* 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 – 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

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

In 1947, surfing legend, Woodbridge " Woody " Brown and Alfred Kumalae designed and built the first modern ocean-going catamaran, Manu Kai, in Hawaii.

In 1947, Woody got his own theme song when musicians George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss wrote " The Woody Woodpecker Song ", making ample use of the character's famous laugh.

Harding made Woody smaller, cuter, and moved his crest forward from its original backwards position ( although Woody had sported this look since 1947, as seen in the still from Wet Blanket Policy above ).

* Woody the Giant Killer ( 1947 )

Like Woody, Winnie received a redesign that made her look almost exactly like Woody did from 1947 until 1972, with the obvious differences being that she was a female woodpecker and had blue eyes.

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

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.

* Circa 1947, Woody Guthrie, Alec Seward, and Sonny Terry recorded several chain gang related songs including " Chain Gang Special ", and several other older songs adapted to having chain gang themes.

* Woody Johnson ( Robert Wood Johnson IV, born 1947 ), American businessman

He rejoined Goodman in 1945, then toured and recorded with Woody Herman ( he was featured as a soloist on " Stars fell on Alabama ", 1946 Col. 37197and performed with Boyd Raeburn and Ted Beneke ( 1947 ).

Robert Wood " Woody " Johnson IV ( born April 12, 1947 ) is an American businessman and philanthropist.

* Woody Herman and his Orchestra ( vocal: Woody Herman ) ( recorded September 10, 1941, released by Decca Records as catalog number 4030B, with the flip side “ This Time the Dream's on Me ” and as catalog number 25194, with the flip side “ Laughing Boy Blues ”; re-recorded May 7, 1947, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 37858, with the flip side “ Blue Prelude ”)

Louis Elwood " Woody " Jenkins ( born January 3, 1947 ) is a newspaper editor in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1972 – 2000 and waged three unsuccessful races for the United States Senate.

In 1947, Woody Herman organized a new band, the Second Herd, in Los Angeles.

Iver Johnson made an unusual model from 1940 to 1947, called the Trigger Cocking Double Action.

Upon independence in 1947, the government of India used the Johnson Line as the basis for its official boundary in the west, which included the Aksai Chin From the Karakoram Pass ( which is not under dispute ), the Indian claim line extends northeast of the Karakoram Mountains through the salt flats of the Aksai Chin, to set a boundary at the Kunlun Mountains, and incorporating part of the Karakash River and Yarkand River watersheds.

Celia Johnson was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress in the 1947 awards.

The North Wilkesboro Speedway was the first NASCAR ( National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing ) track ; it held its first race on May 18, 1947 As noted above, Wilkes County native and resident Junior Johnson was one of the early superstars of NASCAR, as well as a legendary moonshiner.

After leaving Count Basie in 1946 to play in small bebop bands in New York clubs, Johnson toured in 1947 with Illinois Jacquet.

After the war, Johnson concentrated on her family life, which included two daughters born in 1946 and 1947 and her occasional acting work was secondary for the following decade.

In September 1947, Johnson began scripting again, with Morley doing the art.

In 1947 Fisk heralded its first African-American president with the arrival of Charles Spurgeon Johnson.

Furthermore, due to the box office success of The Romance of Rosy Ridge, Leigh and Johnson were teamed up again in a film project called The Life of Monty Stratton in August 1947.

* William Johnson ( swimmer ) ( born 1947 ), American freestyle swimmer at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Johnson welcomed the passage of the 1949 amendments to the National Security Act of 1947, telling an American Legion convention that he was " happy to report.

Johnson left the band by the end of 1941, to return occasionally in 1947.

Wilko Johnson ( born John Peter Wilkinson, 12 July 1947, Canvey Island, Essex ) is an English guitarist and songwriter, particularly associated with the UK rhythm and blues band Dr. Feelgood in the 1970s.

In 1947, Onslow Ford and Johnson moved to California, choosing the San Francisco Bay Area as the fertile soil where their new ideas would have a chance to grow.

* Dark Delusion ( 1947 ), without Johnson

* William Phillips ( gunman ) ( c. 1947 – 2007 ), gunman responsible for a standoff with police at the Johnson Space Center, 2007

New York: Johnson Forest Tendency ( 1947 ).

When Premier Hart retired in 1947 the Conservatives wanted Anscomb to succeed him as Premier of British Columbia but the Liberals had more seats in the legislature and insisted that the Premier should remain a Liberal resulting in the appointment of Byron Johnson as premier.

Byron Ingemar " Boss " Johnson ( December 10, 1890 – January 12, 1964 ), born Björn Ingimar " Bjössi " Jónsson, to family of Icelandic Immigrants, he served as the 24th Premier of the province of British Columbia, Canada, from 1947 to 1952.

Following Hart's resignation in 1947, Johnson succeeded him as Liberal leader and as the leader of the Coalition, and therefore also as Premier.

Brian Johnson ( born 5 October 1947 ) is an English singer and lyricist who has been the lead singer for the rock band AC / DC since 1980.

Two other prominent figures who contributed to the achievements of this period were chairman of the board Edward Johnson ( who served from 1947 – 59 ) and Arnold Walter, who was appointed director of the new Senior School in 1946.