Authors born in 1909
- Malcolm Lowry Writer, 1909
- Matt Busby Football Player, 1909
- Max Baer Boxer, 1909
- Maybelle Carter Musician, 1909
- Mel Ott Baseball Player, 1909
- Miep Gies Celebrity, 1909
- Mike Todd Theatrical Producer, 1909
- Nelson Algren Writer, 1909
- Nikolay Bogolyubov Mathematician, 1909
- Obafemi Awolowo Politician, 1909
- Peter Drucker Consultant, 1909
- Peter Scott Artist, 1909
- Rita Levi-Montalcini Neuroscientist, 1909
- Roberto Burle Marx Architect, 1909
- Rollo May Psychologist, 1909
- Saul Alinsky Activist, 1909
- Simone Weil Philosopher, 1909
- Stanislaw Jerzy Lec Poet, 1909
- Stephen Cole Kleene Mathematician, 1909
- Stephen Spender Poet, 1909
- U Thant Politician, 1909
- Victor Borge Conductor, 1909
- W. A. Criswell Author, 1909
- Wallace Stegner Historian, 1909
- Walter Van Tilburg Clark Novelist, 1909
- Whit Bissell Actor, 1909
- Wilbur Mills Politician, 1909
- William Montgomery Watt Author, 1909
- Wu Han Historian, 1909