Jos Heyligen

Belgian footballer.

Born June 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ham.

Miguel María Lasa

Spanish road bicycle racer.

Born November 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oiartzun.

Toshiro Sakai

Japanese tennis player.

Born November 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tokyo.

Alberto Villalta

Salvadoran footballer (1947-2017).

Born November 19th, 1947 in San Salvador.

Died March 4th, 2017 at 69 years old in San Salvador. ^[ref]

Wilma van den Berg

Track and field athlete.

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

Sue Gossick

Olympic diver.

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

Aladdin Allahverdiyev

Azerbaijani scientist and professor (born 1947).

Born May 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Arpunk.

Jan Jeuring

Dutch footballer (born 1947).

Born November 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Enschede.

Ruth Lea, Baroness Lea of Lymm

British political economist.

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

Gabriele Hinzmann

East german discus thrower.

Born May 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Schwerin.

Manfred Klein

West german coxswain.

Born August 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Berlin.

Luis Hierro López

Uruguayan politician and diplomat.

Born January 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Montevideo.

Halina Aszkiełowicz

Polish volleyball player (1947-2018).

Born February 4th, 1947 in Słupsk.

Died June 22nd, 2018 at 71 years old in Wrocław (cancer). ^[ref]

Pedro Valentín Mora

Spanish footballer.

Born December 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Vilaplana.

Riivo Sinijärv

Estonian politician (born 1947).

Born May 27th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tallinn.

Smaragde Mbonyintege

Rwandan catholic bishop (born 1947).

Born February 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kabgayi.

Mats Åhlberg

Swedish ice hockey player.

Born May 16th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Avesta.

Arantxa Urretabizkaia

Spanish writer.

Born July 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in San Sebastián.

Fons Bastijns

Belgian association football player and manager (1947–2008).

Born January 28th, 1947 in Bruges.

Died November 15th, 2008 at 61 years old in Bruges.

Jan T. Gross

American historian and sociologist.

Born August 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Warsaw.

William Löfqvist

Swedish ice hockey goaltender and professional golf player (1947–2016).

Born April 12th, 1947 in Gävle. ^[ref]

Died October 23rd, 2016 at 69 years old in Gävle (breast cancer). ^[ref]

Toos Beumer

Dutch swimmer.

Born July 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Koog aan de Zaan.

Kirsti Paltto

Sami writer from finland.

Born February 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Utsjoki.

Eva Ström

Swedish writer.

Born January 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lidingö.

Carry Geijssen

Dutch speed skater (born 1947).

Born January 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Amsterdam.