- 1819 May 31 – Walt Whitman born, West Hills, New York. His parents are Walter (1789- 1855) and Louisa Van Velsor Whitman (1795-1873).
- "Whitman, Walter or Walt," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910).
- Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Walt Whitman Walt Whitman 80 downloads. A Day with Walt Whitman May Byron 69 downloads.
- Walt Whitman has been claimed as the first "poet of democracy" in the United States, a title meant to reflect his ability to write in a singularly American character.
- Even those who aren’t familiar with Walt Whitman’s poems may recognise this, thanks to its use in the 1989 Robin Williams film Dead Poets Society
- Walt Whitman, Camden, NJ. 447,202 likes · 21 talking about this. Walt Whitman (1819 – 1892) was an American poet, essayist and journalist.
- Walt Whitman was born on 31st May 1819 in West Hills, New York, to Louisa van Velsor and Walter Whitman. The financial status of his family was modest.
- Walter Whitman Jr., better known as Walt Whitman, is considered one of the most influential American poets in history.
- Walt Whitman was born in a two-story, cedar-shingled house that his father had built about thirty miles east of New York City on Long Island.
- Here are 10 interesting facts about Walt Whitman who revolutionized poetry and is known as the Father of Free Verse.