Authors born in 1947
- Douglas Alan Yule Musician, 1947
- Drew Busby Football Player, 1947
- Drew Gilpin Faust Historian, 1947
- Dwight Schultz Actor, 1947
- E. Lee Spence Archaeologist, 1947
- Eamon Duffy Historian, 1947
- Edward James Olmos Actor, 1947
- Edward Zander Businessman, 1947
- Eli Jaxon-Bear Spirituality, 1947
- Eliot Engel Politician, 1947
- Eliyahu Goldratt Businessman, 1947
- Eliyahu M. Goldratt Businessman, 1947
- Elizabeth Ann Scarborough Writer, 1947
- Ellen Bass Poet, 1947
- Ellen DuBois Professor, 1947
- Ellen Langer Professor, 1947
- Ellen Malcolm Activist, 1947
- Ellyn Stern Actress, 1947
- Elton John Singer, 1947
- Emlyn Hughes Football Player, 1947
- Emmylou Harris Musician, 1947
- Eric Bell Musician, 1947
- Eric Flint Novelist, 1947
- Eric Maisel Psychologist, 1947
- Erik Spiekermann Type Designer, 1947
- Estelle Freedman Historian, 1947
- Ethan Mordden Author, 1947
- Eugene Green Film Maker, 1947
- Eugene Linden Author, 1947
- Faith Popcorn Author, 1947
- Farrah Fawcett Actress, 1947
- Felix Dennis Publisher, 1947
- Floyd Skloot Poet, 1947
- Francine Prose Novelist, 1947
- Francine Rivers Author, 1947
- Frank Shorter Long-Distance Runner, 1947
- Frank Tipler Physicist, 1947
- Fred DeLuca Businessman, 1947
- G. K. Butterfield Politician, 1947
- Gail Carson Levine Writer, 1947