Famous People Born in 1899

Celebrities born in 1899 include Ernest Hemingway, Alfred Hitchcock, Vladimir Nabokov. Here are 14 of the best-known stars born that year, plus a look at life in 1899.

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Celebrities born in 1899

• Ernest Hemingway
  Journalist · Director · Born Jul 21, 1899
  Died 1961
• Alfred Hitchcock
  Actor · Director · Born Aug 13, 1899
  Died 1980
• Vladimir Nabokov
  Journalist · Born Apr 22, 1899
  Died 1977
• Fred Astaire
  Actor · Singer · Born May 10, 1899
  Died 1987
• James Cagney
  Actor · Singer · Born Jul 17, 1899
  Died 1986
• Gloria Swanson
  Actor · Born Mar 27, 1899
  Died 1983
• Duke Ellington
  Musician · Born Apr 29, 1899
  Died 1974
• George Cukor
  Director · Born Jul 7, 1899
  Died 1983
• Charles Laughton
  Actor · Director · Born Jul 1, 1899
  Died 1962
• P. L. Travers
  Actor · Journalist · Born Aug 9, 1899
  Died 1996
• Noël Coward
  Singer · Actor · Born Dec 16, 1899
  Died 1973
• Charles Boyer
  Actor · Singer · Born Aug 28, 1899
  Died 1978
• E. B. White
  Journalist · Born Jul 11, 1899
  Died 1985
• Hoagy Carmichael
  Actor · Musician · Born Nov 22, 1899
  Died 1981

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Celebrity data from Wikidata; prices from USPS, US Department of Labor and BLS CPI. Updated November 2026.