List of Famous people who born in 1947

Smaragde Mbonyintege is the Catholic Bishop of Kabgayi, in Rwanda.

Theo Vonk is a Dutch former footballer and manager, most recently in charge of Gibraltar Premier Division side Glacis United, where he also served as technical director.

Zofia Kulik is a Polish artist living and working in Łomianki (Warsaw), whose art combines political criticism with a feminist perspective.

Rick Derringer is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the 1960s as founding member of his band, The McCoys. At that time, they were taken to New York City to record what became the number one hit song "Hang On Sloopy". The McCoys then had seven songs that charted in the top 100, including versions of "Fever" and "Come On Let’s Go".

James Ross Finnie is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament. He is a former Minister for the Environment and Rural Development in the Scottish Executive, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland region. He became an MSP in the first elections to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, and held the same ministerial portfolio until May 2007.

Romulo Tolentino de la Cruz, D.D., was a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines. He was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Zamboanga in the Philippines.