List of Famous people who born in 1927

Gao Di, pen name Wen Di (闻迪), was a Chinese politician, best known for his term as the chief editor of People's Daily and as Communist Party Secretary of Jilin province.

Patrick Wisdom O'Neal was an American actor and restaurateur.

Gabriel Bach is an Israeli jurist, was a judge of the Supreme Court of Israel and was the deputy prosecutor in the prosecution of Adolf Eichmann.

Baron Hervé Pinoteau was a French historian and royalist apologist. He was the author of more than 900 articles and 22 books primarily on history and heraldry.

Friedrich Katz was an Austrian-born anthropologist and historian who specialized in 19th and 20th century history of Latin America, particularly, in the Mexican Revolution. "He was arguably Mexico's most widely regarded historian... The whole of the Mexican press, left, right and center, noted and lamented his passing." He served as co-director of the Mexican Studies Program at the University of Chicago, co-received the 1999 Bolton Prize for the best English-language book on Latin American History by The Conference on Latin American History and was honored with the Order of the Aztec Eagle by the Government of Mexico. He also won the 2000 Bryce Wood Book Award presented by the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) for outstanding English-language book in the humanities and social sciences for his book The Life and Times of Pancho Villa. The American Historical Association has created a book prize in honor of Friedrich Katz.

Aaron Rosand was an American violinist.

Ibrahim Abi-Ackel is a Brazilian politician. Ackel began his public life in 1955 as councilman in the city of Manhuaçu, Minas Gerais. He was Minister of Justice in the government of João Figueiredo from 1980 to 1985.

Edmund Lee Gettier III was an American philosopher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is best known for his short 1963 article "Is Justified True Belief Knowledge?", which has generated an extensive philosophical literature trying to respond to what became known as the Gettier problem.

André Manaranche was a French priest, theologian, and spiritual writer.

Alexey Ekimyan also Alexey Gurgenovich Hekimyan was a famous Armenian composer, and author of popular songs. Ekimyan was also a General of Soviet militsia (police) and was the head of Criminal Investigation Department of Moscow region. He was considered the only popular composer in the world who ruled a law-enforcement department at the same time. Ekimyan awarded by the "Renowned Master of the Arts" Armenian SSR official title.