| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
Basketball |
16-Apr-1947 |
|
NBA records for most minutes, most points |
| Kathy Acker |
Author |
18-Apr-1947 |
30-Nov-1997 |
Blood and Guts in High School |
| Arlene Ackerman |
Government |
1947 |
|
School superintendent of San Francisco |
| Charles E. Adair |
Business |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Partner, Cordova Ventures |
| Richard C. Adkerson |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Freeport-McMoRan |
| Arthur Agatston |
Doctor |
1947 |
|
The South Beach Diet |
| Todd Akin |
Politician |
5-Jul-1947 |
|
Congressman, Missouri 2nd |
| William F. Aldinger |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Household International, 1994-2003 |
| Dave Alexander |
Bassist |
3-Jun-1947 |
10-Feb-1975 |
Original bassist for the Stooges |
| Jacques-Édouard Alexis |
Head of State |
21-Sep-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Haiti |
| Gregg Allman |
Musician |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
An Allman Brother |
| Mike Allsup |
Guitarist |
8-Mar-1947 |
|
Guitarist for Three Dog Night |
| Robert W. Alspaugh |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of KPMG, 2002-05 |
| Carol A. Anderson |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
New Century Investors |
| Ian Anderson |
Musician |
10-Aug-1947 |
|
Frontman for Jethro Tull |
| Laurie Anderson |
Artist |
5-Jun-1947 |
|
Tape bow violinist and performance artist |
| Lynn Anderson |
Singer |
26-Sep-1947 |
|
Rose Garden |
| Eddie Antar |
Business |
18-Dec-1947 |
|
Crazy Eddie |
| Anne Archer |
Actor |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
Fatal Attraction |
| Halldór Ásgrímsson |
Head of State |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Iceland, 2004-06 |
| William Atherton |
Actor |
30-Jul-1947 |
|
Ghostbusters |
| Peter Y. Atkinson |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Ex-VP of Hollinger International |
| Paul Auster |
Novelist |
3-Feb-1947 |
|
New York Trilogy |
| Ramani Ayer |
Business |
27-May-1947 |
|
CEO of The Hartford |
| Harriet C. Babbitt |
Diplomat |
13-Nov-1947 |
|
US Ambassador to OAS, 1993-97 |
| Joe Baca |
Politician |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
Congressman, California 43rd |
| Andrew Bacevich |
Historian |
1947 |
|
American Empire |
| Barbara Bach |
Actor |
27-Aug-1947 |
|
Atook zug zug Lana |
| Spencer Bachus |
Politician |
28-Dec-1947 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 6th |
| Max Baer |
Judge |
24-Dec-1947 |
|
Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court |
| Richard L. Baltimore III |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Oman, 2002-06 |
| Robert Band |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of Perini Corporation |
| Donald K. Bandler |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Cyprus, 1999-2002 |
| Joy Bang |
Actor |
1947 |
|
Play It Again, Sam |
| Jonathan Banks |
Actor |
31-Jan-1947 |
|
Frank McPike on Wiseguy |
| Peter Banks |
Guitarist |
15-Jul-1947 |
|
Original guitarist for Yes |
| Haley Barbour |
Politician |
22-Oct-1947 |
|
Governor of Mississippi |
| Howard W. Barker, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Partner, KPMG |
| John Perry Barlow |
Activist |
3-Oct-1947 |
|
Co-founder, EFF |
| F. William Barnett |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Partner, McKinsey & Co. |
| Dave Barry |
Columnist |
3-Jul-1947 |
|
Dave Barry's Guide to Life |
| Steve Bartlett |
Politician |
19-Sep-1947 |
|
Mayor of Dallas, 1991-95 |
| Zvi Barzilay |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of Toll Brothers |
| Meredith Baxter |
Actor |
21-Jun-1947 |
|
The mother on Family Ties |
| Gary Beach |
Actor |
10-Oct-1947 |
|
Broadway actor |
| Stephanie Beacham |
Actor |
28-Feb-1947 |
|
Sable Colby on Dynasty |
| Ann Beattie |
Author |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
Chilly Scenes of Winter |
| Richard Beckinsale |
Actor |
6-Jul-1947 |
19-Mar-1979 |
Porridge |
| Howard P. Behar |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Starbucks President North America, 2001-02 |
| Francesco Bellini |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Neurochem, Inc. |
| Johnny Bench |
Baseball |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Hall of Fame catcher |
| Marisa Berenson |
Actor |
15-Feb-1947 |
|
Barry Lyndon |
