Famous People Born in 1947 (Part 4)

Birthdays 601 - 800 of 1,081

• Jul 12 Richard C. McCarty, American professor of psychology, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
• Jul 12 Wilko Johnson [John Wilkinson], British guitarist, singer and songwriter (Dr. Feelgood, 1971-77 - "She Does It Right"), born in Canvey Island, Essex, England (d. 2022)

• Jul 14 Claudia Kennedy, U.S. Army officer (first female three star general in US army), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• Jul 14 Nick Benedict, American actor (Pistol-Birth of a Legend), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 14 Steve Stone, American sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Jul 15 Bertus Borgers, Dutch musician rock saxophonist (Mr. Albert Show - "Wild Sesation"; Sweet d'Buster), and educator (Fontys Rock Academy), born in Vessem, Netherlands
• Jul 15 Peter Banks [Brockbanks], British rock guitarist and singer-songwriter described as "the architect of progressive music" (Yes, the Syn, Flash), born in Chipping Barnet, London (d. 2013)
• Jul 15 Roky Erickson [Roger Kynard], American musician (The 13th Floor Elevators - "Starry Eyes"; "Don't Slander Me"), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 2019)
• Jul 16 Alexis Herman, American politician (23rd U.S. Secretary of Labor), born in Mobile, Alabama
• Jul 16 Assata Shakur, American activist Black Liberation Army) and wanted by FBI, born in Queens, New York
• Jul 16 Roelof Petrus Meyer, South African under minister of Law & Order etc, born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
• Jul 17 Abraham Laboriel, Sr, Mexican-American session and jazz bassist, born in Mexico City, Mexico
• Jul 17 Anders Koppel, Danish Hammond B-3 organist (Savage Rose; Bazaar), and composer of ballet and film scores and classical concert pieces, born in Copenhagen, Denmark

• Jul 17 Mick Tucker, English rock drummer (Sweet - "Ballroom Blitz"), born in Kingsbury, North West London, England (d. 2002)
• Jul 17 Wolfgang Flür, German percusionist (Kraftwerk, 1973-87), born in Frankfurt, Germany
• Jul 18 Ayn Rumen, American actress (Janet-McLean Stevenson Show), born in Brooklyn, New York
• Jul 18 Kurt Mann, American actor (Bad Penny), born in Roslyn, New York
• Jul 18 Steven W. Mahoney, Canadian politician (Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mississauga West), born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• Jul 19 Bernie Leadon, American guitarist, mandolinist, banjo player, and vocalist (Flying Burrito Brothers; Eagles, 1971-75 & 2013-16 - "Take It Easy"), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Jul 19 Brian May, British rock guitarist (Queen - "Bohemian Rhapsody"; "We Are The Champions"), born in London, England
• Jul 19 Hans-Jürgen Kreische, East German footballer, born in Dresden, Germany
• Jul 19 Mike Dutfield, documentary producer, born in Chingford, Essex, England (d. 1995)

