Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (April 16)
The sky-hooking center for the Los Angeles Lakers
Famous People Born in 1947
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Anderson, Ian (August 10)
The main guy in the rock band Jethro Tull -
Banks, Jonathan (January 31)
Mike in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul -
Barry, Dave (July 3)
Goofy humor columnist for The Miami Herald, 1983-2005 -
Bowie, David (January 8)
The innovative rock star who was Ziggy Stardust -
Brown, Charlie
Wishy-washy hero of the comic strip Peanuts -
Butler, Octavia (June 22)
The African-American feminist science fiction author who won a MacArthur "genius" grant -
Campbell, Kim (March 10)
Canada's first woman prime minister -
Chopra, Deepak
Author of Ageless Body, Timeless Mind -
Clancy, Tom (April 12)
The "techno-thriller" author who wrote The Hunt for Red October -
Clinton, Hillary Rodham (October 26)
The former First Lady who became the Democratic nominee for president in 2016 -
Close, Glenn (March 19)
Oscar-winning star and lead in TV's Damages -
Danson, Ted (December 29)
He played bar owner Sam Malone on Cheers -
Daschle, Tom (December 9)
U.S. Senate majority leader 2001-2003 -
David, Larry (July 2)
The guy from Curb Your Enthusiasm -
Deen, Paula (January 19)
The sassy Southern host of TV's Paula's Home Cooking -
DeLay, Tom (April 8)
The convicted Texas ex-Congressman who appeared on Dancing With the Stars -
Dreyfuss, Richard (October 29)
The star of Jaws and Close Encounters -
Ebadi, Shirin (June 21)
Winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize -
Faust, Drew Gilpin (September 18)
The first woman president of Harvard University -
Fawcett, Farrah (February 2)
Jill Munroe on TV's Charlie's Angels -
Forbes, Steve (July 18)
Publisher of Forbes magazine -
Fosbury, Dick (March 6)
The high jumper who came up with the Fosbury Flop -
Gregg, Judd (February 14)
U.S. senator from New Hampshire, 1993-present -
Hanna, Jack (January 2)
Zoologist host of TV's Animal Adventures -
Henning, Doug (May 3)
The pixie-ish, big-toothed magician of the 1970s -
Holmes, Rupert (February 24)
The guy who wrote "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" -
Jenkins, Richard (May 4)
The guy from 'Six Feet Under' and 'The Shape of Water' -
John, Elton (March 25)
The singer of "Candle in the Wind" -
Johnston, Lynn (May 28)
Creator of the comic strip For Better or For Worse -
Kenney, Douglas (December 10)
Co-founder of National Lampoon -
King, Stephen (September 21)
The author of scary bestsellers -
Krzyzewski, Mike (February 13)
The longtime men's basketball coach at Duke University -
Letterman, David (April 12)
Host of The Late Show With David Letterman -
Lynne, Jeff (December 30)
The main guy from Electric Light Orchestra -
Mamet, David (November 30)
The playwright who wrote Glengarry Glen Ross -
Moseley-Braun, Carol (August 16)
The first African-American woman elected to the U.S. Senate -
Mossberg, Walter (March 27)
Creator of the Wall Street Journal column "Personal Technology" -
Paglia, Camille (April 2)
The professor-author of 1990’s Sexual Personae -
Parker-Bowles, Camilla (July 17)
Queen Consort to the U.K.'s King Charles III -
Patterson, James (March 22)
The author of all those Alex Cross mysteries -
Pop, Iggy (April 21)
Legendary rock 'n' roll dervish -
Pryce, Jonathan (June 1)
The Oscar-nominated star of the 2019 film The Two Popes -
Quayle, Dan (February 4)
George Bush's vice president (1989-93) -
Richardson, Bill (November 15)
The governor of New Mexico, 2003-2011 -
Robinson, V. Gene (May 29)
The world's first openly gay Anglican bishop -
Romney, Mitt (March 12)
Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07 -
Rousseff, Dilma (December 14)
The president of Brazil who was impeached and ousted in 2016 -
Rushdie, Salman (June 19)
Author of The Satanic Verses -
Santana, Carlos (July 20)
Leader of the rock band Santana -
Schlessinger, Laura (January 16)
The radio advice-giver known as "Dr. Laura" -
Schwarzenegger, Arnold (July 30)
The star of the Terminator movies who became governor of California -
Simpson, O. J. (July 9)
The NFL Hall of Famer charged with murder in 1994 -
Soucek, Karel (April 19)
The Niagara Falls daredevil who died in the Astrodome -
Steel, Danielle (August 14)
Author of the romance novels Jewels and Crossings -
Tiegs, Cheryl (September 25)
Sports Illustrated swimsuit model of the 1970s -
Vinton, Will (November 17)
Creator of the California Raisins -
Weaver, Jacki (May 25)
The sociopathic gangster-mother in the film Animal Kingdom -
Youn Yuh-jung (June 19)
The feisty grandma from the movie ‘Minari’ -
Zevon, Warren (January 24)
The darkly funny musician who sang "Werewolves of London"