This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.

Born 1900–1909

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

Born 1910–1919

1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919

Born 1920–1929

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

Born 1930–1939

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

Born 1940–1949

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

Born 1950–1959

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

Born 1960–1969

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

Born 1970–1979

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

Born 1980–1989

1980 1981 1982 1983 1986 1987 1988 1989

Born 1990–1999

1990 1992 1995

Born 2000-present

Date of birth unknown