•
February 6 –
Melvin B. Tolson, African-American modernist poet (died
1966) •
February 10 •
Bertolt Brecht, German playwright and poet (died
1956) •
Joseph Kessel, French journalist and author (died
1979) •
February 14 –
Raúl Scalabrini Ortiz, Argentine writer, journalist, essayist and poet (died
1959) •
March 12 –
Tian Han, Chinese dramatist (died
1968) •
April 8 –
Maurice Bowra, English poet and humorist (died
1971) •
May 18 –
Faruk Nafiz Çamlıbel, Turkish poet, author, and playwright (died
1973) •
May 19 –
Julius Evola, Italian esotericist, journalist and philosopher (died
1974) •
May 23 –
Scott O'Dell, American children's author (died
1989) •
June 9 –
Curzio Malaparte, Italian novelist, playwright, and journalist (died
1957) •
June 23 –
Winifred Holtby, English novelist and journalist (died
1935) •
July 8 –
Alec Waugh, English novelist (died
1981) •
July 9 –
Gerard Walschap, Belgian writer (died
1989) •
July 22 •
Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet and short-story writer (died
1943) •
Erich Maria Remarque, German novelist (died
1970) •
August 23 –
George Papashvily, Georgian-American sculptor and author (died
1978) •
August 28 –
Malcolm Cowley, American novelist, poet, literary critic and journalist (died
1989) •
September 13 –
Arthur J. Burks, American writer (died
1974) •
September 15 –
J. Slauerhoff, Dutch poet and novelist (died
1936) •
September 16 –
H. A. Rey, German-born American children's writer and illustrator (died
1977) •
October 9 –
Tawfiq al-Hakim, Egyptian novelist and dramatist (died
1987) •
October 17 –
Simon Vestdijk, Dutch writer (died
1971) •
November 14 –
Benjamin Fondane, Romanian-born French poet, playwright and critic (died
1944) •
November 25 –
Debaki Bose, Indian actor, director and writer (died
1971) •
November 29 –
C. S. Lewis, English novelist and children's writer (died
1963) •
December 27 –
W. C. Sellar, English humorous writer (died
1951) •
December 30 –
Claire Huchet Bishop, Swiss children's author (died
1993) ==Deaths==