David Brown

American bassist (1947-2000).

Born February 15th, 1947 in United States.

Died September 4th, 2000 at 53 years old in Los Angeles (kidney failure).

Meng Jianzhu

Chinese politician.

Born July 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Suzhou.

Miroslav Vitouš

Czech bass guitarist, jazz musician and contrabassist.

Born December 6th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Prague. ^[ref]

Mesut Yılmaz

Prime minister of turkey (1947-2020).

Born November 6th, 1947 in Istanbul.

Died October 30th, 2020 at 72 years old in Istanbul (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Jacob Bekenstein

Mexican-israeli physicist.

Born May 1st, 1947 in Mexico City.

Died August 16th, 2015 at 68 years old in Helsinki. ^[ref]

David Bordwell

American film historian.

Born July 23rd, 1947 in Penn Yan.

Died February 29th, 2024 at 76 years old in Madison (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Erik Olin Wright

American sociologist (1947-2019).

Born February 9th, 1947 in Berkeley.

Died January 23rd, 2019 at 71 years old in Milwaukee (acute myeloid leukemia). ^[ref]

Uli Edel

German film director.

Born April 11th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Neuenburg am Rhein.

Amory Lovins

American energy policy analyst.

Born November 13th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Washington, D.C..

Günther Kaufmann

German actor (1947-2012).

Born June 16th, 1947 in Munich.

Died May 10th, 2012 at 64 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]