Authors born in 1901
- Adolph Rupp Basketball Coach, 1901
- Adrian Bell Journalist, 1901
- Alan Valentine Rugby Union Player, 1901
- Alberto Giacometti Sculptor, 1901
- Alexandra Kotur Author, 1901
- Alfred Bertram Guthrie Novelist, 1901
- Alfred Tarski Mathematician, 1901
- Allan Sloan Journalist, 1901
- Allison Grodner Film Director, 1901
- Amadou Hampate Ba Writer, 1901
- Andre Kostelanetz Musician, 1901
- Andre Malraux Author, 1901
- Andre Tchelistcheff Winegrower, 1901
- Andre Trocme Pastor, 1901
- Anna Holmes Writer, 1901
- Anna Kavan Writer, 1901
- Anne Hull Journalist, 1901
- Annette Hanshaw Singer, 1901
- Antal Szerb Scholar, 1901
- Arleigh Burke Soldier, 1901
- Art Rooney Businessman, 1901
- Barbara Cartland Author, 1901
- Beauford Delaney Painter, 1901
- Ben Schwalb Film Producer, 1901
- Bernard von NotHaus Creator, 1901
- Bridget Carpenter Writer, 1901
- C. L. R. James Historian, 1901
- C. M. Mayo Journalist, 1901
- Caleb Scharf Astronomer, 1901
- Carl Barks Screenwriter, 1901
- Carl Joachim Friedrich Politician, 1901
- Caryll Houselander Artist, 1901
- Catharine Arnold Journalist, 1901
- Chandravadan Mehta Dramaturge, 1901
- Charles Brenton Huggins Physician, 1901
- Charles H. Brower Executive Director, 1901
- Chester Bowles Diplomat, 1901
- Chris Metzler Film Director, 1901
- Christmas Humphreys Barrister, 1901
- Clark Gable Actor, 1901