eddine

Spanish businessman, president of real madrid.

Born March 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Madrid.

James Dyson

British inventor, industrial designer and founder of the dyson company (born 1947).

Born May 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Cromer.

Kim Darby

American actress.

Born July 8th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Los Angeles.

Benjamin Orr

American musician (1947–2000).

Born September 8th, 1947 in Lakewood.

Died October 3rd, 2000 at 53 years old in Atlanta (pancreatic cancer).

Norma McCorvey

Plaintiff in roe v. wade (1947–2017).

Born September 22nd, 1947 in Simmesport.

Died February 18th, 2017 at 69 years old in Katy (heart failure).

Francesca Hilton

American actress (1947–2015).

Born March 10th, 1947 in New York City.

Died January 5th, 2015 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).

Ian Anderson

Scottish musician, leader of jethro tull.

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

Greg Lake

English bassist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and producer (1947–2016).

Born November 10th, 1947 in Poole.

Died December 7th, 2016 at 69 years old in London (pancreatic cancer). ^[ref]

Betty Buckley

American actress and singer.

Born July 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Big Spring.

Simi Garewal

Indian actress.

Born October 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Delhi.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

American businessman and investor.

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

Michael Gross

American actor.

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

Takeshi Kitano

Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter and video game designer (born 1947).

Born January 18th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Adachi.

Ray Wise

American actor.

Born August 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Akron.