• Jul 20 Gerd Binnig, Frankfurt, physicist (tunneling microscope-Nobel 1986)
• Jul 20 James Harris, Amnerican NFL quarterback (Buffalo, LA, San Diego), born in Monroe, Louisiana
• Jul 21 Chetan Chauhan, Indian cricket batsman (40 Tests @ 31.57), born in Meerut, India (d. 2020)
• Jul 21 Jimmy Duncan, American politician (Rep-R-Tennessee 1988-2019), born in Lebanon, Tennessee
• Jul 21 Polly Matzinger, French-American immunologist (danger model for the immune system), born in La Seyne, France
• Jul 21 Wendell Burton, American actor (New Dick Van Dyke Show - "Lucas"; The Sterile Cuckoo), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2017)
• Jul 22 Albert Brooks, comedian (Broadcast News, Lost in America), born in Los Angeles, California
• Jul 22 Curt Weldon, American politician (Rep-R-Pennsylvania 1987-2007), born in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
• Jul 22 Don Henley, American rock drummer, singer, and songwriter (Eagles - "Desperado"; "Hotel California"; solo - "Boys Of Summer"), born in Linden, Texas
• Jul 22 Gilles Duceppe, Canadian politician
• Jul 22 Terry Clements, American guitarist (Gordon Lightfoot), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2011)
• Jul 23 David Essex [Cook], English rock vocalist ("Rock On") and actor (That'll Be The Day), born in Plaistow, Essex (now part of Greater London), England
• Jul 23 Spencer Christian, American TV weatherman (Good Morning America), born in Newport News, Virginia
• Jul 23 Torsten Palm, Swedish racing driver, born in Kristinehamn, Sweden
• Jul 24 Geoffrey McQueen, TV Writer
• Jul 24 M Jacques Fouroux, rugby player
• Jul 24 Michael Coveney, drama critic
• Jul 24 Neil McIntosh, CEO (VSO, Center for British Teaching)
• Jul 24 Peter Serkin, American concert pianist (TASHI quartet), and pedagogue (Juilliard; Curtis Institute; Yale; Bard College), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
• Jul 24 Robert Hays, actor (Airplane!, Starman, Scandalous), born in Bethesda, Maryland
• Jul 24 Zaheer Abbas, Pakistani cricketer (probably Pakistan's finest batsman ever), born in Sialkot, Punjab
• Jul 26 Al Anderson, American songwriter and guitarist (NRBQ - "Ridin' In My Car"), born in Windsor, Connecticut
• Jul 26 Pauline Clare, Britain's first female Chief Constable (Lancashire)
• Jul 27 Betty Thomas [Neinhauser], American Emmy Award-winning actress (Hill Street Blues - "Sgt. Lucy Baines"), and director (The Late Show; The Brady Bunch Movie; Private Parts), born in St Louis, Missouri
• Jul 27 Wayne Dowdy, American lawyer and politician (US Representative from Mississippi (D), 1981-89), born in Fitzgerald, Georgia
• Jul 28 Alexei Sergeyevich Borodai, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
• Jul 28 Barbara Ferrell, American runnerr (Olympic gold 1968), born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
• Jul 28 Elena Belova, Russian foils fencer (Olympic gold 1968), born in Sovetskaya Gavan, Soviet Union
• Jul 28 Miguelina Cobian, Cuban 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba
• Jul 28 Sally Struthers, American actress (All in the Family - "Gloria"), born in Portland, Oregon
• Jul 29 Dick Harmon, American golf instructor (Fred Couples, Jay Haas, Craig Stadler, Lanny Wadkins, Steve Elkington), born in New Rochelle, NY (d. 2006)
• Jul 29 Lenny Zakatek [du Platel], Indian-English rock singer (Alan Parsons Project; Gonzalez), born in Karachi, British India
• Jul 29 Michael Pedicin, American jazz soprano saxophonist, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

• Jul 30 Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, French virologist (Nobel Prize 2008, discovered HIV), born in Paris, France
• Jul 30 John Siomos, American rock drummer, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2004)
• Jul 30 Jonathan Mann, American physician and AIDS activist, born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1998)
• Jul 30 Margo Sappington, American actress (Oh Calcutta, Where's Charley), born in Baytown, Texas
• Jul 30 William Atherton, American actor (Real Genius, Ghostbusters, Class of 44), born in Orange, Connecticut
• Jul 31 Dennis Greenslade, rocker
• Jul 31 Ian Beck, British children's illustrator and author, who illustrated Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album cover, born in Brighton, East Sussex
• Jul 31 John Vukovich, American baseball infielder, manager (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2007)
• Jul 31 Karl Green, English rock bassist (Herman's Hermits - "Mrs. Brown You Have A Lovely Daughter"), born in Salford, England
• Jul 31 Richard Griffiths, British actor (Withnail & I, Harry Potter), born in Thornaby-on-Tees
• Aug 1 Chris Barnard, Welsh footballer, born in Cardiff, Wales
• Aug 1 Dennis Zine, American politician (Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 3rd district), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 1 Rick Anderson, American actor and rock bassist (Tubes - "I'll Talk To You Later"), born in St. Paul, Minnesota (d. 2022)
• Aug 1 Rick Coonce, American rock drummer (Grass Roots), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2011)
• Aug 2 Massiel [Maria Santamaria], Spanish pop singer (La, la, la), born in Madrid, Spain
• Aug 4 Klaus Schulze, German electronic music composer (Audentity), born in Berlin
• Aug 4 Paul Layton, English musician and rocker (The New Seekers - "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing"), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England
• Aug 5 Bernie Carbo, American MLB player, born in Detroit, Michigan
• Aug 5 Greg Leskiw, Canadian guitarist (The Guess Who, 1970-72), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba
• Aug 5 Rick Derringer [Zehringer], American guitarist, songwriter (The McCoys - "Hang On Sloopy"; solo - "Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo".), and producer (Edgar Winter; Johnny Winter; Weird Al Yankovic), born in Fort Recovery, Ohio
• Aug 5 Willie Weeks, American session and touring bass player (George Harrison; Vince Gill; Wynonna Judd; David Bowie; Eric Clapton), born in Salemburg, North Carolina
• Aug 6 Ken Riley, American Pro Football HOF cornerback (First-Team All-Pro 1983; Cincinnati Bengals) and coach (Florida A&M 1994-2003), born in Bartow, Florida (d. 2020)
• Aug 6 Sally Eaton, Ill, Broadway actress (Jeanie-Hair)
• Aug 6 Tony Dell, cricketer (Australian left-arm quick, 2 Tests 1971 & 74)
• Aug 7 Kerry Melville Reid, Australian tennis player (Australian Open 1977; Australian Open doubles 1968, 77; Wimbledon doubles 1978), born in Sydney, Australia
• Aug 7 Mosibudi Mangena, South African black leader (On Your Own), born in Tzaneen, South Africa
• Aug 8 Brenda Lee Eager, American gospel and soul singer and songwriter, born in Mobile, Alabama
• Aug 8 José Cruz, Puerto Rican-American baseball left fielder (St Louis Cards, Houston Astros), born in Arroyo, Puerto Rico