| Jeffrey S. Berg |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO, International Creative Management |
| Carolyn Berger |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Justice, Delaware Supreme Court |
| James G. Berges |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of Emerson Electric, 1999-2005 |
| H. Raymond Bingham |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Cadence Design Systems, 1999-2004 |
| Gerd Binnig |
Physicist |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
Co-Inventor, scanning tunneling microscope |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. |
Politician |
4-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, Georgia 2nd |
| Charles Black |
Government |
c. 1947 |
|
Chairman, BKSH & Associates |
| Andrew Blake |
Film Director |
c. 1947 |
|
House of Dreams |
| David Blunkett |
Politician |
6-Jun-1947 |
|
UK Home Secretary, 2001-04 |
| Marc Bolan |
Musician |
30-Sep-1947 |
16-Sep-1977 |
Frontman of band T-Rex |
| Bruce R. Bond |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of PictureTel Corporation, 1998-99 |
| Richard L. Bond |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Tyson Foods |
| Kjell Magne Bondevik |
Head of State |
3-Sep-1947 |
|
Twice Norwegian prime minister |
| James E. Bostic, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
EVP at Georgia Pacific, 2001-05 |
| Margot Botsford |
Judge |
16-Mar-1947 |
|
Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court |
| Kim Bottomly |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Wellesley College |
| David Bowie |
Musician |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Ziggy Stardust |
| Camilla Parker Bowles |
Relative |
17-Jul-1947 |
|
Prince Charles's wife, former mistress |
| Crandall C. Bowles |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Springs Global |
| James R. Boyd |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
VP of Ashland, 1986-2002 |
| Carol Moseley Braun |
Politician |
16-Aug-1947 |
|
First black female US Senator |
| Ronald A. Brenneman |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Petro-Canada |
| Kenneth C. Brill |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to the IAEA, 2001-04 |
| Betty Broderick |
Criminal |
7-Nov-1947 |
|
Killed her husband, and his lover |
| John T. Broderick, Jr. |
Judge |
1947 |
|
New Hampshire Chief Justice |
| Richard H. Brodhead |
Educator |
1947 |
|
President, Duke University |
| Albert Brooks |
Actor |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
Broadcast News |
| Martin Broughton |
Business |
15-Apr-1947 |
|
Chairman of British Airways |
| Bryan Brown |
Actor |
23-Jun-1947 |
|
Cocktail |
| Judge Joe Brown |
Judge |
5-Jul-1947 |
|
TV judge |
| Richard H. Brown |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of EDS, 1999-2003 |
| John Bruton |
Head of State |
18-May-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Ireland |
| John W. Bryant |
Politician |
22-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman from Texas, 1983-97 |
| Michael R. Buchanan |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Bank of America executive |
| Linda B. Buck |
Biologist |
29-Jan-1947 |
|
Odorant receptors and olfactory organization |
| Betty Buckley |
Actor |
3-Jul-1947 |
|
Abby Bradford on Eight Is Enough |
| George W. Buckley |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of 3M |
| Tim Buckley |
Singer/Songwriter |
14-Feb-1947 |
29-Jun-1975 |
Experimental singer/songwriter |
| Antony Burgmans |
Business |
13-Feb-1947 |
|
Chairman of Unilever, 1999-2007 |
| Eric Burns |
TV Personality |
c. 1947 |
|
Fox News Channel media analyst |
| William S. Burroughs, Jr. |
Relative |
21-Jul-1947 |
3-Mar-1981 |
Son of William S. Burroughs |
| Richard R. Burt |
Diplomat |
3-Feb-1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Germany, 1985-89 |
| Octavia Butler |
Novelist |
22-Jun-1947 |
24-Feb-2006 |
Patternmaster |
| G. K. Butterfield |
Politician |
27-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman, North Carolina 1st |
| Kim Campbell |
Head of State |
10-Mar-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 |
| Lawrence Cannon |
Politician |
6-Dec-1947 |
|
Canadian MP, Pontiac |
| Andrew Card |
Government |
10-May-1947 |
|
White House Chief of Staff, 2001-06 |
| Brian E. Carlson |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Latvia, 2001-04 |
| Doug Carlston |
Business |
1947 |
|
Co-Founder, Br0derbund Software |
| Thomas Carper |
