Authors born in 1899
- Leo Strauss Philosopher, 1899
- Louise Berliawsky Nevelson Sculptor, 1899
- M. M. Musselman Author, 1899
- Martyn Lloyd-Jones Minister, 1899
- Nadezhda Mandelstam Writer, 1899
- Nevil Shute Novelist, 1899
- Noel Coward Playwright, 1899
- Norman Dodd Banker, 1899
- P. L. Travers Poet, 1899
- Percy Julian Chemist, 1899
- Robert W. Welch, Jr. Businessman, 1899
- Valentina Fashion Designer, 1899
- Vladimir Nabokov Novelist, 1899
- Waite Hoyt Baseball Player, 1899
- Walter Lantz Cartoonist, 1899
- Walter Millis Editor, 1899
- Weegee Photographer, 1899
- Whit Burnett Writer, 1899
- William A. Drake Screenwriter, 1899
- William A. Patterson Activist, 1899
- William C. Menninger Co-Founder, 1899
- William Dobell Artist, 1899
- Yasunari Kawabata Novelist, 1899