List of Famous people who born in 1947

Osamu Nagayama is the chairman and chief executive officer of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., one of Japan's largest drug companies.

Abdulxashim Mutalov was the 1st Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from January 1992 to December 1995.

Syed Kemal Shah Bokhary, GBM, JP is a judge in Hong Kong. He was one of three Permanent Judges of Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal from its inception in 1997 until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 65 in October 2012; afterwards, he remained on the bench as a non-permanent judge.

Kazuyo Aoki is a Japanese actress and voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She is employed by the talent management firm Kiraboshi.

Wang Bingzhang is a Chinese human rights activist and founder of two Chinese pro-democracy movements. He was abducted in Vietnam in June 2002 and detained by Chinese secret police. The Chinese government announced his detention in December 2002, charging him with espionage and terrorism. He was sentenced to life in prison and is considered a political prisoner of China.

Teresa Adelina Sellarés, best known as Teresa Parodi, is an Argentine singer and songwriter. She held the inaugural post of the Minister of Culture of Argentina from May 6, 2014 to December 9, 2015. She was a deputy to the Mercosur Parliament (Parlasur) representing the nationwide district of Argentina from December 10, 2015 to October 6, 2016. She was elected on the Front for Victory ticket in the 2015 election.

Luis Antonio Hierro López is a Uruguayan politician and diplomat who served as the 13th vice president of Uruguay from 2000 to 2005 under Jorge Batlle.

Georgy Alexandrovich Satarov, is a Russian mathematician, politician, political scientist and a former aide to Russian President Boris Yeltsin (1994–1997). Since October 1997, he has headed the InDem Foundation and specializes in researching Russia's political corruption.

Jean-Claude Ellena is a French perfumer and writer.

Kiyozumi Kiriyama is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 9-dan. He is a former Kisei and Kiō major title holder as well as a former director of the Japan Shogi Association. As of December 2020, Kiriyama is the oldest active professional shogi player.