Norman Petty

American musician and record producer, talent manager (1927-1984).

Born May 25th, 1927 in Clovis.

Died August 15th, 1984 at 57 years old in Lubbock (leukemia).

George Busbee

American politician (1927-2004).

Born August 7th, 1927 in Vienna.

Died July 16th, 2004 at 76 years old in Savannah (myocardial infarction).

Robert Fogel

American economist, historian (1926–2013).

Born July 1st, 1927 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died June 11th, 2013 at 85 years old in Oak Lawn.

Micheline Bernardini

French dancer.

Born December 1st, 1927 (age 98 years) in Colmar.

Harold Brown

U.s. secretary of defense (1927-2019).

Born September 19th, 1927 in New York City.

Died January 4th, 2019 at 91 years old in Rancho Santa Fe (cancer). ^[ref]

Eugene Parker

American astronomer.

Born June 10th, 1927 in Houghton.

Died March 15th, 2022 at 94 years old in Chicago. ^[ref]

Carl Smith

American country singer (1927–2010).

Born March 15th, 1927 in Maynardville.

Died January 16th, 2010 at 82 years old in Nashville. ^[ref]

Dick Hyman

American jazz pianist and composer.

Born March 8th, 1927 (age 99 years) in New York City.

Barbara Mertz

American novelist and egyptologist (1927–2013).

Born September 29th, 1927 in Canton.

Died August 8th, 2013 at 85 years old in Frederick.

Vladimir Ilyushin

Soviet and russian test pilot (1927–2010).

Born March 31st, 1927 in Moscow.

Died March 1st, 2010 at 82 years old in Moscow. ^[ref]