Dava Sobel

American writer.

Born June 15th, 1947 (age 78 years) in The Bronx.

Lucius Allen

American basketball player.

Born September 26th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Kansas City.

Marsha Norman

American playwright, screenwriter and novelist.

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

Howard Rheingold

American journalist.

Born July 7th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Phoenix.

Ray Phiri

South african jazz musician.

Born March 23rd, 1947 in Mbombela.

Died July 12th, 2017 at 70 years old in Mbombela (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Laura Tyson

American business academic.

Born June 28th, 1947 (age 78 years) in Bayonne.

Jerzy Stuhr

Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024).

Born April 18th, 1947 in Kraków.

Died July 9th, 2024 at 77 years old in Kraków. ^[ref]

Massiel

Spanish singer.

Born August 2nd, 1947 (age 78 years) in Madrid.

Bryan Sykes

British geneticist and science writer (1947–2020).

Born September 9th, 1947 in Eltham. ^[ref]

Died December 10th, 2020 at 73 years old in Edinburgh. ^[ref]

Hristo Bonev

Bulgarian footballer.

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