• Aug 8 Larry Wilcox, actor (Lassie, Officer Jon Baker-CHiPs), born in San Diego, California
• Aug 9 Barbara Mason, American R&B singer ("Yes, I'm Ready"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Aug 10 Alan Ward, England cricket pace bowler (5 Tests, 14 wickets; Derbyshire CCC), born in Dronfield, England
• Aug 10 Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian politician (founder of the People's Justice Party (PKR) Prime Minister of Malaysia 2022-), born in Bukit Mertajam, Malaya
• Aug 10 Dmitri Alexeev, Russian concert pianist (Leeds International Competition, 1975), and teacher (Royal College of Music - London, 2010-present), born in Moscow, USSR
• Aug 10 Ian Anderson, Scottish rock singer, flute player, guitarist, and songwriter (Jethro Tull - "Bungle In The Jungle"; "Aqualung"; "Locomotive Breath"), born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
• Aug 11 Catherine Collard, French concert pianist (Schumann; Brahms), and teacher, born in Paris (d. 1993)
• Aug 11 Georgios Karatzaferis, Greek politician
• Aug 11 Sergey Kovalneko, USSR, basketball (Olympic bronze 1968)
• Aug 12 Sam Rosen, American sportscaster
• Aug 13 David St. Hubbins, British fictional heavy metal singer (Spinal Tap), born in Squatney, London, England
• Aug 13 Gretchen Corbett, American actress (Beth-Rockford Files), born in Portland, Oregon
• Aug 13 John Stocker, Canadian voice actor (The Dream Team), born in Toronto, Ontario
• Aug 13 Margareta Winberg, Swedish politician (Minister of Gender Equality), born in Sjuntorp, Sweden

• Aug 14 Maddy Prior, English folk singer (Steeleye Span, Silly Sisters, Carnival Band), born in Blackpool, United Kingdom
• Aug 14 Peter Christian, English actor, born in Liverpool, England
• Aug 15 (Gerardo) "Jerry" Velez, American drummer and percussionist (Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock appearance; Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in The Bronx, New York City
• Aug 15 Brian Hulls, British TV news cameraman, born in London (d. 1996)
• Aug 15 Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter Jr, American chemist and NASA astronaut (STS 33), born in Macon, Georgia (d. 1991)
• Aug 15 Raakhee Gulzar, Indian actress (Shubho Mahurat), born in Ranaghat, Bengal, India
• Aug 16 Carol Moseley-Braun, (Sen-D Illinois)
• Aug 16 John Howard, American Olympic cyclist (1985 land speed record 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT), born in Springfield, Missouri
• Aug 17 Francine Hughes Wilson, American domestic abuse victim "The Burning Bed" who changed pubic perceptions, born in Stockbridge, Michigan (d. 2017)
• Aug 17 Gary Talley, American rock guitarist (Box Tops - "The Letter"), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• Aug 18 Viacheslav Semenov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (11 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk, FC Dynamo Kyiv), born in Kyiv, Ukraine (d. 2022)
• Aug 19 Dave Dutton, English actor (Coronation Street), born in Atherton, England
• Aug 19 Gerald McRaney, American actor (Simon & Simon, Major Dad), born in Collins, Mississippi
• Aug 19 Gerard Schwarz, American classical trumpeter and conductor (Seattle Symphony, 1985-2011), born in Weehawken, New Jersey
• Aug 19 Terry Hoeppner, American football coach (d. 2007)
• Aug 20 David Lasley, American session vocalist and songwriter, born in Branch, Michigan
• Aug 20 James Pankow, American trombonist, arranger and composer (Chicago - "Make Me Smile"; "Colour My World"), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• Aug 21 Carl Giammarese, American rock guitarist (The Buckinghams - "Kind Of A Drag"), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 21 Mary Simon, Canadian diplomat and Inuit rights advocate, first indigenous Governor General of Canada, born in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Quebec
• Aug 22 Bud Cramer, American politician (Rep-D-Alabama), born in Huntsville, Alabama
• Aug 22 Cindy Williams, American actress (Laverne & Shirley - "Shirley; American Graffiti), born in Van Nuys, California (d. 2023) [1]
• Aug 22 Donna Godchaux, American singer (Grateful Dead, 1972-79), born in Florence, Alabama
• Aug 23 David Robb, British actor (I, Claudius), born in London
• Aug 23 Rex Allen Jr, American country singer (Nashville on the Road), born in Chicago, Illinois
• Aug 23 Terje Rypdal, Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, born in Oslo, Norway
• Aug 23 Willy Russell, English playwright and composer (Shirley Valentine, Educating Rita), born in Whiston, England
• Aug 24 Anne Archer, American actress (Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games), born in Los Angeles, California
• Aug 24 Jimmy Fox, American drummer (The James Gang - "Funk #49"), born in Cleveland, Ohio
• Aug 24 Joe Manchin, American politician (Governor of West Virginia 2005-10, Senator-D-WV 2010-), born in Farmington, West Virginia
• Aug 24 Paulo Coelho, Brazilian author (The Alchemist), born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Aug 24 Roger De Vlaeminck, Belgian racing cyclist, born in Eeklo, East Flanders, Belgium
• Aug 24 Vladimir Masorin, Russian admiral (commanded the Caspian Flotilla 1996-2002), born in Bely, Tver Oblast, Soviet Union
• Aug 26 Candy Moore, American actress (Lunch Wagon, Tomboy & Champ), born in Maplewood, New Jersey
• Aug 26 Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor (George Lopez), born in Havana, Cuba

