Authors born in 1857
- A. C. Cuza Politician, 1857
- A. E. Waite Poet, 1857
- Alexandru C. Cuza Politician, 1857
- Alfred Binet Psychologist, 1857
- Alfred Loisy Clergyman, 1857
- Alice Stone Blackwell Journalist, 1857
- Archibald Garrod Doctor, 1857
- Arnold Haultain Writer, 1857
- Arthur Wesley Dow Painter, 1857
- Augusta Stowe-Gullen Doctor, 1857
- Axel Munthe Religious Leader, 1857
- B. H. Roberts Historian, 1857
- Benjamin Franklin King, Jr. Humorist, 1857
- Charles Scott Sherrington Neuroscientist, 1857
- Charles Sheldon Politician, 1857
- Clara Zetkin Activist, 1857
- Clarence Darrow Lawyer, 1857
- Edward E. Barnard Astronomer, 1857
- Edward Elgar Composer, 1857
- Emile Coue Psychologist, 1857
- Emily Shanks Nightclub Owner, 1857
- Eugene Atget Photographer, 1857
- Fannie Farmer Chef, 1857
- Ferdinand de Saussure Linguist, 1857
- George Gissing Novelist, 1857
- George Griffith Author, 1857
- Gertrude Atherton Author, 1857
- Ida Tarbell Journalist, 1857
- James Huneker Critic, 1857
- Janet Erskine Stuart Priest, 1857
- John Joly Physician, 1857
- John McCarthy Politician, 1857
- Joseph Conrad Writer, 1857
- Karl Pearson Mathematician, 1857
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky Scientist, 1857
- M. Carey Thomas Educator, 1857
- Margaret Deland Novelist, 1857
- Robert Baden-Powell Soldier, 1857
- S. S. McClure Publisher, 1857
- Samuel McChord Crothers Writer, 1857