Politician |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Delaware |
| Jack Carter |
Relative |
3-Jul-1947 |
|
Jimmy Carter's eldest son |
| Jack Cashill |
Author |
15-Dec-1947 |
|
What's The Matter With California? |
| Frank Cassidy |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Jimmy Castor |
Musician |
23-Jun-1947 |
|
Troglodyte |
| Darlene Cates |
Actor |
13-Dec-1947 |
|
Bulbous mother, What's Eating Gilbert Grape |
| E. Michael Caulfield |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former EVP, Prudential |
| Thomas R. Cech |
Chemist |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
Proved enzyme role of RNA |
| Margaret F. C. Chan |
Doctor |
1947 |
|
WHO Director-General Elect |
| Linda Chavez |
Activist |
17-Jun-1947 |
|
Neoconservative activist, pundit |
| Patrick Chesnais |
Actor |
18-Mar-1947 |
|
Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé |
| Lois Chiles |
Actor |
15-Apr-1947 |
|
Moonraker |
| Ward Churchill |
Activist |
2-Oct-1947 |
|
Compared WTC victims to Adolf Eichmann |
| Carolyn Chute |
Novelist |
14-Jun-1947 |
|
The Beans of Egypt, Maine |
| Aaron Ciechanover |
Scientist |
1-Oct-1947 |
|
Ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation |
| Henry Cisneros |
Politician |
11-Jun-1947 |
|
Secretary of HUD, 1993-97 |
| Tom Clancy |
Novelist |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Hunt for Red October |
| Candy Clark |
Actor |
20-Jun-1947 |
|
American Graffiti |
| Paul N. Clark |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of ICOS Corporation |
| Stuart J. Clark |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Interactive Data |
| Susan Clark-Johnson |
Publisher |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Newspaper Divison, Gannett |
| Hillary Clinton |
First Lady |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
US Senator from New York |
| Kriss Cloninger III |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Aflac |
| Glenn Close |
Actor |
19-Mar-1947 |
|
Fatal Attraction |
| Paulo Coelho |
Novelist |
24-Aug-1947 |
|
The Alchemist |
| Jared L. Cohon |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Arthur D. Collins, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Medtronic, 2001-07 |
| John T. Collins |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of The Collins Group |
| Mel Collins |
Musician |
5-Sep-1947 |
|
Active session and ex-Crimson blower |
| Richard H. Collins |
Publisher |
1-Jun-1947 |
|
Dallas newspaper publisher |
| Stephen Collins |
Actor |
1-Oct-1947 |
|
Rev. Eric Camden on 7th Heaven |
| Fulvio Conti |
Business |
28-Oct-1947 |
|
CEO of Enel |
| James T. Conway |
Military |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Commandant of the Marine Corps |
| Ry Cooder |
Guitarist |
15-Mar-1947 |
|
Blues guitarist |
| Caroline B. Cooney |
Novelist |
10-May-1947 |
|
Juvenile novelist, Rear View Mirror |
| Luke R. Corbett |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Kerr-McGee, 1997-2006 |
| France A. Córdova |
Educator |
5-Aug-1947 |
|
President, Purdue University |
| John D. Correnti |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Birmingham Steel, 1999-2002 |
| Jon Corzine |
Politician |
1-Jan-1947 |
|
Governor of New Jersey |
| The Legendary Stardust Cowboy |
Country Musician |
5-Sep-1947 |
|
Unique outsider country performer |
| Michael T. Cowhig |
Business |
23-Jan-1947 |
|
Senior Gillette executive |
| A. C. Cowlings |
Football |
16-Jun-1947 |
|
O.J.'s best friend |
| Phillip R. Cox |
Business |
1947 |
|
Cox Financial Corporation |
| Charles W. Cramb |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Avon |
| Bud Cramer |
Politician |
22-Aug-1947 |
|
Congressman, Alabama 5th |
| Curtis J. Crawford |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of XCEO |
| Bobby Cremins |
Basketball |
4-Jul-1947 |
|
Head Coach, College of Charleston |
| Romeo Crennel |
Football |
18-Jun-1947 |
|
Head Coach, Cleveland Browns |
| Ben Cross |
Actor |
16-Dec-1947 |
|
Chariots of Fire |
| Jeffrey C. Crowe |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Chairman of Landstar System |
| Johan Cruijff |
Soccer |
25-Apr-1947 |
|
Dutch football great |
| Billy Crystal |
Comic |
14-Mar-1947 |
|
When Harry Met Sally |
| Peter D. Cummings |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Ram Realty Services |
| Bill Cunningham |
Radio Personality |
11-Dec-1947 |
|
Conservative WLW radio talk show host |
| George E. Curry |
