Famous people born in 1947
The best-known people born in 1947, ranked by how many languages Wikipedia covers them in.
Best known
Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)
October 26
Photo: United States Department of State, Public domain
Arnold SchwarzeneggerAustrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)
July 30
Photo: DHSgov, Public domain
Dilma Rousseff36th President of Brazil (2011-2016), 3rd President of the New Development Bank (BRICS)
December 14
Photo: Vice-Presidência da República, CC BY 2.0
David BowieEnglish musician and actor (1947–2016)
January 8 · d. 2016
Photo: Adam Bielawski, CC BY-SA 3.0
Salman RushdieIndian-born English and American novelist (born 1947)
June 19
Photo: Elena Ternovaja, CC BY-SA 3.0
Johan CruyffDutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)
April 25 · d. 2016
Photo: Nationaal Archief, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl
Shirin EbadiIranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
June 21
Photo: Bengt Oberger, CC BY-SA 4.0
Mitt RomneyAmerican politician and businessman (born 1947)
March 12
Photo: United States Congress, Public domain
Megawati Soekarnoputri5th President of Indonesia (2001—2004) and 8th Vice President of Indonesia (1999—2001)
January 23
Photo: National Information Agency Republic of Indonesia, Public domain
Dan Quaylevice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993
February 4
Photo: U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain
Herman Van RompuyBelgian politician; former Prime Minister of Belgium and first permanent President of the European Council (born 1947)
October 31
Photo: Michiel Hendryckx, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mario DraghiItalian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy
September 3
Photo: European Parliament, CC BY 2.0
Gloria Macapagal ArroyoFilipino politician, president of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010
April 5
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Kareem Abdul-JabbarAmerican basketball player (born 1947)
April 16
Photo: Yahoo from Sunnyvale, California, USA, CC BY 2.0
Ali Abdullah SalehPresident of North Yemen (1978–1990) and Yemen (1990–2012)
March 21 · d. 2017
Photo: premier.gov.ru, CC BY 4.0
Paul AusterAmerican novelist, poet, essayist, screenwriter (1947-2024)
February 3 · d. 2024
Photo: David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0
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January
- January 13 · Carles Rexach, Spanish footballer (born 1947)
- January 15 · Martin Chalfie, American biochemist, cell biologist, and university teacher (born 1947)
- January 18 · Takeshi Kitano, Japanese film director, comedian, singer, actor, film editor, presenter, screenwriter, author, poet, painter and video game designer (born 1947)
- January 24 · Michio Kaku, U.S.-American theoretical physicist, futurist and author (1947-)
- January 25 · Tostão, Brazilian association footballer (born 1947)
- January 31 · Jonathan Banks, American actor
February
- February 3 · Maurizio Micheli, Italian actor, voice actor, comedian, author and playwright
- February 3 · Melanie, American musician (1947–2024)
- February 9 · Carla Del Ponte, International jurist
- February 15 · John Adams, American composer (born 1947)
- February 24 · Edward James Olmos, American actor
- February 26 · Sandie Shaw, English pop singer (born 1947)
March
- March 2 · Harry Redknapp, English association football player and manager
- March 6 · Rob Reiner, American filmmaker and actor (1947–2025)
- March 8 · Florentino Pérez, Spanish businessman, president of Real Madrid
- March 10 · Kim Campbell, 19th Prime Minister of Canada in 1993
- March 22 · James Patterson, American author
- March 26 · Subhash Kak, Indian computer scientist
April
- April 2 · Camille Paglia, American feminist academic and critic (born 1947)
- April 8 · Robert Kiyosaki, American finance author and investor (born 1947)
- April 18 · Jerzy Stuhr, Polish film and theater actor and screenwriter (1947–2024)
- April 21 · Iggy Pop, American musician (born 1947)
- April 24 · Roger D. Kornberg, American biochemist
- April 24 · Josep Borrell, Catalan-Spanish diplomat and politician (born 1947)
May
- May 4 · Richard Jenkins, American actor
- May 6 · Martha Nussbaum, American philosopher (born 1947)
- May 8 · H. Robert Horvitz, American biologist
- May 9 · Michael Levitt, biophysicist and Professor of Structural biology
- May 15 · Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2020 to 2021
- May 28 · Zahi Hawass, Egyptian egyptologist and archaeologist
June
- June 5 · Laurie Anderson, American artist and musician (born 1947)
- June 8 · Eric F. Wieschaus, American geneticist
- June 15 · Alain Aspect, French physicist
- June 22 · Jerry Rawlings, fourth President of the Republic of Ghana (1947-2020)
- June 22 · Octavia E. Butler, American science fiction writer (1947-2006)
- June 22 · Bruno Latour, French sociologist and philosopher (1947–2022)
July
- July 2 · Larry David, American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947)
- July 7 · Gyanendra of Nepal, nepalese politician (born 1947), former king of Nepal (1950–1951; 2001–2008)
- July 9 · O. J. Simpson, American football player and actor (1947–2024)
- July 20 · Carlos Santana, American guitarist
- July 20 · Gerd Binnig, German physicist (born 1947)
- July 31 · Richard Griffiths, British actor
August
- August 6 · Mohammad Najibullah, 4th General Secretary of the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan
- August 9 · Roy Hodgson, English football manager
- August 10 · Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia since 2022
- August 14 · Danielle Steel, American writer
- August 29 · James Hunt, British racing driver (1947–1993)
- August 29 · Temple Grandin, American doctor of animal science, author, and autism activist
September
- September 3 · Kjell Magne Bondevik, 33rd Prime Minister of Norway
- September 8 · Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic politician (1947-2015)
- September 14 · Sam Neill, New Zealand actor (1947–2026)
- September 14 · Jerzy Popiełuszko, Polish Catholic priest, martyr, blessed (1947–1984)
- September 27 · Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (1947–2022)
- September 27 · Dick Advocaat, Dutch association football player and manager
October
- October 1 · Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli physician and biochemist, Nobel Laureate
- October 5 · Brian Johnson, English singer, songwriter and television show host of car shows
- October 9 · France Gall, French singer
- October 11 · Loukas Papademos, Greek economist and Prime Minister
- October 24 · Kevin Kline, American actor (born 1947)
- October 29 · Richard Dreyfuss, American actor (born 1947)
November
- November 12 · Patrice Leconte, French film director and screenwriter (born 1947)
- November 13 · Joe Mantegna, American actor, producer, and director
- November 21 · Michel Sogny, French pianist
- November 27 · Ismail Omar Guelleh, President of Djibouti since 1999
- November 29 · Petra Kelly, German politician and activist (1947-1992)
- November 30 · Sergio Badilla Castillo, Chilean poet
December
- December 6 · Geoffrey Hinton, British-Canadian computer scientist and psychologist
- December 8 · Thomas Cech, American chemist, biochemistry professor
- December 17 · Mykola Azarov, Ukrainian politician (born 1947)
- December 20 · Gigliola Cinquetti, Italian singer (1947-)
- December 21 · Paco de Lucía, Spanish flamenco, classical, jazz guitarist & musician (1947-2014)
- December 29 · Ted Danson, American actor (born 1947)
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