* 1947 – The first Tony Awards are presented for theatrical achievement.

* 1947 – John Ratzenberger, American actor

* 1947 – Mike Worboys, British mathematician

* 1947 – André Weinfeld, French and American Film Director / Producer

* 1947 – Alex Briley, American singer ( Village People )

* 1947 – Tom Clancy, American author

* 1947 – Woody Johnson, American businessman and philanthropist

* 1947 – Antonin Kratochvil, Czech-American photographer

* 1947 – Dan Lauria, American actor

* 1947 – David Letterman, American comedian and talk show host

* 1947 – Wayne Northrop, American actor

* 1947 – In Nevada, the Boulder Dam is renamed Hoover Dam a second time.

* 1947 – Leslie Grantham, English actor

* 1947 – Finn Kalvik, Norwegian singer and composer

* 1947 – Tom Køhlert, Danish footballer

* 1947 – Manousos Manousakis, Greek director and producer

* 1947 – Mats Odell, Swedish politician

* 1947 – Barbara Bach, American actress

* 1947 – Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and writer ( d. 2009 )

* 1947 – John Morrison, New Zealand cricketer

* 1947 – Gavin Pfuhl, South African cricketer ( d. 2002 )

* 1947 – Harry Reems, American actor

* 1947 – Tony Dell, Australian cricketer

* 1874 – Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan composer and conductor ( d. 1947 )

* 1947 – Roy Hodgson, English footballer and manager

* Goldstine, Herman H., and von Neumann, John, " Planning and Coding of the Problems for an Electronic Computing Instrument ", Rep. 1947, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

* 1947 – Alexis Herman, American politician, 23rd United States Secretary of Labor

* March 30 – Herman Bing, German-American character actor and voice actor ( d. 1947 )

In August 1976, Science published a retrospective cohort study by Educational Testing Service psychologist Herman Witkin and colleagues that screened the tallest 16 % of men ( over 184 cm ( 6 ' 0 ") in height ) born in Copenhagen from 1944 – 1947 for XXY and XYY karyotypes, and found an increased rate of minor criminal convictions for property crimes among sixteen XXY and twelve XYY men may be related to the lower intelligence of those with criminal convictions, but found no evidence that XXY or XYY men were inclined to be aggressive or violent.

* Goldstine, Herman H., and von Neumann, John, " Planning and Coding of the Problems for an Electronic Computing Instrument ", Rep. 1947, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton.

In 1947, the Baptist, Methodist, and Lutheran churches from Hill Creek combined, forming the Herman Federated Church.

* Herman Van Rompuy, politician ( born 1947 ) and 1st permanent President of the European Council

Alexis Margaret Herman ( born July 16, 1947 in Mobile, Alabama ) was the 23rd U. S. Secretary of Labor, serving under President Bill Clinton.

Jr ( b. 1929-d. 1993 ), Herman ( b. 1934 ), Jay Lee ( b. 1939 ), Donald ( b. 1943 ), Peggy Webb Wright ( b. 1947 ), Betty Ruth ( b. 1949 ) and Brenda Gail Webb ( b. 1951 ).

* Herman Bing ( 1889 – 1947 ), actor

* 1947: New Orleans, by Arthur Lubin ( voice of Woody Herman )

The 1947 creation of the nonprofit institute, originally named the Institute for Sex Research ( ISR ), was supported by both Indiana University president Herman B Wells and the Rockefeller Foundation, a major financial backer of Kinsey ’ s research.

* Herman Simm ( born 1947 ), convicted traitor

In 1947, Woody Herman formed a band that included tenor saxophonists Stan Getz, Zoot Sims, and Herbie Steward, and baritone saxophonist Serge Chaloff.

* Although originally from Manchester, Peter Noone ( born 1947 ), of 1960s group Herman ’ s Hermits, settled in Chestnut Avenue, Huyton, before wealth and fame came knocking.

In 1947, Noguchi began a collaboration with the Herman Miller company, when he joined with George Nelson, Paul László and Charles Eames to produce a catalog containing what is often considered to be the most influential body of modern furniture ever produced, including the iconic Noguchi table which remains in production today His work lives on around the world and at the Noguchi Museum in New York City.

In 1947 he began a relationship with Herman Miller of Zeeland, Michigan.

After playing for Stan Kenton, Jimmy Dorsey, and Benny Goodman, Getz was a soloist with Woody Herman from 1947 to 1949 in " The Second Herd ", and he first gained wide attention as one of the band's saxophonists, who were known collectively as ' The Four Brothers ', the others being Serge Chaloff, Zoot Sims and Herbie Steward.

" Four Brothers " ( 1947 ) is a jazz standard composed by Jimmy Giuffre and performed by the Woody Herman Orchestra.

Olson's first book, Call Me Ishmael ( 1947 ), a study of Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick, was a continuation of his M. A.

* Herman E. Talmadge, JD 1936-served as the 70th Governor of the U. S. state of Georgia from 1947, 1948 until 1954.

Fine had played a third match against Herman Steiner at Los Angeles 1947, winning 5-1 ; this match was training for his potential world championship appearance.

He has three children: a stepson, Lary May ; a daughter, Candace Herman, the result of a brief encounter with his future wife, born in 1947 and given to the adoption process ( later reunited ); and a stepdaughter, June Cross, born in 1954 to Norma and Jimmy Cross (" Stump " of the black song-and-dance team " Stump and Stumpy ").

He was also selected to The Sporting News Major League All-Star Team in 1939-42 and 1947 – 48, and was runnerup to Gehringer in 1938 and to Billy Herman in 1943.