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Born in 1947

If you were born in 1947, you're 78 or 79 in 2026 - and your tti (Korean zodiac animal) is the Red Pig.

    Your age in 2026
  • International age78 or 79
  • Korean age80
  • Year age79
    • The year 1947
  • tti (Korean zodiac animal)Red Pig
  • Sexagenary cycleJeong-hae (丁亥年)
  • Five element Fire (火)
  • Leap yearCommon year
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Red PigJeong-hae (丁亥年) · Fire (火)

In the sexagenary cycle, 1947 is Jeong-hae (丁亥年). Its heavenly stem carries the element Fire (火), and that element decides the color - which makes it a year of the Red Pig (亥).

Born 12 years apart - same Pig
1911age 1151923age 1031935age 911959age 671971age 551983age 43

The year you were born: 1947

Here's what the world was up to that year 👀

📰 What happened that year
  1. February 28😢 The February 28 Incident took place in Taiwan.
  2. March 1🕯️ Police fired on a crowd during a March First Movement anniversary rally on Jeju Island. at a March First Movement anniversary rally.
  3. March 12🧊 The Truman Doctrine was announced, and the Cold War began.
  4. May 21🤝 The second U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission opened at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul.
  5. August 15🇮🇳 India gained independence, with Jawaharlal Nehru as prime minister.
  6. September 17🇺🇳 The Korean question was formally put on the agenda of the UN General Assembly.
  7. September 18🕵️ The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was created.
  8. October 18🚪 The U.S.-Soviet Joint Commission adjourned indefinitely.
⭐ Born that year
Youn Yuh-jung, actorNa Hoon-a, singerArnold Schwarzenegger, American actor and politicianDick Advocaat, Dutch former soccer player and coachBrian May, British musician and member of QueenPaulo Coelho, Brazilian novelist
🏆 Nobel Prizes that year
  • Literature
  • PhysicsEdward Victor Appleton
  • Physiology or Medicine
  • Peace
  • Chemistry

Source: Wikipedia · retold from the record

Life timeline for people born in 1947 🗓️

What someone born in 1947 becomes eligible for, year by year.

  1. Born
    1947Age 0
  2. Starts elementary school
    1954Age 6 · elementary

    The March after turning 6 - Korean school years start in March, not September.

  3. Starts middle school
    1960Age 12 · middle school
  4. Can take a part-time job
    1962Age 15

    Ages 13-14 can work only with an employment permit (Labor Standards Act).

  5. Starts high school
    1963Age 15 · high school
  6. Gets a resident registration card
    1964Age 17

    Issued from the first day of the month after turning 17 (Resident Registration Act).

  7. Can get a driver's licence
    1965Age 18

    Class 2 ordinary licence. Mopeds are allowed from 16 (Road Traffic Act).

  8. Can vote
    1965Age 18

    Must be 18 on election day (Public Official Election Act).

  9. Can buy alcohol and tobacco
    1966Year age 19

    From January 1 of the year you turn 19 - this one uses year age, not your birthday (Youth Protection Act).

  10. Legal adulthood
    1966Age 19

    Adulthood begins on the 19th birthday (Civil Act, Article 4).

  11. Military service examination
    1966Year age 19

    Held in the year a man turns 19 (Military Service Act · year age · men only).

  12. Statutory retirement age
    2007Age 60

    The floor employers must set, not a fixed date (Act on Prohibition of Age Discrimination · reference).

  13. National Pension starts
    2007Age 60

    Between 63 and 65 depending on your birth year, with at least 10 years of contributions (National Pension Act · reference).

Ages follow international age unless noted. Buying alcohol or tobacco and the military service examination use year age - the calendar year you turn that age - so they can land a year earlier than you expect. School entry, retirement and the National Pension are general rules and can differ case by case.

1947 by the numbers

What Korea's statistics office recorded about 1947.

People born in 1947, as of 2025

387,739people

Source: Statistics Korea - Birth Statistics(1970~2025) and Life Tables(~2024); Ministry of the Interior and Safety - Resident Registration Population(as of 2025) (KOSIS)

Famous people born in 1947 ⭐

Youn Yuh-jungActorJune 19, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red PigBaek Yoon-sikActorMarch 16, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red PigHuh Kyung-youngSingerJuly 13, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red PigNa Hoon-aSinger, ActorFebruary 11, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red PigJung Young-sookActorApril 1, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red PigSong Chang-sikSinger, ActorFebruary 2, 1947 · 79 years old❤️ Red Pig
Who else was born in 1947?Everyone born in 1947

Frequently asked questions ❓

In 2026, someone born in 1947 is 79 if they've already had their birthday this year and 78 if they haven't. In Korean age they're 80, and their year age is 79.
Counting from 2026, a 78-year-old was born in 1947.
1947 is the year of the Red Pig. In the sexagenary cycle it's Jeong-hae (丁亥), and because the heavenly stem carries the element Fire (火), the animal picks up the color Red. One catch: the tti turns over at ipchun, around February 4, so a birthday before that counts as the previous year's animal.
No. 1947 is a common year - 365 days, and February ends on the 28th.
Korean age starts at 1 the day you're born, and everybody adds a year together on January 1 instead of on their birthday. That makes it one or two years higher than international age. Since June 2023, Korean law, contracts, and official documents all use international age, but you'll still hear Korean age in everyday conversation.

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