Publisher |
23-Feb-1947 |
|
Emerge editor-in-chief |
| Jane Curtin |
Actor |
6-Sep-1947 |
|
SNL, Third Rock from the Sun |
| Chris Cutler |
Drummer |
4-Jan-1947 |
|
Henry Cow |
| Dominic D'Alessandro |
Business |
18-Jan-1947 |
|
CEO of Manulife Financial |
| Alan Dale |
Actor |
6-May-1947 |
|
Caleb Nichol on The O.C. |
| Ronald E. Daly |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Oce USA Holding |
| Sybil Danning |
Actor |
24-May-1947 |
|
Howling II |
| Ted Danson |
Actor |
29-Dec-1947 |
|
Bartender on Cheers |
| Kim Darby |
Actor |
8-Jul-1947 |
|
Better Off Dead... |
| Tom Daschle |
Politician |
9-Dec-1947 |
|
US Senator from South Dakota, 1987-2005 |
| Larry David |
Film/TV Producer |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Seinfeld co-creator, Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| Dave Davies |
Musician |
3-Feb-1947 |
|
The Kinks |
| Mark Dayton |
Politician |
26-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Minnesota |
| Yves C. de Balmann |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Vice Chairman of Bankers Trust |
| Paul J. De Muniz |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Oregon Chief Justice |
| Paula Deen |
Chef |
19-Jan-1947 |
|
Paula's Home Cooking |
| Peter DeFazio |
Politician |
27-May-1947 |
|
Congressman, Oregon 4th |
| Tom DeLay |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Indicted ex-House Majority Leader |
| Thomas C. DeLoach, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
EVP at Mobil, 1998-2000 |
| Tom Dempsey |
Football |
12-Jan-1947 |
|
Retired NFL Placekicker |
| Jeffrey DeMunn |
Actor |
25-Apr-1947 |
|
Citizen X |
| Herbert A. Denton |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Providence Capital |
| Rick Derringer |
Musician |
5-Aug-1947 |
|
Rock and Roll Hoochie-Koo |
| Bernadette Devlin |
Politician |
23-Apr-1947 |
|
Northern Ireland nationalist |
| David F. DeVoe |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of News Corporation |
| Mike DeWine |
Politician |
5-Jan-1947 |
|
US Senator from Ohio, 1995-2007 |
| Dennis DeYoung |
Singer/Songwriter |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Former lead singer, Styx |
| Nelson A. Diaz |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Of Counsel, Cozen O'Connor |
| Michael Dibdin |
Novelist |
21-Mar-1947 |
30-Mar-2007 |
Aurelio Zen novels |
| Jess H. Dickinson |
Judge |
1947 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| Reginald D. Dickson |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Buford, Dickson, Harper & Sparrow |
| Michael J. Dolan |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Young & Rubicam, 2001-03 |
| Stephen R. Donaldson |
Author |
13-May-1947 |
|
Author of the Thomas Covenant series |
| William Donohue |
Activist |
18-Jul-1947 |
|
Catholic League president |
| Bennett Dorrance |
Business |
1947 |
|
Campbell Soup scion |
| Joseph T. Doyle |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Foster Wheeler, 2002-03 |
| Richard Dreyfuss |
Actor |
29-Oct-1947 |
|
Close Encounters of the Third Kind |
| Ken Dryden |
Hockey |
8-Aug-1947 |
|
NHL Hall of Famer, Canadian MP |
| Gilles Duceppe |
Politician |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
Leader, Bloc Québécois |
| John Duncan |
Politician |
21-Jul-1947 |
|
Congressman, Tennessee 2nd |
| Brian Duperreault |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Marsh & McLennan |
| Robert D. Durham |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Justice, Oregon Supreme Court |
| James Dyson |
Inventor |
2-May-1947 |
|
Dyson vacuum cleaner |
| Shirin Ebadi |
Activist |
1947 |
|
First female judge in Iran |
| Dick Ebersol |
Journalist |
28-Jul-1947 |
|
Chairman of NBC Sports |
| Uli Edel |
Film Director |
11-Apr-1947 |
|
Last Exit to Brooklyn |
| Bob Edwards |
Journalist |
16-May-1947 |
|
NPR's Morning Edition host, 1979-2004 |
| Jill Eikenberry |
Actor |
21-Jan-1947 |
|
Ann Kelsey on L.A. Law |
| Daniel T. Eismann |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Idaho Chief Justice |
| James O. Ellis, Jr. |
Military |
20-Jul-1947 |
|
C-in-C of US Strategic Command, 2001-02 |
| Eliot Engel |
Politician |
18-Feb-1947 |
|
Congressman, New York 17th |
| John D. Englar |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former VP at Burlington Industries |
| Robert Englund |
Actor |
6-Jun-1947 |
|
Freddy Krueger |
| Dennis Erickson |
Football |
24-Mar-1947 |
|
