Authors born in 1879
- Max Aitken Publisher, 1879
- Max von Laue Physicist, 1879
- Nagai SÅkichi Author, 1879
- Nancy Astor Politician, 1879
- Nannie Helen Burroughs Educator, 1879
- Norman Lindsay Artist, 1879
- Ole Hallesby Author, 1879
- Otto Hahn Chemist, 1879
- Paul Klee Artist, 1879
- Ramana Maharshi Philosopher, 1879
- Robert Wilson Lynd Writer, 1879
- Sadhu T. L. Vaswani Educator, 1879
- Sadhu Vaswani Educator, 1879
- Samuel Goldwyn Film Producer, 1879
- Sarojini Naidu Politician, 1879
- Simeon Strunsky Writer, 1879
- Sydney Greenstreet Actor, 1879
- Vachel Lindsay Writer, 1879
- Vilhjalmur Stefansson Explorer, 1879
- Wallace Stevens Poet, 1879
- Wanda Landowska Musician, 1879
- Warner Oland Actor, 1879
- Will Rogers Stage Actor, 1879
- William Beveridge Economist, 1879
- William Juneau American Football Player, 1879
- William S. Knudsen Businessman, 1879