• Aug 27 Ed Herrmann, MLB catcher (White Sox), born in San Diego, California (d. 2013)
• Aug 27 Harry Reems, American actor, (d. 2013)
• Aug 27 Jacques Arnold, MP (Conservative)
• Aug 27 John Morrison, cricketer ("Mystery" NZ batsman 1973-82)
• Aug 27 Peter Krieg [Wilhelm Gladitz], German documentary filmmaker, and writer (September Wheat), born in Schwäbisch Gmünd, West Germany (d. 2009)
• Aug 28 Alice Playton, American actress (Who Killed Mary Whats 'er Name), born in NYC, New York
• Aug 28 Shoto Tanemura, Japanese martial artist, born in Matsubushi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
• Aug 29 Bob Lutz, American tennis player (US Open doubles 1968, 74, 78, 80; Australian Open 1970 [Stan Smith]), born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
• Aug 29 James Hunt, English auto racer (Formula 1 World Drivers Champion 1976), born in Belmont, Surrey (d. 1993)
• Aug 29 Temple Grandin, American animal welfare and autism expert, born in Boston, Massachusetts
• Aug 30 Allan Rock, Canadian politician and diplomat, born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Aug 31 Luca di Montezemolo, Italian businessman (Chairman of Ferrari, NTV trains), born in Bologna, Italy
• Aug 31 Mona Marshall, American voice actress (South Park, Fraggle Rock)
• Aug 31 Yumiko Ōshima, Japanese manga artist (The Star of Cottonland), born in Otawara, Japan
• Sep 1 Al Green, American politician
• Sep 2 Richard Coughlan, British progressive rock drummer and percussionist (Caravan - "In the Land of Grey and Pink"), born in Herne Bay, Kent, England(d. 2013)
• Sep 3 Dick Buerkle, American athlete (WR 1 mile indoor 3:54.93 1978), born in Rochester, New York (d. 2020)
• Sep 3 Eric Bell, Northern Irish rock guitarist (Thin Lizzy - "Whiskey In The Jar"), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Sep 3 Gérard Houllier, French soccer manager (Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Liverpool, Olympique Lyonnais, Aston Villa, France), born in Thérouanne, France (d. 2020)
• Sep 3 Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician (Christian Democratic Party), born in Molde, Norway