Head Coach, Arizona State Sun Devils |
| Roky Erickson |
Singer/Songwriter |
15-Jul-1947 |
|
13th Floor Elevators |
| Robert A. Essner |
Business |
26-Oct-1947 |
|
CEO of Wyeth, 2002-07 |
| Marsha Johnson Evans |
Military |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of American Red Cross, 2002-05 |
| Richard B. Evans |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Rio Tinto Alcan |
| Robert S. Falcone |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Nike, 1990-98 |
| Drew Gilpin Faust |
Educator |
18-Sep-1947 |
|
President of Harvard University |
| Farrah Fawcett |
Actor |
2-Feb-1947 |
|
Original blonde on Charlie's Angels |
| Edward F. Feighan |
Politician |
22-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman from Ohio, 1983-93 |
| Bruce Fein |
Government |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Reagan lawyer |
| Don Felder |
Guitarist |
21-Sep-1947 |
|
Former Guitarist for The Eagles |
| Timothy W. Finchem |
Golf |
19-Apr-1947 |
|
PGA Tour Commissioner |
| Carlton Fisk |
Baseball |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Catcher for 2,226 games |
| Steve Forbes |
Business |
18-Jul-1947 |
|
Owner and publisher of Forbes magazine |
| Edsel B. Ford II |
Business |
27-Dec-1947 |
|
Former executive, Ford Motor |
| John D. Forsyth |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Wellmark Blue Cross & Blue Shield |
| Dick Fosbury |
Track and Field |
6-Mar-1947 |
|
High jumper invented Fosbury Flop |
| Jon D. Fox |
Politician |
22-Apr-1947 |
|
Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1995-99 |
| Marye Anne Fox |
Educator |
9-Dec-1947 |
|
Chancellor, UC San Diego |
| Robert J. Frankenberg |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Novell, 1994-96 |
| Mike Fratello |
Basketball |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
NBA Coach, commentator |
| Ralph Friedgen |
Football |
4-Apr-1947 |
|
Maryland Terrapins Head Coach |
| Charles B. Fruit |
Business |
c. 1947 |
27-May-2008 |
Chief Marketing Officer at Coca-Cola, 2004-06 |
| Emerson U. Fullwood |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
VP at Xerox |
| Robert G. Funari |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Crescent Healthcare |
| Paul E. Gagné |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Avenor, 1991-97 |
| Gallagher |
Comic |
24-Jul-1947 |
|
Watermelon's natural enemy |
| Victor F. Ganzi |
Business |
14-Feb-1947 |
|
CEO of Hearst |
| Jean-Pierre Garnier |
Business |
31-Oct-1947 |
|
CEO of GlaxoSmithKline |
| Teri Garr |
Actor |
11-Dec-1947 |
|
Inga in Young Frankenstein |
| Duane Garrett |
Radio Personality |
c. 1947 |
26-Jul-1995 |
San Francisco radio talk show host |
| Garry N. Garrison |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
VP at Dynamic Healthcare Solutions |
| Emilio Garza |
Judge |
1947 |
|
Federal appeals court judge |
| David Gates |
Novelist |
8-Jan-1947 |
|
Jernigan |
| Erica Gavin |
Actor |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
Vixen! |
| Anthony Geary |
Actor |
29-May-1947 |
|
Luke Spencer on General Hospital |
| Tom Gegax |
Author |
c. 1947 |
|
Tires Plus, later self-help guru |
| C. Daniel Gelatt |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of NMT Corporation |
| Robert J. Genader |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Ambac, 2004-08 |
| Christopher Gersten |
Activist |
c. 1947 |
|
Husband of Linda Chavez |
| Bernard Giraudeau |
Actor |
18-Jun-1947 |
|
Water Drops on Burning Rocks |
| James Glassman |
Publisher |
1-Jan-1947 |
|
Roll Call editor |
| Terry Goddard |
Politician |
29-Jan-1947 |
|
Attorney General of Arizona |
| Bernhard Goetz |
Criminal |
1947 |
|
Subway vigilante |
| Christina A. Gold |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Western Union |
| Fred T. Goldberg, Jr. |
Government |
15-Oct-1947 |
|
IRS Commissioner, 1989-92 |
| Bruce Golding |
Head of State |
5-Dec-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Jamaica |
| Richard R. Goodmanson |
Business |
1947 |
|
COO of DuPont |
| Stuart Gordon |
Film Director |
11-Aug-1947 |
|
Re-Animator |
| Alan Gowen |
Jazz Musician |
19-Aug-1947 |
17-May-1981 |
Jazz-rock keyboardist |
| Temple Grandin |
Architect |
29-Aug-1947 |
|
Autistic slaughterhouse designer |
| Karla M. Gray |
Judge |
10-May-1947 |
|
Montana Chief Justice |
| Roger F. Greaves |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Chairman of Health Net |
| Al Green |
Politician |
