Sonny Carter

American physician, soccer player, navy officer, and astronaut (1947-1991).

Born August 15th, 1947 in Macon.

Died April 5th, 1991 at 43 years old in Brunswick (aviation accident).

Linda Gail Lewis

American musician.

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

Pascal Lamy

French businessman and political advisor.

Born April 8th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Levallois-Perret.

Subhash Kak

Indian computer scientist.

Born March 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Srinagar.

Steve Gerber

American comic writer (1947–2008).

Born September 20th, 1947 in St. Louis.

Died February 10th, 2008 at 60 years old in Las Vegas (pulmonary fibrosis). ^[ref]

Buckwheat Zydeco

American accordionist (1947–2016).

Born November 14th, 1947 in Lafayette.

Died September 24th, 2016 at 68 years old in Lafayette (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Ann Hui

Hong kong film director.

Born May 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Anshan (China).

Ibrahim al-Jaafari

Prime minister of iraq from 2005 to 2006.

Born March 25th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hindeya.

Theda Skocpol

American sociologist and political scientist.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Detroit.

Bill Rodgers

American distance runner.

Born December 23rd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Hartford.