Authors born in 1899
- Aaron Douglas Painter, 1899
- Abram L. Sachar Historian, 1899
- Adolph Murie Zoologist, 1899
- Al Capone Businessman, 1899
- Alan Arnett McLeod Soldier, 1899
- Albert Claude Scientist, 1899
- Alfred Denning, Baron Denning Lawyer, 1899
- Alfred Hitchcock Film Director, 1899
- Allen Tate Poet, 1899
- Andrei Platonov Writer, 1899
- Annalee Skarin Painter, 1899
- Anni Albers Textile Designer, 1899
- Antonia White Author, 1899
- Arland Ussher Author, 1899
- Armand Salacrou Dramatist, 1899
- Arthur Bryant Historian, 1899
- Bertil Ohlin Economist, 1899
- Billy Rose Impresario, 1899
- Brassaï Photographer, 1899
- Bruce Catton Historian, 1899
- Burt Munro Motorcycle Racer, 1899
- C. R. Smith Chief Executive Officer, 1899
- C. S. Forester Novelist, 1899
- Carmel Myers Actress, 1899
- Cecil Roth Historian, 1899
- Charles Boyer Actor, 1899
- Charles Laughton Actor, 1899
- Charles R. Brown Admiral, 1899
- Chief Dan George Writer, 1899
- Clarice Cliff Ceramist, 1899
- Colleen Moore Actress, 1899
- Cornelia Otis Skinner Author, 1899
- Dada Dharmadhikari Activist, 1899
- Dave Gould Choreographer, 1899
- David Lilienthal Attorney At Law, 1899
- Duke Ellington Composer, 1899
- E. B. White Poet, 1899
- Earle Combs Baseball Player, 1899
- Edward Charles Titchmarsh Literary Scholar, 1899
- Edwin Way Teale Writer, 1899