Authors born in 1939
- Benjamin Barber Author, 1939
- Benjamin Zander Conductor, 1939
- Bernard Kouchner Politician, 1939
- Bernie Glassman Author, 1939
- Bill Janklow Politician, 1939
- Bill Toomey Athlete, 1939
- Billy Joe Shaver Singer-Songwriter, 1939
- Bo Gritz Military Officer, 1939
- Bob Buford Author, 1939
- Bob Irwin Naturalist, 1939
- Bob Jones III Founder, 1939
- Bob Lilly Football Player, 1939
- Bobby Hull Ice Hockey Player, 1939
- Brenda Shoshanna Author, 1939
- Brent Musburger Sports Commentator, 1939
- Breyten Breytenbach Writer, 1939
- Brian Jacques Writer, 1939
- Brian Masters Writer, 1939
- Brian Mulroney Politician, 1939
- Brigid Berlin Artist, 1939
- Bruce Froemming Umpire, 1939
- Cale Yarborough Nascar Team Owner, 1939
- Carl Yastrzemski Baseball Player, 1939
- Carol Lynn Pearson Poet, 1939
- Carole Keeton Politician, 1939
- Carolee Schneemann Visual Artist, 1939
- Carolina Herrera Fashion Designer, 1939
- Chandra Wickramasinghe Mathematician, 1939
- Charles Jencks Designer, 1939
- Charles McPherson Jazz Musician, 1939
- Charles Ruff Lawyer, 1939
- Charles S. Maier Scholar, 1939
- Charles S. Swartz Film Maker, 1939
- Chogyam Trungpa Scholar, 1939
- Chuck Robb Soldier, 1939
- Chuck Wepner Boxer, 1939
- Claude Osteen Baseball Player, 1939
- Claudette Colvin Nurse, 1939
- Claudio Magris Writer, 1939
- Clay Regazzoni Racecar Driver, 1939