List of Famous people who born in 1947

Nikolaus Schneider was from 9 November 2010 to 10 November 2014 president of the council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

Sandra Prinsloo, also known as Sandra Prinzlow, is a South African actress best known internationally for her role as Kate Thompson in the 1980 film The Gods Must Be Crazy. Prinsloo has also appeared in numerous South African television, film, and stage productions.

Barbara Schock-Werner is a German architect, and was until her retirement end of August 2012 the master builder at Cologne Cathedral with overall responsibility for conservation and restoration work. With the official title of Dombaumeisterin, she was the first and only woman to hold the position in the cathedral's 800 years history.

Maurice Nikolaevich Yaklashkin is a choral, opera and symphony conductor, music teacher, People's Artist of Russia, Honored Art Worker of the Chuvash ASSR, professor.

Christian Vanneste is a French politician. Member of the UMP and RPR, he was twice elected as deputy.

Andrew Blake is an American adult erotic film director and film producer. Blake has been inducted into both the AVN and XRCO Halls of Fame and is a medal recipient from the Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival for his first film NIGHT TRIPS.

James Keach is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the younger brother of actor Stacy Keach Jr. and son of actor Stacy Keach Sr.

Maria Farantouri or Farandouri is a Greek singer and also a political and cultural activist. She has collaborated with Greek composers such as Mikis Theodorakis, who wrote the score for Pablo Neruda's Canto General, which Farantouri performed all over the world.

Willi Liebherr is a German-Swiss entrepreneur chairman of the board of Liebherr Group.

Clemens Kuby is a German documentary writer and film maker. He is a proponent of self healing techniques. He is the nephew of Nobel prize recipient Werner Heisenberg.