Eddie Thomson

Scottish association football player and manager (1947–2003).

Born February 25th, 1947 in Rosewell.

Died February 21st, 2003 at 55 years old in Sydney (lymphoma).

Emil Paul Tscherrig

Swiss roman catholic archbishop and vatican diplomat (1947-2026).

Born February 3rd, 1947 in Unterems.

Died May 12th, 2026 at 79 years old in Rome. ^[ref]

Yehoshua Feigenbaum

Israeli footballer.

Born December 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Austria.

Bo Lundgren

Swedish politician.

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

Batya Gur

Israeli writer (1947–2005).

Born September 1st, 1947 in Tel Aviv.

Died May 19th, 2005 at 57 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).

Rodney Williams

Governor-general of antigua and barbuda (born 1947).

Born November 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Swetes.

Moufida Tlatli

Tunisian film director (1947–2021).

Born August 4th, 1947 in Sidi Bou Said. ^[ref]

Died February 7th, 2021 at 73 years old in Tunis. ^[ref]

Françoise Demulder

French photographer (1947–2008).

Born June 9th, 1947 in 20th arrondissement of Paris.

Died September 3rd, 2008 at 61 years old in Levallois-Perret (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Jana Bellin

Czech chess player.

Born December 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Prague.

René Harris

Nauruan politician (1947–2008).

Born November 11th, 1947 in Aiwo District.

Died July 5th, 2008 at 60 years old in Aiwo District (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Cemil Turan

Turkish association football player (born 1947).

Born February 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Istanbul.

Pirjo Honkasalo

Finnish film director.

Born February 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Helsinki, Pori.

Marisa Sannia

Italian singer, actress (1947–2008).

Born February 15th, 1947 in Iglesias.

Died April 14th, 2008 at 61 years old in Cagliari (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Alfredo Castelli

Writer (1947–2024).

Born June 26th, 1947 in Milan.

Died February 7th, 2024 at 76 years old in Milan. ^[ref]

Yelena Solovey

Soviet-american film actress.

Born February 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Neustrelitz.

Lex Schoenmaker

Dutch footballer and manager.

Born August 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Hague.

Beşir Atalay

Turkish statesperson (born 1947).

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

Abdulaziz Komilov

Uzbekistani politician.

Born November 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Soviet Union.

Vladimir Oravsky

Swedish writer and film director.

Born January 22nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Rožňava.

Eva Köhler

Wife of former german president horst köhler.

Born January 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Ludwigsburg.

Flemming Serritslev

Danish footballer and manager.

Born February 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Copenhagen.

Zinaida Voronina

Gymnast.

Born December 10th, 1947 in Yoshkar-Ola.

Died March 17th, 2001 at 53 years old in Balashikha.

Sony Lab'ou Tansi

Writer (1947-1995).

Born June 5th, 1947 in Kimwenza. ^[ref]

Died June 14th, 1995 at 48 years old in Brazzaville (death from AIDS-related complications).

Peter Harry Carstensen

German politician.

Born March 12th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog.

Alain Lipietz

French engineer, economist and politician.

Born September 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Charenton-le-Pont.