Authors born in 1848
- Albert Parsons Politician, 1848
- Alice James Diarist, 1848
- Andrew S. Draper Educator, 1848
- Anselm J. McLaurin Politician, 1848
- Arthur Balfour Statesman, 1848
- Arturo Graf Poet, 1848
- Augustus Saint-Gaudens Sculptor, 1848
- Brandon Thomas Actor, 1848
- Brooks Adams Historian, 1848
- E. H. Harriman Railroad Executive, 1848
- Eben E. Rexford Writer, 1848
- Edward H. Harriman Businessman, 1848
- Ernest Jarrold Author, 1848
- Fannie Ellsworth Newberry Writer, 1848
- Francis Darwin Scientist, 1848
- George Woodward Warder Poet, 1848
- H. Emilie Cady Author, 1848
- Joel Chandler Harris Journalist, 1848
- John Churton Collins Critic, 1848
- Kate Sheppard Suffragist, 1848
- L. M. Shaw Businessman, 1848
- Maybelle Shirley Starr Criminal, 1848
- Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Architect, 1848
- Octave Mirbeau Playwright, 1848
- Orison Swett Marden Writer, 1848
- Otto Lilienthal Aerospace Engineer, 1848
- Paul Gauguin Artist, 1848
- Richard Jefferies Writer, 1848
- Vilfredo Pareto Economist, 1848
- W. G. Grace Cricketer, 1848
- William Jacob Holland Paleontologist, 1848
- Wyatt Earp Lawyer, 1848