Authors born in 1809
- Abraham Lincoln Politician, 1809
- Albert Pike Attorney At Law, 1809
- Alexander Moody Stuart Minister, 1809
- Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet, 1809
- Antoine-Augustin Preault Sculptor, 1809
- Benjamin Peirce Mathematician, 1809
- Benjamin Robbins Curtis Attorney At Law, 1809
- Boniface Wimmer Monk, 1809
- Bruno Bauer Philosopher, 1809
- Charles Chiniquy Priest, 1809
- Charles Darwin Naturalist, 1809
- Cornelia Connelly Founder, 1809
- Cyrus McCormick Inventor, 1809
- Edgar Allan Poe Poet, 1809
- Edward Fitzgerald Poet, 1809
- Fanny Kemble Playwright, 1809
- Felix Mendelssohn Composer, 1809
- John Stuart Blackie Scholar, 1809
- Kit Carson Frontiersman, 1809
- Nikolai Gogol Dramatist, 1809
- Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Writer, 1809
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon Economist, 1809
- William B. Travis Lawyer, 1809
- William E. Gladstone Statesman, 1809
- William Rathbone Greg Author, 1809
- Xavier Forneret Writer, 1809