Authors born in 1837
- Abraham Kuyper Journalist, 1837
- African Spir Philosopher, 1837
- Alexander Walker Businessman, 1837
- Algernon Charles Swinburne Poet, 1837
- Amanda Smith Founder, 1837
- Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie Writer, 1837
- Arthur Tappan Pierson Pastor, 1837
- Canada Bill Jones Artist, 1837
- Charles Chilton Moore Editor, 1837
- Charles Henry Fowler Bishop, 1837
- Cosima Wagner Celebrity, 1837
- David Josiah Brewer Lawyer, 1837
- Dwight L. Moody Evangelist, 1837
- E. W. Bullinger Clergyman, 1837
- Edward Eggleston Historian, 1837
- Edward Miner Gallaudet Educator, 1837
- Fanny Jackson Coppin Educator, 1837
- Fredrik Bajer Writer, 1837
- Georg Buhler Scholar, 1837
- Georg Ebers Egyptologist, 1837
- George Dewey Admiral, 1837
- George Madison Adams Politician, 1837
- J. P. Morgan Art Collector, 1837
- James Butler Hickok Soldier, 1837
- John Burroughs Essayist, 1837
- Mark Hanna Businessman, 1837
- Mary Harris Jones School Teacher, 1837
- William Dean Howells Novelist, 1837
- Zhang Zhidong Politician, 1837