Famous people born in the year 1947

Dikgang Ernest Moseneke is a South African judge and former Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa.....
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Dr. Lakshminarayana Subramaniam is an acclaimed Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic music tradition and Western classical music, and renowned for his virtuoso playing techniques and compositions in orchestral fusion.....
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Dilma Vana Rousseff is a Brazilian economist and politician currently serving as the 36th President of Brazil, the first woman to hold that office. She was previously the Chief of Staff of the President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva from 2005 to 2010. Following the commencement of procedures of her impeachment trial on 12 May 2016, her presidential powers and duties have been removed until her Senate trial ends.....
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Glenn Close is an American actress. Throughout her long and varied career, she has been consistently acclaimed for her versatility and is widely regarded as one of the finest actresses of her generation. She has won three Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards and received six Academy Award nominations.....
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Glenn Fant McConnell is the President of the College of Charleston. He assumed the office in July 2014.....
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Glenn Raymond Tipton is an English Grammy Awardwinning guitar player and songwriter. Often noted for his complex playing style and classically influenced solos, he is best known as one of the lead guitarists for heavy metal band Judas Priest.....
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Francisco Gustavo Snchez Gomez , known as Paco de Luca , was a Spanish virtuoso flamenco guitarist, composer and producer. A leading proponent of the new flamenco style, he helped legitimize flamenco among the establishment in Spain, and was one of the first flamenco guitarists to have successfully crossed over into other genres of music such as classical and jazz. Richard Chapman and Eric Clapton, authors of Guitar Music, History, Players, describe de Luca as a titanic figure in the world of f....
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Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 until 2004, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and as member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga since 2010. She was the countrys second female president , and the daughter of former President Diosdado Macapagal. Arroyo is also the first duly elected female Vice President of the Philippines.....
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Lalji Singh is an Indian scientist who has worked in the field of DNA fingerprinting technology in India, where he is popularly known as the Father of DNA fingerprinting. Singh has also worked in the areas of molecular basis of sex determination, Wildlife conservation forensics and evolution and migration of humans. In 2004, he received the Padma Shri in recognition of his contribution to Indian science and technology.....
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Errol Fuller is an English writer and artist who lives in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, grew up in South London, and was educated at Addey and Stanhope School. He is the author of a series of books on extinction and extinct creatures.....
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Lamar Seeligson Smith is the U.S. Representative for Texass 21st congressional district, serving since 1987. The district includes most of the wealthier sections of San Antonio and Austin, as well as some of the Texas Hill Country. He sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act , and the Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act . He also cosponsored the LeahySmith America Invents Act.....
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Nancy Faust is the popular former longtime stadium organist for Major League Baseballs Chicago White Sox.....
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Alan Willis Thicke is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and game and talk show host. He is known for his role as Jason Seaver, the father on the ABC television series Growing Pains. He is the father of actor Brennan Thicke and singer Robin Thicke. In 2013, Thicke was inducted into Canadas Walk of Fame.....
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Madeleine A. Pickens is an Iraqi woman best known for being the former wife of American billionaires Allen E. Paulson for two years, and later T. Boone Pickens.....
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James Newell Osterberg, Jr., known professionally as Iggy Pop , is an American singersongwriter, musician and actor. He is the vocalist of influential protopunk band The Stooges, who reunited in 2003, and has been known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics.....
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Nanjil Nadan is the pseudonym of G. Subramaniam , a Tamil writer from Tamil Nadu, India.....
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Major General Francis D. Vavala is an Army National Guard officer who currently serves as the Adjutant General of the State of Delaware. He received the promotion in February 1999 after the retirement of Major General George Hastings.....
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Bernard Patrick Doc Neeson OAM was an Australian singersongwriter and musician. He was the front man for the hard rock band The Angels from its formation in February 1976 to their disbandment in December 1999. For the group Neeson was the main lyricist with brothers, John and Rick Brewster, as the music composers. Their top16020 studio albums on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart are Face to Face , No Exit , Dark Room , Night Attack , Watch the Red , Two Minute Warning and Howling .....
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Kareem AbdulJabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, AbdulJabbar was a record sixtime NBA Most Valuable Player , a record 19time NBA AllStar, a 15time AllNBA selection, and an 11time NBA AllDefensive Team member. A member of six NBA championship teams as a player and two as an assistant coach, AbdulJabbar twice was voted NBA Finals MVP.....
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Natalya Varley is a Soviet and Russian film and theater actress, RSFSR Meritorious Artist .....
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