Authors born in 1887
- Fatty Arbuckle Comedian, 1887
- Frank Chodorov Writer, 1887
- Frank Woolley Cricketer, 1887
- Frederic Louis Sauser Poet, 1887
- Geoffrey Fisher Bishop, 1887
- Georg Trakl Poet, 1887
- George L. Carlson Illustrator, 1887
- George Polya Mathematician, 1887
- Georgia O'Keeffe Painter, 1887
- Harry F. Byrd Publisher, 1887
- Isaac Goldberg Author, 1887
- James Hubert Blake Composer, 1887
- James Norman Hall Author, 1887
- Jim Thorpe Athlete, 1887
- John Reed Journalist, 1887
- Jon Ossoff Film Maker, 1887
- Juan Gris Painter, 1887
- Karl Taylor Compton Physicist, 1887
- Kurt Schwitters Artist, 1887
- L. S. Lowry Artist, 1887
- Lajos Kassak Writer, 1887
- Le Corbusier Architect, 1887
- Lynn Fontanne Actress, 1887
- M. N. Roy Activist, 1887
- Marc Chagall Artist, 1887
- Marcel Duchamp Painter, 1887
- Marcus Garvey Publisher, 1887
- Maria Jeritza Singer, 1887
- Marianne Moore Poet, 1887
- Mary Ellen Chase Educator, 1887
- Mother Maribel Artist, 1887
- Nadia Boulanger Pianist, 1887
- Nat Fleischer Writer, 1887
- R. A. Schwaller Egyptologist, 1887
- R. H. Bruce Lockhart Diplomat, 1887
- Ralph Chaplin Songwriter, 1887
- Raoul Walsh Film Director, 1887
- Rene Cassin Jurist, 1887
- Saint-John Perse Poet, 1887
- Samuel E. Morison Historian, 1887