Camille Paglia

American feminist academic and critic (born 1947).

Born April 2nd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Endicott.

Bobby Beausoleil

American criminal.

Born November 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Santa Barbara.

Jeffrey DeMunn

American actor.

Born April 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Buffalo.

Ben Cross

British actor (1947-2020).

Born December 16th, 1947 in London. ^[ref]

Died August 18th, 2020 at 72 years old in Vienna (disease). ^[ref]

Sandy Denny

British singer (1947–1978).

Born January 6th, 1947 in London.

Died April 21st, 1978 at 31 years old in Wimbledon (cerebral hemorrhage).

Woody Johnson

American businessman, ambassador.

Born April 12th, 1947 (age 79 years) in New Brunswick.

William Bonin

American serial killer (1947–1996).

Born January 8th, 1947 in Willimantic.

Died February 23rd, 1996 at 49 years old in San Quentin Rehabilitation Center (lethal injection).

Mazie Hirono

American lawyer and politician (born 1947).

Born November 3rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Koori.

Johnny Bench

American baseball player.

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

Mary Kay Place

American actress.

Born September 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tulsa.

James Keach

American actor (born 1947).

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

Jerrold Nadler

American politician and lawyer (born 1947).

Born June 13th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Clark Olofsson

Swedish criminal behind stockholm syndrome (1947–2025).

Born February 1st, 1947 in Trollhättan church parish.

Died June 24th, 2025 at 78 years old in Arvika stadsdistrikt. ^[ref]

Herbert Mullin

American serial killer (1947–2022).

Born April 18th, 1947 in Salinas. ^[ref]

Died August 18th, 2022 at 75 years old in Stockton. ^[ref]

Ann Widdecombe

British politician and media personality (1947–2026).

Born October 4th, 1947 in Bath.

Died July 8th, 2026 at 78 years old in Haytor Vale (blunt trauma). ^[ref]

Jim Plunkett

American football player (born 1947).

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

Melanie

American musician (1947–2024).

Born February 3rd, 1947 in Queens.

Died January 23rd, 2024 at 76 years old in Nashville. ^[ref]

Ashok Saraf

Indian actor and comedian.

Born June 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Nagpur.

David Lander

American actor.

Born June 22nd, 1947 in Brooklyn.

Died December 4th, 2020 at 73 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (multiple sclerosis). ^[ref]

Dennis DeYoung

American musician.

Born February 18th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Chicago.

Gyanendra of Nepal

Former king of nepal.

Born July 7th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Kathmandu.

Robert Hays

American actor.

Born July 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bethesda.

Deidre Hall

American actress.

Born October 31st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Milwaukee.

William Atherton

American actor.

Born July 30th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Orange.

Laura Nyro

American singer and songwriter (1947–1997).

Born October 18th, 1947 in The Bronx.

Died April 8th, 1997 at 49 years old in Danbury (ovarian cancer).