1-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 9th |
| Gene Green |
Politician |
17-Oct-1947 |
|
Congressman, Texas 29th |
| Judd Gregg |
Politician |
14-Feb-1947 |
|
US Senator from New Hampshire |
| Chris Gregoire |
Politician |
24-Mar-1947 |
|
Governor of Washington |
| Richard Griffiths |
Actor |
31-Jul-1947 |
|
The History Boys |
| J. Steven Griles |
Government |
13-Dec-1947 |
|
Deputy Interior Secretary |
| Joseph R. Gromek |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Warnaco Group |
| Michael Gross |
Actor |
21-Jun-1947 |
|
The dad in Family Ties |
| Allan Gurganus |
Novelist |
11-Jun-1947 |
|
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All |
| Alan Guth |
Physicist |
27-Feb-1947 |
|
Inflationary theory |
| Arlo Guthrie |
Musician |
10-Jul-1947 |
|
Alice's Restaurant |
| Barry Guy |
Musician |
22-Apr-1947 |
|
Free improv acoustic bassist and bandleader |
| King Gyanendra |
Royalty |
07-Jul-1947 |
|
Last King of Nepal |
| Judith R. Haberkorn |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former Bell Atlantic executive |
| Shelley Hack |
Actor |
6-Jul-1947 |
|
Replacement Charlies Angel for 1 season |
| Paul Hackett |
Football |
5-Jul-1947 |
|
Tampa Bay QB Coach |
| Stephen Hadley |
Government |
13-Feb-1947 |
|
National Security Advisor |
| Sammy Hagar |
Musician |
13-Oct-1947 |
|
Can't Drive 55 |
| Veronica M. Hagen |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Polymer Group |
| Roy W. Haley |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of WESCO International |
| Deidre Hall |
Actor |
31-Oct-1947 |
|
Days of Our Lives |
| Kathryn Walt Hall |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Austria, 1997-2001 |
| Brian L. Halla |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of National Semiconductor |
| Luke Halpin |
Actor |
4-Apr-1947 |
|
Sandy Ricks on Flipper |
| Rusty Hamer |
Actor |
15-Feb-1947 |
18-Jan-1990 |
Make Room for Daddy |
| Patricia A. Hammick |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Former VP at Columbia Energy Group |
| Chuck Hansen |
Activist |
13-May-1947 |
26-Mar-2003 |
Nuclear historian and archivist |
| Gunnar Hansen |
Actor |
4-Mar-1947 |
|
Texas Chain Saw Massacre |
| William E. Hantke |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Premcor, 2002-05 |
| Richard J. Harrington |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Thomson Corporation |
| Emmylou Harris |
Country Musician |
2-Apr-1947 |
|
Pieces of the Sky |
| John W. Harris |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Lincoln Harris, LLC |
| David D. Harrison |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of Pentair, 2000-07 |
| Sheikh Hasina |
Head of State |
28-Sep-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Bangladesh, 1996-2001 |
| Wings Hauser |
Actor |
12-Dec-1947 |
|
Life Among the Cannibals |
| Billy Hayes |
Criminal |
3-Apr-1947 |
|
Hashish smuggler, Midnight Express |
| Victoria F. Haynes |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of RTI International |
| Robert Hays |
Actor |
24-Jul-1947 |
|
Airplane! |
| Mike G. Heavican |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Nebraska Chief Justice |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar |
Head of State |
1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Afghanistan |
| David Helfgott |
Musician |
19-May-1947 |
|
Subject of the biopic Shine |
| Mark Helprin |
Author |
28-Jun-1947 |
|
Winter's Tale |
| Shirley Hemphill |
Actor |
1-Jul-1947 |
10-Dec-1999 |
Shirley Wilson on What's Happening |
| Don Henley |
Musician |
22-Jul-1947 |
|
The Eagles |
| Jane E. Henney |
Doctor |
c. 1947 |
|
FDA Commissioner, 1998-2001 |
| Doug Henning |
Magician |
3-May-1947 |
7-Feb-2000 |
Extremely flamboyant magician |
| C. Robert Henrikson |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of MetLife |
| Gary R. Herbert |
Politician |
7-May-1947 |
|
Lt. Governor of Utah |
| Alexis Herman |
Government |
16-Jul-1947 |
|
US Secretary of Labor, 1997-2001 |
| William H. Hernandez |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of PPG Industries |
| Dealey D. Herndon |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Herndon, Stauch & Associates |
| Julie A. Hill |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Costain Homes, 1991-98 |
| Francesca Hilton |
Relative |
10-Mar-1947 |
|
Daughter of Conrad Hilton and Zsa Zsa |
| Mazie Hirono |
Politician |
3-Nov-1947 |
|
Congresswoman, Hawaii 2nd |
