Rita Wilden

German sprinter.

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

Viktor Potapov

Soviet-russian sailor (1947-2017).

Born March 29th, 1947 in Dolgoprudny.

Died December 10th, 2017 at 70 years old in Dolgoprudny (traffic collision). ^[ref]

Wilma van den Berg

Track and field athlete.

Born August 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Uden.

Jean-Claude Nallet

Olympic athlete (1947–2023).

Born March 15th, 1947 in Champdor.

Died August 20th, 2023 at 76 years old in Mont-Saint-Aignan. ^[ref]

Victor Heredia

Argentine singer/songwriter.

Born January 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Buenos Aires.

Rayda Jacobs

South african writer and film-maker (1947–2024).

Born March 6th, 1947 in Cape Town.

Died October 29th, 2024 at 77 years old in Toronto. ^[ref]

Ronald Allen Harris

Boxer (1947-1980).

Born February 8th, 1947 in Detroit.

Died December 31st, 1980 at 33 years old in Detroit.

Patrizia Cavalli

Italian poet (1947–2022).

Born April 17th, 1947 in Todi.

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

Luis Ángel González Macchi

45.º president of paraguay (1999–2003).

Born December 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Asunción.

Josef Fendt

German luger.

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

Nina Fyodorova

Cross-country skier.

Born July 18th, 1947 in Travino.

Died January 27th, 2019 at 71 years old in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Amangeldy Muraliyev

Kyrgyz politician.

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

Guy François

Haitian footballer (1947-2019).

Born September 18th, 1947 in Haiti.

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

Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm

British political economist.

Born September 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cheshire.

Verena Stefan

German writer (1947-2017).

Born October 3rd, 1947 in Bern.

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

Abdul Rashid

Pakistani field hockey player (1947-2020).

Born March 3rd, 1947 in Bannu.

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

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]

Ross Wales

American swimmer, olympic bronze medalist.

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

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]

Nikolaus Schneider

German bishop.

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

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]

Gabriele Hinzmann

East german discus thrower.

Born May 31st, 1947 (age 79 years) in Schwerin.

Riivo Sinijärv

Estonian politician (born 1947).

Born May 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Tallinn.

Keith Remfry

British judoka (1947–2015).

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

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