Authors born in 1874
- Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Celebrity, 1874
- Alice Duer Miller Poet, 1874
- Amy Lowell Poet, 1874
- Arnold Schoenberg Composer, 1874
- Arthur Henry Reginald Buller Mycologist, 1874
- Arthur Wimperis Dramaturge, 1874
- Arturo Alfonso Schomburg Historian, 1874
- August Krogh Professor, 1874
- Beatrice M. Hinkle Feminist, 1874
- Bert Williams Entertainer, 1874
- Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Guru, 1874
- Bill Klem Umpire, 1874
- Burnett Hillman Streeter Biblical Scholar, 1874
- Carl G. Fisher Businessman, 1874
- Chaim Weizmann Statesman, 1874
- Charles A. Beard Historian, 1874
- Charles Clayton Morrison Socialist, 1874
- Charles Edward Merriam Professor, 1874
- Charles Fort Writer, 1874
- Charles Ives Composer, 1874
- Charles R. Knight Artist, 1874
- Charles-Louis Philippe Writer, 1874
- Charlie Grant Baseball Player, 1874
- Clarence Day Author, 1874
- Edward Thorndike 1874
- Ernest Shackleton Explorer, 1874
- Ernst Cassirer Philosopher, 1874
- Frank Knox Politician, 1874
- Frederick Carl Frieseke Painter, 1874
- George Q. Morris Missionary, 1874
- George S. Clason Author, 1874
- Georges Lefebvre Historian, 1874
- Gilbert K. Chesterton Writer, 1874
- Hallie Erminie Rives Novelist, 1874
- Harry Houdini Illusionist, 1874
- Howard Carter Archaeologist, 1874
- J. C. Leyendecker Illustrator, 1874
- J. H. Oldham Missionary, 1874
- Johannes Stark Physician, 1874
- John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Financier, 1874