List of Famous people who born in 1927

James Michael Leathes Prior, Baron Prior,, usually known as Jim Prior, was a British Conservative politician. A member of parliament from 1959 to 1987, he represented the Suffolk constituency of Lowestoft until 1983 and then the renamed constituency of Waveney from 1983 to 1987, when he stood down from the House of Commons and was made a life peer. He served in two Conservative Cabinets, and outside parliament was Chairman of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce from 1996 to 2004.

Karl Bögelein was a German football goalkeeper and coach.

James Ellsworth Lowe was an American singer-songwriter, best known for his 1956 number-one hit song, "The Green Door". He also served as a disc jockey and radio host and personality, and was considered an expert on the popular music of the 1940s and 1950s.

Wolfgang Schreyer was a German writer of fiction, historic adventures mixed with documentary, science fiction for TV shows and movies and is best known as the author of over 20 adventure stories.

Ernst Huberty is a German sports journalist.

Karl-Heinz Adler was a German abstract painter, graphic artist and conceptual artist and has been described as "one of Germany’s foremost representatives of Concrete Art." He produced many public monuments and developed, with Friedrich Kracht, modular concrete decoration for hundreds of buildings across East, now eastern, Germany.

Günter Schröter was a German footballer and coach who appeared in 39 matches for East Germany. He played as a forward for SG Dynamo Dresden from 1950–1954 then played for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1954–1963. After retiring from his career, Günter was hired as the assistant manager for SC Dynamo Berlin from 1963–1965. In 1969 he became the assistant manager for BFC Dynamo until 1972 when he was promoted to manager. He served as manager for one year before assisting again from 1973–1981.

Michael Andreas Gielen was an Austrian conductor and composer known for promoting contemporary music in opera and concert. Principally active in Europe, his performances are characterized by precision and vivacity, aiding his ability to interpret the complex contemporary music he specialized in.

Franciszek Macharski was a Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed Archbishop of Kraków from 1978, named by Pope John Paul II to succeed him in that role. Macharski was elevated to the cardinalate in 1979, and resigned as archbishop in 2005.

Roger Decock was a Belgian road bicycle racer who won the Paris–Nice in 1951 and the Tour of Flanders in 1952.