December 7, 1947

1947Johnny Bench, American baseball player and sportscaster^[†]

Johnny Lee Bench is an American former professional baseball player. He played his entire Major League Baseball career, which lasted from 1967 to 1983, with the Cincinnati Reds, primarily as a catcher. Bench led the Reds team known as the Big Red Machine that dominated the National League in the mid-1970s, winning six division titles, four National League pennants, and two World Series championships.

1947Anne Fine, English author^[†]

Anne Fine is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.

1947James Keach, American actor, producer, and director^[†]

James Keach is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach and son of actor Stacy Keach Sr.

1947Garry Unger, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster^[†]

Garry Douglas Unger is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1967 until 1983.

1947Tristan Bernard, French author and playwright (born 1866)^[†]

Tristan Bernard was a French playwright, novelist, journalist and lawyer.

1947Nicholas Murray Butler, American philosopher and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1862)^[†]

Nicholas Murray Butler was an American philosopher, diplomat, and educator. Butler was president of Columbia University, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, and the late James S. Sherman's replacement as William Howard Taft’s running mate in the 1912 United States presidential election. The New York Times printed his Christmas greeting to the nation for many years during the 1920s and 1930s.