Paul Auster

American novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024).

Born February 3rd, 1947 in Newark.

Died April 30th, 2024 at 77 years old in New York City (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Peter Riegert

American actor and director.

Born April 11th, 1947 (age 79 years) in New York City.

John Stossel

American consumer reporter, investigative journalist, author and libertarian columnist.

Born March 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Chicago Heights.

Jennifer Warnes

American recording artist, singer, and composer.

Born March 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Seattle.

Norton Knatchbull, 3rd Earl Mountbatten of Burma

British peer.

Born October 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Lambeth.

Jerry Rawlings

Fourth president of the republic of ghana (1947-2020).

Born June 22nd, 1947 in Accra. ^[ref]

Died November 12th, 2020 at 73 years old in Korle - Bu Teaching Hospital. ^[ref]

Steve Forbes

American businessman and publisher.

Born July 18th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Morristown.

Mitch Mitchell

English drummer (1946–2008).

Born July 9th, 1947 in Ealing.

Died November 12th, 2008 at 61 years old in Portland. ^[ref]

Dave Davies

English musician.

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

Karen Valentine

American actress.

Born May 25th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Sebastopol.

Digvijaya Singh

Indian politician and member of parliament.

Born February 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Indore.

Joanna David

British actress.

Born January 17th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Lancaster.

Marisa Berenson

American actress and model ,(b. 1947).

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

John C. Maxwell

American author, speaker and pastor.

Born February 20th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Garden City.

Gregg Rolie

American musician.

Born June 17th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Seattle.

Rupert Holmes

British-american composer and singer-songwriter and playwright.

Born February 24th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Northwich.

Leland Sklar

American bassist and session musician.

Born May 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Milwaukee. ^[ref]

Jeanne Shaheen

United states senator from new hampshire.

Born January 28th, 1947 (age 79 years) in St. Charles.

Bunny Wailer

Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist (1947-2021).

Born April 10th, 1947 in Kingston.

Died March 2nd, 2021 at 73 years old in Kingston. ^[ref]

Sandie Shaw

English pop singer (born 1947).

Born February 26th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Dagenham.

Ramesh Sippy

Indian film director.

Born November 24th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Karachi.

John Perry Barlow

American poet and essayist (1947–2018).

Born October 3rd, 1947 in Sublette County.

Died February 7th, 2018 at 70 years old in San Francisco (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Pete Ham

Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist (1947–1975).

Born April 27th, 1947 in Swansea.

Died April 24th, 1975 at 27 years old in Surrey (hanging to death).

Douglas Macgregor

American writer.

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

Candy Clark

American film and television actress.

Born June 20th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Fort Worth.