List of Famous people who died at 47

Hüseyin Alp was a Turkish professional basketball player and supporting role movie actor. With his height of 2.15 m (7'1") tall, he was one of the tallest Turkish basketball players.

Marc "Boy-boy" Wallenberg was a Swedish banker and business manager. A member of the prominent Wallenberg family, Marc Wallenberg was CEO of Stockholms Enskilda Bank until his death in 1971.

Maria Koepcke was a German ornithologist known for her work with Neotropical bird species. Koepcke was a well-respected authority in South American ornithology in a time when the field was largely dominated by men and her work is still referenced today. For her efforts, she is commemorated in the scientific names of four Peruvian bird species and, along with her husband, a Peruvian lizard species.

Pietro Ferrero was the joint CEO of Italian confectionery company Ferrero SpA, from 1997 until his death in April 2011.

Beate Ulbricht was the adopted daughter of First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of the GDR Walter Ulbricht and his wife Lotte.

Hubert Aquin was a Quebec novelist, political activist, essayist, filmmaker and editor.