Arto Koivisto

Finnish cross-country skier.

Born December 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Isojoki.

Stefan Angelov

Bulgarian wrestler (1947-2019).

Born January 7th, 1947 in Byala voda.

Died December 21st, 2019 at 72 years old ^[ref]

Yulia Ryabchinskaya

Ukrainian soviet canoe racer (1947–1973).

Born January 21st, 1947 in Pishchanka.

Died January 13th, 1973 at 25 years old in Poti (drowning).

Tsvetan Veselinov

Bulgarian footballer (1947-2018).

Born April 27th, 1947 in Sofia.

Died February 25th, 2018 at 70 years old ^[ref]

Sandra Chick

Field hockey player.

Born June 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Burnham Market.

Else Marie Friis

Danish botanist and paleontologist.

Born June 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Holstebro.

Heinz Richter

East german racing cyclist.

Born July 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Schlegel.

Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud

French writer.

Born September 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Paris.

Rita Kühne

East german sprinter.

Born January 5th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Dresden.

André Dierickx

Belgian cyclist.

Born October 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Oudenaarde.

Nikolay Maksyuta

Russian politician (1947–2020).

Born May 26th, 1947 in Zakharivka. ^[ref]

Died November 1st, 2020 at 73 years old in Moscow Oblast, Moscow (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Rosa Conde

Government spokesperson and lecturer.

Born September 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Ronda.

Ignacio Salcedo

Spanish footballer (born 1947).

Born May 22nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Madrid.

Reima Virtanen

Boxer.

Born November 5th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kemi.

Lyudmila Aksyonova

Soviet sprinter.

Born April 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Sevastopol.

Reinhard Bredow

East german luger.

Born April 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Ilsenburg.

Işılay Saygın

Turkish statesperson (1947–2019).

Born April 4th, 1947 in Buca district.

Died July 27th, 2019 at 72 years old in İzmir. ^[ref]

Dagmar Käsling

East german sprinter.

Born February 15th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Magdeburg.

David Byrne

Irish lawyer and attorney general.

Born April 6th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kildare.

Mana Mamuwene

Dr congolese footballer.

Born October 10th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Belgian Congo.

Maria Badia i Cutchet

Spanish politician.

Born May 13th, 1947 in Sant Quirze del Vallès.

Died March 28th, 2026 at 78 years old ^[ref]

Giampaolo Crepaldi

Italian roman catholic archbishop.

Born September 29th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Pettorazza Grimani.

Pekka Marjamäki

Finnish ice hockey player (1947–2012).

Born December 18th, 1947 in Tampere.

Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Tampere. ^[ref]

Ronald Riley

Australian field hockey player.

Born September 14th, 1947 (age 78 years).

Ryszard Katus

Polish decathlete and hurdler.

Born March 23rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Boska Wola.