Authors born in 1789
- Ann Hasseltine Judson Missionary, 1789
- Augustin-Louis Cauchy Mathematician, 1789
- Carl Gustav Carus Psychologist, 1789
- Catharine Sedgwick Novelist, 1789
- Charles King Politician, 1789
- Friedrich List Economist, 1789
- George W. Buck Engineer, 1789
- Hannah Flagg Gould Poet, 1789
- James F. Cooper Writer, 1789
- James L. Petigru Lawyer, 1789
- Jared Sparks Historian, 1789
- Levi Woodbury Judge, 1789
- Marguerite Gardiner Novelist, 1789
- William Cranch Bond Astronomer, 1789
- William Meade Bishop, 1789