Authors born in 1908
- R. M. Williams Entrepreneur, 1908
- Red Barber Sports Commentator, 1908
- Remedios Varo Painter, 1908
- Rene Daumal Writer, 1908
- Rex Harrison Actor, 1908
- Richard Wright Author, 1908
- Simon Wiesenthal Activist, 1908
- Simone de Beauvoir Writer, 1908
- Sylvia Ashton-Warner Writer, 1908
- Theodore Roethke Poet, 1908
- Walt Stack Marathon Runner, 1908
- Walter Annenberg Art Collector, 1908
- Wes Fesler American Football Player, 1908
- Will Burtin Graphic Designer, 1908
- Willard Libby Physicist, 1908
- Willard Van Orman Quine Philosopher, 1908
- William E. Jenner Politician, 1908
- William Hartnell Actor, 1908
- William Ian Beardmore Beveridge Pathologist, 1908
- William Maxwell Writer, 1908
- William Saroyan Writer, 1908
- Winston Grime Novelist, 1908
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas Journalist, 1908
- Yousuf Karsh Photographer, 1908