Authors born in 1885
- Halford Luccock Minister, 1885
- Hedda Hopper Actress, 1885
- I. A. R. Wylie Novelist, 1885
- Isak Dinesen Writer, 1885
- Jerome Kern Composer, 1885
- John Curtin Politician, 1885
- Jules Romains Poet, 1885
- Karen Blixen Writer, 1885
- Karen Horney Religious Leader, 1885
- Karl Radek Politician, 1885
- Malcolm Campbell Journalist, 1885
- Milton Avery Painter, 1885
- Niels Bohr Physicist, 1885
- Ring Lardner Columnist, 1885
- Sacha Guitry Screenwriter, 1885
- Sinclair Lewis Novelist, 1885
- Vance Palmer Novelist, 1885
- Wallace Pratt Geologist, 1885
- Warder Clyde Allee Ecologist, 1885
- Will Durant Writer, 1885
- William Alexander Percy Lawyer, 1885
- William Norman Ewer Journalist, 1885
- Winthrop W. Aldrich Banker, 1885
- Yakov Sverdlov Chairperson, 1885
- Zechariah Chafee Professor, 1885