Authors born in 1906
- Clayton Rawson Writer, 1906
- Clifford Odets Playwright, 1906
- Clinton D. McKinnon Politician, 1906
- Clyde Tombaugh Astronomer, 1906
- Curtis LeMay Soldier, 1906
- Dawson Trotman Evangelist, 1906
- Denis de Rougemont Writer, 1906
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pastor, 1906
- Eddie Albert Singer, 1906
- Eddie Myers Engineer, 1906
- Elizabeth Pakenham, Countess of Longford Historian, 1906
- Emmanuel Levinas Philosopher, 1906
- Emmett O'Donnell, Jr. Military General , 1906
- Erich Warsitz Aviator, 1906
- Ernst Boris Chain Biochemist, 1906
- Esther Peterson Advocate, 1906
- Eva Zeisel Designer, 1906
- G. Ledyard Stebbins Botanist, 1906
- Gabor Peter Politician, 1906
- Gale Gordon Actor, 1906
- George Bird Evans Author, 1906
- George Sanders Actor, 1906
- George Wald Scientist, 1906
- Gerald Vann Theologian, 1906
- H. Bentley Glass Geneticist, 1906
- Hannah Arendt Philosopher, 1906
- Hans Asperger Pediatrician, 1906
- Harold Rosenberg Educator, 1906
- Harry von Zell Announcer, 1906
- Jacqueline Cochran Aviator, 1906
- Joan Blondell Actress, 1906
- Joan Hickson Actress, 1906
- Joe Cronin Baseball Player, 1906
- John Betjeman Poet, 1906
- John Fowler Designer, 1906
- John Huston Film Director, 1906
- Josephine Baker Entertainer, 1906
- Kathleen Kenyon Archaeologist, 1906
- Lawrence Clark Powell Librarian, 1906
- Leonid I. Brezhnev Politician, 1906