List of Guggenheim Fellowships awarded in 1939.
1939 U.S. and Canadian Fellows
- Ernst Bacon, Deceased. Music Composition: 1939, 1942, 1964.
- Lawrence Rogers Blinks, Deceased. Biology-Plant Science: 1939, 1948, 1957.
- Karl Richard Bopp, Deceased. Economics: 1939.
- Herschel Brickell, Deceased. General Non-Fiction: 1939.
- William Smith Clark II, Deceased. Theatre Arts: 1939.
- Robert Donaldson Darrell, Deceased. Musicologist:New York: 1939.
- Adolf Dehn, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1939, 1951.
- John Dos Passos, Deceased. General Non-Fiction: 1939, 1940, 1942.
- Elmer Ellis, Deceased. U.S. History: 1939.
- Wallace K. Ferguson, Deceased. Renaissance Studies: 1939.
- Anis Fuleihan, Deceased. Music Composition: 1939.
- Isidore Gersh, Deceased. Biochemistry: 1939.
- Mary Barnett Gilson, Deceased. Economics: 1939.
- Michael Ginsburg, Deceased. Classics: 1939, 1942.
- Zellig Sabbettai Harris, Deceased. Linguistics: 1939.
- Richard Mansfield Haywood, Deceased. Classics: 1939.
- Louis George Henyey, Deceased. Astronomy-Astrophysics: 1939.
- Earl Martin Hildebrand, Deceased. Plant Science. 1939.
- Hubert Maxwell James, Deceased. Physics: 1939.
- Charles W. Jones, Deceased. Medieval Literature: 1939, 1945.
- Karl Loewenstein, Deceased. Political Science: 1939.
- Hilda F. Lund, Deceased. Plant Science: 1939. Appointed as Hilda F. Rosene.
- John Joseph Mathews, Deceased. Non-Fiction: 1939.
- Leland S. McClung, Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, Indiana University: 1939.
- John McCrady, Deceased. Fine Arts-Painting: 1939.
- Rose C. L. Mooney, Deceased. Chemistry: 1939. Appointed as Slater, Rose C.
- Ernest Campbell Mossner, Deceased. Intellectual History: 1939, 1945.
- Herbert Joseph Muller, Deceased. Literary Criticism: 1939.
- Everett John Nelson, Deceased. Philosophy: 1939.
- Charles John Olson, Deceased. American Literature: 1939, 1948.
- Gregory Pincus, Deceased. Biology: 1939, 1940.
- Gaines Post, Deceased. Medieval History: 1939, 1955.
- Meyer Schapiro, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1939, 1942.
- William Howard Schuman, Deceased. Music Composition: 1939, 1940.
- Walter Rice Sharp, Deceased. Political Science: 1939.
- Harold Augustus Sinclair, Deceased. Fiction: 1939.
- Chester Stock, Deceased. Earth Science: 1939, 1940.
- Eugene Trentham, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1939.
- Robert Tryon, Deceased. Psychology: 1939.
- Adriaan Joseph van Rossem, Deceased. Biology: 1939.
- Eliseo Vivas, Deceased. Philosophy: 1939.
- Robert Penn Warren, Deceased. Fiction: 1939, 1947.
- Harold Whitehall, Deceased. Linguistics: 1939.
- Harry Wickey, Deceased. Fine Arts-Sculpture: 1939, 1940.
- Arthur McCandless Wilson, Deceased. Biography: 1939, 1956.
- Howard Wolf, Deceased. U.S. History: 1939, 1940.
- Melville Lawrence Wolfrom, Deceased. Chemistry: 1939.
- Elmer Wood, Deceased. Economics: 1939.
- Richard Wright, Deceased. Fiction: 1939.
- Oscar Zariski, Deceased. Mathematics: 1939.
- Carl Zigrosser, Deceased. Fine Arts Research: 1939, 1940.
1939 Latin American and Caribbean Fellows
- Roberto Berdecio, Artist: 1939.
- Hugo Pablo Chiodi, Deceased. Medicine: 1939, 1940.
- Julio de la Arena y Fernández, Physician: 1939.
- Alberto González Domínguez, Deceased. Mathematics: 1939.
- Mario O. González Rodríguez, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, University of Alabama: 1939.
- Raimundo Lida, Deceased. Spanish: 1939, 1959.
- Carlos Orozco Romero, Deceased. Fine Arts: 1939.
- Raúl Palacios von Helms, Deceased. Medicine: 1939, 1940.
- Juan Pedro Picena, Professor Emeritus of Pathology, National University of Rosario: 1939.