List of Famous people who born in 1947

Hyginus Kim Hee-jong is the 5th Archbishop of Gwangju. Born in Mokpo, South Jeolla Province, Korea in 1947, he was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of Gwangju in 1975. On 24 June 2003, he was appointed Auxillary Bishop of the Archdiocese.

Yannis Spiteris, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Corfu, Zante and Cefalonia and apostolic administrator of Apostolic Vicariate of Thessaloniki from 2003 to 2020. In 1968 he was ordained Catholic priest and on March 22, 2003 was appointed archbishop, being ordained Catholic bishop on May 18, 2003.

Tony Emanuel King is an American actor, political activist, and retired football player. A player for the Buffalo Bills for only one season in 1967, King subsequently became an actor and appeared in numerous exploitation and B movies, including several produced in Italy. In the 1980s, he became a member of the Nation of Islam, and changed his name to Malik Farrakhan. He currently serves as the head of security for the hip-hop group Public Enemy.

Jacek Mariusz Starościak ( is a Polish politician who was the mayor of Gdańsk from 1990 to 1991.

Ian Baker is an Australian cinematographer.