Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.

In the year 1947

1,821 Notable birthdays

Peter Wilson

Australian soccer player (born 1947).

Born September 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Felling.

Marin Barišić

Croatian catholic archbishop.

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

Georgi Tsvetkov

Bulgarian footballer.

Born September 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Sofia. [ref]

Verena Stefan

German writer (1947-2017).

Born October 3rd, 1947 in Bern.

Died November 29th, 2017 at 70 years old in Montreal.

Guy François

Haitian footballer (1947-2019).

Born September 18th, 1947 in Haiti.

Died June 3rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Montreal (myocardial infarction).

Rita Wilden

German sprinter.

Born October 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Leipzig.

Josef Fendt

German luger.

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

Ingolf Mork

Norwegian ski jumper (1947–2012).

Born June 4th, 1947 in Molde Municipality.

Died February 1st, 2012 at 64 years old in Molde Municipality. [ref]

Denis Oswald

Swiss rower and sports official.

Born May 9th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Neuchâtel.

Keith Remfry

British judoka (1947–2015).

Born November 17th, 1947 in Ealing. [ref]

Died September 16th, 2015 at 67 years old [ref]

Amangeldy Muraliyev

Kyrgyz politician.

Born August 7th, 1947 (age 78 years).

Mansour Rashidi

Iranian footballer.

Born November 12th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Masjed Soleiman.

Felix Toppo

Indian prelate.

Born November 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Jharkhand. [ref]

Nikolaus Schneider

German bishop.

Born September 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Duisburg.

Ross Wales

American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.

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

Göran Hagberg

Swedish footballer (1947-2024).

Born November 8th, 1947 in Bjuv. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2024 at 76 years old in Alvesta Municipality. [ref]

Patrizia Cavalli

Italian poet (1947–2022).

Born April 17th, 1947 in Todi.

Died June 21st, 2022 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]

Lene Brøndum

Danish actress.

Born June 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Aalborg.

Tommy Lindholm

Finnish footballer.

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

Juan Cruz Sol

Spanish footballer (1947–2020).

Born September 13th, 1947 in Elgoibar.

Died November 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Valencia. [ref]

Abdul Rashid

Pakistani field hockey player (1947-2020).

Born March 3rd, 1947 in Bannu.

Died November 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Islamabad.

Guy Goffette

Belgian writer (1947–2024).

Born April 18th, 1947 in Jamoigne.

Died March 28th, 2024 at 76 years old in Namur. [ref]

Léon Jeck

Belgian association football player (1947–2007).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Ans.

Died June 24th, 2007 at 60 years old in Seraing (pulmonary embolism).

Ioannis Spiteris

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born August 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Corfu.

Boujemaa Benkhrif

Moroccan footballer.

Born November 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Morocco.

Birthdays 1576 to 1600 of 1821

« 1946
1948 »

My life is better with every year of living it. Rachel Maddow