List of Famous people who died at 47

Anthony Francis "Anton" Furst was an English production designer who won an Academy Award for overseeing design of Gotham City in Tim Burton's Batman (1989).

Grigor Vachkov, often called Grishata was a Bulgarian theater and film actor, honored with the award of "People's actor" in the People's Republic of Bulgaria. He had more than 41 appearances and leading roles in the Bulgarian cinema.

Thomas Schippers was an American conductor. He was highly regarded for his work in opera.

Andrei Alexandrovich Suraikin was a Russian pair skater. With partner Liudmila Smirnova, he was the 1972 Olympic silver medalist.

Anatoly Semyonovich Levchenko was a Soviet cosmonaut.

Primavera Ácrata Saiz das Neves commonly known as Primavera das Neves, was a Portuguese translator, journalist and writer, who worked and lived most of her life in Brazil, having signed most of her works as Vera Neves Pedroso.