Authors born in 1817
- Aleksey Tolstoy Poet, 1817
- Baha'u'llah Clergyman, 1817
- Bahá'u'lláh Leader, 1817
- Benjamin Jowett Theologian, 1817
- Denis Florence MacCarthy Poet, 1817
- Georg Herwegh Poet, 1817
- George A. Smith Leader, 1817
- George Frederic Watts Painter, 1817
- George Henry Lewes Philosopher, 1817
- George Holyoake Writer, 1817
- Henry David Thoreau Essayist, 1817
- James Thomas Fields Publisher, 1817
- John Bigelow Lawyer, 1817
- Karl Vogt Scientist, 1817
- William Nathaniel Bell Politician, 1817