Authors born in 1847
- Albert L. Gray Merchant, 1847
- Albert Pinkham Ryder Artist, 1847
- Alexander Graham Bell Inventor, 1847
- Alice May Singer, 1847
- Alice Meynell Poet, 1847
- Anna Howard Shaw Suffrage Activist, 1847
- Annie Besant Socialist, 1847
- Arthur M. Wellington Engineer, 1847
- Basil W. Maturin Priest, 1847
- Blanche Willis Howard Novelist, 1847
- Bolesław Prus Writer, 1847
- Bram Stoker Author, 1847
- Denis Kearney Leader, 1847
- Edgar Fawcett Novelist, 1847
- Ellen Battelle Dietrick Author, 1847
- Ellen Terry Actress, 1847
- Emile Faguet Writer, 1847
- Emma Albani Opera Singer, 1847
- F. B. Meyer Author, 1847
- Frederick William Borden Politician, 1847
- Georges Sorel Philosopher, 1847
- John Bates Clark Economist, 1847
- Joseph Pulitzer Publisher, 1847
- Josiah Strong Clergyman, 1847
- Max Liebermann Painter, 1847
- Millicent Fawcett Activist, 1847
- Otto Wallach Chemist, 1847
- Paul von Hindenburg Statesman, 1847
- Thomas A. Edison Inventor, 1847