| Maggie Q | American actress | 1979 |
| Yasir Qadhi | Pakistani-American preacher a… | 1975 |
| Muhammad Ilyas Qadri | Founder of Dawat-e-Islami | 1950 |
| Bu Ali Shah Qalandar | Indian Sufi saint | 1209–1324 |
| Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar | Pakistani writer | 1961 |
| Yusuf Qaradawi | Egyptian imam | 1926 |
| Laisenia Qarase | Prime Minister of Fiji | 1941 |
| Abd al-Karim Qasim | Prime Minister of Iraq | 1914–1963 |
| Muhammad bin Qasim | Umayyad general | 695–715 |
| Naim Qassem | deputy general secretary of H… | 1953 |
| Sima Qian | Chinese historian and writer | -145–-86 BC |
| Liu Qiangdong | Chinese businessman | 1973 |
| Jiang Qing | Chinese political figure and … | 1914–1991 |
| Li Qingzhao | Chinese writer | 1084–1155 |
| Wang Qishan | Chinese politician | 1948 |
| Kirstin Valdez Quade | American writer | |
| Jânio Quadros | Brazilian politician | 1917–1992 |
| Helmut Qualtinger | Austrian actor | 1928–1986 |
| David Quammen | American science author | 1948 |
| Trần Đại Quang | 8th President of Vietnam | 1956–2018 |
| Francis Quarles | English poet | 1592–1644 |
| Josephs Quartzy | Tanzanian actor | 1999 |
| Dan Quayle | American politician, lawyer | 1947 |
| Joe Queenan | American writer | 1950 |
| José Maria Eça de Queiroz | Portuguese writer | 1845–1900 |
| Raymond Queneau | French poet | 1903–1976 |
| François Quesnay | French economist | 1694–1774 |
| Chantal Quesnel | Canadian actress | 1971 |
| Pasquier Quesnel | French theologian | 1634–1719 |
| Richard Quest | English television journalist | 1962 |
| Questlove | American rapper, multi-instru… | 1971 |
| Adolphe Quetelet | Belgian astronomer, mathemati… | 1796–1874 |
| Francisco de Quevedo | Spanish writer | 1584–1645 |
| Manuel L. Quezon | president of the Philippines … | 1878–1944 |
| Chris Quigg | American physicist | 1944 |
| Carroll Quigley | American historian | 1910–1977 |
| Timothy Quill | Early Dáil member, cooperativ… | 1901–1960 |
| Jimmy Quillen | American politician | 1916–2003 |
| Robert Quillen | American journalist | 1887–1948 |
| Arthur Quiller-Couch | British writer and literary c… | 1863–1944 |
| Thomas De Quincey | English author | 1785–1859 |
| Anna Quindlen | journalist, Novelist | 1952 |
| Willard van Orman Quine | American philosopher and logi… | 1908–2000 |
| John Quinlan | American professional wrestle… | 1974 |
| Anthony Quinn | Mexican American actor | 1915–2001 |
| Julia Quinn | American novelist | 1970 |
| Mário Quintana | Brazilian writer | 1906–1994 |
| Pedro López Quintana | Catholic archbishop and diplo… | 1953 |
| Héctor Epalza Quintero | priest | 1940–2021 |
| Isabel Quintero | | |
| Quintilian | ancient Roman rhetor | 35–96 |
| Horacio Quiroga | Uruguayan playwright, poet, a… | 1878–1937 |
| Muhammad Qutb | Egyptian Islamist writer and … | 1919–2014 |
| Sayyid Qutb | Egyptian author, educator, Is… | 1906–1966 |
| Xuân Quỳnh | poet | 1942–1988 |