• Sep 3 Michael Huffington, American oil millionaire and politician (Rep-R-California, 1992-94), born in Dallas, Texas
• Sep 4 Bob Jenkins, American television and radio sports announcer (IndyCar & NASCAR telecasts for ESPN/ABC, NBC Sports), born in Richmond, Indiana (d. 2021)
• Sep 5 (George) "Buddy" Miles, American rock drummer (The Electric Flag; Band of Gypsies), born in Omaha, Nebraska (d. 2008)
• Sep 5 Bruce Yardley, Australian cricket spin bowler (33 Tests, 126 wickets; coach Sri Lanka), born in Midland, Western Australia (d. 2019)
• Sep 5 Mel Collins, British rock saxophonist (King Crimson), born in Isle of Man
• Sep 5 Pavel Pervushin, Russian weightlifter (World C'ship gold 110kg 1973; 15 x WRs), born in Ramenye, Russia (d. 2022)
• Sep 6 Bruce Rioch, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Aldershot, England

• Sep 8 Amos Biwott, Kenyan 3K steeplechaser (Olympic gold 1968), born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya
• Sep 8 Ann Beattie, American novelist and short story writer (Chilly Scenes of Winter), born in Washington, D.C.
• Sep 8 Benjamin Orr [Orzechowski], American rock bassist and singer (The Cars - "Just What I Needed", "Drive"), born in Lakewood, Ohio (d. 2000)
• Sep 8 Morris Pert, Scottish session jazz-rock drummer, percussionist, pianist, and contemporary classical composer (Ankh; Auroura), born in Arbroath, Scotland (d. 2010)
• Sep 8 Valery Afanassiev, Russian pianist and conductor, born in Moscow
• Sep 9 David Rosenboom, American composer and educator, born in Fairfield, Iowa
• Sep 9 Freddy Weller, American rock guitarist (Paul Revere and The Raiders, 1967-73 - "We Gotta All Get Together"), and country singer, born in Atlanta, Georgia
• Sep 9 Lynn Fitzgerald, marathoner (ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hrs)

• Sep 11 Gerry Conway, British drummer and percussionist (Cat Stevens; Fairport Convention), born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
• Sep 13 Juan Sol, Spanish soccer defender (28 caps; Valencia, Real Madrid), born in Elgoibar, Spain (d. 2020)
• Sep 14 Bowzer [Jon Bauman], American rock singer (Sha Na Na, 1970-83), born in Queens, New York City
• Sep 14 Joan Thirkettle, British journalist, born in Kent, England (d. 1996)

• Sep 14 Wolfgang Schwartz, Austrian figure skater (Olympic gold 1968), born in Vienna, Austria
• Sep 16 Alexander Rutskoy, Russian politician (Vice President of Russia 1991-93) and Soviet military officer (led the putsch against President Boris Yeltsin during Russian constitutional crisis of 1993), born in Proskuriv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
• Sep 16 Dumisani Kumalo, South African anti-apartheid activist and UN ambassador, born in KwaMbunda, South Africa (d. 2019)
• Sep 16 Dusty Hughes, English playwright, born in Boston, Lincolnshire
• Sep 16 Enrique Krauze, Mexican historian and writer, born in Mexico City, Mexico
• Sep 16 Ilona Gusenbauer, Austrian high jumper (Olympic bronze 1972), born in Gummersbach, West Germany
• Sep 16 Lucius Allen, American NBA star (Milwaukee Bucks), born in Kansas City, Kansas
• Sep 16 Michael R. McNulty, American politician (Rep-D-NY), born in Troy, New York
• Sep 16 Russ Abbot [Russell A Roberts], British TV comedian (The Russ Abbot Show, September Song), born in Cheshire, England
• Sep 17 Jeff MacNelly, American Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist (Shoe), born in NYC, New York (d. 2000)
• Sep 17 Robert Kidd, British marine geoscientist (International Deep Sea Drilling Programme), born in Milford Haven, Wales (d. 1996)
• Sep 17 Tessa Jowell, British politician and Labour Member of Parliament (1997-2015), born in Marylebone, London (d. 2018)
• Sep 18 Giancarlo Minardi, Italian founder and Managing Director of Minardi Formula One team, born in Faenza, Italy
• Sep 18 Hans Vermeulen, Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast), born in Voorburg, Netherlands (d. 2017)
• Sep 18 Russ Abbott [Roberts], British singer, drummer (The Black Abbotts), and television and radio comedian (The Russ Abbott Show); born in Chester, England
• Sep 19 (Lawrence) "Lol" Creme, English rock vocalist and guitarist (10cc - "I'm Not In Love"), and music video producer, born in Prestwich, Lancashire, England
• Sep 19 Larry Brown, American NFL runningback (3rd to rush over 4,000 yards), born in Clairton, Pennsylvania
• Sep 19 Ray Cooper, British percussionist (Elton John; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Watford, Hertfordshire, England
• Sep 19 Steve Bartlett, American politician (56th Mayor of Dallas), born in Los Angeles, California

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