Authors born in 1802
- Adolphe Monod Churchman, 1802
- Alexandre Dumas Dramatist, 1802
- Dorothea Dix Activist, 1802
- Edward Norris Kirk Missionary, 1802
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy Journalist, 1802
- Emile de Girardin Journalist, 1802
- George Dennison Prentice Editor, 1802
- George Pope Morris Editor, 1802
- George Ripley Activist, 1802
- Harriet Martineau Linguist, 1802
- Janos Bolyai Mathematician, 1802
- Lajos Kossuth Economist, 1802
- Leonard Bacon Preacher, 1802
- Letitia Elizabeth Landon Poet, 1802
- Lydia M. Child Activist, 1802
- Niels Henrik Abel Mathematician, 1802
- Nikolaus Lenau Poet, 1802
- Sara Coleridge Author, 1802
- Victor Hugo Politician, 1802
- William Benton Clulow Writer, 1802
- William H. Wharton Diplomat, 1802
- Winthrop Mackworth Praed Politician, 1802