| Franklin W. Hobbs |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Warburg Dillon Read |
| David F. Hodnik |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Ace Hardware, 1996-2005 |
| Terry Hoeppner |
Football |
19-Aug-1947 |
19-Jun-2007 |
Hoosiers Head Coach, 2005-07 |
| Randy J. Holland |
Judge |
c. 1947 |
|
Justice, Delaware Supreme Court |
| Rupert Holmes |
Musician |
24-Feb-1947 |
|
The Piña Colada Song |
| John Holt |
Singer/Songwriter |
11-Jul-1947 |
|
Reggae singer, lead vocalist for The Paragons |
| H. Robert Horvitz |
Scientist |
8-May-1947 |
|
Genetic regulation of organ development |
| Karen Elliott House |
Journalist |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
Publisher, Wall Street Journal, 2002-06 |
| N. Gerry House |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
Institute for Student Achievement |
| Steve Howe |
Guitarist |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Guitarist for Yes |
| Allan Hubbard |
Economist |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
George W. Bush economist |
| Michael Huffington |
Government |
3-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman from California, 1993-95 |
| Cameron R. Hume |
Diplomat |
1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Indonesia |
| Francis Huster |
Actor |
8-Dec-1947 |
|
The Dinner Game |
| Jonathan Hyde |
Actor |
21-May-1947 |
|
Titanic |
| Michael Ignatieff |
Author |
12-May-1947 |
|
Blood and Belonging |
| Hubert Ingraham |
Head of State |
4-Aug-1947 |
|
Prime Minister of the Bahamas |
| M. Douglas Ivester |
Business |
26-Mar-1947 |
|
CEO of Coca Cola, 1997-2000 |
| Ibrahim al-Jaafari |
Head of State |
1947 |
|
Prime Minister of Iraq, 2005-06 |
| Harry R. Jacobson |
Doctor |
c. 1947 |
|
Vice Chancellor for Health at Vanderbilt |
| Benoît Jacquot |
Film Director |
5-Feb-1947 |
|
The School of Flesh |
| Stephan A. James |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Vice Chairman of Accenture, 2001-04 |
| Tommy James |
Musician |
29-Apr-1947 |
|
Crimson and Clover |
| Kenneth M. Jastrow II |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Temple-Inland, 2000-07 |
| William Jefferson |
Politician |
14-Mar-1947 |
|
Congressman, Louisiana 2nd |
| James F. Jeffrey |
Diplomat |
c. 1947 |
|
Deputy National Security Advisor |
| Elton John |
Singer/Songwriter |
25-Mar-1947 |
|
Bennie and the Jets |
| Brian Johnson |
Singer |
5-Oct-1947 |
|
Frontman of AC/DC |
| Luci Baines Johnson |
Relative |
2-Jul-1947 |
|
Daughter of LBJ |
| Robert Wood Johnson IV |
Business |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
Johnson & Johnson heir |
| Lynn Johnston |
Cartoonist |
28-May-1947 |
|
For Better or For Worse |
| Michael F. Johnston |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Visteon |
| Jonathan Kaplan |
Film Director |
25-Nov-1947 |
|
Over the Edge |
| Phil Karlton |
Computer Programmer |
28-Feb-1947 |
20-Jun-1997 |
Netscape Principal Curmudgeon |
| Howard Kaylan |
Singer |
22-Jun-1947 |
|
The Turtles, Flo and Eddie |
| James Keach |
Actor |
7-Dec-1947 |
|
The Long Riders |
| Robert Keegan |
Business |
1947 |
|
CEO of Goodyear |
| Ted D. Kellner |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Fiduciary Management, Inc. |
| Richard C. Kelly |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Xcel Energy |
| David L. Kennedy |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Revlon |
| Arthur H. Kern |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
American Media |
| Leo Kiely |
Business |
16-Jan-1947 |
|
CEO of Molson Coors |
| James William Kilgore |
Criminal |
11-Dec-1947 |
|
One of the Patty Hearst kidnappers |
| Bobby Kimball |
Singer |
29-Mar-1947 |
|
Lead singer, Toto |
| Robert M. Kimmitt |
Diplomat |
19-Dec-1947 |
|
US Deputy Treasury Secretary |
| Barbara A. King |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Landscape Structures, Inc. |
| Stephen King |
Novelist |
21-Sep-1947 |
|
The Shining |
| Peter D. Kinnear |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of FMC Technologies |
| Takeshi Kitano |
Film Director |
18-Jan-1947 |
|
Zatoichi |
| Marilyn S. Kite |
Judge |
22-Oct-1947 |
|
Justice, Wyoming Supreme Court |
| John Kitzhaber |
Politician |
5-Mar-1947 |
|
Governor of Oregon, 1995-2003 |
| Robert Kiyosaki |
Author |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
Rich Dad, Poor Dad |
| William R. Klesse |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of Valero |
