Jean Echenoz

French writer.

Born December 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Orange. ^[ref]

Gunnar Staalesen

Norwegian writer based in bergen.

Born October 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bergen.

Brian Jones

British balloonist.

Born March 27th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Bristol.

Ismail El Shafei

Tennis player.

Born November 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Cairo.

Jinpachi Nezu

Japanese actor.

Born December 1st, 1947 in Tsuru.

Died December 29th, 2016 at 69 years old in Tokyo (cancer).

Olga Ostroumova

Soviet and russian actress.

Born September 21st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Buguruslan.

Ian Ashley

British racing driver.

Born October 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Wuppertal.

Tsunekazu Takeda

Japanese olympic official.

Born November 1st, 1947 (age 78 years) in Tokyo.

Victor Erofeyev

Russian-soviet writer, critic, and journalist.

Born September 19th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Moscow.

Halldór Ásgrímsson

Icelandic politician (1947-2015).

Born September 8th, 1947 in Vopnafjörður.

Died May 18th, 2015 at 67 years old in Reykjavík (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]