| John Kline |
Politician |
6-Sep-1947 |
|
Congressman, Minnesota 2nd |
| Kevin Kline |
Actor |
24-Oct-1947 |
|
A Fish Called Wanda |
| Marie L. Knowles |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CFO of ARCO, 1996-2000 |
| Thomas A. Knowlton |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
President of Kellogg NA, 1994-98 |
| Yusef Komunyakaa |
Poet |
29-Apr-1947 |
|
Neon Vernacular |
| Roger D. Kornberg |
Scientist |
24-Apr-1947 |
|
Molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription |
| Martin Kove |
Actor |
6-Mar-1947 |
|
Det. Isbecki on Cagney & Lacey |
| Hersh Kozlov |
Attorney |
15-Nov-1947 |
|
Wolf Block Schorr & Solis-Cohen |
| Margery Kraus |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of APCO Worldwide |
| Mike Krzyzewski |
Basketball |
13-Feb-1947 |
|
Duke Head Coach |
| Lawrence Kudlow |
Economist |
20-Aug-1947 |
|
Kudlow & Cramer |
| Harumi Kurihara |
Business |
7-Mar-1947 |
|
Japan's Martha Stewart |
| David Ladd |
Actor |
5-Feb-1947 |
|
A Dog of Flanders |
| Alan G. Lafley |
Business |
13-Jun-1947 |
|
CEO of Procter & Gamble |
| Michael D. Lambert |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Senior VP at Dell, 1996-2002 |
| Pascal Lamy |
Politician |
8-Apr-1947 |
|
WTO Director-General |
| Richard Land |
Religion |
1947 |
|
Southern Baptist Convention |
| David L. Lander |
Actor |
22-Jun-1947 |
|
Squiggy on Laverne & Shirley |
| Jackie Lane |
Actor |
10-Jul-1947 |
|
Dodo Chaplet in Dr. Who |
| Ted Lange |
Actor |
5-Jan-1947 |
|
Isaac the bartender on Love Boat |
| Randall W. Larrimore |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of United Stationers, 1997-2003 |
| John Larroquette |
Actor |
25-Nov-1947 |
|
Night Court |
| Dan Lauria |
Actor |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
Jack Arnold on The Wonder Years |
| Rita Lavelle |
Government |
8-Sep-1947 |
|
EPA official |
| Robert J. Lawless |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of McCormick & Co., 1996-2007 |
| Richard Lawson |
Actor |
7-Mar-1947 |
|
Poltergeist |
| Gerry Laybourne |
Business |
19-May-1947 |
|
CEO of Oxygen Media |
| Carol A. Leary |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President of Bay Path College |
| Joseph LeBaron |
Diplomat |
c. 1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Mauritania |
| Patrice Leconte |
Film Director |
12-Nov-1947 |
|
The Girl on the Bridge |
| Lester A. Lefton |
Educator |
c. 1947 |
|
President, Kent State University |
| Rula Lenska |
Actor |
30-Sep-1947 |
|
Alberta VO5 commercials |
| David Letterman |
Talk Show Host |
12-Apr-1947 |
|
The Late Show |
| Richard C. Levin |
Educator |
7-Apr-1947 |
|
President of Yale University |
| Kenneth D. Lewis |
Business |
9-Apr-1947 |
|
CEO of Bank of America |
| R. Fred Lewis |
Judge |
14-Dec-1947 |
|
Florida Chief Justice |
| Richard Lewis |
Comic |
29-Jun-1947 |
|
Such a nice young man |
| David E. Liddle |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Metaphor Computer Systems |
| William S. Lind |
Activist |
9-Jul-1947 |
|
Free Congress Foundation |
| Meat Loaf |
Musician |
27-Sep-1947 |
|
Bat Out of Hell |
| Sondra Locke |
Actor |
28-May-1947 |
|
Former squeeze and co-star of Clint Eastwood |
| Dennis P. Lockhart |
Business |
1-Feb-1947 |
|
President and CEO, Atlanta Fed |
| Nancy B. Loeffler |
Activist |
c. 1947 |
|
Community activist, wife of Tom Loeffler |
| Zoe Lofgren |
Politician |
21-Dec-1947 |
|
Congresswoman, California 16th |
| Bill Lowery |
Politician |
2-May-1947 |
|
Congressman from California, 1981-93 |
| Victor L. Lund |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
CEO of American Stores, 1992-99 |
| Jeffrey Lunstead |
Diplomat |
c. 1947 |
|
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka, 2003-06 |
| Dorothy Lyman |
Actor |
18-Apr-1947 |
|
Naomi Harper on Mama's Family |
| C. Stephen Lynn |
Business |
c. 1947 |
|
Cummings Incorporated |
| Jeff Lynne |
Musician |
30-Dec-1947 |
|
Frontman for Electric Light Orchestra |
| Paul Lytton |
Drummer |
8-Mar-1947 |
|
Free improv drummer and instrument builder |
| Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
Head of State |
5-Apr-1947 |
|
President of the Philippines |
| Ira Magaziner |
Government |
8-Nov-1947 |
|
Internet advisor under Bill Clinton |
| Ellen Malcolm |
Activist |
c. 1947 |
|
Founder, EMILY's List |
| David Mamet |
Author |
30-Nov-1947 |
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